Okay, well. It’s old news now that Alberto is resigning. I have nothing to say about that, other than it is waaaay too late. The thing about Gonzalez is that he should not have been there in the first place. He got the position because he was one of Bush’s boys back in Texas. It’s that cronyism thing…. again. Bush … Read More
Today’s GOP Sex Scandal
And it’s a doozy, ’cause it involves dead bodies: Three men in their 30s have been found dead in a residence owned by the former Executive Director of the Georgia Republican Party in Orlando, Florida. On Thursday morning a concerned friend of one of the men called the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities went to 2420 Hickory Oak Blvd. in … Read More
Just When I Start To Warm Up To Her…
…she goes and says something like this: "It’s a horrible prospect to ask yourself, ‘What if? What if?’ But if certain things happen between now and the election, particularly with respect to terrorism, that will automatically give the Republicans an advantage again, no matter how badly they have mishandled it, no matter how much more dangerous they have made the … Read More
More Like This Please
"Nice guy" Edwards goes on the offensive, and takes a subtle swipe at Hillary today in Hanover, NH: Real change starts with being honest — the system in Washington is rigged and our government is broken. It’s rigged by greedy corporate powers to protect corporate profits. It’s rigged by the very wealthy to ensure they become even wealthier. At the … Read More
Dept. Of Bad Excuses: Part II
So as you probably know by now, Florida State Rep. Bob Allen (R-Pervert) offered $20 to an undercover cop if the cop would accept a blowjob. This happened in a restroom in a public park. Upon arrest, Allen’s excuse was that the park was full of black men, and the guy in the bathroom stall next to him (the undercover … Read More
Making The Clinton White House Look Like A Nunnery
Jeff Gannon first came on the national radar in early 2005, as the White House reporter who asked softball questions of the President and the Press Secretary. Questions like: "Senate Democratic leaders have painted a very bleak picture of the U.S. economy. (Senate Minority Leader) Harry Reid was talking about soup lines. And (Senator) Hillary Clinton was talking about the … Read More
Daily Dispatches From The GOP “Moral Values” Hit Parade
Geez, it never ends. First, another one from Minnesota (on top of the one I mentioned yesteday): Tim Droogsma, a former press secretary to a U.S. senator and a Minnesota governor, was arrested Tuesday in a midafternoon prostitution sting on St. Paul’s East Side. He allegedly arranged a deal for sex from an undercover officer through Craig’s List, police spokesman … Read More
Connecting The Dots
Americans who give Bush a positive approval rating: 28% Americans who read zero books last year: 27% Coincidence?
Law-Breaking Pastor Calls On God To Smite His Accusers
Wiley S. Drake recently used Church letterhead — and his talk show broadcast directly from his First Southern Baptist Church of Buena Park, CA — to endorse Mike Huckabee for president. But some atheist jerks at Americans United for Separation of Church and State ratted him out to the IRS, who are now investigating the church’s tax-exempt status. How did … Read More
More Floats In The GOP “Moral Values” Parade
From Pam Spaulding: Case #1: Minnesota State Rep Mark Olsen. The co-sponsor of a (failed) state marriage amendment to ban gays and lesbians from marrying was convicted by a jury for domestic assault. Olsen cried before news cameras last year when he was charged — he allegedly shoved his wife to the ground several times. He was not sent to … Read More
White (House) Wedding
So Jenna Bush has announced her engagement. And Wonkette notices that Jenna (unlike her sister, NotJenna) has been looking a little — shall we say — wide around the waist lately. May 31, 2007: June 17, 2007: August 12, 2007 (Jenna, on the left, takes up most of the seat, yes?):
Somebody’s Lying
Alberto Gonzales (under oath), July 24: "When we got there, I would just say that Mr. Ashcroft did most of the talking. We were there maybe five minutes, five or six minutes. Mr. Ashcroft talked about the legal issues in a lucid form." Today’s Post: Then-Attorney General John D. Ashcroft was "feeble," "barely articulate" and "stressed" moments after a hospital … Read More
“The Little Guy” Myth
WaPo: Rove argues that Republicans win as activist reformers, in the tradition of Lincoln, McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. "We were founded as a reformist party," he said in our conversation this week, "not to be against something, but to help the little guy get ahead." The models he cites are 401(k)s and the mortgage interest deduction — government policies that … Read More
Your Local GOP
Sigh. Another day, another scandal: A Franklin County commissioner was arrested late Wednesday on charges of drug possession and assault after a 911 call was placed from a boat in the Pamlico Sound. Harry Foy is charged with one count of assault on a female, possessing less than half an once of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, said Dare … Read More
Stewart on Cheney
This is a treat. Even though it’s a comedy show, Stewart asks hard questions that nobody else seems to ask…. At the end, he refers to John Gibson, the Fox News wanker who played an audio of Jon Stewart on 9/20/01, the day The Daily Show returned on the air following the 9/11 attacks. Stewart was clearly shaken (as we … Read More