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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRepublicans Shut Down Prefrontal Cortex
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)In an escalation of the stalemate gripping Washington, House Republicans voted today to shut down the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain that controls reasoning and impulses.
The resolution, which passed with heavy Tea Party support, calls for a partial shutdown of the brain, leaving the medulla and cerebellum, sometimes referred to as the reptilian brain, up and running.
The Tea Party caucus cheered the passage of the bill, which was sponsored by Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, who called the measure long overdue.
House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) offered no timetable for restarting the prefrontal cortex, telling reporters, It will most certainly remain shut down during any negotiations with the President. Thats the only leverage we have.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/10/republicans-shut-down-prefrontal-cortex.html?utm_source=tny&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=borowitz&mbid=nl_Borowitz%20(179)
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Republicans Shut Down Prefrontal Cortex (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Oct 2013
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NRaleighLiberal
(60,015 posts)1. this must be old news - didn't they shut that part down years ago?
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,035 posts)2. Actually that's the last paragraph in the satire piece.
In accordance with DU rules I didn't print the whole article.
While the G.O.P.s decision to shut down the prefrontal cortex rattled Wall Street, the neuroscientist Davis Logsdon said it should be seen as little more than a symbolic vote, noting, Its actually been shut down since the 2008 election.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,015 posts)3. Ha! I knew it!
Buddaman
(503 posts)4. nt