Archive for the ‘cheney’ Category
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Executive privilege is arguably a proper and useful way to protect sensitive government information. However, the definition for what qualifies has expanded to the point of ridiculousness. The Bush administration considers everything from the White House cheese log budget to retired presidential toilet swabbers as sacrosanct.
To be fair, "The Privileger"TM ...
Posted in Bush, Contributors, FOIA, George W. Bush, Legal News, Police State, Political, Politics, President, cheney | 1 Comment »
Friday, June 20th, 2008
Scotty McMessage McClellan is no longer delivering messages that the W, Rove and Co like. And, he has a number of good points.
Those of you who followed the Libby case, and the Plame leak know that the W, Rove and Co repeatedly said they would come clean when ...
Posted in BIO, Contributors, George W. Bush, Impeachment, cheney, conservative, corruption | 13 Comments »
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
In the "Too Little Too Late But Definitely Better Than Nothing" category, the House passed Representative Dennis Kucinich's HR 1258 and voted 251-166 to refer impeachment charges against George W. Bush to the Judiciary Committee.
It may get bogged down until he stumbles out of office about seven months from now, ...
Posted in Bill Clinton, Bush, Current Affairs, General, George W. Bush, IDIOT, Impeachment, Miscellaneous, President, Religion, Republican, Right Wing Nut, Senate, cheney, corruption | 17 Comments »
Thursday, June 12th, 2008
I've said this a long time ago, but it seems like we may be closer to it as of today. Specifically, we may actually have to let some dangerous folks go from Gitmo because the W, Rove and Co. has violated the rights of these people in a very egregious ...
Posted in 4000 KIA, Afghanistan, Al Queda, America, BIO, George W. Bush, Impeachment, Iran, Iraq, Iraq War, John McCain, Middle East, Military, Republican, Rove, Terrorism, War, World News, asshole, bring it on, cheney, conservative, security | 4 Comments »
Monday, June 9th, 2008
Wow wee..the man really is tossing BushCo under the bus and backing up over 'it' isn't he? From TO via AP:
President Bush's former spokesman, Scott McClellan, will testify before a House committee next week about whether Vice President Dick Cheney ordered him to make misleading public statements about the leaking ...
Posted in Politics, cheney | 10 Comments »
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Turns out, Republican Faithful should have headed the old adage: Be careful what you wish for, you might get it.
Indeed, with the new book promulgated by Scotty McMessage McClellan, we learn that leadership by faith over facts doesn't work. From the Republican "victories" at the polling stations and ...
Posted in BIO, Barack, Contributors, Democrat, Democrat elections, Economics, Environment, George W. Bush, Global Warming, Gonzo's Grab Bag, Impeachment, Iraq War, John McCain, Obama, President, Quagmire, Republican, Rove, Terrorism, Vote, War, cheney, presidential elections | No Comments »
Friday, June 6th, 2008
Today, President Bush, in the following video clip, tells us that we face "turbulence in the housing market and slow growth for our overall economy". At the same time, the number of U.S. homeowners in foreclosure or delinquent on their mortgage payments is nearly nine percent, unemployment jumped a full ...
Posted in 2008 elections, BIO, Bush, Economics, George W. Bush, Housing Market, Iraq, Politics, President, Rhetoric, Taxes, cheney, humor | 3 Comments »
The Big Dick - All Hat At The Coast Guard Academy Commencement
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
In the relative likelihood that you were not in New London Connecticut yesterday, you would not have witnessed Dick "Buckshot" Cheney addressing the graduating class of the US Coast Guard Academy.
Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't all good patriots remove their hats when saying the pledge ...
Posted in BIO, Contributors, Military, Miscellaneous, Patriot, cheney | 10 Comments »
When Markets Don’t Work
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
Today Paul Krugman once again points out that the Republican party has only two solutions to problems - Tax cuts and deregulation or ignoring the problem hoping that it will go away.
Of course ignoring a problem and hoping that it will go away is not a solution. But if you ...
Posted in 2008 elections, 4000 KIA, Economics, Health, Republican, cheney | 1 Comment »
Monday, March 31st, 2008
Mickey Edwards is the author of "Reclaiming Conservatism" and served as a Republican Congressman from 1977 to 1993. He was a long-time ally and supporter of Vice President Cheney, but as he notes in this piece in the Washington Post, cannot reconcile his respect for the office and the man ...
Posted in 4000 KIA, 4000 dead, BIO, Bush, Current Affairs, GIs, General, George W. Bush, Iraq, Iraq War, Middle East, Military, Miscellaneous, Political, Poll Results, Quagmire, Republican, cheney, conservative | 3 Comments »
