Emperor Bush Strikes Again

1:45 am EST January 30th, 2007 | News | 1 Comment

There’s a reason why we keep certain elements of our government free of partisan political interference. George Bush is not driven by responsiveness to the public at large, however, but to big business.

President Bush has signed a directive that gives the White House much greater control over the rules and policy statements that the government develops to protect public health, safety, the environment, civil rights and privacy.

In an executive order published last week in the Federal Register, Mr. Bush said that each agency must have a regulatory policy office run by a political appointee, to supervise the development of rules and documents providing guidance to regulated industries. The White House will thus have a gatekeeper in each agency to analyze the costs and the benefits of new rules and to make sure the agencies carry out the president’s priorities.

This is reminiscent of one of Bush’s first actions after his appointment to the presidency, which was to throw out a bunch of OSHA guidelines as a sop to big business.

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Andrew Sullivan Continues To Be A Jackass

7:36 pm EST January 29th, 2007 | News | 7 Comments

Some folks disagreed with my previous hit on Andrew Sullivan, proposing that the jackass had changed his ways to be anti-Bush in an honest change of heart rather than following his long pattern of sticking his finger in the political wind. They were wrong, and I am, again, right. Sullivan, who is always in the mainstream media as a “serious” political pundit declares that his opposition to Sen. Clinton’s candidacy is predicated on — and yes this is a direct f’ing quote of the moron – she has “cootie vibes”.

 

Mac vs. PC UK

4:53 pm EST January 29th, 2007 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Pretty funny in it’s own right. (via)

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Reality Intrudes On Joe Lieberman

3:49 pm EST January 29th, 2007 | News | 16 Comments

A protester reminds Joe Lieberman of the drowning of New Orleans in Hurricane Katrina and the White House’s neglect.

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John McCain Uncovered

2:06 pm EST January 29th, 2007 | Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Who is The Real McCain?

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2008: The Senate Matters

4:59 pm EST January 28th, 2007 | News | 6 Comments

Almost as important as the presidential race, the Democrats have a chance in 2008 to get a real solid lock on the Senate. There are 21 Republican seats currently up for grabs and of the 12 Democratic seats the only ones that would give me slight concern are South Dakota, Louisiana and New Jersey (while NJ is a safe Dem state, Lautenberg regularly gets low approval ratings). There are several GOP seats ripe for the picking, and if Mark Warner were to throw his hat into the ring in Virginia I’m almost certain he would win John Warner’s seat.

With Joe Lieberman (I) announcing that he could very well throw his support to the GOP in 2008 and with the Republican minority blocking important legislation like minimum wage and health care, we should all look forward to limiting the GOP to their southern base and pushing the Democratic majority towards a filibuster proof 60 votes for the next Democratic president (and the inevitable Supreme Court nominations he or she will submit).

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Another John McCain Temper Tantrum

4:39 pm EST January 28th, 2007 | Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Old Man John McCain apparently got flustered and angry from relatively simple questions Arianna Huffington asked him. Can the guy handle anything out of his ivory tower, when people don’t treat McCain like the saint he believes he is (and which the mainstream press worships)?

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Is It Christmas?

1:56 am EST January 28th, 2007 | News | 22 Comments

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This is what Norv Turner’s face looks like, win or lose, no matter what. He has one frigging expression and it’s clear there’s nothing going on up there. A perfect fit for Dallas.

There is a possibility that Norv Turner could be the next coach of the Dallas Cowboys.

Long time readers and Redskins fans know that for his 7 years of mediocrity as the Redskins head coach, I have personally condemned Turner to football hell and wish him ill in all of his endeavors. Most recently Turner was head coach of the Raiders, and as Norval always does, he screwed the pooch there and got fired for being incapable of coaching football at a competent, let alone good, level.

So as a Redskins fan who wishes for the Dallas Cowboys, their owner, their stadium, and yes, their fans (among the league’s most arrogant and least knowledgeable of the sport), to be wiped off the football map there is nothing that would please me more than to see Norv Turner on the opposite side of the field when the Cowboys come to town to play the ‘Skins next year (you would hear the boos from Fedex Field echo through the very heart and soul of the NFL).

Nothing would make me happier than to see a professional serial loser like Norv Turner take down the godforsaken Dallas Cowboys into the fiery pits of football hell on his back.

Please, make this happen Dallas. Do it for the rest of us. Hire Norv Turner, and let mediocrity be your middle name.

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Pushing HRC To Victory

11:13 pm EST January 27th, 2007 | Uncategorized | 16 Comments

I’ve had a theory I’ve discussed with my one friend who could be conceivably called a Washington Insider. If Sen. Clinton makes it through the Democratic primaries and caucuses, she will win the general election. Why? The Republican Noise & Hate Machine cannot resist attacking her, usually going over the line. One must remember that the seething white hot rage they hate Bill Clinton with is magnified 10,000x for the senator.

They cannot restrain themselves, they go over the line of decency in their attacks on her (like Ed Klein’s book that was championed by the right) and it ends up softening her and bringing people to her defense. Senator Clinton has had her highest moments of approval when the Republicans have just gone too far. In 2008, if she becomes the nominee, the disagreements on the left with her on vital issues like the war will pale in comparison to the movement to "get" Hillary.

Chief among these operatives is Matt Drudge, who is pimping a video of Clinton in Iowa singing the national anthem. The goal of this is to promote eye rolling versus Clinton, to slam her for not sounding like pre-crack Whitney Houston. But as Eat The Press points out the video humanizes her. Any average American who’s been to a sporting event and sung the anthem knows that 99% of us can’t carry a damn tune but we sing along anyway, and that’s exactly what Sen. Clinton is doing here. It’s the first of thousands of these sort of misguided attacks coming her way, and all it does is increase her chances of being president.

Heck of a job, wingers.

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George Bush Sr.: Whiny Ass Baby

1:28 am EST January 27th, 2007 | News | 152 Comments

Once again George H.W. Bush is bitching about the press being mean towards his son. Please, shut up. It’s this kind of wimpiness that led you to one measly term in office. Here’s a news flash:

YOUR SON IS A CRAPPY PRESIDENT. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THINK HE HAS DONE A CRAP JOB. IT’S NOT BECAUSE THE NEWS MEDIA HASN’T GONE DOWN ON THEIR KNEES FOR HIM, BUT BECAUSE YOUR SON SENT OVER 3,000 AMERICANS OFF TO DIE FOR NO REASON AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT MORE THAN SEND OFF MORE OF THEM TO DIE. AGAIN, YOUR SON IS A CRAPPY PRESIDENT.

GROW A PAIR.

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