I’m All for Upholding the Constitution, but Only When It’s Stuff That’s Really in the Constitution
Congressman Dana Rohrabacher was one of only three House Republicans to vote against removing tax cheat Charlie Rangel from his position as head of the powerful Ways and Means Committee. He defended his position thusly:
“I was elected to uphold the U.S. Constitution and that’s what I aim to do, whether it’s politically expedient or not. As patriots, we should be paying more attention to the U.S. Constitution rather than a politically-motivated lynch mob.”
I’m calling bull on that. I’ve got my pocket Constitution handy and I’m frantically trying to find the clause that covers committee chairmanships but, oh, wait! There isn’t anything!
My Heart Is Bleeding For Them. Really.
In a classic case of not knowing when to cut their losses, ACORN has filed a lawsuit against James O’Keefe, Hannah Giles and Andrew Breitbart over the undercover videos showing ACORN workers offering tax advice to a “pimp” and “prostitute.” The liberal group contends that the audio portion of the video was obtained illegally because [...]
Skewing the Results
It’s becoming increasingly common for legislators to add polls to their official websites and Washington’s Congressman Brian Baird is no exception. It’s hard to say why they bother when the results are of little value and so easily manipulated. Because of his deep and abiding respect for his constituents and their opinions on the issues, [...]
My Voice Will Be Heard!
The contents of this entry should absolutely not be taken as an indication of my age. Just sayin’. This morning I received a lovely invitation via e-mail to join AARP. They have been hounding me for several years, first by snail mail and now by e-mail. Repeated requests to be removed from their mailing list [...]
Planning to Fail
You’ve surely heard the old adage, “when you fail to make a plan, you plan to fail.” Like most old sayings, this is largely true; operating by the seat of your pants isn’t the best route to success; however, people do occasionally manage it anyway – due to sheer luck or brute force – but [...]
Slow Down, Mr. President! I Haven’t Gotten My Boots On!
The President and his supporters in the health care reform debate lie and I give them credit for being very good at it. A lie delivered well and often can become truth in the public consciousness. A case in point is the oft-repeated meme that there are only two choices for health care reform: the current Democrat behemoth or the Republican plan of…nothing!
With a Good Question, Weaseling is Harder
I attended Congressman Jay Inslee’s health care townhall meeting in Edmonds, Washington, on August 30th. I’ll be blogging about that later today over at It’s Only Words but in the meantime, I wanted to throw this out. As was to be expected, one of the people who spoke at the townhall asked the now-obligatory question, [...]
R.I.P. Mary Jo Kopechne
Mary Jo Kopechne wasn’t a scion of one of American’s wealthiest families; she was just a girl from an average, middle class family, whose idealism led her to Birmingham, Alabama, during the Civil Rights era, then back north to Washington, D.C., where she eventually ended up as a staffer on Robert Kennedy’s presidential campaign. Ms. [...]
That’s What You Said