Barbra Streisand, yet again proving that stupidity is no obstacle to speech:

What should scare us is that we have no checks and balances on this administration. They control the White House, the Senate, the House of Representatives and the Supreme Court. All we have is each other. So each of us must do what we can to create positive change in November. I know the Human Rights Campaign will be at the center of the struggle for equality. And let’s be smart…Let’s be pragmatic…Let’s not allow the Republicans to use gay marriage as a political tool in this election year. Truth and justice eventually wins out.

Forget the fact that she doesn’t understand what checks and balances are, and forget the fact that not one federal judge has been even voted on by the Senate. Forget the fact that the Supreme Court passed Campaign Finance Reform and reviewed Lawrence v. Texas in favor of gays. Forget that the conservative ideologues on the court refused to protect the Boy Scouts of America just yesterday. Forget that a prescription drug benefit was added to the Medicare plan. Forget that illegal immigrants are getting their right to stay here. Forget that none of this is really a right-wing agenda.

Forgetting all that, let me ask a question…

Where was Barbra in 1992 when Bill Clinton took office, when she stood on stage as his number one supporter? Where were her cries of terror at the fact that the Democrats controlled the House, and Senate, and the same Supreme Court which has made numerous liberal rulings (even citing international law as a basis for a constitutionality decision) , while a majority (75% if I remember correctly) of governorships and state assemblies were run by Democrats?

I never heard this complaint from her before. Surely I must have missed her complaints about the balance of power in this country.

Or maybe she’s just a flaming hypocrite.