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Related: About this forumRoger Simon: The frauds on the Hill target Obama
The frauds on the Hill target Obama
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Simon says we live in a time when outright buffoonery passes for statesmanship.
By ROGER SIMON | 9/30/13 5:06 AM EDT
Who are these people? Of what are they made that they can say and do such things on the floor of Congress?
No nonsense is too great, no act too low.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) leaves the floor of the House in the wee hours of Sunday morning, having taken action that will probably shut down the government, and releases a statement saying, Its time for President Obama to rise above stubborn partisanship.
Which is like an arsonist telling others not to play with matches.
more...
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/the-frauds-on-the-hill-target-obama-97537.html
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Simon says we live in a time when outright buffoonery passes for statesmanship.
By ROGER SIMON | 9/30/13 5:06 AM EDT
Who are these people? Of what are they made that they can say and do such things on the floor of Congress?
No nonsense is too great, no act too low.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) leaves the floor of the House in the wee hours of Sunday morning, having taken action that will probably shut down the government, and releases a statement saying, Its time for President Obama to rise above stubborn partisanship.
Which is like an arsonist telling others not to play with matches.
more...
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/the-frauds-on-the-hill-target-obama-97537.html
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Roger Simon: The frauds on the Hill target Obama (Original Post)
flpoljunkie
Sep 2013
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truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)1. Not a fan of the author or the site, but a good read.
Maybe the buffoons of the beltway (as distinguished from Congress) are waking up.
flpoljunkie
(26,184 posts)2. Roger Simon is the best thing Politico has going
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)3. To me that says it all.
OregonBlue
(7,753 posts)4. He nailed it from start to finish. Good read.