House GOP not waiting until January; War on Science and the EPA begins now

[Neil]

I don't really see how it would help / it would just send lots of ordinary citizens into panic mode.

It creates an impetus for political change.  Besides, people should be in panic mode.

[The Minsky Moment]

Most of that stuff is bullshit, but I am surprised that Fast and Furious didn't become a bigger scandal.

It isn't surprising at all.  The scandal of F&F was the government participating in the subversion of its own firearms control laws.   But those are the very laws that the most vocal attackers of the President want to weaken themselves.  So instead the line of attack was to suggest is was some complex but diabolical conspiracy to tighten regulation and take away everyone's guns.    Thus undermining its political value as a scandal other than for the already converted.

[Sheilbh]

It seems to be a strategy of all governments to deal with the inconvenient truths of science.

See the EU Parliament abolishing the EU's Chief Science Officer because the current holder supports GM

I don't see an issue with House chairs having those powers.

[dps]

See the EU Parliament abolishing the EU's Chief Science Officer because the current holder supports GM

Guess he should have bought an Accord. 

[CountDeMoney]

The scandal of F&F was the government participating in the subversion of its own firearms control laws.

Weenie ass cowardly prosecutors didn't help much, either.

[jimmy olsen]

Most of that stuff is bullshit, but I am surprised that Fast and Furious didn't become a bigger scandal.

It isn't surprising at all.  The scandal of F&F was the government participating in the subversion of its own firearms control laws.   But those are the very laws that the most vocal attackers of the President want to weaken themselves.  So instead the line of attack was to suggest is was some complex but diabolical conspiracy to tighten regulation and take away everyone's guns.    Thus undermining its political value as a scandal other than for the already converted.

Weren't two cops killed? That's more then enough to make hay.

[Berkut]

Elections have consequences.

I love how your partisan stance is entirely unencumbered by any principles.

[derspiess]

Elections have consequences.

I love how your partisan stance is entirely unencumbered by any principles.

Go on.

[The Minsky Moment]

Elections have consequences.

In this case, crappy ones.

[derspiess]

Anyway, Berkut-- that was an Obama quote from 2009 when he was lecturing GOP lawmakers.  I like to throw it back occasionally as a semi-troll.

[CountDeMoney]

LOL, I don't think there's any "semi" about it.  Unless it has 18 wheels' worth of troll. 

[Jacob]

LOL, I don't think there's any "semi" about it.  Unless it has 18 wheels' worth of troll. 

You could hitch a trailer to that thing, no problem.

[Berkut]

Anyway, Berkut-- that was an Obama quote from 2009 when he was lecturing GOP lawmakers.  I like to throw it back occasionally as a semi-troll.

But it isn't really a troll, since it actually aligns very nicely with your generally stated views on politics.

[Jacob]

Anyway, Berkut-- that was an Obama quote from 2009 when he was lecturing GOP lawmakers.  I like to throw it back occasionally as a semi-troll.

But it isn't really a troll, since it actually aligns very nicely with your generally stated views on politics.

That's what makes it "semi-". He knows it'll get a reaction as if he was straight up trolling, but it pretty much fits with what he thinks; but the the main reason to throw it out there is for the reaction.

[Valmy]

Well V did just mimic the reasoning that leads the young apathetic voter not to vote.

I always vote.  But Congress has not been functional in years.  My faith in them is not being helped by continuing to add a bunch of amateurish ideologues.  Sorry if that makes me an ignorant asshole of some sort 

They are about to have a showdown over that Keystone Pipeline thing for Godsake.