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The Gang That Couldn’t Govern

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Republican Stumblebums from the Senate and House (Except for the Kid: He’s Innocent)

As the U.S. Government heads for another disastrous shutdown, one is led to wonder at the utter uselessness of the officials we have chosen to represent us in Congress. Senator Mitch McConnell (Ratf*ck—Kentucky) and Congressman Paul Ryan (Ratf*ck—Pennsylvania) should be made to swallow their U.S. Flag pins and commit ritual hara kiri on the steps of Congress.

I really don’t like writing about American politics. Heck, I don’t even like discussing politics with my friends. I feel soiled when I do.

Even though there will be an election this November, I have diminishing faith in the American voters who selected the present clowns in office. They will either be re-elected or replaced with other clowns who are attracted to the ways of power. When that power serves only to disgust not only the American people, but our allies (if any are left), and embolden our enemies (the list is growing).

 

A Final Solution for the House

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They Should Try It with a Drano Chaser

They Should Try It with a Drano Chaser

I have made several suggestions for dealing with the House of Representatives in these postings. Among my past suggestions:

  • Fire them and replace them with scabs
  • Arrest them for violation of their oath of office, and—why not?—for treason

Now, as we come down to the wire on the self-imposed destruction of the country I love, I can only suggest a liberal application of rat poison. After the bodies have been removed, the House should be fumigated to get rid of that verminous Tea Party smell.

If you think that is too extreme, perhaps you haven’t been aware of what has been happening lately. It’s high time to rid this country of a baneful influence using the most draconian means possible.

And don’t try to argue with me on this! I am convinced.

Fair and Balanced? Hah!

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No, This Is Not About Faux News

No, This Is Not About Faux News

The so-called liberally-biased media have created a monster. About ten or more years ago, it was thought by the news media that letting alternate points of view have their own voice would prevent accusations of bias. The right-wing jumped on that. They still accused the media of bias, but their representation in news story jumped to such an extent that the increasingly dim American public assumed their opinions were equally meritorious.

If you give the village idiot a soap box, you will find that crowds will gather; and people will sagely nod their heads as if they were receiving words of wisdom.

My opinion is probably a little more undemocratic. Instead of giving the Tea Party adherents a voice, I would have them pistol-whipped. What one former Republican consultant has called “a neo-Confederate insurgency” has now become, in effect, a coup d’état. That’s why some of my recent posts have sounded a little draconian. I don’t think that sitting down and negotiating with John Boehner is going to accomplish anything other than re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Perhaps if we arrested Boehner, Cantor, and some of their confederates and then proceeded to play hard ball with them, we might get through this.

I am not willing at this point to concede any points to the Tea Party and their Congressional stooges. Hit them hard and fast. Otherwise, welcome to the Confederate States of America II.

 

Arrest Congress!

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It’s Time to Arrest These Criminals!

It’s Time to Arrest These Criminals!

Why are we coddling John “Crybaby” Boehner and his gang of oath violators. If they fail to raise the debt ceiling, they should be forced to do the perp walk—with hands cuffed—to the nearest calabozo. At that point, it becomes an act of treason against the country they have vowed to safeguard. They are no better than the guys shown in the above photo, and deserve not a whit more consideration. The mere fact that they won’t have access to their favorite booze will be sufficient to make most of them break down and start pointing fingers at one another.

Congress on Strike? Hire Scabs!

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Who Needs ’em?

Who Needs ’em?

I am now going to sound like a Republican: If the U.S. House of Representatives refuses to do its job, give them pink slips and hire scabs. Of course, they would lose their Congressional health benefits and have to rely on Obamacare. It’s rather unlikely anyone else would be so stupid as to give them a job, so they would also have to go on public assistance. The one on the right in the above photo would make a great welfare queen.

In the past, I tried to stop writing about politics, but I find it’s impossible to remain silent when I see my country being attacked by the very people who are supposed to protect it. Didn’t they swear an oath? And now, they are threatening to destroy the U.S. because they don’t like a piece of legislation (the Affordable Care Act) that was duly passed by a previous Congress and vetted through the Supreme Court. Well, if they can do that, I say fire the mo-fos , and maybe give them each a 90-day jail sentence to go with the package. If the law of the land can be unlawfully attacked in this manner, the perquisites of the House of Representatives are also up for grabs.

Weepy John Boehner tells the nation, “This isn’t some damn game!” I say it is, and the crybaby ought to go, but maybe with a 1-year sentence for his part in the fracas.

Here’s the oath of office these scum broke: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.

Money to Stop the Shutdown?

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How Would Contributing More Money to the Democrats Affect the Shutdown?

How Would Contributing More Money to the Democrats Affect the Shutdown?

My e-mails this morning were full of requests for money by various Democratic organizations to stop the shutdown. How, pray tell, would that happen? Now I would not mind contributing my hard-earned money to have John Boehner hog-tied and dragged through the streets of Washington, or to have Eric Cantor split down the middle by a chainsaw, or Paul Ryan molested by 150 rabid Catholic priests.

But that’s not what the money is going toward. Is it to bring a frown to Boehner’s face? That sad alcoholic wouldn’t even notice the difference.

No, it’s just that the Democrats want more money to eventually throw at television stations. There’s nothing they could do with the money now to avert the shutdown other than staging a mass annihilation of the House of Representatives (not a bad idea at that!), but they wouldn’t have the guts….

In consequence, I will ignore these importunate e-mails while shaking my head at the gullibility of my fellow man. Oh, well, a fool and his money are soon parted.