Classy as ever, Democratic Party

[unixronin]

And yes, I mean that sarcastically.

http://carlyfailorina.com/ (paid for by the California Democratic Party).  What more is there to say?

Don't get me wrong, I'm no fan of Carly Fiorina, who to all practical purposes single-handedly destroyed Hewlett-Packard (with only minimal assistance from her interim predecessor Richard Hackborn, whom you've probably never heard of).  But this is a new low in pettiness in politics.  What's the next step?  Will the parties start publicly calling each other's candidates poopyheads?  Will the candidates themselves start flicking boogers at their opponents in televised debates?

Dear Democratic and Republican Parties:

Please to hurry up and finish self-destructing, so that the rest of us can pick up the pieces and get on with America.  KTHXBAI.

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Meanwhile, on the other side of the aisle...

[randwolf.livejournal.com]

"Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) has put an extraordinary "blanket hold" on at least 70 nominations President Obama has sent to the Senate, according to multiple reports this evening. The hold means no nominations can move forward unless Senate Democrats can secure a 60-member cloture vote to break it, or until Shelby lifts the hold."--TPMDC report (http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/02/report-shelby-blocks-all-obama-nominations-in-the-senate-over-al-earmarks.php)

That is like Mexican political news. The Democrats are weak and corrupt, but they aren't this out-and-out crazy and corrupt.

Re: Meanwhile, on the other side of the aisle...

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Can't we just fire the lot? They're not even trying to govern, they're just trying to score points off of each other.

How?

[randwolf.livejournal.com]

without that is, mass starvation, civil war, etc., etc.

BTW, Shelby is doing this on behalf of Airbus, a non-US corporation.

Re: How?

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

And that should be grounds for removal from office.

It's for national security

[randwolf.livejournal.com]

Or so says Shelby (http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/02/shelbys-office-confirms-holds-lashes-out-at-obama.php?ref=fpblg). Who needs satire?

Re: It's for national security

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

These days, I think the government uses "National Security" to mean "Someone in Congress would be embarrassed if we told you the real reason."