Saying Goodbye To The 109th Congress
by BarbinMD
Fri Dec 08, 2006
As we look forward to the Democrats taking control of both houses of Congress in January, let's take a moment to say goodbye to the 109th Congress. On this, their last day in power, let's look at some of their accomplishments:
*crickets*
Okay, so what were they doing? Just off the top of my head:
Well, among the Party of honesty, personal responsibility and family values, Tom DeLay was resigning, Randy "Duke" Cunningham was heading to jail, while Mark Foley checked into rehab.
They saved us from our bad habits by passing the "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act," and decided to build a 700 mile fence to secure a 1200+ mile border.
And in their boldest move, they decided to spit on the Constitution, the Geneva Conventions and human decency when they tossed out the concept of habeas corpus and made torture the official policy of the United States. Trashing more than 200 years of tradition and law...and people call them the do-nothing Congress.
What stands out in your mind?
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