The Tuesday ‘BushWhack’ing

Breaking News: The United States Congress has just voted to censure President Bush…

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April fool! But wouldn’t it be sweet if it were true? Anyhow, enough April Fool’s nonsense, here’s your daily ‘BushWhack’ing:

• Like they did two years ago when gasoline and oil prices spiked, Big Oil is appearing before Congress again today… and, also like last time, absolutely nothing will be said and absolutely nothing will be done. Can we say; pageantry?
• While the Senate isn’t voting on any censuring or impeachment measures, they are working on a homeowner relief bill which, naturally, republicans are against and are helping to stall … (apparently to them it’s ok to protect a financial institution, but NOT a citizen of this country… there’s something fundamentally wrong with that…). The bill would allow bankruptcy judges to reset mortgages on primary residences, would provide $4 billion for local communities to buy and refurbish foreclosed properties, provide $200 million for counseling to help homeowners avoid foreclosure as well as give tax breaks for the homebuilding industry… stay tuned.
• According to a new survey of more than 2,000 U.S. doctors, 59% of doctors support legislation that would establish a national health insurance program,, which is a sharp spike upward from the 49% in 2002…
• Inane CNN headline of the day; “McCain to recall his high school years” (What?)
• “President” Bush is barely one day into his overseas trip and he’s already making waves as he maintained that a planned missile defense system in Eastern Europe would not pose a threat to Russia, who has concerns that the U.S. might use interceptor missiles for offensive purposes… (come on now Russia, if Bush says it’s safe, he would be the one to know right… Right? Helloooooooo?? Anyhow, while I wouldn’t trust a word that crossed Bush’s mouth, I’m not exactly sure where Russia gets the idea that they are in charge of Eastern Europe?)
• Ooooooo, Chelsea got another Monica question…
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) says that “President” Bush should boycott the opening ceremony of this summer’s China Olympics and follow decisions by French President Nicolas Sarkozy (who has said he may skip the opening ceremony), German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Britain's Prince Charles who have already declared that they would not attend the opening ceremony…
• Michigan and Florida just won’t go away…
• Because we haven’t mentioned them yet, here’s today’s superfluous mention of Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton…
• And have we mentioned? That the Pentagon is grossly over-budget? A new GAO report not only shows that the Pentagon's biggest weapons systems (including ships, aircraft and satellites) are years behind schedule but also billions of dollars over budget to the tune of $1.6 trillion… that’s trillion with a ‘t’, which rhymes with ‘p’ and that… never mind. So what will be done you ask? It’s the Bush(whacked) Administration, so expect a plan to fix the problem shortly… and by shortly I mean never…