I got 4, yes 4, emails from my pal, Jim Webb, yesterday. All 4 of the emails were sent at the same time and all had different numeric jibberish (Senator Jim Webb’s response to your message.|GUID#IA093a5bc1-4fd1-474c-b8fc-380f457ecd2e) in the subject line. Just for fun, I clicked on the “FROM” tab in my Outlook program to see if I had gotten any other responses from our senior Senator. Well, as Gomer Pyle would say “surprise, surprise.”

     It seems I had received an earlier response from “Webbie”. (Listen, if Maureen Dowd can knickname her antagonists, so can I!) On October 28, 2008, in what must have been my complaint on TARP, I had received a response from Clown Boy. Now, hears the best part. The first 2 paragraphs of the response are EXACTLY the same. Below are those 2 paragraphs:

            “Thank you for contacting my office regarding the ongoing economic crisis and the federal government’s response.  I appreciate your taking the time to share your concerns with me.” 

            “The United States is facing an economic crisis that is causing American families to fall behind.  Communities are being hard hit by home foreclosures, the economy is not producing enough jobs, and consumer confidence is down.  As your U.S. Senator, I am committed to supporting policies that will help mitigate the economic crisis and will help restore basic fairness for all Americans.”

     Now, we all know old Jimmie can write a helluva good letter, but don’t you think in the 4 plus months that have passed between October 28, 2008 and March 3, 2009 that “Webbie” could change the wording in his response so you MIGHT believe he’s actually doing something about the “economic Ocrisis”?