Monday Open Thread: Lame Duck Edition
by PubliusToday, Congress returns to finish out the 111th Congress. It marks the end of the Democrat party in DC.
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74 Comments
Yay!
GavelHammer Time!Don'tlet the door hit you on the way out.The above picture is one that is forever burned in my mind as, the take-over of our government by people who hated our country! The utter arrogance of Pelosi, as she walked through the crowd of concerned American's, with the look of victory on her botoxed face! Personally, I know exactly what to do with that gavel she takes so much pleasure in wielding…
As for the lame duck Congress..they WILL do their best to shove more garbage on the American people, before they lose the power to do so…can we stop them? Doubtful…will Obama 'compromise'? …Doubtful…Are we screwed?…..Probably!
That really is an offensive picture. You can almost hear Clyburn saying "Look at all those hillbilly crackers who think their opinion matters" as Nancy bursts into laughter shouting " No one can stop us".
"as Nancy bursts into laughter shouting " No one can stop us". ….She would be WRONG now, wouldn't she….:)??
The People have spoken….. the Democrats must go.
Democrats have hurt America and for that sin the Democrats are out of a job.
Republicans must block everything in the lame-duck session.
Christmas is 6 months away, and New Years is 10 months away don't you know! : )
I'm sure they will try their best to go out with a bang!
God Help Us!
And I hate pointed toe shoes. : ) You can hurt someone with those things! Never mind the gavel.
Charlie Rangel's trial starts today.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-charles-rangel...
Someone hand me the popcorn!
Get ready to be abused over and over again until the new elected officials get sworn in and take over on Jan. 20.
" Someone hand me the popcorn! "
I would….but I gave a lot away at the polls on Election Day! : )
The abuse has already started…the dems want to seat the 'new democratic' senators, but REFUSE to seat the new GOP senator until after Jan. citing 'too much paperwork'!!!!
" but REFUSE to seat the new GOP senator until after Jan. citing 'too much paperwork'!!!! "
I'll gladly help with the paperwork!….For FREE!
Is there a number I can call? : )
What was the name of the game you. L4S and I decided would make us a million dollars — kind of like a Whack O'Mole Game? We could put this picture on the front of the game!
Hammer a Hag
Bop a Bitch
Duck season or wabbit season?
Get out of hand in the lame duck, “We The People,” should have a tar-n-feathers extravaganza on the Mall.
Count me in! : )
Ol Charlie's investigation is supposed to start today. What are they going to investigate, they already know way more than we do, and we would run him out of town on a rail. I hope they don't just slap him on the back of the hand, but it isn't their money he had his mitts on, so they probably will just write a letter telling him he is a bad boy.
After all, he is a democrat.
Those shoes go well with her witch mask!
Oldie but a goldie.
If the next session does not repeal all the crap,….
the last sessions created, there will be,…..
nothing LAME about this session.
Don't these folks get we're taking names?
Whatever they do will only help our cause. Sure it will be more for us to clean up but they're just giving us a bigger broom!
Hope Nancy won't miss it.
Not really, the government is still full speed ahead taking over our lives. She was just the face of it for a short time, but no one is stopping them. New and Improved Full Speed Ahead, now with an "R"
And a lamer bunch I never seen.
What a load of "empty" crap. There are MANY good Republicans that have fought hard against this regime the last two years — my Rep. Mr. Cantor is one of them. DeMint, Bachmann and Boehner are three just to name a few.
That little provocative march left me feeling cold and disgusted.
Such posturing is beneath the dignity of those who hold "peoples' seats" in trust.
FOCUS!!! Democrats and their insane, evil enablers have broken the model. Time to delete and restore…two ICBMs off our shores is reason enough. No detection, no prevention, no response, no old media, non sequitor…fix what is broken or die under our enemies' jack boots. Fair WARNING!
Go take your third party BS somewhere else, no one here is interested.
Ah, that picture! Did anyone ever cash Breitbart's check for $100K? Just wondering…
Every time I see this photo I wish that at least one heroic pigeon would have landed a bulls eye on that arrogant puss.
And you say my crap is empty? In two years, the citizens will be no further ahead then they are now. There is no such thing as a good politician.
So you are saying every one here is closed minded, and doesn't want to hear anyone else's opinion or ideas unless it matches their own? You sound EXACTLY like the liberals so many complain about. "Hurray for our side! Our side is prefect unlike the other side who does everything wrong!"
Good morning GHUA. How goes it? RINO's had better snap out of the fog or suffer the same fate come 2012. We The People have spoken and continue to speak. Politics as usual is finally over.
Pelosi says that Democrats will repeal the law of gravity, and grant voting rights to algae during the lame-duck session. SHOCKING story at:
http://spnheadlines.blogspot.com/2010/11/pelosi-c...
Peace!
Good Morning brother! Glad you made it back safely. I didn't know if you would be back today at work, or getting back later.
Happy belated Veterans Day! And thanks for your service! : )
Thank you and as always, it was and is my honor and privelage to serve the greatest country to ever grace this planet.
It was a busy week and I did get to spend some time at the Vets home there on Veterans Day which was another honor to be surrounded by so many veterans indeed.
You offer no solution other than 300 comments saying the R's and D's are the same and Blame Bush blah blah blah. You sound like a Soros funded lame brain poster.
Oh nancy, it's time to hand over the gavel, and that TAXPAYER PAID FOR JET YOU HAVE BEEN MISUSING! I hope someone in the new congress has the STONES to start a criminal investigation into the purchase, misuse, and cost of fuel, food, and BOOZE for your weekly commuting back and forth to the land of FRUITS and NUTS! Most ethical congress ever? NOT! Pay as you go spending? NOT! Legislation the American people wanted? NOT! The most DISHONEST, DECEITFUL, and DELUSIONAL speaker in American history! Do AMERICA A BIG FAVOR; RETIRE!
speaking of nothing in particular…….
Did we FALL BACK yet to regular time? Perhaps I missed the headline? We don't DO DST in AZ so I only know when the time changes for the rest of the country.
One word: filibuster.
Dees ducks have been wubbing us de wong way foah too wong. Wock and woad, it's DUCK season!
Exactly, my friend.
Unseemly, undignified, middle school behavior. How very sad we the people have been asleep at the wheel for so long that elected officials could even think this is acceptable behavior.
Wow…..talk about denial. We the public are as bad if not worse. And now we have a term paper due tomorrow and haven't even looked in the reference books. It's gonna be a long, ugly two years, Turg. And that's if things go our way.
Yeh, Gary…
Me too……but I hope to God you're not holdin your breath. I really don't see it happening. Just a slap on the wrist, a fine, maybe an apology…..then corruption as usual.
Only because, unlike the gloating sacks of wasted protoplasm depicted in that march, you understand the meaning of dignity, responsibility to the Office, and that respect is earned, not commanded.
I hope you aren't under the impression that February will be much better, Harris.
The GOP OLD BOYS have already laid down the law to our shiny new legislators. If you think that was an idle threat you're wrong. Neither they nor their ideas will see the light of day if they don't play ball.
We the negligent people have allowed congress to become a snake pit so venomous not even the world's greatest snake charmer is willing to wade in and sort out the Vipers from the Garters.
It sickens me that after 2 years of hailing the tidal wave of 2010…. now all we can do is change the dam date and say we can see 2012 from here. I'm sick of waiting for a dam miracle. Sometimes miracles have to be made, not anticipated.
You have grow n so wishy-washy. I hope you will stop equivocating and at least state how you feel. ;P
They have plenty of tricks still up their sleeve. After having been shellacked, they figure they have nothing to lose at this point and that we will have forgotten by the time 2012 comes.
"Lame" being the key word.
They'd make great targets down at the local arcade wouldn't they…he he…
Nope…
Ive never had a desire to strike a woman, But Pelosi with that big gavel sure made my imagination run amok!
once they are sworn in the newbies become politicians….
POLITICIANS ARE SCUM…the newbies only get one short period before they are corrupted…keep your eye on your newbie…
Nancy and her Lame Duck buddies on their way to being put into the WHACK-A-DEMOCRAT game! I'm not sure that fat head of hers could pop up out of the hole.
When I look at that picture, all I can think about is how one old man with terminal cancer and a really big car could really clean up congress in one split second.
If this picture isn't burned in your memory for all time, representing the lowest point of our nation, I would suggest that you look at it. These people in the photograph with Nancy Pelosi, and the people at the Tides Foundation and Apollo Alliance should be brought up on charges. I hope that Republicans make examples of these people.
This photo has become the symbol of elitist arrogance and socialist tyranny. The people said "no." The government said," Up yours, and here is the instrument we will be using for the proceedure."
History is SO ironic…
I look at that photo NOW, and take a smug moment of schadenfreude over it…
It feels a lot like coming around at the quarterback's blind side, he's still holding the ball low, and I'm just starting to tip off my toe…
"Baby, this is gonna HURT….!!!"
I smell troll…
Yep…
Bye…
Have you ever seen so many dinosaurs still alive in one place…??
Ne, neither…
I see her with a .300 Win Mag, myself…
Steady, friend…
We're real good at cramming…and 2012 is coming…
http://www.investors.com/EditorialCartoons/Cartoo...
That's how I see it now…and the DimocRATS are under the claws…
Fine…
Let them think that…follow stupidity with imbecility…
I'm gearing up for 2012…
Agreed…
Gee, Nancy, that's a huge gavel…overcompensating much?
With apologies to the great R. Lee Ermey: "This is my gavel, this is my gun…"
In the immortal words of Gov. Christie
"I'll help you pack."
Ha ha….:)!
I love your pithy comments, mom. Sometimes I read them and almost spit cola all over the keyboard. Other times I read them and (like you, I imagine) I get so mad I could chew up a mouthful of roofing nails and spit out sheets of tin. Stay safe. We got your back! Oh and
Why, because I said something you disagree with? Did your little feelings get hurt poopsie?
….Donkey Season, or elephant season.
Wait Mjolnir… I say the same thing and you call me a troll? He says it and you agree? Make up your mind.
Thanks rainmaker1145!………:)
Go back to your fellow reprobates at the Wankette site.
Morning Mjolnir!
And they can let the URL hit them on the butt on the way out! The rest of us have serious work to do and we've only just begun!
The picture looks same as the one of the black panthers with the "Billy Clubs".
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