Ethics? Not in DC

There is a few things making me want to stick pencils in my eye today.

Ted Kennedy is one of them. Back when John Kerry was running for President, and Mitt Romney was governor, the governor had the legal right to choose a new Senator in the event of a vacancy. Mr Kennedy didn't want Mr Romney to be able to pick a Republican in the event Mr Kerry won the Presidency. So he petitioned the Massachusetts legislature to change the law. He got his way and now the state is required to hold a special election within 5 months of the vacant seat.

Oh course that was then, and this is now. Now there is a Democrat governor, and Mr Kennedy isn't sure he will be around for the Health Care vote. So he has now petitioned for the law to be changed back, so the governor can appoint his replacement in the event of his death.

Yeah, soak that in.

Also today, it was announced that the government is going to soon announce how they will end the Cash for Clunker plan. Oddly, it comes the day after the dealerships in NY announced they are pulling the plug themselves, because they have yet to be reimbursed by the government for all the sales so far. In fact, many dealers across the country have already pulled the plug on the plan for the same reason.

Speaking of the Senate, news today is they are planning to use the little known rule of reconciliation to ram the Obamacare bill through. They only need 51 votes to do this. And it is questionable if this Bill qualifies under the Senate rules, but hey, why worry about that now. It really is no big surprise, as Harry Reid said months ago that he would use this rule to ram it through if support for it disappeared.

Again, the arrogance is appalling, but not surprising.

Rep. Henry Waxman and Rep. Bart Stupak have sent letters to the top 52 Health Insurance companies. They want their books, so they can try to find some dirt to air publicly and get the people mad at them, much like they tried to do with the car company CEO's. It is comforting to know that when the government has decided to take over your industry, they can demand your records and books be turned over.

I fully expect them to find some non issue to blow out of proportion to make their point. We need to take over the Insurance Industry. They are going to pass the single payer / Universal Health Care plan, and they will do anything they can think of to justify it.

These are the same folks that do not want the Federal Reserve audited. Or their own books. We might find out how corrupt they really are.

On a lighter side, I read the other day that the Socialist and the Marxist Parties are offended by all the comparisons to the Administration. Even they do not want to be associated with them anymore.

Another shocker, David Axelrod still owed 2 Million for a company he founded that is, how should I say, profiting from the Obamacare legislation. Don't worry though, he is no longer involved. His brother owns the company now.

Didn't the Senate Ethics committee find Chris Dodd not guilty of getting that sweetheart deal? Go figure. Charlie Rangle still hasn't paid his back taxes. And Nancy Pelosi list her winery as worth somewhere between 5 and 35 Million. I guess it all depends on the current real estate crises.