Moral Bancruptcy

You win some, you lose some.

Sadly, as Salon points out, no one really cares if the House Dems have documented 150 pages worth of abuses of power by the House Republicans.

Meanwhile, the Republicans have won their first real victory for big business in 2005.

"The short answer is fairness," declared Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. "Those who can pay their bills should pay their bills. That's the American way."

Hmm. I always thought that upholding certain unalienable rights - among them Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness - was the American Way. I mean, when I think about Superman fighting for "truth, justice, and the American way," I tend to think of things like establishing Justice, insuring domestic Tranquility, providing for the common defense, promoting the general Welfare, and securing the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.

But paying off credit card debt seems to be pretty American, too. So pay up, scumbags! It's the American way!