Last Call

Republicans could pass jobs legislation.  Or stimulus legislation of any kind.  But they'd rather name useless arbitrary crap after Ronald Reagan.  You know, like America's coastal waters.

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is floating legislation that would name most U.S. coastal waters after former President Ronald Reagan.

Issa reintroduced his bill Wednesday to rename the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which generally extends from three miles to 200 miles offshore, as the Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone.

The late Reagan, a Californian like Issa, established the EEZ with a 1983 presidential proclamation that declared the nation’s sovereign rights for exploring, exploiting and conserving offshore resources, including energy.

The irony is when coastal cities flood due to global climate change, the Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone will be in your house, killing your dudes.  It's a pretty good metaphor for what Reagan did to this country anyhow.