John McCain demonstrates his approach to governance
-John McCain continues to be nuts-
I'd reported last week that Sen. John McCain has been a little too busy lately to actually legislate, missing weeks worth of votes while he hits the early campaign trail. Looks like his fellow Senators are starting to notice. In a bipartisan meeting to hammer out a Senate compromise to the House's immigration plan, Sen. John Cornyn brought up a pretty damned good point about McCain's negative input on the measure. "Wait a second here," Cornyn said to McCain. "I've been sitting in here for all of these negotiations and you just parachute in here on the last day. You're out of line."
McCain's response was measured and collegial, " Fuck you!" McCain shouted. "I know more about this than anyone else in the room!" How presidential... (National Ledger)
-'Family values' and valuing families are two different things-
Bush's Domestic Policy advisor Karl Zinsmeister: "I am never going to hire another woman because they just get pregnant and leave." In related news, every damned woman Zinsmeister's office has ever turned down for a job is now probably going to sue for discrimination. (CorrenteWire)
-What, no hookers?-
Zhang Shuqing of Sichuan, China turned 100 years old on May 7. According to the report, Zhang "has his own secret for long life - smoking every day and drinking liquor after every meal." His grandson estimates that Zhang's consumed fifteen tons of booze and more than a ton of tobacco in his life. Considering where he's from, keeping his political ideas to himself probably played a pretty big role, as well. (China Daily)
