Powerline Paul: The latest Fox News poll shows that President Bush’s approval rating has risen by 6 percentage points during the past three weeks. It now stands at a not so lofty but not dreadful 42 percent. 42 percent — even if it is true — is dreadful, historically speaking (see, example, Clinton’s approval ratings through out his eight year … Read More
Animals Hate Us
Swine flu, African bees, avian flu . . . that’s bad enough. But now we have to deal with communist killer squirrels? (Related thought: "Communist Killer Squirrels" would be a great name for a blog.)
Celebrity Voice Navigation Systems
I have a voice navigation system in my car. The woman’s voice is pleasant and anti-septic. And that suits me fine. She tells me to "turn left in 400 yards", and I do. And if I don’t, she tells me to turn around, or she figures out another way to get to my destination. It’s a nice relationship we have. … Read More
In Which I Actually Side With Religious Conservatives
I have had — and will continue to have — a lot of fun mocking religious conservatives who complain endlessly about their values being under attack, simply because (for example) the people at Walmart say "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas". They talk about the "secular agenda", as if the ultimate goal of "librels" is to remove God from all … Read More
Bush Lied
I’m talking now about the speech he gave yesterday. Bush said: The progress of the Iraqi forces is especially clear when the recent anti-terrorist operations in Tal Afar are compared with last year’s assault in Fallujah. In Fallujah, the assault was led by nine coalition battalions made up primarily of United States Marines and Army — with six Iraqi battalions … Read More
It Was 50 Years Ago Today…
…that Rosa Parks stayed sat in that bus seat. New York is doing something very nice: On Metropolitan Transportation Authority buses in New York City and Long Island, the seat behind the driver will be symbolically reserved for the late Parks, whose act of disobedience and subsequent arrest prompted a bus boycott and proved a major turning point in the … Read More
Bill O’Reilly Takes Credit For Low Gas Prices
Sweet Jesus, what a pompous blowhole. From a Fox News interview with Neil Cavuto, via Think Progress: O’REILLY: I have guys inside the five major oil companies – my father used to work for one of those oil companies by the way – who have told me that in those meetings they look for every way to jack up oil … Read More
Bush Declares War On Christmas
Like Walmart and Target, Bush is spitting on the idea of Christmas being about the birth of Jesus. His "Christmas" card this year make no mention of the word "Christmas" and merely says "best wishes for a holiday season of hope and happiness". The wingers (if they have any logical consistency) will go nuts.