Breaking Promises For Term Limits
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Elections, General PoliticsTaegan Goddard has the word and I reprint it in full here because the post is so short:
CQ Politics notes there are eight members of congress whose personal term-limit pledges come due in this year: Barbara Cubin (WY), Phil English (PA), Jeff Flake (AZ), Timothy Johnson (IL), Ric Keller (FL), Frank LoBiondo (NJ), Mark Souder (IN) and Zach Wamp (TN).All are Republicans, all are seeking re-election and all are “solid favorites” to win.
Given the current political climate, I think Republicans will forgive these politicians.
At least for another four years.
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March 27th, 2006 at 1:09 am
Term limits? That was so … 1994. Breaking one’s pledge of term limits? That was so … 1996.
March 27th, 2006 at 1:55 am
Heh.
Breaking promises? That was so 1110…
March 27th, 2006 at 4:31 pm
Speaking in bad faith? That’s so eternal.
March 27th, 2006 at 4:32 pm
(I’m referring to both making these types of pledges and then breaking them, not to your post, Justin, or either comment previous to mine.)
March 27th, 2006 at 4:37 pm
Now I’m going to have to go listen to this song again, in firmly tongue-in-cheek musical tribute, as I generally do in response to this sort of thing.
(The key line is: Having done all this he sought no second term). But of course it’s better in context of listening to TMBG singing the actual song.)
March 27th, 2006 at 4:39 pm
And I’m not kidding: I am, in fact, listening to it as I type. Just so you know that, at least in this regard, I am a woman of my word.
March 27th, 2006 at 5:09 pm
I’ve never heard the song, but I’ve long regarded James K. Polk as the most successful president in American history — he came into office with a certain number of things to do, did them, and retired. Not necessarily nice things, and they didn’t quite turn out as he wished, but in terms of simple performance, he’s matchless.
March 27th, 2006 at 5:42 pm
You’ve just described the point of the song in a nutshell.
And C, if I may be so bold, you of all people probably ought become conversant with They Might Be Giants–and not just because of this one song. Something about their irreverent ‘tude, their eccentric approach and their eclectic subject matter tells me that you’d get a kick out of them.
March 27th, 2006 at 6:18 pm
Ah, no, I tend not to like self-conscious cleverness — in other people; I find my own charming. Barenaked Ladies was enough for me, and only in the ’90s and only in small doses. The older I get the less time I have for the ephemeral. John Coltrane or Johnny Cash will get me through most evenings.
May 10th, 2006 at 2:43 pm
here’s the website that has stickers for these liars! get the word Out!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2616259&mesg_id=2616259