INSIDE THE BELTWAY, WOMEN WHO THREATEN CHANGE ARE WITCHES WHO USE BOTOX. IN HOUSTON, MOUNTED POLICEMEN ARE TRAMPLING MINIMUM WAGE WORKERS WITH HORSES
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Ideological reactionaries and basically apolitical careerist Insiders (and their Siamese twins in the mass media) will make common ground at killing change. It doesn't matter that the talentless, personalityless and generally worthless Mort Kondracke plays the role of a "liberal" to Fred Barnes' more convincing "conservative." The title of their lame Fox TV show, "The Beltway Boys," explains what is essential about both of them. So it should have hardly surprised anyone when Kondracke dubbed the country's newly-elected agent-for-change, Nancy Pelosi "the wicked witch of the West." Isn't he witty? No, he's a moron and, worse, he's in the way. Madame Defarge, make a note.
When today's Washington Examiner opined that the GOP didn't learn a Lott from '06 defeat they only got it partially right. The Republicans surely didn't learn squat. Otherwise they wouldn't have brought KKK/pork barrel king Trent Lott back into the leadership, nor would they have stuck with ultimate insiders John Boehner and Roy Blunt in the House, instead of reformers Mike Pence and John Shadegg. But did the breed of Democrats whose existence is likewise completely contained in the physical and emotional bounds of the Inside-the-Beltway "Green Zone" learn any more? I'm afraid most haven't. In Rahm-world, it was just out with the GOP crooks and power-mongers and in with the Democratic crooks and power-mongers.
Nancy Pelosi seems sincere-- although gaging sincerity for any pol is walking on very thin ice-- when she says her first priority is ending Bush's war in Iraq and Patrick Leahy seems determined to get to the bottom of the obsenity of Bush Regime torture policies. But for one of the ultimate Beltway insiders, reactionary former solicitor general Ted Olson, what's important is to savage Pelosi in the media to prevent a debate about the ideas and values she represents (the ones the electorate just endorsed). So he got a McCain dog and pony show at the neo-fascist Federalist Society hooting and hollering with some misogynistic remarks about Pelosi (and of course, Hillary Clinton) and botox. Ho, ho, ho! One hopes these criminals giggle on their way to the gallows some day.
Even if Congress (and the media) aren't quite ready to debate whether the principals in the Bush Regime should be tried or not, there are important issues more worthy of public attention than the script being handed out by Insiders meant to turn back the tide of history. Matt Stoller at MyDD will always be dependably more in touch with what's crucial in our society than any TV talking heads or any gaggle of congressional nitwits and their staffs... any day of the week. Yesterday Houston mounted police trampled peacful strikers with their horses. The Chevron workers make $5.35 an hour and have no health insurance. Think about that and then think about the Beltway Establishment and what their petty concerns and pronouncements are.
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News Release: Congresswoman Sherri Davis, R-CA, Urges Donald Rumsfeld Not to Resign As Secretary of Defense
California Congresswoman calls for “firm hand on the tiller," condemns “liberal San Francisco strategy” to ending the Iraq War
New York, NY – (PRInside) November 19, 2006 – Congresswoman Sherri Davis, R-CA, issued a statement today urging Donald H. Rumsfeld not to resign his post as Secretary of Defense, but to instead stay in his job and lead America to victory.
“For Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld to resign would be seen as a victory for the terrorists,” said Congresswoman Davis, known as the “Ann Coulter of Anaheim” for her fierce opposition to flag-burning and illegal immigration, and for her unyielding defense of the American family. “It would mean the United States has adopted a liberal San Francisco strategy to winning the war in Iraq. But sadly, ‘peace quilts’ and 'group hugs' are not the path to victory."
In her statement, Congresswoman Davis, a fiscal conservative, notes that while Secretary Rumsfeld is feared and disliked by many in the American military and the American public, that pales in contrast to how much he is feared and disliked by our enemies, the terrorists.
“War is not a popularity contest,” says Davis. “Yes, he’s a sourpuss – but he’s our sourpuss. Let’s face it: a charm offensive is the last thing that will work when you are dealing with the Sunnis and the Shiites. They only respect the hammer of Abraham.”
As to the nomination of Robert Gates to replace Rumsfeld, Davis says: “It's well-known that Robert Gates is just the point man for a boarding party of former national security officials from the elder President Bush's administration taking over defense and foreign policy in his son's administration. But the realists of Bush 41, so cautious and practical, will never be able to succeed where the neoconservative idealists of Bush 43 have failed."
Congresswoman Davis’s voice is one of many raised in recent days expressing the opinion that Secretary Rumsfeld has been dealt a bad hand and should stay in his job. “Tom Delay has nominated Secretary Rumsfeld for Time Magazine's “Man of the Year," and he is right to do so,” says Congresswoman Davis. “Donald didn’t know there was some kind of arbitrary ‘deadline’ to win this war. Had he known he would have acted differently."
Concludes Davis: “He’s been taken out to the woodshed and has learned his lesson. For the good of America, it’s now time to bring him back and let him get on with his work. Now that this whole idea of ‘establishing democracy in Iraq’ has been shown to be a failed policy, we should step aside and let Donald finish the job. All we are asking is give war a chance.”
According to Davis and other experts, it may turn out that the United States ends up having to choose sides between the factions in Iraq that are tearing their country apart. “Personally, I have always been a bit partial to the Sunnis,” says Davis. “And I know many others who feel the same way." Davis advises the Shiite faction to "wake up and smell the coffee."
Congresswoman Davis was re-elected to her seat in Congress in the November elections by a slim but substantial majority. “Slim but substantial – much like myself,” she jokes. A fierce defender of the American family – and its greatest supporter in Congress -- Davis has no qualms about being able to adjust to her new role in the minority in Congress.
“Frankly, it will be much less work for me,” she says with her trademark grin.“And while Nancy (Pelosi) can be a major ballbuster, I do feel that we can extend hands to each other across the aisle to bring the many blessings envisioned in some of my signature legislation to the American people.”
Davis specifically plans to seek Pelosi’s assistance in voting into law three of her “signature” legislative packages: the Mandatory Portion Control Act (MPCA), aimed at curbing America’s growing obesity problem; “Project SATYR,” a program designed to capitalize on the current "scrapbooking craze" to increase youth reading levels through individual vouchers and major tax-breaks to the American scrapbooking industry; and the Yoga Mat Cleanliness Act (YMCA), which Congresswoman Davis has been promoting this fall through taped appearances with New York-based celebrity actress Sarah Jessica Parker, who recently caught a bad case of tinea cruris from using an unclean yoga mat in her home state of Ohio, a swing state.
Before responding to the call of democracy, Congresswoman Davis was herself a Broadway actress and chanteuse; she skyrocketed to fame in the 1990's with her raunchy rock-anthem “(Doing the) Baby Dance,” which reached No. 4 on the Billboard pop charts. Before leaving show business to represent her Congressional district, Davis also played the role of Penny Pingleton in numerous regional performances of “Hairspray."
First, what does that press release above have to do with this story?
Second, great post -- I arrived here from Firedoglake and I suspect a lot of others will be coming too. You are right, I think, that this is basically just an attempt to undermine Pelosi by focussing on irrelevancies, because they can't find anything real to criticize.
Charlotte Whitten, the first female mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, said "Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult."
Is this some kind of Onion like parody? Davis's background and Sarah Jessica Parker's tinea whatsits-hey Carrie, bring your own clean mat to Yoga class-make it seem so. Could there really be a Congresswoman so stupid she thinks that Donald Rumsfield decides whether he stays or goes? This whole thing was a joke, right?
Utter Fools are not restricted to any one race,sex,or religious beliefs, but Utter Damn Fools seem to gather in numbers in the Republican stockyards. Maybe she and O.J. can go out on a date together since both crave the spotlight and wish to gag people at the same time.
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