Post-Partisan Day In The House... Almost

Reps. Ted Poe (R-TX), Paul Broun (R-GA) & Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA)

A few days ago we were trying to determine who were the absolute worse asshats in Congress-- you know, not the bottom of the barrel, underneath the barrel. Georgia imbeciles Lynn Westmoreland and Paul Broun figured prominently in the proceedings. Yesterday we saw some further proof of the toxic puddin'.

The real action was over on the Senate side yesterday; slow day in the House-- other than Hoyer's powerplay in using his vile, contemptible Blue Dog kennel to go after poor Nancy. But there were three votes, each exactly the kind of post-partisan pap that Obama wishes the whole world was made of. At 6:55 pm they voted on raising awareness and encouraging prevention of stalking by establishing January 2009 as “National Stalking Awareness Month.” 247 Democrats and 170 Republicans voted for it. It passed 417-0. Didn't January, 2009 just pass, though? Whatever. At 7:06 pm they voted to support the goals and ideals of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week. This time 248 Democrats and 171 Republicans voted for it and 419 members of Congress are on record supporting those lofty goals (with none opposing). You're on record, Patrick McHenry. and we know what you do with all those teenage boys... so watch out because we are watching you. Then at 7:19 pm they voted on HR 559, a bill sponsored by Yvette Clarke (D-NY) and cosponsored by Peter King (R-NY), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) and Bennie Thompson (D-MS) that amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight. This time 245 Democrats were joined by 168 Republicans to give this one 413 votes. But it wasn't 413-0. There were 3 members of Congress who opposed the bill: Paul Broun (R-GA), Ted Poe (R-TX) and Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA). Hard to imagine why these three voted no, except that they are all virulent racists and never vote for bills proposed by African-Americans. Other than that, it was a perfect post-partisan day in the U.S. House of Representatives.