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This post says it all.... lie cheat steal, it aint illegal!

Iraq Tax?

I like this idea to personalize the war for each of us. Maybe even a separate line on payroll stubs?

At Least He Didnt Invent the Internet

In comparison to Al Gore's supposed claim to have invented the internet (which he never claimed, see the link within the linked post), Guiliani's claim that he cut taxes twenty plus times as mayor of NYC is both verifiable (he's inundating NJ with it) and demonstrably false. Wonder if he likes earth tones?

And So It Begins....

For the first time (that I can discern), there is a call in the 'serious' world (read: MSM) for the impeachment of Abu Gonzales. The NYT has started the shouting.

Impeachmania

Kevin has a good post today about why impeachment is (overall) a bad idea, on the same day that Josh (sort of) comes out in favor of impeachment. I'm sort of on the fence but the evil part of me agrees with with Kevin's conclusion:

Can we all please get a grip here? Remember: revenge is a dish best served cold.

Update on Lying Liars

(That alone could be a fulltime job!)

Apparently, even John Negroponte (BOO!HISS!) thinks Gonzo is a liar.

More Lying Liars

Did Gonzo commit perjury? Did the sun come up in the east? Does the Pope shit in the woods? Is a a bear Catholic? Duh! and More Duh!! and Most Duh!!!

Contempt!

The House Judiciary committee voted to cite Josh Bolton and Harriet Miers for contempt this morning. The vote was 22-17, along party lines. If your Rep is a Repug on the Jud Cmte (and if so, poor you), then please express your displeasure with them.

Running Out the Clock

There's lots of talk about Bu$hCo can beat all the raps for the multitudinous sins they've committed in office by 'running out the clock'- suing, countersuing, stonewalling, whatever it takes to get to the 'finish line' of Jan 09, then fading off into the sunset. This seems to me to be a pretty iffy proposition.

If they've committed criminal acts, and that seems pretty certain on a pretty broad scale, the statute of limitations is more than likely not set as 'until you leave office'. So, it would seem to me that, if they're prosecutable, they would have a series of problems that are increased by running out the clock.

First, come Jan 09, the odds are much better than even that they will be completely out of power. As it stands now, it is highly unlikely that the Repugs will recapture either house of Congress; it is pretty unlikely, tho not beyond conception, that they will keep the White House. So the political 'atmosphere' will completely against them, or at least, out of their control, come Jan 09. Second, they will (most likely) not be able to claim 'privilege' as they are no longer working for an active President. Third, in the event that they are convicted of something, they will not be able to count on a Presidential pardon (and the more that are convicted, the longer it's likely to be before a 'friendly' Pres gets back into the WH to pardon them.

So, running out the clock doesn't seem, to me, anyway, to be a very smart option. Of course, these guys have demonstrated repeatedly an inability to choose the smart option.

(This is all, of course, assuming there IS an election in 08. It wouldn't surprise me at all if sometime next year, something happened that called on Dumbfuck to declare martial law and cancel the elections til it's safer to have them (say 2199?) My faith in these guys is limitless (at least, in the negative))

CoOpt the Pissed Off Workers

David Brin, one of my favorite sci-fi authors and a frequent contributor to DKos and his own websites (see the blogroll), has a great, sort of subversive post today. Read it.

Conservatism Smackdown

Via C&J at DKos, Paul Waldman takes conservatism to the mat and pummels it:

CHEERS to putting the opposition in their proper place. In today's must-read, Paul Waldman takes down conservatism hard. Here's a taste:

Conservatives supported slavery, conservatives opposed women's suffrage, conservatives supported Jim Crow, conservatives opposed the 40-hour work week and the abolishment of child labor, and conservatives supported McCarthyism. In short, all the major advancements of freedom and justice in our history were pushed by liberals and opposed by conservatives, no matter the party they inhabited at the time.

Conservatism is Bill Bennett lecturing you about self-denial, then rushing off to feed his slot habit at the casino. It's James Dobson telling you that children need regular beatings to stay in line. It's a superannuated nun rapping you on the knuckles so you won't think about your dirty parts. It's Jerry Falwell watching "Teletubbies" frame by frame to see if Tinky Winky is trying to turn him gay. Conservatism is everyone you never wanted to grow up to be.

[7/20/07 Update: We would add: It's Mark Foley chairing the Exploited Children Caucus while having online fantasy sex with congressional pages. It's former House Speaker Newt Gingrich railing against Bill Clinton's blow job while cheating on his own wife. It's Senator David Vitter lecturing you on fidelity and then slinking off to have diaper sex with prostitutes. Etc. Etc. Etc. Wholesome bunch.]

Imperator George

This is just freaking unbelievable ... not in the sense that's unbelievable, given these guys history of ignoring any rule, law or more that annoyed them, but in the THIS IS FREAKIN' UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!

Impeach their asses now!

More Lies and Lying Liars

Sigh! Thanks, Josh... it is gnawing at me.

Googling bush +9/11 +saddam shows nothing at all, Tony. Well, except 2+million hits..... so you're right, the President NEVER EVER tried to link Saddam to 9/11.

I Apologize

The other day, I went off (big time!) on Diane Sawyer for his misreporting of the filibuster issue. I was furious at the time, and her inane report was the last straw on my (admittedly, limited) patience.

She corrected herself, and apologized for the error, this morning. Apparently, in response to viewer communications. Since she has been honest and gracious with her correction, I would like to apologize to her for my outburst.

I've always kind of liked her anyway, so it was hard for me to go off on her like that. Phew I feel better!

Scooter Jr?

Cheney aid convicted. When's the commutation?

WTF is Wrong With the MSM?

The Repugs successfully blocked, via filibuster, the Dems attempt to force a vote on an Iraq pullout in last night's unusual all-nighter. Both of our 'papers of record', the Times and the Post noted it as a Dem failure, not a successful Repug filibuster, with the actual term filibuster noted only in passing. What has happened to these two great bastions of truth? What has happened to reporting? It just makes me want to vomit. Well, at least I can read, over and over, about Edwards' haircuts!

(use the links for the papers in the blogroll to the right... I'm too pissed to link to them directly right now)

UPDATE: dKos has a winner in the Best of the Worst Coverage category SHEEESH!

Call It What It Is

It's a fucking filibuster. And, no, Diane Sawyer, not by Harry Reid, you stupid fucking moronic wench!

NOTA

Two thousand candidates to choose from, and the Repugs can't even get one into the lead. In today's poll results, the leading Repug candidate is..... .... None of the Above!

Hellacommunications

Kevin spends some time in AT&T Hell. I used to work for an unnamed (but three lettered, work it out) telecom company, and his take is right.

You are a profit source and otherwise a complete and valueless annoyance. There is no impetus to treat you with anything other than contempt. There are options, but most are no better, and despite the whole concept of transportability, it's usually more effort than it's worth to switch carriers.

Judge Green is spinning in his grave.

Kiss the Truth Goodbye

The Wall Street Journal has been bad enough lately (well, in my adulthood anyway, which stretches back a good three plus decades) with its uber-libertarian, conservo-reactionary tilt (is one tilting if one is lying on one's right side?), but the news portion of the paper has been relatively straightforward. That may be about to change. Apparently, the Bancrofts are preparing to accept NewsCorp's offer. Murdoch will rule the WSJ (think the NY Post with social acceptability.....) We're all doomed!