Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Bush Vetoes War Funding
I just heard the bastard give his little speech about it. He said he would veto the bill, and for once he kept his word. Seems like he only does what he says he will do when it's for his gain and to everybody else's detriment.
He's like a little fuckin' brat whose parents just told him he could have ice cream if he cleaned up his room, then trashes the room even more because he wants the ice cream without restrictions.
Just like that brat, the Brat-in-Chief should get a trip to the woodshed.
He's like a little fuckin' brat whose parents just told him he could have ice cream if he cleaned up his room, then trashes the room even more because he wants the ice cream without restrictions.
Just like that brat, the Brat-in-Chief should get a trip to the woodshed.
Gonzales' Safety Net
Elizabeth Holtzman on why Bush is afraid to fire Gonzales. A good article, but the subhead says it all:
I'd love to see the Chimp do his balancing act way high up, with the 'safety net' flat on the ground of his 3-ring circus. The inevitable and deserved 'SPLAT!' will be good for all our souls.
Confirmation hearings for his successor could spawn criminal investigations of the White House.
I'd love to see the Chimp do his balancing act way high up, with the 'safety net' flat on the ground of his 3-ring circus. The inevitable and deserved 'SPLAT!' will be good for all our souls.
Speaking Of Forgeries
A Tiny Revolution
In my opinion, this leads right to The Dick. I hope Hammerin' Hank can find a Cheney operative who'll roll over on him.
So Henry Waxman is going to be delving more deeply into the uranium-from-Niger crap. But I don't think anyone knows anything at all about these other forgeries, described in George Tenet's new book, p. 356:
The Iraq-al-Qa'ida controversy continued, even after Saddam was long gone from power. Once U.S. forces reached Baghdad, they discovered - stacked where they could easily find them - purported Iraqi intelligence services documents that showed much tighter links between Saddam and Zarqawi and Saddam and al-Qa'ida. CIA analysts worked with the U.S. Secret Service to have the paper and ink checked and tried to verify the names and information in the documents. Time and again, documents that were supposedly produced in the early 1990s turned out to be forgeries. CIA officers interviewed Iraqi intelligence officers in Baghdad who also discounted the authenticity of the documents. It was obvious that someone was trying to mislead us. But these raw, unevaluated documents that painted a more nefarious picture of Iraq and al-Qa'ida continued to show up in the hands of senior administration officials without having gone through normal intelligence channels.
It might be nice if someone, you know, looked into this.
In my opinion, this leads right to The Dick. I hope Hammerin' Hank can find a Cheney operative who'll roll over on him.
30 Short of a Quorum
From the Daily Herald, Central Utah's Newspaper:
Whatever you think about illegal immigrants, 20 million of 'em ain't bringin' down this country nearly as fast as Bush and the Repuglicants. I think the Repugs are jealous of the competition!
Gee, he says 'extinct Repuglicants' like it's a bad thing!
Well, they're not really dead, just sorta in a coma, but 'killing themselves' would be the right thing to do.
I think '30 short of a quorum' is my new phrase for 'mentally defective', sorta like 'a taco short of a combination plate'. I guess I have to thank Repugs for something after all.
One of 'em got off a funny, though:
Why should 'the media' bother? The Repugs do a hundred times the ethics violations of the Dems, and they're so stupid and blatant about it that they're gettin' easier for reporters to catch. 'Catch', shit! Pretty hard for reporters to ignore something that slaps 'em in the face!
As one of our commenters once said, there are two kinds of Repuglicants, the 'con men' and the 'marks'. Guess which these Utah Repugs are.
Please go read the rest of this article if you have a few minutes, if only to marvel at the copywriter who could put this stuff down on paper with a straight face.
Utah County Republicans ended their convention on Saturday by debating Satan's influence on illegal immigrants.
Don Larsen, chairman of legislative District 65 for the Utah County Republican Party, had submitted a resolution warning that Satan's minions want to eliminate national borders and do away with sovereignty.
In a speech at the convention, Larsen told those gathered that illegal immigrants "hate American people" and "are determined to destroy this country, and there is nothing they won't do."
Illegal aliens are in control of the media, and working in tandem with Democrats, are trying to "destroy Christian America" and replace it with "a godless new world order -- and that is not extremism, that is fact," Larsen said.
At the end of his speech, Larsen began to cry, saying illegal immigrants were trying to bring about the destruction of the U.S. "by self invasion."
Whatever you think about illegal immigrants, 20 million of 'em ain't bringin' down this country nearly as fast as Bush and the Repuglicants. I think the Repugs are jealous of the competition!
Larsen was allowed to finish the debate with a one-minute speech.
"If the Democrats take over the country, we will be dead, and we will have abortion and partial-birth abortion and the Republican Party will go into extinction," he said. "Nancy Pelosi and the ACLU would oppose this (resolution)."
Gee, he says 'extinct Repuglicants' like it's a bad thing!
When Wright said "the economic benefit (of illegal immigration) outweighs the downside" he was jeered. He warned that the Republican Party of California had "killed themselves" by taking a hostile stance against illegal aliens.
Well, they're not really dead, just sorta in a coma, but 'killing themselves' would be the right thing to do.
A member of the audience moved that the convention suspend its rules to allow the "objectionable part" of Larsen's resolution to be stricken, retaining only the final paragraphs of the resolution, which condemn illegal immigration. Eventually party officials counted all delegates in attendance, only to discover that, with 299, they were about 30 short of a quorum and could take no action.
I think '30 short of a quorum' is my new phrase for 'mentally defective', sorta like 'a taco short of a combination plate'. I guess I have to thank Repugs for something after all.
One of 'em got off a funny, though:
Congressman Chris Cannon and Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff both received a standing ovation from some members of the audience. Cannon said Democrats have just as many corrupt party members as the Republicans but the media does not report Democratic ethics violations.
Why should 'the media' bother? The Repugs do a hundred times the ethics violations of the Dems, and they're so stupid and blatant about it that they're gettin' easier for reporters to catch. 'Catch', shit! Pretty hard for reporters to ignore something that slaps 'em in the face!
As one of our commenters once said, there are two kinds of Repuglicants, the 'con men' and the 'marks'. Guess which these Utah Repugs are.
Please go read the rest of this article if you have a few minutes, if only to marvel at the copywriter who could put this stuff down on paper with a straight face.
Left Coast Insurgency
American Chronicle
Occasionally, my homey Dems make me proud to be a Californian.
Sparked by an insurgency among delegates, the California Democratic Party has taken an historic step forward on the issue of impeachment. In a resolution affirmed by the full state party convention Sunday, the Democrats called on the U.S. Congress to use its subpoena power to investigate misdeeds of President Bush and Vice President Cheney – and to hold the Administration accountable "with appropriate remedies and punishment, including impeachment." The delegate insurgency was coordinated by Progressive Democrats of America and its allies.
Occasionally, my homey Dems make me proud to be a Californian.
Bye Bye Bees?
This story flat-out scares me more than any other this year; no bees means no pollination, no pollination means a lot of people are going to be very, very hungry.
full story here
More stories on the vanishing bee here.
From the New York Times:
"More than a quarter of the country's 2.4 million bee colonies have been lost - tens of billions of bees, according to an estimate from the Apiary Inspectors of America, a national group that tracks beekeeping. So far, no one can say what is causing the bees to become disoriented and fail to return to their hives.
...Honeybees are arguably the insects that are most important to the human food chain. They are the principal pollinators of hundreds of fruits, vegetables, flowers and nuts. The number of bee colonies has been declining since the 1940s, even as the crops that rely on them, such as California almonds, have grown. In October, at about the time that beekeepers were experiencing huge bee losses, a study by the National Academy of Sciences questioned whether American agriculture was relying too heavily on one type of pollinator, the honeybee."
full story here
Late
Late for work (the 4-legged alarm clock was lazy this morning) so I'm just putting up links to a couple good reads.
Digby on Gonzalez' ineptitude or guilty conscience (both work for me)?
A little more about what JG made us think about yesterday morning. Litbrit on Melamine.
And Jane sez, Cheney was knee-deep in Niger. It's good to see Joe Wilson vindicated.
I'm outta here. Customers are gonna be lined up at the front door ...
Digby on Gonzalez' ineptitude or guilty conscience (both work for me)?
A little more about what JG made us think about yesterday morning. Litbrit on Melamine.
And Jane sez, Cheney was knee-deep in Niger. It's good to see Joe Wilson vindicated.
I'm outta here. Customers are gonna be lined up at the front door ...
Monday, April 30, 2007
Why there's no exit plan
EssEffChron
Please read it.
For all the talk about timetables and benchmarks, one might think that the United States will end the military occupation of Iraq within the lifetimes of the readers of this opinion editorial. Think again.
There is to be no withdrawal from Iraq, just as there has been no withdrawal from hundreds of places around the world that are outposts of the American empire. As UC San Diego professor emeritus Chalmers Johnson put it, "One of the reasons we had no exit plan from Iraq is that we didn't intend to leave."
Please read it.
I's in ur base ...
... losin' u votes. The ass-fucker on McCampaign coverage:
... In the past, this tremendous access bred a certain amount of protectiveness among some journalists — you don’t want to play “gotcha” with someone who gives all the time. The dynamic on this campaign is slightly different, and the coverage — including mine — shows it. Those new to covering him want to prove they won’t fall for the old guy’s charm. Those who covered him in 2000 want to prove they never did. Congratulations, blogosphere! ...
Thanks to the Carpetbagger for the link.
4 years
Great thanks to AMERICAblog for the pic.
4 years
3500 American lives
$500,000,000,000.00
Being able to say "Mission Accomplished" aboard an aircraft carrier and dressing up like a real live Top Gun: Priceless.
Hmmmm ...
How come we don't have this dilemma with the Bush twits twins?
The head of the British army says he has personally decided Prince Harry will go to Iraq.
Gen. Sir Richard Dannatt told BBC News the decision will be kept under review, but says he hopes his statement will end media speculation on Harry's deployment.
Oh, the irony...
Ironic Times
More.
Report: FDA Knew of Food Contamination, Did Nothing
Too busy suppressing results of clinical drug trials.
Monica Goodling Granted Immunity
She'll now be able to repeat "I can't recall" without fear of prosecution.
Iraq: Three-Month-Old Surge Working
Based on quarterly profits of companies owned by major Bush campaign contributors.
Historic Date: Toyota Passes GM in Sales for 1st Time
GM president calls it "a date which will live in infamy."
Eco-Friendly Gas Station Opens in LA
Sells Oxymoron brand gas.
Vocabulary Builders
voter fraud n. the act of trying to register to vote as a Democrat, as in "Alberto: the President wants me to tell you we think several Attorneys General in swing states are not pursuing aggressively enough and should be fired, so get on it - Karl"
More.
Grounds For Dismissal
There is so much crap flyin' around about Tenet's revelations and proof(?) of stuff we already knew that it's hard to pick good shit to post, but I like the heck out of this one at BuzzFlash:
Made it up? More like read her mind! Or her e-mails...
The sorta funny part about this is that Tenet ostensibly wrote his book to try and get himself off the hook, but I think it's just diggin' him into a deeper hole, of the "Oh fucking swell, now you tell us, where were you when it coulda done some good" variety.
Then there's the $4 million advance and the $50K per speaking engagement, but of course I'm sure that had nothing to do with it. Heh. I think his whole book tour should be under oath.
[Welcome to BuzzFlash readers ~ F.]
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Face The Nation dismissed accusations made by former CIA Director George Tenet about the Bush administration's early decisions on Iraq and Afghanistan: "We can't tolerate any present or past member of the administration, even the head of the CIA, telling the truth. That is a violation of the terms of employment in the Bush Administration." (Okay, BuzzFlash made the quotation up.)
Made it up? More like read her mind! Or her e-mails...
The sorta funny part about this is that Tenet ostensibly wrote his book to try and get himself off the hook, but I think it's just diggin' him into a deeper hole, of the "Oh fucking swell, now you tell us, where were you when it coulda done some good" variety.
Then there's the $4 million advance and the $50K per speaking engagement, but of course I'm sure that had nothing to do with it. Heh. I think his whole book tour should be under oath.
[Welcome to BuzzFlash readers ~ F.]
I hope so ...
But methinks Glenn is a bit too optimistic. You can never underestimate the amount of stupid folks running around in this country and in the Democratic Party. Unless the right wing noise machine is dismantled, we'll get another Bush and another 109th Congress somewhere down the line.
Tenet
After watching 60 Minutes last night (first in a long time), a few thoughts came to mind.
1. George Tenet is just like Colin Powell, spineless. He knew right from wrong in 2002 just as well as he does now. There is no excuse for him not resigning as soon as he figured out what Bush/Cheney were up to.
2. He's still kissing the Chimp's ass, thanks to the Medal of Freedom Bush gave him. He should give the medal back (he shouldn't have accepted it in the first place). Everyone knows it was a payoff to shut him up. If he didn't understand he'd end up being a scapegoat if shit went awry, he had no business being Director of Central Intelligence.
3. He knew al-Qaeda would attack before September 11th and did nothing. Saying (paraphrasing) "I passed this off to Condi" is no excuse, not a mitigating factor. He should have gone directly to the American people, Congress at the very least. The crap he spewed about not being able to share info with FBI is horseshit. If an attack was that imminent, throw protocol (and the law) in the trash and scream it from the hilltops if those in charge won't listen and let the chips fall where they may. He'd be a hero now.
4. I write books (probably better than Tenet's). If I knew what Tenet knew, I wouldn't be waiting months, years, to bring the information to the American people and, more importantly, Congress. Profits be damned, he had an obligation to the people paying his salary, not to his own enrichment. I'm certain he has more than enough money.
5. He should also be facing a war crimes tribunal along with the Chimp, Cheney, and the rest. Through his inaction, he's just as culpable.
Update:
And an additional thought. It would have been nice if he stood up for his people as valiantly to the Neocon Cabal as he did for 60 Minutes. He allowed them to (paraphrasing) "look like a buncha idiots" for all these years until last night, until he could make a profit from it.
Off to the shop ...
1. George Tenet is just like Colin Powell, spineless. He knew right from wrong in 2002 just as well as he does now. There is no excuse for him not resigning as soon as he figured out what Bush/Cheney were up to.
2. He's still kissing the Chimp's ass, thanks to the Medal of Freedom Bush gave him. He should give the medal back (he shouldn't have accepted it in the first place). Everyone knows it was a payoff to shut him up. If he didn't understand he'd end up being a scapegoat if shit went awry, he had no business being Director of Central Intelligence.
3. He knew al-Qaeda would attack before September 11th and did nothing. Saying (paraphrasing) "I passed this off to Condi" is no excuse, not a mitigating factor. He should have gone directly to the American people, Congress at the very least. The crap he spewed about not being able to share info with FBI is horseshit. If an attack was that imminent, throw protocol (and the law) in the trash and scream it from the hilltops if those in charge won't listen and let the chips fall where they may. He'd be a hero now.
4. I write books (probably better than Tenet's). If I knew what Tenet knew, I wouldn't be waiting months, years, to bring the information to the American people and, more importantly, Congress. Profits be damned, he had an obligation to the people paying his salary, not to his own enrichment. I'm certain he has more than enough money.
5. He should also be facing a war crimes tribunal along with the Chimp, Cheney, and the rest. Through his inaction, he's just as culpable.
Update:
And an additional thought. It would have been nice if he stood up for his people as valiantly to the Neocon Cabal as he did for 60 Minutes. He allowed them to (paraphrasing) "look like a buncha idiots" for all these years until last night, until he could make a profit from it.
Off to the shop ...
Melamine and Homeland Security
A whole lot has been written about melamine contamination of the pet food (and now, apparently, human food) supply the latest in today's New York Times, but I haven't seen the obvious stated anywhere and that is this - this is clearly a Homeland Security issue. If melamine, which is banned as a food additive, pet or human, in the U.S., has so easily slipped past the borders and found its way into the food supply, it seems that it would be incredibly easy to do this with some toxic additive or another. Just another way that the Bush administration is helping the terrorists. Food for thought.
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Sunday, April 29, 2007
Perspective
Thanks to our commenter D.R. Scott for the link to this one. The gentleman in the video, whose style I can only describe as "Wayne Newton does talkin' blues", offers to take one for the team!
Then go see this one just for fun. Heh.
Then go see this one just for fun. Heh.
Now it's time for popcorn!!!!
Clinton got a blowjob but* ...
I think it's time to dismantle the American Republican Party once and for all. As the scandals roll in, week after week, one can only conclude that it is more a criminal organization than a political party.
Update:
Res responds to those who believe (rightfully) that a buncha Dems are gonna get snagged in 'Madam-gate':
Update:
The great Cookie Jill at Skippy's has the rogues gallery:
Truly Nixonian in scope. For the list of offenses, see TPM.
...
"There are thousands of names, tens of thousands of phone numbers," Ross said. "And there are people there at the Pentagon, lobbyists, others at the White House, prominent lawyers — a long, long list." Ross added that the women who worked for the service, potentially as prostitutes, "include university professors, legal secretaries, scientists, military officers."
...
I think it's time to dismantle the American Republican Party once and for all. As the scandals roll in, week after week, one can only conclude that it is more a criminal organization than a political party.
Update:
Res responds to those who believe (rightfully) that a buncha Dems are gonna get snagged in 'Madam-gate':
...
Agreed, but one party hasn't spent the last six years trumpeting its lock on "family values."
...
Update:
The great Cookie Jill at Skippy's has the rogues gallery:
indicted/convicted/pled guilty
scooter libby
lester crawford
brian doyle
claude allen
david safavian
larry franklin
roger stillwell
frank figueroa
darleen druyun
john korsmo
p. trey sunderland IIIresigned due to/pending/after investigation
carl truscott
nomination failed due to scandal
joseph schmitz
steven griles
susan ralston
dusty foggo
janet rehnquist
ken tomlinson
george deutsch
richard perle
james roche
marvin sambur
philip cooney
thomas scully
michelle larson korsmo
david smith
sean tunis
bernard kerik
timothy flanigan
linda chavez
Truly Nixonian in scope. For the list of offenses, see TPM.
*Tip o' the Brain to C & L.
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