Crystal Clear
His answer is to make it crystal clear in the Constitution that corporations are not people, through his Saving American Democracy Amendment. (Bernie Sanders e-mail, 1/20/2012)
U.S. Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia has a simple solution for people who don't like all the political advertisements unleashed by the court's decision two years ago that ended limits on corporate contributions in political campaigns – change the channel or turn off the TV. (Huffington Post.com, 1/21/2012)
Scalia tells Bernie Sanders what to do! And, by the way, if corporations are not "people" does that mean that unions are not people either?
Ethics Violation
It was Mr. Gingrich who pulled the race into the gutter, where he found considerable support. He repeatedly called Mr. Obama “the greatest food-stamp president in American history,” and lectured a black questioner at Monday’s debate about the amount of federal handouts to blacks, suggesting their work ethic was questionable. (NYT, 1/22/2012)
It's always racism with Liberals. More than half the country opposes Obamacare? Racism! Obama's approval ratings below 50%? Racism! Gingrich wins South Carolina? Racism!
Got the Fever
The foreign minister’s statements, taken with other developments, suggests that the war fever over a quick confrontation at the strait is ebbing. There’s no progress yet on the core issue of Iran’s nuclear program, but the United States has clarified its “red lines” in the crisis, and Iran has indicated by its public response that it understands. (David Ignatius, Washington Post, 1/20/2012)
Post writer Ignatius tells us that the Iranians got the tough message sent by the U.S. and now - presumably - we do not have to worry about their nuclear weapons development program. Naivete can be charming......and deadly. We trust the Iranians at our own peril, a lesson learned from the North Koreans.
Tilted
Deborah Howell, Post ombudsman from 2005 through 2008, said at the end of her tenure that “some of the conservatives’ complaints about a liberal tilt [at The Post] are valid.” I won’t quibble with her conclusion. I think she was right. (Patrick B. Pexton, Washington Post, 1/20/2012)
The Washington Post vows that THIS time they are really going to examine the Obama record.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Mind Control
Fueled
Many church-affiliated institutions will have to cover free birth control for employees, the Obama administration announced Friday in an election-year move that outraged religious groups, fueling a national debate about the reach of government.
In a concession, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said nonprofit institutions such as church-affiliated hospitals, colleges and social service agencies will have one additional year to comply with the requirement, issued in regulations under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. (Townhall.com, 1/20/2012)
What if - RedStateVT wonders - President Santorum issued an executive order that all non-profit organizations would have to provide religious counseling to employees before paying for their free birth control? What would Liberals even say?
Piping Hot
“President Obama’s decision on the Keystone XL pipeline is a major setback for the American economy, American workers, and America’s energy independence,” Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., said.
“The rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline permit is a missed opportunity to drastically turn this economy around. This pipeline would have created thousands of new jobs and helped to ensure our energy independence,” Rep. Jason Altmire, D-Pa., lamented.
“This delay is just playing politics with American jobs and American energy security,” Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, pointed out. (from MichelleMalkin.com, 1/20/2012)
Dems weigh in on Keystone. Dems who want to keep their jobs, that is.
Trans-Ceremony
Massachusetts officially became the 16th state to treat transgender citizens as a protected class today as Governor Deval Patrick hosted a ceremonial signing of the groundbreaking rights bill.
As Colorlines is reporting, the law legally protects transgender individuals from discrimination in housing, education, employment and credit, in addition to providing additional civil rights and protections from hate crimes. (Huffington Post, 1/20/2012)
Frankly we just never got the whole protected class/hate crimes thing. There are already laws that protect people from discrimination. And there are already laws that protect citizens from crimes. To us, it seems like nothing more than finding new ways to slice and define the Liberal pie. Eventually ALL Liberals will fall into a pre-determined protected class.
Many church-affiliated institutions will have to cover free birth control for employees, the Obama administration announced Friday in an election-year move that outraged religious groups, fueling a national debate about the reach of government.
In a concession, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said nonprofit institutions such as church-affiliated hospitals, colleges and social service agencies will have one additional year to comply with the requirement, issued in regulations under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. (Townhall.com, 1/20/2012)
What if - RedStateVT wonders - President Santorum issued an executive order that all non-profit organizations would have to provide religious counseling to employees before paying for their free birth control? What would Liberals even say?
Piping Hot
“President Obama’s decision on the Keystone XL pipeline is a major setback for the American economy, American workers, and America’s energy independence,” Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., said.
“The rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline permit is a missed opportunity to drastically turn this economy around. This pipeline would have created thousands of new jobs and helped to ensure our energy independence,” Rep. Jason Altmire, D-Pa., lamented.
“This delay is just playing politics with American jobs and American energy security,” Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, pointed out. (from MichelleMalkin.com, 1/20/2012)
Dems weigh in on Keystone. Dems who want to keep their jobs, that is.
Trans-Ceremony
Massachusetts officially became the 16th state to treat transgender citizens as a protected class today as Governor Deval Patrick hosted a ceremonial signing of the groundbreaking rights bill.
As Colorlines is reporting, the law legally protects transgender individuals from discrimination in housing, education, employment and credit, in addition to providing additional civil rights and protections from hate crimes. (Huffington Post, 1/20/2012)
Frankly we just never got the whole protected class/hate crimes thing. There are already laws that protect people from discrimination. And there are already laws that protect citizens from crimes. To us, it seems like nothing more than finding new ways to slice and define the Liberal pie. Eventually ALL Liberals will fall into a pre-determined protected class.
Friday, January 20, 2012
You Can Find It Any Time
Taxing
It's Republican primary time so we have to have a national conversation about the tax filings of the contenders. (Precious little time was spent - by the way - on Bill Clinton's returns. You remember - the one where he deducted the donation of his used boxer shorts. Likewise, there was almost no discussion about the Obamas' stingy charitable contributions.)
Anyway, here is another way of looking at the question of Mitt Romney's taxes. Did he pay what the tax code said he was supposed to pay or did he break the law? If he paid what he was supposed to pay then this part of the discussion is over. Critics can then work to change the tax code so he is forced to pay whatever they think is the right amount. Put another way, do we want to elect a president who is dumb enough to pay MORE taxes than he is supposed to pay?
One more thing. Romney tithes ten per cent to his church. How much - we wonder - does Obama give to his?
LGBTQRSPWC
In South Carolina, Rick Santorum has fielded fewer questions on LGBT rights than he did in New Hampshire, but things got tense on Thursday when a transgender activist stormed his press conference in Mt. Pleasant.
Kneena Raheja, 20, yelled, "Mr. Santorum, you have spilled queer blood!" as the GOP presidential hopeful finished speaking, according to BuzzFeed. (Huffington Post, 1/19/2012)
This is what Republican candidates for president have to endure.
Banished
But he stays out of those halls, thanks to restrictions on his ability to lobby Congress until 2013. (NYT, 1/19/2012)
Former high-ranking Democrat Chris Dodd (who along with Barney Frank attempted to exculpate his own sins by burdening the country with the Dodd-Frank legislation) has become.....A LOBBYIST! Well that was fast. What we don't get in this puff piece by the New York Times are the insinuations of nefarious doings that we get when a Republican is outed as......A LOBBYIST!
Block and Tackle
A federal judge on Thursday blocked Vermont from forcing the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor to shut down when its license expires in March, saying that the state is trying to regulate nuclear safety, which only the federal government can do. ...Vermont Yankee produces more than 70 percent of the electricity generated in the state... (NYT, 1/20/2012)
So for now at least, the lights will remain on in Vermont. Sales of candles will decline, but that should not hurt the local economy which will see the 600 jobs at Vermont Yankee preserved. Notwithstanding Governor Shumlim's protestations, we cannot help but think that he is secretly relieved. By publicly supporting the closing of the plant he maintains his credibility with Vermont's mooonbat Left. Further, the judge's decision gets him off the hook for figuring out how to replace almost 3/4s of the state's energy. On the downside, he can now focus full-time on state-run health care.
It's Republican primary time so we have to have a national conversation about the tax filings of the contenders. (Precious little time was spent - by the way - on Bill Clinton's returns. You remember - the one where he deducted the donation of his used boxer shorts. Likewise, there was almost no discussion about the Obamas' stingy charitable contributions.)
Anyway, here is another way of looking at the question of Mitt Romney's taxes. Did he pay what the tax code said he was supposed to pay or did he break the law? If he paid what he was supposed to pay then this part of the discussion is over. Critics can then work to change the tax code so he is forced to pay whatever they think is the right amount. Put another way, do we want to elect a president who is dumb enough to pay MORE taxes than he is supposed to pay?
One more thing. Romney tithes ten per cent to his church. How much - we wonder - does Obama give to his?
LGBTQRSPWC
In South Carolina, Rick Santorum has fielded fewer questions on LGBT rights than he did in New Hampshire, but things got tense on Thursday when a transgender activist stormed his press conference in Mt. Pleasant.
Kneena Raheja, 20, yelled, "Mr. Santorum, you have spilled queer blood!" as the GOP presidential hopeful finished speaking, according to BuzzFeed. (Huffington Post, 1/19/2012)
This is what Republican candidates for president have to endure.
Banished
But he stays out of those halls, thanks to restrictions on his ability to lobby Congress until 2013. (NYT, 1/19/2012)
Former high-ranking Democrat Chris Dodd (who along with Barney Frank attempted to exculpate his own sins by burdening the country with the Dodd-Frank legislation) has become.....A LOBBYIST! Well that was fast. What we don't get in this puff piece by the New York Times are the insinuations of nefarious doings that we get when a Republican is outed as......A LOBBYIST!
Block and Tackle
A federal judge on Thursday blocked Vermont from forcing the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor to shut down when its license expires in March, saying that the state is trying to regulate nuclear safety, which only the federal government can do. ...Vermont Yankee produces more than 70 percent of the electricity generated in the state... (NYT, 1/20/2012)
So for now at least, the lights will remain on in Vermont. Sales of candles will decline, but that should not hurt the local economy which will see the 600 jobs at Vermont Yankee preserved. Notwithstanding Governor Shumlim's protestations, we cannot help but think that he is secretly relieved. By publicly supporting the closing of the plant he maintains his credibility with Vermont's mooonbat Left. Further, the judge's decision gets him off the hook for figuring out how to replace almost 3/4s of the state's energy. On the downside, he can now focus full-time on state-run health care.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Whatever
The Press Vets Romney
Here is what the state-controlled media focused on yesterday as they work diligently to introduce Mitt Romney to the public: his tax rate and polygamy. Yes, that is correct. Apparently the 15% tax rate that Romney paid is not high enough for Liberals (even though it is the legal rate for investment income). No mention was made that the money that was taxed at 15% had ALREADY been taxed at a higher rate as earned income. Likewise, no mention was made that Romney did not take a salary as Massachusetts governor. Then - after swatting him around on these issues - they turned to polygamy as practiced by radical Mormons (but not Romney). Harry Reid - another Mormon, but a Democrat - was not discussed. Nor were the radical beliefs of some Muslims.
Meanwhile here is what the honorable press did NOT discuss about Obama - the Democrat presidential candidate: the shady Chicago real estate deal wherein the Obamas bought a strip of land next to their Chicago mansion at a reduced price from a convicted felon. Nor was there any discussion about the fact that Obama's college and law school transcripts have never been released - notwithstanding that this is demanded of every Republican candidate. We can only guess that he must not have done very well and releasing them would shatter the story the press has advanced that Obama is extraordinarily brilliant.
Full Voice
As Mr. Obama moves toward a full-throated campaign, delivering a State of the Union address on Tuesday and inching closer to directly confronting his Republican challenger, a majority of independent voters have soured on his presidency, disapprove of how he has dealt with the economy and do not have a clear idea of what he hopes to accomplish if re-elected. (NYT, 1/18/2012)
Soured, disapproving and unclear. Sounds like three strikes!
Of Shovels...and Jobs
The American Petroleum Institute, the industry’s main lobbying group, has begun a multimillion-dollar lobbying and advertising campaign promoting the pipeline. Jack N. Gerard, the group’s president, was unusually harsh in his remarks on Mr. Obama’s decision. “How can you say you are for jobs and reject the largest shovel-ready project in America today?” Mr. Gerard said at an energy forum on Wednesday afternoon. “Mr. President, what are you thinking?” (NYT, 1/19/2012)
To be fair, Obama says that more time is needed to study the potential issues associated with building the pipeline. But wait, what is this?:
Keystone XL has been planned for years and only became a political issue after the well-to-do environmental lobby decided to make it a station of the green cross. TransCanada filed its application in 2008, and State determined in 2010 and then again last year that the project would have "no significant impacts" on the environment, following exhaustive studies. The Environmental Protection Agency chose to intervene anyway, and the political left began to issue ultimatums and demonstrate in front of the White House, so President Obama decided to defer a final decision until after the election. (WSJ, 1/19/2012)
So the issue HAS been studied and a verdict rendered!
Calling Chevy Chase
Vice President Joe Biden had his “oops” moment Wednesday speaking in a 49er-crazed San Francisco when he told a crowd at a city political fundraiser that “the Giants are on their way to the Super Bowl.” (SFGate.com, 1/19/2012)
We cannot wait until Biden hits the campaign trail!
Here is what the state-controlled media focused on yesterday as they work diligently to introduce Mitt Romney to the public: his tax rate and polygamy. Yes, that is correct. Apparently the 15% tax rate that Romney paid is not high enough for Liberals (even though it is the legal rate for investment income). No mention was made that the money that was taxed at 15% had ALREADY been taxed at a higher rate as earned income. Likewise, no mention was made that Romney did not take a salary as Massachusetts governor. Then - after swatting him around on these issues - they turned to polygamy as practiced by radical Mormons (but not Romney). Harry Reid - another Mormon, but a Democrat - was not discussed. Nor were the radical beliefs of some Muslims.
Meanwhile here is what the honorable press did NOT discuss about Obama - the Democrat presidential candidate: the shady Chicago real estate deal wherein the Obamas bought a strip of land next to their Chicago mansion at a reduced price from a convicted felon. Nor was there any discussion about the fact that Obama's college and law school transcripts have never been released - notwithstanding that this is demanded of every Republican candidate. We can only guess that he must not have done very well and releasing them would shatter the story the press has advanced that Obama is extraordinarily brilliant.
Full Voice
As Mr. Obama moves toward a full-throated campaign, delivering a State of the Union address on Tuesday and inching closer to directly confronting his Republican challenger, a majority of independent voters have soured on his presidency, disapprove of how he has dealt with the economy and do not have a clear idea of what he hopes to accomplish if re-elected. (NYT, 1/18/2012)
Soured, disapproving and unclear. Sounds like three strikes!
Of Shovels...and Jobs
The American Petroleum Institute, the industry’s main lobbying group, has begun a multimillion-dollar lobbying and advertising campaign promoting the pipeline. Jack N. Gerard, the group’s president, was unusually harsh in his remarks on Mr. Obama’s decision. “How can you say you are for jobs and reject the largest shovel-ready project in America today?” Mr. Gerard said at an energy forum on Wednesday afternoon. “Mr. President, what are you thinking?” (NYT, 1/19/2012)
To be fair, Obama says that more time is needed to study the potential issues associated with building the pipeline. But wait, what is this?:
Keystone XL has been planned for years and only became a political issue after the well-to-do environmental lobby decided to make it a station of the green cross. TransCanada filed its application in 2008, and State determined in 2010 and then again last year that the project would have "no significant impacts" on the environment, following exhaustive studies. The Environmental Protection Agency chose to intervene anyway, and the political left began to issue ultimatums and demonstrate in front of the White House, so President Obama decided to defer a final decision until after the election. (WSJ, 1/19/2012)
So the issue HAS been studied and a verdict rendered!
Calling Chevy Chase
Vice President Joe Biden had his “oops” moment Wednesday speaking in a 49er-crazed San Francisco when he told a crowd at a city political fundraiser that “the Giants are on their way to the Super Bowl.” (SFGate.com, 1/19/2012)
We cannot wait until Biden hits the campaign trail!
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Day Or Night
Propeller
Even as student enrollment declined by 18%, Vermont's education revenues jumped from $850M in 1999 to $1.5B in 2011 - propelled by a convoluted funding mechanism that has fueled increasing staff levels. While enrollment has been falling, the report found that, from 1999-00 to 2009-10, teaching positions increased by 3.1%, and administrative staffing levels increased by 22% from 2000-01 and 2009-10. (VTGOP.com, 1/9/2012)
Anytime that you hear Liberals talk about how the country needs to "invest more in....(fill in the blank)" you can almost certainly bet that they are paying off their donors. You can also bet that the money will be wasted. And so RedStateVT calls for government to invest LESS in education, green jobs and infrastructure!
Depth Charge
Mr. Gingrich is correct that food stamp program participation is at record levels but he ignores the depth of the recession inherited by Mr. Obama when he took office. (NYT, 1/17/2012)
So Gingrich was right after all! (Except it is all Bush's fault).
Laughing Boy
The notion that Obama wants to turn the United States into a “European-style entitlement society” is laughable. It’s not even a fair description of Europe, which boasts of some highly productive and innovative capitalist economies. (E.J. Dionne Jr., Washington Post, 1/15/2012)
From Great Britain to Greece, their citizens take to the streets to protest (and commit violence) whenever their governments threaten to cut - however slightly - their government goodies. The highly productive and innovative capitalist economies that Dionne is referring to (but does not name) include Germany which has reduced its entitlement obligations.
Even as student enrollment declined by 18%, Vermont's education revenues jumped from $850M in 1999 to $1.5B in 2011 - propelled by a convoluted funding mechanism that has fueled increasing staff levels. While enrollment has been falling, the report found that, from 1999-00 to 2009-10, teaching positions increased by 3.1%, and administrative staffing levels increased by 22% from 2000-01 and 2009-10. (VTGOP.com, 1/9/2012)
Anytime that you hear Liberals talk about how the country needs to "invest more in....(fill in the blank)" you can almost certainly bet that they are paying off their donors. You can also bet that the money will be wasted. And so RedStateVT calls for government to invest LESS in education, green jobs and infrastructure!
Depth Charge
Mr. Gingrich is correct that food stamp program participation is at record levels but he ignores the depth of the recession inherited by Mr. Obama when he took office. (NYT, 1/17/2012)
So Gingrich was right after all! (Except it is all Bush's fault).
Laughing Boy
The notion that Obama wants to turn the United States into a “European-style entitlement society” is laughable. It’s not even a fair description of Europe, which boasts of some highly productive and innovative capitalist economies. (E.J. Dionne Jr., Washington Post, 1/15/2012)
From Great Britain to Greece, their citizens take to the streets to protest (and commit violence) whenever their governments threaten to cut - however slightly - their government goodies. The highly productive and innovative capitalist economies that Dionne is referring to (but does not name) include Germany which has reduced its entitlement obligations.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
That Thing They Do
Land of the Free
RedStateVT is constantly reminded by Liberals that the U.S. is the ONLY civilized nation in the world that does not have free health care for its people.....or some such variant. (Of course, as we have noted previously, someone always has to pay for "free" but that is another story.) Yet when RedStateVT asks which country they would like to emulate that provides better, faster, cheaper health care, they never have an answer and usually say something like: Bush lied.
And, by the way, we will NOT accept "Cuba" as an answer!
Outrage (The Selective Kind)
As the Obamas return from another million dollar vacation and word leaks out about their million dollar Halloween party, we can only ask: Where is the outrage from the Occupy crowd?
Vows
Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, declared that “we have to realize that our schools are not an employment program” and vowed to press for the speedy establishment of a statewide teacher evaluation system. (NYT, 1/16/2011)
He took on public employee unions. Now he appears willing to take on the teachers' union. On the negative side, he raised taxes. Overall, however, we give Cuomo credit for recognizing where the fundamental problems lay and attempting to cure them.
Air Time
Yes, in the Bush years the air was also thick with accusations that the Constitution was being "shredded." We now know that the professed concern for the Constitution was fake. We know it was fake because the same Bush claims of executive authority in war that provoked such apoplexy in our pundits, professors and politicos have for the most part been embraced by Mr. Obama—all to the distinct sound of silence. (William McGurn, WSJ, 1/17/2012)
RedStateVT is constantly reminded by Liberals that the U.S. is the ONLY civilized nation in the world that does not have free health care for its people.....or some such variant. (Of course, as we have noted previously, someone always has to pay for "free" but that is another story.) Yet when RedStateVT asks which country they would like to emulate that provides better, faster, cheaper health care, they never have an answer and usually say something like: Bush lied.
And, by the way, we will NOT accept "Cuba" as an answer!
Outrage (The Selective Kind)
As the Obamas return from another million dollar vacation and word leaks out about their million dollar Halloween party, we can only ask: Where is the outrage from the Occupy crowd?
Vows
Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, declared that “we have to realize that our schools are not an employment program” and vowed to press for the speedy establishment of a statewide teacher evaluation system. (NYT, 1/16/2011)
He took on public employee unions. Now he appears willing to take on the teachers' union. On the negative side, he raised taxes. Overall, however, we give Cuomo credit for recognizing where the fundamental problems lay and attempting to cure them.
Air Time
Yes, in the Bush years the air was also thick with accusations that the Constitution was being "shredded." We now know that the professed concern for the Constitution was fake. We know it was fake because the same Bush claims of executive authority in war that provoked such apoplexy in our pundits, professors and politicos have for the most part been embraced by Mr. Obama—all to the distinct sound of silence. (William McGurn, WSJ, 1/17/2012)
We are still awaiting the thoughtful Liberal who reflects, and then announces: maybe we were unfair toward Bush...
Monday, January 16, 2012
Exegesis
Reworked
A few years ago, for instance, Germany’s budget deficit was higher than Spain’s, but the competitiveness of the German economy far outpaced that of its southern neighbor. A major reason is that Germany had spent the better part of a decade reworking its inflexible labor market and revising a costly and cumbersome social safety net. Those changes have helped turn Germany into the economic powerhouse it is today. (NYT, 1/16/2012)
So the Germans figured out how to avoid economic Armageddon. Meanwhile Democrats continue pushing the U.S. toward the precipice:
By a state deadline on Tuesday, these volunteers, many of them Democrats and union supporters, say they will submit at least 720,000 names on petitions to recall Gov. Scott Walker, the Republican who curtailed collective bargaining rights for public workers, leading to a face-off in this state. (NYT, 1/16/2012)
Bottom Feeding
The Senate’s top Democrat on Sunday accused Republicans — three times — of “obstructionism on steroids," which he blamed for Congress’s rock-bottom approval ratings this year.
“I would hope that they understand that everything doesn’t have to be a fight,” Reid said of the GOP on NBC's “Meet the Press.” “Legislation is an art of working together … and I hope that the tea party doesn’t have the influence this year that they had in the previous year.” (Politico.com, 1/15/2012)
Reid, of course, is widely admired for his bipartisan approach to passing Obamacare. Just kidding!
Say It Loud
“I want to hear from them — do they support Dr. King and the New South movement? Do they appreciate Dr. King’s legacy?” Jackson told POLITICO. “These candidates talk about free enterprise, but do they understand that there would be no Boeing plant in South Carolina if blacks and whites couldn’t work together? That you couldn’t have CNN with a segregated Atlanta, or a Disney World in a segregated Florida?” (Politico.com, 1/16/2012)
In a nation with black congressmen, governors, mayors, CEOs, coaches - indeed with blacks in leadership roles throughout American society - one-trick-pony Jesse Jackson proves once again that he is a walking anachronism. Oh, and there is an African American president as well.
A few years ago, for instance, Germany’s budget deficit was higher than Spain’s, but the competitiveness of the German economy far outpaced that of its southern neighbor. A major reason is that Germany had spent the better part of a decade reworking its inflexible labor market and revising a costly and cumbersome social safety net. Those changes have helped turn Germany into the economic powerhouse it is today. (NYT, 1/16/2012)
So the Germans figured out how to avoid economic Armageddon. Meanwhile Democrats continue pushing the U.S. toward the precipice:
By a state deadline on Tuesday, these volunteers, many of them Democrats and union supporters, say they will submit at least 720,000 names on petitions to recall Gov. Scott Walker, the Republican who curtailed collective bargaining rights for public workers, leading to a face-off in this state. (NYT, 1/16/2012)
Bottom Feeding
The Senate’s top Democrat on Sunday accused Republicans — three times — of “obstructionism on steroids," which he blamed for Congress’s rock-bottom approval ratings this year.
“I would hope that they understand that everything doesn’t have to be a fight,” Reid said of the GOP on NBC's “Meet the Press.” “Legislation is an art of working together … and I hope that the tea party doesn’t have the influence this year that they had in the previous year.” (Politico.com, 1/15/2012)
Reid, of course, is widely admired for his bipartisan approach to passing Obamacare. Just kidding!
Say It Loud
“I want to hear from them — do they support Dr. King and the New South movement? Do they appreciate Dr. King’s legacy?” Jackson told POLITICO. “These candidates talk about free enterprise, but do they understand that there would be no Boeing plant in South Carolina if blacks and whites couldn’t work together? That you couldn’t have CNN with a segregated Atlanta, or a Disney World in a segregated Florida?” (Politico.com, 1/16/2012)
In a nation with black congressmen, governors, mayors, CEOs, coaches - indeed with blacks in leadership roles throughout American society - one-trick-pony Jesse Jackson proves once again that he is a walking anachronism. Oh, and there is an African American president as well.
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