Then there’s this:
Never mind that you need a fucking roadmap to understand just WTF it is that they’re actually voting on — a rant all of its own, for another time — but my local guy (for whom I voted because he’s very conservative) provides partial context:
Two points:
- it shouldn’t be this difficult to follow what’s going on in our government sausage-making process, and
- Insty (whence the above comes) makes the comment about these so-called “Republicans”: “Need work”.
No, Glenn, they don’t need work. They need to be fucking ejected by voters, in November 2026.
While all this other stuff about Venezuela and Greenland is going on, ordinary Americans are being systematically fucked and getting their rights trampled on. And too many Republicans are aiding and abetting this activity for my liking.
Now, a favor from You, O My Readers: I’m still feeling too buggered by this bloody chest cold to be able to do the research on what this particular piece of legislative bastardy is all about. Help a poor blogger out, willya, and either send me an email or drop it in Comments.
[exit, wracked by a coughing fit]
Update: I see that the two Texas Reps who voted against are both fucking liberals: Jake Ellzey has John Cornyn’s old district — figures — and John Carter is one of those North Austin/Round Rock/Georgetown reptiles.
