No, but it is lazy. I find it unbelievably frustrating when otherwise intelligent people become party-line zombies, on can only discuss shortcomings in "their guys" by comparing them to "the other guys". Dude, get off it - or I'll search up the phrase "Okay when Clinton did...

Polanksi drugged and raped a 13 year old girl, and whether or not he has satisfied the requirements of the Civil case (and whether or not his victim is fine now and forgiven him), no judge has yet determined what his debt to society will be - so, of course, he has not yet paid that debt. What was th...

Well put.

"Can you imagine writing the Constitution -- you know, O'Reilly says Ben Franklin's giving in on something. Can you imagine having to do that in this environment?" Man, this guy on my last nerve every Sunday morning - but I have to give him credit for being the first in the 'Pub leadershi...

Quick questions: Has the WH blog been in any way inaccurate? That's an interesting question. Have *you* fact-checked the White House blog? Or do you just blindly accept its conclusions because it comes from a Democrat-controlled White House and because it's attacking those with whom you disagree? D...

Quick questions: Has the WH blog been in any way inaccurate? Or is it just that you wish the act of fact checking to now be considered a form of tyranny?

(Just for context, 72% of FOXNews viewers still believe that there will be Death Panels for Gramma.)

Tjol wrote:It should be overturned. Soutamayor alone can't negate the second ammendment.

I'm not sure you need to defend your position, but -- what exactly does this even mean?

Perhaps sometime in the next 3 pages? From the Rules Committee: References to Individual Senators Under rule XVII clause 1, remarks in debate may not include references to individual Members of the Senate other than as sponsors of measures; and the Chair enforces this principle on his own initiative...

As I said, what has changed is the dialogue. It's happened in here as well.

Being held accountable by their peers hasn't changed the fact that something like 70% of FOX viewers still think that Saddam had something to do with 9/11. (Even after the President at the time changed his tune on that point.) What has changed is the dialogue. Anyone who dares to question the veraci...

I indoctrinated my kid with Shakespeare. The schools didn't have the budget to do it for me, as they were busy making sure she had the skills required to work in fast food.

So, we've known what Medicare Advantage is for at least two years. Is the information "better" in some way if we only just found out about it? (BTW, I kept out the more recent links, as they're all personal stories and anectdotes about specific patients who got screwed.) Anecdotes are nic...

Here's what I want to know: Just a little while ago, there was a huge concensus in the scientific community that Global Warming was real, and that our behavior had caused it, and that changing our behavior would at least reduce the damage. And there were a couple of scientists disagreeing with all o...

So, we've known what Medicare Advantage is for at least two years. Is the information "better" in some way if we only just found out about it?

(BTW, I kept out the more recent links, as they're all personal stories and anectdotes about specific patients who got screwed.)

I'd like to say, "ignorance is bliss," but more often than not, it turns out that ignorance is just plain old hostility and suspicion of that which we don't understand. Or, ignorance can be deliberate - I can help with that. www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a8cG4MCSDIsE&am...

There is a value in conducting oneself as a gentleman (or gentle woman). In day to day life it requires that you think before you speak, which helps you avoid ending up on YouTube screaming that the Government needs to stay out of your Medicare. In our legislative Houses, it keeps our Representative...

Baucus Bludgeons Humana Political intimidation has always been part of the current Congress's health-care strategy: "If you're not at the table, you're on the menu" is tattooed on every lobbyist and industry rep in Washington. But Max Baucus's latest bullying tactics are hard to believe b...

We're going to have to pull them out of Iraq to do it. Man, I'm torn. I'd like to see a strong, successful Afghanistan, but it's time to bring our men and women home. Maybe pull the trigger on all of those caves on the Pakistan border before we go.

Alright, we've got two Good Lil' Righties who know better than Thomas Jefferson when it comes to Freedom of Speech and House Rules. Anyone else want to climb aboard this bus?

Again: There have been rules against the specific type of conduct Joe Wilson engaged in since the time of Thomas Jefferson.

In the spirit of the thread title: Anyone care to take on Jefferson on conduct requirements for Legislators?