The competency of government

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Tuesday May 12, 2009 · 4:28 PM PDT

2009/05/12 · 16:28

I just saw a headline story on DK about Chuck Grassley claiming that a public options for healthcare would be a bad idea, because government is so inefficient at running things, the Senate cafeteria was just outsourced to a private company.

Help me understand some things:

- Isn't Grassley a major participant of our government? Maybe if government operations are expensive and ineffectual, we should find some better people to run it!

- Are the same people who bemoan the government's ineptitude at running things (like welfare and healthcare) the same people who ask us to trust the government to conduct warrantless wiretaps, torture and tactical bombings in civilian regions? Which is it, are they capable and trustworthy, or are they incompetent screw-ups?

- Aren't members of congress already covered by a government-run healthcare plan? You don't have to do anything special just for me; just sign me up for that plan. If it's good enough for Chuck, I'm sure it'll be good enough for me.

Hillary makes it easy

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Wednesday February 21, 2007 · 3:59 PM PST

2007/02/21 · 15:59

I found this quote on another political website. (And if it's inaccurate, my apologies. Some casual googling found other sites also highlighting this quote.)

From a stop in NH last week, Hillary said, ...

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Saturday February 03, 2007 · 12:50 PM PST

2007/02/03 · 12:50

I am tired beyond measure of the endless analysis and judgement on Biden's description of Obama. And I have even less enthusiasm for people who want to get worked into a lather over any black person simply being called "articulate".

Soldiers and civilians are still dying in Iraq, over a war that the United States never should have initiated in the first place. The terrorists responsible for 9/11 are still not found. The US Congress cannot seem to find the stones to even consider impeachment hearing for a president who has openly broken the law and violated the constitution multiple times. Petroleum industry lobbists openly attempt to bribe scientists into refuting the obvious facts on global warming.

Compared to all of the above, the ineptly worded, poorly thought out quote from a senator who doesn't even stand a chance of securing the nomination... I just don't care. Am I the only one?

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Thursday December 14, 2006 · 2:04 PM PST

2006/12/14 · 14:04

I'm having a hard time believing this, but I actually agree with Tom DeLay about something. In this interview, he said...

Only in this town do you count the number of bills you pass and are signed by the president as a success. I count the fewer bills the best and those bills ought to be repealed instead of passing.

On the face of it, I agree that simply counting the number of bills passed is a very poor metric of what a legislative body has accomplished. Especially in light of recent revelations that one-quarter of all bills passed by the 109th involved the naming of public buildings and property. In fact, I'm sure we can all think of legislation we wish hadn't passed in the last session of congress.

Screwed by Bush

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Wednesday November 22, 2006 · 10:23 AM PST

2006/11/22 · 10:23

This is so worth seeing.

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The competency of government

Hillary makes it easy

Let it drop!

I actually agree with DeLay!

Screwed by Bush