I’ve read the same paragraphs four times now, and I still can’t believe what I’m reading: WASHINGTON (AP) — Nonlethal weapons such as high-power microwave devices should be used on American citizens in crowd-control situations before they are used on the battlefield, the Air Force secretary said Tuesday. Domestic use would make it easier to avoid questions in the international … Read More
Quote Of The Day
Christopher Buckley (former speechwriter for Bush 41): Bob Woodward asked Bush 43 if he had consulted his father before invading Iraq. The son replied that he had consulted “a higher father.” That frisson you feel going up your spine is the realization that he meant it. And apparently the higher father said, “Go for it!” There are those of us … Read More
Bush Vows To Google Bin Laden
Satire at MSNBC: Sept. 12, 2006 – In a nationally televised speech today, President George W. Bush issued his most direct threat ever to Osama bin Laden, vowing to use the search engine Google to find the Al Qaeda terror leader. "Osama bin Laden, you can run, but you can’t hide," Bush said, with his trademark steely resolve. "Google will … Read More
On Bush’s Speech Last Night
This commentary in the New York Times nails it: Fending off the chaos that would almost certainly come with civil war would be a reason to stay the course, although it does not inspire the full-throated rhetoric about freedom that Mr. Bush offered last night. But the nation needs to hear a workable plan to stabilize a fractured, disintegrating country … Read More
Saddam: “We Will Crush Your Heads”
CNN: A Kurdish villager testified Tuesday that he fled an attack by Saddam Hussein’s forces 18 years ago, leaving behind his mother and two sisters. Years later, their identity cards were discovered in a mass grave, he said. "Congratulations! you are in a cage, Saddam," witness Ghafour Hassan Abdullah said as he stared at the ousted president. Hussein later lashed … Read More
Democrats To The Rescue
During the President’s speech yesterday, he made this startling boast. I learned a lot of lessons on 9/11, and one lesson is this: In order to protect this country, we will keep steady pressure, unrelenting pressure on al Qaeda and its associates. We will deny them safe haven; we will find them and we will bring them to justice. Steady, … Read More
Ironic Anniversary
Being the five-year anniversary of 9/11, we’re going to be hearing and seeing a lot of restropectives. But here’s a little factoid which you may not hear: as of today, the number of deaths of American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan has surpassed the number killed on 9/11/01. CNN reported this earlier in the week: As the fifth anniversary of … Read More
Bush’s Interview With Katie Couric
He said: "One of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror." Yup, I’m sure it is. Just like one of the hardest parts of my job is flying to the moon. Impossible, non-sensical things are always hard, Mr. President.
GOP Is Soft on Terrorism
Look at this list. It is funding needed to protect ourselves from terrorists. What’s your reaction to the items on this list — A waste of money, or worthwhile spending? Screen Checked Baggage: $91.1 million Screen Carry-On Baggage: $37.8 million Passenger Profiling: $10 million Screener Training: $5.3 million Screen Passengers (portals) and Document Scanners: $1 million Deploying Existing Technology to … Read More
ABC “Docudrama” Blames Clinton For 9/11
From Think Progress: On September 10 and 11, ABC will air a “docudrama” called “The Path to 9/11.” It was written by Cyrus Nowrasteh, who describes himself as “more of a libertarian than a strict conservative,” and is giving interviews to hard-right sites like FrontPageMag to promote the film. What will it say about President Clinton? Here’s Rush Limbaugh with … Read More
Lowry, By The Numbers
Rich Lowry in Townhall: [T]he American public is not yet ready to quit. A CNN poll in August found that 69 percent of Americans oppose withdrawing American troops by the end of the year… The CNN poll that Lowry refers to: "Do you think the U.S. should withdraw SOME troops from Iraq by the end of the year, or do … Read More
Can’t Hide The Truth
Bush kas launched a public relations offensive designed to convince you how swimmingly Iraq is, and how Iraq nay-sayers (which constitute two-thirds of all Americans) are a bunch of terrorist-kissing pansy appeasers. His problem, of course, is that facts impede the lies message that Bush is trying to convey. Here’s a screen capture from CNN earlier today. Bush is giving … Read More
Spoke Too Soon?
Last Friday: A U.S. military commander in Baghdad says significant progress is being made in reducing attacks against security forces and civilians in the Iraqi capital since a large-scale operation was launched several weeks ago. Army Colonel Robert Scurlock made the remarks during a teleconference from Baghdad. Over the weekend: BAGHDAD, Iraq — Gunmen and bombers claimed at least 69 … Read More
Terrorist Are Planning To Frappe Us
News of the weird: OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) – A West Virginia man claiming to be Osama Bin Laden led Ocean City Police on a high speed chase that ended in a crash. He then threatened officers with a blender.
Rove Misleads The American Public
This is the kind of thing that drives me batshit crazy: TOLEDO, Ohio — Presidential adviser Karl Rove criticized a federal judge’s order for an immediate end to the government’s warrantless surveillance program, saying Wednesday such a program might have prevented the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Rove said the government should be free to listen if al-Qaida is calling someone … Read More