The “Just cut everything by 1% and meet me at Wild Quail by noon” plan

The “Just cut everything by 1% and meet me at Wild Quail by noon” plan

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What to cut? What to cut? That is the question. In these days of bipartisanship, we can all agree the government is bloated. A huge festering blob of puss. It is disgusting really. Governments...yuck! All full of losers who couldn't hack it in the private sector, sponging up all our tax dollars. Lazy shitbag bus drivers, and stupid park rangers with their dumb hats. Christamighty, get a real job! And teachers, ugh...don't get me started. How can we pick "winners" out of this sad sack collection of losers? And yet, we need a balanced budget. What's that you say? Raise taxes? Oh please. How much can we really ask of smokers before they start leaving for Pennsylvania? It is a quandary. Enter Brian Pettyjohn. He is the man with the plan. And it is a plan you can fit on a Wawa receipt, even if you have large childish handwriting. 1) A 1% across the board cut to everything (but not jobs or state payroll). 2) A "right-to-work" law. I'm not sure how a right-to-work law that would allow non-union members to enjoy the benefits of being in a union, would help balance the budget, but Republicans seem to view "right-to-work" as some kind of economic development miracle cure.
Friday Open Thread [2.13.15]

Friday Open Thread [2.13.15]

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Republicans are getting a taste of their own medicine and they do not enjoy it. From the AP:
A month into their newfound control of both chambers of Congress, it wasn't supposed to be like this for Republicans. Instead of advancing a conservative agenda and showing voters they can govern, they are confronting the very real possibility of a shutdown of the Homeland Security Department later this month. That's because they can't overcome Senate Democrats' stalling tactics in a dispute over immigration. "I suppose elections have consequences except in the United States Senate," complained GOP Rep. Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina, summing up the frustration for many House Republicans. "Tell me how it would be different if Harry Reid were still running the place," he added, naming the Senate Democratic leader who was booted into the minority in November's midterm elections. [...] The predicament is so frustrating to House Republicans that some conservatives have begun advocating changing Senate rules to limit the use of the filibuster, an idea several Senate Republicans have already dismissed. For many, the fear is that their deadlock over the Homeland Security bill is merely a taste of things to come for the next two years.
Here is a crocodile tear for ya. Democrats are pleasantly surprising me in their use of their recently discovered spine. Don't become cowards now. Stand up to these treasonous assholes and continue to demand a clean DHS Funding bill.
Game of Thrones, Episode Two: Volunteers for Exile in Washington

Game of Thrones, Episode Two: Volunteers for Exile in Washington

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There will be a lot of potential candidates for an open Congressional race, and there is a good reason for it. If John Carney were to vacate this congressional seat for a run for Governor, this would be the first truly open race for Delaware's At Large Seat in 40 years, since 1976. Think about it. When Representative Pete du Pont retired from Congress in 1976 to run for Governor and was succeeded by Tom Evans, there has always an incumbent or a far and away favored frontrunner. Evans held the job until he was defeated by Treasurer Tom Carper in 1982. Carper held the job until he and Governor Mike Castle traded jobs in 1992. Castle held the job until he retired to run for Senate in 2010, but that year, everyone expected John Carney to run and win.