Chug, chug, chug, brrrrrrrr! The Warnerese-English translator is back!

Mark Warner is not happy that Senate Republicans put the kibosh on $10 billion in wasteful government spending. So he decided to say so, but as always, he spoke in his own native tongue (Warnerese). Out comes the translator to put it in English for everyone!

The entire quote comes from Lowell over at RK. Most of it can be found on Renaissance Ruminations. For the uninitiated, the Warnerese is in regular type; the English version is in bold and italics.

It seems like Washington politicians spend so much time keeping score they sometimes forget why they were sent there in the first place.

It seems like Washington politicians spend so much time keeping an eye on the budget that they don’t understand we should spend money like water as I did with Medicaid when I was Governor.

This session, one Senator used a procedural tactic to single-handedly block nearly
three dozen overwhelmingly popular bills - everything from protecting children from sexual predators to investigating unsolved civil rights murders.

This session, one Senator used a procedural tactic to single-handedly block nearly three dozen bills that spent over $10 billion for duplicative and unnecessary programs with nice sounding names because he wanted the costs offset or the duplicative programs eliminated. Doesn’t he know that efficient government means fewer mistakes that I can use as excuses for even more government programs?

The bills were bundled together for Senate authorization this week, and even though the legislation did not cost a dime, it was filibustered.

The bills were bundled together by Harry Reid in an omnibus, and because of the $10 billion price tag (and Reid’s refusal to take up oil drilling), it was filibustered. Where’s John Chichester when you need him?

This is a powerful reminder of how far we must go to get Washington functioning again.

This is a powerful reminder of how far we must go to get you rubes to hand us ever increasing amounts of your money again.

As governor, I worked across party lines to deliver results. And I need your help to bring that same approach to Washington. By investing in my campaign, you can send a message that we need to point our country in a new direction.

As governor, I broke the bank on Medicaid and convincec a few RINOs to raise your taxes to pay for it. You need to pay me now so you can pay me later, and I can send a message that we need to point our government budget back in the old direction - way up!

As always, I’m glad to be of service.

Cross-posted to the right-wing liberal