But by now, after paying attention the last few months, we can at least get a feel for these things, and we can tell from jump street that McConnell had no problem pushing through a plan to give hundreds of billions of dollars to rich people who had lost money playing Russian roulette with other people's money, but apparently will try to block a plan whose key words are things like "jobs" "jobs" and "jobs." In other words, nobody should give a shit what McConnell is saying. "The people" know that after all these absurd bailouts for the rich, here's a plan that may actually help them, and want the shit to go through. And ring-a-ding-ding for McConnell pretending to give a shit about "fraud and waste," but if while providing up to 3 million jobs around the country Maine gets $1 million for studying whether fish would masturbate if they had access to my old Heather Thomas poster and hands, nobody cares. Pass the shit, get moving. Any minute wasted over some dude huffing and puffing against the bill for political theater is another minute added to the Bush administration.
Today Daniel Larison agrees with me:
Having blown the obvious opportunity to tap into populist outrage over the bailout, which was supported by perhaps a third of the electorate at most, the leadership now decides to make their stand opposing a bill that commands support from a broad majority of the country, and they do so at a time when their stand, such as it is, will be forgotten by the time the midterms come around.
First of all, Daniel: thanks for reading! Second of all yes, sometimes I do scare myself with how smart and prescient I am. But all I can do is keep on keeping on.
And you Republicans, keep picking the wrong battles to flame out on (heeeeey, let's try picking on Jessica Alba! No WAY she can make you look stupid, right!!) Will be fun watching you try to explain yourselves come midterms.
Mukluks Tip: Andrew Sullivan.
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