I truly think that yesterday was a tragic day in America. The headline in today?s Washington Times has it right. ?Anthrax Panic Grips Capitol.?
For the first time that I can remember ? and I think the first time in the history of our country ? the Congress dropped everything and ran. Throughout the world we can find examples of parliaments and other governing bodies that have remained in session during times of war ? remained in session with bombs and rockets flying overhead.
I will promise you this. Around the world people who, for whatever reason, hate America are alternately cheering and laughing their asses off. The great and glorious United States House of Representatives has fled the nation?s capitol ? and they?re going to stay away until some grand Capitol Hill duct cleaning is completed.
Was there a certain threat? Hardly. Not one Congressman has reported the receipt of any anthrax letters in his office. House Speaker Dennis Hastert said that he had ?heard? there was anthrax in the ventilation system. It turned out to be untrue ? but run they did.
We?re at war. Now the people we have elected to represent us and to protect us from foreign aggression have run. They didn?t stay there and fight. They didn?t stay in Washington and stand by to offer all support to the President and our military.
I can tell you that a good number of my listeners and readers are more than disgusted. Just look at this e-mail I received last night:
The lily-livered bastards vacated the Capitol faster than the Kuwaitis fled their country after someone yelled INVASION!!
I have an idea. Got it from a listener. Let's replace the entire membership of the House of Representatives with New York City firemen and police officers. One group runs INTO a building when there's trouble ... the other runs out.
For the first time that I can remember ? and I think the first time in the history of our country ? the Congress dropped everything and ran. Throughout the world we can find examples of parliaments and other governing bodies that have remained in session during times of war ? remained in session with bombs and rockets flying overhead.
I will promise you this. Around the world people who, for whatever reason, hate America are alternately cheering and laughing their asses off. The great and glorious United States House of Representatives has fled the nation?s capitol ? and they?re going to stay away until some grand Capitol Hill duct cleaning is completed.
Was there a certain threat? Hardly. Not one Congressman has reported the receipt of any anthrax letters in his office. House Speaker Dennis Hastert said that he had ?heard? there was anthrax in the ventilation system. It turned out to be untrue ? but run they did.
We?re at war. Now the people we have elected to represent us and to protect us from foreign aggression have run. They didn?t stay there and fight. They didn?t stay in Washington and stand by to offer all support to the President and our military.
I can tell you that a good number of my listeners and readers are more than disgusted. Just look at this e-mail I received last night:
The lily-livered bastards vacated the Capitol faster than the Kuwaitis fled their country after someone yelled INVASION!!
I have an idea. Got it from a listener. Let's replace the entire membership of the House of Representatives with New York City firemen and police officers. One group runs INTO a building when there's trouble ... the other runs out.