That’s barbaric. Bar-Baric. Barbaric.

Now, is it me, or does Byrd sound more like Homer Simpson as the years progress?

I can make this statement because, having learned the refined version of political corruption practiced for the better part of a century in my native state of Louisiana, keeping one’s seat in Congress or the Senate is all about rewarding your voters. Nothing else matters.

Messers Reid and Byrd are extremely good at rewarding their voters with the only thing that matters: Federal funds brought home to their districts. Bereft of any other redeeming quality, those two resort to the most blatant, obvious means possible to bring home the greenbacks. And because they have been so successful at it for so long, they have earned a seniority in their respective governing bodies that places them into positions of rewarding their voting base into perpetuity – or at least until they croak.

I don’t like the idea of term limits on the face of it, because I believe it means that politicians will lose governing experience, and place the federal government into the hands of the professional aide class, a la Commonwealth governments like England, Australia, and New Zealand. But neither do I like the idea that seniority can be used to secure positions of perpetual moneyprinting and manipulation of power.

Perhaps instead of term limits across the board, some means of rotating key committee chairmanship positions so that the power of the earmark can be diluted away?

Food for thought…

Well porker, laugh while the laughing is good.

Good point – neither has been convicted yet. Whatever the outcome is will likely be well into the next administration if the Jefferson probe is any indicator.

And now Ted Stevens has had his house searched. Looks like Jefferson will have a cellmate…

Bradky on July 30, 2007 at 7:39 PM

If they’re found guilty, I wish you’re right.

They are blatant thieves, taking our money and secretly sending it to wherever they please with no one to answer to.
The people who keep these scoundrels in office are often the recepients of this stolen money.They should be publicly shamed at every opportunity.

bbz123 on July 30, 2007 at 5:48 PM

And now Ted Stevens has had his house searched. Looks like Jefferson will have a cellmate…

seriously though you would think immigration and this and perhaps a tough action plan on iran and syria would be a 3 issue campaign that would be a winner.

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

I agree P.Boilermaker,on the screecap.

Crazy is what Crazy does.He he

Senator Reid and Senator Byrd

The Reaper and the Porkster to be trusted with our money and with ethics.

The Libertarian in me is against term limits. Facts, from both sides, have driven me to conclude:

2 terms for senators, and
3 terms for congressmen

…or a similar alternative…

Also, there s/b a mandatory retirement age (which of course is no longer possible, as there isn’t one for the rest of us either, due to president Clinton-once-in-power-always-power-hungry-for-more).

Then, get the he*l out of Wash. D.C. and work for a living. This institute Hillary wants to open would take this mockery of ’service’ even a step further toward life-long exploiting loafers.

This is absolutely not what the founding fathers had in mind.

TERM LIMITS.

Both Parties.