Bluto strikes again

The Delta House Congress - The politics of futile gestures

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In the movie "Animal House," the fraternity brother known as Otter reacts to the Delta House's closure with the classic line, "I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part." To which Bluto, played by John Belushi, replies, "We're just the guys to do it." The movie ends by noting that Bluto becomes a Senator, so perhaps this explains the meltdown among Democrats on Capitol Hill.

As they careen toward the end of their first year in charge, Congressional leaders seem capable of nothing but futile gestures.

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Considering most of their policy goals, this failure is good for the country. But the dysfunction amply shows that Democrats are attempting to govern with an agenda that is too far left even for many in their own party, never mind the country.

Comment: To be fair, the Republican congress of the previous session didn't do much either!

Answers needed:

1. Fiscal reform
   
2. Fix the AMT
   
3. Social security reform
   
4. An immigration policy that works and is not amnesty
   

At the rate the Federal government spends money and with the growing entitlements, this country could be bankrupt in less than a generation.