Day: December 18, 2009

The Tubes of Retribution

Never mess with the internet. It may be a bunch of clogged tubes, but the truth will out.

Now:

McCAIN: I’ve been around here 20-some years. First time I’ve ever seen a member denied an extra minute or two to finish his remarks. … I just haven’t seen it before myself. And I don’t like it. And I think it harms the comity of the Senate not to allow one of our members at least a minute. I’m sure that time is urgent here, but I doubt that it would be that urgent.

Then:

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator’s time has expired.
Mr. DAYTON. I ask for unanimous consent that I have 30 seconds more to finish my remarks.
Mr. McCAIN. I object.

A message to progressives: By all means, hang Senator Joe Lieberman in effigy. Declare that you’re disappointed in and/or disgusted with President Obama. Demand a change in Senate rules that, combined with the Republican strategy of total obstructionism, are in the process of making America ungovernable.

But meanwhile, pass the health care bill.

Paul Krugman

No. I don’t want health care.

Senator Sam Bareback, er, Brownback, Republican of Kansas
Then why don’t we take it away from him? I’ve been agitating all along for a healthcare sunset provision on all Congressional insurance and/or Medicare coverage. If they love the market so much, let them go out and use it. We’d suddenly have a lot of focus on the issue once all those Viagra and Cialis prescriptions were getting paid for in full.