Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Lamest Ducks

They got the boot in remarkable numbers in November. The mandate of the electorate could not have been more clear. Yet they have returned for one last incredible bacchanal. They root in the trough as deeply as they have ever done and seem to have abandoned all pretense of being anything other than venal, pandering, criminals.

Yet, some Americans still think they are all right.

Lowest Approval Rating Records Challenged

They had only two things that demanded action. First, stop the tax increase. How easy would that be? Simply craft a one or two line bill saying that provision x-y-z of the existing tax law which expires on Dec 31st is extended until further legislation. Second, pass a continuing resolution, required in the absence of a budget to authorize funding to continue services of the government at the existing rate. Sounds like another one or two line deal to me.

But, yesterday they revealed the rape of the treasury. Just a hair under 2000 pages again and with spending rates of half a billion dollars PER PAGE! Total of 1.1 trillion dollars and nearly 6500 personalized earmarks!

Spending Spree Without Regard For Consequences

And, they want it all done in a hurry so they can repeal DADT, legalize illegal dreaming immigrants, and probably  agree to free all those nice al-Qaeda folks down in Cuba for the holidays.

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