Every time a Republican trots out the tired line that whatever happens in Congress “emboldens” terrorists, I realize that its not just beer consumption that kills brain cells, its time spent in the Republican caucus in Congress. Today, after what, 18 trips to Iraq, where undoubtedly Shays has seen first hand that the 2 hours of electricity that Iraqis get is put ot better uses than watching television, Shays delivers another dumb statement.

“It’s almost like my Democratic colleagues want us to fail,” U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays said of a Democratic Iraq war funding proposal Tuesday, “like they got elected because of the war and now they’ve got to have that final blow.”

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Last night the Common Council debated the merits of passing a resolution urging the BOE to adopt a fresh look at the Price Waterhouse Cooper study of 2002. The debate shows that the continuing tactics deployed by Corda to obstinately defend the realm of the third floor are still generating strife. His most recent letter to Mayor Moccia, must have prompted the latest round. Council member Rick McQuaide made the motion, as he says according to the Hour:

For Republican Richard A. McQuaid, council minority leader, resolution sponsor and intervention specialist at Naramake Elementary School, the need for giving the school board guidance on how to best use the $141.5 million budgeted was self-evident.

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