Praying for the End of Stupid

[babylonsister]

http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2011/7/29/121422/106

Praying for the End of Stupid

by BooMan
Fri Jul 29th, 2011 at 12:14:22 PM EST


It is my sincere hope that this weekend will represent Peak Stupid. To borrow from Hunter S. Thompson, I hope that five years from now we'll be able to stand on a tall hill in Maryland and look down into Washington DC and see the highwater mark where the Stupid crested before it began to recede. We need this national nightmare to stop. A federal balanced budget amendment is the stupidest, most irresponsible idea to be introduced by the leadership of a party in the history of the country. And, yet, John Boehner is forced to pretend he thinks it's a good idea. Putting our AAA credit rating at risk is the dumbest, most reckless behavior we've seen since South Carolina seceded from the Union. Today, I see Jon Huntsman, a Republican candidate for the presidency, pleading with Republicans to stop pretending that climate change isn't occurring. It was nearly 130 degrees in Iowa last week and we're still having a debate on this?

Somehow, someway, this Stupid has got to end.

[Adsos Letter]

1. "A federal balanced budget amendment ..."

If they initiate a Constitutional amendment process doesn't that technically open the whole document for revision?

Edit: as a citizen, I should know this. I think it does, but not sure. :blush:

Edit AGAIN: to shorten subject line, and to add that opening the Constitution for revision in this socio-political climate is about the LAST thing I wanna' see happen.

[Loki]

2. Amen sistah!

The Republics have made a career of stupid since Reagan with the culmination of stoopid in GW. I didn't think they could go lower, but hey I've been surprised before.

[derby378]

3. Saaaaalute!

:patriot:

[great white snark]

4. Spot on babylonsister!

Can always count on BooMan to tell it like it is. Thanks for posting.

[treestar]

5. Climate change deniers got a recent NASA study that has emboldened them

They think it proves them right!

[grantcart]

6. Well I would always bet on stupid.

It might end eventually and the tide might go down but on any given roll of the dice stupid is going to pay 3:1.

[sundancekid]

7. THE stupid!

Stupidity is the deliberate cultivation of ignorance.
William Gaddis

[Morizovich]

8. Nice thought.

0% of occurrence. :(

[lunatica]

9. I pray that Stupid goes back in the closet where it belongs

People should be fucking embarrassed to show how stupid they willfully choose to be. They should also take their raging racism and stuff it back in the closet.