The Saint?

Fiberal Dummycrats want to proclaim CommieTommie Harkin a Saint?

Harkin praised at event marking one-year anniversary of health-care reform

Mary Mincer Hansen, a one time director of the Iowa Department of Public Health, dubbed Harkin the "patron saint of prevention".

St. Tomas the Sissy, St. Thomas Moron and St. Thomas of Equine Ass are our early favorites upon canonization and the scientific community is united in that fact.

More than likely its just reciprocity for the nice things he said about her last fall.

Harkin Lauds GAO for Appointing Iowan Mary Mincer Hansen to the New National Health Care Workforce Commission

During the event, which we opined on yesterday (And Giggles), Harkin stated -- "supporters have to fend off "misperceptions, outright falsehoods about the bill ... and some of that lingers yet today."

Like those from Harkin that the law reduces the deficit.

In reality, if you strip out all the gimmicks and budgetary games and rework the calculus, a wholly different picture emerges: The health care reform legislation would raise, not lower, federal deficits, by $562 billion.

Tom Cat?

The Iowa Bored of Regents approved the CommieTommie Harkin Institute of Public Policy.

Regents approve Harkin institute at Iowa State

As, we've opined before, The Liter finds an institution more to our liking for St. Thomas of Equine Ass.

It should come as no surprise that the institute will be a part of the Carrie Chapman Catt Hall, home of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Catt was deceased nearly fifty years before receiving that honor and those sexists bastards can't wait until Harkin's out of office?

Outgoing ISU President Gregory Geoffroy called Harkin ISU’s most prominent alumni.

That's udderly ridiculous for MOO U and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Geoffroy continued with, it would be a “travesty” if his papers were collected somewhere other than Iowa.

Were the Bahamas beckoning?

The debate wasn't about housing them, just wait until Harkin's retired for this honor(?).

Dummycrat Bonnie Campbell was disingenuous when she said, "...I would feel the same way if we were setting up a Grassley institute of public policy.”

You could have displayed some integrity by making that a motion.

The Harkin Institute is supposed to be a non-partisan research center but, per Harkin --

“I hope the materials I plan to furnish might serve as a resource to bring deeper knowledge of national issues and federal processes, as well as contribute to the continuation of causes and policies to which I have dedicated my career in public service.”

Read that as Fiberal and Partisan.

Who Are You?

I'm glad to see that Occupy Iowa/Des Moines were denied an extension of their camping permit at the Statehouse grounds.

Spokesmodel David Goodner said --

“This is state government standing on the side of big corporations and big money and against hardworking people and families. And it raises the risk of confrontation tonight.”

Goodner is a paid Community Organizer by Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (ICCI, that's ICKY to us) that is a 501c3 organization.

Which means ICCI is a tax exempt organization and donations to it are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

Maybe it's time for the IRS and The Iowa Department of Revenue to look into the exemptions for this liberal-leaning social advocacy group.

Unlike "Dumbass" Goodner, most hardworking people aren't wasting their time with these societal misfits because they're too busy doing what needs to be done to move this country forward and the scientific community is united in that fact.

On the national level these misfits are being tied to George Soros and Adbusters, an anti-capitalist group in Canada which started the protests with an inventive marketing campaign aimed at sparking an Arab Spring type uprising against Wall Street.

These misfits are taking their cues from a bunch of Hosers!

CommieTommie Harkin also supports these misfits and is “very encouraged” by the movement of “rank-and-file Americans”.

St. Thomas of Equine Ass got the rank part right.

Low Budget?

Confused by the facts, CommieTommie Harkin (or as we like to call him - St. Thomas of Equine Ass), is lumping the Paul Ryan proposed 2012 budget proposals with the current effort to fund the government for the remainder of the 2011 fiscal year.

Senator Harkin questions patriotism of those calling for a government shut down

I thought, according to fiberals, that questioning people's patriotism was a bad thing?

The reality is that the U.S. government is on the verge of a shutdown because Dummycrats did not pass a budget last year when they controlled CONgress and the White House, what Chuck Schumer calls the three branches of government, because it was “a political hot potato.”

And the scientific community is united in that fact.

Harkin continued with -- a shut down would “send a signal to the rest of the world that we can’t even govern ourselves.”

Harkin also claimed he can make his budget claims because he can back them up.

Offering no facts, Harkin said...

“You know, we’re getting very close to planting season and a lot of information and stuff those (USDA) offices put out, farmers would not be able to access.”

Harkin also believes, the Iowa Department of Transportation might not have the ability to let ongoing road projects.

Oh, the humanity.

That's My Story?

The Festivus for Obamacare continues in our capitol city.

St. Thomas of Equine Ass attended the Festivus at Simply for Giggles, who's owner, Tanya Keith, is a supporter of the Fallon For Um.

When my parents ran their small business, they didn't put their politics on display for fear of angering customers who didn't agree and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Jessica Urban shared a story of trouble finding her own insurance on the $200 stipend her employer provided. Urban says the policy that she did find had a $35 co-pay, a tiered prescription plan, not lab plan, and was “very, very disappointing.”

Is that $200 per year?

$35 is not a bad co-pay, and she probably pays more than that per month for her hard cider habit.

Urban decided to go onto her father’s insurance plan, he's a postal worker.

Urban says he already paid a little higher premium to have her mother on his plan and now she is on his plan for no extra cost to him.

What's the cost to taxpayers?

It appears Urban hasn't provided the whole story, because she's the owner of Adornments By Jessica Urban that's located inside Simply for Giggles.

With the hours of Tuesday through Saturday, 11 am-5pm, is that her full time job?

Will taxpayers be subsidizing it for health care?

Modern English?

Ames is the site for today's CommieTommie Harkin
and Dick "Ain't That The Truth" Durbin's Dream-err tour.

Harkin said the forum on immigration is not about Congressman King, but is a response to recent comments made by Iowa Congressman Steve King.

Way to speak out of both sides of you mouth St. Thomas of Equine Ass.


It's past time that this country treats illegal immigrants the way their native countries treat illegals, whether they're from Mexico, Russia or anyplace else and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Those politicans that propose immigration reform tell us that conditions to a path of citizenship includes a background check, pay taxes and a fine, learn English and go to the "back of the line" behind would-be immigrants who have applied for a visa from outside of the United States.

Bunk!

Here's what happened to a nurse in Arizona that requested the course she paid for be conducted in English.

Arizona nursing student suspended as ‘bigot’ for requesting class in English

That state's Constitution already requires schools shall always be conducted in English.

Must Do Something?

Just like President Obama, I'm losing sleep over the debt crisis.

Mine mostly comes from being irritated with people, like CommieTommie Harkin, who are urging Obama to use language in the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment as a basis for acting without Congress.

The 14th Amendment applies only to debt “authorized by law” and “Only Congress — not the president — makes law.”

CommieTommie, a lawyer, says a Supreme Court case in 1935, Perry versus the U.S., addressed the issue.

However, the Court’s opinion in this case reaffirms that only Congress can approve the issuance of new debt. “In authorizing the Congress to borrow money, the Constitution empowers the Congress to fix the amount to be borrowed and the terms of payment".

To sum it all up: As the 14^th Amendment states, debt must be “authorized by law.” As Article 1 states, only Congress can do that authorizing.

Harkin knows there would be fallout from such a move,“The tea party people would go kind of nuts, but that’s their stock and trade.”

Once again, St. Thomas of Equine Ass takes the high road and the scientific community is united in that fact.

CommieTommie, adding a constitutional crisis on top of our economic crisis would only make things worse.

Liar, Liar

Proving what he said recently on the debt ceiling crisis was just demagoguery, CommieTommie Harkin has announced he will oppose legislation to increase the debt ceiling.

Recall that Harkin said in a recent press conference, "Democrats are willing to do whatever is necessary to raise the debt ceiling...".

On the floor of the Senate CommieTommie stated --

"If there's a Democratic president, then Republicans have to come up with half of the votes, 50% of the votes to raise the debt ceiling. If there's a Republican president Democrats have come up with 50% of the votes".

"That's the way it's always worked. So one side doesn't blame the other side for raising the national debt ceiling. Well That's not the way it's working this time...".

More revisionist history from Iowa's junior Senator and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Harkin, and every other Dummycrat Senator, voted against raising the debt ceiling under President Bush.

Harkin's 50% here plus 50% there equals 100% St. Thomas of Equine Ass.

He's definitely not worth his $174,000 per year salary and $285,000 per year total compensation.

Nasty

Occasionally, like the proverbial broken clock, Kathie Obradovich (or as we call her -- Old Bromide), gets it right.

Obradovich: Harkin laments the nastier tone in Congress now

CommieTommie was complaining that attacks in Congress today are more personal, such as calling opponents un-American. “... I have always tried to make sure that I don’t attack anyone personally. I will go after their ideas and what they stand for, sure.”

In 2011, Harkin did question the patriotism of those calling for a government shut down.

There's no other way to take it, but as a personal attack when you called Vice President Dick Cheney a coward.

And the scientific community is united in that fact.

CommieTommie has also called those he disagrees with, wacko, cult fringe and dead-beat debtors.

While advocating Obama bypass CONgress on the debt ceiling, Harkin noted there would be fallout from such a move,“The tea party people would go kind of nuts, but that’s their stock and trade.”

He's also used God to slam his opponents stating, Democrats are up and Republicans are down, and that's the way God meant it to be.

That's why with no malice and in a loving and kind way, we've also called CommieTommie -- St. Thomas of Equine Ass.

Powerful Stuff?

A belated Welcome, to those that visited our site from the Executive Office of the President USA.

The Liter is humbled, which doesn't happen often, and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Our posts on CommieTommie Harkin, or as we like to call him - St. Thomas of Equine Ass, and the the one-year anniversary of Obamacare are what drew their interest.

That's It, I Quit, I'm Moving On

In the depths of a cold Iowa winter, the sun is shining a lot brighter this day and the wind doesn't blow nearly so cold.

Tom Harkin, Iowa’s powerful Democratic U.S. senator, won’t seek re-election in two years

CommieTommie Harkin decided to call it quits, saying he made his decision a couple nights, after all the grandkids had gone to sleep and he was climbing into bed for the night with his wife, Ruth.

TOO MUCH INFO, Tommie and the scientific community is united in that fact.

CommieTommie continued -- one of his top reasons for retiring is to give himself  more time with Ruth. “I’m going to learn to dance".

Don't expect to see Tommie Bahama on Dancing With The Stars as he takes up the Bahamian Quadrille and the Heel and Toe Polka.

So long to St. Thomas of Equine Ass and his steak fry.

Or, I should say, Dasvidania Comrade.

Friends In Low Places?

Supporters of U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin plan to raise up to $10 million to start a public policy institute honoring him at his alma mater, Iowa State University.

The Liter finds an institution more to our liking for St. Thomas of Equine Ass.

And the scientific community is united in that fact.

Besides there's already a building on campus named after CommieTommie Harkin, it's called the Lied Recreational Center.