"This is not a principled fignt."

Do you still think the American Democrats pose no threat to the productive economy? Here's Illinois Democrat Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky on bringing command-and-control to the health insurance industry--by any means necessary.

You Took the Words Right Out of my Mouth.

Just as I was sitting here over my second cup of coffee thinking how much Reid, Frank and Pelosi reminded me of Moe, Curly and Larry, the Jawa Report beats me to the metaphor. He has Schumer instead of Frank, but Chuckie makes a perfect Shemp.

These fools (and I mean that literally) will drive us all into poverty and then retire on their iron-clad, government guaranteed, inflation indexed pensions. I hope everyone who voted for Odumbo and the Corrupticrats takes a good long look around them...and then Google East Germany or 1970's Britain for a glimpse of your future.

Why isn't Barney Frank being ridden out of town on a rail for his insolent incompetence and his rank stupidity?

Why isn't Chris Dodd getting ready to shank Ted Stevens for the top bunk at Lorton?

Why the Pass?

Jonah Goldberg at the NRO asks, not unreasonably, why Obama gets off so easy compared with "the four white guys" who preceded him as teh Democrat's nominee. Goldberg is talking specifically about the criticism that Oboomboom is some kind of world citizen rather than an American, with a point of view centered somewhere between LA and Manhattan, rather somewhere between Prague and Paris. The GOP and much of the press raised the cosmopolitan issue with varying degrees of success about Dukakis, Clinton, Gore and Kerry.

The broader question though is the unprecedented free ride that Obama gets both from the opposing party and from the press on every issue that cuts against him. I'm prepared to wager that no candidate for head of government in any democratic country has ever been elected with so little scrutiny as has Obama.

Say Goodnight, Nancy.

When the Speaker of the House can't handle questions from a senile old hack like Larry King, then it's time to move back to San Francisco and check into rehab.

Check out some of these:

KING: Before we talk about some other things, let's get right to the major story of the day.

What's your read on Russia/Georgia?

REP. NANCY PELOSI (D-CA), SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: Well, everyone is speaking with one voice on the subject -- Democrats, Republicans, the Congress, the president -- that Russia must withdraw from Georgia. Russia's -- Georgia's borders must be protected -- respected and that we must have a conversation -- a diplomatic conversation in terms of NATO -- I mean more than a conversation -- to resolve the issues there.

Firmin: Oooh, Vlad the Impaler must be quaking in his jackboots. Nan is threatening SOMETHING MORE THAN A CONVERSATION

KING: But if they keep up this activity, do we have to, frankly, do something in the nature of returning the violence?

PELOSI: Well, I think we have to start first to try to get them to honor -- sign and honor a cease-fire, a truce. That's absolutely essential, because what the Russians did is really outside the circle of civilized behavior. You just don't roll your tanks and your airplanes into another country and expect people to sit back and say that's OK.

Firmin: If you're the Russians, that's exactly what you do, Nan. Look up Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Afghanistan for recent examples.


KING: Do you fear the possibility of American boys and girls going there?

PELOSI: I think we can start with the Europeans. This is a neighborhood thing for NATO. I think the NATO forces, if there's a need for peacekeepers, can contribute to those. We're doing a lot as far as NATO is concerned in Afghanistan. We wish they'd do more there. They can do more in Georgia.

Firmin: Boys and girls? Sounds like we're going send the 7th grade of Thomas Jefferson Primary. It's a neighbourhood thing after all. This is a 10 on the gibberish scale.

KING: So you don't see Americans being involved in this conflict?

PELOSI: Well, I would hope that it would be resolved, again, respecting the borders, honoring the truth and engaging in diplomatic -- a discussion on how to resolve the problems there.

Firmin: C'mon Nan, just admit it. You couldn't find Georgia on a map if it was tattooed on your butt. You don't have a clue what's going on.