Cory Booker, welcome to the Senate. On a day better known for scary costumes, you are one good-looking piece of eye-candy that we areveryexcited to see more of! And you were sworn in by the only man in the Senate we would like to bone more harder, Old Handsome Joe Biden, playing his oft-overlooked role of President of the Senate. What kind of treats does the Senate have in store for you today? Well, less than an hour after being sworn in, you got to cast your first votes. But your recent victory streak came to a screeching halt, per
No, but they have to wear their Freshman Beanies until Homecoming.
(This was actually still practiced at my college during my freshman year. It should go without saying that me and my friends were all like, FTS. So we impolitely declined to participate. I mean, it was the '70s FFS. We basically told the upperclassmen frat that was sponsoring it that the Boola Boola days were long past, you retrograde a-holes. It was one of the final nails in the coffin for the old established Greek system. It was dying out on campuses all over the country. By the end of the academic year that particular fraternity, the last one still operating at that school, was defunct. Sweet victory.)
I have always felt that Harry is reluctant to go nuclear because (1) he personally is a traditionalist, and thinks the old rules have value, and (2) there are more than a handful of Democratic Senators who also see value in "Senatorial privilege", which could make it iffy to carry a vote to eliminate such privilege.
I don't happen to agree with him on (1), but I do accept that his prior behavior is based on belief and not lack of balls. I kind of share what I think is his concern about (2) -- it would be a really bad outcome to try to go nuclear and fail because of Democratic defections.
That said, this most recent resumption of blanket obstruction may finally provide the impetus to make some changes to the stupid Senate rules. I certainly hope so.
As I've said elsewhere, like it or not, Reid doesn't want to nuke the filibuster because he believes it has value. (BTW, I don't much agree with him on this). He has responded to the vast abuse of Senatorial privilege by Republicans with minimalist changes. (I definitely don't agree with him on that).
At this point, the fuckers are reneging on a straightforward agreement. I'm hoping that Reid will finally blow his stack, but in reality what will probably happen is another little bundle of approvals to forestall the nuke.
In regard to current politics, I have always liked Lily Tomlin's line, in paraphrase, 'I try to be cynical, but I just can't keep up'.
Just keep alienating the majority of the country GOP shitheads. I am looking forward to the day when your asses are tarred, feathered and ridden out of town on an arthritic burro, with votes.
You are right, that is animal cruelty. I substitute "Tundra Grifter, bareback" for the burro. Seamless substitution; they are both asses.
Shoveling the driveway? Call me a traditionalist, but what happened to 'cleaning the pool'?
No, but they have to wear their Freshman Beanies until Homecoming.
(This was actually still practiced at my college during my freshman year. It should go without saying that me and my friends were all like, FTS. So we impolitely declined to participate. I mean, it was the '70s FFS. We basically told the upperclassmen frat that was sponsoring it that the Boola Boola days were long past, you retrograde a-holes. It was one of the final nails in the coffin for the old established Greek system. It was dying out on campuses all over the country. By the end of the academic year that particular fraternity, the last one still operating at that school, was defunct. Sweet victory.)
I have always felt that Harry is reluctant to go nuclear because (1) he personally is a traditionalist, and thinks the old rules have value, and (2) there are more than a handful of Democratic Senators who also see value in "Senatorial privilege", which could make it iffy to carry a vote to eliminate such privilege.
I don't happen to agree with him on (1), but I do accept that his prior behavior is based on belief and not lack of balls. I kind of share what I think is his concern about (2) -- it would be a really bad outcome to try to go nuclear and fail because of Democratic defections.
That said, this most recent resumption of blanket obstruction may finally provide the impetus to make some changes to the stupid Senate rules. I certainly hope so.
As I've said elsewhere, like it or not, Reid doesn't want to nuke the filibuster because he believes it has value. (BTW, I don't much agree with him on this). He has responded to the vast abuse of Senatorial privilege by Republicans with minimalist changes. (I definitely don't agree with him on that).
At this point, the fuckers are reneging on a straightforward agreement. I'm hoping that Reid will finally blow his stack, but in reality what will probably happen is another little bundle of approvals to forestall the nuke.
she didn't look all that emaciated IYKWIM
or Roto Rooter
Nuclear option NOW!. Man up, Harry and fix this
I assume Booker can get all the sideboob he wants from his twitter feed
In regard to current politics, I have always liked Lily Tomlin's line, in paraphrase, 'I try to be cynical, but I just can't keep up'.
Just keep alienating the majority of the country GOP shitheads. I am looking forward to the day when your asses are tarred, feathered and ridden out of town on an arthritic burro, with votes.
TYRANNICAL MAJORITY TO INSTALL APPOINTEES WHO ARE SUITABLE FOR POSITIONS!!!11!!!
what did the poor burro do to deserve that?
You are right, that is animal cruelty. I substitute "Tundra Grifter, bareback" for the burro. Seamless substitution; they are both asses.
yes, but at least the burro makes sense when it brays
see my Roto Rooter post above
Caleb Cushing was totally in Citibank's pocket.