Randi Rhodes: Sooo Lame!

Today the lame duck session of Congress convenes. No matter how much of a lame duck it is, this session of Congress can’t possibly be as lame as the one that’s coming. Democrats have a lot to get done… because when Republicans take over, they have a long list of things to get undone. A top Democratic Senate aide told CNN that Democrats want “to assess where we are and where we’re going.” Uh, that’s easy enough. We’re in trouble, and we’re going to hell in a hand basket. So get busy.
Admittedly, it’s going to be hard for lame duck Democrats to get much done while their offices are full of newly elected Republicans measuring for drapes and carpets. While the lame duck Congress meets, newly elected lawmakers are having a weeklong orientation. At least an orientation is a good idea, seeing as how so many of them are so disoriented. During the orientation, new lawmakers learn the basics of setting up offices and hiring staff. First lesson—avoid hiring a chief of staff who threatens people with bullets instead of ballots. That lesson can be phrased a different way—no matter how crazy you are, never hire somebody crazier to run things.
Not that the new Congress will have any monopoly on questionable behavior. Today Democratic Congressman Charley Rangel walked out of a Congressional hearing on ethics charges against him. Is he buying time? Maybe Charley is hoping that the incoming Republican Congress will be too busy investigating President Obama to deal with anyone else.
Finally, Michele Bachmann is hosting a class on the Constitution for members of Congress. Yeesh. If there are two things that don’t belong in the same sentence, it’s “Michele Bachmann” and “class.” Classes on the Constitution with Michele Bachmann? You’d get more out of anger management classes taught by Carl Paladino. “Instructors” include Sean Hannity, Fox legal analyst Andrew Napolitano, and David Barton, an evangelist who has said church-state separation is “a myth.” Great class, Michele—you’ve assembled a faculty with limited faculties. Today’s Homework Discuss
Cindy McCain pulled a flip-flop on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell just days after this NOH8 ad was released