I apologize ahead of time. I am so pissed right now that I know this is not going to be a very cohesive post. So before I forget, here is the original link, or at least one of them.
Regarding the fact that the House Repiglickins have refused to DO THEIR JOB - the one they were elected to do - the one WE THE PEOPLE pay them to do - and show up for a joint session of Congress, the President is not without options. He can use the very Constitution that Republicans claim to revere against them. [For whatever good that would do, srsly.] Article II Section III reads as follows:
“He shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them…”
In other words, the President has the Constitutional authority to convene a special session on Congress whenever he damn well thinks it’s necessary. Of course Republicans will
“From 1800 to 1913, presidents chose not to address Congress in person. Since 1913, every president has appeared before Congress at least once during his term(s) in office. Permission to speak in a joint session is given by resolution of the House and Senate, and arrangements are made through the leadership offices of each chamber.”
It has been rumored that President Obama is going to go BIG in his jobs plan - which is apparently what is scaring the shit out of John Boehner et al. Apparently the GOP also figures it will be upstaged by President Obama - as they should be [upstaged, that is.] It boils down to the fact that the repiglickins think they’re more important than the Commander In Chief. Excuse me? ANY PRESIDENT should be able to speak before a Joint Session of Congress on WHATEVER DATE he requests. By refusing to grant the request, Congressional Republicans are
I say To Hell With Congressional Republicans.
President Obama should play some hardball of his own and speak to the nation from the Oval Office. In fact, I found a speech he can read that would be perfect for the occasion. Some of you may have even heard it delivered before. It goes something like this:
“Hey! If any of you are looking for any last-minute gift ideas for me, I have one. I'd like Frank Shirley John F*cking Boner, the so-called Speaker of the House, right here, right now. I want him brought from his holiday slumber happy hour over there on Melody Lane Capitol Hill or wherever it is he hangs out with his rich repiglickin donors, and I want him brought right here, with a big orange ribbon on his head, and I want to look him straight in the eye and I want to tell him what a cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, RACIST group of worm-headed, drooling sack of monkey shit the GOP is!
Got a question for you, John-boy -- WHERE ARE THE JOBS?"
[[Thank you Clark Griswold for the inspiration. I could not have said it much better.]]
If we as American citizens took our obligations to self-govern seriously more so than the spittle-drenched wrath of Beck and Limbaugh and the rest of the fools stroking their nonsense, perhaps we could end up with a civilized America once more.
ReplyDeleteOne more thought. It's refreshing to see a liberal dish it out instead of curling up in a corner and taking it. The rules were set by the spittle-drenched heathens and turn about is fair play. Speak their language! They don't hear you unless you do.
ReplyDeleteWish I had said this--- it is so true ;
ReplyDeleteAfter Boner explains where all the jobs are, maybe he could tell us who exactly, he thinks he is working for.
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