Carolyn Maloney hosts town-hall meeting of morons

Having received a rather personal--and by personal, I mean my boss was mailed a formal letter--invite to a town-hall meeting hosted by Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), I feel obliged to attend. However, my inclination to occupy my usually carefully guarded lunch hour with an hour and a half of politicalese and bad Q&A was prompted not by flattery, but rather annoyance. You see, the meeting will cover the war in Iraq and Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) is the guest of honor. While I'm sure Mr. Murtha is a fine fellow, I've got a bone to pick with some of his logic. This from the invite letter: When asked why he (John Murtha), a highly decorated veteran who served 37 years in the Marine Corps, was introducing a resolution calling for American troops to leave Iraq as soon as practicable, Murtha spelled out his position: ....our forces have accomplished an important mission. They have deposed an evil dictator and defeated his army. ... Ummm...correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the insurgency sort of fucking taking over Iraq as we speak? Isn't the "army"--whose actual existence is highly contestable anyway--successfully engaging a nearly all-out civil war in Iraq? ARE THESE FUCKING PEOPLE DEAF? BLIND? No, it's obviously just stupidity halting them from seeing and understanding the obvious. I look forward to attending, eating free food (there better be some snacks) and asking some questions. I'll let you know how it goes...