The Lights Are On but Nobody's Home...Part 2

A new Gallup poll shows that Americans have the least faith in Congress of any major institutions they have ever polled. Gee, I wonder why.  Maybe it has to do with statements like these.  Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) uttered this little gem this week, “the incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low.”  Actually research found that pregnancy results from rape significantly more often it does in other cases.

I like this one from GOP House Minority Leader Ken Fredette who opposes Medicaid expansion because “my brain being a man's brain sort of thinks differently.”  Brain, is the key word here.  I think good ole Ken is today’s version of the scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz.

Here is what Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) had to say about the sexual assault cases in the military.  "The young folks coming in to each of your services are anywhere from 17 to 22 or 23 and gee-whiz, the hormone level created by nature sets in place the possibility for these types of things to occur. So, we've got to be very careful on our side."  Well hell Saxby, we will just castrate all new recruits coming into the military and eliminate the problem.  

The Senate Armed Services Committee, which is run by Democrats, held their hearings and totally skewered legislation that could have helped right the ship.  The committee invited 18 opponents of legislation addressing sexual assault to testify at the hearing, while inviting only 2 witnesses who support the sexual assault legislation, and no sexual assault victims at all to testify. Once again Kangaroo Court comes to mind.

Here is what Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin had to say yesterday when addressing a gathering of social conservatives at the Faith and Freedom conference in Washington D.C. “When I hear politicians who say they want to create a sense of trust in government, I say no, no, no, no, no. That is the wrong solution.” Instead, he wants to know, “How do you start dismantling this beast?”  Well Ron, one way would be for you and your T-Bag bonehead friends to pack your bags and get the hell out of Washington.

Under the category; The apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree.  Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) apologized on Wednesday after BuzzFeed discovered that his high school-aged son had used racist and homophobic language on the Internet.


Stay tuned for future adventures.