Friday, December 17, 2010

Re: Un-American Republican Obstruction: The Senate GOP's bore on Christmas

Yes, I accidentally spelled Conservatives wrong. I should hve spelled
it F-A-S-C-I-S-T-S!


On 12/16/10, GregfromBoston <greg.vincent@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I argue with un-American Conservitives and Republicans daily. They
> constantly resort to vile and vicious name calling
> -------------------------
>
> You REALLY don't see the problem with that sentence, do ya
>
> On Dec 16, 1:16 pm, GregfromBoston <greg.vinc...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Boo on them. Bullshit on them
>>
>> Didja know the Constitution pays heed to a Commandment though? I just
>> found it.
>>
>> Interested?
>>
>> On Dec 16, 12:58 pm, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > I argue with un-American Conservitives and Republicans daily. They
>> > constantly resort to vile and vicious name calling, hate, lies and
>> > smear, twisted pretzel glue logic, hateful personal attacks, and
>> > childish bullying against me, Progressives, Democrats, Immmigrants,
>> > Muslims, Jews, Gays, and President Obama at every turn. I get how hard
>> > and discouraging it is to fight these selfish, officious, pathetic
>> > blockheads first hand. Happy Holidays anyway. -T
>>
>> > The Senate GOP's bore on Christmas
>> > By Adam Serwer
>> > The clearest sign that Republican obstructionists in the Senate are
>> > becoming desperate as a result of the increasing likelihood that much
>> > of the Democratic lame-duck agenda might actually pass is their
>> > pathetic attempt to politicize Christmas.
>>
>> > On Tuesday, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), whose attempts to derail
>> > ratification of the new START treaty through frivolous objections
>> > appear to be failing, whined that keeping Congress in session right up
>> > until the holidays would be "disrespecting one of the two holiest of
>> > holidays for Christians."
>>
>> > Yesterday Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) followed suit, complaining that
>> > "This is the most sacred holiday for Christians."
>>
>> > As many others have pointed out, most Americans, Christian or
>> > otherwise, work around the holidays. DeMint also rather blatantly
>> > screwed up his theology while trying to find an arbitrary excuse to
>> > whine about Congress doing its job -- Christmas is pointedly not the
>> > most sacred holiday for Christians, Easter is. As if that weren't
>> > craven enough, DeMint flatly admitted yesterday that his efforts right
>> > now are focused on trying to "run out the clock."
>>
>> > I'm a nice Jewish boy, and I don't have a dog in this fight, but this
>> > strikes me as one of the more egregious instances of conservatives
>> > deploying religion as little more than a culture war weapon. If
>> > Senators like DeMint find working around Christmas "sacrilegious,"
>> > they should stop obstructing the Senate's business so they can all go
>> > home.
>>
>> > It's rather clear though, that DeMint and Kyl, like their Democratic
>> > colleagues, think their obligations in the Senate are more important
>> > than arbitrary lengthy leisure time around the holidays, or they
>> > wouldn't be so committed to "running out the clock." While I find
>> > their priorities frustrating, objectively speaking, senators should
>> > consider their duties more important than getting a few extra days
>> > off. But it also means Democrats aren't being any more "sacrilegious"
>> > than Republicans are.
>>
>> > Adam Serwer is a staff writer at The American Prospect, where he
>> > writes his own blog.
>>
>> > More:http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/12/the_senate_gops_bo...
>>
>> > --
>> > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
>> > Have a great day,
>> > Tommy- Hide quoted text -
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>> - Show quoted text -
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Have a great day,
Tommy

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