Leahy is a genius-immediately demagouge the issue, then feed the greenies raw meat to soothe their emotional state by making NEW LAWS. That will do it by gosh. Gov regulators didn’t have anything to do with the poor oversight, they are victims. And, while we are on the victim chant, how about including extra by making violations automatic “hate crimes” -Call it the Pelican and Other Marine Animal hate crimes act. As if BP wanted this and that American can afford to shut off oil if obaining oil must be risk free. Oil has been sucked out of the Gulf for over 60 years but let’s make this incident a reason to cut off our noses. Leahy, you first!
Now that was good use of humor, sacrcasm, and actual examples of pinheads to weave a story that was enjoyable, readable, plausable, humorous, and ironic, which is probably making B.O. smack his head (once he puts down his cig first) and say ‘why didn’t I think of dat’?
We have had term limits in Michigan for a long time. Look how much that helped. All you get is idiots who don’t have any knowledge on how to accomplish anything. A part time legislature with only non partisan might sound good, but this isn’t 1800.
I think the point is missed that term limits can be limits on the length of the legislative seesion. 60 days sound about right, that way the most important items get attention while thinks like National Toy Day, get back burnered. As for individual term limits, the experience factor is way overplayed. Congress gets most of its input from people within the industries that are the subject of regulation. Lobbyists sometimes do play an important role in helping educate. The caveat is that we need to elect good people with great common sense and integrity. Right now we have a 1960-70s free love political class coming into their own and bringing with it the same lack or morals and self-centered mores that was the hallmark of their banal existence.
Maybe Leahy considers Bernie Madoff a hero sicne he and the other big spenders have run the world’s biggest Ponzi scheme for years, all while eempting themselves and railing against fraud. Of course the lack of Federal oversight had nothing to do with Madoff and only MORE regulation can solve the problem of poor oversight.
Nice post Tom, but in the real world experience does count. What we have here now are idiots that are on to the next office by the time they have a clue as to what the old office should mean. You simply can’t eliminate the career politicians with this type of limitation. I disliked Lyndon Johnson, but he was a power in the Senate because he had been there a while and had learned the use of power. My opinion.
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Leahy is a genius-immediately demagouge the issue, then feed the greenies raw meat to soothe their emotional state by making NEW LAWS. That will do it by gosh. Gov regulators didn’t have anything to do with the poor oversight, they are victims. And, while we are on the victim chant, how about including extra by making violations automatic “hate crimes” -Call it the Pelican and Other Marine Animal hate crimes act. As if BP wanted this and that American can afford to shut off oil if obaining oil must be risk free. Oil has been sucked out of the Gulf for over 60 years but let’s make this incident a reason to cut off our noses. Leahy, you first!
Now that was good use of humor, sacrcasm, and actual examples of pinheads to weave a story that was enjoyable, readable, plausable, humorous, and ironic, which is probably making B.O. smack his head (once he puts down his cig first) and say ‘why didn’t I think of dat’?
Did ya plug da hole daddy?
Did ya kick some arse?
Maybe we need an ‘buttocks czar’.
We have had term limits in Michigan for a long time. Look how much that helped. All you get is idiots who don’t have any knowledge on how to accomplish anything. A part time legislature with only non partisan might sound good, but this isn’t 1800.
I think the point is missed that term limits can be limits on the length of the legislative seesion. 60 days sound about right, that way the most important items get attention while thinks like National Toy Day, get back burnered. As for individual term limits, the experience factor is way overplayed. Congress gets most of its input from people within the industries that are the subject of regulation. Lobbyists sometimes do play an important role in helping educate. The caveat is that we need to elect good people with great common sense and integrity. Right now we have a 1960-70s free love political class coming into their own and bringing with it the same lack or morals and self-centered mores that was the hallmark of their banal existence.
How about prison for stupid legislators!
Maybe Leahy considers Bernie Madoff a hero sicne he and the other big spenders have run the world’s biggest Ponzi scheme for years, all while eempting themselves and railing against fraud. Of course the lack of Federal oversight had nothing to do with Madoff and only MORE regulation can solve the problem of poor oversight.
Nice post Tom, but in the real world experience does count. What we have here now are idiots that are on to the next office by the time they have a clue as to what the old office should mean. You simply can’t eliminate the career politicians with this type of limitation. I disliked Lyndon Johnson, but he was a power in the Senate because he had been there a while and had learned the use of power. My opinion.