VIDEO: Hatch Says Banning Flag Burning Is ‘The Most Important Thing The Senate Could Be Doing’
I was asked this afternoon by a large body of media: Is this the most important thing the Senate could be doing at this time? I can tell you: You’re darned right it is.
Never mind the murderous, wasteful, and senseless meatgrinder that is the war in Iraq. Never mind the burgeoning deficit that Republicans are all too happy to pass along to our children and grandchildren. Never mind that the Medicare senior prescription drug plan is a complete clusterf—k. Never mind this Administration’s bend-over-and-grab-your-ankles willingness to pander to Right-wing Evangelical nutjobs by focusing on meaningless “moral issues”… No, when you look at the top of the list for the REALLY IMPORTANT People’s Business, what do you think you’re going to find?? Yep, you got it, y’all…that would be flag burning. Apparently, someone managed to leave “a functional sense of decency and perspective” off the job description for a US Senator.
So, we’ve elected a group of clueless ideologues who, for six figures a year, see no problem with pandering to knuckle-dragging troglodytes, NASCAR dads, and Fundamentalist zealots who wouldn’t recognize compassion and Christian charity if it bit them on the ass? Yes, that certainly seems to be the case…and the Panderer-in-Chief would seem to be Sen. Orrin Hatch, who, while he loves to talk about decency, honesty, and integrity, is really nothing more than a wolf in sheep’s clothing when it comes to representing the interests of intolerant Right-wing zealots. In the end, all Hatch cares about, and all ANY Republican cares about, is doing whatever it takes to get re-elected. Not coincidentally, there’s a mid-term election less than five months away. Whodathunkit??
Why risk political peril by dealing with difficult issues, when you can hit a home run AND drive up your poll numbers by focusing on a meaningless, but highly emotionally-charged issues like flag burning? You can watch Hatch in action here, comfortable in the knowledge that you’re watching a world-class DUMB@$$ in action. Of course, he IS from Utah, which should a explain a thing or six, eh?
