For those of you who may not have made it to Washington for the health care vote, here is a video showing what mob rule and the hysteria of crowds looks like. Congressman Cleaver may not have been spit upon on purpose. Personally I think the protestor getting in his face may have just worked his … Continue reading
The Tea Partiers have hit new heights, or lows in this case. The FBI is investigating an incident at the home of the brother of Congressman Tom Perriello (D-VA). Apparently a Tea Party activist in Lynchburg, Virginia, Mike Troxel, was angry over Perriello’s vote for the health care bill. He posted Perriello’s address on-line and encouraged fellow whackos to “stop by” … Continue reading
Yesterday, on the eve of the health care vote, John Boehner (R-Ohio) outdid himself. In an impassioned speech that reached new heights of oratorical hypocrisy he pretty much ignored his time as Speaker of the House. He declared that “America doesn’t want us spending money that we don’t have”. That’s true today just as it was when Boehner was … Continue reading
The Tea Party met in Washington over the weekend for one last rally on the eve of voting on the health care bill. Even by Tea Party standards the wackos were out in force, and I’m not just referring to Michelle Bachman. What is disturbing is the increasingly vitriolic and violence inciting tone of the Tea Partiers. Black lawmakers … Continue reading
A recent Fox News headline boldly declared: Boehner: It’s “Armageddon”, Health Care Bill Will “Ruin Our Country” Really John? Armageddon? It will ruin this country? Come on man, isn’t that just a teensy-weensy bit strong? This country has survived slavery, two World Wars, the Great Depression and George W. Bush but providing access to health care for … Continue reading
I’ve avoided wading into the global warming morass because, quite frankly, I’m getting a bit sick of hearing about what I consider to be a natural phenomena that mankind doesn’t affect. A staggering amount of data points to the fact that global warming is real. To deny it is to deny reality. The question that should … Continue reading
Boy is Karl Rove a master spinner. In his new book and tour he has come up with ever more arcane excuses for the Iraq debacle. Thrown by the wayside are the search for WMDs and Saddam’s connection to 9-11. (Repeat after me, there was no connection between Hussein and 9/11.) Now he uses the last refuge of … Continue reading
Most adult men who frolic in a hot tub in the nude with an underage girl, and then pay blackmail to cover it up when they decide to run for Congress, would be charged with a crime. But when you are a prominent state politician apparently you get a hand job of a different kind. Watch at … Continue reading
A recent article in the Philadelphia Inquirer spoke of efforts by Philly city council members to rename the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (a facility founded in 1776) after recently deceased Congressman John Murtha (D-PA). What a great idea. We should name even more things after people who spend a large chunk of their time swirling wine at K Street … Continue reading
Listening to Republicans complain about Obama’s use of reconciliation for health reform, you’d think it had never been used before, even though the Republicans have used it far more times than Democrats. Personally I think the Democrats are justified to use reconciliation, they are after all the majority party. But at this point it is probably too … Continue reading
Page from RNC memo The only thing we have to fear is… In a recently leaked fund-raising memorandum, the Republican National Committee highlighted their strategy for the upcoming 2010 elections. In a word, fear. Oh, and the hackneyed socialism card again. The Republicans have played the fear card for the last several cycles. It works in … Continue reading
FROM THE ARCHIVES: MARCH 3, 2010 To quote Lord Acton, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” This is demonstrated regularly in the United States Congress. The news today that Charles Rangel (D-NY) has stepped down as head of the House Ways & Means committee is not surprising. I just wonder what … Continue reading
