Pussyfooting Around

Keith Olbermann used a word for the Democratic leadership on the health care issue, that they're "pussyfooting" around.

That is so true. You would think they have major media people saying it, that they would get their butts in gear and get this thing done the way the people want it.

It's hard to believe that once upon a time they were trying to get this done before August!

What Takes Congress So Long?

Headline: House Expects Health Care Vote By Christmas.

By Christmas? What's the big hold up?! Get it done!

Do we or do we not have the majority in the Senate and the House in addition to the presidency?

I am fuming mad at Congress. This is ridiculous. (Weren't they trying to get to it before September?)

Getting Health Care Reform Approved

Is anyone else as fed up as I am with the non-ending circus that Congress is in the process of supposedly getting health care reform approved?

Good grief, wake me up when it's over! This is such a slow moving process, I just hope they get it into effect before I get sick and die. And I'm feeling pretty well at the present moment.

One thing, we haven't got the Republicans on board. And they're nothing but civic vandals. Put forth any plan to actually help people and the Republicans will be there to smear it, kick it, swat it with an ax, and deface it in any way they can.

I've asked the question till it's almost ridiculous, because there's not really a good answer. Why would anyone vote for the Republicans, in light of the blatant fact that they do not mean an ounce of good to the American people? They are so in the pocket of big business interests, big business has to unbuckle their pants a few times a day just so the Republicans can breathe. (I say, Wear tighter pants and sit down more often!)

Some of the Democrats aren't much better, but at least the majority appear to be on our side. Government of the people should mean something. Unlike the Bush years, when it was entirely false.

Just get it done! I'm sick of this slow as molasses process.

Disapproval Of Wilson Passes By Comfortable Margin

The public scorn of Rep. Joe Wilson for his egregious outburst at a recent joint session of Congress came to a head in a vote of disapproval by the House of Representatives. The motion passed by a comfortable margin: 240 yes, 179 no, and 5 saying present.

We can assume the 179 who voted no will each make a similar outburst next time the president gives a speech, since they don't disapprove of Joe Wilson's practice. If they approve, doesn't it stand to reason that they also ought to be waving pitchforks and shouting bloody murder?

My personal opinion is that Joe ought to get help, some kind of therapy for his rage. And having done that, speak with the House chaplain any time he feels it coming back and threatening to get the best of him. And just for everyone's good, it would be good if there were a fence between him and the president anytime the president is in the area.

Other than that, I'm willing to forgive and forget. I'm not turning a blind eye to this outrage, like it may sound. But I'm willing to give Joe another chance. A great nation like ours is overflowing with mercy. At least that goes for the Democrats and any other rational people there might be.

Government Health Care For All

I keep thinking of the strange disconnect, that members of Congress get government health care, yet they think government health care isn't any good and that the rest of us shouldn't get it. If they don't think it's any good, why don't they get something else?

They would say they get government health care because they're employees of the government. That's true. But what is the government? Isn't it "of the people, by the people, and for the people"? Since it's "of the people," that means you and I are just as much a part of the government as they.

Therefore, each of us should be entitled to the same benefits.

Michelle Bachmann's Slitting Her Wrist

I don't know if I've heard anything this crazy in a long time. And believe me, I'm listening!

But maybe the craziness factor is compounded by the fact that this is from a Congressperson. Who, at least at some point in my past, I always figured to be at least semi-sane.

Minnesota's favorite daughter, Michelle Bachmann, though, is setting a new low for the reputation of members of Congress. She is so loony it's scary. This is no longer funny performance art -- I try to be generous. She has passed over into something so bizarre even Sarah Palin's shaking her head.

What did she say now? How about this:

"What we have to do today is make a covenant, to slit our wrists, be blood brothers on this thing. This will not pass. We will do whatever it takes to make sure this doesn't pass."

She's talking about healthcare reform. Isn't that weird? You know, she cuts her wrists, the first thing they'll do is rush her to the hospital. And being a Congressperson, having government health insurance, we'll be paying for her recovery. There's some irony there!

Republicans Claim Congress Stunt Lowered Gas Prices

Maybe you've heard that Republican members of Congress have stayed around after the recess, talking, apparently, maybe hooting and hollering for all I know, about gas prices and offshore drilling. The stunt of course coincides with an election year.

An apt question for these losers might be ... Why in all the years that the Republicans controlled the House and the Senate and the Presidency didn't you do anything about this problem that is now so all-important a few months before the 2008 election? But I'm afraid they'd give me an answer, a lot of hot air, talking points, in a spin doctor voice like Foghorn Leghorn.

One might sit back and ponder, Is this the best the United States of America can do, is this the best we can hope for? Government of special interests, by special interests, and for special interests? A lot of halfwits who don't have a clue what to do except they get their talking points and spin from somewhere on high in the party? A party that will simply lie to your face and act like that makes them patriots? I have a feeling criminals are running things, but, hey, that's just me.

As we all know, gas prices have gone down 10, maybe 20+ cents or so in the last few weeks. Well, guess who's taking credit for this? (In addition to the prayer group praying for lower gas prices at the pump in St. Louis.) That's right, these same Republican representatives in Congress! They have been there talking away and coincidentally the prices went down. It was not just a coincidence!

There's a great paragraph in that article: "The Republican members did not answer questions about whether they would take the blame if gas prices go up again." I can answer that question by posing another question: When's the last time they took the blame for anything? They never have, so the answer is no.

Anyway, we welcome their great help! Keep talking, Republicans, and if gas prices keep going down, we'll let you talk all day, all night, everyday till the election. Keep up the good work. Then those of you who are booted out will have to go home, or perhaps find a place near to the Capitol for rent and keep talking. Do your civic duty by helping me fill up my tank more cheaply.

Talk is cheap. Gas isn't. So keep right on talking!