Ladies and Gentlemen, the HOUSE is in session!

[Sydnie]

Morning speeches have begun.

Dem spoke about raising minimum wage. Rep is now speaking about the evils of the Mexican government and GPS tracking of "the invasion of illegal immigrants". Nothing has changed in their agenda for sure.

"That's just the way it is" seems to be the new GOP mantra. After many of them speak now, they add that phrase as they turn back the floor to the chair. I noticed this last week during the rules debates and it made me uneasy then. It's making me even more uneasy now.

Wonder how many times blivet** will say that in his SOTU speech ... to catapult it into the speech patterns of the talking heads?

Anyone else notice the use of this phrase last week?

[SharonRB]

1. I was just getting ready to post this

I was surprised no one had done it already, until I saw your post on the recent posts list.

:hi: Sydnie

Let's get down to business now!

[Sydnie]

2. Hi Sharon!

:hug: I am hopeful because I BELIEVE!

But, that phrase is really creepy isn't it?

[Sapphire Blue]

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[Sydnie]

4. Thank you Sapphire Blue!

:hug: You do good work sweetie.

I made my calls yesterday.

[Sapphire Blue]

5. Thank you so much for calling! I hope all DUers will call & ask everyone they know to call!

:hug:

[SharonRB]

6. Why are they wasting all this time still talking about Gerald Ford?

Enough already! Let's get to work.

[Beaverhausen]

7. So is the Senate. I saw my senator, Feinstiein, reading the proposed new ethics rules...

...this morning. It was great!

[napi21]

8. Yes, I was very impressed by the proposals she listed!

What was even more amazing was the Pub from Iowa who spoke right after her, and is a co-sponsor of the bill! I sure hope it passes as close to the original as possible!!!!

[fasttense]

9. Are you talking about

"That's just the way it is" phrase or the "the invasion of illegal immigrants" phrase?

The "That's just the way it is" phrase is a way of describing the disastrous results of six years of neocon policy without taking any responsibility for it. Like it just happened. We had nothing to do with this awfully mess created in the last six years. Typical liars.

The other phrase, I'm not sure bush takes the same stand on illegal immigrants as does the rest of his right wing neo-nazis do.

[Sydnie]

10. The "that's just the way it is"

phrase. As if they were telling us, no matter how we voted, that we were wrong, uninformed, and that they, even though they are now the minority, they will keep "telling it like it is" .
Sure sign of their delusion, but I just know that they are doing it becasue they think the meme will override the truth.

It feels to me that they want to co-op Chronkite and ride his credibility by using a phrase that sounds like his usual sign off phrase "And that's the way it is, (fill in the date)."

Gives me the willies!

[valerief]

11. "Que Sera Sera" plays in my head as background music while

the talking heads chant their, "That's just the way it is."

:nopity:

[WinkyDink]

12. Nothing prevents the Democrats from using their own catch-phrase.

Maybe: "We live in the reality-based world."