Speaking about the new financial services legislation that they were up all night to complete, Sen. Chris Dodd saw fit to paraphrase Nancy Pelosi in one of her finer moments:
“No one will know until this is actually in place how it works. But we believe we’ve done something that has been needed for a long time. It took a crisis to bring us to the point where we could actually get this job done.”
Am I the only one who is flabbergasted that the Democrats think this is an acceptable line of argument? Would you ever tell your boss, “You know, I think it’s a great company, but we’re going to have to buy it to find out what’s in it.” Or “Yeah, I think we did great last quarter, but we’re going to have to file that financial statement to find out what’s in it.” It’s the political equivalent of buying a car off Craigslist without seeing it first, and justifying it by saying, “It took me losing a lot of money on a few other lemons to reach this historic achievement.”
It would almost be overlooked as a vapid statement by a 70-something Senator who didn’t sleep the night before, but Pelosi’s statement has been mocked so thoroughly — it appears in seemingly every story about the health care bill containing nasty surprises — no politician worth his salt could repeat such words without instantly realizing his error. Of course, the guy is retiring, after all.
No wonder Democrats are hitting historic lows in the generic ballot. As Barone says, it’s a lethal mixture of pervasive incompetence and unpopular ideology.
UPDATE: Rob Long pointed out this gem from the same press conference. about the same bill.
“This is about as important as it gets, because it deals with every single aspect of our lives,” said Sen. Christopher Dodd (D., Conn.), a chief architect of the compromise.
Oh, good. So we don’t have to worry at all.
Marque,
Welcome back!
The GOP has been falsely labeled the party of ‘no’ by the dems for quite a while now. That given, I think it is only fair that they be labeled as well. How about “The Party of Wrong?
I have been on the DC circuit for years and I have never seen a group of goons and morons (my professional opinion…not personal) like the ones we currently have on the hill. It is, in my humble opinion, proof positive that respiration is not necessarily a sign of life.
I suppose it goes back to the old axiom: “Beware the power of idiots assembled in large groups.”
You can look at almost any issue these days and their position is 180 degrees out of phase with rationality. We are watching a reality TV version of the 3 Stooges….come to think of it I would actually trust Moe, Larry, and Curly with our nation’s security more than this band of fools.
Calling Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine…please report to Capitol Hill…..
We are not dealing with a lone village idiot here, we are dealing with a village of idiots.
There…I got that off my chest….why don’t I feel better?
I think it’s because you haven’t left the village yet. And you won’t, for at least another two years. Now it starts sounding more like an episode of “Lost” than the Three Stooges, eh? Thanks as always for reading, Chuck!
Sigh…you are of course right. ‘Lost’ is more appropriate.
Appreciated the critiques from everyone…
“Speaking” of Larry, Mo and Curly, brought to mind Bud Abbot and Lou Costello, of maybe a few years before Mo, Larry, Curly… Wonder how they would do in the comparisons…
Well, PanAm, I’m certainly not sure who’s on first in this Administration…. Thanks for stopping by!
Marque, it is great to have you posting again.
Seems as though we have a developing pattern here ….. massive pieces of legislation that contains who knows what in reaction to a carefully constructed “crisis” which threatens the very fabric of our society unless immediate and far-reaching government intercession is implemented.
Not exactly a new policy – take a look at the many disastrous dictatorships that launched world wars and caused so many deaths and you will see the same technique employed during their formative years.
The leadership of the Democratic Party is deserving of numerous labels, not the least of which is the “party of oppression”.
Chris Dodd lets the cat out of the bag with the “This is as important as it gets, because it deals with every single aspect of our lives”.
What a truly disturbing glimpse into what the Democrats in Congress and the administration have in store for us.
There are still plenty of would-be dictators left, even with his retirement.