Remember back when we all agreed here in America that no matter our differences at home, no matter what divided us, no matter the political battles that were raging inside the United States, when we spoke to the world at large, when we ventured outside our vast, um, homeland, at that point, we the people, the US government, the people in the government, at that point, we would present a unified face—remember that? As the old saying goes, “Politics stops at the water’s edge.”

Well, it seems Representative Mark Kirk, a Republican from the interior—that would be Illinois—sees the map a little differently.

You see, Representative Kirk took a little trip to China. It was a business trip. He went to have high level (or high level-ish) talks with the Chinese about America, that nation of which he represents one-435th. More specifically, he went to talk about America’s financial situation, and here is what he said:

The budget numbers that the US government has put forward should not be believed.

Yup. That’s right. To read between the lines—and I don’t think I am stretching here—what Kirk is saying to the Chinese—the country that holds ridiculous amounts of US debt—is, you know, don’t believe our “government” (wink, wink) ‘cause, you know, it’s run by. . . well, this is going to sound funny, and I am only just thinking about this as I write. . . Kirk is there to tell the Peoples’ Republic of China that the US budget numbers shouldn’t be trusted because the US is now run by. . . wait for it. . . socialists!

Man, sometimes I really love my work.

I saw this piece a few days back, and, actually, I thought it would kind of die. . . because, you know, it is so effin’ stupid! But there it is, now, on Rachel Maddow. . . and she tells me there is more, that Kirk is going around saying other stupid and potentially dangerous shit. Talkin’ smack about the country’s credit worthiness. All I can say right here right now is I hope that the rest of the world sees Representative Kirk as the circus clown that I see him as. . . .

Or, make that the circus elephant.

I’m told elephants are good swimmers. That’s lucky, because the world is like 7/8 water or something, and, you know, with so much, sometimes it’s tricky to see the water’s edge.

That’s my punk pachy pick of the week—what’s yours?


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