Old and Crabby

The Republicans in the U.S. Senate are nothing more than a bunch of crabby, old, white people who seem unable to get over the fact that it is 2010, not 1930!  Yesterday's vote in the Senate proves that, no matter what excuse they're using today, Republicans are living in the past and are unable to provide solutions to today's problems.  They've gone so far to the right that Barry Goldwater wouldn't recognize his own party.

Boston Globe:

Senate Republicans dealt a stinging setback yesterday to efforts to repeal the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell’’ policy for gay soldiers, defeating attempts by Democratic leaders to take up a major military bill that includes the issue.


Democrats fell four votes shy of the 60 votes needed to break a GOP filibuster — which included Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts — that prevented consideration of the overall bill.....

I fully agree with Sen. Menendez of New Jersey, quoted by the Boston Globe:

“It’s ridiculous! Ridiculous!’’ said Senator Robert Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey. “What this is all about is using the minority to obstruct.’’

We should all be thankful that  old, white, crabby McCain is not the President.

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****   A far right religious commentator is skeptical of the poll showing Kasich with a double-digit lead in the election for governor.  Check out OneNewsNow.

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> Kasich has already indicated a few places he'd make his cuts.  Dispatch:


Republican John Kasich says that, if elected, he would get rid of Ohio's new school-funding model, which Gov. Ted Strickland points to as one of the signature accomplishments of his term.

Strickland and legislative Democrats say that once the formula is fully funded, which they hope will occur by 2019, it will be a constitutional, adequate and fair way to pay for public education....


....Although most details remain undisclosed, Kasich's plan could mean more school levies by districts across the state, critics said....

If Kasich wins, Ohio's school children lose.