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| 2007-07-26 | |
Republicans are uttering a word that for 12 years has been utterly unspeakable. Shutdown. It’s a word that can send shudders through those who saw the last one — actually, two — play out after Republicans took control of Congress in 1995. The Newt Gingrich-Bill Clinton standoff was so traumatic that since then, neither party has ventured anywhere in that direction. This year’s appropriations tug-of-war between a new majority in Congress and a president of the opposing party does not appear to be headed for a government shutdown, but a rhetorical taboo was lifted when the word became part of the partisan message of the moment. | |
| Posted by:Delphi |
| #11 Somebody explain the downside to shutting this government down. Will it set the Michael Vick investigation back? Everything they draft involves, either calls for investigations of the executive branch or a demand for an immediate withdrawal from Iraq. Lindsey Lohan has a better record than this congress. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2007-07-26 23:42 |
| #10 Are we Jihadists or Nazi? To paraphrase P.J. O'Rourke: nobody has sexual fantasies about being ravished by someone dressed as a jihadi. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2007-07-26 23:04 |
| #9 Ed, the DemonRats don't misplace their heads. Everyone knows exactly where the Dems' heads are. Up their collective asses. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-07-26 19:06 |
| #8 Wake me when Democrats start misplacing their heads. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-07-26 18:41 |
| #7 Is the "Taliban wing" of the GOP acting up again? |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2007-07-26 15:55 |
| #6 I would say the current admin. are more like the "Hooverites" or "Macarthys", but they do get damn close to being fascists. |
| Posted by: Snakes Unoluns4686 2007-07-26 12:54 |
| #5 Liberals and their love affair with the muzzies, suprises me that they'd use that word. That's just the sort of word that they would pass a law to keep us from using. Well if they are jihadis, maybe they should start beheading people, I can think of a few traitors to get them going. |
| Posted by: Sonny Unusomble5630 2007-07-26 12:28 |
| #4 Are we Jihadists or Nazi? I hope we are Nazis. They have a better sense of style in both clothes and architecture. I just loved the way those Third Reich buildings looked like ruins from the day they were built. You can just imagine the Morlocks streaming out at night. As for clothes, not to hurt anyone's feelings but I find that jihadi Lawrence of Arabia look kind of faggy. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2007-07-26 11:54 |
| #3 Oh, goody. Olver learned a new word. Must've been on his "Word of the Day" desk calendar... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-07-26 11:19 |
| #2 Are we Jihadists or Nazi? Got to know there is a dress code for each. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2007-07-26 11:07 |
| #1 I know that isn't true. If it was, the dhimocrats would be falling over each other to meet the Republican's demands. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-07-26 11:03 |