Can Congress walk and chew gum at the same time? Can't impeach b/c there's more important issues...?

[nashville_brook]

As if they can't do two things at the same time... they want us to believe they've got more important, solemnly noble acts to carry out before this Congress adjourns...

More important issues like finally immunizing telcos for wiretapping all of our communications?

More important issues like putting the final nails in the coffin of habeas corpus?

More important issues like continuing to fund to the obscene war in Iraq?


MAYBE if Congress were making giant strides for universal health CARE, ending the war or bringing back our Constitutional rights, there would be an argument that impeachment would get in the way of all the wonderful "progress" they're making.

But, they haven't made any progress. They continue to give Bush exactly what he asks for, and when they can't deliver, they redouble their efforts for the Bushies, not for us.

So, lets just put this bogus argument to rest -- there's nothing they are doing/have done/will do that merits pushing impeachment off the books. Introduce universal health CARE and we'll talk -- until then, they need to get to work.

[nashville_brook]

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[stevedeshazer]

2. The NBA referee scandal is much more important

Bongo looks on in amazement.

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washington-whispers/2008/06/13/will-congress-investigate-the-nba-like-it-did-major-league-baseball-and-football.html

[nashville_brook]

4. oh, and STEROIDS in baseball merit hearings, and the destruction of the Constitution doesn't!

small wonder their approval rating is lower that Bush's!


Bongo looks on paralyzed.

[ThomWV]

3. K&R

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. Walking or chewing gum would be preferable to what they usually do.

[nashville_brook]

6. it's one thing when the "bad guys" do offensive shit. when the supposed "good guys"

--- the ones who are SUPPOSED TO BE ON OUR SIDE -- treat us like morons, it tends to anger us.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

16. It makes it kinda difficult to differentiate between the two.

But, then, as a cynic, my opinion is that politicians can only be "trusted" to be and behave like politicians.

"Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one."
Thomas Paine

[nashville_brook]

17. the first tenet of journalism (as was classically taught) was pols are guilty until proven otherwise

i'm such an old-timer. i would never get invited to all the best cocktail parties.

[MzNov]

7. You'll love this one...

My Rep. Anna Eshoo, just can't stand that commercials are too loud! Therefore, the brilliant elected official (and I'm sorry, yes she's a Dem and yes I need to bash her here) has introduced a bill to muffle the tv commericals! Forget about Impeachment, forget about a zillion relevant issues, focus on this crap. I hope it includes a provision that mutes Faux "News" when it appears.....

http://eshoo.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=491&Itemid=79

We need to clean house on these Pelosi loving irrelevant ho hum "representatives." That is all.

:grr:

[nashville_brook]

9. such moxie taking on big media! woooo! they are shaking in their gold-plated boots, i'm sure.

don't like loud commercials, but non-stop fascist broadcasting is a-okay.

i'll get behind her bill when she attaches it to a New Fairness Doctrine. The airwaves BELONG TO US.

[MzNov]

12. you can continue your facist spewifying, but please,

could you be a little more quiet?


:grr: :grr:

[nashville_brook]

14. keep it down -- it's getting in the way of my internet shopping!

don't make me DVR you!

[MzNov]

15. LOL

I've written this woman enough hate mail, doesn't she get it? :rofl:

[Phred42]

8. Agree - if these bozo's can't do both - we don't need them

[nashville_brook]

10. it's such a lame argument -- like, "but mom, i can't mow the lawn AND do my homework."

"shut up kid. i brought you into this world... don't think i won't take you out."

wisdom from my childhood.

[2hip]

11. Word!!!

It's time for them to take "strategery" off the table and honor their oath of office to uphold and defend the Constitution.

[nashville_brook]

13. here's the Congressional calendar for the year -- i'm seeing quite a bit of free time!

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/calendars/index.html



June 15 Father's Day
June 30-July 3 Independence Day District Work Period
July 4 Independence Day
Aug 11-Sept 5 Summer District Work Period
September 1 Labor Day
September 26 Target Adjournment
September 30 Rosh Hashanah
October 9 Yom Kippur
October 13 Columbus Day
November 2 Daylight Savings Time Ends
November 4 Election Day
November 11 Veterans Day
November 27 Thanksgiving Day
December 22 Hanukkah
December 25 Christmas Day

[Telly Savalas]

18. That's kind of the point.

Congress has shown that it's not capable of doing a helluva a lot.

So if I'm going to wish something gets done I'm putting universal health care ahead in line in front of impeachment+acquittal of a lame duck president. Or a sustainable energy policy ahead of impeachment. Or a more equitable tax system. Or efforts to end the war.

[nashville_brook]

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