Pride and Prejudice
You knew one of them would finally admit it. It was like waiting for a soufflé, hoping that whoever finally said it would do it in a great puff of beauty that exceeded the bounds of normal … I dunno, bowls or something.
Thank you, Dennis Ross
Dennis Ross, a Republican from Florida, did it.
With the government shutdown in its fifth day, many Republicans have conceded the fight is no longer about Obamacare. Rep. Dennis Ross (R-Fla.) added his name to the list on Saturday, saying the matter now boils down to “pride.”
And then to put a little more butter on that biscuit, Ross even admits that there’s no connection between the shutdown and the funding of Obamacare.
No. Really? Somebody alert the media. (Sarcasm is just one of the many free customer services cheerfully offered at the World’s Most Dangerous Beauty Salon, Inc.)
Uncle Melvin used to say that pride ain’t all that hard to swallow once you’ve chewed on it long enough. I wonder how long it’s gonna take John Boehner.
Dennis Ross: “I voted to shutdown the government and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.”
1Thanks to Uncle Melvin. I’ll think of him any time I have to swallow that pride!
2Hurray for Ross! How many old white men have to swallow their pride, which of course proves they are MEN, before they come around? I mean, pride blocks good sense. Pride even keeps folks from admitting they need a new computer. How much more pride is there keeping old white men in Congress from swallowing? I wonder if the super duper rich are paying for the lumps in their throats?
3Uncle Melvin is spinnin right now, just thinking that he taught you all that great stuff, and you had to go and use it to describe this indescribable (that don’t look right) piece of poop. Swallow? I got your swallow right here, Mister…
4He’s admitting now that it’s about pride? It always was.
5When will this guy move to Texas to be part of “the group”? Move over Louie.
6There is a difference between pride and ego. For one thing, pride usually has something to back it up. Ego fights are more for people who have no pride.
7Personally, I’m just grateful that he, Marlin Stutzman, Randy, Michelle, and Teddy aren’t from Missouri, Lord knows there is enough stupid circulating around our own elected officials to power the clown car through the next century. Of course all that means, is my guys are too out of touch to recognize that pride goeth before a fall.
Let’s just hope that Boehner swallows before his head hits the debt ceiling and launches another economic disaster. Still, it never hurts to hope, but I’m an optimist.
8You know the saying: “Pride goeth before a fall.” And, anyway, don’t these guys know Pride is the deadliest of the Seven Deadly Sins?
9If they had any pride in the fact that they are Americans, and that they represent the American people….they never would have shut down the government to begin with.
Their pride is in the fact that they are Republican Tea Bagger obstructionists…. and that they can destroy the American government.
There is no pride in to be had by that. Only shame.
10Ah, Ms. Juanita. Another week,another round of rw comedy from your fingertips to our eyes. You,my dear,are a delight. Now let us go as compadres and put an end to this godless foolishness from the right.
11Pride my lace covered whatever! Its ego, with syrup on it! And it ain’t worth fighting for. But they have to discover that on their own. No way can you convince them otherwise. This is gonna drag on until the ultimate sacrifice – Boehner’s Speakership. He’s going down just like Newtie did. Just one thing, though. His successor had better not be a Teabagger!
12Pride and Power. This is what they wanted: no government. Now what?
13I am so proud that our President isn’t giving in to their extortion.
This has virtually nothing to do with pride, it is all about saving face. Pride left shortly before ego took over.
14The problem, or at least one of them, is that when the Weeping Cheeto goes the way of the Gingrinch who stole Congress, his replacement will be Cantor – Frying Pan meet Fire…
15A true Alpha male(unlike Boner) would have grabbed any pretenders(read Tea Baggers) by the throat and throttled them until they were dead or driven away. Then he would not have allowed them to remain on the periphery of his territory to steal his thunder. Boner is too weak and whiny to be Alpha anything and the rest of his pack of sniveling cowards are ready to overthrow him.Until rethugs drive a stake through Tea Baggers hearts,they will remain divided and dysfunctional.
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