The Temporary Democratic Majority continues its rapid descent into self-parody:
Rep. Sander Levin will take over as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee after Rep. Pete Stark, who held the gavel for a day, stepped aside.
The dominoes fell after Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) resigned the chairmanship of the powerful tax-writing panel Wednesday as Republicans and many Democrats were moving to oust him following an ethics committee ruling that found he violated House gift rules.
AdvertisementLevin, who had been chairman of the Trade Subcommittee, will helm the panel through the end of this Congress — barring the unlikely return of Rangel.
Officially, Stark stepped aside to keep the gavel of the panel’s Health Subcommittee. But lawmakers and aides said Stark faced a rebellion within the committee and the caucus over his sometimes bizarre behavior and penchant for making offensive comments.
Meanwhile, Speaker Nancy Pelosi continues her promise to run “the most goat-rodeo Congress in history.”
goat-rodeo Congress.
For some reason, that made me laugh. Because the laughter hides the pain.
The trouble with having the MSM so deeply in the tank for your party is that only truly bizarre behavior — would stripping naked on the floor of Congress do it? — is required to be driven from office. Using sound ecological reasoning, then, the lack of MSM predators means the individual members of your political herd grow less and less fit as your opponents, with severe predatory pressure rapidly culling the politically maladroit, become ever more able and nimble.
Bring on the able and nimble! But not until we’ve had a few more laughs at the current clown show. F
These Pelosi House Democrats make the Keystone Cops look like Cirque du Soleil.
Thanks for using ‘goat rodeo’ to describe Uber-Nanny Nan’s sideshow – to call it dog and pony would be insulting to dogs and ponies and would imply that congress has a much higher level intelligence than it does. Although the goats might not be too happy either…
fdf’s comment is directly descriptive of California’s descent into utter madness.
The ecology of the One-Party State’s gerrymandered incumbent security provides a complete lack of competition or pressure so individual members of your political herd grow less and less fit, and such union-protected stalwarts as Pete Stark surface through the thick coating of legislative pond-scum to croak their imbecilities like a lonely toad looking for a mate.
Levin is a liberal hack, unlike Stark who is a left wing loon. Levin’s mouth only moves when a union boss sticks his hand up Levin’s ass and moves it.
Let’s keep in mind that when Nancy stated that she’d run the most ethical Congress in history, she probably meant that she would run the most ethical Democrat Congress in history.
This is funny, but bear in mind that prizes at a goat rodeo are won fair ‘n square.
I’m from Kansas; I know of which I speak.
If the congressional democrat “caucus” doesn’t oust Nancy Pelosi from the speakership by well before the next election then the party has no hope of retaining control of the congress; it’s as simple as that. And please don’t even think about sleazy Steny as her replacement. It will have to be a centrist who actually represents the American perspective rather than the “enabled” panhandlers in Union Square who vote for Nancy in return for a cup of coffee and a donut.
Not just “ ‘a’ goat-rodeo Congress.”, but “the ‘most’ goat-rodeo Congress in history.” Oh Lordy! My sides!
I suffer in Sander Levin’s district. He’s a liberal with an undistinguish record, except voting to impose the luxury and “boat taxes” upon those industires in the 90′s which wiped out middle class jobs in those very same industries…real thoughtful stuff.
He was on WJR-AM 760 here a few weeks ago, not answering questions as much as he was LECTURING us stupid proletariats about the virtues of Obama (doesn’t) Care.
If the bill is that damn good, why don’t Americans like it.
Any congress, or person that wants something THAT BADLY must mean that a lot of people lose…it’s that simple.
Digg, I think she meant most ethically-challenged Congress. Or perhaps “differently ethiced”
“his sometimes bizarre behavior…”
Too bizarre for Congress? CONGRESS!?
At least toads and frogs eat bugs.
The goats in a Democrat congressional goat rodeo should be viewed as unwilling subjects of depraved chimps. Nanny state indeed!
“In order for evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to fail to point and laugh in the public square.”
Goat rodeo??? Promising a goat rodeo is not what anyone would want congress to be. Except for maybe anarchists.
Did anyone see that press conference, or what I’m coining the Press Nonference?
Dripping with anger and condescension, Rangel seethed through his ‘stache’ at those assembled in front of him. Totally busted, angry not at himself but at how dare anyone would try to knock him off his pedestal (or chaise lounge).
As I watched this bum warn “there will be no questions”, I found myself muttering…”Oh yes, Charlie, there will me more questions than you ever imagine!”
Kudo’s to Scott Ott and Alfonzo Rachel and the pro’s at PJTV for that send up of Rangel in “Real Members of Congress”. That bit was done sooooo long ago, yet only now are others seeing Nancy’s Chucky puppet for what he is. PJ TV is so far ahead of the curve.
I wouldn’t mind Congress promisjng a goat rodeo if they’d just refrain from turning the manure into legislation.