Sometimes things make sense,
but mostly they don’t when it involves our Federal Government and the
deliberative processes of the legislature.
I point to the issue before the Senate today. The Honorable Ms. Landrieu, D-LA, fighting
for her political life, got the Honorable Harry “I shall pass no bill” Reed to
agree to bring the Keystone XL pipeline issue to a vote. I am sure Ms. Landrieu was hoping she could
claim her experience and seniority was critical to Louisiana and should
therefore be returned to the Senate. Of
course the Democrats worked to make sure this bill fell one vote short of passage,
so at the end of the day they effectively showed her as powerless and
unimportant.
And of course we then have the
Democratic Party in the House, the Party that is for women and women’s rights
unless it means they should make a special exception for one of their own who
might upset Ms. Pelosi’s apple cart. Of
course I am talking about the Honorable Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill, a disabled
American veteran (double amputee from the Iraq war), who is confined to bed
while she is pregnant. Ms. Pelosi
refused to alter party rules to allow her to participate through a proxy. Certainly within her right as ruler of the Party,
but it does seem somewhat off message about how much they care about
women. Perhaps caring is only in the sense of abortion rights and
they are really not that thrilled with pregnant women.
And finally, Ms. Pelosi and Ms.
Wasserman-Shultz wished Speaker Boehner a happy 65th birthday and
welcomed him to social security eligibility.
Apparently neither realized the age for full SS eligibility is now 66
for Mr. Boehner. Mr. Boehner thanked
them and hoped they would be willing to help him save it so it was there for
future generations. I doubt he is holding
his breath.
1 comment:
On track on all points.
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