As with 'torture' so it goes with the death penalty. We are not arguing the barbarity of such actions exacted on one human being by other human beings, merely the semanitics of what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. This country will continue to torture and execute both the guilty and the innocent as an example to the rest of the world of our justice and compassion. We shall remain consistent and steadfast in our pursuit and implementation of laws that completely contradict our self-styled civil society.
Why? Ask the most devolved man in America and he will tell you!
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Flogging A Dead Horse
Karen Hughes finally realizes that even she is incapable of removing the stench and stain this administration has left upon the sphere of world opinion. There was just never going to be enough 'Mr. Clean'.
She will return to Texas to spend more time with her damaged reputation...
She will return to Texas to spend more time with her damaged reputation...
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Endangered Species?
I am so behind the times... They just got a big shout-out in the New Yorker, I 'tubed a lot but this is the most resonant, for me, right now.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Bush Speak... No One Listen
The 'urgent' need for a ballistic missile defence in Europe is well, not that urgent. Bush is making a mockery of himself in order to protect his legacy of having created a program that doesn't work... seems about par for the course.
Did I mention he's an idiot!
Did I mention he's an idiot!
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Wankers Of The World Unite...Already!
Today is 'National Islamofascist Awareness Day.'
To celebrate such, I intend to smoke hashish from a hookah whilst quoting extended passages of Mein Kampf to my twelve and thirteen year old boys.
Now that's what I call, a quality education!
To celebrate such, I intend to smoke hashish from a hookah whilst quoting extended passages of Mein Kampf to my twelve and thirteen year old boys.
Now that's what I call, a quality education!
No One Could Have Predicted... Episode MMMCLXXI
So, a major drought creeps up on Georgia, the Governor sits on his hands, the entire populace goes about it's daily business as if the good times can never end and the long, hot summer rolls endlessly along.
Suddenly, there is no fricking water, it becomes a complete clusterfuck of recriminations and back-stabbing, the blame game erupts and still nothing is getting done to mitigate a disaster that is happening in 'ultra-slow motion.'
It's like New Orleans in reverse and once again everybody's favorite whipping boy is the Army Corps of Engineers... why?
October is 'Take A Shorter Shower Month'!!!! Gawd 'elp us!
Suddenly, there is no fricking water, it becomes a complete clusterfuck of recriminations and back-stabbing, the blame game erupts and still nothing is getting done to mitigate a disaster that is happening in 'ultra-slow motion.'
It's like New Orleans in reverse and once again everybody's favorite whipping boy is the Army Corps of Engineers... why?
October is 'Take A Shorter Shower Month'!!!! Gawd 'elp us!
More Missiles...? Maybe Later.
It appears that SecDef Gates has been managing a more pragmatic approach to the European Missile Shield (designed to intercept phantom Iranian missiles). In as much as he has decided, with Russia's apparent agreement, not to activate the system until definitive proof of Iran's capabilities is established... imagine such a sanguine strategy from this administration!
Who is Tomas Pojar and what is he talking about:
Earlier Tuesday, Tomas Pojar, deputy minister of foreign affairs, told U.S. reporters traveling with Gates that his government's support for the defense plan is based not only on a shared worry about future missile threats but also a ''moral, historical'' sense of appreciation for American support for Czech democracy.
What kind of mumbo jumbo is that? What 'moral and historical' support. Did we declare war on Germany when Hitler's tanks rolled into Prague, no. Did we declare war on Communist Russia as their tanks rolled into Prague a few years later, no. Has George W. Bush or any other member of his cabinet seen a Vaclav Havel play, no. Our historical indifference to former German and Soviet satellites is well documented, I'm sorry Mr. Pojar but you must be reading from the wrong history books.
Who is Tomas Pojar and what is he talking about:
Earlier Tuesday, Tomas Pojar, deputy minister of foreign affairs, told U.S. reporters traveling with Gates that his government's support for the defense plan is based not only on a shared worry about future missile threats but also a ''moral, historical'' sense of appreciation for American support for Czech democracy.
What kind of mumbo jumbo is that? What 'moral and historical' support. Did we declare war on Germany when Hitler's tanks rolled into Prague, no. Did we declare war on Communist Russia as their tanks rolled into Prague a few years later, no. Has George W. Bush or any other member of his cabinet seen a Vaclav Havel play, no. Our historical indifference to former German and Soviet satellites is well documented, I'm sorry Mr. Pojar but you must be reading from the wrong history books.
Dithering
The Times opinionators kind of pussyfoot around the Kurdish 'problem' as tensions escalate not only on the Turkish-Iraq border but also, as reported in their own newspaper, the Iraq-Iran border in the Kurdish Autonomous Region.
The Kurds already consider themselves freelancers in the 'great game', answerable only to their apparent singular objective which is probably true independence from the nascent Iraq federation.
This administration has shown a wanton lack of concern with regards to Kurdish posturing and, if anything, has turned a blind eye to the repeated attacks of the PKK on it's own NATO ally.
We can now see how this administration is being forced, by Cheney, to focus entirely on Iran at the expense of all other, now broiling, problems within the greater middle-east. It is this singular and determined disregard for conventional thinking and the repercussions of their reflexive actions that has become the hallmark for this administrations blundering foreign policy initiatives. Ignore reality, invent enemies, ignite hostilities and initiate ineptitude.
The Kurds already consider themselves freelancers in the 'great game', answerable only to their apparent singular objective which is probably true independence from the nascent Iraq federation.
This administration has shown a wanton lack of concern with regards to Kurdish posturing and, if anything, has turned a blind eye to the repeated attacks of the PKK on it's own NATO ally.
We can now see how this administration is being forced, by Cheney, to focus entirely on Iran at the expense of all other, now broiling, problems within the greater middle-east. It is this singular and determined disregard for conventional thinking and the repercussions of their reflexive actions that has become the hallmark for this administrations blundering foreign policy initiatives. Ignore reality, invent enemies, ignite hostilities and initiate ineptitude.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Hey Hey Hey... Goodbye
We hardly knew ye! And that could only be a good thing!
Brownback, that man of mystery and misery will retire from the Presidential race tomorrow.
Brownback, that man of mystery and misery will retire from the Presidential race tomorrow.
So Gonzo!
Murray Waas in the HuffPo outlines the story behind the story.
That Gonzales was a stooge was aways known, that he also acted as an internal check and firewall to the now known criminal activities of this administration was less well known by the American public. That is about to change and is the reason Gonzo lawyered up.
He clearly stated, on repeated occassions, that there was no internal disagreement on the illegal wiretapping of Americans, when clearly there was, to the extent that three, so far, higher ups in DoJ and the DG of the FBI have contradicted his statements and were willing to resign en mass if these activities were not brought within the rule of law.
It is now, also, apparent why the OPR investigation was terminated by Bush, Gonzo was reviewing the investigation and realized that the writing was on the wall, he should never have been allowed near that investigation for all the obvious reasons, most notably because he, like the good servant he was, would report whatever progress was being made to the people being investigated, this administration and ironically, himself.
That Gonzales was a stooge was aways known, that he also acted as an internal check and firewall to the now known criminal activities of this administration was less well known by the American public. That is about to change and is the reason Gonzo lawyered up.
He clearly stated, on repeated occassions, that there was no internal disagreement on the illegal wiretapping of Americans, when clearly there was, to the extent that three, so far, higher ups in DoJ and the DG of the FBI have contradicted his statements and were willing to resign en mass if these activities were not brought within the rule of law.
It is now, also, apparent why the OPR investigation was terminated by Bush, Gonzo was reviewing the investigation and realized that the writing was on the wall, he should never have been allowed near that investigation for all the obvious reasons, most notably because he, like the good servant he was, would report whatever progress was being made to the people being investigated, this administration and ironically, himself.
Truth To Power
As Ezra mentioned, Putin met with the real power in Iran in order to broker some movement and dissipate the ridiculously childish war of words perpetuated by Bush and Ahmadinejad.
Russia is a 'real' player in Tehran and Khameini the real power in Iran, Bush is a sideshow and let's be honest, a pretty poor sideshow at best, his latest World War III pronouncement was not only glib and inflamatory but risible.
There is no doubt we have significant and longstanding differences with Iran but, a pragmatic opposition to the mullahs exists even as part of that leadership and Khameini knows it, it is those factions that will decide the outcome in this fracas and this administraton has not even looked at that angle choosing, instead, to hurl insults at the regimes powerless front man.
This administration is always caught having to sustain untenable positions because of their initial misreading or ignorance of the situation at hand, they always shoot from the hip first instead of sitting down and actually figuring out a reasoned, adult approach to the problems facing them.
Russia is a 'real' player in Tehran and Khameini the real power in Iran, Bush is a sideshow and let's be honest, a pretty poor sideshow at best, his latest World War III pronouncement was not only glib and inflamatory but risible.
There is no doubt we have significant and longstanding differences with Iran but, a pragmatic opposition to the mullahs exists even as part of that leadership and Khameini knows it, it is those factions that will decide the outcome in this fracas and this administraton has not even looked at that angle choosing, instead, to hurl insults at the regimes powerless front man.
This administration is always caught having to sustain untenable positions because of their initial misreading or ignorance of the situation at hand, they always shoot from the hip first instead of sitting down and actually figuring out a reasoned, adult approach to the problems facing them.
Allez Le Bleu
Things are going real well for our new/old ally... Mr. & Mrs. Sarkozy are not so cozy anymore. And the natives are restless, par for the course in France but it will be interesting to see how Sarkozy handles the crisis. Interesting that they were going to split a year and a half ago but the process was paused and the information was kept from the public and Cecilia kept her mouth shut. Would he have won a presidential election if he was going through divorce proceedings? What kept Cecilia quiet?
It appears Republicans/Conservatives are the same the world over, incompetent, power corrupted hypocrites!
It appears Republicans/Conservatives are the same the world over, incompetent, power corrupted hypocrites!
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Merde
Bush, not content with just Iraq and Iran as his personal salt licks, wants to involve the whole fricking planet in his wanton, lunatic crusade to be the most dangerous cowboy on the range.
Backed up by an equally obtuse and ironic ally, France, the Chimperor lays down the law to Putin and his Tehran pals, fortunately for the rest of the world, by the time Iran gets the bomb, probably never, Bush and his idiotic band of warmongering incompetents will have been out of office for quite some time.
Backed up by an equally obtuse and ironic ally, France, the Chimperor lays down the law to Putin and his Tehran pals, fortunately for the rest of the world, by the time Iran gets the bomb, probably never, Bush and his idiotic band of warmongering incompetents will have been out of office for quite some time.
Thompson The 'Tank' Engine
Mr. Thompson appears not to be the second coming of Ronnie 'Sugar' Reagan. Rudy will probably start to put a bit more daylight between himself and the rest of field now.
Yikes!!
Zogby has the Chimperor at 24%, it's getting practically Nixonian. Of course the hard core couldn't give a damn about approval ratings, except that is, when they apply to Democrats - Clinton at the same time in his Presidency, 59% and rising! The right is quick to point to Clinton when they've been caught with their pants around their ankles or their hands in the cookie jar but they never mention that he was one of the most popular and successful post war Presidents, it must really stick in their craws.
Friday, October 12, 2007
Getting Whipped Up
Mark Malamud at BoingBoing brings his 'A' game.
This should be spread across the intertubes for all to see... teh niiiice!
This should be spread across the intertubes for all to see... teh niiiice!
A Great American
Al Gore wins the Nobel Peace Prize and deservedly so...
A great American we can all be proud of.
The SCOTUS should be ashamed of themselves.
A great American we can all be proud of.
The SCOTUS should be ashamed of themselves.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Gonzo
Mr. Gonzalez ex DoJ, ex Oval Office, ex Governor of Texas Office, serial liar and most incompetent AG of all time lawyers up!
I feel quite sure, he is not the first nor will he be the last ex Bush administration lacky to do so.
Funny how this administration will rely so heavily on trial lawyers in the future.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Whah!
So, let me get this straight, these paid thugs weren't actually protecting anyone other than themselves?
Neither the convoy from the 16th of September, nor the one on Tuesday contained a single client. The Nissour Square psycho's were on 'traffic control' duty and the Kirada square convoy was en route, presumably to pick up their assignment.
So they used maximum force to... protect themselves? What a nice, stable bunch of lads.
Neither the convoy from the 16th of September, nor the one on Tuesday contained a single client. The Nissour Square psycho's were on 'traffic control' duty and the Kirada square convoy was en route, presumably to pick up their assignment.
So they used maximum force to... protect themselves? What a nice, stable bunch of lads.
Wingnuttia Unbridled
What Kos says...
That an unhinged, hysteric like Malkin is given any platform to spread her vile, toxic, ideologically driven filth is a damning indictment on how far wrong this country has gone.
She will continue to get richer from this...
That an unhinged, hysteric like Malkin is given any platform to spread her vile, toxic, ideologically driven filth is a damning indictment on how far wrong this country has gone.
She will continue to get richer from this...
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Local Boy Done Good
Imagine, this administration actually appointing someone qualified to fill the position they are about to hold... it's craaazy!
Anyhow, Rear Adm. Jonathan Bailey is a Buffalo native and as such, must be a solid bloke.
Congrats...
Anyhow, Rear Adm. Jonathan Bailey is a Buffalo native and as such, must be a solid bloke.
Congrats...
Monday, October 08, 2007
Christianist Dissonance
Nicole Belle at C&L posits a fine question... Why isn't the Christian Right sticking up for, what would appear to be, their ideo-religious, 'values' candidates - Brown and Huckerbee?
I would say the answer is manyfold however, one stands out as the obvious first best reason. Brown and Huckerbee are irrelevant, they fill out the numbers and keep the biases inherent within the republican party and those most attractive to 'values voters' at the forefront; gay marriage, American hegemony, female survitude, religious and ethnic intolerance etc., but are so marginalized on a national stage that they will never muster the money or primary votes necessary to mount a serious challenge to the hated front runner Rudy.
So the christianists, to remain relevant in the debate and indeed in this country's future must ingnore their own and flex a little muscle and petulantly threaten the republican party with a devastating vote extracting schism.
They really have no values, they merely want to remain a loud mouthed power bloc and maintain their caustic agenda at any cost, afterall, it's how the Perkins and the Dobsons of this world make their money.
The money quote is from George Will of all people:
Social conservatives should grow up. If they want to rally around somebody, why don’t try that? Huckabee needs support and money now. If the social conservatives are half as important as they think they are, they would rally around one of these people [..] And then decide what you care about. If you care about judges, then you’re gonna get satisfied by Giuliani, then get in line and play politics. But there’s a vanity in this group right now. They call themselves “values voters.” I’ve news for them: 100% of the American electorate are values voters; they vote their values…And this, this, kind of semantic imperialism that they have where they say “we vote values”. Everyone else votes what?
Teh Traitorous a few years back!
I would say the answer is manyfold however, one stands out as the obvious first best reason. Brown and Huckerbee are irrelevant, they fill out the numbers and keep the biases inherent within the republican party and those most attractive to 'values voters' at the forefront; gay marriage, American hegemony, female survitude, religious and ethnic intolerance etc., but are so marginalized on a national stage that they will never muster the money or primary votes necessary to mount a serious challenge to the hated front runner Rudy.
So the christianists, to remain relevant in the debate and indeed in this country's future must ingnore their own and flex a little muscle and petulantly threaten the republican party with a devastating vote extracting schism.
They really have no values, they merely want to remain a loud mouthed power bloc and maintain their caustic agenda at any cost, afterall, it's how the Perkins and the Dobsons of this world make their money.
The money quote is from George Will of all people:
Social conservatives should grow up. If they want to rally around somebody, why don’t try that? Huckabee needs support and money now. If the social conservatives are half as important as they think they are, they would rally around one of these people [..] And then decide what you care about. If you care about judges, then you’re gonna get satisfied by Giuliani, then get in line and play politics. But there’s a vanity in this group right now. They call themselves “values voters.” I’ve news for them: 100% of the American electorate are values voters; they vote their values…And this, this, kind of semantic imperialism that they have where they say “we vote values”. Everyone else votes what?
Teh Traitorous a few years back!
Friday, October 05, 2007
SCHIPS & Salsa II
Being a congressman is not all about fundraising, glad-handing, smart suits and DC Pied-a-ters, because sometimes, just sometimes you are actually held accountable for the terrible decisions you make on behalf of your leader, your party and your pernicious ideology by the people whom you supposedly represent.
Sleepy Amherst and Clarence residents are not happy as the Buffalo News reports.
Sleepy Amherst and Clarence residents are not happy as the Buffalo News reports.
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Torture Incorporated
Be warned, this is a long article however, it is well worth the read and is damning in its clarity and depth.
Back in 2004, this administration was denying that it condoned any form of torture but was secretly paving the way for the CIA to engage in the types of 'Enhanced Interrogation Techniques' that once exposed were roundly condemned by everyone outside of Dick Cheney's loathsome cabal.
Cheney probably slept sound at night knowing that around the world evil terrorist thugs were getting what they deserved and plots, to destroy the very fabric of western civilization, foiled by our heroic 24 Houresque interventions. Some of that may be true, who knows. However, what we do know is that a lot of innocent people were swept up in the net, including children and others fingered in revenge for old scores, "Yeah! Old Mustaffah, never liked him - waterboard his ass."
How many more lies do we have to uncover before the people in this administration are finally hauled to the Hague to face their accusers...?
Back in 2004, this administration was denying that it condoned any form of torture but was secretly paving the way for the CIA to engage in the types of 'Enhanced Interrogation Techniques' that once exposed were roundly condemned by everyone outside of Dick Cheney's loathsome cabal.
Cheney probably slept sound at night knowing that around the world evil terrorist thugs were getting what they deserved and plots, to destroy the very fabric of western civilization, foiled by our heroic 24 Houresque interventions. Some of that may be true, who knows. However, what we do know is that a lot of innocent people were swept up in the net, including children and others fingered in revenge for old scores, "Yeah! Old Mustaffah, never liked him - waterboard his ass."
How many more lies do we have to uncover before the people in this administration are finally hauled to the Hague to face their accusers...?
Reynolds Update
Rep. Tom Reynolds stated objections to the SCHIP legislation came right out of John Boehners privately sponsored polling question on how to fight SCHIP in the house.
House Republicans quietly distributed a survey by David Winston, who is close to Boehner, that came to a different conclusion. It said critics of the legislation can win the public debate if they say they favor "covering uninsured children without expanding government coverage to adults, illegal immigrants and those who already have insurance...." A copy of the poll was obtained by The Associated Press.
Reynolds swallowed Boehners lies and regurgitated them almost verbatim and he claims he is not a lackey!
Source: AP via DKos
House Republicans quietly distributed a survey by David Winston, who is close to Boehner, that came to a different conclusion. It said critics of the legislation can win the public debate if they say they favor "covering uninsured children without expanding government coverage to adults, illegal immigrants and those who already have insurance...." A copy of the poll was obtained by The Associated Press.
Reynolds swallowed Boehners lies and regurgitated them almost verbatim and he claims he is not a lackey!
Source: AP via DKos
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Too Funny
Dr. Ron Paul, the anti Iraq war, libertarian, so called looney (by his fellow republicans) raises $5.1 million this quarter.
That darn 'looney left wing' of the republican party is starting to flex it's financial muscle.
There must be heads exploding all over the wingnutosphere right now, if you're weally, weally qwiet, you can almost hear the dull thuds as brain meets wall.
You go Ron...!
That darn 'looney left wing' of the republican party is starting to flex it's financial muscle.
There must be heads exploding all over the wingnutosphere right now, if you're weally, weally qwiet, you can almost hear the dull thuds as brain meets wall.
You go Ron...!
More Mister Nice Guy
McCain revises his political indoctrination speech, to be given to 7-12 graders at Camden Military Academy, about the evils of HRC.
Flip-flopper!
Flip-flopper!
Off Their Propoganda Game
Has this administration missed a golden opportunity to ram good news down the populations throat. The last missile test of the MDA (Missile Defense Agency) was a resounding success. A missile took off in Alaska and another missile launched in California hit the bloody thing. Huzzah!
It's not like Bush to not gloat over such a demonstration of American daring-do and all out cod-piece swelling magnificence, but nary a word?
What gives? Could it be that this whole missile defense shield has become a collosal waste of money and talent or has Bush just become bored by the whole thing because it just isn't shock and awey enough?
Or is it because the whole system relies upon our knowledge of when and where the dummy attack rocket is coming from and that it does everything it is told to do before we blow it out of the skies with our 'hit-to-kill' vehicle.
It's not like Bush to not gloat over such a demonstration of American daring-do and all out cod-piece swelling magnificence, but nary a word?
What gives? Could it be that this whole missile defense shield has become a collosal waste of money and talent or has Bush just become bored by the whole thing because it just isn't shock and awey enough?
Or is it because the whole system relies upon our knowledge of when and where the dummy attack rocket is coming from and that it does everything it is told to do before we blow it out of the skies with our 'hit-to-kill' vehicle.
Veto
Bush veto's SCHIP, behind closed doors, no big fanfare just a skulking, unconscious, unembarrased stroke of a pen. 'Compassionate Conservatism' in action.
A stranglehold on our nations collective, shared pursuit of happiness remains in place, implaccable and intractable. Once it has sqeezed every last cent out of us, it will drown us in a bathtub and turn its tornequette grip elsewhere.
A stranglehold on our nations collective, shared pursuit of happiness remains in place, implaccable and intractable. Once it has sqeezed every last cent out of us, it will drown us in a bathtub and turn its tornequette grip elsewhere.
Incompetance
With one swift blow we could have ridden ourselves of this global curse we call Al Qaida. If we had kept our focus on the rocky peaks of the Hindu Kush we could have expunged the Taliban from the lexicon of foreign policy nomenclature. With the cooperation of the entire world - or so it appeared at the time - we could have cleaned out the nests of Wahabi extremism and Shariah excess centered in Afghanistan and Northern Pakistan. The wind was at our backs and they were on the run, confused, decentralized, incommunicado, a rag-tag spent force seeking somewhere to hide or make a mortal last stand.
So what did the "stupidest f***ing people in the world" do? They diverted their attention and the military to 'target rich' Iraq. I can't think of a bigger target than Bin Laden or Mullah Omar, the true architects of 911 but, the addle brained neocon cabal infesting the White House thought Iraq the true front in the global war on terror.
Now, Al Qaida and the Taliban are back and chasing the Pakistani military out of the Autonomous Tribal Regions and reestablishing themselves as a credible fighting force and agent provocateurs for the counter attack on western culture by their demented bretheren.
This country has lost close to 4,000 men and women, spent close to $6 Billion, killed countless innocent Iraqi's, turned Baghdad into a close approximation of hell, installed a Shiite government with close ties to Iran, set up secret gulags around the world and rendered untold innocents into them, sanctioned torture, spied on it's own people, abandoned long lasting international treaties, mangled the Bill of Rights, ridden rough shod over the Constitution of the United States of America, brought our international standing to it's knees and for what?
Ask that simple question, for what?
We have not been attacked since 911! Our national outrage has been assuaged by the vengeance wrought upon a tin-pot dictator who dared to defy us and his own inadequate realities. We shocked and awed the world and hanged him. We have fought four long years since and look to be mired in this mess for many more. We have created a false front in the GWOT and our army continues to suffer the consequences of being trapped in a country that collectively supports their right to attack them.
We have demolished a tyrant and his country, who had absolutely nothing to do with the tradgedy of September 11th, 2001, whilst the real players have rebuilt, rearmed and reaffirmed their committment to our demise.
How different these last four years could have been for want of a true leader instead we had the swaggering bombast of the Crawford Cowpoke and his merry posse of blithering idiots.
I'm reeeeally pissed!
So what did the "stupidest f***ing people in the world" do? They diverted their attention and the military to 'target rich' Iraq. I can't think of a bigger target than Bin Laden or Mullah Omar, the true architects of 911 but, the addle brained neocon cabal infesting the White House thought Iraq the true front in the global war on terror.
Now, Al Qaida and the Taliban are back and chasing the Pakistani military out of the Autonomous Tribal Regions and reestablishing themselves as a credible fighting force and agent provocateurs for the counter attack on western culture by their demented bretheren.
This country has lost close to 4,000 men and women, spent close to $6 Billion, killed countless innocent Iraqi's, turned Baghdad into a close approximation of hell, installed a Shiite government with close ties to Iran, set up secret gulags around the world and rendered untold innocents into them, sanctioned torture, spied on it's own people, abandoned long lasting international treaties, mangled the Bill of Rights, ridden rough shod over the Constitution of the United States of America, brought our international standing to it's knees and for what?
Ask that simple question, for what?
We have not been attacked since 911! Our national outrage has been assuaged by the vengeance wrought upon a tin-pot dictator who dared to defy us and his own inadequate realities. We shocked and awed the world and hanged him. We have fought four long years since and look to be mired in this mess for many more. We have created a false front in the GWOT and our army continues to suffer the consequences of being trapped in a country that collectively supports their right to attack them.
We have demolished a tyrant and his country, who had absolutely nothing to do with the tradgedy of September 11th, 2001, whilst the real players have rebuilt, rearmed and reaffirmed their committment to our demise.
How different these last four years could have been for want of a true leader instead we had the swaggering bombast of the Crawford Cowpoke and his merry posse of blithering idiots.
I'm reeeeally pissed!
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Golly Gee Willikers!
If the republican party is losing it's 'core' business support, old time fiscal conservatives, then it truly is a remarkable turnaround Turd Blossom, Darth and the Chimperor engineered.
The 'Big Tent' permanent republican majority is morphing into a regional, white christianist 'Cabana'.
Image: Fotosearch
The 'Big Tent' permanent republican majority is morphing into a regional, white christianist 'Cabana'.
Image: Fotosearch
SCHIP's And Salsa
The Buffalo News opinion page sums up the SCHIP debate quite nicely and calls out the two repugs in our state who voted for a very marginalized Bush stance on the issue. The key graph:
Among those Republicans are Reps. Thomas M. Reynolds of Clarence and John R. “Randy” Kuhl of Hammondsport. Both voice concern that, in reducing the scandalous number of American children who are without health care coverage, an expanded SCHIP might offer collateral benefits to those who don’t deserve the financial assistance.
Reynolds, particularly, goes out of his way to deny that he is among the Republicans said to be toeing the White House line on SCHIP even though it threatens to cost them votes in 2008. Fair enough — but the concerns he and others raise about illegal aliens getting into the program or about the expected bleed-off of some privately insured children into SCHIP are awfully small gnats to strain on when the needs are so great.
Reynolds seems to have it in for children, he covered up the Foley page scandal for as long as he could get away with it, surrounded himself with children when he became deeply implicated in the investigation and now, like the true lackey that he is, votes against an expansion of a truly excellent, although modified, piece of bipartisan legislation.
Tom Reynolds, a true man of the people, his people that is, not yours!
Among those Republicans are Reps. Thomas M. Reynolds of Clarence and John R. “Randy” Kuhl of Hammondsport. Both voice concern that, in reducing the scandalous number of American children who are without health care coverage, an expanded SCHIP might offer collateral benefits to those who don’t deserve the financial assistance.
Reynolds, particularly, goes out of his way to deny that he is among the Republicans said to be toeing the White House line on SCHIP even though it threatens to cost them votes in 2008. Fair enough — but the concerns he and others raise about illegal aliens getting into the program or about the expected bleed-off of some privately insured children into SCHIP are awfully small gnats to strain on when the needs are so great.
Reynolds seems to have it in for children, he covered up the Foley page scandal for as long as he could get away with it, surrounded himself with children when he became deeply implicated in the investigation and now, like the true lackey that he is, votes against an expansion of a truly excellent, although modified, piece of bipartisan legislation.
Tom Reynolds, a true man of the people, his people that is, not yours!
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