'Let them eat pie!'

by CalWatchdog Staff | July 19, 2010 2:23 pm

Laura Sucheski: Democrats and Republicans made heavy use of baking-related analogies to the budget crisis today at the Capitol.   Republicans suggested Dem budget plans are half-baked ideas and decided to present them with an Easy-Bake oven to reheat those raw spots.   Democrats claimed Republican budget proposals were as unsatisfying as offering someone a pie without any filling.   No word on where the mysterious pie-filling source is located. We’re not allowed to borrow filling from the future or sell bonds to buy filling. There isn’t enough economic growth to even make our own filling.  I hope they figure it out soon: the people are getting hungry.

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Democrats hastily called a bake sale to counter a Republican press conference that declared Dem budget proposals "half-baked."

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Empty pie shells represent Republicans' plan to cut jobs (guvmint jobs of course). Of course, everyone preferred the pies filled with chocolatey budgety goodness.

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Pie and Health Care for All

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Afterward, those from the pie party rushed the Republican press conference.

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The Capitol police reminded pie eaters to back away from the novelty oven and the Republican, Mark Standriff.

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The mounted police were called in for backup.

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Rob Griffith with the CRP receives glares of contempt for supposedly "not taxing oil."

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Representative from the Speaker: "We don't accept gifts."

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  1. [Image]: http://www.calwatchdog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/IMG_0337.jpg
  2. [Image]: http://www.calwatchdog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/easy-bake-free-pie.jpg
  3. [Image]: http://www.calwatchdog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/easy-bake-free-pie-and-healthcare.jpg
  4. [Image]: http://www.calwatchdog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/IMG_0334.jpg
  5. [Image]: http://www.calwatchdog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/IMG_03281.jpg
  6. [Image]: http://www.calwatchdog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/easy-bake-2.jpg
  7. [Image]: http://www.calwatchdog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/IMG_0340.jpg
  8. [Image]: http://www.calwatchdog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/easy-bake-we-dont-accept-gifts.jpg

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