"The Red Light District of Sorts"
by Run 75441
“The Red Light District of Sorts”
The Democrats and the Republicans cannot agree on much these days. Because of the inability to agree, healthcare reform is aflame with controversy and in SCOTUS waiting for a decision on its constitutionality. Stimulating the economy languishes between cutting taxes for the rich in income to create jobs and another Federal Stimulus Package to do the same. Reducing the deficit cannot be done without raising taxes on the rich in income or cutting programs for the poor and the middle class. Do we spend to increase defense beyond economic growth or do we cut programs providing for people when the economy is struggling? Actions in Congress about what to do on anything have boiled down to roadblocks tossed up with every suggestion and criticism with no alternatives. Hence, action is delayed or never taken.
Where there are more deals occurring in the formerly smoky back rooms needing conclusion in the openness of Congressional halls, the Democrats and the Republicans can openly agree upon one thing to fix and take swift action to resolve. Two political heavyweights of Congress who cannot get it right or agree on anything when it comes to the economy and the welfare of the people are capable of agreeing on one thing . . . establishing a federal commission to fix the sport of Boxing and strip the states of the ability to oversee it. So much for state rights when it comes to sports and entertainment.
“Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who boxed while at the U.S. Naval Academy, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., a former middleweight boxer, are pushing the measure establishing the U.S. Boxing Commission, an entity that would carry out federal boxing law, work with the industry and local commissions and license boxers, promoters, managers and sanctioning organizations.” http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/US-Senators-John-McCain-Harry-Reid-introduce-US-Boxing-Commission-legislation-after-Manny-Pacquiao-Timothy-Bradley-061812
As former VP Cheney once said; “Finally, something for us!” We can all feel good about this one.
Red Light District?
Pennsylvania Avenue?
are you saying we have a Congress of Whores?
well, that’s old news. what may be new is that we have a President who bends over, and a Supreme Court and all the high end reporters and columnists who cover them.
I like sports as much as the average American male, but isn’t it repulsive how much time is spent on Capitol Hill holding hearings and writing law about sports? What is the purpose?
Ever heard of the concept of “bread and circuses”? It worked for the Roman elites, but only for a limited time. Distraction is the primary goal, that is the public’s attention from any worthwhile legislative activity. And a semblence of serving a useful purpose. At least they can say they were at work.
Jack
you must have gone to the same school i did. i was just realizing…for the juneteenth time… that politics is a branch of the entertainment industry. it is a sport for them, of course. but when they play hardball it’s only the fans that get hurt.
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It’s not just legislators. Eric Holder’s DOJ just pissed away 10 weeks trying to convict Roger Clemens of perjury and obstruction of Congress for his testimony before congress in 2008.
Jon Corzine is still walking around a free man but they had time for this? Amazing.
amateur:
Just look though how quick Reid and McCain reacted to something they did. Everything else in its due time; but its boxing and something we did, we have to save it and quickly. Since they are not poor, never been jobless, have a secure retirement; there is no interest in a quick solution for the mid to lower income brackets.
Its boxing damit, we got to do something.
amateur:
Just look though how quick Reid and McCain reacted to something they did. Everything else in its due time; but its boxing and something we did, we have to save it and quickly. Since they are not poor, never been jobless, have a secure retirement; there is no interest in a quick solution for the mid to lower income brackets.
Its boxing damit, we got to do something.
Mark:
This is still new news and they are upset. No hearings, no resolution, etc; and Reid and his sidekick Tonto (oops, I meant McCain) are ready to form a comission to regulate boxing which is one step away from WWF Wrestling or is it WWE now? Loved watching the Hitman and The Anvil who hale from Detroit I believe.
Can’t we get unemployment solved so quickly?
Jack:
The old “let them eat cake” syndrome?
Jack:
The old “let them eat cake” syndrome?
I don’t think so on an overt basis, but certainly as an underlying theme of all that they do as representatives. The question is representative of who? Certainly not the voters that put them into power. That’s where the “circuses” come into play. The “bread” aspect might be the proliferation of fast food to keep the rabble well fed, if dumb, fat and happy. But circuses rule the day in the mediaq and in the minds of the people. I am always taken back by the detail of information that the average Joe can store and analyse about several different sports. If they knew as much about the details of their elected reps. voting patterns as they do about scores and individual performance on the fields we might have a far different government. One we could respect.
I’d bet that most southern men can give a more than respectable analysis of performance in two or three sports. Yet they know next to nothing about the details of the work, or lack there of, that their Senatorial choices carry out regularly. Of course the media don’t report on the doings of our legislatures. Maybe that’s what we need, a score card of political deceipt and deception.