Wednesday, July 21, 2004
It's bad enough that Republicans lie with three out of four breaths they take.0 comments
But this story,
The Hill: GOP terrorism bill splits committee,
is precisely why we New Yorkers have developed our Rob-a-Republican Program here in the Big Apple for the Republican National Convention.
Because Republicans steal.
Everything.
They don't even care what.
They'll steal ANYTHING: Elections, budget surpluses, media outlets, money, Congressional Bills, funding for school districts, Congressional districts, people's livelihoods, Congressional seats, money, whole Middle Eastern countries, scads of money, the best lobbying jobs, the U.S. Treasury, funding for Afghanistan, the odd White House or two, and even people's dignity and self-respect. These are all but trinkets of victory for our Scorched Earth Brothers and Sisters.
They're even attempting to rework all of the Rules of the Senate and House by which we govern ourselves.
They've even stolen common sense! A bi-partisan bill getting little attention as it works its way through the negotiating process, now gets stolen by Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) and handed to one of his gerrymandered Congressmen, Rep. Pete Sessions, to help create the appearance of leadership during Sessions's re-election run against another long-time incumbent Texas Congressman, senior Democrat Martin Frost.
You remember, of course, how they stole the $21 billion promised to NYC after the attacks: NOW, they got problems!
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has played this well all the way up to the convention.
To Bloomberg, it is, and has always been, about the money.
They've got it. We want it.
We'll get it one way, or the other.
He clearly can't stand George W. Bush (while NYS Governor George Pataki would dearly love to be VP and is most likely the creator of the Drop Cheney leaks, since that would be the only way Pataki gets anyway near to replacing Dick Cheney on the GOP's ticket.)
But, as the state host of the convention, Pataki'll be in there pushing himself.
Yippee!
posted by Gotham 12:22 AM
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