I've noticed a lot of the temper tantrums of yesterday have died down. A lot of bloggers have had their proverbial "make-up sex" and are ready to close ranks with the GOP. Hugh Hewitt appears ready to take a bullet for Dennis Hastert. Maybe they have a point. After all, without the Republicans running the House over the last six years, we never would have gotten all those great conservative programs passed that we've all come to know and love. I'm sure you all know which programs I'm talking about. So, there are those. Two years without the Republicans in charge of the House would mean going two years without... well, going without more good stuff, I'm sure. Will the Republic survive? Difficult to see. Always changing is the future. For those who decry GOP spending discipline, I think it bears noting that some theological physicists have theorized that the massive geyser of pork gushing out of the top of the U.S. Capitol may be the only thing keeping the radical Muslims from taking it over by force and imposing Shari'a law on the entire District of Columbia.

Now, on top of the fact that we'd have to go two years without any fresh new Republican goodness bubbling up out of the GOP Fountain of Pork(tm), we'd have to endure two years of Democrat bills moving through the House all the way to the Senate. That's pretty scary, if you think about it. If you don't watch out, a little ol' bill can get out and become a LAW. Suppose Speaker Pelosi passes the "Save the Children Act of 2007." Doesn't matter what it's about, really. Any bill tagged with a euphemism like that is almost certainly some scary shizzle cooked up by some commie hippies in San Francisco. Probably bans all guns, swimming pools, nuclear power, fast food, heterosexual sex and competitive sports in one fell swoop. So, let's say this bill makes it through Madame Pelosi's House of Horrors(tm) and lands over on Dr. Frist's desk. Suppose Frist's too busy negotiating with the Taliban to pay attention to what the bill says, and he and 59 other senators, worked up in a fit of somnambulance, accidentally sign off on the damn thing. So then, it goes up to George Bush, and we know he doesn't veto ANYTHING unless it relates to foreign control of U.S. ports. So, of course, he signs the damn thing, and the "Save the Children Act of 2007" becomes law, forcing us all to be uncoordinated, skinny, horny, defenseless hippies living in the dark.

If that thought doesn't just scare the BEJEEZABUB out of you, well... you're probably thinking with a clear head.

Posted by: Ragnar at 07:17 PM | Comments (5) | Add Comment
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