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It's not generally known that the Pope does
not have to be an ordained priest, nor even be Catholic. Nor is
it commonly understood that a supreme court justice doesn't need
a law
degree (or be qualified in any way, as we've learned twice in the past
year). Even lesser known is that the Speaker of the House
of
Representatives, elected by a majority vote of members; does not
himself need to be a member of congress. Theoretically, I could be
Speaker tomorrow, if a majority so voted.
I mention this because the Justice Department has ended its six-year
criminal probe of former
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay without filing criminal charges. If
Republicans take control of the House in November, they can make a
statement to us, great in number, who see the GOP as merely a different
shade of Democrat, and elect
DeLay Speaker.
It was Tom De Lay who, in 1994, wanted to impeach
activist judges. He was reined in by Newt. This time it's
more than
just bad judges that need tending to. There's a President of the
United States who, almost certainly, holds an office he is not
eligible for. Worse, there's a body of monumentally bad law the
must be overturned. Must be. Name someone else better for the job.
You're welcome.
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The Hammer ? smibsid : )
ReplyDelete.. is cocked.
ReplyDeleteNewt is a loser, and the sooner the GOP admits it the better off they'll be. I still won't vote for them though. Since this is a family blog I'll simply ask "when was the last time Charlie Brown actually kicked the ball?"
ReplyDeleteExactly. I rest my case.
If Al Franken can be a Senator, then Dennis Miller can be Speaker of the House.
ReplyDeleteThe guy in the picture sure looks like Charles Starret, "the Durango Kid", doesn't he?
ReplyDeleteAt military school in boxing class they taught us to use the left jab to disorient while setting up the real 'working' hits. So with no fixed term for speaker of the house, why not a slate of speakers with irregular service times (say, 40 to 90 days?) designed to push a key conservative position, have the left start to crank up their hysteria machine, and transition just when the socialists are apoplectic, but before they have a coherent response.
ReplyDeleteJust think of the fun we could have with Speakers like:
- Rush
- GW Bush
- Don Rumsfeld
- Condie Rice
- Sarah Palin
- Charles Krauthammer
- Thomas Sowell
- Gen Petraeus (would that be legal?)
For extra fun, imagine if each had only one major focus for the session: Sowell on race, Krauthammer on socialized medicine...
Since the term and theme would be part of a campaign, each would hit the job with a tight, well executed campaign taken straight to the public, setting up major legislation (or legislative repeal) then transitioning. Even if they just forced the socialists to vote on record as hating America, it would be worth it.
It's not enough to have the right philosophy to be an effective Speaker. That requires legislative skill, and DeLay is arguably the most skilled Republican infighter in my lifetime, which is why he was targeted for extinction. If we don't legislatively eviscerate the already passed Obamunist legislation, and court appointments, the alternative is bloody insurrection. That requires a very firm and focused hand. DeLay offers that.
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