Sunday, May 31, 2009

Yes. He Said It

It would be easy to dismiss G. Gordon Liddy if the only place he had to say these things were a street corner. Listen to the whole thing, but pay special attention to 33 seconds in:

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Saturday, May 30, 2009

On Sotomayor

I'm among those who have a problem with Sotomayor's statement about making better decisions that a white judge, a statement she has now backed away from. But the real point comes from Hilzoy:

I honestly don't know why so many people focus so much attention on their somewhat overwrought interpretations of one line in a speech and so little attention on ascertaining what kind of judge Sonia Sotomayor has been. Her decisions are not classified documents. They are public, and anyone can read them. Moreover, they plainly provide the best evidence of the kind of judge she will be.

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Sunday, May 10, 2009

What did the President know, and when did he know it?

Sound familiar? Can't wait for a repeat of that question in a Senate hearing room!

From today's Face the Nation:

SCHIEFFER: How much did President Bush know specifically about the methods that were being used? We know that you– and you have said– that you approved this…

CHENEY: Right.

SCHIEFFER: … somewhere down the line. Did President Bush know everything you knew?

CHENEY: I certainly, yes, have every reason to believe he knew — he knew a great deal about the program. He basically authorized it. I mean, this was a presidential-level decision. And the decision went to the president. He signed off on it.


Oh man, nothing has pulled back the curtain on the wizard better than this one. What does this mean: "He basically authorized it." ? If anyone doubted Dick was running the show for about seven of the eight years...

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Saturday, May 02, 2009

You don't need to be an economist to understand this!

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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Unfuckingbelievable!

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Monday, April 27, 2009

Washingtonpost.com needs pop music re-education

It wasn't the Beach Boys -- it was Ronny & The Daytonas.

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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Palling Around With Dictators











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Friday, April 17, 2009

Compare and Contrast



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Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Hit the reset button again Hillary!

I can't believe the White House is still referring to "reset" with Russia after Clinton's botched gag(me) gift of a red reset button whose Russian was misspelled.

I still don't get how they could have fucked that up. Do we not have any qualified Russian translators?

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Dissembling on Dope

Advice for the Prez: Don't try to be funny. You're not. At least when you're not scripted. The crack about marijuana during his virtual town hall masked what was a serious question about more than whether legalization would be a good economic move.

The truth: he doesn't want to deal with the politics of supporting legalization. This in the same week that Sec. Clinton told truth that the American market for drugs is behind the violence in Mexico. But that's only for one reason: The drugs are illegal.

It's time for the hypocrisy to stop and for some real conservatives to support an end to this government intrusion in our private lives.

Here's press sec Gibbs once again making a joke out of a serious question from Mark Knoller:

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