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Final official 2005 california election results here. I sure am glad we’ve been made to pay $55 Million for this total void of future former governer Schwarzenegger’s leadership. Ah, just so you know who he is, there are ten photos of him on his california state page homepage. And one headshot of his wife.
Folks, that ain’t bipartisan opposition to Miers, that’s a fracturing and splintering republican party. Rush limbagh pondering early retirement (please do), because a listener accusing him of selling out to the bush administration… this is where the party turned ugly.
Technorati Tags: politics, supreme court
no, wait.. Vote for me!
You’re got to be kidding me. That’s the worst idea I’ve ever heard in my life. That shows a complete disregard for a honest attempt at any kind of human emotion or motive other than greed for power, money, and influence. ironic, but karlrove is right next to katrina in my technorati tags. Is that how this matter was decided? It sure looks like they didn’t really have any good intentions for this effort, so it’s gotta be something stupid like that.
“k-a-t-r-i-n-a… k-a-r-l-r-o-v-e… hey, that’s got the same kinds of letters! it’s even the same number of letters! Get turd blossom in here. Turd Blossom, I’m going to give you 200 billion dollars to spend on katrina recovery. Now, I want you to be sure to thank all of our supporters down in houston, so make sure most of it goes there. I think I have to go to the rest room, is that possible, Karl? Ok, good, follow me into the stall. Now, remind me how this ear piece works? Karl, quit lookin’ at my doodad. Can you stop talking so fast when you’re on the microphone in my ear? I have a hard time keeping up. It’s hard work. it’s hard work, Karl! ”
ahh, where’s my puppettime george w. when I need it?
Technorati Tags: disaster, failure, insane, karlrove, katrina, horrifying
Bush only “takes responsibility” because there are no consequences for doing so. I just saw this headline “Owners of flooded St. Rita’s Nursing Home charged with 34 counts of negligent homicide, Louisiana attorney general says.”… well, shouldn’t you charge Bush then, too? He says he takes responsibility for the failures of the response. He should have offered transit for those especially at risk for catastrophic events like this. He’s equally negligent, and therefore should be equally culpable for real, tangible consequences.
Technorati Tags: Bush responsibility, incompetent, politics, irresponsible, recall, recall election
Dear Mr. Cooley:
Thank you for writing to me regarding the President’s nomination of Judge John G. Roberts to serve on the United States Supreme Court.
Now that Judge Roberts is being considered for the position of Chief Justice, we must evaluate his nomination with even greater care and scrutiny. The Chief Justice has the greatest responsibility on the Court; therefore, we must ensure that he is dedicated to moving this great nation forward on a path of opportunity, equality and justice.
Without prejudging the nominee, I do believe that Judge Roberts’ record raises questions about his commitment to the right to privacy, protection of the environment, and other important issues. With so many rights and freedoms of the American people hanging in the balance, this Supreme Court nomination deserves a thorough and in depth evaluation.
If confirmed, Judge Roberts could take one of two paths: he could become an independent, non ideological Justice on the nation’s highest court, or he could join with the right wing bloc on the Court which has consistently voted to infringe upon a woman’s right to choose and the federal government’s ability to protect workers, the environment, and a family friendly workplace.
I certainly will only vote for a nominee who convinces me that he or she will protect and defend all our rights – including our right to privacy. Rest assured, I will hold Judge Roberts and whomever the President nominates as a replacement for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to these strict standards.Again, thank you for sharing your concerns with me. If you have a specific question for Judge Roberts, please visit my Senate website at http://www.boxer.senate.gov/ .
Barbara Boxer
United States Senator
Technorati Tags: politics, roberts nomination, supreme court
Time to ask George to bow out. There’s no more for him to do here. So many fiscal and human disasters prove to me, time after time, this man has no good intentions for our country, only a personal power grab. Any more greed for power can only be seen as preparation for a dictatorship. I have no confidence in him. Thank God CNN filed a legal suit to fight the white house ban on media coverage of the Katrina disaster. I think the white house only backed down because they don’t control the courts yet. If they did, there’d be nothing to stop them from controlling the media. File all the suits your want when they control the courts, you’ll lose every time, and then there will be no voice for the people. Just like north Korea. Or the Soviet Union. Or China.
Technorati Tags: politics, bush recall, recall, recall election
Personally, I think it’s insane to put an untested and unqualified judge into the chief justice position. I say, put one of the sitting supreme court justices in the chief justice seat. I don’t honestly care which one. Until you’re IN the supreme court, you shouldn’t be able to RUN the supreme court. You’ve got seven fully qualified candidates. Eight candidates if SDO backs out of retirement.
Contact Diane Feinstein
Contact Barbara Boxer
And tell them how you feel.
Technorati Tags: justice, supreme court
Paula Zahn+++
Ted Koppel++++++
http://www.crooksandliars.com/ – good coverage
Technorati Tags: katrina
I totally agree, Dave. Katrina seems like exactly the kind of thing the president should be ready to spring into action on, and what we get is guitar pluckin’ backstage. A classic george bush “What me worry?” moment. Nicely done.
Indeed, if the best bush can do is show up 5 days later and say “This is unacceptable”, and essentially wring his hands in a “shouldn’t someone do something about this? Gosh!” fashion, we’re in really big trouble if an UN-predictable emergency happens. Big trouble… dude, we’re totally fucked. Perhaps if we weren’t occupying our military and reserve military in a war sold on a giant pack of lies, we’d be able to put more boots on the ground faster.
Worst president ever. 
And then you get Dennis Hastert saying maybe we should really reconsider rebuilding New Orleans. Nice.
Let’s see.. Cost of fully funding the army corps of engineers’ new orleans levee maintenance programs: $27 million. Cost of only giving them less than $6 million: up to $100 Billion. I mean, that’s totally unacceptable. The corp or engineers is back tracking now so that they don’t lose all their funding in the future. Pretty smart, imo.
Seriously, this president is simply costing the country too much money, we should ask him to resign, now. He has no concept of listening to real experts, period. It’s like he’s in a dream world where everyone tells him what he wants, or he throws a tantrum and gets them fired, at best, and endangers their life at bad, or sends them into battle at worst. Meanwhile, our economy is shit, gas has never been more expensive, the ecology is violently attacking us because of us, and he makes these empty promises.
We don’t need talk, we need action. This man has no action for the common good. All his actions are calculations for increasing power for only himself and his cronies. Ask him to resign now. He’s irresponsible, and has his priorities in all the wrong places for our community.
Technorati Tags: politics, katrina
ok, deeje, here’s my political ideals in eight words.
drill down? Ok:
Trustworthy government:
- no nepotism
- no lying
- no hiding
- no treason
Streamlined Infrastructure:
- small government
- do more with less
- evolve or die
fiscal responsibility:
- control spending
- all contracts bid
- bombs are expensive
scientific method:
- God gave you a brain, use it, duh!
Technorati Tags: eightwords, politics
“I can describe what Republicans stand for in eight words, and the eight words are lower taxes, less government, strong defense and family values”
…snip…
I’ve been thinking about this article for weeks now, trying to think of my own “eight words”. While the original NYT article pointed out the weak response from Lakoff, the Blackfriars litmus test is also weak. The problem for Democrats is that they shouldn’t just be the opposite of what Republicans say… for example, Democrats want free markets too, and the values espoused in a family are no less evident for a committed gay couple raising children than for a committed straight couple. (And personally, I want lower taxes and less government.)I think the framing should be about identifying the real priorities. Here’s what I think the Republican party, as hijacked by the religious right and the neo-cons, is NOT about these days:
diplomacy first
fiscal responsibility
spousal rights
free expression
scientific method
I think I can describe the republican party in eight words:
ten print "nine eleven!"
twenty goto ten
run
Technorati Tags: politics, eightwords
President Bush requested $442 billion for defense for the budget year that begins October 1, excluding money to pay for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The House bill, like the Senate’s version, envisions creating a $50 billion fund for the conflicts for next year — but provides no money for it.
What? Is that coming out of their personal bank accounts?
quicktime video clip of Galloway at the senate. thanks, robotwisdom.com
“Senator, in everything I said about Iraq, I turned out to be right and you turned out to be wrong and 100,000 people paid with their lives; 1600 of them American soldiers sent to their deaths on a pack of lies; 15,000 of them wounded, many of them disabled forever on a pack of lies.
If the world had listened to Kofi Annan, whose dismissal you demanded, if the world had listened to President Chirac who you want to paint as some kind of corrupt traitor, if the world had listened to me and the anti-war movement in Britain, we would not be in the disaster that we are in today. Senator, this is the mother of all smokescreens. You are trying to divert attention from the crimes that you supported, from the theft of billions of dollars of Iraq’s wealth.
“Have a look at the real Oil-for-Food scandal. Have a look at the 14 months you were in charge of Baghdad, the first 14 months when $8.8 billion of Iraq’s wealth went missing on your watch. Have a look at Halliburton and other American corporations that stole not only Iraq’s money, but the money of the American taxpayer.
“Have a look at the oil that you didn’t even meter, that you were shipping out of the country and selling, the proceeds of which went who knows where? Have a look at the $800 million you gave to American military commanders to hand out around the country without even counting it or weighing it.
Dear Mr. cooley:
Thank you for contacting me about healthcare and benefits
for veterans. I appreciate hearing from you and welcome this
opportunity to respond.
I strongly believe that the Federal government must meet
the healthcare needs of our Nation’s veterans. During my tenure in
the Senate, I have continually supported increases in funding for
the Veterans’ Health Administration as well as the Veterans’
Benefits Administration.
As Ranking Member of the Senate Military Construction
and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Appropriations, I am
deeply troubled by President Bush’s Fiscal Year 2006 budget
request for the Department of Veterans Affairs. This budget
request assumes savings of over $1 billion by doubling
prescription drug co-payments. At the same time, this budget
imposes a $250 enrollment fee on hundreds of thousands of
veterans. Please know that I am opposed to the co-payments and
fees proposed by President Bush and I am working to see that they
are rejected in the Fiscal Year 2006 Military Construction and
Veteran Affairs Appropriation bill.
Once again, thank you for taking the time to write me. I
hope you will continue to keep in touch with me on issues of
importance to me. If you have any questions or comments, please
call my Washington, D.C. office at (202) 224-3841 or through my
website at http://feinstein.senate.gov.
