Pasadena Politics

After such a good start this year at opposing the bloated “Stimulus” Bill which made me think they might stand a good chance at coming back into the House Majority in 2010, they reached for the ball and stumbled.    It would appear that only half the Republicans in the House know how to tell the difference between a road Apple and an Apple.    

Of which apples do I speak?  Well, this past week anyone paying attention to the news will have noticed that a tempest in a teacup brewed over AIG’s bonuses.  Bonuses that, interestingly enough, were approved by TARP.    It seems the more loudly you decry the bonus, the more likely it is that you knew about it before hand.    The Road Apple?  This: HOW DARE THEY GIVE OUT BONUSES!  That, my friends, is a political road apple.   Mind that you wash your hands after handling it and please don’t try to eat it.   

This decrying the bonuses is purely what it is: manure.   It is a duplicitous maneuver, one meant to divert attention from the real issue: the Apple.  More specifically, this one.    Why are some Republicans going with the road apples?   Voting to tax people who worked for their money and who AIG was contractually obliged to pay?   Are they Liberals?  No, really: are they Conservatives or Liberals?  Do they really think that going with whatever media sensation will bolster their voters?   More important: did their votes actually support the Constitution; support limited Government or did they just vote to use the tax code as a “political weapon” .   

Really, this is too bad.  I was actually starting to think that the Republicans would hold tough and not be swayed by nonsense.    Certainly, there is still hope that they will remain constant in support of Conservative ideals, but considering the RINO population in Washington D.C., I am skeptical.

Fear for the day if Soccer is made the National Sport of this Nation.