CONSERVATIVES' PROFOUNDEST FEAR: THAT OBAMA WILL SUCCEEDby David Neiwert Memo to Conservatives: You failed and are now irrelevant. OK, I expect you'll ignore this memo like our previous ones. Nate Silver is right: Republicans are caught in a death spiral, and it's going to be awhile yet before they hit bottom. Nowhere is it more self-evident than...
Saturday, January 31, 2009
The Bush Library
The George W Bush Presidential Library is now in the planning stages and accepting donations. The Library will include: * The Hurricane Katrina Room , which is still under construction. * The Alberto Gonzales Room, where you won't be able to remember...
Friday, January 30, 2009
Obama -- we finally have a Democrat in the White House!!!
by Greg Palast (Cynic Extraordinaire!) Republicans are right. President Barack Obama treated them like dirt, didn't give a damn what they thought about his stimulus package, loaded it with a bunch of programs that will last for years and will never leave the budget, is giving away money disguised as "tax refunds," and is sneaking in huge changes...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Self-reflection can be valuable -- Republicans ought to try it
A Hole Worth Digging?by Dylan LoeweAfter the 2006 midterm election, the Republican Party showed such a dramatic inability to engage in self-reflection - and self-correction - that in 2008, they ushered in a beating without precedent at all levels of government. Now, as the GOP prepares to oppose President Obama's economic stimulus plan, to oppose a...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Bailout recipients doing all they can to keep the middle class workers down forever
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/27/bank-of-america-hosted-an_n_161248.htmlThe Republican Way.... Make the rich guys richer and don't ever let the little guys have a buy into the "American Drea...
Dead athletes' brains show extensive damage from concussions
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/26/athlete.brains/index.htmlI have never been a fan of violent sports. It really shouldn't be too surprising to discover that the sum total of several concussions is often extensive brain damage. I hope today's parents take note of this research and keep their children from participating in violent-type (with deliberate...
Boy who saw with sound has died -- 2,000 celebrate his life
A very touching story of a remarkable human being who is now in the angelic realms. Ben Underwood's courage and determination for 17 years has inspired the millions who have heard about him.http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/1575611.h...
The Same Old Song
I wonder, too, what is in the heads of Republicans who are still singing "Tax cuts, tax cuts." It's certainly not brains. Look at the wasteland in which their choices of Cheney and Bush have left us. Yet they continue to revere the Glenn Becks and Rush Limbaughs who tell...
Monday, January 26, 2009
Have you ever asked yourself, "Who am I, anyway?"
Looking up at the stars at night and contemplating the vastness of the universe, I think many of us have asked ourselves that question. It has been a burning one for me ever since childhood. Recently, I heard an answer that rings as truth in my very being -- I heard it from an old friend, John Wheeler, and I'd like to share it with readers of this...
Frost/Nixon/Bush
The following essay gives a thoughtful comparison of Nixon and Bush. Both are deeply flawed men -- but Nixon realized his flaws and finally, though grudgingly (very grudgingly), admitted his guilt. Bush doesn't have the mental, emotional, or psychological depth to even contemplate...
Friday, January 23, 2009
Palin's $180,000 wardrobe stashed in trash bags at RNC
From the conservative site The New Majority:http://newmajority.com/ShowScroll.aspx?ID=3b694183-b918-401c-8263-87b288789...
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Bush's signing statements worse than I had thought
He made more than 1,100 of them, double those of all presidents before him--combined!!! And Obama will have to go through them all in order to nullify or override them!A signing statement is a president's written interpretation of legislation passed by congress which accompanies his signature when he signs a bill into law. For example, in 2005 congress...
Monday, January 19, 2009
On-air call in Israel touches public conscience
I challenge anyone to watch this Israeli news video without crying: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2009/01/17/robertson.israel.shocking.news.cnn The pain of this Palestinian doctor who has just lost his three daughters and his terrible anguish is captured on the air as it is happening--and is reported on at the same time by his friend, the...
The Long, Lame Goodbye
A good column by Maureen Dowd on the Bush exit and the Obama entry! http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/opinion/18dowd.html?_...
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Obama has four years to halt climate change that threatens Earth
From the UK Observer: "We cannot put off change any longer" US must take the lead to avert eco-disasterRead the full interview with James Hansen here Barack Obama has only four years to save the world. That is the stark assessment of NASA scientist and leading climate expert Jim Hansen who last week warned only urgent action by the new president...
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Terrible Bush legacy to our veterans
The lies told by Bush/Cheney will haunt us for decades -- but their neglect of the soldiers they sent into an unnecessary war ranks with the worst of the horrors they unleashed on us and the world. I have often wondered about military veterans who continued (and many still continue) to support Bush/Cheney, in the face of their utter disregard for...
Friday, January 16, 2009
Paul Krugman says we MUST have an inquest into the Bush years
And I agree wholeheartedly with him!!!Paul Krugman: Last Sunday President-elect Barack Obama was asked whether he would seek an investigation of possible crimes by the Bush administration. “I don’t believe that anybody is above the law,” he responded, but “we need to look forward as opposed to looking backwards.” I’m sorry, but if we don’t...
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Mysterious colored lights appear in sky
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1117264/Beam-Scientists-left-baffled-mysterious-columns-coloured-light-appear-night-skies.h...
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Getting just what he deserves! To be Totally Ignored!
I can't imagine why ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS are even giving Bush time on their networks for a farewell speech to the nation. I predict it will be the least watched show in their schedules. Who wants to see the Idiot give yet another diatribe about how he is totally innocent of...
Bush snubs Helen Thomas in his last press conference
So what else is new? Duhmbya has always been scared of her. The Idiot is afraid to take questions from Helen, the reporter he relegated to the back of the room, behind the potted plant, when he first took office. She is the BEST reporter on the White House beat, bar none! ...
Monday, January 12, 2009
Thanks to Bob, for passing this one along!
This is a wonderful piece by Michael Gartner, editor of newspapers large and small and president of NBC News. In 1997, he won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing. It is well worth reading, and a few good chuckles are guaranteed. My father never drove a car. Well, that's not quite right. I should say I never saw him drive a car.He quit driving...
THIS SAYS IT ALL ABOUT BUSH -- FROM HIS OWN LIPS
The Idiot Speaks! Nothing more need be said to give you the overall picture of the man... Bush’s Most Anxious Moment http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/opinion/11dowd.html?ref... Politics Buzz As the President prepares to move out of the White House, he reveals his most...
TRANSITIONING by Hendrik Hertzberg
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2009/01/19/090119taco_talk_hertzbergEXCERPT: The President-elect’s performance can’t fully explain the public’s welcoming view of him. Part of it, surely, reflects an eagerness to be rid of the incumbent. A gangly Illinois politician whom “the base” would today label a RINo—a Republican in Name Only—once pointed...
Celebrations on Jan. 20th!!!
Read the following article to see how folks in the central California area will be celebrating the end of the Duhmbya Bush era! http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11390426?source=most_emailedBush had his last press conference today, trying to rewrite history. He doesn't believe people all over the world despise him and our country. Man, is he ever deluded!...
Huckabee interviews Coulter (Ugh!)
Huckabee puts Coulter on the spot, but still kisses her spiked heel By David Neiwert Monday Jan 12, 2009 www.crooksandliars.com Download | Play Download | Play [Clip fixed now. Sorry for the delay. -- Ed] Have you seen Mike Huckabee's weekly show on Fox yet?...
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