This Week in Politics

Given that the numbnuts who make up the US Congress are out on their August recess, there's not much new in the way of politics to discuss other than the wonderfully entertaining town hall meetings. Citizens are still attending these meetings with their representatives in droves and making their voices heard in a major way. I've never seen American citizens rise up to take on the political elite the way they are currently doing, and it's honestly a pretty cool thing to behold.

Of course, Democrats have taken to calling the citizens of this country who disagree with the government health care plan they're trying to ram down our throats:

• the mob
• un-American
  
• racists
• astroturf
• Nazis

The White House also published its "snitch email address", which is where people are supposed to forward emails from their friends, family, etc. that speak negatively about the health care reform effort he is trying to push through.

We were also told by Obama that those in Congress opposing him should sit down and shut up.


Funny, I seem to remember this being spoken by his Secretary of State during the Bush years.


Ah well, what really took the cake and illustrated the disconnect with reality that most of these politicians have happened right here in Texas. Good old Sheila Jackson Lee from Houston decided it was more important to be on the cell phone than listen to one of her constituents. Not sure if she was ordering Chinese takeout or what, but here you go:


Wow. Just, wow.