Posted on 07/29/2010 11:16:15 AM PDT by Mobile Vulgus
In one of those "it's gotten so bad that…" stories, McClatchy's James Rosen reported today that Congress is so rife with partisan warfare that they can no longer even agree to sign onto each other's harmless resolutions that celebrate sports teams for one success or another.
"The once-routine resolutions honoring hometown squads or stars sailed through Congress for years with nary a discordant note or vote -- but no more," Rosen gravely wrote.
Rosen went on to reveal that our elected officials are finding resistance to their once easily passed resolutions meant to honor local, hometown sports teams in both the House and the Senate.
So what is going on?...
Read the rest at Publiusforum.com...
WHY is our congress proposing, let along passing, resolutions that have NOTHING do with their constitutional obligations?
I’m okay with it as long as we can pass a resolution to ban the Green Bay Packers.
I agree with you, for sure.
“WHY is our congress proposing, let along passing, resolutions that have NOTHING do with their constitutional obligations?”
Because the taxpayers are subsidizing the sports teams, the Congress things think they need to celebrate them.
So congress people can tell lies about our troops and that's okay, but refusing to pass a resolution honoring someone for playing a game is not civil?
Good grief.
So congress people can tell lies about our troops and that's okay, but refusing to pass a resolution honoring someone for playing a game is not civil?
Good grief.
Do you not understand sarcasm when you see it?
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