Caroline Kennedy Out (this time we mean it) as Senator But Dem Circus Rolls On!

The confirmation of Timothy Geithner is a “black-eye” on the Obama administration. After all, he promised change……How does he explain this as change? The same ‘ole politicians ignoring the fact they owe taxes? So, that’s change? The Washington Elite must think that all 300 million Americans are “dumber than a box of rocks”. They must think we all live in caves………How can we miss their “in your face” indiscretions and law-breaking shenanigans? My main question is this: How do these DC “lawmakers” get into these powerful positions? It is beyond me. I know, it’s not what you know – it’s who you know. So many of them have no common sense, no class, no moral fiber and obviously no conscience.

I used to love The Russian Tea Room (best vodka drinks on the planet). Alas, The Russian Tea Room is no more.

I don’t live in NYC, but even I know that the Russian Tea Room closed at least 10 years ago.

Bye Car-o-line, bum bum bum, good times never meant to be…
Bye Car-o-line, bum bum bum, looks like you will never, be, a sen-a-tor.
Sorry Neal Diamond. Couldn’t resist.

About the racism issue………this is what is amazing. I know I’ve mentioned this a few times before, but the older minister who prayed the last prayer at the inauguration and who recited the “racist” poem – that was truly unbelievable and inappropriate. The dream had been realized…….in a few seconds, that minister literally “thumbed his nose at” a historic moment in time. How he could say that about white people at this point in time is beyond me……especially right now in 2009. That speech in 1969………I could understand, but 40 years later? Even though the majority of the Black population helped to vote Obama into office, it was also millions of Caucasians who cast their vote for him. Had the “white people” not come out in untold millions, he would not have been elected. Therefore, the racist rhetoric is not going to work anymore. It’s done……a black man has been elected to the highest office in the land.

It looks as though Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton will need to find a new line of work………..

Gillibrand is a solid blue dog. The Democrats are pulling the country left by moving to the center, while the Republicans only isolate themselves further by scrambling over each other to get to the extreme right. You guys got any of that popcorn left?

If Caroline Kennedy is unfit to be a Senator because of concerns over nanny and tax issues then why are Senators giving Obama’s nominee for Treasury Secretary a pass on those same issues?

If they were ethical they would deep-six Geithner as well, of course. To my mind it doesn’t even matter whether he made a mistake or was deliberately trying to cheat (though I lean heavily towards the latter position). Either one should disqualify him, just because of the nature of the post he’s applying for.

But to answer the question of why they’re voting Caroline off the island and keeping Tim on, it’s probably because Kennedy is an idiot whereas Geithner appears to be reasonably smart (albeit dishonest). She would have been guaranteed to be an ongoing embarassment, while he might be able to put this tax cheating issue behind him if he keeps his nose clean going forward.

@Mike’s America:

Well, it seems that “Pinch” Sulzberger (the owner of the NY Times) is the one getting the squeeze from sweet Caroline.

Here’s some more scoopage for you.

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