Let us pause...
There, feel better? Had enough Virginia Tech coverage and NRA denials? Not yet - Rush Limbaugh, the sensitive addict, said that the shooter "must be a liberal." In a rambling diatribe, the shooter (who will go nameless like all fame-seeking souls should) supposedly hated the rich - thus he's a liberal. Take a (or another) pill, Rush. Imus was fired for less, you bald tub of crap (which will soon replace Imus's slur as that favored by all non-honkies) "Yo' bald tub'o crap..."
Onto other, more important matters...
Our bees are disappearing. Is anyone surprised that a species we have subjugated for our survival would say, "Oh, to hell with them..." I'm not. Some say it's those fine insecticides, others cellphone signals. I say it's our fate: Our politicians deemed ethanol to be the best bio-fuel (despite very low efficiency and vast oil usage during growth) and, now, the bees needed to pollinate our crops are disappearing. Another Exxon-Mobil conspiracy? Where are they hiding our bees so we can't make bio-fuels? Those evil bastards...
Speaking of evil bastards, has anyone noticed that there are far too many former-agents now running the world? Wasn't this predictable? The first George Bush headed-up the CIA, Russia's Putin was KGB, our current Defense Secretary was CIA... At least Russia is poisoning their former agents, ours' get promoted. Even MacBeth couldn't wash his hands clean: How can we have our government run by those who underminded others for decades?
Yet another week in "The Surge": The Pentagon recently retired the term "long war" while, at the same time, 9 troops killed and 20+ more were injured in another suicide bombing. Good thing we're surging. Pity our poor troops, support them but, please, don't threaten to cut funding for our war machine...
Better yet, pity the poor neocons who should be cons. Richard Perle needs an orange jumpsuit; Alberto "Don't Call Me Speedy" Gonzales needs more room for the nose that can't stop growing.
Next time a sexual predator is on trial and they use his/her old emails to convict, ask why the National Republican Committee's old emails can somehow disappear? Why did Rove have a special application installed on servers to delete his emails via Blackberry?
Can anyone say Abramoff? Oh, sorry, Gonzales was only concerned with voter fraud (i.e. too many minorities voting) while Hillary is running for her life from Obama. McCain needs a mirror; we need a 3rd party.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Newton Disproved: Shit Suddenly Flowing Uphill
In an ironic twist for an administration that refutes scientific evidence in favor of pure faith, recent developments are showing the Bush Administration is now victim to a sudden change in the Laws of Gravity.
Sir Isaac Newton, creator/inventor of the Laws of Gravity, could not be reached for comment but he's surely doing back-flips in his grave with the recent news that Monica Goodling, the Justice Department's White House liaison, will take the 5th Amendment to protect hers against self-incrimination in the growing investigation into the Bush Administration's firing of U.S. Attorneys - coupled with the publication of the "official" Pentagon report on the friendly-fired death of former-NFL star Pat Tillman - showing signs that shit is suddenly flowing uphill.
A direct contradiction of the Laws of Gravity, as well as previous stances and court victories by the Bush Admin, the notion of accountability (i.e. "shit") has been effectively avoided until recently, with most bad news (aka "shit") flowing downhill, and dozens of privates and other NCOs receiving prison terms for detainee abuse and other war crimes. Any connection to Pentagon and Bush Admin officials actually encouraging such illicit behavior by underlings has been scant; but, while the Tillman investigation found no criminal wrongdoing in his shooting, it was especially critical of Lt. Gen. Philip R. Kensinger, who headed the Army Special Operations Command when Corporate Tillman was killed - and may be disciplined (probably retired) for withholding notification from Tillman's family and, essentially, creating a hero from a tragedy.
Even more damning is Goodling's position: By taking the 5th, the liaison between the White House and Justice Department is signaling that she may be called during criminal cases. Will she testify against Alberto Gonzales? Rove? Chirp birdy, sing...
Prediction: The investigation will, as my previous post said, focus on votes and the actions of the U.S. Attorneys. Bear in mind it will not be those fired but those who remained in their positions - choosing to carry the Bush Admin's banner into an apolitical post - that will offer the most outrage. Democratic phone banks were blocked in New Hampshire and any charges against GOP operatives stalled until after the elections; what about investigations into Diebold and other electronically-flawed machines?
The iceberg approaches. Bush won't be impeached, he'll have to resign. I give him 6 months... Just hope Cheney's replacement is ready: Rudy is already rewriting his stance on firearms and abortion, raising the question: Where's Kerik?
Sir Isaac Newton, creator/inventor of the Laws of Gravity, could not be reached for comment but he's surely doing back-flips in his grave with the recent news that Monica Goodling, the Justice Department's White House liaison, will take the 5th Amendment to protect hers against self-incrimination in the growing investigation into the Bush Administration's firing of U.S. Attorneys - coupled with the publication of the "official" Pentagon report on the friendly-fired death of former-NFL star Pat Tillman - showing signs that shit is suddenly flowing uphill.
A direct contradiction of the Laws of Gravity, as well as previous stances and court victories by the Bush Admin, the notion of accountability (i.e. "shit") has been effectively avoided until recently, with most bad news (aka "shit") flowing downhill, and dozens of privates and other NCOs receiving prison terms for detainee abuse and other war crimes. Any connection to Pentagon and Bush Admin officials actually encouraging such illicit behavior by underlings has been scant; but, while the Tillman investigation found no criminal wrongdoing in his shooting, it was especially critical of Lt. Gen. Philip R. Kensinger, who headed the Army Special Operations Command when Corporate Tillman was killed - and may be disciplined (probably retired) for withholding notification from Tillman's family and, essentially, creating a hero from a tragedy.
Even more damning is Goodling's position: By taking the 5th, the liaison between the White House and Justice Department is signaling that she may be called during criminal cases. Will she testify against Alberto Gonzales? Rove? Chirp birdy, sing...
Prediction: The investigation will, as my previous post said, focus on votes and the actions of the U.S. Attorneys. Bear in mind it will not be those fired but those who remained in their positions - choosing to carry the Bush Admin's banner into an apolitical post - that will offer the most outrage. Democratic phone banks were blocked in New Hampshire and any charges against GOP operatives stalled until after the elections; what about investigations into Diebold and other electronically-flawed machines?
The iceberg approaches. Bush won't be impeached, he'll have to resign. I give him 6 months... Just hope Cheney's replacement is ready: Rudy is already rewriting his stance on firearms and abortion, raising the question: Where's Kerik?
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
The NSA Administration
Warning to readers - this post contains sexual references that most may find too close for comfort...
In dating there are three categories of lovers: Long-Term (LT), Friends With Benefits (FWB) and No Strings Attached (NSA). Monogamous, trysts, or straight sex, the compassionate and morally superior Bush Administration has proven itself to be all about fucking people without consequences...
A few cases in point:
This weekend, while fleeing North America and his sorry approval ratings (and FBI/Gonzales uproar) President Bush put it plainly, saying that funding for the Iraq War should come with "no strings attached." He said it, dead-on. Whether funding, caring for soldiers injured by his decisions, or mounting Laura in the dark, George is all about flings without repercussions. Who needs coke when you're Commander in Chief?
Scooter Libby learned firsthand that he was a gloryhole for his boss and the admin; the "fall guy" will be going to prison (failing a pardon) forever wondering why he is destined to be the bottom for endless NSA affairs behind bars.
Cheney and Halliburton have shown similar penchants for unprotected, undevoted soirees: Cheney let Libby fall on his sword, however limp, while Halliburton announced that it was taking its war profits to Dubia - moving its headquarters from Houston to another country less eager to ask questions.
And now there's the Gonzales/FBI/Federal Attorney fiasco: Who says the Justice Department must be independent? Firing 8 federal attorneys who failed to investigate mostly Dem pols, the Attorney General is the bootie call that no one wants - even his own party's appointees. Alberto "Don't Call Me Speedy" Gonzales had better learn quick that this administration is loyal to no one, even itself, and he too will slowly forced to his knees, mouth agape in awe, awaiting what so many others have experienced.
On a comforting note, it's nice to see that the Bush Admin. likes its sugar daddies - hedge funds should be left to their own greedy devices (insider trading first and foremost) while defense contractors are posting fine profits, and the Pentagon is firing Generals faster than the BBC is covering Blair's pale behind. Congratulations, fellas, the skimpy skirt Bush wore during elections keeps raising for you...
For the rest of us, we can only hope for sloppy seconds - like Hillary.
In dating there are three categories of lovers: Long-Term (LT), Friends With Benefits (FWB) and No Strings Attached (NSA). Monogamous, trysts, or straight sex, the compassionate and morally superior Bush Administration has proven itself to be all about fucking people without consequences...
A few cases in point:
This weekend, while fleeing North America and his sorry approval ratings (and FBI/Gonzales uproar) President Bush put it plainly, saying that funding for the Iraq War should come with "no strings attached." He said it, dead-on. Whether funding, caring for soldiers injured by his decisions, or mounting Laura in the dark, George is all about flings without repercussions. Who needs coke when you're Commander in Chief?
Scooter Libby learned firsthand that he was a gloryhole for his boss and the admin; the "fall guy" will be going to prison (failing a pardon) forever wondering why he is destined to be the bottom for endless NSA affairs behind bars.
Cheney and Halliburton have shown similar penchants for unprotected, undevoted soirees: Cheney let Libby fall on his sword, however limp, while Halliburton announced that it was taking its war profits to Dubia - moving its headquarters from Houston to another country less eager to ask questions.
And now there's the Gonzales/FBI/Federal Attorney fiasco: Who says the Justice Department must be independent? Firing 8 federal attorneys who failed to investigate mostly Dem pols, the Attorney General is the bootie call that no one wants - even his own party's appointees. Alberto "Don't Call Me Speedy" Gonzales had better learn quick that this administration is loyal to no one, even itself, and he too will slowly forced to his knees, mouth agape in awe, awaiting what so many others have experienced.
On a comforting note, it's nice to see that the Bush Admin. likes its sugar daddies - hedge funds should be left to their own greedy devices (insider trading first and foremost) while defense contractors are posting fine profits, and the Pentagon is firing Generals faster than the BBC is covering Blair's pale behind. Congratulations, fellas, the skimpy skirt Bush wore during elections keeps raising for you...
For the rest of us, we can only hope for sloppy seconds - like Hillary.
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Pelosi's Plane, Astronauts' Sex-lives, Russert vs. Scooter - An Ode to the Inane
The "new" Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, wants a bigger jet that can fly her back to California without refueling. Much bigger - seating at least 50 people - and she already has a personal Lear Jet; wow, the first 100 hours are certainly over...
85% of Bush's next budget is War, Welfare and Interest Payments on the debt he's racked-up waging war - Are we done yet?
Really? How much more money does our military need? $2.9 trillion budget released this week, 2,500 pages of text, charts and notes, and all that was necessary was a single page of Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Lockeed, Halliburton and Raytheon logos.
Another $145.2 billion for war, not including another $99.6 billion for, well, war... The Pentagon is getting a 10% raise this year - Are you? Bush is giving those actually fighting the war a 3% raise - Wow, that's compassion.
$300,000,000 per day - That's just one figure - another is 362 TONS of cash shipped to Iraq at the beginning of the war and over $8 billion disappearing just as quick.
What would you do with $8 billion? Perhaps buy a garage to store it - How does that much cash disappear? Republicans are saying that Democratic leaders are nitpicking old issues - BUT REALLY - Where the HELL did over $8 billion go?
Sorry, a tad exasperated this week...
Forget about universal health care, retirement for mom and dad, food for puppies... We're broke, America, busted, bankrupt - financially and morally, after a mere 7 years of George W. Bush.
Tim Russert used crutches to walk all over Scooter Libby, a man who used crutches when his indictment was announced. Strangely, the lies in the run-up to invading Iraq are being heard during a perjury trial. Saddam was hung, Scooter will go to jail, and Cheney will collect a pension.
What can Cheney say without perjuring himself? Even a grunt will indicate guilt...
How much of this year's budget is dedicated (classified, of course) to the Carlyle Group - Bush 41's company?
Exxon-Mobil made nearly $40 BILLION in profits - Halliburton also reported record profits - did you? Prediction: Within the next 6 months, the Iraqi "government" will open its oil fields to private yet noncompetitive contracts...
To that point, how soon until all defense budgets are classified - for our safety, of course...
Have you had enough yet?
The 2 parties running our country can't decide on 2 resolutions in the Senate...
While we laugh at an astronaut in diapers, can't we at least cry for ourselves?
If it helps, we aren't alone - Britain recently closed an investigation into illegal arms sales to the Saudis because the Saudis wanted to buy more weapons...
Nancy Pelosi needs a bigger plane, Bush more money for war, and America, more jails for our politicians. Save those pennies and dimes, we'll soon need every cent.
85% of Bush's next budget is War, Welfare and Interest Payments on the debt he's racked-up waging war - Are we done yet?
Really? How much more money does our military need? $2.9 trillion budget released this week, 2,500 pages of text, charts and notes, and all that was necessary was a single page of Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Lockeed, Halliburton and Raytheon logos.
Another $145.2 billion for war, not including another $99.6 billion for, well, war... The Pentagon is getting a 10% raise this year - Are you? Bush is giving those actually fighting the war a 3% raise - Wow, that's compassion.
$300,000,000 per day - That's just one figure - another is 362 TONS of cash shipped to Iraq at the beginning of the war and over $8 billion disappearing just as quick.
What would you do with $8 billion? Perhaps buy a garage to store it - How does that much cash disappear? Republicans are saying that Democratic leaders are nitpicking old issues - BUT REALLY - Where the HELL did over $8 billion go?
Sorry, a tad exasperated this week...
Forget about universal health care, retirement for mom and dad, food for puppies... We're broke, America, busted, bankrupt - financially and morally, after a mere 7 years of George W. Bush.
Tim Russert used crutches to walk all over Scooter Libby, a man who used crutches when his indictment was announced. Strangely, the lies in the run-up to invading Iraq are being heard during a perjury trial. Saddam was hung, Scooter will go to jail, and Cheney will collect a pension.
What can Cheney say without perjuring himself? Even a grunt will indicate guilt...
How much of this year's budget is dedicated (classified, of course) to the Carlyle Group - Bush 41's company?
Exxon-Mobil made nearly $40 BILLION in profits - Halliburton also reported record profits - did you? Prediction: Within the next 6 months, the Iraqi "government" will open its oil fields to private yet noncompetitive contracts...
To that point, how soon until all defense budgets are classified - for our safety, of course...
Have you had enough yet?
The 2 parties running our country can't decide on 2 resolutions in the Senate...
While we laugh at an astronaut in diapers, can't we at least cry for ourselves?
If it helps, we aren't alone - Britain recently closed an investigation into illegal arms sales to the Saudis because the Saudis wanted to buy more weapons...
Nancy Pelosi needs a bigger plane, Bush more money for war, and America, more jails for our politicians. Save those pennies and dimes, we'll soon need every cent.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
AG Gonzales sends Domestic Spying back to FISA Court
No Word on Bush's Jail Sentence
In an overdue acknowledgement of the law, the highest law official in the country, Attorney General Alberto "Don't Call Me Speedy" Gonzales is allowing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) to do its job and actually oversee foreign intelligence surveillance by the Bush Administration.
In an move that he called "innovative," the AG - who overlooked the Bush Administration's breaking of the 25+ year old FISA law - is returning jurisdiction of all domestic and international snooping to where it belongs. Very big of him...
Not included in the announcement are any details on the Bush Administration's recent use of a signing statement to approve the opening of Americans' mail, nor how many years George W. Bush will serve for breaking the law.
Sadly, this isn't sarcasm or a joke...
Under FISA law, Bush should be serving several years in prison for breaking the law, as well as paying significant fines. But his appointed Attorney General seems unable to actually enforce any existing laws, but rather defy or redefine those that serve his boss's interests.
Wow, what's next? VP Cheney not held to account for his gathering of false intelligence in the run-up to the Iraq war? Oh, sorry, that's already happening too... Should we all be rooting for "Scooter" Libby in hopes that he gets a mistrial once his former-boss's dark cloak is revealed, as well as the many misdeeds we don't know about yet?
These are sad days for America. Great times for comedians and dictators; still, sad days indeed.
In an overdue acknowledgement of the law, the highest law official in the country, Attorney General Alberto "Don't Call Me Speedy" Gonzales is allowing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) to do its job and actually oversee foreign intelligence surveillance by the Bush Administration.
In an move that he called "innovative," the AG - who overlooked the Bush Administration's breaking of the 25+ year old FISA law - is returning jurisdiction of all domestic and international snooping to where it belongs. Very big of him...
Not included in the announcement are any details on the Bush Administration's recent use of a signing statement to approve the opening of Americans' mail, nor how many years George W. Bush will serve for breaking the law.
Sadly, this isn't sarcasm or a joke...
Under FISA law, Bush should be serving several years in prison for breaking the law, as well as paying significant fines. But his appointed Attorney General seems unable to actually enforce any existing laws, but rather defy or redefine those that serve his boss's interests.
Wow, what's next? VP Cheney not held to account for his gathering of false intelligence in the run-up to the Iraq war? Oh, sorry, that's already happening too... Should we all be rooting for "Scooter" Libby in hopes that he gets a mistrial once his former-boss's dark cloak is revealed, as well as the many misdeeds we don't know about yet?
These are sad days for America. Great times for comedians and dictators; still, sad days indeed.
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Gerald Ford replaces Ronald Reagan as Greatest Fmr. President - George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter encouraged
The passing of President Gerald Ford, as well as his sudden elevation to "Greatest Former President" status, has given other former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter new hope of receiving similar accolades after their own departure from the living world. Ronald Reagan, the former President, as well as former "Greatest Former President" title-holder, could not be reached for comment.
"Gerald Ford's sudden jump to 'Greatness' offers all one-term former presidents great hope," said one biographer of several self-published books about single-term presidents, who asked to remain anonymous due to poor sales of latest book on Herbert Hoover, adding, "Just think of how we will remember George H.W. Bush - The Carlyle Group and Saudi Royal family are chopping confetti as we speak..."
Though public viewings of Ford's corpse have been out-attended by those of singer James Brown's - who disrespectfully died hours before Gerald Ford - fans of former "Greatest" Presidents remain undeterred. Similarly, other former Presidents, who were never given credit as being "Great" while in office are encouraged by recent coverage and interviews focusing on the sudden greatness of former President Gerald Ford.
Summing the situation, another anonymous biographer of poor selling self-published books on two-term presidents, including the critically ignored and rather confusing work Grover Cleveland - Two Non-Sequential Terms to Ponder, offered, "Like the current president - and future 'Greatest Former President' - George W. Bush often says, history will be the judge, and the swell of emotion due to the death of any president will always override the realities of their actual time in office. This gives every president hope that some day, if even for one day, they too will be declared the 'Greatest.'"
Only former President Richard Nixon failed to receive the "Greatest Former President" title, but there is hope that history will judge him once more, mostly due to the recent spotlight put on Ford's pardoning of Nixon, as well as editing of history by Ford Administration staffers, including Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney. Rumsfeld forwarded all requests for comment to the Iraq Study Group, while Cheney could not be reached at his secret, undisclosed isolation chamber.
"Gerald Ford's sudden jump to 'Greatness' offers all one-term former presidents great hope," said one biographer of several self-published books about single-term presidents, who asked to remain anonymous due to poor sales of latest book on Herbert Hoover, adding, "Just think of how we will remember George H.W. Bush - The Carlyle Group and Saudi Royal family are chopping confetti as we speak..."
Though public viewings of Ford's corpse have been out-attended by those of singer James Brown's - who disrespectfully died hours before Gerald Ford - fans of former "Greatest" Presidents remain undeterred. Similarly, other former Presidents, who were never given credit as being "Great" while in office are encouraged by recent coverage and interviews focusing on the sudden greatness of former President Gerald Ford.
Summing the situation, another anonymous biographer of poor selling self-published books on two-term presidents, including the critically ignored and rather confusing work Grover Cleveland - Two Non-Sequential Terms to Ponder, offered, "Like the current president - and future 'Greatest Former President' - George W. Bush often says, history will be the judge, and the swell of emotion due to the death of any president will always override the realities of their actual time in office. This gives every president hope that some day, if even for one day, they too will be declared the 'Greatest.'"
Only former President Richard Nixon failed to receive the "Greatest Former President" title, but there is hope that history will judge him once more, mostly due to the recent spotlight put on Ford's pardoning of Nixon, as well as editing of history by Ford Administration staffers, including Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney. Rumsfeld forwarded all requests for comment to the Iraq Study Group, while Cheney could not be reached at his secret, undisclosed isolation chamber.
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