So much for transparency...or how it took less than 24 hours for the lying to begin..

Newly appointed Weeper of the House, John Boner (R-Oompah Loompah), spoke grandly in his introductory speech yesterday after taking hold of a comically massive gavel (apparently over-compensating for something) from Nancy Pelosi, that he was there to usher in a new era of responsibility and transparency, and an end to 'business as usual'.

As with anything else said by that overly-tanned links-rat, it was of course complete and utter bullshit. Hell, the reptiles hadn't even taken office officially yet and they were already backing away from one of their promises to reduce spending by $100 billion in their first year. That $100 billion number apparently was only 'symbolic' and not an actual hard number, this according to several congress-critters cornered by reporters on the topic, none less hypocritically than Eric Cantor (R-Asshole) on a breakfast chat show. When pressed about this blatant bait-and-switch on Good Morning America, his stammering response had all the markers of a guy that, contrary to his indignant protestations that he was in church with his wife at the time, has just been shown a video of him shagging the shit out of the babysitter on the living room floor. Doggy-style.

So, with the full knowledge that ne'ery a word that escapes the lips of these lying hounds should be taken at anything remotely close to face-value, comes today's stunning example of the 'Do as I say, not as I do' party in full swing. Whilst voting on various and sundry rules packages on the floor of the House, a rule was introduced by a Democrat from New York that would have simply required each and every congress-person to publicly disclose whether they were receiving Federal Health Benefits. Nice and simple, a straight-forward disclosure of whether they had tax-payer funded health care. What did the newly-minted republican majority do? You know, the 'transparent' and 'responsible' party? They voted it down of course. Get that? The very same assholes that want to repeal "Obamacare" (that would be YOUR government healthcare) don't even have the stones to admit that they themselves fully take advantage of "government healthcare". See, government-run healthcare is good when they benefit, but bad if it's extended to everyone else.  

They've been in power less than 24 hours and they're already up to their old tricks. Methinks it's going to be a long, LONG two years...