Month: May 2014
Brit Comedian Finds U.S. Politics ‘Nauseating’
I find politics in this country completely nauseating.
— John Oliver, in an interview with the Daily Beast.
Graham Defends Focus on Benghazi
Our Democratic friends, for the most part, have been in the tank over Benghazi. Some guy said this about me yesterday on the left: The only reason I cared about this was because I have six tea party opponents. Well, if that’s true, I’m the biggest scumbag in America.
— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), in a radio interview with Mike Gallagher.
Is It Egotism or Something Else?
I’m an egotist, I’ll confess to that. I like to get things done, and you get things done by having power.
— Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards (D), quoted by the Daily Reveille.
Nearly 1 Million Floridians Have Signed Up for Obamacare
983,775
Number of Florida residents who have signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, according to the Tampa Tribune. About 28 percent of them are between 18 and 34 years old — the so-called “young invincibles.”
Rand: Clinton an ‘Old-World Model’
I see Hillary Clinton as an old-world model, in the sense that she’s a pro-surveillance-state, pro-war Democrat… I could see that if you had a Republican that’s a little more reluctant for war, more protective of privacy, that you could have a complete transformation, where people completely switch places.
— Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), quoted by Fortune.
A Floridian’s Lament
Legislators are wrapping it up in Tallahassee,
And for 60 days they’ve been kept mighty busy.
But between higher speed limits
And arming Cracker dimwits,
Somehow I feel my lawmakers are just out to kill me.
Miami Lawmaker Wants to Protect Floridians Against a Zombie Apocalypse
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times: I’m thankful that the Florida legislature only convenes 60 days a year — think of the mischief lawmakers could do if they were in session more than two months!
Fortunately, the 2014 session thankfully ends tomorrow. But the mischief ain’t done yet.
