Monday, October 27, 2008
The most ridiculous campaign promise yet
Who says that there is no room for laughter in these tense final moments of this endless election year? Dane Cook wishes he could bust a line this funny:
And on concerns that Democrats might control both the White House and Congress she said the following.
"Elect us, hold us accountable, and make a judgment and then go from there. But I do tell you that if the Democrats win and have substantial majorities, Congress of the United States will be more bipartisan," said Pelosi.
What a strange world we live in that politicians can say such things and not get laughed off the stage even by their own supporters.
9 Comments:
By 
Arthur, at
Mon Oct 27, 11:13:00 PM:
Bipartisan
Elwood: What kind of music do you usually have here?
Claire: Oh, we got both kinds. We got country *and* western.
By 
, at
Tue Oct 28, 12:04:00 AM:
OMG...I thought of exactly the same punchline.
Life is truly stranger than fiction.
By , at
Tue Oct 28, 02:42:00 AM:
To refer to Madame Speaker as merely clueless would be to engage in an act of shameless flattery. I frequently marvel at how utter dolts such as this woman manage to get dressed and out of the house each morning.
By smitty1e, at
Tue Oct 28, 05:27:00 AM:
See, you misquoted her.
She actually said "buy partisan".
With your money!
The brave new Union-ited State of America! CardCheck at the office, CardCheck at the ballot box!
Democracy streamlined!
What's not to like?
By , at
Tue Oct 28, 08:34:00 AM:
This is the same woman who lied to America when she said that the housing finance crisis was "100% the Republicans fault"?
By Dawnfire82, at
Tue Oct 28, 10:59:00 AM:
By , at
Tue Oct 28, 04:52:00 PM:
She may actually be correct. At present the balance of power in Congress perpetuates a partisan power struggle that would likely ease if either party had firm control over both branches of congress and the executive office. You can't afford to be as partisan if you lack the votes to force a stalemate.
By Dawnfire82, at
Tue Oct 28, 06:11:00 PM:
One side being rolled over by supermajority overrides is not 'bi partisan.' I don't care how you slice it.
By , at
Wed Oct 29, 12:27:00 PM:
I presume, then, that electing nothing but Democrats would produce the perfect coalition government.
My actual suspicion is that what she actually means is that with an overwhelming majority of Democrats in both houses, and at least one RINO to vote with the Democrats, it's more bipartisan because there was no effective resistance to the legislation, and members of both parties voted for it.
