Bayh Speaks, or rather, Blathers [ by Michael T] [News You Can Abuse]
February 21, 2010How sick are we of Evan Bayh? Don’t even get me started. The guy blames partisanship for the problems in DC and as a moderate does exactly nothing to fix it. Instead, he’s joined the blame DC crowd. His latest shot at Congress is a doozy.
The New York Times devotes pages to this clown today - a 3 page (online, at least) op-ed written by the coward Senator. And it’s rich with inanity, besides-the-point reminisces of the past and silly solutions. Our favorite - how about a monthly lunch of all Senators? Really? That’s the solution, people who hate each other having lunch. He ends by talking about how he will work for 11 months to make the situation better. Why would anyone listen to him? They can just put him in the corner and let him yammer - he’ll be gone. And replaced, most likely, with an obstructionist, do-nothing Republican. That will really help the situation.
Here are the solutions Senator - not that you care since you are abandoning DC for god knows what - end the filibuster, teach Republicans some respect, and oh yeah, END THE FILIBUSTER. Bayh does actually suggest making it 55, which makes some sense. But when you have a bunch of conserva-Dems like Nelson and Lincoln, even 55 might be too high for some legislation. Let’s not forget, if Specter survives his re-election bid, he’ll probably tack back right to his original positions - there’ll be no need to appease the Dem primary voters after all.
Evan Bayh has created a mess in the Senate and shares responsibility with Republicans and conserva-Dems for obstructing the will of the American people. Perhaps he should look in the mirror before pointing fingers at others.
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