I love Barbara.
The number of weasely, mealy mouthed, "please sir, can I have some more," weak people on our side of the aisle grows everyday.
But not Barbara. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh, no; not Barbara. When her mouth opens, it stays open.
This year, talk like that coming from a non-elephant is supposedly political suicide.
Really?
How's that 2-to-1 ass whoopin' treating ya there, Eric? Booty a lil' red or sore from tussling with Big Barb?
And she's not done.
With Tom Harkin, she is a co-sponsor of S. Res. 416, quite possibly my favoritest bill of all time.
Here's a compilation of her greatest hits:
Not taking shit from Bush administration cronies
The end of a woman's functioning uterus being a "Pre-existing Condition"
On Right Wing Bloggers
Voted NO on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (H.J.Res. 114; Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. )
Knew State of the Union Iraq-Niger connection was false. (Jul 2004)
Knew CIA mischaracterized Iraq WMD & abused intelligence position. (Jul 2004)
Voted NO on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice. (Jan 2006)
Voted NO on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Sep 2005)
Voted YES on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million. (Mar 2008)
Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays. (Mar 2010)
Voted NO on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade. (Jul 2005)
Voted NO on establishing free trade between US & Singapore. (Jul 2003)
Voted YES on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
Mikulski only scores 39% by US Chamber of Commerce (that's pretty good for a senator these days)
Opposed to turning over Social Security to Wall Street. (Oct 2004)
The people of Maryland (Go Terps) know what's up. They know a fighter when they see one, and we definitely need more like her in the upper chamber.