Banana Republic by-the-Charles: a how-to.
Just about the worst example of blatant political hacking has just been perpetrated on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts -- or would be if the people thereof were not so craven and dishonest as to actually agree with the scam. Usually Democrats are merely intellectually (and perhaps personally) dishonest: yes, you can tax, but just so long as I keep my piece. Think: congressional exemption to the Obama-care "options" about to be foisted on the rest of the nation. Think: various Kennedy foundations and trusts -- more on this later. But this ... this is just too much.
In 2004, the Democrat-led (actually more like a one-party system) House on Beacon Hill passed legislation removing the right of the (Republican) Governor to appoint an interim Senator. This was done in anticipation of Kerry's successful presidential campaign. And the time it was argued that in the interests of democracy, it was critical that an election and not an appointment should take place to fill the seat in order to adequately represent the will of the people of the Commonwealth. And to prevent the probable Republican appointee from voting conservative in any votes that might come before the U.S. Senate. Never mind that there is/was no frikkin chance that come the election a Republican would remain in the seat, it simply could not stand ... it was vital. There was also always the risk that the people of the Commonwealth might come to like the appointee, after all, they elected a Republican as Governor?
Now Ted Blowbag is dead (I cannot dredge up anything good to say about his deceased carcass), the Dems on Beacon Hill see it as vital that the Governor should be able to appoint an interim hack to the position -- to represent the will of the people of the Commonwealth. You see, the prospect of an empty seat until a special "election" can seat another Democrat is unacceptable in 2009, whereas in 2004 it was vital. In 5 years the Hill has done a 180 as to what is in the urgent interests of the people.
Why? Because Barry O'Lying down in D.C. needs the vote that Dead Ted's seat represents. He needs that stinkin' vote to jam O-care down our throats and move the Socialist-Liberal agenda along. Who gives a rat's ass what the people actually want? Certainly nobody on Beacon Hill or Washington does. Instead our "President" is willing to meddle in a purely internal affair of a State of the United States in violation of the Constitution which he has sworn to uphold (probably in violation of the 10th and 11th Amendments). Though, this should come as no surprise given his previous actions which functionally treat that document as Charmin to wipe his royal with.
The Dems have trotted out a series of rationales for this fiasco, but what they seem to have settled on as the best is: 'cause Dead Ted wanted it. Uh ... in case anyone has missed this, I have a newsflash: Ted is dead and apart from his last testament and will, what he may have believed or had to say is now completely irrelevant. The Commonwealth is not a monarchy, even though many Kennedys may have thought/think so, and accordingly Dead Ted cannot anoint a successor. But people seem to have avoided or misunderstood this: even Barry O'Liar tried to invoke the "because Dead Ted wanted it this way" during his address to the joint session of Congress. Ted ... is ... dead. He is not the Gipper. The world has changed in that regard, so let the system of democracy take its time in coming up with the appropriate response and let's not screw with it.
So in the end ... the Dead Ted Brigade, the hacks on Beacon and Devoid [of all sense] Patrick acceded to Barry O'Liar's and Dead Ted's wishes and appointed ... oh it makes me puke ... Paul Kirk.
Who is Paul Kirk? A Kennedy family retainer. A flunky wearing the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Hyannis and the Commonwealth. Kirk was Chairman of the DNC from 1985-1989 (strike one). Kirk is Chairman of the Kennedy Library (strike two), and Chairman of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate (he goes down swinging). He is, in effect, Dead Ted's hand-picked man. And Gov. Patrick is a big enough toady to DNC interests (and to his buddy Barry) to ignore these obvious anti-democratic antecedents and attach an emergency rider to the Bill changing the law in the Commonwealth to allow him to appoint Kirk. No 90 day waiting period for Kirk and Patrick!! Gotta fill that seat (and give Barry-O that vote) NOW!!!
Yes, folks, you read that correctly: Patrick attached an "emergency rider" to the Bill changing the laws of appointment/election to allow the new law to take effect immediately. Which means that within the space of two breaths, he changed the law and foisted a flack on us effective ... as of yesterday. Kirk will be sworn in today at 3:30 on the floor of the U.S. Senate. The House (MA, not D.C.) Republicans have filed to have the SJC review this overstepping of law by Patrick. But seriously ... what is the chance of that? The SJC is more in the Liberal bag than Patrick, and THAT is saying something. So this is "done" deal.
Just a few thoughts in passing: (1) does the 130 days until the next special election for the seat mean that as a U.S. Senator Kirk will get a full pension and health care for the rest of his life; (2) did anyone notice the $20 million earmark in a defense spending bill placed by Kerry for ... the E.M. Kennedy Institute (is that a parting gift for Kirk?); like the irony of pork for Kennedy being attached to a defense bill -- Dead Ted being the soldier's worst enemy; (4) the Globe only mentions this hideous scam in passing ("GOP seeks to block" .. as if that was the news); (5) the Kennedy Institute is really the equivalent of Dead Ted's presidential library which he never earned as president (it is intended to hold Dead Ted's senate memoirs and papers); and (6) Ex-Gov. Mike Dukakis was probably waiting for that phone call that never came (in a very small and cheap way that makes me giggle).
Wait 'till I blog on the brainwashing of primary school children....
In 2004, the Democrat-led (actually more like a one-party system) House on Beacon Hill passed legislation removing the right of the (Republican) Governor to appoint an interim Senator. This was done in anticipation of Kerry's successful presidential campaign. And the time it was argued that in the interests of democracy, it was critical that an election and not an appointment should take place to fill the seat in order to adequately represent the will of the people of the Commonwealth. And to prevent the probable Republican appointee from voting conservative in any votes that might come before the U.S. Senate. Never mind that there is/was no frikkin chance that come the election a Republican would remain in the seat, it simply could not stand ... it was vital. There was also always the risk that the people of the Commonwealth might come to like the appointee, after all, they elected a Republican as Governor?
Now Ted Blowbag is dead (I cannot dredge up anything good to say about his deceased carcass), the Dems on Beacon Hill see it as vital that the Governor should be able to appoint an interim hack to the position -- to represent the will of the people of the Commonwealth. You see, the prospect of an empty seat until a special "election" can seat another Democrat is unacceptable in 2009, whereas in 2004 it was vital. In 5 years the Hill has done a 180 as to what is in the urgent interests of the people.
Why? Because Barry O'Lying down in D.C. needs the vote that Dead Ted's seat represents. He needs that stinkin' vote to jam O-care down our throats and move the Socialist-Liberal agenda along. Who gives a rat's ass what the people actually want? Certainly nobody on Beacon Hill or Washington does. Instead our "President" is willing to meddle in a purely internal affair of a State of the United States in violation of the Constitution which he has sworn to uphold (probably in violation of the 10th and 11th Amendments). Though, this should come as no surprise given his previous actions which functionally treat that document as Charmin to wipe his royal with.
The Dems have trotted out a series of rationales for this fiasco, but what they seem to have settled on as the best is: 'cause Dead Ted wanted it. Uh ... in case anyone has missed this, I have a newsflash: Ted is dead and apart from his last testament and will, what he may have believed or had to say is now completely irrelevant. The Commonwealth is not a monarchy, even though many Kennedys may have thought/think so, and accordingly Dead Ted cannot anoint a successor. But people seem to have avoided or misunderstood this: even Barry O'Liar tried to invoke the "because Dead Ted wanted it this way" during his address to the joint session of Congress. Ted ... is ... dead. He is not the Gipper. The world has changed in that regard, so let the system of democracy take its time in coming up with the appropriate response and let's not screw with it.
So in the end ... the Dead Ted Brigade, the hacks on Beacon and Devoid [of all sense] Patrick acceded to Barry O'Liar's and Dead Ted's wishes and appointed ... oh it makes me puke ... Paul Kirk.
Who is Paul Kirk? A Kennedy family retainer. A flunky wearing the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Hyannis and the Commonwealth. Kirk was Chairman of the DNC from 1985-1989 (strike one). Kirk is Chairman of the Kennedy Library (strike two), and Chairman of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate (he goes down swinging). He is, in effect, Dead Ted's hand-picked man. And Gov. Patrick is a big enough toady to DNC interests (and to his buddy Barry) to ignore these obvious anti-democratic antecedents and attach an emergency rider to the Bill changing the law in the Commonwealth to allow him to appoint Kirk. No 90 day waiting period for Kirk and Patrick!! Gotta fill that seat (and give Barry-O that vote) NOW!!!
Yes, folks, you read that correctly: Patrick attached an "emergency rider" to the Bill changing the laws of appointment/election to allow the new law to take effect immediately. Which means that within the space of two breaths, he changed the law and foisted a flack on us effective ... as of yesterday. Kirk will be sworn in today at 3:30 on the floor of the U.S. Senate. The House (MA, not D.C.) Republicans have filed to have the SJC review this overstepping of law by Patrick. But seriously ... what is the chance of that? The SJC is more in the Liberal bag than Patrick, and THAT is saying something. So this is "done" deal.
Just a few thoughts in passing: (1) does the 130 days until the next special election for the seat mean that as a U.S. Senator Kirk will get a full pension and health care for the rest of his life; (2) did anyone notice the $20 million earmark in a defense spending bill placed by Kerry for ... the E.M. Kennedy Institute (is that a parting gift for Kirk?); like the irony of pork for Kennedy being attached to a defense bill -- Dead Ted being the soldier's worst enemy; (4) the Globe only mentions this hideous scam in passing ("GOP seeks to block" .. as if that was the news); (5) the Kennedy Institute is really the equivalent of Dead Ted's presidential library which he never earned as president (it is intended to hold Dead Ted's senate memoirs and papers); and (6) Ex-Gov. Mike Dukakis was probably waiting for that phone call that never came (in a very small and cheap way that makes me giggle).
Wait 'till I blog on the brainwashing of primary school children....
posted by Zaphod at Friday, September 25, 2009
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