[Update]: Welcome, Instapundit readers: alas, Cantor’s press guy has already fallen on his sword for this one. A pity.
Language warning (which is why it’s not on RedState):
Rep. Cantor’s office sent this around in response to you doing as Obama bid when he didn’t get kowtowed to on his debt bill, and what’s your response? You started crying like a bully who got smacked back in the nose.
Pathetic. If you’re not ready to take a hit, don’t take a swing.
Iowahawk betrayed by cruel, cruel reality.
I’m certain of it. Iowahawk was joking.
I mean, I get that movies often diverge from their subject material. And the author Mark Millar is apparently cool with what happened here, so I’m not disapproving.
But still: compare Wanted
H/T: Backward Compatible
“Rust never sleeps.“
[UPDATE] Oh, this just got better. Via Hot Air:
Lobbyist Inquiry Appears to Be Widening
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors are looking into the possibility that a prominent lobbyist may have funneled bogus campaign contributions to his mentor, Representative John P. Murtha, as well as other lawmakers, two people familiar with the investigator’s questions said Tuesday.
(H/T: Instapundit) But by the time we’re done, the word will be “dwarves*”:
Dems’ ethical troubles reminiscent of GOPers’ headaches as majority
Despite President Obama’s repeated pledge to usher in a new, more ethical climate in Washington, House Democrats’ ethical troubles have begun to resemble those the GOP had when it occupied the majority just three years ago.
In many ways, the developments are more difficult for Democrats because they rose to power, at least in part, by vowing to right the ethical wrongs of the past.
And now Democratic leaders are facing new ethics questions as a senior Democrat is under fire for his ties to two firms under FBI investigation.
Continue reading Dem’s ethical troubles “reminiscent?” Well, this week, at least.
After all, we have a Democrat as President: it’s acceptable to pretend to be for freedom and democracy again.
(Via Holger Awakens, via Tennesseefree.com)
Three things:
1). What do we know about this guy? Or when it was made?
2). If we had listened to Obama in 2006, this guy would probably be dead right now.
3). Not In Your Name, antiwar movement.
Not then.
Not now.
Not ever.
Crossposted at RedState.
At $48,604,163.15 it’s a steal.
No, really: right here.
Nope, they’re not restricting it. You can just email ’em and start.
Yup, they want your input. They think.
So, what’s stopping people from sending in every obnoxiously expensive and/or silly suggestion that they can think of?
Now, who would do a horrible thing like that?
Moe Lane
PS: Idea via… somebody who I am waiting for an email back from before I give credit. Continue reading Hey! Virginia’s taking debt bill suggestions!
… agents that I’ve seen lately. Specifically, a fairly mean slam of both Americans United for Change & AFSCME. You just need to look at it for a second to figure out why.
Ach, well: to use Robert Anton Wilson
Crossposted at RedState.
…here (Via Hot Air Headlines). It unfortunately does not note to its readers the minor detail that Rahm Emanuel employed Stan Greenberg’s polling firm as both a Congressman and as Chair of the DCCC, which makes the arrangement a good deal less of an “oops” and more of a “can we see those contracts you signed with them again?”
Crossposted at RedState.
Well, this cheers me up after the last story. Via Hot Air Headlines:
Blago, Libby prosecutor to stay on
Patrick Fitzgerald, the U.S. attorney in Chicago who brought criminal fraud charges against Rod Blagojevich, will be staying in his job in the Obama administration, even though he was appointed to the position by President George W. Bush.
[snip]
But Fitzgerald will not be asked to move on. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois has recommended that Eric Holder, the new attorney general, keep Fitzgerald. That suggestion was “positively received,” according to officials at the Justice Department and Sen. Durbin’s office.
Mind you, failure to do this at least would have been… remarked upon.
Crossposted at RedState.
[Further UPDATE]: And not a party-line vote, either. Mild curse, here. Ach, well, better luck next time.
[UPDATE]: Shoot, it didn’t pass. Waiting for the vote count.
More as I get it: I don’t know if it’ll succeed or not, but we’re about to find out who in the House actually believes in fighting corruption among its ranks. The below is from a week ago, but refers to tonight’s vote:
Process to Remove Rangel from Ways and Means Chairmanship Begun in House
(Washington, DC) – House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) would be removed as Chairman of the powerful House committee pending completion of the ongoing investigation into Rangel’s multiple ethics violation charges and failure to pay income taxes, if the House approves a Resolution introduced today by House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (R-TX).
Carter, who has demanded action on the allegations from both Rangel and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi since last year, introduced a privileged resolution on the issue today. Under House rules, a privileged resolution must be brought to the floor for consideration by the full House within no more than two legislative days. With the House scheduled to come back in session Monday, the measure must be considered no later than Tuesday.
This is, of course, from Rep. John Carter of Mars Texas (R, TX-31); see here and here for background on his particular quest. As mentioned above, I have no idea whether this is going to work or not, but here’s hoping that Rep Rangel didn’t know what he was talking about, here.
