When We Win They Get… Nitpicky

7:56 pm EST January 18th, 2007 | Republicans | 14 Comments

PelosiandreidAs my readers can easily tell, I have and will enjoy the hell out of watching the GOP deal with being in the minority (and will enjoy it even more when the Democrats recapture the White House). Today’s bit of fun is Patrick Ruffini declaring that the Democrats hundred hours is a failure because they accomplished their stated goals in 42 hours.

That’s right, things are bad because we delivered on what we promised the American people in even less time than we thought. We’re ahead of the game, so we clearly screwed up.

In 42 hours the Democratic House:
* Enacted the 9/11 commission recommendations
* Raised the minium wage
* Voted for federal funding for stem cell research
* Pushed for lower prescription drug costs
* Cut interest rates for student loans
* Ended handouts to big oil and upped investments in renewable energy

But because it didn’t stretch out to 100 hours, this is a bad thing.

That is, if you think like a Republican and not a normal person.

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14 Responses to “When We Win They Get… Nitpicky”

  1. Eric the Political Hack says:
    January 18, 2007 at 8:37 pm

    If this is as good as their criticism is gonna get, they might as well give up. And I thought the Democrats were the party of no ideas…

  2. wajaba says:
    January 18, 2007 at 8:49 pm

    Please tell me that was an article from The Onion.

  3. z adura says:
    January 18, 2007 at 9:08 pm

    In the Republican Congresses, 100 hours represented the work effort a Congressperson’s entire term! I can understand how they are upset to see it compressed to a couple weeks.

  4. James E. Powell says:
    January 18, 2007 at 11:11 pm

    God grant us the serenity to ignore the frivolous right-wing sniping, the political energy to completely refute the important attacks, and the wisdom to know the difference.

  5. jerry says:
    January 19, 2007 at 1:22 am

    Ya know how you and I are deranged bush haters? Check out what the lovely civilized responsible republicans around the net are saying about Nancy Pelosi’s clothes and about Pelosi herself.

    Ann Outhouse is a good place to start.

  6. Nimrod Gently says:
    January 19, 2007 at 8:20 am

    This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever read by anyone ever, including David Brooks.

  7. Thad says:
    January 19, 2007 at 10:30 am

    Peter Parker: A hundred bucks? The ad said three thousand.
    Wrestling Promoter: Well, check it again, web head. The ad said three grand, for three minutes, and you pinned him in two. For that I give you a hundred, and you’re lucky to get that.
    Peter Parker: I need that money.
    Wrestling Promoter: I missed the part where that’s my problem.

  8. Wordsmith says:
    January 19, 2007 at 11:41 am

    Imagine if wed attached an ‘under budget’ sticker to it as well.

  9. Mike says:
    January 19, 2007 at 12:43 pm

    Too bad things aren’t going that well in the Senate.

    Oh, I forgot … in the Senate they are actually allowing Republicans to debate the bills and add amendments. Silly me.

  10. Quaker in a Basement says:
    January 19, 2007 at 3:01 pm

    The Redstate people are playing the same silly game.

  11. Quaker in a Basement says:
    January 19, 2007 at 4:13 pm

    The thing that pisses me off about this so-called “42″ hours is you see how long they spent doing their job.

    No, the 42 is the number of hours spent in session.

    Do you think the only time a lawyer works is when he’s in court?

  12. Duros62 says:
    January 19, 2007 at 4:38 pm

    Man, that Kathy person over there could give Frank a run for his money.

  13. Nimrod Gently says:
    January 19, 2007 at 5:50 pm

    I wonder if she’s a trans- anything? They could hook up.

  14. S says:
    January 20, 2007 at 2:45 am

    See, Frank, it’s not just me, silly!