Congressman Neil Abercrombie is a child of the 60s and he looks awful in that beard and faux ponytail while wearing a leisure suit from the 70s.
The only reason Abercrombie wears suits from the 70s on the House floor is that he’d look even more ridiculous in bell bottoms. Hawaii’s noisiest congressperson ever just got his pet Iraq war bill passed by the House. 377 to 46. Not bad for a nearly 70-year old hippie pit bull with no teeth.
What’s this Fitched up bill do? It would require President Bush to report to Congress in 60 days, and every 90 days after that, on the status of troop redeployment plans in Iraq.
That’s it. No mandate. No details. No teeth. No penalty provisions. The bill is a bi-partisan request for a series of reports from Bush. How lame is that? 181 Republicans voted for it. What’s that say?
Abercrombie’s money quote: “This is the first major step in turning the war around, in terms of getting us out of Iraq.” Right. Whatever.
The real trick will be to get the Senate to agree to the wimpy terms of the bill. That may not be so difficult considering how Senate Democrats have been posturing these days.
Can you say, “fetal position?“
Hillaryzilla's Comment Policy: Keep your comment on topic, relevant, worthy, and funny. Or, pick any three. Be pleasant, helpful, and only use your real name. Comments are moderated and will not appear immediately.