Category: Politics

When Conservatives Have Lost Cokie Roberts

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They have jumped the shark, and when Cokie Roberts, whose shtick over the last 30 years has been to criticize Democrats for being….Democrats…says that Jon Voight’s ramblings suggesting that Obama has been “programmed” are, “cringe-worthy,” it means something.

Lou Dobbs broke the conservative barrier on TV, by getting thrown off the air for being too wingnutty, a first time I think that this has happened to a major media figure.

I think that the Republicans are crossing lines that are beginning to freak out the “very serious people” inside the beltway.

H/t The Washington Monthly

An Interesting Take on the Possibility as Tony Blair as EU President

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George Monbiot, at The Grauniad* says it all when he states that, “Making this ruthless liar EU president is a crazy plan. But I’ll be backing Blair.”

He is backing Blair because if he becomes EU President, he must necessarily work from his office in Brussels, and Belgium has acceded to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which means that, unlike in the US and the UK, they can indict him, arrest him, and ship him off to the Hague for trial:

Within the UK, there is no means of prosecuting Blair. In 2006 the law lords decided that the international crime of aggression has not been incorporated into domestic law. But, elsewhere in the world, it has been. In 2006 the professor of international law Philippe Sands warned that “Margaret Thatcher avoids certain countries as a result of the sinking of the Belgrano, and Blair would be advised to do likewise”.

I’m beginning to think that Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld should be made EU President too.

*According to the Wiki, The Guardian, formerly the Manchester Guardian in the UK. It’s nicknamed the Grauniad because of its penchant for typographical errors, “The nickname The Grauniad for the paper originated with the satirical magazine Private Eye. It came about because of its reputation for frequent and sometimes unintentionally amusing typographical errors, hence the popular myth that the paper once misspelled its own name on the page one masthead as The Gaurdian, though many recall the more inventive The Grauniad.”

Hannity Admits that He is Jon Stewart’s Bitch

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It appears that Jon Stewart is a super-being who is capable of doing things that violate the basic laws of this world, because he just forced Sean Hannity to admit that they were lying with the videos that he posted. (earlier post on this)

Sparta!!!!!!

H/t Pressing Issues

[Title changed after publication when I came up with a better one]

[Youtube taken down, replaced with a new one. Fox is apparently going after liberals who post clips from Fox with takedown notices.]

People to Whom You Should Consider Giving Money To

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The following congressmen, Ann Kirkpatrick, Harry Mitchell, Gabrielle Giffords, Dennis Moore, John Hall, Alan Grayson, Mark Schauer, Mike Arcuri, Steve Kagen, Jerry McNerney, Melissa Bean, Debbie Halvorson, Bill Foster, Tim Walz, Bill Owens, Carol Shea-Porter, Tim Bishop, Dina Titus, Mary Jo Kilroy, and Kurt Schrader all voted for healthcare reform and against the Stupak amendment, and they all have districts that imply a close election.

See this ActBlue link.

You can donate to them all at once at the link, or separately, as, for example, Grayson has already raised over $400,000 on act blue, and Melissa Bean is way too friendly with the banking industry, though she is good on other things.

Colsulting Services for Really Stupid People

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As Dave Barry would say, I am not making this up.

It appears that former Bush Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and former National Security Council Advisor Stephen Hadley have decided to open up a consulting firm .

Their specialty, “Strategic consulting,” since, I guess the strategy in Iraq worked so tremendously well.

In any case, attempting to look at RiceHadley.com gets the following, which, given the record of both Rice and Hadley, and of Bush’s Evil Minions™ generally, seems to be me to be a remarkably apropos statement.

Put a Fork in Frank Kratovil (DINO MD-1), He’s Done

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So, he has officially come out against healthcare reform:

Kratovil, a freshman Democrat from the Eastern Shore, ended months of uncertainty by announcing that he would vote against the House plan, which would extend health insurance to an estimated 36 million Americans who lack coverage. The Marylander, among the most vulnerable House members in the country in next year’s election, has long been skeptical of his party’s proposal but had left open the possibility of supporting it.

He already had a tough row to how, seeing as how Wayne Gilchrest’s endorsement won’t mean anything next time around, and now he’s going to discover that Harry S Truman’s old adage, “Given the choice between a Republican and someone who acts like a Republican, people will vote for the real Republican all the time,” is true.

What’s more, there was a lot of support from outside the district that will not be getting as a result of this decision.

If you are looking for where to put your time and money in the 2010 elections, look elsewhere.

I Say 72 Hours Before the “Stalin Show Trial” Type Recantation

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So, Republican Whip Eric Cantor (VA-7) has criticized Rush Limbaugh for his divisive languate:

“The Republican Party in its roots is a party of inclusion and we ought to be promoting that and making sure that voices are heard,” Cantor, of Virginia, said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt,” airing today.

Cantor, when asked about Limbaugh’s comments that “Adolf Hitler, like Barack Obama, also ruled by dictate” and his comparison of the administration’s health-care logo to a swastika, said his comparisons were wrong.

“Do I condone the mention of Hitler in any discussion about politics?” Cantor said. “No, I don’t, because obviously that is something that conjures up images that frankly are not, I think, very helpful.”

Mr. Cantor will be groveling at Rush Limbaugh’s feet before Monday evening, mark my words. We’ve seen this happen again, and again, and again, and again….

Obama Knifes Gays Again

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Not surprising, when he replaced the Gay friendly DNC chair (Howard Dean ) with yet another bible thumper (Tim Kaine)bible.

As I have said before, Barack Obama and His Stupid Minions™ are desperately afraid of offending homophobic bigots.

Well, the DNC was claiming that they sent those emails to folks in Maine, asking for support for Corzine in NJ, without any mention of the Hate Referendum in Maine by accident, but John Aravosis got a copy of an email sent to donors which proves that to be a lie.

Ironically enough, the email was from Andrew Tobias, who is the author of The Best Little Boy in the World, who later got involved in the comments section of the above thread, and blamed John for, “turning people against support of the Democrats,” ignoring Obama’s record on such things.

I think that it is absolutely clear now, between Donnie McClurkin, his reversals on DADT, inviting homophobes to offer prayers at the inauguration, and, of course, the disgraceful DOMA briefs that Barack Obama will do whatever is possible to avoid basic civil rights for gays.

I don’t know if it’s because he wants everyone to like him, and so does not want to offend anti-gay bigots (homophobia-phobia), or if he is homophobic himself.

It does not matter. There is a pattern here, and it’s not going to change.

Excerpt of email after the fold.

Email to donors:

1. An email went out asking activists to make calls to New Jersey. It was insensitive not to omit Mainers from that email. I apologize that no one thought to do that. I can’t imagine it could have cost No On One even a dozen votes, but I still wish someone would have thought of this in time to catch it. Mistake noted.

2. A different email went out to Mainers urging them to vote. As the only thing of substance anyone was voting on in Maine was Question One, and as Democratic activists vote our way, this was a small but positive effort to be helpful.

I would have liked to see that email discuss No One One directly, in case there may have been an email-enabled Organizing for America activist someplace in Maine who did NOT know where Maine Democrats stood on this issue. (Out of the country without Internet access until the night before the election?) But I’m told there was concern that advocating specifically for a ballot initiative, whether LGBT or otherwise, would set a precedent for every other ballot initiative. Bureaucracies are nervous about setting precedents.

Another Ad Served by Google™ Adsense™

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Yeah, I just saw this ad on my blog. (No link, not even if by clicking on it you cost them money, and send their money to me.)

I don’t know about you, but I’d really like to wipe the f%$#ing smirks off their f%$#ing faces.

Of course, then I look at the ineffectual wimpiness “eleventy dimensional chess” coming from the White House, and I lose all interest in doing anything.

In any case, please consider this to be a formal disavowal of the ad. I do not police my ads. They are separate from editorial.

This statement also applies to the Newt Gingrich newsletter advertisement, and all suchlike.

I figure that they waste their money here, and I’ll spent the wasted money on taking Sharon* out to dinner.

*Love of my life, light of the cosmos, she who must be obeyed, my wife.

The Rundown on Rahmbo

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Jane Hamshire has a rundown of Rahm Emanuel’s history, and it shows that now only is he on the wrong side of every issue on the merits, he also creates political disasters for the party.

It is very good reading, where she shows that he was on the wrong side of NAFTA, the Iraq war, healthcare, etc.

The money quote is:

Rahm doesn’t think about Democratic turnout. His reputation for “winning a Democratic majority” rests on his ability as a self-promoter to take credit for victories that happened in spite of him. The truth is that his “act more like Republicans” strategy just hasn’t worked out, and we’re getting whiffs of the disaster it spells for Democrats who follow it. [She is referring to Criegh Deeds frantic run away from national Democrats, as well as the poor showing of pro-War Dems in 2006]

Go read. This guy has a history of failing upward that rivals Dick Cheney’s.

Breaking: Bernard Kerik Pleads Guilty

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So, the man who Rudy Giuliani mentored to the position of New York City Police Commissioner has copped a plea deal, and pled guilty to on 8 counts, “two counts of tax fraud, one count of making a false statement on a loan application — the most serious — and five separate counts of making false statements to the federal government,” and is likely to be sentenced to 27 to 33 months.

The false statements are in connection to his statements to federal agents when he was being vetted to be head of DHS by Bush and His Evil Minions™.

Basically, he got a $¼ million in renovations for his apartment from a mob tied contractor that he later recommended for city business.

Basically, Giuliani’s right hand man was mobbed up.

This guy was pretty low level until Giuliani decided to smile on him, and it says something about Rudy’s judgment, and could, and should be an issue if he chooses to run for governor.

Jon Stewart on Election Coverage

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Have I mentioned lately that Jon Stewart is a F%$#ing Genius?

John Oliver: At that point, it will be clear that I’m changing the tone of my voice, to try and give the appearance of balance and genuine thought.

Jon Stewart: John, let me ask you then, will you be backing that up with genuine thought.

John Oliver: No, John. I’m not going to do that.