News and Notes at Night
First, deplorable behavior by Colorado's playground bullies er... Congressmen.
Rocky Mountain News - House leaders reminded members of the importance of decorum Wednesday, a day after a vulgar shouting match on the floor.Sweet. Next thing you know these gents will be meeting behind the capital for a little game of "who's can of whoop ass is bigger?" [HT: Say Anything]Majority Leader Alice Madden, D-Boulder, and Minority Leader Joe Stengel, R-Littleton, stood together as they addressed the 60 House members present.
"The eyes of the state are upon us," Madden said. “The rules say there should be no loud private discussions and we should never impugn the motives of our colleagues.”
Said Stengel: "We need to agree to disagree without being disagreeable. Let’s keep civility in the forefront and do the work of the people."
The day before, Rep. Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs, tangled with Rep. Val Vigil, D-Thornton, over an amendment to a license plate bill.
Cadman called the amendment "garbage." Vigil shot back that Cadman was "garbage."
Cadman then approached Vigil’s desk and told him if he ever pulled that again, "I’ll ram my fist up your ass."
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Not so close to home, yet strangely a place where the previous story would have seemed more likely. The Palestinian Cabinet has been selected, and its quite a change from previous editions. Abbas isn't perfect, but he sure beats the hell out of Arafat. Well... you know what I mean.
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Condoleezza. Who knows if she'll run or not run. What we do know is she isn't your grandfathers Secretary of State. [HT: Drudge]
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And from the FT, have a look at the similarity between Chinese demand and oil prices. Of course, the is no real relationship between the two, but it sure makes a fella think.
