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How to Coddle a Downtrodden CEO

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

This sure is a tough time to be a CEO. Every time you open a newspaper, all you get is “Waaaaaahhhh!!! I lost my job.” “Booooohoohoohoooo, my home is being foreclosed.” Goddammit, the world doesn’t revolve around the riffraff. Senior executives have expenses too. Your golden parachute and bonus package might ...

Joe Biden Got CLOBBERED by Sarah Palin

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Friday, October 3rd, 2008 Goddammit, I just KNEW this was going to happen. Joe Biden got trounced last night. Suckerpunched. KO’d. Why didn’t we see this coming??? Didn’t it occur to anybody that we were being set up? Everybody — from Biden on down — got taken by her giggly-cheerleader deer-caught-in-the-headlights ...

Another Welfare Handout for Wall Street Tycoons

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

We've had almost a week of these hysterical cries of “Wolf!” and “Emergency!” After awhile those initial panic reactions of “Oh My God! What will we do?!?!?” start giving way to more rational analysis. After all, if you're trapped inside a burning building, your first priority is to get out alive. ...

George W. Bush’s Letter of Resignation

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

In late October of 2000, Texas Governor George W. Bush (who was running for president at the time) wrote two letters. They were both addressed to the American People. In his first letter, he praised the triumph of Good over Evil. We were about to invade Iraq (which nobody even knew ...

Sarah Palin: “I Don’t Hire No Steenking Negros!”

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Aw come on, nobody’s perfect. So she’s a racist. But she is NOT a witch. And that’s certifiable. The Bishop has given his official verdict on the Governor’s Mansion: This house is clean. The racism story comes from Gwen Alexander, president of the African-American Historical Society of Alaska. Last April fourteen ...

Hand Over That $700 Billion Right NOW and Nobody Gets Hurt

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Hurry up! Pass this bill Right NOW. We don’t have time for amendments or debate or procedures or any of that drivel. This is an Emergency! The entire economy could collapse any minute, and you're just sitting there dithering?!?!?!?! Does this manufactured hysteria have a familiar ring to it? Think back ...

The First Word in “Border Patrol” is — “BORDER”

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

I live near the Canadian border. In fact I can see Vancouver Island (British Columbia) from my house. According to some people, that makes me a foreign policy expert. But I digress… The Border Patrol has a strong presence here, since we’re at an international border. That’s fine. But lately the ...

John McCain: R.I.P.

Friday, September 19th, 2008

John McCain’s death was already tragic. But now, to make the pain and suffering even more unbearable: some sick twisted leftwing demon — a Body Snatcher — has hijacked John McCain’s corpse. And this — this Thing! — is STILL running for president! It’s trying to use the body of The ...

One Possible Solution to Sleazy Political Ads

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

A letter to the editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer had a solution to all of these sleazy political ads during the presidential campaign. Basically — nothing. No regulations or restrictions. BUT: During the presidential debates, all of these commercials and hit pieces would be aired, right there in front of the ...

Don’t Forget September 28th — Spanish Inquisition Day

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

On Sunday, September 28th, the Spanish Inquisition will be making their biggest power play ever. Oh, that’s right, they’ve changed their name. Now they're calling themselves the Alliance Defense Fund. The Spanish, uh, Salem Witch, er Alliance Defense Fund wants Christianity and government to be completely intertwined; joined at the hip. ...