As if it wasn’t bad enough being home to the kind of leftist moonbat politics that even leaves San Franciscans speechless and confused. We here in Seattle have the dubious distinction of being Baghdad Jims constituents. A great many of whom Jim represents perfectly. Seattle also distinguishes itself in another way that is demonstrative of the character of its citizens. Apparently its one of a handful of American locales where there are environments a terrorist would find inviting if not sympathetic. Thus a potential incubator for homegrown terrorists of the sort that perpetrated the London transit attack. Naturally the powers that be are forced to expend valuable resources keeping tabs and the local kooks and fascist sympathizers that could otherwise be used to great effect somewhere else.

Leaving the rest of us longing for the days when treason was actually a crime the government pursued.

But remember - Don’t question the progressive’s patriotism!
(Just pull the trigger)

M

Weird, I reside in Minnesota USA and yet 5 of the 6 names are recognizable to me. Wonder why that is? Are their voices that loud, or are they amplified. Throw six other representative names out there and see if they are as easily recognizable to me. I doubt it. This group must have a very notable legislative record.

"I cannot vote for a resolution supporting a "global war on terrorism" because there is no such thing. The only war the United States is engaged in is the misguided Iraq War." Rep. Pete Stark (warning pdf)

Kucinich (H7775,6)

Next week, Members of this House will come together to introduce legislation to create a Cabinet-level Department of Peace and Nonviolence, which recognizes that the path of peace can be active, can be firm, can have resolve, and can help us achieve a new world.

I vote to give him the money. On condition that he heads it up. It will be fully staffed... and have its HQ and base of operations in Mogadishu, Somalia. Where his principles can imediately be applied to the situation on the ground, as a proof of concept.

But no protection, and no military participation even to evacuate people. That would be contrary to its charter.

The whole thing couldn't cost more than $100 million to set up. It would be worth it.

I'm sure I've seen other votes in the past related to military, defense or security policy that have included that same group out on an island by themselves.

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale,
a tale of a dreadful crew.
That cannot stand their own country,
it wasn't anything new.

The mate had downing street syndrome,
McDermott hit the booze.
Six lunatics set sail that day,
on a tinfoil cruise, a tinfoil cruise...

The pressure started getting tough,
isolated as could be,
The six held firm in a fearless storm,
unity was the key, unity was the key...

The ship took ground on the shore of this isolated desert isle, with McDermott, and McKinney too,
Pete Stark, and Barbara Lee,
John Conyers, Lynn Woolsey,
here on Isolated Isle.

Conyers is the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, and Barbara Lee and Maxine Waters are members.

My theory is that all of the worst individuals in the Democratic Party inexorably gravitate towards the House and Senate Judiciary Committtes.

This reflects the enormous importance that the Democratic Party attaches to future "control" of the judicial branch. It is their strange custom that the most important jobs must be assigned either to Bolshevik leftists, or to bumbling partisan cretins (The Leahy Law).

That is hilarious Mixed Humor...

Though I was thinking that any lyrics that paid tribute to Baghdad Jim and Co. would be best sung over the Banjo/Guitar duel made famous by The Deliverance. Upon further reflection tho - I do have to admit that using the theme from Gilligan’s island has such a natural, defining feel to it.

And Mr. Katzman, the logic in what you propose is rock solid.

Its been noted before that extremists gravitate to house judiciary. Realists, folks in swing districts, tend to want to be on commitees that actually spend money. In the Senate, Judiciary is important cause it gets to confirm judges. Only ideologues from safe districts go for House Judiciary. Its got nothing to do with a party plot to take over anything.

so close to 200 House dems voted yes, and 6 voted no. apple pie res or not, Res Ipso Loquitur.

Note that all three Californians represent suburban San Francisco. Pelosi, who represents San Francisco proper, voted yes, interestingly enough. Perhaps power does moderate some people.

I think that Woolsey's and Lee's constituents would vote against the resolution, given the chance, as would Pelosi's. Stark's would not.