Where do I begin today? Well, obviously the loss of a truly critical person in the Obama cabinet. It looked like Tom Daschle was going to weather the storm of the news of his failure to pay taxes on free transportation that he received for years. $146,000 in taxes over a 3-year period.
But in the end, it just wasn't going to work.
This is a huge loss despite what Republicans are going to say about the seriousness of the offense.
Tom Daschle, a former Senate Majority Leader, would have wielded serious amount of influence in the Senate, and would have been just the right person to spearhead our country’s final trip down the road to the sanity of universal health care.
Daschle, author of the recently published encyclopedia on how America can transition to a system of universal health care, was uniquely qualified to spearhead this effort.
But with the double trouble that came this morning by the New York Times editorial demanding that he step aside, and with the new revelation that Obama nominee for chief performance officer, Nancy Killifer, had failed to pay $946 in unemployment tax, and was stepping down from her nomination, the inertia was too much to overcome.
If Killifer was going to step aside for failure to pay $946, how was Daschle going to survive not stepping aside for failure to pay a sum that was 15,000% higher?
So it’s our loss. Universal health care has suffered a huge setback.
I’m sure the right wingers who were screaming socialized medicine are toasting each other many times today.
Hopefully they won’t contract Cirrhoses of the liver.
Then there’s the news that in the vote to confirm Eric Holder as the first African-American to be appointed United States Attorney General, Texas voted No.
Unanimously.
Yes, both Texas Republican senators voted no with 19 of their colleagues, while 19 Republicans joined the Democratic majority and voted aye.
I continue to be amazed at how polarized the Republican Party has become.
But finally, something came in the email this morning that I simply must share. I have to edit out some of the content to maintain my PG rating, but you’ll get the idea anyway.
Apparently Ben and Jerry have a new flavor of ice cream that they have named honoring Barack Obama’s presidency.
They call it “Yes Pecan.”
The email went on to say that there is a competition to come up with another ice cream flavor, honoring the departure of George Bush. Here is the very slightly edited list of submissions:
But in the end, it just wasn't going to work.
This is a huge loss despite what Republicans are going to say about the seriousness of the offense.
Tom Daschle, a former Senate Majority Leader, would have wielded serious amount of influence in the Senate, and would have been just the right person to spearhead our country’s final trip down the road to the sanity of universal health care.
Daschle, author of the recently published encyclopedia on how America can transition to a system of universal health care, was uniquely qualified to spearhead this effort.
But with the double trouble that came this morning by the New York Times editorial demanding that he step aside, and with the new revelation that Obama nominee for chief performance officer, Nancy Killifer, had failed to pay $946 in unemployment tax, and was stepping down from her nomination, the inertia was too much to overcome.
If Killifer was going to step aside for failure to pay $946, how was Daschle going to survive not stepping aside for failure to pay a sum that was 15,000% higher?
So it’s our loss. Universal health care has suffered a huge setback.
I’m sure the right wingers who were screaming socialized medicine are toasting each other many times today.
Hopefully they won’t contract Cirrhoses of the liver.
Then there’s the news that in the vote to confirm Eric Holder as the first African-American to be appointed United States Attorney General, Texas voted No.
Unanimously.
Yes, both Texas Republican senators voted no with 19 of their colleagues, while 19 Republicans joined the Democratic majority and voted aye.
I continue to be amazed at how polarized the Republican Party has become.
But finally, something came in the email this morning that I simply must share. I have to edit out some of the content to maintain my PG rating, but you’ll get the idea anyway.
Apparently Ben and Jerry have a new flavor of ice cream that they have named honoring Barack Obama’s presidency.
They call it “Yes Pecan.”
The email went on to say that there is a competition to come up with another ice cream flavor, honoring the departure of George Bush. Here is the very slightly edited list of submissions:
- Grape Depression
- The Housing Crunch
- Abu Grape
- Cluster Fudge
- Nut'n Accomplished
- Good Riddance You Lousy Mother%#$*@r... Swirl
- Chock 'n Awe
- WireTapioca
- Impeach Cobbler
- Guantanmallow
- imPeachmint
- Heck of a Job, Brownie!
- Neocon Politan
- RockyRoad to Fascism
- The Reese's-cession
- Cookie D'oh!
- Nougalar Proliferation
- Death by Chocolate... and Torture
- Freedom Vanilla Ice Cream
- Chocolate Chip On My Shoulder
- Credit Crunch
- Mission Pecanplished
- Country Pumpkin
- Chunky Monkey in Chief
- WMDelicious
- Chocolate Chimp
- Bloody Sundae
- Caramel Preemptive Stripe
- I broke the law and am responsible for the deaths of thousands...with nuts
3 comments:
So Hal, did you think Tom Daschle should have stepped down because of his tax situation?
Did you catch this Hal
http://www.fortbendnow.com/2009/02/04/35418#comment-1135
An1, I think if you examined most senior party officials from both parties you will find similar practices. Why not flush the Washington toilet and start completely anew.
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