Priceless: Washington Post Busted!

Lifted from comments. Contrast this below with the the WaPo's Eugene Robinson calling Republicans un-American, Cantor for looking at his BlackBerry.

Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank, February 25, 2009 - right after Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress. You know, that little thing called his first State of the Union Address.

It's a case of Twittering while Rome burns.

President Obama spoke of economic calamity and war last night in that solemn rite of democracy, the address to the joint session of Congress. And lawmakers watched him with the dignity Americans have come to expect of their leaders: They whipped out their BlackBerrys and began sending text messages like high school kids bored in math class.

"One doesn't want to sound snarky, but it is nice not to see Cheney up there," Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) announced as Obama entered the chamber.

"I did big wooohoo for Justice Ginsberg," Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) broadcast, misspelling the name of the ailing Supreme Court justice. McCaskill could be seen applauding with BlackBerry in one hand.

Comments

[Glitchus]

I just love this quote:

“The real problem is that we’ve got the worst political class in American history.” –Glenn Reynolds

[Banjo]

I tried to donate some money, but so many other people are doing so that Firefox timed me out. I'll try another time.

[MarkJ]

“The real problem is that we’ve got the worst political class in American history.”

True enough, but we shouldn't have ANY "political class" in the first place. As far as I'm concerned, there should not only be term limits on politicians but also limits on how long bureaucrats, lobbyists, and staffers, and all other hangers-on can remain in DC. Twelve years and then permanent exile to the provinces, I say.