Through all the excuses brought forth by Preznit TruthSlayer, his Band of Bunglers and brain dead supporters regarding the spying, sans warrants, on American citizens remember this:
The current FISA law allows the initiation of the wiretap, etc. without a warrant then, within 72 hours or 15 days depending on circumstances, a warrant must be obtained to continue the tap.
So it is not about being able to react quickly, is it? No, it is more likely that this abominable covey of criminals did not want the FISA court to be involved because they knew that they would be thrown out of court. Which begs the question, just who were this latter day KGB spying on? The question needs to be answered because the very existence of our republic depends upon it.
That's it, now have yourselves a Happy Holiday, or Merry Christmas if you prefer, be safe and enjoy the company of family and friends and remember, do something nice for someone you don't know this week.
Friday, December 23, 2005
Monday, December 12, 2005
To be a liberal
“Yes, I’m a liberal and I’m sick of it being a bad word. I don’t know at what time in history liberals have stood on the wrong side of social issues. We thought that blacks should sit at the front of the bus, that women should be allowed to vote, that maybe McCarthy was a jerk, that Vietnam was wrong and strip-bombing Cambodia was probably stupid. We’ve been on the right side of all these issues.” --- George Clooney
And he is right, conservatives basic premise is that change, any change, is bad. In fact, if the republicans had their way, women, blacks, all minorities, for that matter, would cease having the right to vote as well as other rights.
As for the "original intent" argument regarding the constitution, they also believe that only white, male, real property owners deserve the right to vote and that slavery or indentured servitude is proper for it was allowed in the constitution produced at Philadelphia in 1787.
Conservatism, yet another synonym for elitism.
And before the wongnuts go on about the republicans who voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, remember this, a good number of southern democrats who opposed the act switched parties and became republicans in good standing as a result of the passage of that law. They followed the example set by Strom Thurmond some 15 years earlier.
The Republican Party, the party of the people? Please don't make me laugh.
Conservativism, the philosophy of the future? Please don't make me laugh.
In the words of FDR, "A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward." From a radio address, Oct. 26, 1939.
And he is right, conservatives basic premise is that change, any change, is bad. In fact, if the republicans had their way, women, blacks, all minorities, for that matter, would cease having the right to vote as well as other rights.
As for the "original intent" argument regarding the constitution, they also believe that only white, male, real property owners deserve the right to vote and that slavery or indentured servitude is proper for it was allowed in the constitution produced at Philadelphia in 1787.
Conservatism, yet another synonym for elitism.
And before the wongnuts go on about the republicans who voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, remember this, a good number of southern democrats who opposed the act switched parties and became republicans in good standing as a result of the passage of that law. They followed the example set by Strom Thurmond some 15 years earlier.
The Republican Party, the party of the people? Please don't make me laugh.
Conservativism, the philosophy of the future? Please don't make me laugh.
In the words of FDR, "A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward." From a radio address, Oct. 26, 1939.
Monday, December 05, 2005
Pre-holiday ramblings
Regarding Alito, can there be any doubt that this man is a liar of the first order? When he justified his less than candid answers (read, lies) when he was being considered for the Apellate Court as being akin to a job interview where the interviewee provides answers that he thinks the questioners want to hear, can anyone seriously believe any answers he may give to any questions this time around? While he is more than qualified by education, his judicial philosophy seems more apt for a totalitarian regime rather than the Supreme Court of The United States. Placing this man on the SCOTUS, the watchdog of our liberty, would be like having the proverbial fox guarding the chicken coop. No to Alito.
Does anyone besides yours truly get the feeling that the coming days in Iraq could well bring a Tet style offensive by the insurgency? The admission that the opposition to our presence is less an insurgency and more a resistance is quite telling. Just as the French did not learn from their experience in Indochina when they were faced with resistance in Algeria and it seems that we have not learned from our experience in South Vietnam, repeating the same tired canards that were used then, today in Iraq. It is not the matter of 'staying the course' when staying the course means driving off a cliff. Our volunteer army, to borrow from Rep. Murtha, is damn near broken and a universal draft is a dog that won't hunt. As good as our military is, and it is very good, one of the great strengths was the aura of invincibility that took shape after the mismatches in Grenada, Panama and Kuwait. The most powerful military in the world has been revealed, after the relatively easy (and unjustified) invasion of Iraq, as seemingly very vulnerable to an irregular but determined resistance. That loss of the sense of invulnerability promises to bring us much grief in the future.
Does anyone else get the impression that the republican comments regarding the Fitzgerald investigation are solidly in the 'whistling past the graveyard" category? When all is said and done, the indictments and trials will happen in the months before the elections next year and that can hardly be a comforting thought for republicans. Given the albatross that Preznit YellowStripe represents for republicans, the trials arising from Plamegate as well as those from DeLay and Abramoff cannot be providing them with much solace.
Does anyone besides yours truly get the feeling that the coming days in Iraq could well bring a Tet style offensive by the insurgency? The admission that the opposition to our presence is less an insurgency and more a resistance is quite telling. Just as the French did not learn from their experience in Indochina when they were faced with resistance in Algeria and it seems that we have not learned from our experience in South Vietnam, repeating the same tired canards that were used then, today in Iraq. It is not the matter of 'staying the course' when staying the course means driving off a cliff. Our volunteer army, to borrow from Rep. Murtha, is damn near broken and a universal draft is a dog that won't hunt. As good as our military is, and it is very good, one of the great strengths was the aura of invincibility that took shape after the mismatches in Grenada, Panama and Kuwait. The most powerful military in the world has been revealed, after the relatively easy (and unjustified) invasion of Iraq, as seemingly very vulnerable to an irregular but determined resistance. That loss of the sense of invulnerability promises to bring us much grief in the future.
Does anyone else get the impression that the republican comments regarding the Fitzgerald investigation are solidly in the 'whistling past the graveyard" category? When all is said and done, the indictments and trials will happen in the months before the elections next year and that can hardly be a comforting thought for republicans. Given the albatross that Preznit YellowStripe represents for republicans, the trials arising from Plamegate as well as those from DeLay and Abramoff cannot be providing them with much solace.
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Monday, November 28, 2005
Stay the course.
Because that strategy worked so well for Varian in Germania, Crassus at Carrhae, Edward II at Bannockburn and, lest we forget, Hitler at Stalingrad.
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Random thoughts.
When will the SCLM accurately quote democrats? Rep. Murtha called for a six month withdrawal schedule. His plan also called for a quick reaction force of marines to be based nearby, outside of Iraqi borders, to be on call to provide assistence, when needed, to the fledgling Iraqi army. Yet we have Tweety not correcting his guests when they said Murtha favored immediate withdrawal. Tweety was not alone for Der Wolf let Rumsfeld's comment about the immediate withdrawal pass sans correction. Is it that difficult to conduct an accurate interview or is it a case of the host fearing that if they did call into question the deceptions being offered up on their shows, they would have difficulty getting republicans to appear? Republicans would appear and they would not continue their dishonest tactic because what they fear most is giving their opponents free rein to offer their arguments without opposition.
More bad news for the Republican Party, cementing the notion that it is a criminal enterprise organization. Scanlon pleads guilty in the Abramoff mess. Michael Scanlon was a former aide to, are you ready for it? Tom DeLay. Scalon is cooperating with prosecutors. Reports that Bob Ney (R-OH) is also cooperating with prosecutors is bringing a sense of foreboding to republicans. Oh, and lest you forget, Patrick Fitzgerald remains on the hunt for more conspiritors in the Plame Affair. Two investigations which are plainly not anywhere close to conclusion threaten to create an implosion of gigantic proportions for republicans. While it is true that the 2006 elections are still a year away and the Diebold and ES&S election factor has not been addressed, any trials will be conducted in the days prior to the elections and news from them will dominate the media in the runup to Election Day. On Election Day itself, the backlash could generate such a massive opposition to republican officeholders that any magical, surprise results would be immediately seen for what it would be, election fraud.
More bad news for the Republican Party, cementing the notion that it is a criminal enterprise organization. Scanlon pleads guilty in the Abramoff mess. Michael Scanlon was a former aide to, are you ready for it? Tom DeLay. Scalon is cooperating with prosecutors. Reports that Bob Ney (R-OH) is also cooperating with prosecutors is bringing a sense of foreboding to republicans. Oh, and lest you forget, Patrick Fitzgerald remains on the hunt for more conspiritors in the Plame Affair. Two investigations which are plainly not anywhere close to conclusion threaten to create an implosion of gigantic proportions for republicans. While it is true that the 2006 elections are still a year away and the Diebold and ES&S election factor has not been addressed, any trials will be conducted in the days prior to the elections and news from them will dominate the media in the runup to Election Day. On Election Day itself, the backlash could generate such a massive opposition to republican officeholders that any magical, surprise results would be immediately seen for what it would be, election fraud.
Friday, November 18, 2005
Beware the dark of winter.
As Bush's fortunes (read poll numbers) continue to tank through the winter, beware another large 'terrorist' attack on the US.
Monday, November 07, 2005
New slogan
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The Republican Party, a criminal enterprise organization (AKA Reprobates-r-Us).
The Republican Party, a criminal enterprise organization (AKA Reprobates-r-Us).
Deceived as a strategy
GratisNet: "Some democrats are speaking out saying that the Bush Regime mislead them into supporting the misbegotten invasion of Iraq. Some pundits are claiming that such and admission, if used as a weapon in the 2006 elections would only serve to backfire on them and ultimately help the republicans.
The pundits no doubt remember George Romney and his 'I was brainwashed' comment regarding Vietnam back in 1968 and what it did to his presidential asperations. May I suggest that the conditions of Iraq 2005 and Vietnam 1968 are totally different? At the time of Romney's comment to a reporter a majority of the country did not yet believe that everything about the war was a lie. Is there even one person, outside of Cheney's office, that believes anything (let alone everything) that was claimed about Saddam's threat to us was true?
The democrats need to hammer long and hard about the deception this maladministration used to get their war on. They need to hammer long and hard about the lack of oversight, that traditional role of the congress as outlined in the constitution meant to rein it an out of control executive branch. They need to hammer long and hard about the lengths to which republicans will go to silence or discredit opponents of their policies.
Admitting to being deceived, or duped, loses much of its derogatory implication when a majority of the people feel the same way. It ceases to become a liability in 2006 as more people come to the same conclusion. This abominable regime of inveterate liars lied and deceived their way into Iraq, period. Democrats need to constantly remind the people of that fact."
The pundits no doubt remember George Romney and his 'I was brainwashed' comment regarding Vietnam back in 1968 and what it did to his presidential asperations. May I suggest that the conditions of Iraq 2005 and Vietnam 1968 are totally different? At the time of Romney's comment to a reporter a majority of the country did not yet believe that everything about the war was a lie. Is there even one person, outside of Cheney's office, that believes anything (let alone everything) that was claimed about Saddam's threat to us was true?
The democrats need to hammer long and hard about the deception this maladministration used to get their war on. They need to hammer long and hard about the lack of oversight, that traditional role of the congress as outlined in the constitution meant to rein it an out of control executive branch. They need to hammer long and hard about the lengths to which republicans will go to silence or discredit opponents of their policies.
Admitting to being deceived, or duped, loses much of its derogatory implication when a majority of the people feel the same way. It ceases to become a liability in 2006 as more people come to the same conclusion. This abominable regime of inveterate liars lied and deceived their way into Iraq, period. Democrats need to constantly remind the people of that fact."
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Samuel Alito
Samuel Alito is, without question, most certainly qualified for membership on the Supreme Court based on his education and experience. He is also, without question, less than desirable as an Associate Justice based on a glimpse of his personal belief system which, his protestations to the contrary have, can and will color his deliberations.
His comments regarding settled law are fine for an appellate judge but surely he realizes that precedent, while certainly a desirable goal when considering the continuity of the law, has not been sacrosanct in the deliberations of the Supreme Court in the past.
Were that the case, blacks (and other people of color) would still be nonentities without the right to vote or indeed, the right to be free. Women would not have the right to vote and be relegated as little more than chattel of their husbands. Indeed, only caucasion land owners would have the right qualifications.
So please spare me the claims of "original intent" when it is painfully obvious that a large portion of "original intent" discriminated against large portions of the people then residing in the United States. As for devining what the "original intent" of the Founders were, can anyone truly say that they know, beyond question what another is thinking? It is virtually impossible to know with any degree of certainty what your spouse, significant other or best friend is thinking, let alone have any significant insight into the thoughts and beliefs of the Founders based on their anonymous writings and letters of the day.
Suffice it to say that if the Founders had intended the Constitution to be a "finished" effort, not requiring further consideration they would not have enabled a manner through which it could be modified.
As for the republican mantra of Alita deserves a fair up or down vote, I would simply remind that it was they who torpedoed the Miers nomination. Make no mistake about what they mean by "fair up or down vote" quite simply they mean that as long as they are satisfied with the nominee then that is all that matters.
Should Samuel Alito be confirmed as an Associate Justice? His experience and education say yes while his interpretation of the law seem to indicate otherwise. In any event, he deserves not only a hearing where his judicial philosophy can be investigated, but we the people and our elected representatives in the US Senate deserve his answers to be totally forthcoming and candid. Then, when he has answered every question to the satisfaction of the senators, and the people, then and only then should his nomination be sent to the floor of the senate for a fair up or down vote and not one minute before!
His comments regarding settled law are fine for an appellate judge but surely he realizes that precedent, while certainly a desirable goal when considering the continuity of the law, has not been sacrosanct in the deliberations of the Supreme Court in the past.
Were that the case, blacks (and other people of color) would still be nonentities without the right to vote or indeed, the right to be free. Women would not have the right to vote and be relegated as little more than chattel of their husbands. Indeed, only caucasion land owners would have the right qualifications.
So please spare me the claims of "original intent" when it is painfully obvious that a large portion of "original intent" discriminated against large portions of the people then residing in the United States. As for devining what the "original intent" of the Founders were, can anyone truly say that they know, beyond question what another is thinking? It is virtually impossible to know with any degree of certainty what your spouse, significant other or best friend is thinking, let alone have any significant insight into the thoughts and beliefs of the Founders based on their anonymous writings and letters of the day.
Suffice it to say that if the Founders had intended the Constitution to be a "finished" effort, not requiring further consideration they would not have enabled a manner through which it could be modified.
As for the republican mantra of Alita deserves a fair up or down vote, I would simply remind that it was they who torpedoed the Miers nomination. Make no mistake about what they mean by "fair up or down vote" quite simply they mean that as long as they are satisfied with the nominee then that is all that matters.
Should Samuel Alito be confirmed as an Associate Justice? His experience and education say yes while his interpretation of the law seem to indicate otherwise. In any event, he deserves not only a hearing where his judicial philosophy can be investigated, but we the people and our elected representatives in the US Senate deserve his answers to be totally forthcoming and candid. Then, when he has answered every question to the satisfaction of the senators, and the people, then and only then should his nomination be sent to the floor of the senate for a fair up or down vote and not one minute before!
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
What's in a name?
GratisNet: "Of all the blather on the tube about Wilson' wife, seems one item is overlooked. In all the CIA memo documentation, she is identified as Valerie Wilson. In the White House, she is noted as Wislon's wife.
The 64 thousand dollar question is from whence came the Valerie Plame name?
Fitgerald answers that question and a whole lot of republican scum will be measured for red jumpsuits."
The 64 thousand dollar question is from whence came the Valerie Plame name?
Fitgerald answers that question and a whole lot of republican scum will be measured for red jumpsuits."
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
The Scooter was protecting Dirty Dick.
GratisNet: "Libby lied to protect Cheney. Libby now says he learned of Valerie Plame from the VP.
Did Libby come to Jesus yesterday? Will he do so today? Curiouser and curiouser it becomes.
Round and round it goes and where it stops only Fitzgerald knows. Karma is, indeed, a bitch."
Did Libby come to Jesus yesterday? Will he do so today? Curiouser and curiouser it becomes.
Round and round it goes and where it stops only Fitzgerald knows. Karma is, indeed, a bitch."
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Deja Vu, all over again?
Will the senior White House staff be decimated by indictments?
Will Cheney resign due to "poor health" in order to avoid emulating Spiro Agnew?
Will Preznit Likesboyz be named as an unindicted conspirator?
These ideas just may not be that far fetched. In any event the next 7-10 days promise to be as interesting and significant as those of the Watergate scandal 31 years ago.
Will Cheney resign due to "poor health" in order to avoid emulating Spiro Agnew?
Will Preznit Likesboyz be named as an unindicted conspirator?
These ideas just may not be that far fetched. In any event the next 7-10 days promise to be as interesting and significant as those of the Watergate scandal 31 years ago.
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Rumors run rampant.
Rumors abound as to the Fitzgerald GJ.
Sealed indictments already. Indictments next week. Meeting with the judge about extending the term of the GJ, etc., etc., etc..
Everyone take a breath, sit back and enjoy the show.
Best rumor I've heard yet, from the old FIDOnet POLITICS area, which can be read at:
http://fidonet.sensationcontent.com/echomail/politics
Get ready. Here it is from the most brain dead, rabid wingnuts you can imagine.
"Joe Wilson AND his wife will get indicted for fraud."
So sayeth the man known, in bygone days, as Centurion.
Too funny for words but then it does beg the question, how is it possible for such feeble brains to generate enough power to run their autonomic nervous systems?
Such are the conservatives of today.
Sealed indictments already. Indictments next week. Meeting with the judge about extending the term of the GJ, etc., etc., etc..
Everyone take a breath, sit back and enjoy the show.
Best rumor I've heard yet, from the old FIDOnet POLITICS area, which can be read at:
http://fidonet.sensationcontent.com/echomail/politics
Get ready. Here it is from the most brain dead, rabid wingnuts you can imagine.
"Joe Wilson AND his wife will get indicted for fraud."
So sayeth the man known, in bygone days, as Centurion.
Too funny for words but then it does beg the question, how is it possible for such feeble brains to generate enough power to run their autonomic nervous systems?
Such are the conservatives of today.
Monday, October 10, 2005
Louis Freeh
Louis Freeh, promoting his book, slams Clinton on 60 minutes.
All one needs to know about Freeh, the most incompetent man ever to head the FBI is that if he hadn't squandered so many agents chasing after Clinton's zipper perhaps 09-11-01 would have played out differently. We will never know because he was too busy doing the bidding of the rabid Clinton haters in the congress and as a result, had no time to do the job he was expected to do, protecting the people.
Compared to him, the fictional Inspector Clouseau was a genius.
All one needs to know about Freeh, the most incompetent man ever to head the FBI is that if he hadn't squandered so many agents chasing after Clinton's zipper perhaps 09-11-01 would have played out differently. We will never know because he was too busy doing the bidding of the rabid Clinton haters in the congress and as a result, had no time to do the job he was expected to do, protecting the people.
Compared to him, the fictional Inspector Clouseau was a genius.
Friday, October 07, 2005
Friday Follies
GratisNet: "New York subway threat. Olberman notes that 13 of the last terrorism threats came when the administration was taking severe hits in the media and/or the polls. Coincidence?
Preznit Pretzel Warrior, a split personality? In his speech claimed that 'we gained the peace that freedom brings' but can peace be used to describe what is going on in Iraq? Perhaps Turdblossom is a mite too busy with trying to keep himself out of an orange jumpsuit than helping Bush with his message?
The peace we gained in Iraq? From AP: Six marines killed in bomb blasts, four near Karma and 2 in Qaim. Some peace.
Bush claims ten terror plots foiled. Uh-huh and the moon is made out of cheese. Paraphrasing that old Wendy's commercial from 30 years ago Preznit Lyin' King, show us the particulars.
President Bush said to all of us: 'I’m driven with a mission from God. God would tell me, 'George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan', “And I did, and then God would tell me, ’George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq.’ And I did.' --- Plestinian Deputy Prime Minister Nabil Shaath in a BBC documentary series recounting a June 2003 meeting he attended along with Mahmoud Abbas, now Palestinian president. So Preznit Not-so-dry Drunk is hearing voices. How scary is that?
'Evil men obsessed with ambition and unburdened by conscience must be taken very seriously, and we must stop them before their crimes can multiply,' --- Preznit Putz. Funny, that's exactly what sane people here and overseas are saying about you Georgie boy.
Thoughts on what might happen if indictments are handed down by the Fitzgerald Grand Jury. Preznit Pardon will grant presidential pardons, ala Poppy, in an effort to put out the fire. This will force everyone, even his erstwhile supporters to rethink their positions. Same goes if one or two unindicted coconspirators are named.
Another TGIF day. Have a great weekend and do something nice for someone you DON'T know."
Preznit Pretzel Warrior, a split personality? In his speech claimed that 'we gained the peace that freedom brings' but can peace be used to describe what is going on in Iraq? Perhaps Turdblossom is a mite too busy with trying to keep himself out of an orange jumpsuit than helping Bush with his message?
The peace we gained in Iraq? From AP: Six marines killed in bomb blasts, four near Karma and 2 in Qaim. Some peace.
Bush claims ten terror plots foiled. Uh-huh and the moon is made out of cheese. Paraphrasing that old Wendy's commercial from 30 years ago Preznit Lyin' King, show us the particulars.
President Bush said to all of us: 'I’m driven with a mission from God. God would tell me, 'George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan', “And I did, and then God would tell me, ’George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq.’ And I did.' --- Plestinian Deputy Prime Minister Nabil Shaath in a BBC documentary series recounting a June 2003 meeting he attended along with Mahmoud Abbas, now Palestinian president. So Preznit Not-so-dry Drunk is hearing voices. How scary is that?
'Evil men obsessed with ambition and unburdened by conscience must be taken very seriously, and we must stop them before their crimes can multiply,' --- Preznit Putz. Funny, that's exactly what sane people here and overseas are saying about you Georgie boy.
Thoughts on what might happen if indictments are handed down by the Fitzgerald Grand Jury. Preznit Pardon will grant presidential pardons, ala Poppy, in an effort to put out the fire. This will force everyone, even his erstwhile supporters to rethink their positions. Same goes if one or two unindicted coconspirators are named.
Another TGIF day. Have a great weekend and do something nice for someone you DON'T know."
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Thursday Thoughts
GratisNet: "Torture was not, is not, nor ever should be, an American tactic. We are supposed to be better than that.
The Geneva Convention regarding prisoners was not enacted in order to protect the prisoners we hold, rather, it was designed to protect OUR combatants in the custody of our adversaries.
With the arrest for espionage of the former Marine who worked in Cheney's office, can we finally dispense with the 'adults in charge' canard?
Can everyone take a deep breath and count to however long it takes for Fitzgerald to do what he is going to do before making any comments? Facts are so much better to discuss than rumors, after all, we are not republicans.
Why hasn't the media covered the fact that only 10% of government funding for the reconstruction on the Gulf Coast and in NOLA has been allocated to local companies? The locals could use the work and the local firms could use the business. They will also do a better job than Cheney's pals at Haliburton for they have a stake in the outcome.
It has been 8 years since the H5N1 flu virus made the jump from bird to human. why has it taken until now for the government to become concerned? Why has the media been so far behind the news regarding the possibility of a pandemic? When will the media note that the current flu vaccines are based on the H1N1 virus and as such has limited or no effectiveness on the H5N1 virus currently expanding in Asia? When will the media report that Tamiflu has not been effective against a strain of H5N1 virus currently on the loose in Vietnam? Are we about to see a replay of 1918 and the so-called Spanish Flu? Why hasn't the media pressed the government for the plan of action, other than Preznit Shallow Thinker's idea of placing areas where it has broken out under effective Martial Law?"
The Geneva Convention regarding prisoners was not enacted in order to protect the prisoners we hold, rather, it was designed to protect OUR combatants in the custody of our adversaries.
With the arrest for espionage of the former Marine who worked in Cheney's office, can we finally dispense with the 'adults in charge' canard?
Can everyone take a deep breath and count to however long it takes for Fitzgerald to do what he is going to do before making any comments? Facts are so much better to discuss than rumors, after all, we are not republicans.
Why hasn't the media covered the fact that only 10% of government funding for the reconstruction on the Gulf Coast and in NOLA has been allocated to local companies? The locals could use the work and the local firms could use the business. They will also do a better job than Cheney's pals at Haliburton for they have a stake in the outcome.
It has been 8 years since the H5N1 flu virus made the jump from bird to human. why has it taken until now for the government to become concerned? Why has the media been so far behind the news regarding the possibility of a pandemic? When will the media note that the current flu vaccines are based on the H1N1 virus and as such has limited or no effectiveness on the H5N1 virus currently expanding in Asia? When will the media report that Tamiflu has not been effective against a strain of H5N1 virus currently on the loose in Vietnam? Are we about to see a replay of 1918 and the so-called Spanish Flu? Why hasn't the media pressed the government for the plan of action, other than Preznit Shallow Thinker's idea of placing areas where it has broken out under effective Martial Law?"
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
The best person he could find.
GratisNet: "Preznit Lamedick says the Miers was the best person he could find for Sandra Day O'Connor's seat on the SCOTUS.
Question for conservative wingnuts everywhere: How does it feel to to have those conservative judges, members of the Federalist Society, called less qualified to sit on the SCOTUS than a 60 year old woman who never married, never was a judge, never really had anything close to a notable career as a lawyer?
Are you wingnuts feeling as used as a douce bag in a whorehouse about now?
That's what you get when you give your allegiance to a man who has no sense of loyalty, ethics or morality. Are you happy now?"
Question for conservative wingnuts everywhere: How does it feel to to have those conservative judges, members of the Federalist Society, called less qualified to sit on the SCOTUS than a 60 year old woman who never married, never was a judge, never really had anything close to a notable career as a lawyer?
Are you wingnuts feeling as used as a douce bag in a whorehouse about now?
That's what you get when you give your allegiance to a man who has no sense of loyalty, ethics or morality. Are you happy now?"
Monday, October 03, 2005
Meirs!
GratisNet: "'She rose to her present position by her absolute devotion to George Bush. I mentioned last week that she told me that the president was the most brilliant man she had ever met. To flatter on such a scale a person must either be an unscrupulous dissembler, which Miers most certainly is not, or a natural follower. And natural followers do not belong on the Supreme Court of the United States.' --Former Bush speechwriter David Frum this morning on his blog, before he retracted the comments.
60 years old, never been wed or a judge and she says Bush is the most brilliant man she has ever met.
Unless she has been kept in a locked room for most of her adult life, I would submit that her judgement, RE: brilliant, seems to be a tad disfunctional. Never a judge so no track record, closet (gasp) liberal, perhaps? Never been married, closet lesbian (double gasp), perhaps? I suspect Preznit Morebetter has managed to piss off his base on this one. Time will tell.
Reserve judgement, sit back and observe the wheels continuing to fall off the GOP wagon."
60 years old, never been wed or a judge and she says Bush is the most brilliant man she has ever met.
Unless she has been kept in a locked room for most of her adult life, I would submit that her judgement, RE: brilliant, seems to be a tad disfunctional. Never a judge so no track record, closet (gasp) liberal, perhaps? Never been married, closet lesbian (double gasp), perhaps? I suspect Preznit Morebetter has managed to piss off his base on this one. Time will tell.
Reserve judgement, sit back and observe the wheels continuing to fall off the GOP wagon."
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