Polite Society

Prize Package
In an institution where seniority has long been prized, Representative John D. Dingell Jr. of Michigan is about to set a new standard with 57 years, 5 months and 26 days of House service — a remarkable tenure that spans more than a quarter of the existence of Congress. (NYT, 6/5/2013)

Some think Dingell's tenure is a wonderful thing. (What a dedicated public servant!) We are suspicious of lifetime politicians. They need to - as the expression goes - get a real job at some point. Dingell gets partial redemption from RedStateVT for the following quote about Obama:

“He’s a good president, but he’s probably got the smallest Rolodex of anybody who’s ever hit this town,” Mr. Dingell concluded, somewhat wistfully.


Bug Spray
As an old political hand once told me, "There's never just one cockroach." The IRS scandal wasn't the work of a few isolated employees. It was fostered by a culture that many powerful people in Washington helped create—and it will take time and hard-nosed action to eradicate it. (Steven Law, WSJ, 6/5/2013)

Good point.


Hoarsey
It’s beginning to feel like the late ’90s all over again. Then, congressional Republicans howled themselves hoarse about Clinton administration scandals. But the indicators kept pointing to a booming economy, and support for President Bill Clinton climbed steeply through 1998 as House Republicans marched toward impeaching him. (Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 6/4/2013)

So according to Milbank, Republicans should ignore the Obama Scandals(tm) because the economy is rebounding. 

Sounds logical. 

If you are a Liberal.

(And about that booming Obama economy....)


Your Coulter of the Day
It is obviously in the interest of the left to show us liberal groups also harassed by the IRS, so it's striking that they haven't been able to produce one yet. (Ann Coulter, 6/6/2013)