White House to nominate Baucus for ambassador to China [Dem Senator from MT to retire early]

The Washington Post ^ | December 18, 2013 | Paul Kane and Aaron Blake

[Tzimisce]

...from what I understand, Baucus will fit right in in Red China...

[BlackElk]

I have never been a strong opponent of what is termed illegal immigration. OTOH, I have recently been trending toward joining those opposed.

One of the things about this craven budget "compromise" that I find enraging is that we are cutting veteran's pensions but preserving every nickel that goes to the illegals. The illegal alien lobby is overreaching by far. Paul Ryan is preparing to join Boehner, McConnell and the GOP-E in passing "comprehensive immigration reform" and that likely influenced him in keeping intact their share of federal loot.

I live about 6 miles south of Ryan's district and I fail to understand how so many Republicans can be bamboozled into thinking Ryan is conservative. That also goes for my Congressidiot Adam Kinzinger and the Congressidiot to our south Aaron Schock. The GOP caucus under Boehner looks increasingly like ideological Swiss cheese.

Congressman Steve King is in the state to my west but he is the closest Congressman that I would be caught dead or alive wishing to have as my representative.