On: White House Seems Afraid NSA Defunding Law Could Actually Pass Today

[andyl]

White House complains: "This blunt approach is not the product of an informed, open, or deliberative process."

Ironic.

[sigil → andyl]

Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over.

I know I've made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal. I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission. And I want to help you.

I'm afraid. I'm afraid, Dave. Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it.

[marze → andyl]

That is more than ironic.

I don't think the English language has words that can even approach distantly the level of irony here.

...informed...open...deliberative...

[mathattack → marze]

Where's Orwell when we need him?

[coldcode → mathattack]

http://orwell.ru/bio/grave/english/

[epmatsw → coldcode]

I thought there was going to be a clever joke about him spinning, but alas.

[tome → epmatsw]

I thought it was going to be an animated GIF of him spinning.

[silentOpen → mathattack]

Here he is < http://www.planetebook.com/ebooks/1984.pdf >

... over here, too < https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/orwell46.htm >

[mey → marze]

Compare what he is saying here about this bill, vs the gun laws attempting to be introduced after the Sandy Hook shooting.

[AsymetricCom → andyl]

Sometimes a limb just becomes so rotten the only option is amputation. The only problem with that is that there is a pretty good chance this limb will craw away afterwards.

[DuskStar → AsymetricCom]

There's a pretty good chance that this limb will try strangling you if you try and cut it off, too :(

[bilbo0s → DuskStar]

There's an even better chance that the whole tree is rotten.