Eeny, Meany, Minority
What’s with mean ol’ Nancy Pelosi,
Who wants to take it away from Steny?
That’s not the whole story —
There’s not that much glory
In being the leader of the … minority.
Month: November 2010
Americans Afraid to Walk Alone
37%
Nearly one in four Americans say they would be afraid to walk alone at night within a mile of their home.
Verbatim
If you look at the U.S., you look at who we’re electing to Congress, to the Senate — they can’t read. I’ll bet you a bunch of these people
don’t have passports. We’re about to start a trade war with China if we’re not careful here, only because nobody knows where China is. Nobody knows what China is.
— New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, quoted by the Wall Street Journal, warning Americans to stop blaming the Chinese for their country’s problems.
Verbatim
There doesn’t seem to be anybody in the White House who’s got any idea what it’s like to lie awake at night worried about money and worried about things slipping away. They’re all intellectually smart. They’ve got their numbers. But they don’t feel any of it, and I think people sense that.
— Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen (D), quoted by the Washington Post.
Americans Still favor Death Penalty
64%
Share of Americans who continue to support the use of the death penalty for persons convicted of murder, while 29 percent oppose it — continuing a trend that has shown little change over the last seven years.
Verbatim
Like dogs, they listen to tone of voice and emotional attitude.
— Journalist Matt Taibbi, describing the members of the Tea Party in an article in Rolling Stone.
Verbatim
I think that over the course of two years, we were so busy and so focused on getting a bunch of stuff done that we stopped paying
attention to the fact that leadership isn’t just legislation.
— Pres. Obama, in an interview with 60 Minutes, stating the obvious and possibly signaling a new direction for his administration with a Republican-controlled House.
The Unearned Honorific
With Fox News and the tea-baggers are lovin’ her,
Sarah Palin craves the limelight they’re givin’ her.
But her title don’t fit,
Because remember — she quit!
So I think they should stop calling her “governor.”
