What's got into them critters in the Senate? Have they forgotten who their masters are?
It's crude, but but I still like the advice of California's "Big Daddy" Unruh for young/new legislators re relations with lobbyists: "If you can't eat their food, drink their booze, screw their women and then vote against them, you have no business being up here." Memorable, eh?
Back when Unruh was speaker of the lower house, California's legislature was a good deal more functional than it has been for a long time (it was also before term limits). The Republicans in the legislature have, despite being a minority, for a long time been blocking an awful lot of stuff. They are losing their power to obstruct, though. Here's hoping that once again, as the saying has it, the future happens first in California. BTW, a newly elected GOP representative from this area voted against cuts to the food stamp program because it would hurt many of his constituents.
Just read a news story on that. To my mind, the crucial point is that Secretary Vilsak says he already has the authority the law purports to give him. All the law does is stir the pot.
In these 'tween seasons it's hard to know how to dress. I'm wearing a short-sleeve shirt because it was supposed to be 80 or near that. But it never relly warmed up in the house.
I have just remembered and registered at Library Thing two books I read as a young teen - The Twelfth Day of July and Across the Barricades set in Belfast about the unlikely friendship of a Catholic boy and a Protestant girl. I see they were written in 1970 and 1973 respectively. Quite a bold idea in those days. I remember enjoying them.
Dean is First and the US Senate is pretty great too!
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What's got into them critters in the Senate? Have they forgotten who their masters are?
DeleteIt's crude, but but I still like the advice of California's "Big Daddy" Unruh for young/new legislators re relations with lobbyists: "If you can't eat their food, drink their booze, screw their women and then vote against them, you have no business being up here." Memorable, eh?
--Alan
Alan, if the Congress critters would only do that it would serve the lobbyists right!
DeleteBack when Unruh was speaker of the lower house, California's legislature was a good deal more functional than it has been for a long time (it was also before term limits). The Republicans in the legislature have, despite being a minority, for a long time been blocking an awful lot of stuff. They are losing their power to obstruct, though. Here's hoping that once again, as the saying has it, the future happens first in California. BTW, a newly elected GOP representative from this area voted against cuts to the food stamp program because it would hurt many of his constituents.
Delete--Alan
Just read a news story on that. To my mind, the crucial point is that Secretary Vilsak says he already has the authority the law purports to give him. All the law does is stir the pot.
DeleteJon Stewart has noticed that God may be sending mixed signals to the Pope and the Republican party. [Click]
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Don't be silly. Everybody knows that God, or at any rate Jesus, is a bleeding heart Liberal.
DeleteLOL! Go Jon!
DeleteI'm having trouble with the change of season. Don't seem able to get warm, though the days haven't really been all that cold.
ReplyDeleteIn these 'tween seasons it's hard to know how to dress. I'm wearing a short-sleeve shirt because it was supposed to be 80 or near that. But it never relly warmed up in the house.
DeleteI have just remembered and registered at Library Thing two books I read as a young teen - The Twelfth Day of July and Across the Barricades set in Belfast about the unlikely friendship of a Catholic boy and a Protestant girl. I see they were written in 1970 and 1973 respectively. Quite a bold idea in those days. I remember enjoying them.
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