Wednesday, December 22, 2010

BloggeRhythms 12/22/2010

I guess Santa's out there somewhere, clearing his throat, getting ready for a night of Ho, Ho, Ho. And the lame ducks are still diligently at work in DC, ho-hum, ho-hum, ho-hum. These guys are more boring than dust.

And the president's holding a news conference this afternoon. According to pundits, this is meant as a "victory lap" for all the last minute legislation the lame one's pushed through. But, I think it's actually going to be a very temporary spurt. Because, when the new Congress takes over in January much of what's been passed by the duckies will be rewritten, reconfigured or repealed.

For starters, there aren't enough funds to support the first phase of the health care law, so it may just evaporate. And if that happens, the whole bill's likely to unravel. And as far as keeping the tax cuts in place, the president's taking the credit, but the whole planet knows it was the insistence of Republicans that forced his hand.

As far as the budget goes, there's no spending bill at all. The ducks loaded the legislation up with so much pork, it may never pass, and short term extensions might be needed for years. Meanwhile, Harry Reid's plan for sending illegal aliens to college went up in smoke, which is appropriate. Because he must have been smoking something when he pushed for it's passage.

And I guess, that brings us to Don't Ask, Don't Tell which is the perfect bill for this Congress to pass. Because in the future, when these turkeys are out in the street looking for jobs, they'll be praying that nobody asks what they did before. And if by chance they are asked...it's unlikely that they'll tell.

That's it for today folks.

Adios

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