The Demise of the USA

I've had a hard time expressing the problems with the ineffectiveness of the US Government. Probably because I don't know enough fo the facts. Paul Krugman doesn't have my problem. He explains how dysfunctional we've become.

In the past, holds were used sparingly. That’s because, as a Congressional Research Service report on the practice says, the Senate used to be ruled by “traditions of comity, courtesy, reciprocity, and accommodation.” But that was then. Rules that used to be workable have become crippling now that one of the nation’s major political parties has descended into nihilism, seeing no harm — in fact, political dividends — in making the nation ungovernable.

Bleah for the USA!

You don't have a vote in the matter

Rush might support Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court. This is big news, despite the fact that he's an entertainer and, therefore, his position doesn't matter.

Perhap's he's engaging in some reverse-psychology - if the Dems believe Sotomayor is cool with the far right, they might start to think that she's not a good choice after all.

Tell Me They're Joking, Part II

Wha...whaaaaaaattt?

They're effing kidding, right?

The great State of Alaska (aka The Russian Front) launched an investigation into whether or not Governor Sarah Palin abused her power in having her ex-brother-in-law fired from his State Trooper position. The report issued today concludes that she did just that.

However, to nip that little problem in the bud, the McCain campaign issued its own report that proved, without a shadow of a doubt, that Palin acted ethically throughout.

Trying to head off a potentially embarrassing state ethics report on GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, campaign officials released their own report Thursday that clears her of any wrongdoing.

Excuse me? Can you really do that? Can you really just issue your own report clearing yourself of wrongdoing on a controversial issue? I suppose if you can show that the report was prepared by a truly impartial party.

McCain spokesman Taylor Griffin, who distributed the campaign's report, said it was written by the McCain-Palin campaign staff and based on public filings and Todd Palin's affidavit.

OK, so much for that. No conflicts of interest there!

Just how stupid do they think we are?