So I just read this article from the New York Times. It is all about the new laws being passed concerning credit cards. This is one paragraph from the article:
"Among other things, the Senate measure would prohibit companies from raising interest rates on existing balances unless a card holder was 60 days behind, and then it would require the rate to be restored to its previous level if payments were on time for six months. Consumers would have to be notified of rate increases 45 days in advance. And companies could not charge a late fee if they were late processing a payment."
That is awesome. As my wife and I just found out, our credit cards have recently been raised to almost 30% interest rates! And they didn't let us know! We just happened to check as we made our payment one time. That's ridiculous. So I think that this is a great law.
However, one thing that really rubs me the wrong way is this paragraph:
"One amendment attached to the Senate bill by Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma, would restore a Bush administration policy allowing loaded guns in national parks. That provision is not in the House version, so there may be discussions between the two chambers over the issue."
I hate when they throw in all this crap that is totally unrelated to what the rest is about. They can't just have it be on an issue. They have to make each law about 100 different, unrelated issues, that you are either for all of them, or against all of them. And then, they'll pull that little clause out of it the next time you're up for election and say, "look, this guy isn't a true american, he voted for this!" When really, he had no choice because he had to concede that in order to vote for the things that were actually important to him.
Tom Coburn, you are the reason America isn't better. Tom Coburn, you are an imbecile. Tom Coburn, you are hairy and you have bad breath. Tom Coburn, this is not about whether or not I want to have a gun in a national park, this is about how much I want to TP your house. Tom Coburn, I hope that your clause gets omitted after the two chambers discuss the issue. Tom Coburn, I hope you then meet a Mountain Lion whilst you are walking through one of your lovely National Parks in Oklahoma without a loaded gun. Tom Coburn, I do not know if there are actually Mountain Lions in Oklahoma, but if there aren't, it would probably just make it that much more scary if you happened upon one. Tom Coburn, I hope you make it away safely from the Mountain Lion, but scream like a little girl in the process. Tom Coburn, I hope that somebody nearby has a videocamera when that happens, and can post it on youtube so that I may watch it. Because, Tom Coburn, that is what someone like you deserves.
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