Yesterday the House of Representatives passed this little Resolution.<\/p>\n
Honoring the 2,560th anniversary of the birth of Confucius and recognizing his invaluable contributions to philosophy and social and political thought.<\/p>\n Whereas September 28, 551 B.C., is recognized as the date on which Confucius was born in the town of Qufu, in what is now the Shandong Province of China; Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors the 2,560th anniversary of the birth of Confucius and recognizes his invaluable contributions to philosophy and social and political thought.<\/em><\/p>\n Jeff Flake responded with this<\/a> press release.<\/p>\n Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Sixth District, today released the following statement regarding his vote against H.Res.784, a bill \u00e2\u20ac\u0153honoring the 2560th anniversary of the birth of Confucius and recognizing his invaluable contributions to philosophy and social and political thought.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u0153He who spends time passing trivial legislation may find himself out of time to read healthcare bill,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Flake.<\/em><\/p>\n The Resolution opens itself up for such witty repartee.<\/p>\n “I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure Confucius would be pleased to know that he has been honored by the U.S. House of Representatives on his birthday, but unfortunately for us and for him, he died 2,488 years ago,” Emerson said in a statement.[…]<\/span> Now, weirdly enough, looking at the roll call<\/a>, one man you’d expect to go against this bill — Ron Paul — voted “yes.”\u00c2\u00a0 Well, here’s a defender of that vote and the man<\/a>, but it still strikes me as a man who compromised his stated principles on the matter of voting “no” for such frivolous items — the quote I recall from the type of my head was Paul demeaning a resolution about Peanuts creator Charles Schultz.\u00c2\u00a0 We now know Ron Paul’s lines.\u00c2\u00a0 He’s pro-Confucius<\/em> and anti-Snoopy.<\/p>\n In other Congressional business, in a seeming nod to the dark days\u00c2\u00a0 of the Congressional investigations into Steroids and Bush’s State of the Union speech which focused 99 words on the issue of Steroids…<\/p>\n
\n[…] Now, therefore, be it<\/p>\n
\nInstead of supporting the legislation, Emerson offered her own take on the lessons of Confucius.<\/span>“Confucius says: ‘An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger,’ but our oppressive government will end the fiscal year $1.48 trillion in debt.<\/span><\/em> <\/em>[and etc.]<\/em>
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