Everyone had a great time on Wednesday when Senator Aqua Buddha (R-Better Light Bulbs For a Better America)
took to the floor of the Senate to talk about drone killings in one of
those old-fashioned filibusters that, were they still standard, would
probably ensure more bills got voted on simply because most senators are
such lazy and unprincipled hacks that they would never actually stand
in the well of the World’s Greatest Deliberative Body and talk for
thirteen hours straight to prevent the confirmation of El Jefe Obama’s
non-controversial nominee to be the Assistant to the Assistant Secretary
of Emptying Porta-Potties in National Parks out of spite, but would
just file a piece of paper proclaiming their intention to filibuster the
way Harry Reid has enabled them to continue to do. It was all lots of
fun for political nerds and pundits who have been sounding the alarm
about civil liberties for years.
Glenn Greenwald was later found naked
in front of his TV surrounded by dozens of empty bottles of Jurgens and
hundreds of wadded-up Kleenexes, both wrists sprained so badly he may
never write anything ever again. So, bonus! READ MORE »
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