You asked if I’m “aware of the players here and how the language is being couched”. Do you really think it matters? If I like playing poker online (or even if I think it would benefit our whole country if this were regulated and taxed by congress instead of banned) and my congressman votes for a law that makes online gambling illegal I guess I’m a player in this and am affected by the way the language is being couched.

I don’t really care if Republicans had to ensure horse racing and state lotteries were excluded from enforcement in this bill to keep from losing the support of Mitch McConnell and other Senators who would fight this legislation when it reaches the Senate. It is plainly hypocritical for the house to pass a law making online poker illegal but allowing gambling online for state lotteries and horse racing. I would think that even a house staffer could pick up on that. The fact that republicans need to be hypocritical in this case to get their legislation past the Senate doesn’t make them any less lame in my mind. No Corey…I don’t think being embarrassed at Bishop and Cannon in this case is “a little too strong.”

I am assuming you are a Dem due to the fact that you have an Ashdown ad on your site. I don’t have a problem with that but to say that you are embarrassed by Cannon and Bishop? That might be a little too strong.