KATRINA BUSH'S FAULT

Katrina Bush, 81, of Plano, Texas was forced to lay-off 12 employees at her small orthodonic supply company this past week - which added to the 'biggest one-week surge in jobless claims in nearly a decade'.





"Hurricane Katrina triggered the biggest one-week surge in jobless claims in nearly a decade, and analysts warn that's probably just the beginning of the bad economic news ahead as the nation starts paying for the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history".

TO HELL WITH FUNDRAISING!

Hey, he's the one who fucked everything up...!




"Clinton launches withering attack on Bush"

Clinton said the Bush administration had decided to invade Iraq "virtually alone and before UN inspections were completed, with no real urgency, no evidence that there were weapons of mass destruction."

"What Americans need to understand is that ... every single day of the year, our government goes into the market and borrows money from other countries to finance Iraq, Afghanistan, Katrina, and our tax cuts," he said.

"We have never done this before. Never in the history of our republic have we ever financed a conflict, military conflict, by borrowing money from somewhere else."

Clinton added: "We depend on Japan, China, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and Korea primarily to basically loan us money every day of the year to cover my tax cut and these conflicts and Katrina. I don't think it makes any sense."





Ah, Come on, Mr. President, uh, I mean, Bill...let me go first this time...

“They’re Just Birds”

US Christian Right misfires again






. . . 'the penguin is only one'












“If ever the world needed reminding about the oddities of America's Christian Right, its espousal of the film March of the Penguins provides us with a perfect example”.

“...this French nature documentary - with its images of birds blinded by blizzards but still battling to protect their young affirms decent, traditional norms like monogamy, sacrifice and child-rearing...but, "Earth also has Bonobo chimps, whose jaw-dropping sexual athleticism would make Hugh Hefner blush; well-fed cats that cruelly toy with their prey; and praying mantises that eat their spouses”.

"surely the penguin is only one of God's works"





MARCH OF THE PENGUINS

IRANIANS ARE NOT BACKING DOWN

Why wouldn't they feel cocky and confident? They just gained a huge Shiite dominate ally just to their west...





“In an unyielding address before the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday afternoon, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran rebuffed attempts to rein in his country's nuclear program, railing against the United States as an aggressor and restating a compromise proposal that had already been rejected.

Mr. Ahmadinejad repeatedly stressed that Iran would not relinquish its "right to pursue peaceful nuclear energy" and accused the United States of bullying others and attempting to divide the world into "light and dark countries," repeatedly clenching his fist and jabbing his finger in the air for emphasis”.

"Every day they are threatening other nations with nuclear weapons, and they are never inspected," he said. He added that Western countries were "relying on their power and wealth to try to impose a climate of intimidation and injustice over the world," even while portraying themselves as defenders of freedom, democracy and human rights.”

"Mr. Ahmadinejad’s remarks during a visit to Turkey on Thursday caught Washington's attention. There he suggested Iran might share its nuclear technology with other Muslim nations.

Mr. Ahmadinejad said, "Iran is ready to transfer nuclear know-how to the Islamic countries due to their need." On Saturday, he asserted that "the quote was incomplete," but did not explain further".

TOTO PARTED THE CURTAIN

Very good editorial by Frank Rich. Exposes Bush as "Professor Marvel".



George Bush's agenda on Tuesday, 8/30/05, the day after Katrina's landfall, tells me all I need to know about the guy.




"The worst storm in our history proved perfect for exposing this president because in one big blast it illuminated all his failings: the rampant cronyism, the empty sloganeering of "compassionate conservatism," the lack of concern for the "underprivileged" his mother condescended to at the Astrodome, the reckless lack of planning for all government operations except tax cuts, the use of spin and photo-ops to camouflage failure and to substitute for action".

"If the era of Great Society big government is over, the era of big government for special interests is proving a fiasco. Especially when it's presided over by a self-styled C.E.O. with a consistent three-decade record of running private and public enterprises alike into a ditch".

INFLUENCE PEDDLING 101

Rod Paige, His Former Top Aides at Education Department Leaders Reunite As Consultants





By BEN FELLER
The Associated Press

Sep. 17, 2005 - Rod Paige and his former top aides at the Education Department have organized a consulting group to offer high-dollar advice on policies they helped create and later enforced, including the controversial No Child Left Behind Act.

Paige, who resigned as education secretary 10 months ago, has agreed to be chairman of New York-based Chartwell Education Group.

The firm, which has begun soliciting business, is seeking clients ranging from state school chiefs to foreign leaders.

It is not unusual for Washington officials to become consultants after leaving government. But this venture involves virtually an entire leadership team from President Bush's first term.

Cartoon Editorials

SOME LEAD, SOME

“more than 8 in 10 Americans are very or somewhat concerned that the $5 billion being spent each month on the war in Iraq is draining away money that could be used in the United States”



...Started out 8 out of 10 fell for it...now 8 out of 10 know better. For those 6 out of 10 of you who have jumped from one band wagon to the other,the 2 out of 10 of us who were right the whole time are not going to say, we told you so...but we did

BUSH'S 'NEW DEAL'

"deeply marred by cronyism and corruption".






"It's a given that the Bush administration, which tried to turn Iraq into a laboratory for conservative economic policies, will try the same thing on the Gulf Coast. The Heritage Foundation, which has surely been helping Karl Rove develop the administration's recovery plan, has already published a manifesto on post-Katrina policy".


Having that $300 billion Bush wasted in Iraq wouldn't be bad right about now.

YOU WANT SOME SALT ON THAT?

Oh man, I love this stuff! Clinton just can't give it up (hey, $300 million in 3 days why should he?) and all the Clinton-haters just can't go on. You gotta love it!

Clinton Global Initiative








“So there he was, on a hotel ballroom stage that had been made over to look something like the set of a daytime talk show, with deep-cushioned chairs that he and his guests - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain and King Abdullah II of Jordan - could sink into. As the host, Mr. Clinton concentrated on the four topics of the Clinton Global Initiative, as the conference was called: poverty, religious conflict, climate change and governing”.

CAN YOU ADD ONE MORE?

If 1 million people lost their homes in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, and it's not that many people, probably less than half that but we'll use 1 million for this example, can't we take the $200 billion George Bush has now promised and just give each of them $200,000 cash? Everyone could just go to Las Vegas or Los Angeles and put a $100,000 down on a condo and party like hell for a couple of years (and of course, look for a new job in the meantime) on the other 100 grand. And, as I said, it's probably closer to half that number of people, so you could party, and look for a job, for about 4 or 5 years.

I want in on that deal...

"COMING THROUGH THE DIRGE"

"Prepare Them For Their Rest"

Does George W. Bush inspire you when he reads someone else's speech to you?


If so, "build higher"...

At least it was nice to hear that he will have his cabinet do a "comprehensive review" of itself.

...He really isn't very good at reading.. ...He's damn good at throwing big sums of money at things that aren't going well, though...

OUR BRILLIANT LEADER

U.S. President George W. Bush writes a note to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during a Security Council meeting at the 2005 World Summit and 60th General Assembly of the United Nations in New York September 14, 2005


Bush "thinks" he needs a "bathroom break"? How stupid can one person possibly be?

Actually, I think he wants to meet Condi in the bathroom. Maybe we do have to have an investigation after all! (see previous post)

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IT AIN'T ALL BAD

With all the devastation and bad news coming out of Louisiana and Mississippi we can at least feel confident that Bush and his cronies have finally got Iraq under control.








Looks like Dubya has his girls under control, too, huh?

"Come on Daddy! Me and Jenna couldn't party like this in combat fatigues"!

‘PARED DOWN’? NO, PARED WAY UP!

You call this leadership?





Republicans Just Keep Stepping In it!

Asked if that meant the government was running at peak efficiency, Mr. DeLay said, "Yes, after 11 years of Republican majority we've pared it down pretty good."

Well, there’s the quote from the criminal, Tom ‘the bug man’ Delay, (I hope he likes how he looks in bright orange) about how wonderful republican leadership is. Now, I’ll give you the facts.

When Bill Clinton left office in 2001 federal spending was $1,863,000,000,000 (that’s 1.863 trillion for you republicans) and now, for FY05 which ends at the end of this month it will be $2,473,000,000,000 (2.473 trillion). That’s a 33% increase in four short years! What’s changed since that time? Fiscal conservative Democrat President Bill Clinton isn’t running the show anymore, that’s what!

We have a Republican Senate, a Republican House and a Republican president and spending has increased 33% in four years. That’s what phony conservatives (Republicans) consider ‘pared down’.

Of course no one should be surprised that Bush has sent federal spending skyrocketing; Reagan and Bush’s old man did the exact same thing. Bill Clinton on the other hand held federal spending to a mere 3.55% average annual increase over his entire 8 years in office. Oh, and did I mention that he had four HUGE consecutive budget surpluses?

Be careful to what and who you listen to and know your facts. Republicans don’t want you know the facts. They like the people to be ignorant; like their base.

REPOST - "NARAL, LET IT GO"

Here (starting at paragraph 3) is a "repost" of mine from August 12.

After reading a newspaper editorial the day before yesterday and hearing Alan Dershowitz say the exact same thing last night on Hardball, I will gladly take credit for being at the forefront of this ingenious political maneuver.

With the Senate Judiciary Committee now hearing testimony from 'Mannequin Man’, John Roberts, and with Sandra Day O’Connor’s seat soon to be filled, I say once again, let it go, do not stop Bush from filling the Supreme Court vacancies with people who will overturn Roe v. Wade. In fact, welcome it, steer the Republicans toward it, because with 65% of the country clearly against the overturning of a woman’s right to choose, we can finally get Republicans out of power and this country can get back to being great once again. LET IT GO!

From August 12th-Kool Aid Subliminal

NARAL, LET IT GO

OVERTURN ROE v. WADE

So the NARAL Pro-Choice America group gave in to pressure and is withdrawing its television ad that linked John Roberts to violent anti-abortion activists? That’s good.

We, the progressive, clear thinking segment of the population need to use our heads a little on this Supreme Court nominee of Bush’s. We need Roberts to be selected to take the place of Sandra Day-O’Connor and hope that he is that final vote in overturning Roe v. Wade.

Most people are under the mistaken assumption that overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade case would make abortion illegal in this country. It would not. Overturning Roe v. Wade would merely give the decision back to the states and that’s when Democrats and Independents can finally rid themselves of Republican control of government. State and federal.

Polls consistently show that Americans, by a 2 to 1 margin, support Roe v. Wade but you would never know that by what you hear on TV or radio or by reading the newspaper. The general impression is that the country is evenly divided on woman’s constitutional right to choose an abortion. That is a lie.

Please confirm John Roberts and please let him finally be that 5th vote in overturning Roe v. Wade.

Sure, Republicans will always have Mississippi, Alabama, Utah and probably Indiana, but who cares?

When the people of those purple states realize that ‘sis’ could go to prison (or worse) for something they currently feel should be a woman’s right, they will be forced to vote Republicans out of office and then the country can get back to prosperity and freedom.

So, let’s hope John Roberts gets selected to the Supreme Court and let’s hope he’s lying when he say’s he would respect the precedent of Roe v. Wade.

Go ahead, overturn it. Make my day!




http://www.pollingreport.com/abortion.htm

THE EPITOME OF REPUBLICANS

Oklahoma Senator is your typical Republican








Republican Senator Tom Coburn epitomizes what the Republican Party stands for in this country. He’s a goddamn phony hypocrite and by far one of the most divisive members of Congress!

At the opening of the confirmation hearings for John Roberts on Monday, Coburn became choked up and whimpered like baby when he said;

"A super-legislator body is not what the court was intended to be," Coburn said. "When I ponder our country and its greatness, its weakness, its potential, my heart aches for less divisiveness, less polarization, less finger-pointing, less bitterness, less mindless partisanship."

In reading his comments you obviously don't see the emotion he showed but as I said, he was whimpering like a baby. This man, Coburn, sounds like a compassionate man who has grown weary of all the divisiveness in government but he is the same man who has made the following public statements;

“I favor the death penalty for abortionists and other people who take life.”

“… The gay community has infiltrated the very centers of power in every area across this country, and they wield extreme power. ... That agenda is the greatest threat to our freedom that we face today. Why do you think we see the rationalization for abortion and multiple sexual partners? That’s a gay agenda.”

And the ‘kicker’ to all this? Oklahoma Republican Senator Tom Coburn, an MD, sterilized a woman in 1990 without her consent. He admitted to sterilizing her without her 'written' permission and lied about having her ‘oral’ permission. He also admitted to performing 'lot’s' of these sterilizations, even on minors. His stated reason, ‘Reducing the rolls of welfare queens’

Tom Coburn epitomizes Republicans; The Party of pathetic, shameless goddamn hypocrites!

THE FACTS ABOUT POVERTY

Another 'Family Values' republican,(you know, the phone-sex pervert) Bill O'Reilly, today on his radio program lied about poverty going down under Bush






The fact of the matter is, poverty has gone UP every year under George Bush while it went DOWN every year under Bill Clinton.

Republicans are liars and they can't win the arguments on their record so they lie to their sheep and the sheep are too ignorant to know better.

You learn the facts, and only the facts here.

Another lying republican, Rev. Joe Watkins, a Bush-Cheney '04 campaign adviser, appeared on CNN comparing poverty levels under Clinton and Bush and he totally misrepresented the facts. There is no comparison. In fact, there is no comparison in any statistic that has do with the economic well being of this country when it comes to Bush and Clinton. Bush is a miserable failure while things have NEVER been better economically than when Bill Clinton was leading this country.

Republicans have no shame. The vast majority of them are liars and you have to know your stuff (or read Kool Aid Subliminal)and call them on it when they repeat their bullshit. It's very easy to make fools of them when you know the facts.

"CNN contributor, talk radio host, and Bush-Cheney '04 campaign adviser Rev. Joe Watkins falsely claimed that the United States has experienced a "reduction" in poverty under President Bush. Misleadingly citing poverty statistics on the September 12 edition of CNN's Paula Zahn Now, Watkins stated that "under Bill Clinton, 15.1 percent of the population was poor; under President Bush, 12.7 percent of the population is poor. That's a reduction, that's a good thing." But the poverty rate declined every year Clinton was in office, from 15.1 percent when he took office in 1993 to a low of 11.3 percent in 2000; it has risen every year that Bush has been in office, from 11.7 percent in 2001 to 12.7 percent in 2004".

David Brock sure knows how to make them look like the lying fools they are!

CHIMP-IN-CHIEF