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Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 07:20 PM Jun 2013

House Republicans To Defund ACORN Again, Even Though It No Longer Exists

House Republicans To Defund ACORN Again, Even Though It Still Does Not Exist
Posted: 06/04/2013 12:37 pm EDT

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans are scheduled to vote on two separate budget bills this week, each of which would reject funding for the poverty activism group ACORN, despite the fact that ACORN disbanded three years ago.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/04/defund-acorn_n_3384060.html

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House Republicans To Defund ACORN Again, Even Though It No Longer Exists (Original Post) Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 OP
Those people deserve a zap with a cattle prod NightWatcher Jun 2013 #1
How long would you have your job, if you never did any current work SoCalDem Jun 2013 #2
Unreal, what idiots. BainsBane Jun 2013 #3
I always wondered what exactly "Beating a dead horse" meant rustydog Jun 2013 #4
it`s a great fund raiser for the blue hair`s and baldies... madrchsod Jun 2013 #5

SoCalDem

(103,856 posts)
2. How long would you have your job, if you never did any current work
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 07:24 PM
Jun 2013

and only wanted to critique work that was done 3 years ago?

Bookkeeper to boss: "well, I know the current quarterly report was due yesterday, but I have been too busy reviewing the year end reports from 2009"

Boss: "WTF?"

rustydog

(9,186 posts)
4. I always wondered what exactly "Beating a dead horse" meant
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 07:31 PM
Jun 2013

Well, this is the textbook definition.

Jumpin' Jesus, these GOP (Goobers On Patrol) bastards just don't stop kicking even when something is not in existence anymore.

madrchsod

(58,162 posts)
5. it`s a great fund raiser for the blue hair`s and baldies...
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 07:51 PM
Jun 2013

they will get a big scary speech about THOSE PEOPLE and whip out their checkbooks.

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