Please trod on us

Five teens arrested for beating
18 year-old to death, claimed
they were “ just having fun.”

“Please trod on us.” I take it this must be the Democratic motto these days. For the third time Karl Rove has refused even to appear before Congress, let alone testify. I am not very expert on these matters, but as I understand it, failure to even show up represents a clear contempt of Congress and could land one in jail. Rove has claimed “Executive Immunity” but that claim has already been discredited. But even if that issue is still to be completely settled it has nothing to do with whether or not Rove is in contempt of Congress, which he clearly is. So the question now is, will Congress do anything about it? Like have him arrested and forced to appear? They could, and they should. But apparently they enjoy having their legitimate authority flouted time and time again. “Wimps” is too generous a term for these spineless insects pretending to be Congresspersons. I want Rove arrested and thrown into the slammer, and the same for Meirs and Bolten and anyone else who is in contempt of Congress. Enough of this pussyfooting about. It is said they are “negotiating” with Rove, et al. There is nothing I can see to negotiate about. It is quite simple. Democrats in Congress simply have to do their Constitutional duty and stop letting these Republican swine walk all over them.

This unhappily reminds me of Waxman, all show and no action. How many investigations has Waxman begun? How many have ever ended? All we ever hear or heard (he’s been kind of quiet lately) is/was that he was launching another investigation into something or other, but as far as I know nothing has ever come of any of these investigations. These Congressional Democrats are really big on threatening things but seem to never actually follow through on anything. You might think they would get tired of being walked on, but apparently not. Perhaps masochism is a prerequisite for Democrats to hold office.

Bobby Jindal, Hailey Barbour, and one other Republican Governor whose name I forget, are making big noises about refusing all or part of the stimulus money. I think the case of Jindal is the funniest. He seems to think that by “standing on principle” it will enhance his Presidential possibilities. He says he will not accept a lot of money earmarked for unemployment insurance (but he has certainly accepted most of the 3.6 billion earmarked for Louisiana). I would love to see him explain to some of his unemployed constituents why they should go hungry for his principles. Actually, it would seem to me if he has Presidential aspirations he is doing precisely the wrong thing (I don’t believe Jindal can ever be President in any case). These Republicans are betting it all that Obama is going to fail. Perhaps he will, but at least he’s trying. Even if he does fail in this impossible task he’ll still look like a giant compared to these absurd mental midgets.

Don’t you begin to wonder where the Republicans find these people they put into office. Think Richard Shelby of Alabama, who just suggested that perhaps Obama really isn’t a natural born citizen (a rumor that was squelched long ago) and therefore might not be a legitimate President. Apparently Shelby neither reads nor watches television. Why should he, Republicans know everything they need to know which is easily summed up in the phrase “tax breaks for rich people.” Republicans day-by-day seem to be digging themselves into an increasingly deep hole from which they will quite likely never emerge. I doubt the hip-hoppers are going to come to their rescue.

Obama is getting a lot of criticism for some of the things he is doing, like apparently continuing some of Bush’s positions (on emails, renditions, Afghanistan, etc.). We “Progressives” don’t like or approve of everything he is doing. Frankly, I don’t understand what he’s doing all the time. But, then, I don’t understand electricity, the internet, certainly not google, or even a billion or trillion dollars. But I don’t let it bother me. Until Obama does something clearly disastrous I’m sticking by him, as, it seems, is most of the American public. Go Obama! I like most of what you’ve done so far.

LKBIQ:
Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck.
George Carlin

TILT:
Playing cards were found in China as early as the 9th century.