Schakowsky Announces Winners of the 'So Be It' Awards

[HarveyDarkey]

WASHINGTON, DC (February 18, 2011) - Despite this being a Friday, the diligent staff in the office of Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) -- aided by the Congresswoman herself -- examined the gist of hundreds of amendments being offered by Republicans to their bill, H.R. 1, the Continuing Resolution to fund the government for the next seven months.

After much debate, Rep. Schakowsky's office selected the Top 10 amendments that might otherwise be overlooked for the "So Be It" Award. (Don't think we didn't protest the votes to defund the Affordable Care Act, Planned Parenthood and other biggies). Some of the winning amendments are doggone mean (So be it!), others are pretty dumb (So be it!), a few might be called dangerous (So be it!), and plenty are just plain goofy (So be it!). We offer them up for you to judge whether or not they are worthy of note, ridicule, or an end-of-a-long-week chuckle.

We also designated the winner of a special award: The Fred Flintstone Car and Candlelight Award.

1) Let's begin with two aimed squarely at making the First Family's lives a living hell. Plumbing issue at the White House? Sorry, you're plunging it yourself, Mr. President.
Amendment Nos. 150 / 151 -- Rep. Neugebauer (R-TX): The amendment would prohibit funds made available in this Act from being used for repair, alteration, or improvement of the Executive Residence at the White House and the Executive Office of the President.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-jan-schakowsky/schakowsky-announces-winn_b_825332.html

[Angry Dragon]

1. I wonder why there is nothing in these bills

defunding the American taxpayers from having to pay for water and food for Congress.