http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/08/13/the-most-unpopular-man-in-congress/ Summum nec metuas diem, nec optes - Marcus Valerius Martialis Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:27:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/08/13/the-most-unpopular-man-in-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-64591 Donklephant » Blog Archive » Denny Hastert has left the building. Mon, 20 Aug 2007 01:49:53 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/08/13/the-most-unpopular-man-in-congress/#comment-64591 [...] In the spirit of the polarized partisan fairness that is the hallmark of my blog, Let us look to the future. Looking back, Wonkette sums up Hastert’s legacy more succinctly than I, saying “He was corrupt and kinda dumb…” , but looking forward, the Democrats have the majority and control the future in Congress now. They probably do not have enough time in the next 18 months to screw up on the scale that the Republicans did over the last six years - not impossible - mind you, but unlikely. So the Democrats will hold their majorities in Congress through the 2008 election. But the Democratic Congress has already shown that they have not learned the lessons of the Republican mistakes. The much heralded ethics bill was emasculated and the corrupting influence of earmarks continue unabated. Jack Murtha, may not be as “dumb” as Hastert, but he is just as corrupt. Which leads to a new prediction - there is a Hastert-esque Jack Murtha corruption post in DWSUWF’s future. [...] [...] In the spirit of the polarized partisan fairness that is the hallmark of my blog, Let us look to the future. Looking back, Wonkette sums up Hastert’s legacy more succinctly than I, saying “He was corrupt and kinda dumb…” , but looking forward, the Democrats have the majority and control the future in Congress now. They probably do not have enough time in the next 18 months to screw up on the scale that the Republicans did over the last six years – not impossible – mind you, but unlikely. So the Democrats will hold their majorities in Congress through the 2008 election. But the Democratic Congress has already shown that they have not learned the lessons of the Republican mistakes. The much heralded ethics bill was emasculated and the corrupting influence of earmarks continue unabated. Jack Murtha, may not be as “dumb” as Hastert, but he is just as corrupt. Which leads to a new prediction – there is a Hastert-esque Jack Murtha corruption post in DWSUWF’s future. [...]

]]> http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/08/13/the-most-unpopular-man-in-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-64416 feeblemind Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:33:40 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/08/13/the-most-unpopular-man-in-congress/#comment-64416 Have to give Flake credit for standing up to the rest of the House like that. It was an admirable effort. Have to give Flake credit for standing up to the rest of the House like that. It was an admirable effort.

]]> http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/08/13/the-most-unpopular-man-in-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-64412 FedUp Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:42:03 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/08/13/the-most-unpopular-man-in-congress/#comment-64412 Until the good citizens wake up and do NOT re-elect this... this... this... (fill in the blank) we will be at his mercy. TERM and AGE limits. He has made a mockery out of the office and has thumbed his nose at all of us. Thin King of Pork needs to be roasted long and slow on a spit! Until the good citizens wake up and do NOT re-elect this… this… this… (fill in the blank) we will be at his mercy. TERM and AGE limits. He has made a mockery out of the office and has thumbed his nose at all of us. Thin King of Pork needs to be roasted long and slow on a spit!

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