Monday, February 22, 2010

Marcia KKKoakley

Boston Herald:

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says a federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman interferes with the state’s right to regulate marriage.


Didn't Coakley get the memo? "States rights" is a secret code phrase for "We hate black people".

The intellectual powerhouses at the Boston Phoenix say so, and they endorsed her.

Seriously, though, this is such a pathetic, politically convenient attempt by Martha "Vote for me so I can go to Washington to help cram government-run health care down your throat" Coakley to channel her inner states' rights advocate, it's laughable.

Let's tweak that opening paragraph a little.

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says a federal law that requires individuals to purchase health insurance interferes with the state’s right to address health care issues.

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says a Supreme Court ruling protecting a woman's right to have an abortion interferes with the state’s right to regulate the procedure.

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says a federal law that dictates how states have to spend their stimulus money interferes with the state’s right to conduct its internal affairs.

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says a federal law that requires local schools to follow federal education guidelines interferes with the state’s right to regulate public education.


Thank God the voters in Massachusetts were blessed with the mental clarity needed to keep this woman away from the halls of Congress. She wouldn't recognize a consistent, principled argument if it fell from the sky and crashed through her roof.

Oh, and speaking of consistency (or immeasurable lack thereof), check this bit from the Boston "We *heart* Barack Obama" Phoenix Coakley endorsement.

The Republican candidate, Scott Brown, a state senator, represents a suburban district outside of Boston and is known not for any original legislative thinking but for his well-pressed public persona.


Um...