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From Do-Nothing to Know-Nothing
Author: BobR    Date: 2015-03-18 10:39:54

When was the last time you remembered a Republican statesman? Some might say Reagan... some might say Goldwater... some might say Eisenhower. I would agree with that last one. None of them would stand a chance in today's Republican party. From doing nothing in Congress for the last several years, to acting stupidly, the party faithful must really be feeling despair as they watch presidential hopes disappear every 4 years.

Presidential hopeful Ted Cruz is (R-TX) has been hitting the campaign trail. One of the principal tenets of campaigning is "Know Your Audience". If you're not in front of the usual rabid-foaming-at-the-mouth right-wing nut-jobs, you might want to tone down your rhetoric. Otherwise, your usual applause lines will be met with stoney silence:



The other Republicans in the Senate really stepped in it when they signed that absurd condescending inaccurate letter to Iran warning them not to trust any agreements we make with them. The Logan Act has been tossed around as a possibility for dealing with them (not likely to happen). Some Senators, however, are still considered military, and thus could face court martial - or worse. You'd think they'd know better:
I would use the word mutinous,” said [retired Major Gen. Paul D.] Eaton, whose long career includes training Iraqi forces from 2003 to 2004. He is now a senior adviser to VoteVets.org. “I do not believe these senators were trying to sell out America. I do believe they defied the chain of command in what could be construed as an illegal act.” Eaton certainly had stern words for Cotton.

“What Senator Cotton did is a gross breach of discipline, and especially as a veteran of the Army, he should know better,” Eaton told me. “I have no issue with Senator Cotton, or others, voicing their opinion in opposition to any deal to halt Iran’s nuclear progress. Speaking out on these issues is clearly part of his job. But to directly engage a foreign entity, in this way, undermining the strategy and work of our diplomats and our Commander in Chief, strains the very discipline and structure that our foreign relations depend on, to succeed.” The consequences of Cotton’s missive were plainly apparent to Eaton. “The breach of discipline is extremely dangerous, because undermining our diplomatic efforts, at this moment, brings us another step closer to a very costly and perilous war with Iran,” he said.
[...]
“I expect better from the men and women who wore the uniform,” Eaton said of Cotton.
(bold-face mine)

Finally, there is House Rep Aaron Shock (R-IL) who raised eyebrows when he got his office decorated to resemble Downton Abbey. He got the decorating "comped", but had to reimburse the decorator when it was pointed out that the FEC would consider it an illegal gift. He gets the Dumbass Award for thinking no one would notice him scamming the government when he sold a car:
Schock billed the federal government and his campaign for logging roughly 170,000 miles on his personal car from January 2010 through July 2014. But when he sold that Chevrolet Tahoe in July 2014, it had roughly 80,000 miles on the odometer, according to public records obtained by POLITICO under Illinois open records laws. The documents, in other words, indicate he was reimbursed for 90,000 miles more than his car was driven.

There's your bright future Republicans. Perhaps instead of courting the most radical regressive tire-biters you can find, you should find some smart, rational, and reserved stars. Chances are, though, if they are smart, they've already drifted over to the Democratic party.
 

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Comment by wickedpam on 03/18/2015 13:08:13
Morning

Comment by Raine on 03/18/2015 13:32:20
The blog today really lays it out there how bad this bunch really is.



Comment by BobR on 03/18/2015 13:34:44
Quote by Raine:
The blog today really lays it out there how bad this bunch really is.


a lot of really bad decision-making

Comment by Mondobubba on 03/18/2015 13:47:21
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Raine:
The blog today really lays it out there how bad this bunch really is.


a lot of really bad decision-making



There is decision-making? I thought they were consulting a magic eight-ball.

Comment by Raine on 03/18/2015 14:02:28

Pelosi is basically the Speaker of the house now.

Ryan has been suspiciously quiet since Cantor is gone as well.



Comment by Raine on 03/18/2015 14:03:03
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Raine:
The blog today really lays it out there how bad this bunch really is.


a lot of really bad decision-making



There is decision-making? I thought they were consulting a magic eight-ball.
Welcome back, Herr Mondo!


Comment by TriSec on 03/18/2015 14:14:46
So much for the Athens of America. There be neither a jazz nor classical station left here. Streaming WQXR from *choke*...New York. (slits wrists)

Comment by Raine on 03/18/2015 14:30:55
Quote by TriSec:
So much for the Athens of America. There be neither a jazz nor classical station left here. Streaming WQXR from *choke*...New York. (slits wrists)



Comment by Raine on 03/18/2015 15:05:19
I have to say, that this is pretty awesome news.

Presbyterian Church (USA) changes its constitution to include gay marriage


Comment by Mondobubba on 03/18/2015 15:35:07
The over or under debate is now settled! Behold the original art with the patent:



http://cdn.someecards.com/posts/1AJftoiletpapes.jpg


Comment by Raine on 03/18/2015 15:38:40
Quote by Mondobubba:
The over or under debate is now settled! Behold the original art with the patent:



http://cdn.someecards.com/posts/1AJftoiletpapes.jpg

Our long national nightmare is over!!!


Seriously, this was PATENTED?!?!

Comment by Raine on 03/18/2015 15:50:15
This is either awful or brilliant ….

http://www.arlnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Chingo-Pollo2.jpg


“Chingon” is a Spanish slang term that is often used as a compliment, but it’s a conjugation of the verb “chingar,” which in Mexico roughly translates to the English profanity that begins with “F.” ARLnow.com asked a Spanish speaker how she would interpret the name “Chingon Pollo.”

“Chingar is to f-ck and -on means real big ‘ol, so literally ‘real big ol f-cker’ but figuratively like ‘big f-cking’ something,” she said, declining to be identified. The whole name could mean “like a f-ckload of chicken, or possibly really hardcore badass chicken, but more literally a f-ckload.”




Comment by Raine on 03/18/2015 15:53:34
Comment by Scoopster on 03/18/2015 16:28:09
I can't wait to get down to DC again and get me some fuckin' chicken!

Comment by Raine on 03/18/2015 16:28:11
Comment by Raine on 03/18/2015 16:30:06
Quote by Scoopster:
I can't wait to get down to DC again and get me some fuckin' chicken!

Right!?!?!

It's really not far from us either, we drive by this plaza all the time!

Comment by wickedpam on 03/18/2015 17:47:48



Aawwwwww *sniffles*

Comment by BobR on 03/18/2015 17:56:12
what beer goes best with a joint? DC Brau has the answer

Comment by Raine on 03/18/2015 18:00:35
Quote by wickedpam:



Aawwwwww *sniffles*
Me too!


Comment by Raine on 03/18/2015 18:01:07
Quote by BobR:
what beer goes best with a joint? DC Brau has the answer
"twas but a matter of time!


Comment by Scoopster on 03/18/2015 18:42:44
Comment by Raine on 03/18/2015 18:49:52
State police spokesman Steve McCausland said the lobsters survived the crash. They were loaded on to another truck and taken to New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Puff and his dog spent the night in a Waterville hotel and returned to the scene to oversee the transfer of lobsters.
Whew!

Comment by Raine on 03/18/2015 18:50:55