Pictured, l. to r.; Mommy, commie
-Headline of the day-
"Republicans Vote Against Moms; No Word Yet on Puppies, Kittens."
That's right, the GOP hates motherhood and decided that it'd be a real good idea to go on record with that message. In a vote on House resolution 1113 -- a measure "Celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother's Day" -- house Republicans decided to take their obstructionism to absurd lengths. The bill had passed 412 to zip, when Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) decided to flex GOP muscle for no damned good reason.
"Mr. Speaker, I move to reconsider the vote," he said. A vote was held to table the request and Republicans defeated the bill. According to the report, "This time, 178 Republicans cast their votes against mothers."
House Minority Leader John Boehner explained, "Oh, we just wanted to make sure that everyone was on record in support of Mother's Day." And they did this by voting against Mother's Day.
Um, what? "If Boehner's explanation doesn't make much sense," writes Dana Milbank, "He's been under a great deal of stress lately." Actually, I think I can explain it. Boehner and company hate motherhood for real and he knows that wouldn't be a popular decision. So he's lying about it.
If you think about it, motherhood is very anti-Republican. Moms support little unemployed loafers who don't contribute anything to society, all the while passing on to these social leeches radical feminazi ideas like respecting women and eating your peas. Motherhood is clearly anti-family.
Hey Skeezix, no free rides! You can walk now, so get a job! Geez, you'd think you were still a fetus and, therefore, worth giving a damn about. (Washington Post)
-Time for Baghdad Johnny to change his Depends-
Former Republican congress critter Bob Barr is seeking the Libertarian party's nomination for president. According to the report, "He threatens to hurt the Republicans by siphoning off conservative support from Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee."
Few people are willing to predict a McCain win and, of those, none are predicting a comfortable margin. Barr told reporters that the GOP had asked him not to do it. "We would prefer it if you don't run," Barr said he was told. "It would upset the apple cart."
When asked for specifics on why he objected to McCain's candidacy, Barr's opinion reflected that of many on the right and he answered the question with a question.
"How long do we have?" (McClatchy)
-News quote of the day-
From the very first sentence; "A Japanese man who had doused himself with kerosene in front of police died of burns after asking to smoke during interrogation, police and reports said Monday."
Hifumi Kubota wound up in custody after the woman he lived with in Nagoya "told police that he was acting violently." Before being arrested, Kubota "poured kerosene over himself in front of police." No reason was given, but I imagine it was some sort of "I'm going to kill myself" drama-queen moment.
He was taken to the station, where he refused to change his clothes. Then came a cosmic confluence of stupidity, irresponsibility, and lack of respect for indoor clean air laws. "Despite no-smoking rules in the building, a police official gave him a pack of cigarettes and a lighter," the report tells us. "When Kubota stood up, his right knee was ablaze and he quickly turned into a fireball, the reports said."
I've been trying to figure who was the most boneheaded here, Kubota or the police. I guess it's a tie. (AFP)
