111th Congress: Bitter Democrats Devious to the End

From the Wall Street Journal:

The 111th Congress began with an $814 billion stimulus that blew out the federal balance sheet, so we suppose it's only fitting that the Members want to exit by passing a 1,924-page, $1.2 trillion omnibus spending bill. The worst Congress in modern history is true to its essence to the bitter end.

Democrats have had 11 months to write a budget for fiscal 2011, which began on October 1. But Majority Leader Harry Reid and Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye have dumped this trillion-dollar baby on Senators at the very last minute, when everyone is busy and wants to go home for the holidays. No doubt that was the plan.

This seems so typical of the nasty little Democrats in Congress.  They don't give a hoot in Hell what the American people want; they only care about what they want, namely, more reckless spending on pork projects, more Democrat socialist goals.  The Dems are nasty people, unethical and ruthless in pursuit of their leftist agenda.  But you knew that.

Update:  Rush has called the Democrat Budget "The Spite Budget."  That's an apt description -- a way of tweaking the noses of the American people for kicking the Dems' worthless asses out.

Read it all here.

Entire House of Representatives in Play for 2010

The CNN Poll shows that the public is evenly split between Republicans and Democrats for Congress.  That's good news for Republicans as it puts them in a much more competitive situation.  In January, they lagged behind Democrats by 25 points.  Reportedly, GOP leaders immediately met behind closed doors to devise careful plans for screwing it up.

What's bad news for Republicans is that their base is mightily annoyed with them.  Hint:  Run conservatives, folks.  No RINOs.  No Newt Gingrichs or Dede Scozza-whatevers.  Relabeled Democrats will be quickly detected.  You work for us, not the other way around.

Other polls show that American voters still hold current Congressional members in high contempt.  There is a "kick the bums out" fervor as we head into 2010.  This means that Congress is in play and candidates for office will have to sell themselves to the public to get votes, instead of relying on their party label.

Isn't that the way it's supposed to work?

The Bail-Out: Watching the Barbarians Ransack Rome

It is truly horrifying, but a bit surreal, watching the Democrats dismantle the country and the economy. I imagine it's sort of like watching the barbarians ransack Rome. The mighty Roman army is no longer able to stop them.

The Democrats must feel like those barbarians. Carry off the gold and silver, ravage the women, drink the wine! There's no one to stop them. No accountability, no deterrance, no consequences.

Or, it's like watching one of those movie westerns where a band of bad guys ride into town where there's no sheriff and shoot the place up, ride their horses into the saloon, guzzle whiskey from stolen bottles, break windows while hollering "Yahoo!" Find a tinhorn and make him dance by firing bullets at his feet. We the audience are so P.O.ed watching this and can hardly wait til Clint Eastwood shows up to put the bastards in their place. Only we don't have a Clint Eastwood in our current drama.

Or, it's like watching the pandemonium on the Titanic as the passgeners realize, finally, that the ship really is sinking and there are only a few more lifeboats left. I remember one of the passengers in the film saying, "We've been dealt a bad hand." And so we have. The U.S.S. Economy has hit an iceberg and all the Democrats are below decks with hand drills, making new holes in the keel to let in more water. That'll save us.

I feel like the rich gentlemen passengers on the Titanic who saw the pandemonium and quickly surmised that they were doomed. They didn't scream and shout and run around in circles. They just stayed at their table in the smoking lounge, playing cards and smoking cigars. They figured: it's over so screw it. Let the damn ship sink.

I know how they felt.

Update: I think I just figured out why I feel like doing nothing in light of this unfolding disaster. While a train wreck is happening, you can't do much about it. You have to wait until until the wreckage stops moving before you can survey the damage and come up with a repair plan. Until it does all you can do is duck.