Guh?
Can I just say there’s a curious feeling of impotence that comes from knowing my elected representatives are actually representing me well? I mean, what’s a girl full of righteous fury to do when the people who speak for her are saying shit like this:
But politics won today. Politics won. The Administration got its vote, and now it will have its victory lap, and now they will be able to go out on the campaign trail and tell the American people that they were the ones who were tough on the terrorists.
And yet, we have a bill that gives the terrorist mastermind of 9/11 his day in court, but not the innocent people we may have accidentally rounded up and mistaken for terrorists – people who may stay in prison for the rest of their lives….
The problem with this bill is not that it’s too tough on terrorists. The problem with this bill is that it’s sloppy. And the reason it’s sloppy is because we rushed it to serve political purposes instead of taking the time to do the job right.
And this:
I would like somebody in this Chamber, somebody in this Government, to tell me why this is necessary. I do not want to hear that this is a new world and we face a new kind of enemy. I know that. I know that every time I think about my two little girls and worry for their safety–when I wonder if I really can tuck them in at night and know that they are safe from harm. I have as big of a stake as anybody on the other side of the aisle and anybody in this administration in capturing terrorists and incapacitating them. I would gladly take up arms myself against any terrorist threat to make sure my family is protected.
But as a parent, I can also imagine the terror I would feel if one of my family members were rounded up in the middle of the night and sent to Guantanamo without even getting one chance to ask why they were being held and being able to prove their innocence.
Now, what am I supposed to do with that? Listen here, Mr. Senator! You… go?
Thanks also to Jan Schakowsky and Richard Durbin for voting like HUMAN BEINGS, for all the good it did.
It’s just… where the hell do I send my angry letters now?
Hey yoga queen – I got them done at Salon Blonde on north avenue. $226 w/tax because I’m soooo not a natural blonde and I had over 100 foils in my hair. Jennica did them:
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Kate that man is awesome!
CG–I just clicked “publish” out of habit, then realized I probably didn’t need to share this with the whole class, especially in response to this post. Nevertheless, I believe you’re providing a public service here, so I leave it up. (And I’m sorta kinda a natural blonde, so maybe it’d be cheaper??)
Paula–yes, he is! Move to Chicago, and he can be yours, too!
No problem!
Better yet, let’s make him President! Then he can belong to everyone!
A much better idea, Spill! (Although I think we’re gonna have to make him vice president first. Baby steps.)
Looking back at this from The Future gives me a sort of warm, glowy feeling.
Ha, yeah, and I was obviously wrong about the VP first thing.