It is time for my one national political rant for the rest of the year as I reserve the right to complain about New York State's Government at any time of my choosing. Senator Jon Kyl, the senate's number two republican, has turned the Senate Republicans ban on earmarks into a short lived joke. He managed to slip into a bill a 200 million dollar earmark to get water to the White Mountain Apaches. Now, while I have nothing against the Apaches getting their water, this goes against everything the GOP has been saying lately. Now Senator Kyl is claiming that this is not an earmark but if it walks like a duck, smells like a duck and quacks like a duck then it is probably a duck. This is a duck...I mean earmark. At best, per Senator Leahy of Vermont, Kyl's project would help the White Mountain Apaches "make snow at their ski resort, improve water flow to their casino and build fish hatcheries to improve local fish production". I guess it is good for the fish. But then again Senators Max Baucus, D-MT and Senator Jeff Bingaman, D-NM also joined the earmark fun can got their prizes into the bill too. I guess it is time for everyone to get their requests into their favorite Senator because it is open season again for earmarks.
Now Senator Kyl is the same Senator who is single handedly holding up the new START Treaty from discussion in the Senate. Why is that??? Other START Treaties of this ilk have passed the Senate with 90+ votes each time so why the hold up on this one. From what I have read if this Treaty is not passed by January first then it has to be negotiated again. What is this man trying to prove? Just because it is the Obama Administration behind it?? My god man this is not a "Seven Days in May" scenario and Obama is NOT Jordan Lymon. Put the treaty before the Senate and get it discussed and passed before the end of the year. Stop being selfish about it and put America first for a change and not your party and your hatred of the President. Jerk.
Also in the 'jerk' category is Senator McConnell from Kentucky. He has vowed to do whatever that he can in his power to prevent President Obama from getting re-elected. It sure sounds like this clod is going to put America first when it comes to getting things done in the Senate. Again, as I have said before, when is the 'White Knight' going to ride in and unite this country like it needs desperately? This schism between the left and the right is getting ridiculous and it only hurts we Americans.
It was good to see that Alaska came through and re-elect a common sense republican in Lisa Murkowski. Jim Miller, a devout Palinite, is a radical conservative and even with the GOP's backing, since he won the primary, could not beat Murkowski even though she had to be written in on each and every ballot cast for her. Now that is amazing since it has been over fifty years since anything like this has happened. It proves that Alaskan brains are not deep frozen and they will do the right thing when it counts.
Why does nutcase Nancy Pelosi insist on keeping her job as minority leader of the House? One of the things that lead to the GOP romp in this year's election was the GOP's focus on her. She should have done the right thing and passed the baton and put a fresh Democrat as the minority leader. It will just give the GOP another election to focus on her again.
Again your King is so sick of politics and the games that they play in Washington that I am about to puke. Is this what our forefathers intended for our government to become? I highly doubt it. Maybe it is time for "General James Matoon Scott" to lead a revolt.
PS: Hey everyone we, in New York, have for the most part re-elected the same bunch of clowns that we had in the legislature before. We deserve what we get....another two years of broken promises to reform the place. Albany still needs a massive dose of Drano to clean out the feces that currently govern this state. Unlike Alaska we do not have the common sense to do the right thing.
'Nuff said. Your King wishes you to stay thirsty my friends.
No comments:
Post a Comment