Archive for July, 2006
Sen. Chuck Hagel
Chuck, for the good of the Republican party, please, cross the aisle and take a seat. Any seat.
We’ll even trade you for Lieberman.
Surrender Strategery; Democrats Stick With Cut and Run
Twelve House Democrats signed a letter and sent it to President Bush urging a troop withdrawal in Iraq. The WaPo calls this unity. I call it weak minded political posturing.
After months of struggling to forge a unified stance on the Iraq war, top congressional Democrats joined voices yesterday to call on President Bush to begin [...]
Ribbit Ribbit
When deranged, white flag waving frogs are paraded in front of the media, anything can happen.
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, whose country is a main backer of Hezbollah, met his French counterpart in Beirut on Monday for talks on resolving the crisis in Lebanon.
French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said earlier on Monday in Beirut it was important [...]
Propaganda Pushing Posers
Have you seen these pictures yet? What about this guy? Have you seen him before? If you have, and you (like most people) were emotionally wracked by the severity of the scenes depicted, then congratulations are in order. You now belong to a large club of people who have been sucked in by one of the [...]
Clap On
I’ve returned. Taking some time off proved to be a good thing. I highly recommend it.
Back to work tomorrow. Until then…
Clap Off
I’m taking time away from the day job this week so I’ve decided to reciprocate by taking time off from the blog. You know…for the good of mankind.
I’ll be back next week. Or sooner. I dunno.
Later.
So, Tell Me How You Really Feel
Laurence Simon, on Richard Allen Davis’ drug O.D.
If a guy on Death Row wants to die, I say let him. Hang nooses from the ceiling. Spigots dispensing every drug and chemical combination, just push a button and put your mouth over the hose. Make every edge on the bolted-down furniture sharp as a razor with [...]
Serious Campaigning
I think things might be a little more difficult for Hillary this time around.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s challenger for the Democratic Senate nomination, anti-Iraq war activist Jonathan Tasini, called Tuesday for the former first lady to debate him, something her 2000 Democratic primary challenger never got her to agree to.
And, one of Clinton’s potential Republican [...]
The Architect’s Reach is Far and Wide
Quick, put your tin foil hat on.
The founder of Air America claims that Karl Rove is behind the Left’s Anti-Semitism.
Unannounced, to the Media
I just love all these ‘unexpected, unannounced, surprising’ stops made by Bush (think Turkey in Iraq) and now Condi Rice.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced stop in Beirut Monday in an effort to shore up Lebanon’s fragile government, beleaguered by nearly two weeks of relentless bombing raids that have wrecked much of [...]
$6K in Hair and Makeup Won’t Fix Hillary
Since $6,000 can’t (necessarily) buy you a legislative record to stand on, Hillary instead focuses on the external.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign army has increased its ranks to 50 staffers and more than 20 consultants, specialists in everything from fund-raising to speech-writing to hairstyling and makeup.
Clinton, the likely 2008 Democratic White House front-runner, ponied up [...]
Mr. Armchair Quarterback
John Kerry is a schmuck.
Kerry, D- Mass., who was in town (Detroit) Sunday to help Gov. Jennifer Granholm campaign for her re-election bid, took time to take a jab at the Bush administration for its lack of leadership in the Israeli-Lebanon conflict.
“If I was president, this wouldn’t have happened,” said Kerry during a noon stop [...]