Sen. Mark Pryor needs a copy of Creedence's song 'Fortunate Son'


Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas claimed his political opponent Tom
Cotton, a veteran of the 101st Airborne who did tours of duty in both Iraq and
Afghanistan, has a sense of entitlement from his military service. "I think it's part of this
sense of entitlement that he gives off -- almost as like 'I served my country,
therefore elect me to the Senate," Pryor reportedly said.



This is just bizarre, especially coming from someone who basically
inherited his Senate seat from his father, David Pryor, who was a member of the
Senate for 18 years.



It made me think of that old Creedence Clearwater Revival song, "Fortunate Son":




It
ain't me, it ain't me,



I
ain't no senator's son
.

It
ain't me, it ain't me,



I
ain't no fortunate one.




Meanwhile, in other Capitol Hill news, Congress
is beginning to question
the direction the CIA has taken
over the last
decade. Better late than never, I suppose.

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