Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Pragmatism versus Principle

There has been quite a lot of criticism levied against Virginia Governor McDonnell, South Carolina Governor Sanford and a number of Republican congressvermin for first complaining and campaigning against the stimulus bill and now lobbying to get more money for their respective states.

I think the criticism is fair against the Senators and Congressmen who publicly voted against the stimulus package while working to get money for their districts. That was sheer rank hypocrisy of the highest order. They should not only be called out for it, but the money should have been allocated in a way that there would have been consequences for their hypocrisy.

It is another thing when one is a chief executive of a government. Those people are supposed to be leaders and they are charged with doing what is best for the people who live in their area. The governors may not like having to take Federal money to prop up their school systems or for construction projects, but they have to do what it takes to put people to work.

This was in full display nearly 18 months ago, when George Bush had to swallow hard and propose a bill to keep the nation's (and the global) financial system from melting down. the real shame was that there were so many in his paty who were willing to see the global economy collapse rather than stain their conservative principles with a vote for what needed to be done. Those bastards need to be shamed and, if they were ones who voted against the stimulus but had their hands out privately for stimulus money for their districts, they need to be hammered hard for their hypocrisy.

The governors, though, didn't get to vote on the matter. Sure, they ran their mouths, that's what politicians do. Their actions are what truly matter and there, they are doing what is in the best interests of their states. Which is what a responsible adult would do.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Over here in the mid-Atlantic, McDonnell declared an emergency before the first snowflake even fell -- these repug gubners never met a federal dollar they didn't want to grope.