We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/political_buffo.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:20:46 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification I know, I know. I'm breaking The Rulez. I'm attacking the messenger. Sometimes, however, the message is just so breath-takingly dumb I can't resist. K-Lo posted this on The Corner on Friday: Don Young is on the floor talking about bridges. He just said, "I don't do this often, but I am saying, I told you so. I hadda go find the context, so I went to that useful resource, the Congressional Record. The issue at hand: AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS AND RECONSTRUCTION OF INTERSTATE I–35 BRIDGE. Mr Young rose to speak in support. I don’t do this... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/political_buffo.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/political_buffo.html Mon, 06 Aug 2007 07:56:36 -0600 ...the American people will understand the importance if we fund it and if we address the issue of the bridges. 1. The federal tax on gasoline has been funding it for years, Mr. Young. Why has Congress diverted the funds for other than infrastructure maintenance? 2. The "issue of the bridges" has also been around for years. Why does it take a collapse to bring it to your startled attention? Oooop. No scathing editorials in the press absent a current collapse. Silly me... ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/political_buffo.html#comment-62985 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/political_buffo.html#comment-62985 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:19:58 -0600 Hey, bad people can have good ideas. Look at the Volkswagon... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/political_buffo.html#comment-62967 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/political_buffo.html#comment-62967 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 06:50:43 -0600 Far be it for me to otherwise endorse the left, however I think the recent "KOS Convention" is a good thing, and I wish we (as in more of the right leaning) would do similar. Putting politicians in the hot spot with direct questions that we want answers, not rhetoric is a good thing. One thing you can say for the "blogosphere" or the "New Age" in general, is people are becoming less afraid to just accept what people say on a pdoium (case in point here) without asking questions, making points, and, land o goshen, publicising those points. One hopes the movement will take more wings and grow continually. Maybe one day, we'll get representatives of the people. Versus the 90% re-election rate of the "Meet the new boss same as the old boss." scenario we have had for the last 30 years. We need some nobodies. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/political_buffo.html#comment-62966 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/political_buffo.html#comment-62966 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 06:40:04 -0600