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September 23, 2005

The Federal Department Of Peace and Nonviolence

Dennis Kucinich's silly proposal now finds a new champion in Mark Dayton of Ohio.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In what peace activists call a milestone, Sen. Mark Dayton, D-Minn., introduced legislation Thursday supporting a long-shot citizen lobbying effort to create a U.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence.
He is the first and, so far, only member of the U.S. Senate to publicly endorse the plan.

A remnant of the quixotic 2004 presidential candidacy of Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, the idea of a "Peace Department" has been derided by critics as utopian and naïve, while supporters say it is an idea whose time has come.

Almost half of Minnesota's congressional delegation -- all the Democrats but one -- have lined up in support of the campaign, which calls for a cabinet-level secretary to develop an array of policies from international conflict-resolution to reducing domestic abuse and violence against animals. [!!!!]

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"It sends the right message," said Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn. "It's about promoting justice, expanding human rights and preventing conflict."

It seems to be a grab-bag for every silly-shit bullet point on the left-liberal agenda.

Look, idiots, we already have TWO Departments of Peace. The State Department for Talking Peace, and the Department of Defense for Making Peace when the State Department fails.

posted by Ace at 03:42 PM

Comments

Look, Ace, Ohio has enough trouble with its own RINO's - please don't be giving us other state's Dem's....

Posted by: drc on September 23, 2005 03:45 PM

1984 by George Orwell

Posted by: on September 23, 2005 03:46 PM

Yes, seeing how our Republicans in Ohio are practically Dems, and we also have the responsibility of inflicting Dennis Kucinich upon the world, I don't think we need to be saddled with this Mark Dayton character, too.

Posted by: Jason on September 23, 2005 03:57 PM

Ah, it makes me proud to say that I am NOT a native Minnesotan. I moved here. BTW see yah later Senator Dayton. Don't let the door hit yah in the ass on the way out. Don't want ass marks on our door.

Posted by: Tony B on September 23, 2005 03:58 PM

"I m Wolf Blitzer in Washington, and joining me now for an exclusive interview is the Secretary of Peace and Nonviolence to discuss the new initiative developed by the Rodham-Clinton Administration that provides cash payments and green cards to islamists in exchange for their explosives and a promise to be nice from now on."

Oh yeah, the Democrats definitely have a winning issue with this one.

Posted by: Mark on September 23, 2005 04:08 PM

Strategic Air Command motto : "peace is our profession"

I can think of quite a few places that need some "peace" - SAC style peace.

Posted by: Tony on September 23, 2005 04:53 PM

Well, there already is a United States Institute of Peace. . .

Posted by: Dave at Garfield Ridge on September 23, 2005 05:03 PM

Wait til you see the crack SWAT team/enforcement division this new department would have.

Posted by: DB on September 23, 2005 05:07 PM

Sir,

I better idea would be to rename the "Department of Defense" the "Department of War"

rcl

Posted by: rcl on September 23, 2005 05:15 PM

Conflict resolution? Uh, I thought that was the job of the Dept.of State. At least until things get a little too froggy, then it's over to the Dept.of Defense.

Both are great at conflict "resolution" - one way or another.

Posted by: Mikey on September 23, 2005 05:50 PM

Hey hey hey! I never even saw this asshole before, man!

Posted by: Ohio on September 23, 2005 06:24 PM

Dayton is a senator? I thought he was Secretary of Grabbing Your Skirt, Yelling 'EEK!' and Jumping On a Desk When You Think You See a Mouse.

Maybe I have him mixed up with someone else.

Posted by: John from WuzzaDem on September 23, 2005 06:26 PM

Mark Dayton is from Minnesota, not Ohio (thank goodness). Kucinich is, though, so we have enough to grit our teeth over. Don't forget Cryin' George Voinovich; ugh! To be fair, I've seen the error before -because of the city of Dayton, OH, I'd guess.

Love your blogging.

Posted by: x_dhimmi on September 23, 2005 07:14 PM

Great! Hey we can staff it with teachers that punish the victims as much as the bullies in fights at school too! Zero tolerance on the international level!

Geeez!

Posted by: Reaganite on September 23, 2005 08:30 PM

..that punish the victims as much as the bullies..

Unofficial marine motto: "kill'em all and let god sort'em out"

Posted by: Tony on September 23, 2005 10:04 PM

Tonight, I'm piercing something, dying my hair pink, and burning some incense whilst enjoying a nice veggie burger to celebrate the end of my senator's career.

Posted by: Feisty on September 24, 2005 07:01 AM

Maybe "Skip" could get together with Teresa and Lurch with a proposal for a Department of Peace and Wellness.

Posted by: Cracker Barrel Philosopher on September 24, 2005 10:11 AM

Leave it to another liberal demacrat who want to create another buracracy with more usless regulations and red tape why don they istead creat a new dept of irresponsible political liberal idiots

Posted by: spurwing plover on September 28, 2005 02:20 PM