Uh-oh. Lileks is ticked again.

Radioblogger ^ | 11/17/05 | James Lileks / Hugh Hewitt

[massgopguy]

Is this the same James Lileks that got driven from the Boston Herald after mistaking his wife for a Dura-Flame log and tossing her in the fire plave?

[NeoCaveman]

Ping to a most excellent Lileks rant.

[GoforBroke]

I doubt it!

http://www.lileks.com/index.html

[Constitution Day]

Thank you! I'll ping it out right now.

[Constitution Day]

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[Rummyfan]

I've had it with a lot of them. And if this wasn't serious, I'd be sitting back laughing. But it's not something to laugh about.

What we have here is every single cliche that the left has been hammering into a sheet of tin since the beginning, made true.

1. Quagmire. We actually have a quagmire now, except it's a political quagmire of will.

2. We have the brual Afghan winter, except it's manifesting itself here as a brain freeze in the Senate, which appears to be a collection of the most obsequious, boozebags, clucksers and well-oiled weather vanes that we've ever seen leading this country. You can even throw in a plastic turkey, because that's pretty much what they've shown themselves to be.

What is astonishing about this is that the people who are responsible, and who have their hands on the lever of power, have chosen this moment in history to reveal themselves as being incapable of understanding A) what happened, B) what is happening now, and C) what will happen if they continue on their course of action.

In other words, they misunderstand the past, the present, and the future. It's astonishing.

Thank you James Lileks for expressing exactly what I think and saying it so much more eloquently!

[Rummyfan]

I'm frankly okay with just bricking up the door to the Senate entirely, and letting the lower house figure things out.

Works for me! That is a truly excellent and dead-on accurate rant!

[Rummyfan]

We'll revert to some sort of military leadership, where only people who have served and picked up a gun are able to go and serve in the Senate, and have a say over these matters.

I wonder... will we see a coup because the military can no longer trust the pols to run the country?

[OXENinFLA]

I heard him on Hewitt's how last night, he was steamed!

[Lancey Howard]

BUMP!

[Red Boots]

a base that like me, is throwing up their hands and saying what's the point?

My sentiments exactly !

Who the h** are these people ? They're running the country in our name, and they seem to be on the side of the enemy !

[aculeus]

Bump.

[Solson]

I'm surprised COOP hasn't visited this thread to denigrate Lileks and all others who might have some serious problems with the actions of our GOP Senators.

[Tolik]

Lileks Nails the impotent Republican Senators:

I've had it with a lot of them. And if this wasn't serious, I'd be sitting back laughing. But it's not something to laugh about.

What we have here is every single cliché that the left has been hammering into a sheet of tin since the beginning, made true.

1. Quagmire. We actually have a quagmire now, except it's a political quagmire of will.

2. We have the brutal Afghan winter, except it's manifesting itself here as a brain freeze in the Senate, which appears to be a collection of the most obsequious, boozebags, clucksers and well-oiled weather vanes that we've ever seen leading this country. You can even throw in a plastic turkey, because that's pretty much what they've shown themselves to be.

What is astonishing about this is that the people who are responsible, and who have their hands on the lever of power, have chosen this moment in history to reveal themselves as being incapable of understanding A) what happened, B) what is happening now, and C) what will happen if they continue on their course of action.

In other words, they misunderstand the past, the present, and the future. It's astonishing.

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Lileks Nails the impotent Republican Senators:

[NeoCaveman]

I'm frankly okay with just bricking up the door to the Senate entirely, and letting the lower house figure things out.

I'd favor going to a unicameral system, the Senate outlived it's usefulness the day the XVII Ammendment passed.

[Valin]

Let them know.

[gridlock]

Is this the same James Lileks that got driven from the Boston Herald after mistaking his wife for a Dura-Flame log and tossing her in the fire plave?

OK... Dish!

[Dog]

Its nice to ping someone when you mention their name on FR....I see you forgot so let me help.

[massgopguy]

Waiting on an answer from Howie Carr.