……to find time in my schedule for blogging. Having almost a chemical addiction to news, I consume…. but haven’t allowed the time for much output, save for the occasional emailed diatribe (or two) to my friends.
In the interest of time, I’m reprinting something I shared with them earlier this week. It’s still relevant, it’s egregious and oh, so predictable.
Enjoy.
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Today’s question:
In Congress, if something gets voted down unanimously, what does it matter whom the majority is? By asking that question, I’d obviously make a lousy journalist.
Prepare for commercial strength spin, courtesy of the Associated Press:
GOP-run House easily rejects Obama budget
http://news.yahoo.com/gop-run-house-easily-rejects-obama-budget-013519895.html
Ok, that makes you think: “those dirty, evil, gosh-darned Republicans used their majority to vote it down”, ….correct?
At the end of the story comes this rather essential factoid:
The vote was 414-0.
Yes, that would be “0”, as in “no one“.
- Not.
- Even.
- One.
- Person.
Ummmm, ….I think the headline writers at AP kinda missed the entire point of the vote?
Two Heads are Better Than One 