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15 January 2007

News update: Assholes in Congress Replaced by Other Assholes So voters managed to squeak out this slimmest imaginable majority for the party marginally less responsible for fucking things up. What's the first thing this new Congress gets busy on? Fixing the Patriot Act? Investigating war profiteering? Establishing uniform verifiable voting standards? Nuh uh. Once again, they have met the enemy and he is us.

post by: George_Spiggott at: 13:32 | 8 comments

Uh, the first thing the new Congress got busy on was raising the minimum wage for the first time in 10 years. Let's put things in a little perspective, here.

More to the point, Senator Feinstein took her seat in 1992. She isn't part of a "new" anything.

posted by eamondaly 15 January | 13:50

Holy crap, the prophecy laid down by The Who came true!

posted by Eideteker 15 January | 13:50

Well, except for the whole not getting fooled again part.

posted by Eideteker 15 January | 13:52

eamon, fair point on #1, but 'first thing' was essentially rhetoric, it's certainly early enough in the session to be notable. As for #2, no she herself is not new, but the new Congress is presumably relevant to the fact that they've reintroduced it so quickly after it went down to defeat last year.

posted by George_Spiggott 15 January | 13:57

goodby Radio Mecha

posted by arse_hat 15 January | 14:00

but the new Congress is presumably relevant to the fact that they've reintroduced it so quickly after it went down to defeat last year.

And it will, presumably, go down to defeat again this year.

posted by muddgirl 15 January | 14:04

i'm not surprised that fienstein was the one to reintroduce it. i mean, she just got re-elected, thanks in large part to support from california's entertainment industry, and she needs to hold up her end of the quid pro quo...

expect more of this kind of noise from her for years to come.

posted by syntax 15 January | 14:41

new Congress is presumably relevant to the fact that they've reintroduced it so quickly

Every member of Congress is permitted to "introduce" a bill at any time. This one was introduced by Feinstein.

At last count (and that could actually change, this session), there are 534 other members of Congress.

Now, if it gets out of committee and the entire House votes on it, then maybe you've got a point.

posted by stilicho 15 January | 18:28

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