Good. The legislation will very likely not go anywhere, but good all the same.
Itās remarkable to see but Iād bet most Americans agree on this. And Iāll give Cruz a mustard seedās worth of credit for suggesting it, and AOC a good bit more for taking him up on it.
ETA other way around. But letās not bicker and argue about 'oo killed 'oo.
Not so fast with that credit to Rafael! The twitter thread went as follows:
- AOC tweeted there should be lifetime lobbying ban
- Rafael said he agreed with her.
- AOC suggested a bill
- Rafael signed on.
AOC drove this. And Rafael followed, having done the math on his presidential profile in 2024. But still creditable all round.
AOC pwns another right wing nut job. She can do no wrong.
this is like that one time Ted Cruz said something funny and I laughed. Itās a little uncomfortable but Iām totally āhere for thisā.
I do wonder if Cruz just knows everyone hates him so no one would pay him to be their lobbyist but if his support helps, I really want to see a bill like this pass
p.s. I believe this is part of HR1 which Democrats introduced early this year but a part Iāve been worried would get dropped or watered down if it ever got a chance to pass
āLetās make a deal,ā Ocasio-Cortez responded. āIf we can agree on a bill with no partisan snuck-in clauses, no poison pills, etc ā just a straight, clean ban on members of Congress becoming paid lobbyists ā then Iāll co-lead the bill with you.ā
āYouāre on,ā Cruz replied.
āHe continued, āAs long as it includes a 50-year statute of limitations for The Zodiac Killerā.ā
OT and very weird.
Even more weird.
The Good and The Bad and the Ugly
OK, sorry, longish day. But he did say āIāll do it with you,ā which is a gesture at least.
Well, is it true or isnāt it? Thereās a new version of the F-35 thatās not only invisible but it does VTOL, can land precisely on a moving land vehicle, and is so easy to fly even untrained civilians can do it!
In other news today, a pig sprouted wings and flew around the capitol.
I believe theyāre both being sincere here and the bill is very worthwhile, but anything Cruz touches is going to die. Iāll refer you to Al Frankenās classic bon mot as to why.
Thatās a classic. Right up there with the Ajax White Tornado ad.
Got curious and just read it was done with chroma keying, which I didnāt know they had then. Figured it was back projection.
I just felt the earth tilt off of its axisā¦
OTā¦but why not?
Flying pigs are the best! I have a collection of flying pig Christmas tree ornaments. Itās amazing how many beautiful and different kinds of flying pigs one can find in their travels!
Must have been one of those giant flying pigsā¦
