Priceless

Democratic Congressman Eugene Green wants to be very sure that only residents of his congressional district attend his town hall meetings. So he has decided to require attendees to present photo ID in order to get in.

That's kind of funny, although not in a ha ha way, because Congressman Green has been a staunch opponent of requiring people to show ID when they go to their polling place to vote.

Apparently Congressman Green is perfectly okay with election fraud; but he's absolutely terrified that someone from outside his district may ask him a question at a town hall meeting.

Somebody ought to whack Congressman Green upside the head with a not too fresh mackerel.

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tom-blumer/2009/08/11/cant-make-it-dem-rep-who-opposes-photo-id-vote-requiring-photo-id-town-h

"This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer." Will Rogers

Ay Caramba! Not a Kodak Moment

Congresscritters working deals for private gain, cheating on taxes and generally acting like pigs at the trough is old news. But the picture of Charlie Rangel on the beach that accompanies this article aroused my sympathy for him.

Haven't we all experienced this? Haven't we all had someone take a less than flattering picture when we were innocently relaxing and then show it around for the amusement of the crowd?

Poor Charlie. I feel his pain. It's very wrong for insensitive people to pass around pictures like this. I, of course, only do it for educational purposes.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/09152008/news/regionalnews/pelosi_asks_rangel_to_step_down_from_com_129228.htm