Archive for October 2005

The monthlies.

• Rove Refuses To Carpool (Save Gas) On Way To Testifying

  Karl Rove, in defiance of George W. Bush’s pleas to conserve energy and decrease consumption, refused to carpool on his way to testify before the grand jury investigating the coverup and conspiracy in the outing of CIA undecover agent Valerie Plame. He surely could have picked up “Scooter” Libby, Dick Cheney, Stephen Hadley, Scott McClellan, [...]

• Congress Redefined

  Maybe I am one of the few who didn’t know the fifth definition of “congress.” From Dictionary.com… Image: Dictionary.com Question: Is the accent on the ‘e’ in that case?

• Bush’s Poll Free Fall Hits Thirties

  The president has ventured into (his own) record territory as he has hit the thirties (yes, sub-forty) in job approval polls. On NBC today, Tim Russert commented on the fact that in this poll, only two percent (2%) of African-Americans approve of Bush’s job performance. Ouch. Russert: “Only 2 percent — 2 percent! — of [...]

• Conservatives Raving Mad Over Unqualified Miers

  It has been a joyous week for us liberals, watching the conservatives fight amongst themselves, over one of their own. And as Bush has said, in the time-honored tradition of blatant hypocrisy, “Part of Harriet Miers’ life is her religion.” (It was religion that was “off the table” when discussing John Roberts’ nomination, but now [...]

• Bush to Miers: Have A Great Life

  Bush meant it in a good way, although it is typically unusual to wish someone a “great life” on their birthday (though maybe he was saying that in lieu of his god-altered fate to become president, a few months later, in which he foresaw that he would never see Miers again; did god see that [...]

• Bush Rips Bin Laden’s Inherited Wealth

  Dan Froomkin picked up a ditty from Bush’s October 6, 2005, national security speech… And what this man [bin Laden] who grew up in wealth and privilege considers good for poor Muslims is that they become killers and suicide bombers. He assures them that his — that this is the road to paradise — though [...]

• Puppetmaster Of His Own Domain

  Has George W. Bush been the president, or as I like to say, prefident, of this country, calling the shots (okay, maybe on the religious issues, the religious-fanatic he is), or has he been a mere puppet, with Dick Cheney and Karl Rove controlling Bush’s words, actions, proposals, flips, and flops? Good question. Tom Toles [...]

• Yahoo! Makes Deal With The Devil

  News has come that Yahoo! and Microsoft have joined forces in their attempt to challenge America Online in the “Instant Message war” (which is pretty much a rerun of the browser wars). Basically, users of the two systems can now communicate between each interface (and on the third day, god created the mountains). My question [...]

• Not Playing The Blame Game

  In this Sunday’s edition of Boondocks, refusing to play the blame game is the first line of defense. (Click image for full cartoon.) Image: Yahoo!

• Best. Governor. Ever.

  In a note to George W. Bush wishing him a happy fifty-first birthday in July 1997, Harriet Miers wrote… “You are the best governor ever – deserving of great respect.” Source: New York Times So that is the type of praise you get for setting a state record for executions…

• Bush Continues To Slide, Tom Delay Still An Unknown

  Recent CBS News/New York Times polls show Bush continues to slide into the Carter-era black hole of public opinion. (The only good news for Bush is that the only place to go is up… or jail.) The most critical item reflected in that poll is (no, not that 84% of democrats despise the president; hello [...]

• Life On Earth Due Tomorrow

  While speaking at the Rochester Institute of Technology this past Saturday… “Everyone always says God said, ‘Let there be life,’” [Jon] Stewart said, speaking God’s voice in a grandiose, official fashion. “Really? Or did He just say, ‘Shit, this is due tomorrow.’” Source: The Daily Orange Jon Stewart, hailing from Lawrence High in Lawrenceville, New [...]

• Conservatives Battle Miers Nomination

  Let me get this straight (as I have been out-of-town the last few days; in Philadelphia, if that relaxes your appetite): conservatives are up-in-arms over Bush’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Harriet Miers, because she is not conservative enough. The democrats have been complaining of cronyism, and the outward-speaking republicans have been doing the same [...]

• August 6, 2001, Edition of "Where Are They Now?"

  Although most news agencies are only referring to this photo as “August 2001,” “Summer 2001,” or just plain old, “2001,” it has been confirmed that this photo of Harriet Miers and George W. Bush was taken on August 6, 2001. And it was Harriet Miers job to sift through the presidential dailiy briefings (PDBs) and [...]

• Conservativism Defined

  During today’s press conference, Bush threw aside any notion that Harriet Miers, Bush’s nominee to replace retiring Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the Supreme Court, may not stay conservative throughout her time on the bench. Image: MSNBC.com That is the definition of a conservative: resist change. Even in the face of actuality over twenty [...]

• Will Miers Be Independent?

  The short answer is “no;” the long answer is “hell no.” Harriet Miers has been Bush’s personal secretary and political confidant, White House deputy chief of staff, and most recently, White House counsel. An independent judiciary doesn’t jive with political cronyism. From this morning’s newspapers… Images: Newsdesigner.com

• MLB Playoff 2005

  I make the following predictions for this year’s baseball playoff in what has become an annual tradition for this blog. National LeagueHouston Astros over the Atlanta Braves (in 4 games);St. Louis Cardinals over the San Diego Padres (in 4 games); andSt. Louis Cardinals over the Houston Astros (in 6 games). American LeagueBoston Red Sox over [...]

• Bush On Elmer’s: Glue Is Good

  [editor’s note: this may be too juvenile for you.] George W. Bush, beloved forty-third president of the United States (forty-second if you don’t count Grover Cleveland twice), was under enormous pressure to name a woman, a hispanic, and a far-right conservative to the Supreme Court. The pressure proved too much, and although Bush hasn’t found [...]

• Harriet Miers May Not Be "All There"

  Oh boy, Ms. Miers may have a record after all. David Frum (former Bush speechwriter, Mr. “Axis of Evil”) noted in his online diary last week… “Miers was distinguished by the intensity of her zeal: She once told me that the president was the most brilliant man she had ever met.” Source: National Review Online [...]

• President Nominates (An Old) Woman To The Court

  Well, Harriet Miers is not too old. And she is a woman. But is this nomination a sign of a short-term plan for the Bush/Rovian empire? There are several high-profile abortion cases on the docket for this year’s Supreme Court term, and the GOP and Bush have made their case clear: they want Roe v. [...]

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