Ben Stein: "Obama's not very smart."

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by bobabode

Pierre L'Enfant might've objected.

.... or approved.

John

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Perhaps a guillotine on the Mall?

Pete

It would stay pretty busy. Do the criminal antics of the DC City Council and its current mayor get any coverage outside of this area?

[piece-itpete]

Only when it's REALLY bad.

Pete

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by finnbow

It would stay pretty busy. Do the criminal antics of the DC City Council and its current mayor get any coverage outside of this area?

We hear a little but it's pretty well off the radar here. By the way, I just learned that Marion Barry serves on the City Council for Ward 8. Crazy!

John

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Boreas

We hear a little but it's pretty well off the radar here. By the way, I just learned that Marion Barry serves on the City Council for Ward 8. Crazy!

John

He's still called "Mayor for Life," even as a Councilman. There is nothing he could do (obviously) and not get reelected in Ward 8. His latest thing is to rag on Asian convenience store owners.

Amazingly, he is probably less corrupt than at least half the Council.

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by finnbow

He's still called "Mayor for Life," even as a Councilman. There is nothing he could do (obviously) and not get reelected in Ward 8. His latest thing is to rag on Asian convenience store owners.

Amazingly, he is probably less corrupt than at least half the Council.

Maybe because he is stoned half the time.

[bobabode]

Here's my turd in the punchbowl in regards to D.C. politics. They should have statehood like everyone else. Why should the congress have hegemony over them? I don't see them as all that corrupt, they are just taking their cues from Congress who regards that town as their own private fiefdom.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by bobabode

Here's my turd in the punchbowl in regards to D.C. politics. They should have statehood like everyone else. Why should the congress have hegemony over them? I don't see them as all that corrupt, they are just taking their cues from Congress who regards that town as their own private fiefdom.

Well, it's a way to get 3 more Democrats in Congress so I'm all for it!

John

[wgrr]

Originally Posted by bobabode

Here's my turd in the punchbowl in regards to D.C. politics. They should have statehood like everyone else. Why should the congress have hegemony over them? I don't see them as all that corrupt, they are just taking their cues from Congress who regards that town as their own private fiefdom.

Just heard an interview with DC Representative Elanor Norton who is a non-voting member of Congress.

She is a Democrat and is on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. She voted, of course, against the AG Holders contempt charge. Now that Boehner has brought it up for a vote on the floor of the House Norton can't vote. She can vote in committee, but not in the House.

Basically residents who live and are paying taxes in DC are taxed without representation. That is just on example of a big problem.

[Rex E.]

Originally Posted by wgrr

Just heard an interview with DC Representative Elanor Norton who is a non-voting member of Congress.

She is a Democrat and is on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. She voted, of course, against the AG Holders contempt charge. Now that Boehner has brought it up for a vote on the floor of the House Norton can't vote. She can vote in committee, but not in the House.

Basically residents who live and are paying taxes in DC are taxed without representation. That is just on example of a big problem.

Agreed, time to move the capital to the center of the country (as it should be) and make D.C. part of one or all of the states around it (ie divide the territory).