The best WashingtonPost article I have read in -- well, ever!
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How ironic that Democrats are claiming to be the party of/for the people ("this is the people's congress"), and the "going-to-balance-the-budget-and-not-spend-like-those-horrible-Republicans-did" party, yet they start their "100 hours for the people" off with a $1,000 per head party. This irony did not escape two writers from The Washington Post either. Here are some highlights of the article...
'One hundred hours to make this the most honest and open Congress in history,' House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared at the beginning of a history-making day -- which ended last night with the Democrat from California presiding over a glitzy fundraiser open to anyone with $1,000 for a ticket.
Read on . . .
And this...
'Democrats are back!' Pelosi said in her remarks during the few minutes reporters were permitted inside. 'We are ready to lead, prepared to govern and determined to make you proud.'
(A dozen years ago, it must be recalled, Newt Gingrich and the Republicans celebrated their return to power with a $1,000-a-plate dinner. Reporters were allowed in.)
This particular section of the article is great...
'We're celebrating a change in this country,' said Larry Cohen, president of the Communication Workers of America, adding that Americans want a 'commitment to economic justice' and are 'fed up with their voices not being heard.'
But how do those ideals jibe with a fancy affair too pricey for most working families?
'I think it's a good question, actually,' Cohen said. 'I do think getting the money out and getting the people in is what this is about for us.'
Ahead in line, Arthur Fullerton, director of development for Covenant House California, pronounced it 'a historic night. . . . I think the voices of everyone in the country get to be heard, not just the privileged few.'
Like the few with $1,000 to drop?
'That's true,' Fullerton said. But he got comped. 'You do have folks like me who get invited.'
We're not even 24 hours in and The Post is already taking shots; this could be much better than we anticipated -- ok, maybe I shouldn't go that far.
The MSM can no longer blame Republicans on a daily basis so they must still put out a paper it won't be as brutal as it was for Repub's however just a 30% increase in stories about the abuses the Democrats will surely do will be worth watching.
Peace through superior fire power:)
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