A little partisanship

Most of you know I am, in fact, a registered Republican [A Chafee and Weicker Republican].   I did find this quite amusing. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) released the following statement in advance of delivery on the House floor:

"Mr. Speaker, yesterday the President said we continue to be wise about how we spend the people's money.

"Then why are we paying over $100,000 for a 'White House Director of Lessons Learned'?

"Maybe I can save the taxpayers $100,000 by running through a few of the lessons this White House should have learned by now.

"Lesson 1: When the Army Chief of Staff and the Secretary of State say you are going to war without enough troops, you're going to war without enough troops.

"Lesson 2: When 8.8 billion dollars of reconstruction funding disappears from Iraq, and 2 billion dollars disappears from Katrina relief, it's time to demand a little accountability.

"Lesson 3: When you've 'turned the corner' in Iraq more times than Danica Patrick at the Indy 500, it means you are going in circles.

"Lesson 4: When the national weather service tells you a category 5 hurricane is heading for New Orleans, a category 5 hurricane is heading to New Orleans.

"I would also ask the President why we're paying for two 'Ethics Advisors' and a 'Director of Fact Checking.'

"They must be the only people in Washington who get more vacation time than the President.

"Maybe the White House could consolidate these positions into a Director of Irony."

Comments

[Tyler Simons]

I am, in fact, a registered Republican [A Chafee and Weicker Republican].

I'm reminded of the time my girlfriend met my parents. My Dad let slip the fact that he's a republican. Her response?

"But you seem so cool!"

I'm actually a Lieberman and Obama Democrat, which is about the same thing.

[William Witt]

Well, will wonders never cease, John. I am in fact a registered Democrat, and consistently to the left on issues of economics, the environment, guns, war and peace, health care, welfare, you name it.

As you know, however, you would characterize my views on sexual ethics as troglodite.

[John Wilkins]

Hi William,

I'm harder on you because I think you are a worthy opponent. Your historical skills are admirable and much stronger than my own. My training was in analytic philosophy and group relations, which is where I think can offer more clarity.

I tend to think that the liberal church has other sins, for which the gay issue is merely the presenting one. It has collaborated with the culture, I think, in ways where it has stripped itself of moral authority. I don't know if I blame the church - I think that the church suddenly found itself undermined by other forces and was unable to resist.

I would, of course, admit that sometimes I lump you in with some of the less thoughtful. That's my sin, and I'm aware that I do miss the mark in my rhetoric. The blogging medium, however, seems to thrive when we say the worst and most scandalous things.

I'm probably more of an independent these days, given the direction of the party. I guess you could say I'm a Teddy Roosevelt Republican. I tend to vote for people who seem competent and able to govern than people who are partisan.

Tyler - you must be aware that Leiberman defeated Weicker in CT, you rascal.