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2006-07-31 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Fred 2006-07-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Have any of you ever wondered why we've got so many truly stupid/ignorant/evil women in Congress? When I see the likes of McKinney, Feinstein, Boxer, Clinton, Pelosi, Kaptur, Waters, Murray etc., etc., I begin to think we might well have made a mistake by giving women the vote. Granted there are a few decent female elected officials out there (Kay Bailey Hutchinson comes to mind), and the brilliantly shining example of Margaret Thatcher stands out like the Eddystone Light, but by and large it appears they, as a group, have more damned fools than the men do. Anybody got an answer for that?

Posted by mac 2006-07-31 00:39|| 2006-07-31 00:39|| Front Page Top

#2 "Voters Can See Through McKinney"

Don't care much for the graphic language

Posted by Captain America 2006-07-31 01:06|| 2006-07-31 01:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Do you often display such wisdom as this, mac dear?

Posted by trailing wife 2006-07-31 01:16|| 2006-07-31 01:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Y'mean she's black?

I'da never guessed.

Posted by Glomort Hupelet6713 2006-07-31 01:18|| 2006-07-31 01:18|| Front Page Top

#5 With those eyes, she can probably see through you, too! :-)

Cynthia, you heard it wrong, it's not "cross your eyes and dot your tees".

Now can we run that graphic through photoshop? :-)

Posted by gorb 2006-07-31 01:56|| 2006-07-31 01:56|| Front Page Top

#6 mac, does that mean you think brilliant minds like Murtha, Ted Kennedy, Buchanan, Sharpton, John F'n Kerry and Kucinich are representatives of male brainpower? Or just an indication that we shouldn't let Northerners vote? ;)

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2006-07-31 07:11|| http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com]">[http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com] 2006-07-31 07:11|| Front Page Top

#7 Mac may be onto something. Seems like 95% of the females in government are morons while only 93% of the males are.

Posted by glenmore">glenmore 2006-07-31 07:15|| 2006-07-31 07:15|| Front Page Top

#8 I would think that womens general preference for collectivism, and the rise of fascism in countries that gave women the vote needs further study.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2006-07-31 07:17|| 2006-07-31 07:17|| Front Page Top

#9 Seems like 95% of the females in government are morons while only 93% of the males are. Confidence limits would indicate that both groups are morons about the same amount. McKinney rises above moronic; she is a perfect idiot. Very, very rarely is anything perfect.

Posted by JohnQC 2006-07-31 07:47|| 2006-07-31 07:47|| Front Page Top

#10 The first problem is that one gets to be a Congressman not by a display of intelligence, but by name recognition. The reason for this is that as free men and women, we can and will vote. Nobody can convince me that my vote is equal to Jane or John Doe who know nothing about politics and government. I vote with my brain, usually against some party wonk who will dip his fat hand into the money bag as soon as we look away. The search for good men and women to run for office takes a back seat to party power.
Perhaps we're doomed.

Posted by wxjames 2006-07-31 08:09|| 2006-07-31 08:09|| Front Page Top

#11 How can you see through nine layers of fat?

Posted by Raj 2006-07-31 08:26|| 2006-07-31 08:26|| Front Page Top

#12 Here's the test: go through the female Sens./Reps. and count how many moonbats there are. Then divide by the total number of females. Do the same thing for the males. Compare notes. Maybe I'm way off base but I don't think so. Every one of the women I mentioned in my earlier entry is a certified lefty nutter. Off the top of my head I can think of maybe a few more men who are equally notorious as certified loons but I think the overall percentage is considerably lower. My apologies to Swamp Blondie and particularly Trailing Wife for any ruffled feathers; I'd gladly vote for either of them for any elected position. That said, it still seems to me that the vast majority of the women I know of holding elected positions in U.S. politics are serious moonbats, and at a higher rate than men.

Posted by mac 2006-07-31 08:53|| 2006-07-31 08:53|| Front Page Top

#13 OK, 13% (11 of 84) of the women in congress are dingbats. I have avoided people whom I simply detest, Sen. Clinton, and those with whom I disagree but who are not dingbats, Sen. Feinstein. Some will disagree. My nominees:

Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila (DEM-TX-18th)
Rep. McKinney, Cynthia (DEM-GA-4th)
Sen. Mikulski, Barbara (DEM-MD)
Rep. Lee, Barbara (DEM-CA-9th)
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe (DEM-CA-16th)
Sen. Murray, Patty (DEM-WA)
Rep. Waters, Maxine (DEM-CA-35th)
Rep. Woolsey, Lynn (DEM-CA-6th)
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes (DEM-DC-AL)
Rep. Pelosi, Nancy (DEM-CA-8th)
Sen. Boxer, Barbara (DEM-CA)

What is noteworthy is how many are from California. I think California has a high propensity to send dingbats, male and female, and a high propensity to send women. This creates a disparity with the rest of the country and gives women a bad name when only women from California should have a bad name.

The men? 7% (31 of 454)

Rep. Conyers, John (DEM-MI-14th)
Sen. Hagel, Chuck (REP-NE)
Sen. Durbin, Richard (DEM-IL)
Rep. Hastings, Alcee (DEM-FL-23rd)
Sen. Harkin, Tom (DEM-IA)
Rep. Conyers, John (DEM-MI-14th)
Sen. Hagel, Chuck (REP-NE)
Sen. Durbin, Richard (DEM-IL)
Rep. Hastings, Alcee (DEM-FL-23rd)
Sen. Harkin, Tom (DEM-IA)
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold (DEM-NY-8th)
Sen. Specter, Arlen (REP-PA)
Rep. Sanders, Bernard (IND-VT-AL)
Rep. McDermott, Jim (DEM-WA-7th)
Rep. Stark, Fortney (DEM-CA-13th)
Sen. Dodd, Christopher (DEM-CT)
Sen. Schumer, Charles (DEM-NY)
Sen. Byrd, Robert (DEM-WV)
Rep. Frank, Barney (DEM-MA-4th)
Rep. Markey, Edward (DEM-MA-7th)
Rep. Miller, George (DEM-CA-7th)
Sen. McCain, John (REP-AZ)
Sen. Rockefeller, John (DEM-WV)
Rep. Moran, James (DEM-VA-8th)
Sen. Feingold, Russ (DEM-WI)
Rep. Murtha, John (DEM-PA-12th)
Rep. Rangel, Charles (DEM-NY-15th)
Rep. Kucinich, Dennis (DEM-OH-10th)
Rep. Waxman, Henry (DEM-CA-30th)
Sen. Lautenberg, Frank (DEM-NJ)
Sen. Reid, Harry (DEM-NV)
Sen. Voinovich, George (REP-OH)
Sen. Levin, Carl (DEM-MI)
Rep. Meehan, Marty (DEM-MA-5th)
Rep. Lewis, Jerry (REP-CA-41st)
Sen. Kennedy, Edward (DEM-MA)
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold (DEM-NY-8th)
Sen. Specter, Arlen (REP-PA)
Rep. Sanders, Bernard (IND-VT-AL)
Rep. McDermott, Jim (DEM-WA-7th)
Rep. Stark, Fortney (DEM-CA-13th)
Sen. Dodd, Christopher (DEM-CT)
Sen. Schumer, Charles (DEM-NY)
Sen. Byrd, Robert (DEM-WV)
Rep. Frank, Barney (DEM-MA-4th)
Rep. Markey, Edward (DEM-MA-7th)
Rep. Miller, George (DEM-CA-7th)
Sen. McCain, John (REP-AZ)
Sen. Rockefeller, John (DEM-WV)
Rep. Moran, James (DEM-VA-8th)
Sen. Feingold, Russ (DEM-WI)
Rep. Murtha, John (DEM-PA-12th)
Rep. Rangel, Charles (DEM-NY-15th)
Rep. Kucinich, Dennis (DEM-OH-10th)
Rep. Waxman, Henry (DEM-CA-30th)
Sen. Lautenberg, Frank (DEM-NJ)
Sen. Reid, Harry (DEM-NV)
Sen. Voinovich, George (REP-OH)
Sen. Levin, Carl (DEM-MI)
Rep. Meehan, Marty (DEM-MA-5th)
Rep. Lewis, Jerry (REP-CA-41st)

Here the heavy hitters are from the east, W Va, MI, and MA. I'm sure I'm missing some.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-07-31 10:06|| 2006-07-31 10:06|| Front Page Top

#14 NS, that's some impressive legwork. Mind if I borrow that for my blog?

Posted by Jonathan">Jonathan 2006-07-31 10:38|| 2006-07-31 10:38|| Front Page Top

#15 All yours, but the real legwork was finding Congress.org

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-07-31 10:40|| 2006-07-31 10:40|| Front Page Top

#16 NS, you've listed Nadler and Harkin twice. That inconsequential gaffe made me think of Hedley Lamarr in "Blazing Saddles" interviewing the psycho nutball whose credentials for joining the gang were "rape, murder, arson and rape." Hmmm...

Posted by mac 2006-07-31 11:17|| 2006-07-31 11:17|| Front Page Top

#17 Actually, It loooks like a paste error because I listed everybody twice in the male column. I've chewed up enough bandwidth with the error, so I'll leave it those wth Excel to resort it themselves unless there's a flood of demand for a correction. The paste error starts after the first Tom Harkin and goes to Sen. Kennedy.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-07-31 11:33|| 2006-07-31 11:33|| Front Page Top

#18 young Nimble plz check arithmetic as you may have missed the sum of House and Senate members and double dipped on a few....

The men? 7% (31 of 454)

btw do not trust my count :-)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
de HOUSE.. Vacancies (2); total 435
de Senate 100

total 535

your list 61
subtract the double dippage -8

bal, the ratio 53 / 535 =_______

Rep. Hastings, Alcee (DEM-FL-23rd)
Sen. Harkin, Tom (DEM-IA)
Sen. Byrd, Robert (DEM-WV)
Sen. Schumer, Charles (DEM-NY)
Rep. Frank, Barney (DEM-MA-4th)
Rep. Moran, James (DEM-VA-8th)
Sen. Feingold, Russ (DEM-WI)
Rep. Murtha, John (DEM-PA-12th)
Sen. Voinovich, George (REP-OH)
Sen. Reid, Harry (DEM-NV)

Posted by RD 2006-07-31 12:16|| 2006-07-31 12:16|| Front Page Top

#19 Well, you have to look at women's voting patterns too. The female vote elected Bill Clinton twice. Yes, Bill Clinton, philanderer in chief, of all people.

I can't make any good theoretical arguments against women's suffrage, but I can make some pretty compelling practical ones...

Posted by Iblis">Iblis 2006-07-31 15:01|| 2006-07-31 15:01|| Front Page Top

#20 RD,

The list was double pasted. The guys I've listed total 31.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-07-31 15:07|| 2006-07-31 15:07|| Front Page Top

#21 What about Olimpia Snow and that other female senator from Maine ?
Both lefty losers.
Hey Maine, what's up ? Anybody home wearing pants ?

Posted by wxjames 2006-07-31 15:09|| 2006-07-31 15:09|| Front Page Top

#22 Then there's that female governor from Loiusiana, Whatserface. The whole world knows she is incompetant. Christine Todd Whitmann was also a nitwit, Madaline Albright, Janet Reno, they're all over the place.
I don't think it's a sex thing, but they reach such positions for all the wrong reasons.
For example; how many men became company vice president because of their wardrobe, graceful demeanor, or good looks ? NONE !
Sleeping with the boss ? Priceless.

Posted by wxjames 2006-07-31 15:16|| 2006-07-31 15:16|| Front Page Top

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