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DeLay Is Quitting Race and House

Representative Tom DeLay, the relentless Texan who helped lead House Republicans to power but became ensnared in a corruption scandal, has decided to leave Congress, House officials said Monday night. From New York Times Good bye and good riddance. The next majority you will preside over will be in prison

debt and stimulus

Bush supporters credit the President with cutting taxes (and, mumble mumble, boosting spending) in order to stimulate economic growth and dig us out of recession. “Works every time!” they say. Well, duh. Borrowing $1.9 trillion and injecting it into the economy should certainly provide some stimulus. The real question is: does the extra economic growth… Continue reading debt and stimulus

Kerry avoids all things tomato

From thesmokinggun

The Founders Never Imagined a Bush Administration

President Bush has given Commander-in-Chief Bush unlimited wartime authority. But the “war on terror” is more a metaphor than a fact. Terrorism is a method, not an ideology; terrorists are criminals, not warriors. No peace treaty can possibly bring an end to the fight against far-flung terrorists. The emergency powers of the president during this… Continue reading The Founders Never Imagined a Bush Administration

four questions for Bush

Now that Bush is actually facing the press in non-scripted environment, I thought it might point out some questions I’d like him to avoid answering. You have talk a lot about the need for cutting big government and reducing spending. If this is indeed you intention, why haven’t you submitted a balanced budget? In your… Continue reading four questions for Bush

Mrs. Cheney drinks Perrier

The Smoking Gun has the VP’s ridder.

Tom the Dancing Bug

From Salon. The really funny thing about it is that it isn’t funny at all. Now that’s irony done right.

In a Word…Incompetent

The single word most frequently associated with George W. Bush today is “incompetent,"and close behind are two other increasingly mentioned descriptors: "idiot” and “liar.” All three are mentioned far more often today than a year ago. From Pew Research Nice to see that the rest of the country is catching up to the opinion those… Continue reading In a Word…Incompetent

jynxyjoe wins argument with self

Watch as jynxyjoe carries out a scripted debate with himself. And wins. Joe has made it clear that he doesn’t want to debate me. Insult me? Sure. Respond to my posts by calling me a jackass? Sure. But actually carry out a mature discussion? No way. It should be easy to see why. Every time… Continue reading jynxyjoe wins argument with self

how to spot a baby conservative

Remember the whiny, insecure kid in nursery school, the one who always thought everyone was out to get him, and was always running to the teacher with complaints? Chances are he grew up to be a conservative. From How to spot a baby conservative While the study is kind of funny, the science behind it… Continue reading how to spot a baby conservative