Dec - 1st
Fallibility
Posted at 5:00 pm | Filed Under Uncategorized
Culpability of the horrific events of nine-eleven squarely land at the feet of Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda terrorist network. However, fallibility in the U.S. government to prevent the events, according to Richard Clarke, is as follows:
- Condoleeza Rice, then National Security Advisor, for failing to understand the urgency to deal with the [...]
Nov - 21st
Currently Reading
Posted at 10:24 am | Filed Under Reading
Now do not get me wrong. I believe the vice-president when he said Richard Clarke "wasn't in the loop" on terrorism issues. I mean, Dick Cheney is a pretty reliable source. But still, I'd like to hear what Clarke has to say in his destined-for-textbook-status Against All Enemies...
Image: Amazon.com
And so far -- through three chapters [...]
Oct - 3rd
Palin, Constitution At Odds
Posted at 9:12 am | Filed Under Uncategorized
From Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution (you know, the governing document of our republic)...
The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided.
Dick Cheney's interpretation aside, that is all there is. I truly hope Sarah Palin understands this.
Aug - 25th
Biden Redux
Posted at 8:17 pm | Filed Under Uncategorized
Now that I've got some time for myself, this is what I think of the Biden selection for VP. The choice for Joe Biden as Barack Obama's running mate nets almost every possible positive except one: easy electoral votes. And if Biden's Scranton roots puts Pennsylvania in Obama's corner, that trumps that angle as well. [...]
May - 23rd
Clinton’s Exit
Posted at 10:42 am | Filed Under Uncategorized
The vice-presidency is an historically weak position in government. And then came along the Cheney-Bush administration. If Cheney-like power is what Hillary Clinton is looking for as a potential VP nominee to run with Barack Obama, then the Obama campaign should be cautious. No presidential nominee should guarantee unlimited power to the vice president, an [...]
Apr - 4th
Prefident Bush: Cheney’s Solace
Posted at 4:33 pm | Filed Under Prefident Bush
The president discusses the findings of a recent poll that four in every five Americans believe that the nation has "seriously gotten off on the wrong track" with the vice president...
Jan - 23rd
In the News
Posted at 10:54 pm | Filed Under In the News
- I guess I can kiss my future television career goodbye because I find "Fuck Notre Dame, fuck Touchdown Jesus, and fuck Jesus," hilarious. In fact, I'm going to use that one tomorrow at work.
- Interesting (and ballsy) move by the vice-president. On the same day it is reported that the widespread belief that the [...]
Oct - 24th
Caption Contest
Posted at 9:06 am | Filed Under Uncategorized
Bush and Cheney met with officials today to discuss the devastating Southern California wildfires, but the vice president had other thoughts on his mind...
Cheney: Couldn't we just talk about bombing Iran?
Image: Doug Mills / The New York Times
Sep - 21st
Afternoon Politoon
Posted at 11:10 am | Filed Under Politoons
Auth on an all-too-real reality program...
Image: Yahoo!
Sep - 19th
Early Evening Politoon
Posted at 4:22 pm | Filed Under Politoons
Toles on the planning of the great heist...
Image: Washington Post
Sep - 17th
In the News… Again.
Posted at 3:39 pm | Filed Under In the News
- Markos (of DailyKos) turned down a meeting with Bill Clinton, because he "had better things to do with [his] time." That's dumb. I've got better things to do than blog, but I still do it. (What am I saying? No I don't.)
- Bush really wants a speedy confirmation of his newly-appointed attorney general. By [...]
Aug - 28th
In the News… Quotes.
Posted at 9:54 am | Filed Under In the News
- New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg on the vice presidency: "I have no interest in doing that." Dick Cheney does.
- Little "immature acts" Mike Vick: "Through this situation [of being prosecuted for killing dogs] I found Jesus and asked him for forgiveness and turned my life over to God. And I think that's the right [...]
Aug - 21st
More Time Needed
Posted at 2:46 pm | Filed Under Uncategorized
The Vice President is asking for "more time to respond to subpoenas" brought by the Senate Judiciary Committee investigating potential illegal wiretapping. Would until January 2009 be enough time, Mr. Cheney?
Aug - 20th
Morning Politoon
Posted at 8:11 am | Filed Under Politoons
Luckovich on Cheney's aggressive selling tactics...
Image: Creators.com
Aug - 15th
Cheney Was Right
Posted at 1:54 pm | Filed Under Uncategorized
I guess Dick Cheney used to understand Iraq... in 1994. "It's a quagmire if you go that far and take over Iraq."
Aug - 10th
In the News… Choice.
Posted at 8:31 am | Filed Under In the News
- Internet hunting isn't real. "'Internet hunting would be wrong,' said a Delaware representative who opposed his state's ban [on internet hunting]. 'But there's a lot that would be wrong, if it were happening.'" Where are the gun nuts on the issue of a federal ban on internet hunting?
- Cheney is urging the president to [...]
Aug - 1st
In the News… $1,000,000,000,000.
Posted at 8:36 am | Filed Under In the News
- What was originally supposed to be a weekend-long invasion, with the reconstruction paid exclusively by oil revenues, "the war in Iraq could ultimately cost well over a trillion dollars."
- Impeachment is in order. "Attorney General Alberto Gonzales symbolizes everything that is wrong with the Bush administration: cronyism, incompetence and the culture of corruption."
- Because [...]
Jul - 17th
In the News
Posted at 7:55 am | Filed Under Uncategorized
- Although it may be somewhat undemocratic, a smaller group of presidential aspirants in the debates would be more beneficial.
- Politicians who once showed off their support for Bush are now hoping he stays away come election cycle. This hypocrisy should be covered in the media. The president was once a darling of the right, [...]
Jul - 11th
In the News
Posted at 8:34 am | Filed Under In the News
- What could possibly happen in the next two months that would make the conditions in Iraq tenable that hasn't happened in the last five years? Bush is certainly waiting for a miracle.
- John McCain on his as-of-yet disastrous campaign: "I think we’re doing fine."
- The democrats are marching towards another stand-off as they move [...]
Jul - 9th
Halliburton Stock Ride
Posted at 4:52 pm | Filed Under Uncategorized
Alright, I'll investigate...
Although Halliburton's stock over the past few years has been up-and-down (like most publicly-traded companies), in the last five years, or since the Iraq war has begun, Halliburton's stock has skyrocketed...
Image: CNBC.com
But what is infinitely more interesting than the 5-year graph, is the graph of Halliburton's stock price over the past ten years, [...]