When it showed up on Twitter this morning I thought it was a joke. Even Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi can't be this stupid. But apparently, they are. The U. S. Senate actually passed last week, and the House voted on today, HR 1586 - also known as...
"The _____ Act of _____".
Really. HR 1586 has been a tax-on-TARP-fat-cats bill, an aviation bill, and now it is The _____ Act of _____, the Democrats spiffy new "stimulus"/jobs/payoff bill - because we know how well that first one has worked. In reality, you can't find out what's in The _____ Act of _____ for sure - good luck finding the current language on the Internet after it was "clipped" (all the old text removed and new text inserted by Amendment). So much for "transparency". But you can bet the Prius The _____ Act of _____ will be chock-a-block full of all that caring political lard and compassionate patronage pork that Democrat spending/"stimulus" bills are known for of late. (According to this, it was. -ed.). The _____ Act of _____ was so important to our nation that to pass The _____ Act of _____ that Nancy Pelosi called the House into emergency session - for only the fourth or fifth time in 20 years - to pass the damn thing. (Could be Team Hopenchange's last chance to get patronage money flowing. -ed.) Of course, Obama says he is eager to sign The _____ Act of _____. For the children. Or something.
This isn't even close to representative democracy, dear readers, and our Ruling Class don't even pretend to care anymore. Not only do they not know what's in the bills they pass, they don't even know what they're voting on. They just vote like they're told. You, and your voice, don't matter - the have bigger people to represent.
No surprise here - Louisiana Senator Mary "I'm not cheap, but I can be had" Landreiu voted for The _____ Act of _____.
Some people are having fun with this. It does give meaning to Nancy Pelosi's blank stare...
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