May Day Parades, Clowns and Whores
by Holden Watch
Tim Holden is no genius. Those of us who know him know that he is anything but. Holden is controlled by forces far more powerful and intelligent than he - forces like Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama and the rest of his masters in the Democratic delegation with whom he votes more than nineteen out of twenty times. But are they really that smart? Read on.
After suppressing our outrage, we were reduced to tears of laughter at a New York Post article covering some of the items paid for by the stimulus bill written by Nancy Pelosi and her cabal, voted for by Tim Holden and signed by the president.
We've been critical of Tim Holden and the things for which he votes. We have pointed out his failure to read and understand the bills he votes on, and we have questioned his judgment, or, rather, lack of it. Our intent has been to inform, never to be unkind, though we have been accused of unkindness. Merely pointing out the pointy-headed stuff Holden has supported, we believe, has left an inaccurate impression of heartlessness on our part. After all, the truth can be damning. It can also set you free, they say.
Whatever.
Back to the Post article. This is stuff one no one could make up. We have spoken of perfect metaphors in the past, even suggested one or two, but the Post piece is priceless, a perfect metaphor for the confusing, directionless Democratic agenda in Washington "" the agenda that Tim Holden has supported and voted for.
From the Post, here are some of the things the Pelosi-written, Holden-supported, Obama-signed stimulus is paying for:
"The feds have spent millions in stimulus cash on "�silly' projects, including left-leaning puppet shows, a martini bar, and a study of Viking civic life"�.
"One grant, for $25,000, went to The Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre in Minneapolis.
"The group puts on an annual May Day parade, and its current production is titled "�The Puggles - a Platypus Adventure.'
"Another $50,000 grant, to the Parks Department in Washington State, hosts Asian-style rod-puppet shows.
"A $25,000 grant went to Philadelphia's Pig Iron Theatre, which calls itself a "�dance-clown-theatre ensemble.'
"The group is staging a production of "�Welcome to Yuba City,' billed as a "�cowboy/clown odyssey presenting hilarious fragments of a mythic American desertscape.'
"The University of Massachusetts-Boston got a $95,000 grant to catalog Icelandic pollen to study "�the role the arctic environment played in the evolution of civic life during the Viking Age.'
"The Foster Wine and Martini Bar in St. Joseph, Mo., got a $25,000 stimulus block grant for renovation, and a Brazilian steak house got $75,000."�
And our favorite:
"A $2 million grant went to extend an antique tourist train line, the Virginia & Truckee Railway, built during Nevada's silver mining boom.
"The line currently ends near Mound House, home to several legal brothels, including the Kit Kat Guest Ranch and the Moonlight Bunny Ranch"�"�
May Day parades, clowns and whores.
As we said, this Post piece contains the perfect metaphor for Tim Holden, his party and the city they control.