Thinking About Voting

So, today I was reading again about the postponement of the Colombia trade vote. Nancy Pelosi proposed a rule to extend the amount of time required to vote on it, and so we know what the House Speaker thinks.

But here’s what I’m thinking:

I’m thinking that with the time (and, of course, our money) that she spent to rush her rule proposal through, the House could just conduct the vote on the Colombia bill. One reason may simply be that she and possibly the entire Democratic party may have forgotten that they can vote no (nay, rather). Or are they just scared that making any decisions could offend some voters before the election? Don’t worry. We’re already offended.

I’m thinking that answering legislation with new legislation so that you don’t have to answer the prior legislation is like the mostly infuriating Jewish tactic of always answering a question with another question. This is undoubtedly the main reason why the Gaza talks continue to go unresolved.

I’m also thinking that by avoiding voting, the Democrats have neatly figured out how to fix their flawed recount strategy.

But most of all I’m thinking, is any of this going to affect the price of cocaine?