Comments on: Dream Teams

Dream Teams

owhydididoit — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 19:55:41 -0800

Fantasy Congress lets you build a team of legislators who score points for you by moving legislation through congress.

By: owhydididoit

owhydididoit — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:12:07 -0800

Sorry to say I signed up, and discovered that they are basically overloaded and unplayable. Maybe they will fix it, but meanwhile. :(

By: It's Raining Florence Henderson

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:17:33 -0800

So, in other words, it's exactly like the real Congress? Sweeeet!

By: owhydididoit

owhydididoit — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:22:06 -0800

Okay, I persisted, and it does work. You just have to refresh every time you do anything. It just took me four refreshes to get Jim McDermott on my team.

By: quonsar

quonsar — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:32:33 -0800

the mark foley action figure

By: ibmcginty

ibmcginty — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:46:31 -0800

Wow, drafting this team is harder than I'd expect-- you're inclined to go for the names you recognize, but they might be familiar just 'cause they've been indicted recently. Going with all white male Republicans. Well, and Donna Christiansen. Former USVI residents, represent! Thanks for this link, this is the greatest.

By: mogabog

mogabog — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 21:10:17 -0800

Once I was drinking. And I came up with this idea too. -A

By: homunculus

homunculus — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 21:32:14 -0800

I don't care about legislation, I want a legislator who isn't afraid to beat a prostitute to death with his gavel.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 21:35:08 -0800

Is there an action figure of the priest who molested Foley? Maybe they make them in Mexico...

By: phrontist

phrontist — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 21:44:47 -0800

This. Will. Consume. Me.

By: jeversol

jeversol — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 21:50:28 -0800

So, who is starting the official MetaFilter league?

By: Saucy Intruder

Saucy Intruder — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:01:44 -0800

By: Ynoxas

Ynoxas — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:19:52 -0800

Can you use historic rosters? I got dibbs on Newt! The man was vile, but pretty effective. I saw him speak about a year or so ago at a healthcare conference and the man is INFINITELY more sane and well reasoned than when he was in office. In fact, I found myself agreeing with several of his points, not all but several, whereas when he was a congress critter we had no common ground that I can recall. Which goes to further bolster what I always suspected... that the legislative process is mostly theater. Is there some easily searchable database containing congress members' educational backgrounds?

By: owhydididoit

owhydididoit — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:27:57 -0800

How about an unofficial league? Password metameta.

By: MrMoonPie

MrMoonPie — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:38:27 -0800

Something like this, Ynoxas?

By: Ynoxas

Ynoxas — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:20:25 -0800

moonpie: Kinda. I was hoping for something you could search by education... I know the conventional wisdom is that they are all lawyers, but seeing what each person's major for their BS/BA could be interesting/amusing if not particularly valuable. Using your link, I knew Newty had a PhD but it doesn't say what the disciplines were.

By: blucevalo

blucevalo — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:42:52 -0800

Is there a Fantasy Impeachment for High Crimes and Misdemeanors website? If there isn't, there should be. There'd be hundreds of eminently eligible congressfolks to draft.

By: blucevalo

blucevalo — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:46:01 -0800

After the Democrats take over, there will be a hardcore group of republican nutballs who will start introducing everything from constitutional amendments banning long hair for men, to resolutions thanking Jesus for making sure that the bathrooms in the Capitol stay clean. What do you mean, "After the Democrats take over"? That group of nutballs to which you refer is operating at full speed right now and has been for years. Democrats are completely irrelevant to them.

By: ibmcginty

ibmcginty — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:48:19 -0800

Anyone else having trouble getting the site to remember your team?

By: owhydididoit

owhydididoit — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:28:11 -0800

By: nickmark

nickmark — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:15:38 -0800

Dangit, where's Hubert Humphrey when I need him?