Joe's Babe of the Week

Jumping in Pools is beginning a weekly feature in which our resident sexpert Joe C. picks his hot babe of the week and tells us why. We're going to post one every Friday and at the end of the season, pick a babe of the season.

This week's pick:
Nancy Pelosi
Representing scenic San Francisco, this A-class babe is one for the record books. Strong, intelligent, and dead sexy, she became the first female speaker of the House of Representatives in 2007. Wearing low-cut blouses to House hearings, she turns heads across the aisle.

She's a big supporter of President Obama, who must really enjoy talking to her, especially if he's standing behind a podium (if you know what I mean, wink, what?) She is the perfect girl next door, except she's like 70. Oh well, I'll take all types, I guess.
Hot grandma.
Joe's Babe Score: 8.0/10 Joe Thumbs Up
And check out our next babe!

Also see Keith Olbermann's reaction:

Burris Wins Battle for Senate Seat

Roland Burris, who was appointed by disgraced (and now impeached) Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, has been cleared to serve in the United States Senate. This takes place after Democratic leaders refused to pave the way for him.

We've written a little about this ourselves and have a split opinion.
However, there is not a split opinion in the Senate.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, under investigation for allegations that include seeking to trade Obama's Senate seat for personal favors, surprised Senate Democrats over the holiday break when he appointed Burris to succeed Obama in the Senate.

Senate Democrats, who had worried that any appointee would be tainted by Blagojevich, have been grappling with how to proceed ever since. They rejected Burris last week only to reverse course a day later after Obama himself privately weighed in and senators fretted that the situation was diverting their focus.

Indeed.

Dems Likely to Back Burris

One by one the top Democrats fell in line opposing Rod Blagojevich's appointee to the United States Senate. After mocking the Republicans for a 'culture of corruption,' the Democratic Party would take a stand.

Obama
Reid
Durbin

Then something happened.... Racial undertones were used comparing the Democratic leadership to segregationists.... then they started to back off. Rod Blagojevich may have been impeached, but his choice for Senate will live on, or so it would appear.

And that brings us to now, which Roland Burris poised to become the junior Senator from the state of Illinois.

Surprising? Talk about doubletalk:

"I started off obviously skeptical, as all of the Democratic members did," Durbin, D-Ill., said on "Face the Nation" on CBS. "But as time has gone on and we've looked closely, we want to be fair to Roland Burris. If he has the proper certification and papers, then we're going to take one look at the process and move forward from there."

Corruption rewarded, even before the next Congress opens.

Dems Pushing Limits of Congressional Power

Before the next President is even sworn in, the Democrats are already pushing the limits of their power. For example, they are rewriting House rules...

Gone are term limits for committee chairmen, a big comeback for seniority over merit. Cost containment measures on Medicare, one of the fastest growing programs, are simply suspended for this Congress.

Tax increases now will be easier to pass, because opponents will not be allowed to offer a simple motion to strike any increase without making up for the "lost revenue." In addition, tax cuts are made more difficult, because they cannot be offset with spending cuts. The new rules will mean that the only way to push for a tax cut will be to propose a tax increase elsewhere.

That didn't take long, did it? Not only that, but they are attempting to reduce the power of the already small Republican minority.