Axis of weasels
by Ed Naha
Is this the worst Congress ever? Yes, it is. Think about what both houses are doing right now. The Middle East is exploding. Afghanistan is going down the tubes. Iraq is so far down the tubes, their recently-elected government is face to face with the Tidy Bowl Man. The deficit is soaring. People are losing jobs. The stock market is plummeting. Oil is grasping at the $80 per barrel mark. Violent crime is rising across America. So, what are they doing?
They're coming down hard on flag burning, gay marriage and internet gambling.
Yes, they are.
From the folks who gave you Terri Schiavo is alive and well, let's give more tax cuts to the rich, let's deny an increase in the minimum wage for Americans, let's ignore reality, let's condemn French Fries, comes this latest delusional foray into making law. Attack internet gambling. Oh, yeah, and pay all the members of Congress more. For doing less and less.
Back in 1948, President Harry Truman not only ran against Republican Thomas Dewey but against a "do-nothing, good-for-nothing Congress."
He'd be aghast at this Congress. It's not "do-nothing." It's "do-me." Republican members of congress, awash in a tidal wave of scandals, have achieved true whore status. If you pay them, they will vote. Right now? I'd rather vote for Foxy Brown.
Led by the always goofier House, (headed by Dennis Hastert, whose own skin doesn't even want to be near him), these bozos are going to meet less frequently than any other Congress is history.
The House might meet for just 71 days this year, which is less than Truman's "do-nothings." To put in bluntly, they're going to meet 71 days in a 365, about 21% of the time we're paying them to do our business. For that? Congress will earn $165,000 plus health care and a fat pension.
Doesn't that sound like YOUR job?
The fact that being a member of Congress has become a part-time job, moved Democratic Minority leader Senator Harry Reid to stand up and declare, last week: "The lead story in 'Roll Call' today has the headline 'Senate Plans Earlier Recess.' The article reports that the Majority Leader and the Majority Whip have 'scrapped plans to keep the Senate in session through the beginning of October, and will instead look to wrap up work on as many appropriations bills and other must pass measures before September 27.'
(There's more, here.)
Is this the worst Congress ever? Yes, it is. Think about what both houses are doing right now. The Middle East is exploding. Afghanistan is going down the tubes. Iraq is so far down the tubes, their recently-elected government is face to face with the Tidy Bowl Man. The deficit is soaring. People are losing jobs. The stock market is plummeting. Oil is grasping at the $80 per barrel mark. Violent crime is rising across America. So, what are they doing?
They're coming down hard on flag burning, gay marriage and internet gambling.
Yes, they are.
From the folks who gave you Terri Schiavo is alive and well, let's give more tax cuts to the rich, let's deny an increase in the minimum wage for Americans, let's ignore reality, let's condemn French Fries, comes this latest delusional foray into making law. Attack internet gambling. Oh, yeah, and pay all the members of Congress more. For doing less and less.
Back in 1948, President Harry Truman not only ran against Republican Thomas Dewey but against a "do-nothing, good-for-nothing Congress."
He'd be aghast at this Congress. It's not "do-nothing." It's "do-me." Republican members of congress, awash in a tidal wave of scandals, have achieved true whore status. If you pay them, they will vote. Right now? I'd rather vote for Foxy Brown.
Led by the always goofier House, (headed by Dennis Hastert, whose own skin doesn't even want to be near him), these bozos are going to meet less frequently than any other Congress is history.
The House might meet for just 71 days this year, which is less than Truman's "do-nothings." To put in bluntly, they're going to meet 71 days in a 365, about 21% of the time we're paying them to do our business. For that? Congress will earn $165,000 plus health care and a fat pension.
Doesn't that sound like YOUR job?
The fact that being a member of Congress has become a part-time job, moved Democratic Minority leader Senator Harry Reid to stand up and declare, last week: "The lead story in 'Roll Call' today has the headline 'Senate Plans Earlier Recess.' The article reports that the Majority Leader and the Majority Whip have 'scrapped plans to keep the Senate in session through the beginning of October, and will instead look to wrap up work on as many appropriations bills and other must pass measures before September 27.'
(There's more, here.)
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