And You Thought Tom DeLay Was 'The Hammer'

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Maureen O'Connor

03/21/10 02:41PM

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[This image will give a certain segment of the population Freudian nightmares. Surrounded by black Congressmen, America's first female Speaker of the House wields a novelty-size mallet as she prepares to pass health care reform. Fox News screenshot via jordangolson.com]

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LadyE Maureen O'Connor 03/21/10 03:53PM

Aaaw- Rep. Andre Carson is looming right behind Rep. John Lewis like he will hurt somebody if they try anything. He's a former cop and he looks like he has somebody in his sights..Carson was with Lewis yesterday when the n word was being thrown at them. Try it tea-tards, AC will mess you up.

jasonelias LadyE 03/21/10 04:01PM

@LadyE: Ha, tea-tards. Yep, Andre's from that generation that's a little younger than me, they've got short fuses and then some they don't care.

LadyE jasonelias 03/21/10 04:05PM

@jasonelias: He loves John Lewis, is a former cop and is like 6'4", so I don't think he's the one who should be sweating. He actually doesn't have a short fuse at all tho, he is very zen in general. Tho, with this stuff, I think it is hard for anyone to keep their cool...

jasonelias LadyE 03/21/10 04:13PM

@LadyE: Andre sounds like a cool guy, I wouldn't cross him. This whole thing makes me angry because guys like Lewis and Clyburn shouldn't have to deal with it again.

Helio Maureen O'Connor 03/21/10 04:29PM

"as she prepares to gears [sic] up to pass health care reform"

That's probably a typo, but it seems so indicative of this process. They have been preparing to gear up, to reconsider contemplating a vote on health care for fucking ever. Quit it with the stupid photo ops, Nancy and actually pass the thing. Ugh, I'm so tired of this.

Cicada Helio 03/21/10 04:36PM

@Helio: They will, once all the Republicans voting against the bill get their allotted time to say how this bill is going to KILL AMERICA and the Democrats get their allotted time to say how this bill is going to SAVE AMERICA. And then we can finally put this damn thing to bed. Whew!

Res Judicata Cicada 03/21/10 04:41PM

@Cicada: Besides liking your comments, after seeing your avatar pic, I have to declare publicly: I'm in love with you.

"Fandango? Hobo camp?!"

Cicada Res Judicata 03/21/10 04:49PM

@Responder1984: I comment because I've got something to saaaay!

Yahweh Took My Prepuce Cicada 03/21/10 06:54PM

@Cicada: My brain read that as "something to sassy!". It was nonsense, but its sibilance made it great. The reality is a bit of a letdown.

- Sumthin' Sissy Sosa Sassafras.

Uncle_Billy_Slumming Maureen O'Connor 03/21/10 03:03PM

From a clear-headed commenter over at my facebook page:

"This bill is worse than the status quo. It is a huge giveaway to insurance companies. It just forces 30 million more people to buy a crummy product they can't afford. Without the public option, there is nothing to keep the costs down. With premiums rising at four times the rate of inflation, soon everyone will have what they call a Cadillac plan and will then pay even more for health care because of the tax on Cadillac plans. Even the fines for denying people with pre-existing conditions are only $100 a day. If an operation for a cancer patient costs $100,000 not to mention the on going costs of care and the fines are $36,500 a year, do the math and see which one they'll choose. To use the odious Sarah Palin's phrase, the Dems are trying to put lipstick on a pig by calling this health care "reform." Obama and the Progressives totally let us down here. And their caving on the public option shows that Rahm Emmanuel was right: the Dems don't have to listen to the Progressive wing of the party because they will cave every time. Watch what happens with climate control and financial industry regulations. They are just as beholden to the corporate interests as the GOP. We need campaign finance reform in this country to make all other reforms possible. For more info, read Jane Hamsher's latest article in the Huffington Post on the myths about the bill. [www.huffingtonpost.com]"

Colander Uncle_Billy_Slumming 03/21/10 03:10PM

@Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Pretty much when the 'public option' got nixed there was little to be excited about, but to totally do away with the bill at large would've been a pretty brutal political defeat, so we're just celebrating no looking like total failures today, though we may not really be accomplishing anything that can be deemed 'awesome'. Not looking like a failure is fun though, I guess.

Lysergic Asset Uncle_Billy_Slumming 03/21/10 03:10PM

@Uncle_Billy_Slumming: I wonder how it affects American citizen expats like me, who already receive superlative health care at a fraction of the price?

Uncle_Billy_Slumming Lysergic Asset 03/21/10 03:22PM

@Lysergic Asset:

In Meh-hee-co?? I forget where you are.

Lysergic Asset Uncle_Billy_Slumming 03/21/10 03:23PM

@Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Yep. They better not make me pay for shit I'm not using!

Gadzodilo Maureen O'Connor 03/21/10 04:21PM

They should pass a law that says any time a Republican buys eyeglasses, this image should be taped on the inside of the lenses.