The Absurd Report

Harlingen, Texas, April 17,2008: During the presidential campaign of 1828 Democrat Andrew Jackson was labeled a “jackass” because he was perceived to have stubborn and stupid political views. One hundred and nine years later that label still hangs around the neck of the Democratic Party. The party never adopted the jackass label, but it became an accepted party symbol by the people. Over the course of time political spinners changed the term from jackass to a donkey that was “clever and courageous”, and the party has continued to spin that image.

The elephant didn’t come along until 1874 when both the jackass and the elephant were used in a political cartoon by Thomas Nast. He portrayed a roaring Democrat Jackass dressed in a lion- skin, frightening a very weak and timid Republican Elephant.
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If you are wondering where that number blundering politicos comes from, it is the sum total of 435 members of the House of Representatives, 100 members of the Senate, 9 members of the Supreme Court, 15 Cabinet members, the Vice President and the President of the United States. All are guilty of violating the United States Constitution, pandering to special interests and placing the future of the nation along with its people in extreme jeopardy.
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We need oil and have billions upon billions of barrels in Alaska, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota and offshore. The jackasses pandering to environmental kooks have blocked drilling. The timid behemoths haven’t even put up a good fight to correct a situation that has the entire country now paying from $3.50 to $4.00 a gallon at the pump.

There was, and in Washington it is still proudly pandered, the saving grace of corn based ethanol to reduce dependence on oil. It uses more energy to produce this poor substitute than it provides.

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