The Monday ‘BushWhack’ing

Another start to another week in the beginning of another month… with the year coming quickly to an end…. I don’t know what I’m trying to say here…

• Venezuelan voters narrowly rejected President Hugo Chavez's wish to stand for re-election indefinitely… (this should end well…)
• The Larry Craig gay-sex scandal is NOT going away… 4 8 men have now come forward claiming they had “encounters” with Craig during his political career… (This is not going to go away any time soon, so the time for Craig to either acknowledge this or jump ship is fast approaching, so stay tuned…)
• republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is going to try to “reassure” voters about his Mormon faith. The gop “frontrunner” is expected to make a speech in Texas later this week regarding religious freedom and will bring up his Mormonism as some voters are (incorrectly I think) having an issue with a Mormon running for president. (I don’t like Romney, but it has NOTHING to do with his religion. A primary reason this country was founded was religious freedom, and to say that a certain religion shouldn’t be elected president is not only inane, but also hypocritical… especially since we currently have a man in the White House who said God told him to run for president. Call me silly, but I think the ONLY thing we should measure a politician by should be, I don’t know, their POLITICAL standings…)
• As they return today for a short session, many think that Congress will (supposedly) be very busy this month with bills, legislation or debate on taxes, Iraq war funds, farm subsidies and domestic wiretapping on the agenda… and “President” Bush wants Congress to finish things quickly… assumedly so he can get his ass to Crawford even earlier than usual. (this should be an interesting abbreviated session… some Democrats are finally starting to grow a pair and seem to be girding up for battles over some things, but I’ll be more convinced when I see it…)
• And have we mentioned? That the Food and Drug Administration is underfunded and understaffed? It’s true, and an advisory panel to the FDA has written a report that says the underfunding and understaffing is “putting U.S. consumers at risk” relating to food and drug safety… (This isn’t new… we heard about this a few weeks ago and— what’s that? That was the CPSC?? Oh right… well, with this administration we should all know that any department that doesn’t have anything to do with Iraq is going to be underfunded… how else would they pay for the war?)

The Weekly Rewind

EDITOR'S NOTE: I honestly don't know what happened... I posted TWR on Saturday... and it never materialized on the tubes... and it doesn't show up on Blogger... it's almost like (puts tinfoil hat on), someone took it... someone who doesn't like our views on politics.... hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Okay, another week has ended, so have a healthy portion of a thing we like to call; The Weekly Rewind.

Applaud: to the memory of former Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL). While his approach to politics may make you want to pull your hair out, piss you off or simply aggravate you, the man was an intelligent and compassionate (for some) man who many, in both parties, hold in high regard. Good luck in the next life sir…

Heckle: to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who I think is starting to truly lose it. He’s offering up a scolding of his fellow judges this week while defending his silence on the bench, saying; “My colleagues should shut up! I think that they should ask questions, but I don’t think that for judging, and for what we are doing, all those questions are necessary.” (Um… yes they are… you’re a fucking Supreme Court justice… one of the most powerful judges in the world, and you don’t think you should ask a lot of questions when hearing a case???? Get off the bench you dumbass…)

Applaud: to Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) for saying that he will act to impeach “President” Bush if he bombs Iran without the approval of congress. Said Biden; “The President has no authority to unilaterally attack Iran and if he does, as foreign relations committee chairman, I will move to impeach.” (Too bad no Democrat had those kinds of balls when the ramp-up to Iraq was happening… oh that’s right, it wasn’t an election year…)

Heckle: to blatantly pandering for votes. In the last few weeks, Mitt Romney has been trying to portray himself as a hard-liner on immigration, saying at this week’s debate, “[W]e should say if you’re here illegally, you should not be here.” That’s not a surprise, he is a republican after all. Yet in an interview on Tuesday with the Tampa Tribune editorial board he revealed; “I can tell you my inclination would be to say as many Cubans as want to come here should come in,” […] “In my opinion, the more (Cubans) the merrier.” (Huh… Now I’m sure his love of all things Cuban had nothing to do with him being in Florida, a state that just-so-happens to have a VERY STRONG Cuban-American community... yeah; no pandering there…)

Applaud: to former Bush White House COS Andrew Card (yes, you read that right, we’re applauding him). Earlier this week, conservative Tool-For-Life, CTFL, Karl Rove asserted that it was Congress that pushed the Bush(whacked) Administration into war with Iraq (give me a break)… but earlier this week, Card appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe and nicely discredited Rove’s argument, saying that it was the Democrats who pushed Bush into war, and that sometimes Rove’s “mouth gets ahead of his brain”… (Besides succinctly putting into words what a LOT of others have thought, Card’s comments show just how far Rove’s status has fallen. There was a time, not too long ago, that Rove was untouchable and teflon-coated. That time is gone…)

Heckle: to Ann Coulter. I could just as easily say it’s due on general principles alone, but I have to mention her suggestion that she should be the new White House press secretary for the last six months of Bush’s reign of terror term… ewwwwwww. I don’t think there’s enough disinfectant to clean out her stench after the six months is up…

Applaud: to Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE)… wow, we may achieve a record with the most applauds for republicans in one Rewind. Earlier this week Hagel addressed the Council on Foreign Relations, and called the Bush White House one of the most “incompetent” in history, saying; “I have to say this is one of the most arrogant, incompetent administrations I’ve ever seen or ever read about.” (Nicely said Chuck, succinctly put…)

Heckle: to mixed-messages… or in other words, republican strategy. When Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi traveled to Syria earlier this year, conservatives across the country berated her diplomatic efforts… but now, when “President” Bush welcomes Syria’s president with open arms and a hug, conservatives across the country praise the move… I would say more, but conservatives wouldn’t understand…

Applaud: to the news that a sixth republican senator announced they were stepping down this election cycle. This time coming in the form of one-time majority leader (my how the mighty have fallen) Trent Lott (r-MS), who announced this past Monday that he plans to resign before the end of the year… (good riddance…)

Heckle: to speaking before all the facts are in. It’s fairly well-known that violence has dropped a bit in Iraq this month, but US military commanders, along with other Iraq experts, are walking a fine line and have weary to begin declaring victory as Iraq is still “going nowhere” in political terms… but that hasn’t stopped cheerleaders John McCain (r-AZ) and Joe Lieberman (I r -CT), from declaring victory… the two of them are so blind by Bush’s spin and rhetoric, that any intelligent person is going to ignore anything and everything they say about the war… except the tools that continue voting for these empty shirts…

It's like a chess game...

In an example of strategic genius, Judiciary Committee Chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) declared yesterday that “President” Bush was in no way involved with the 9 US Attorney firings… as the White House has long maintained.

In that case... the pretense of Executive privilege is out the window, which means that Karl Rove, Josh Bolten, Sarah Taylor and her assistant Scott Jennings can no longer avoid giving their full and honest testimony… as well as turning over all documents relating to the firings.

At last! A Democrat is showing some balls…

Said Leahy;

“The president's lack of involvement in these firings — by his own account and that of many others — calls into question any claim of executive privilege.”

So Leahy is now free to order them to comply, immediately, with the Judiciary Committee's subpoenas or they will be held in contempt… legal contempt mind you, as they are held in personal contempt by an incredibly large number of people already…

From Leahy's website;

“I hereby rule that those claims are not legally valid to excuse current and former White House employees from appearing, testifying and producing documents related to this investigation. Accordingly, I direct Mr. Bolten, Mr. Rove, Ms. Taylor and Mr. Jennings to comply immediately with the Committees subpoenas by producing documents and testifying or face possible contempt citations.”

YES!

Now I realize that some people, myself included, have been asking why this wasn't done months ago when Subpoenas were issued on June 13th and July 26th.

I don’t have an answer for that… and as of right now, I honestly don’t care. It’s better late than never, and now we get to see how the White House will react to this news.

Your turn White House…

The Friday Presidential ‘BushWhack’ing

• It’s not news, it’s CNN with the banner headline; “Operatives gear up for below-the-belt sucker punches” (After reading the article, it seems the main point is that political ads can be vicious and the internet has expanded their reach... that’s some mighty-fine journalism work there Lou…)
• Rudy Giuliani says that the Poltico.com’s report on his accounting of security expenses while mayor of New York is a “hit job.” (Welcome to the world of politics Rudy…)
  Fred Thompson’s campaign released the first attack ad this week, aimed directly at Mitt Romney’s abortion stance and Mike Huckabee’s tax ideas…it has so-far fallen on deaf ears…
• Barack Obama had a hush-hush meeting with New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg this morning… and neither side is telling us what the meeting was about…
• Speaking of Obama, some campaign donations are under scrutiny for allegedly funneling funds to key primary states. Naturally his campaign says it complied with the law, but stay tuned…
• Hillary Clinton has a comfortable poll lead in Florida, with 51% of Democratic primary voters choosing her over the rest of the field, but some pundits think that may change after Iowa and New Hampshire have their say… (here we go again, giving WAY too much credit, credence, and backing to the voters in TWO states… when will we learn??)
• Mike Huckabee has the endorsement of Chuck Norris… uh-huh. I would say something snarky, but I don’t want Norris showing up at my door ready to give me a roundhouse kick…

The Thursday ‘BushWhack’ing

Another day closer to not only the end of the week, but the end of the month; where did November go?

• The gop presidential candidates staged their YouTube debate last night and, not surprisingly, it was a slug-fest between Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani… with a good dose of attacks towards Fred Thompson, Ron Paul and even Mike Huckabee thrown in for good measure…
• Things are getting a tad ridiculous… rumors are swirling around the internets that say Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is a “Muslim plant” and part of a conspiracy against America… wow, and I thought the accusations of Nancy Reagan using a Ouija board were surreal; this beats it…
• Earlier this week, former President Bill Clinton mentioned that he was against the Iraq war from the start… apparently confused as to which Clinton is running for president, this has caused conservatives to question his claims… (Last time I checked, Hillary was running for President, and not Bill; so this is news… why??)
• Sen. Chuck Hagel (r-NE) addressed the Council on Foreign Relations yesterday and said of the Bush White House; “I have to say this is one of the most arrogant, incompetent administrations I’ve ever seen or ever read about…” (I’m gonna say ouch for the administration. You know things are REALLY BAD when politicians within your own party start saying things like that…)
• And have we mentioned? That gop presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani expensed his affairs to the taxpayers of New York City? According to the Politico's Ben Smith, Giuliani “billed obscure city agencies for tens of thousands of dollars in security expenses amassed during the time when he was beginning an extramarital relationship with future wife Judith Nathan in the Hamptons…” (Nice… for a party that supposedly places family values on such a pedestal, isn’t it a wonder that one of the frontrunners for their nomination acted in such a way. If this was Bill Clinton, the republicans would have been like the villagers with Frankenstein’s monster, pitchforks and torches at the ready…)

Another one?

They’re falling like flies as yet another White House adviser is resigning. This time it’s director of the National Economic Council, the White House’s top economic adviser, Allan Hubbard, who resigned today and will be replaced by deputy Keith Hennessey.

This is the latest in a plethora of White House (and gop) departures that comes as “President” Bush winds-down his tenure in office. And considering that Hubbard’s resignation comes at a very difficult time for the country and, to a lesser-extent, the Bush(whacked) Administration.

The country is facing a crisis in the mortgage industry that has not only led to an increase in housing foreclosures but has triggered jittery global stock and currency markets… add to that the skyrocketing costs of Oil (for no other reason than Marie Osmond didn’t win Dancing with the Stars last night)… the economy is swirling the toilet.

And even looking beyond Hubbard’s departure from an economic view, a post I was reading on Daily Kos brought up an excellent point: After Karl Rove decided to leave the White House, an article in the Wall Street Journal (new motto: now with more Rupert) COS Joshua Bolten told senior aides that if they stayed past Labor Day (September) they would be obliged to remain through the end of the president's term in January 2009.

Um, don’t look now Josh, but that’s not happening...

Which leads to an interesting question; does Bolton have any real control in the White House? Or is this “ship” going along without a pilot or navigator? And if that’s the case, what the hell is going to happen between now and January 20, 2009?

The Wednesday ‘BushWhack’ing

It’s Wednesday, time for another dollop of political snark and information:

• Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf stepped down from his position as army chief today…(Riiiiiight… I’m sure he did…I’m sure he won’t have any control of the army now, uh-huh…)
• The gop presidential candidates have their YouTube debate tonight. I advise you watch, as I’m sure it’s going to be a good show, especially since all of them will be attacking each other and not the Democrats…
• Either there’s been some true and significant progress or it’s spin from the White House, but the Israelis and the Palestinians have agreed on a framework for peace talks… that’s great news, but for the White House to say that Bush is responsible is spin and not fact. What exactly did Bush do besides butchering names in an address?? If he actually did something, fine, let’s hear what he did… but if all you’re going to say is that Bush is the driving force behind the compromise; I ain’t buying it…
• Is it possible that some republican senators are growing some balls regarding Iraq???
• At the same time the republican presidential candidates are starting to get more aggressive with their party-opponents, the Democrats are doing the same. Primarily the war of words has been between Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama, but I have a feeling it will soon encompass all of the candidates… except Mike Gravel… who I think is still in the race…
• And have we mentioned? That “President” Bush is still WAY unpopular? It’s true; a new Pew Research poll shows Bush’s popularity at 30% (his previous low in this poll was 33% a few months ago) and, regardless of a gradual lessening of violence in Iraq, the American public remains “committed to bringing U.S. troops home.”

Fleeing the Ship…

With yesterday’s announcement of Sen. Trent “Lobbying is My Friend” Lott retiring before his term ends, another republican has decided to flee while the fleeing’s good.

Let’s review the plethora of republican and White House departures and the soon-to-depart; Donald Rumsfeld, Karl Rove, Tom DeLay, Larry Craig, Dennis Hastert, Fran Townsend, Karen Hughes, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, David Hobson, Ralph Regula, Tony Snow, Wan Kim, Deb Pryce, Chip Pickering, Richard Griffin, Alberto Gonzales, Trent Lott… I could go on, but the internet only has so much space…

Why are they all fleeing?? What about the good of the party? What about the rest of Bush’s reign of terror term?

Over the course of seven years, Bush, his cronies and much of the gop has trampled all over our Constitution, driven the US economy into the ground, threw our world standing into the toilet and got us involved in a misguided and mismanaged war that has cost us, as a nation, thousands of lives…

And republicans are running out of DC faster than you can say ‘indictment’.

Why? Is it possible that they know something we don’t, like the shit is going to hit the fan very soon and the USS gop is going under faster than XX’s career?

Stay tuned…

The Tuesday ‘BushWhack’ing

Another day closer to the end of another month… one question; where the Hell did November go??

• Hilarious headline of the day; “Bush’s Mideast Legacy on the Line at Peace Conference.” Um… one question, how can he have a legacy considering this is the FIRST time, in 7 plus years in office, that he has hosted a Mid-East conference? It’s certainly not based on his past dealings there; Afghanistan, Iraq, etc…
• The republican presidential candidates are starting to snipe at each like the Democrats as Mitt Romney sent a harsh message to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee by calling him a tax-raising, illegal immigrant-coddling liberal and then said that Huckabee is no Jack Kennedy Ronald Reagan… (but then again, neither is Romney… or Thompson… or Giuliani… as a Liberal, I believe that Ronald Reagan was one of a kind, and the gop needs to realize that and, instead of trying to find the next Reagan, should busy themselves with fixing their image from within…)
• Vice President Dick “President” Cheney is back at work after doctors used an electrical current to correct his irregular heartbeat… wow, talk about snark overload…
• He’s a former commanding general in Iraq, unable to get a fourth star and forced into retirement partly for his role in a prison scandal… she’s the speaker of the House., desperate to end a war that HE helped start… (Wow, this has the makings of a REALLY bad sitcom; someone call Fox and let them know we have a new show for them…)
• The United States and Iraq signed a plan for “bilateral relations”, meaning that the stage has been set for a ong-term presence of American troops in Iraq… (wow, I didn’t see that coming… it’s so hard to express sarcasm in the written form)
• And have we mentioned? That “President” Bush hosted (President) Gore at the White House yesterday? It’s true; Bush hosted Gore in honor of Gore’s Nobel Prize win. According to Gore, the two talked about global warming the entire meeting. No word if Gore used small words and lots of pictures in his conversation with Bush…

The Monday ‘BushWhack’ing

I trust we’ve all recovered from turkey-coma… and if you haven’t, this… won’t do it…

• And another one bites the dust as Sen. Trent Lott, (r-MS) intends to resign by the end of this year… all together now; ‘will the last republican out of DC please turn off the lights’…
• “President” Bush used his weekly radio address to rightfully give thanks to our troops serving around the globe…
• Illinois U.S. Rep. Danny Davis was pulled over early last Monday morning for “driving left of center”… did I mention Mr. Davis is black?
• Seven years into Bush’s term and the administration is hosting a Middle East conference today…
• And have we mentioned? That Nancy Nord, the acting chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, wasn’t around for Black Friday? We posted earlier this month that Nord has taken nearly 30 trips since coming on board and all of them were paid for by CPSC-regulated industries. Now it turns out that she, on the biggest shopping day of the year as consumers faced fears about Chinese-made toys, is traveling in Japan… (Sigh… I don’t know why anything done by people in this administration surprises me anymore – but it does…)

The Weekly Rewind

It’s that time again, no, no, no, not time to sit down to another full blown Thanksgiving dinner, I’m sure we are still all recovering from Thursday’s gastric distress ! No it’s time for another episode of The Weekly Rewind.

Applaud: Here’s to doing something instead of just talking about it. Former president Bill Clinton’s “eco-friendly” presidential library’s roof is now going green. Over the past two weeks, workers have been hoisting 90 species of plants and more than four truckloads of soil atop the library to provide insulation and capture rainwater that otherwise would just be wasted as runoff. Picnic on the roof anyone?

Applaud: For finally catching up to the rest of us. The number of economists forecasting the U.S. will slip into recession almost doubled over the last two months, according to a survey by the National Association for Business Economics. Thanks for getting in line with the rest of the American Public, we’ve been waiting for you.

Heckle: To the further weakening of the economy. The U.S. dollar has fallen to historic lows against both the euro and the yen as worries about the strength of the U.S. economy continue. The drop has been precipitated by the U.S. credit crisis, which has caused foreign investors to pull some of their investments out of U.S. markets and put them in other countries. I’m waiting for someone to tell me that this is good for the economy….I need a good laugh.

Heckle: To a reversal in crime statistics. The FBI released its hate crime statistics for 2006 showing an increase of 7.8 percent. The Southern Poverty Law Center says the FBI report is “severely flawed,” noting that Alabama reported only one hate crime in 2006, while Mississippi and Hawaii did not report any hate crimes at all. “In fact, the level of hate crimes in the United States is astoundingly high — more than 190,000 incidents per year.” What the hell happened to the reports coming out of the Justice Department stating that crime was being reduced across the board? Oh yeah, another adminstration fabrication….

Heckle: The truth hurts… While the violence in Baghdad declines, northern Iraq has become more violent than other regions as al-Qaida and other militants move there to avoid coalition operations elsewhere. “What you’re seeing is the enemy shifting,” Army Maj. Gen. Mark P. Hertling told reporters yesterday. I guess they are not as dumb as we thought they were…

Heckle: To more of the same. US contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan more than doubled from 2004 to 2006 to over 25 billion dollars but government oversight of the firms involved has slackened,” reports the Center for Public Integrity. Former Halliburton subsidiary KBR topped the list with more than $16 billion in U.S. contracts. When is this going to stop?

Applaud: To forward thinking. Fearing that President Bush would again use a Congressional recess to install executive branch appointees without Senate confirmation, Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) gaveled in a 30-second Senate session yesterday. “This is an exercise in protecting the Constitution and our constitutional process,” Webb said. It’s pretty sad that it had to come to this, but thank you Senator for taking a stand.

Heckle: To the effects of a weakened economy. Americans enter the holiday season in a dark mood, with economic worries, security fears and a lack of confidence in government fueling growing pessimism, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday. The number of Americans who believe the country is on the right track fell from 26 percent to 24 percent in the last month, with about two-thirds believing it is headed in the wrong direction. And this is a surprise to anyone?…. I thought not..

This one could be good or bad. The Supreme Court has agreed to review an appeals court decision that struck down a 31-year-old Washington D.C., ban on pistols. The court’s examination of the meaning of the Second Amendment for the first time in nearly 70 years carries broad implications for gun-control measures locally and across the country. Personally, I would like to see gun bans repealed and while we are at it, my home state of Illinois can get it’s head out of it’s ass and pass CCW legislation for law abiding citizens.

Applaud: To thinking outside the box. Two groups of scientists yesterday revealed that they “succeeded in turning human skin cells into cells that are very similar — but not identical — to embryonic stem cells.” Experts, however, cautioned that it is unclear whether the new cells will be as effective as conventional embryonic stem cells may prove to be against certain disease. Since the administration is so narrow minded when it comes to the benefits to be obtained from stem cells, let’s see if they can embrace this ‘end run’.

Well folks, that’s it for this week. It’s Thanksgiving weekend, time to have another helping of turkey, stuffing and whatever else filled your holiday table. Raise a glass to all that you are thankful for and don’t forget to say thanks to the people in your life who mean the most to you. I’m sure they would appreciate it.

Be good, stay informed….later.

The Wednesday ‘BushWhack’ing

Day before Thanksgiving…if you’re gonna be traveling, travel safe...

• The mud-slinging and name-calling for the Democratic presidential candidates is getting very nasty and, quite frankly, very childish…
• Former White House spokesman Scott McClellan’s book doesn’t come out until April, but as we mentioned yesterday, the excerpt is causing waves... odds of the administration throwing him under the bus are growing larger by the minute…
• Rudy Giuliani is being swift-boated by firefighters and 9/11-victim’s families…
• Trying to prevent “President” Bush from recess-appointing some executive branch nominees, the Senate Democrat’s offensive, in a pro-forma style, is working. Yesterday, Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) gaveled in a 30-second Senate session yesterday, saying; “This is an exercise in protecting the Constitution and our constitutional process.” About time the Democrats start showing some balls… just keep it up!!!
• David Obey (D-WI) and John Murtha (D-PA) pushed back the Bush(whacked) Administration claims that the Pentagon is going to run out of money soon because Congress failed to pass the war funding bill before the Thanksgiving recess… never mind that the $460 billion defense bill signed by Bush last week can pay for the wars…
• And have we mentioned? That Americans are not coming into the holiday season as happy campers? According to a Reuters/Zogby poll released today, the number of Americans that believe we’re on the right track fell dropped to 24% from last month’s 26%... add to that that two-thirds believe we’re headed in the wrong direction and you have a nervous nation... January 20, 2009 can NOT come soon enough..

Let the spin begin

One thing that conservatives never tire of is playing the politics of fear card… and even though there’s still a little less than a year until the presidential election, the Bush(whacked) Administration is at it again by claiming that al-Qaeda may target the presidential elections.

Did I mention they have absolutely no evidence or claim for that…

In the past it was Vice President Cheney or Spokesman Tony Snow spouting this, but this time it’s outgoing Homeland Security Adviser Frances Fragos Townsend.

Responding to a question, she told CNN that al Qaeda may target the presidential elections, saying there isn’t any “specific information,” but then added that “we know that Al Qaeda views these periods as being a particularly vulnerable period.”

Prepare yourself… as we get closer to the 2008 presidential election, look out for more claims that voting for Liberals will empower the terrorists.

The Tuesday ‘BushWhack’ing

Meh…

• Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan has written in memoirs and he, as written in a publisher-released excerpt, he implicates “President” Bush in the Valerie Plame scandal and was lied to about it by those above him… (Interesting turn of events, isn’t it? Stay tuned…)
• Global Warming has been doing a good job of staying out of the presidential race...
• New polling shows Fred Thompson’s (r-TN) ratings are sliding while Mitt Romney’s (r-MA) are spiking upwards in New Hampshire and John McCain (r-AZ) is pushing his national security “strength” as the reason people should vote for him in that state… (uh-huh…)
• And have we mentioned? That a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. has opened an investigation into the role of Blackwater security guards in the shooting deaths of 17 Iraqi citizens in September in Baghdad? As has the U.S. military, the FBI, and the Iraqi government are also investigating the shooting… (yeah, this should end well…)

The Monday ‘BushWhack’ing

It’s the beginning of a short week, so have a short ‘whack’ing:

• Fearful that “President” Bush will recess appoint nominees that , Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has scheduled “pro-forma” sessions that, essentially, keeps the Senate in session… Bush(whacked) Administration whining starts in five, four, three…
• Try to contain your shock, but another administration official has fled the sinking ship left; homeland security adviser Fran Townsend resigned her position today and cited no reason for her departure. I know I’ve said this many, many, many times before, but will the last administration official leaving DC please turn off the lights?
• And have we mentioned? That a survey by the National Association for Business Economics shows bad economic times ahead? It’s true, according to the survey, the number of economists that are forecasting the U.S. will slip into a recession has “almost doubled over the last two months.” Add to that the fact that the U.S. dollar has fallen to historic lows against the euro and the yen, and you have a nation worried about the strength of the U.S. economy… (And yet, the Bush loyalists continue to say that the economy is robust… which begs the question of what they HELL they are smoking…)