House Speaker Dennis Hastert of Ill., center, gets out of a Hydrogen Alternative Fueled automobile, left, as he prepares to board his SUV, which uses gasoline, after holding a news conference at a local gas station in Washington, Thursday, April 27, 2006 to discuss the recent rise in gas prices. Hastert and other members of Congress drove off in the Hydrogen-Fueled cars only to switch to their official cars to drive the few blocks back to the U.S. Capitol.
If this does not sum up Murkan politics -- superficial gestures, no real connection to core issues, contempt for the electorate -- I don't know what does. I think a rule of thumb should be that if your Congressperson cannot sustain the charade for even the distance of a few blocks, s/he should be relieved of his/her duties.
What a complete asshole. What complete arrogance and disregard.
Posted by: DivaJood | Saturday, 29 April 2006 at 06:31 PM
DivaJ, you said it right. It's the arrogance of it that kills me. They have absolutely no shame. It's becoming harder and harder for me to imagine a time when it might have been important to our representatives not just to be seen espousing a principle but actually adhering to principle. It seems utterly quaint now. Really, I would be fine w/ kicking them all out and starting over.
Posted by: ae | Saturday, 29 April 2006 at 10:53 PM