The U.S Attorney hiring/firing scandal was a big issue in the latter years of the Bush presidency. I blogged about it often. Basically, it was this: The Department of Justice hired and fired U.S. attorneys based not on their merit, but on political considerations, thus politicizing the DOJ. The Bush White House, and Karl Rove in particular, denied any involvement. … Read More
How Stupid Is Our National Discourse?
This stupid. Here is Fox New's Megyn Kelly talking to the White House's Bill Burton: Look, it's quite simple, Megyn. Is the White House asking people to write them with myths regarding healthcare? Yes. Will some of those emails contain the email addresses of other people (including the sender)? Of course. The White House has no control over what people … Read More
Photo Of The Day
I love this photo. It was taken at the NH protest when Obama held his town hall in Portsmouth. Click on it to embiggen. Now, obviously the guy in the middle is having fun at the expense of the others. But his sign ("We have NO idea what we're talking about", with arrows pointing to the protesters) really touches on … Read More
Cheney Calls Former President Bush A Wuss
Well, in so many words. Cheney's outspokenness since leaving office has not been reserved exclusively for President Obama or Democrats. He's now going after his own former boss as well. The Washington Post reports: In his first few months after leaving office, former vice president Richard B. Cheney threw himself into public combat against the "far left" agenda of the new commander … Read More
North Carolina Perspective On Obama
Perhaps some of my friends up north don't understand why I blog so often about the birthers. And that might be because the birther movement truly is fringe up north. But not here in North Carolina. According to a Public Policy Poll released yesterday, only 24% of self-identified Republican voters in North Carolina believe Barack Obama was born in the United States. … Read More
About That “Tree of Liberty”
This week, MSNBC got a live shot of of a man with a gun in a holster. He was not a law enforcement person; he's one of the protesters at an Obama town hall even in Portsmouth, NH. Chris Matthews later interviewed him. At the protest, the man had a sign saying "It is time to water the tree of … Read More
One More Scene From A Town Hall Meeting
Obama has a town hall meeting in Portsmouth New Hampshire today, and the nuts are out in full force. Get this: MSNBC this morning caught a live shot of a man with a gun in a holster. No, he is not a law enforcement person; he's one of the protesters. And the sign he's carrying? It's got that famous Jefferson … Read More
One More Scene From A Town Hall Meeting
Obama has a town hall meeting in Portsmouth New Hampshire today, and the nuts are out in full force. Get this: MSNBC this morning caught a live shot of a man with a gun in a holster. No, he is not a law enforcement person; he’s one of the protesters. And the sign he’s carrying? It’s got that famous Jefferson … Read More
Scenes From Yesterday’s (and Today’s) Town Hall Protests
And up in Alaska… And earlier today, at Spector's rally in Pennsylvania… And here's how Fox News' Megyn Kelly interpreted what you just saw: "And there you have it. An extraordinary showing out of Pennsylvania. As we watched for the past hour non-stop, an informed, articulate, and very concerned group of American people take their questions directly to their elected … Read More
Palin Makes Sense (Sort Of) In Her Follow-up Facebook Post
Hey, I can give credit where credit is due. Here's what she wrote yesterday: "There are many disturbing details in the current bill that Washington is trying to rush through Congress, but we must stick to a discussion of the issues and not get sidetracked by tactics that can be accused of leading to intimidation or harassment….. Such tactics diminish … Read More
Making The Rounds
I've seen varients of this before. Apparently, it is making a resurgance: Thoughts From A Conservative Idiot This morning I was awoken by my alarm clock powered by electricity generated by the public power monopoly regulated by the U.S. Department of Energy. I then took a shower in the clean water provided by a municipal water utility. After that, I … Read More
Conservative Reponse To Palin’s “Death Panel” Comment
Mostly, they think she's crazy. On "Meet the Press" this morning, David Brooks called Palin's attack "crazy," adding that "the crazies are attacking the plan because it will cut off granny. That is simply not true, that simply is not going to happen." Similarly, Rep. Jack Kingston (R) of Georgia, who no one has ever considered a moderate, told Bill … Read More
Sarah “Quit Making Things Up And Leave My Son Alone” Palin Makes Things Up, Using Her Son As An Example
Here's part what the former governor wrote on her Facebook page yesterday: As more Americans delve into the disturbing details of the nationalized health care plan that the current administration is rushing through Congress, our collective jaw is dropping, and we're saying not just no, but hell no! The Democrats promise that a government health care system will reduce the … Read More
The Birther Theme Song
I don't think there's a single lyric in here which hasn't been disproven repeatedly: Fitting that it's a country song, too….
Worth Quoting
Josh Marshall reflecting on the "Obama health care = Nazi Germany" comparisons: Most significant here is not the right-wing liars and demagogues making this stuff up but the fact that they've convinced a significant number of their followers that this stuff is true. That's a very dangerous situation. We should also keep in mind that the birther-mania, as comical as … Read More