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If your like me and like to spend time reading the nonsense the gets posted under the #tcot hashtag on Twitter by neo cons whose pictures are typically some combination of Obama, Soviet symbols and Hitler, you have probably wanted to respond. So, I thought I would take the time and craft a few 140 for character responses to some of the most outragous and, sadly, common Tweets out there.
Rush Limbaugh’s appearance at last weeks CPAC started a media war over who is the face of the Republican Party. Interestingly enough, it seems to have started a war within the Republican Party over who is the face of the Republican Party (More Here).
It seems that after the democrats started suggesting that Rush is the new face of the Republican Party, Micheal Steele, RNC Chairman, wasn’t too happy. In an interview with CNN Steele said, “Rush Limbaugh is an entertainer. Rush Limbaugh—his whole thing is entertainment. Yes, it’s incendiary. Yes, it’s ugly.”
In these unsettling times, Americans fail to take counsel as we once did in one another. No longer can we embrace our political differences as a source of strength, for the time of cooperation and deliberation has passed into the shadow of obscurity, and the flame of partisan conflagration. Americans everywhere clamor and cry that Congress is inefficient and ineffective; yet it was built by design to act as so. To sacrifice democratic debate for expediency’s sake, may lead to rash decisions; and hastiness could lead to unrest and decadence. Yet hope remains, for there are the few that wish to acknowledge the value of difference and disagreement, but at the same time embrace with open arms, compromise and fellowship.
Senator McCaskill of Missouri
CNN called it putting a “cap in their assets” as they discussed Senator McCaskill’s proposed bill that would limit CEO pay for those companies who have received money from the Troubled Asset and Relief Program.
Not unexpectedly, Republicans are not thrilled. Former Mayor of New York and Presidential Candidate, Rudy Giuliani, said that, “putting a limit on CEO pay would take money out of the economy.”
It’s a theory that has been repeated over and over in the past as Republicans defend the theory of trickle down economics.
Even though there were rumours that Obama would reverse the global gag rule, first enacted by Regan then reversed by Clinton (on this day in ’92) and finally re-enacted by President bush.
Today seemed like a good day to reverse the policy that prevents non governmental agencies from receiving federal money if they promote or preform abortions given that today is the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, which protects a women’s right to choose.
Photo from Current.com
Starting on January 20th, one party will control the House, the Senate and the White House. Don’t get me wrong, I voted for Obama and I wanted the democrats to get the 60 they would need to have a filibuster proof majority in the senate.
And yet I cannot shake the feeling that perhaps having one party rule it all isn’t such a great idea. For all of the blame that is put on the Bush administration, part of that blame has to be given to the complacent Republican congress that gave Bush a blank check.
