Another one bites the dust--now it's Mitt Romney (though under considerably different circumstances) who's suffering from one too many sips of the republican Kool-Aid (I'd link you to Newt Gingrich watching his chances fade like a Beatles concert t-shirt but he had the same chance I did of being the next President of the United States: zero.)
Seems Mitt is having his "I was against the war before I was for it" moment, and shock of all shocks, the traditional media is actually calling him on it. Living here in the Great Lakes state, I distinctly remember Mitt the native son saying the auto industry should be left to wither and die--and now the mother fucker is trying to take credit for its turnaround. Not that he had any chance here in Michigan anyway (we have't voted red in a Presidential election since '84, and Gov. Snyder's radical agenda has pretty much ensured that no Dems will vote for a republican in 2012, period), but still there's just too much of a paper trail on this one.
I'd wonder just what the hell he was thinking, but he's a republican and I've kind of figured out how that goes by now....
Peace,
emaycee
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Cantor can't, can he?
I've had the feeling pretty much from his emergence on the national scene that Eric Cantor had all the gravitas of a fly fart, and his call for spending offsets in return for federal aid to Joplin, MO in the aftermath of the massive tornado there (117 dead and counting) pretty much confirms that feeling. As much as they march lockstep, you can tell Cantor may have crashed into the walls of the loony bin with the blowback from his fellow republicans from Missouri. I mean, please--this is a disaster of huge proportions and the only thing the people of Joplin, MO need is for the government to step in and help them get back on their feet.
Cantor and his tea party entourage may suffer from Tin Man's disease ('No heart?" "No heart."), but I'd be willing to bet that a significant majority of the American people do not, especially in the face of such destruction and tragedy.
Peace,
emaycee
Cantor and his tea party entourage may suffer from Tin Man's disease ('No heart?" "No heart."), but I'd be willing to bet that a significant majority of the American people do not, especially in the face of such destruction and tragedy.
Peace,
emaycee
Expecting the worst, hoping for the best
Herein lies the pisser of being a Liberal Democrat:
I went to bed last night with a huge smile on my face--all was right with the electoral world. After the ass kicking that the 2010 elections gave us, last night's win by Kathy Hochul in NY-26, a hardcore republican district, was sweet as kisses from your sweetie. And though I couldn't stay up until late in the evening to savor the victory, I saw enough of the post-election Democratic chatter to hear that they were saying all the right things (i.e., Medicare, Medicare, Medicare).
And then I woke up this morning. And the first thought I had? How can we fuck this up? Because if there's a way, we'll find it (with friends like Steny, who needs republicans? and hey, what the fuck kind of name is Steny anyway?).
And then...we have the Senate vote on the Ryan plan to kill Medicare, and not one--not even Ben "I'm the most fucking worthless Dem in D.C." Nelson--votes for it. Go figure.
Look up bi-polar in the encyclopedia and I'm sure there'll be a picture of a Liberal Democrat somewhere in the piece.
Peace,
emaycee
I went to bed last night with a huge smile on my face--all was right with the electoral world. After the ass kicking that the 2010 elections gave us, last night's win by Kathy Hochul in NY-26, a hardcore republican district, was sweet as kisses from your sweetie. And though I couldn't stay up until late in the evening to savor the victory, I saw enough of the post-election Democratic chatter to hear that they were saying all the right things (i.e., Medicare, Medicare, Medicare).
And then I woke up this morning. And the first thought I had? How can we fuck this up? Because if there's a way, we'll find it (with friends like Steny, who needs republicans? and hey, what the fuck kind of name is Steny anyway?).
And then...we have the Senate vote on the Ryan plan to kill Medicare, and not one--not even Ben "I'm the most fucking worthless Dem in D.C." Nelson--votes for it. Go figure.
Look up bi-polar in the encyclopedia and I'm sure there'll be a picture of a Liberal Democrat somewhere in the piece.
Peace,
emaycee
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Waiting for a Superman
Have to say that AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has been a beacon of light for liberals and our values over the past couple of years, and his speech yesterday skewering republicans and warning Democrats of the union's independence was much needed. There should be consequences for the Ben Nelson's, Mary Landrieu's, and Heath Shuler's of our party.
Still, Digby has a nice piece on what it could mean, and Joan McCarter says a lot of the same things in the piece cited above. If labor unions are going to continue to financially and physically support Dems just because they're Dems they're going to continue to dilute their influence. Need to save the cash and time for those that support the Liberal/Progressive values. And spending more time and money on the grass roots candidates in cities and counties can pay big dividends down the road.
Peace,
emaycee
Still, Digby has a nice piece on what it could mean, and Joan McCarter says a lot of the same things in the piece cited above. If labor unions are going to continue to financially and physically support Dems just because they're Dems they're going to continue to dilute their influence. Need to save the cash and time for those that support the Liberal/Progressive values. And spending more time and money on the grass roots candidates in cities and counties can pay big dividends down the road.
Peace,
emaycee
Conventional idiots
The idea that conventional wisdom says it's impossible to do what Gov. Snyder has done in getting tax cuts for corporations passed while getting tax increases on the working people of Michigan, and that he has defied the odds in doing so is, in a nutshell, complete and total bullshit. He has an overwhelming majority in both of Michigan's houses, thanks to Citizen's United the republicans have unlimited corporate support financially, and in case anyone hasn't noticed, the poor and the middle class have been getting their ass kicked in the American class war since Bedtime for Bozo Reagan was in the White House. This is the republican agenda and Snyder has followed the playbook exactly the way he has been instructed to.
Wondering when Grover Norquist will be here to berate and the lead the charge against the Michigan republicans for raising taxes on working Michiganders. Wait a minute...no, I'm not. No taxes raised on corporations--no one to pay him for his troubles. The middle class and poor are such a drag!
Note: not a single Democrat in either of Michigan's Houses voted for Snyder's proposal. Bravo Michigan Democrats!
Got to give props to the Free Press and Brian Dickerson for both miraculously remembering that there is that little pesky problem we're having here in Michigan with jobs. The Free Press did it's usual puckering (they endorsed the mother fucker, after all) for Snyder's ass and his unique (so-called) proposals but did manage to give themselves a later do-over by noting that if Snyder's proposals don't create jobs fairly quickly he's probably toast. Dickerson acknowledges what those of us on the left have been screaming for months: this is little more than lipstick on trickle down theory (which didn't work), there's zero evidence that tax cuts for corporations result in more jobs, and that republican claims of this not being a tax cut for corporations are a fantasy. He basically, though, gives Snyder the benefit of the doubt on his proposals with the caveat that if they don't create jobs, Snyder is history. Brilliance!
On the bright side, the movement to recall Gov. Snyder has begun collecting petition signatures. Don't really think it has much of a chance of eventually removing him from office, but with it being concurrent with the Wisconsin Senate recall elections and the completion of gathering signatures to repeal the draconian anti-union laws recently passed in Ohio, it ought to make for a summer of reminding everyone how much republicans suck.
And that is a good thing.
Peace,
emaycee
Wondering when Grover Norquist will be here to berate and the lead the charge against the Michigan republicans for raising taxes on working Michiganders. Wait a minute...no, I'm not. No taxes raised on corporations--no one to pay him for his troubles. The middle class and poor are such a drag!
Note: not a single Democrat in either of Michigan's Houses voted for Snyder's proposal. Bravo Michigan Democrats!
Got to give props to the Free Press and Brian Dickerson for both miraculously remembering that there is that little pesky problem we're having here in Michigan with jobs. The Free Press did it's usual puckering (they endorsed the mother fucker, after all) for Snyder's ass and his unique (so-called) proposals but did manage to give themselves a later do-over by noting that if Snyder's proposals don't create jobs fairly quickly he's probably toast. Dickerson acknowledges what those of us on the left have been screaming for months: this is little more than lipstick on trickle down theory (which didn't work), there's zero evidence that tax cuts for corporations result in more jobs, and that republican claims of this not being a tax cut for corporations are a fantasy. He basically, though, gives Snyder the benefit of the doubt on his proposals with the caveat that if they don't create jobs, Snyder is history. Brilliance!
On the bright side, the movement to recall Gov. Snyder has begun collecting petition signatures. Don't really think it has much of a chance of eventually removing him from office, but with it being concurrent with the Wisconsin Senate recall elections and the completion of gathering signatures to repeal the draconian anti-union laws recently passed in Ohio, it ought to make for a summer of reminding everyone how much republicans suck.
And that is a good thing.
Peace,
emaycee
Letting the fox guard the henhouse
So Michigan has tumbled in income from wages (as has the rest of the country) and income from government programs has skyrocketed--and Tom Walsh thinks the best way to handle this is to turn to radical ideas like Gov. Snyder's just passed proposal to cut $1.8 billion in taxes from corporations and make the poor and middle class pay more in taxes.
Question 1: Isn't this basically giving more money to the bozos who got us into this mess? Question 2: Aren't these same bozos the ones who are currently reaping record profits but not hiring? Question 3: Isn't it more likely that giving less money to those who spend it, and giving more to those who don't, is going to increase even greater the amount of income in Michigan that comes from government programs? Question 4: What the motherfucking fuck?
You cannot make this shit up--swear to God, I'm beginning to believe the Gov. Snyder has put the "journalists" that work for the Free Press on the payroll of the state of Michigan. Either that or they are the simplest bastards this side of Pluto.
Peace,
emaycee
Question 1: Isn't this basically giving more money to the bozos who got us into this mess? Question 2: Aren't these same bozos the ones who are currently reaping record profits but not hiring? Question 3: Isn't it more likely that giving less money to those who spend it, and giving more to those who don't, is going to increase even greater the amount of income in Michigan that comes from government programs? Question 4: What the motherfucking fuck?
You cannot make this shit up--swear to God, I'm beginning to believe the Gov. Snyder has put the "journalists" that work for the Free Press on the payroll of the state of Michigan. Either that or they are the simplest bastards this side of Pluto.
Peace,
emaycee
Simple Simon met a pieman
I've written about this before, so no need to go into great detail, but Wonk from the Free Press has another one of his moronic columns comparing the budgets of government to those of a family. Apparently Wonk feels he has some sort of folksy charm (he absolutely does not) that can get those of us with a brain to overlook his simpleton views. Guess again, Wonk!
If anyone wants to know what's wrong with the whole process of government budgets, they need to look no further than columns such as this one. This whole idea of regular folks solving big problems works really well in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, but truthfully, America's budgetary problems require a lot more than the heartfelt conviction of Jefferson Smith. It requires the best and the brightest, and above all else, it requires honesty. And to pretend that government budgets are just like the family budget is the height of dishonesty.
Peace,
emaycee
If anyone wants to know what's wrong with the whole process of government budgets, they need to look no further than columns such as this one. This whole idea of regular folks solving big problems works really well in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, but truthfully, America's budgetary problems require a lot more than the heartfelt conviction of Jefferson Smith. It requires the best and the brightest, and above all else, it requires honesty. And to pretend that government budgets are just like the family budget is the height of dishonesty.
Peace,
emaycee
They call me Mister Pitts
Leonard Pitts absolutely nails this one--the only offense President Obama is guilty of is being black. The republicans, the tea party, and all their goofy ass offshoots are all particularly adept at being bigots but pushing the reverse discrimination angle so we're made to feel guilty for calling them bigots. Just because everything they do and say suggests they hate black people, doesn't mean they hate black people.
Yeah, right.
The only thing Mr. Pitts missed, though, was the sheer joy the rest of us get to enjoy for another four years--did I mention that Obama killed Osama?--while they storm about over how unfair it all is.
Good times.
Peace,
emaycee
Yeah, right.
The only thing Mr. Pitts missed, though, was the sheer joy the rest of us get to enjoy for another four years--did I mention that Obama killed Osama?--while they storm about over how unfair it all is.
Good times.
Peace,
emaycee
Preach it, Sister
This is probably going to be as effective as trying to catch a gunshot with your bare hand, but still I like the sentiment--Goldman Sachs gives about as much of a fuck what Sister Nash thinks as I do what any republicans thinks, but you have to admit she raises a valid point: CEOs are making three hundred times what their workers make and are they really worth it?
Anyone who has ever worked for a corporation (and isn't a first class ass kisser) probably can answer that one pretty easily.
No.
Peace,
emaycee
Anyone who has ever worked for a corporation (and isn't a first class ass kisser) probably can answer that one pretty easily.
No.
Peace,
emaycee
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Juggling lit TNT
This is what happens when you give republicans unlimited power--seems the lawmakers in Ohio have passed (though the bill has not been signed yet by Gov. Kasich) a bill that will allow people to carry guns into bars (I know, what with all their economic problems, this was a problem many Ohioans were waking up and wondering about every morning) joining Tennessee, Arizona, Georgia, and Virginia which have already passed similar bills.
When, do you suppose, will these states pass laws that allow smokers to keep puffing away while they're pumping gas into their cars?
Idiots, all.
Peace,
emaycee
When, do you suppose, will these states pass laws that allow smokers to keep puffing away while they're pumping gas into their cars?
Idiots, all.
Peace,
emaycee
It's hard to argue with stupid
...but somebody has to do it.
Seems old Nolan is already crafting--and failing at--the republican gameplan for defeating President Obama in 2012 (and good luck with that--did I mention he killed Osama bin Laden?) by "claiming" that the President's policies are choking economic growth here in America. As proof, old Nolan is trotting out those old republican bugaboos like the EPA and unions--oh my!--and berating Obama for picking on those red, white, and blue oil corporations.
Yawn.
If Finley truly believes this bullshit, he is truly an idiot. When it comes to elections, NOBODY gives a rat's ass about the EPA. Pretty sure all of the recall petitions in Wisconsin--as well as the weeks of protest--show how the American people feel about unions. And as for the oil companies...well $4 a gallon gas doesn't win corporations a lot of sympathy, and after the Great Recession the vast majority of Americans have lost all confidence and trust in corporations to look out for what's best for the American economy--hell, we trust corporations less than we trust politicians anymore.
But what's truly beyond comprehension is that Finley would be without a job if it wasn't for Obama. See, like me, old Nolan lives here in the great state of Michigan, and had Obama not bailed out the auto industry we'd be looking at 20% unemployment and an exodus not unlike the Jews leaving Egypt. Hard to imagine The Detroit News--which has struggled mightily financially--surviving that.
In brief: republicans are not part of the solution. They are part of the problem. Ergo, sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up so those of us who really want America to succeed economically can set about to seeing just that happen.
Peace,
emaycee
Seems old Nolan is already crafting--and failing at--the republican gameplan for defeating President Obama in 2012 (and good luck with that--did I mention he killed Osama bin Laden?) by "claiming" that the President's policies are choking economic growth here in America. As proof, old Nolan is trotting out those old republican bugaboos like the EPA and unions--oh my!--and berating Obama for picking on those red, white, and blue oil corporations.
Yawn.
If Finley truly believes this bullshit, he is truly an idiot. When it comes to elections, NOBODY gives a rat's ass about the EPA. Pretty sure all of the recall petitions in Wisconsin--as well as the weeks of protest--show how the American people feel about unions. And as for the oil companies...well $4 a gallon gas doesn't win corporations a lot of sympathy, and after the Great Recession the vast majority of Americans have lost all confidence and trust in corporations to look out for what's best for the American economy--hell, we trust corporations less than we trust politicians anymore.
But what's truly beyond comprehension is that Finley would be without a job if it wasn't for Obama. See, like me, old Nolan lives here in the great state of Michigan, and had Obama not bailed out the auto industry we'd be looking at 20% unemployment and an exodus not unlike the Jews leaving Egypt. Hard to imagine The Detroit News--which has struggled mightily financially--surviving that.
In brief: republicans are not part of the solution. They are part of the problem. Ergo, sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up so those of us who really want America to succeed economically can set about to seeing just that happen.
Peace,
emaycee
In an alternate universe
Seems one B.J. Jahn, the Des Moines (as in Iowa, of the Iowa caucuses, first in the nation for selecting our Presidential candidates) County republican co-chairman, feels the republicans have a "pretty strong field of candidates" despite Mike Huckabee's recent (and tremendously wise) announcement that he is not seeking the republican nomination for President.
What fucking planet, do you suppose, is Mr. Jahn talking about? Because it's certainly not Earth. Christ, I wouldn't trust most of those bozos to take care of the Beautiful Girl's cat when we go out of town for the weekend, and I don't even particularly like the fucking cat, let alone with the Presidency of the most powerful and influential nation on the face of this planet.
My theory: sheer delusionment. I think these goofy bastards have convinced themselves that Obama is the anti-Christ and the American people are going to turn out in droves to defeat him regardless of who they run against the President. I think they honestly feel the republican party is in sync with a vast majority of American voters.
Please, please, please, God, let them keep believing this. I'd really like to take back control of the House, too.
Peace,
emaycee
What fucking planet, do you suppose, is Mr. Jahn talking about? Because it's certainly not Earth. Christ, I wouldn't trust most of those bozos to take care of the Beautiful Girl's cat when we go out of town for the weekend, and I don't even particularly like the fucking cat, let alone with the Presidency of the most powerful and influential nation on the face of this planet.
My theory: sheer delusionment. I think these goofy bastards have convinced themselves that Obama is the anti-Christ and the American people are going to turn out in droves to defeat him regardless of who they run against the President. I think they honestly feel the republican party is in sync with a vast majority of American voters.
Please, please, please, God, let them keep believing this. I'd really like to take back control of the House, too.
Peace,
emaycee
You can't make this shit up
Apparently, 42 republican congressman have sent a letter to President Obama asking him to have his fellow Democrats cease and desist in calling the Ryan plan a plan to end Medicare as we know it--even though the plan is a plan to end Medicare as we know it. I mean, can you imagine the gall of those Democrats in pointing out the truth?
On the flip side, can anyone imagine the traditional media feeding frenzy had the Democrats ever tried anything like this?
Have the courage of your convictions, boys and girls--you'll lose even worse if you tell the American people they're wrong and look wishy-washy doing it.
Peace,
emaycee
On the flip side, can anyone imagine the traditional media feeding frenzy had the Democrats ever tried anything like this?
Have the courage of your convictions, boys and girls--you'll lose even worse if you tell the American people they're wrong and look wishy-washy doing it.
Peace,
emaycee
Monday, May 2, 2011
A little bit me, a little bit you
Hey, hey, we're the Monkees....
So little to cover, so much time...oops, reverse that....
How bad is your budget plan when even the blue dog leaning Free Press (they of the Gov. Snyder is a bold leader, or we endorsed him so we're stuck with him, take your pick) questions its effectiveness, basically calling it a scheme for the rich to get richer at the expense of the rest of America. Rep. Paul Ryan, your fifteen minutes of fame are just about over....
Susan Tompor tells us to watch out for goblins and ghouls--the S & P issued a negative outlook for the U. S. credit rating which could lead to an eventual downgrade, all because of that nasty little federal deficit. And don't we need to take the "federal budget by the horns" and fix that nasty little problem? Anybody remember how well financial analysts like Tompor predicted the economic crash of 2008? This guy does--and it's why he's not buying the bullshit. By the way, neither is Nobel Prize winner for Economics, Joseph Stiglitz--he suggests it may the worst move we can make, as evidenced by the the ill effects of austerity measures in Europe. Remember, boys and girls, NEVER trust a financial analyst--they're just like those traveling medicine shows in the Old West selling their "elixirs."
Brian Dickerson wonders who'll play fair when everyone feels cheated--and I continue to wonder how Dickerson ever got into Princeton (or wish that I had applied). Apparently social scientists who study dishonesty find a disproportionate amount of people who cheat feel they have been cheated themselves, and Dickerson is afraid that if we all feel cheated, no one will abide by the rules. I think I can honestly say that a good portion of us feel fucked over by our employers, but we continue to try to do a good job--for simple reasons such as respect and concern for our co-workers, and perhaps that we don't want (or our children) to sink to the level of our tormentors. It's called "class." Stupid is as stupid does, I guess.
Rochelle Riley continues her quest to go from respected liberal voice on the Free Press to idiotic buffoon a la Mitch Albom with her column on the release of President Obama's birth certificate. She claims it's Obama's fault...what the mother fucking fuck? Afraid not, ma'am--it's your fault. You and your traditional media colleagues who have spent the past two years giving voice to the birthers in the name of objectivity, instead of calling them the idiots they are in the name of truth and honor. Obama's a long way from perfect for this Liberal, but I think he handled this exceptionally well--if the traditional media had taken his cue and ignored the dimwits, a lot of time and wasted news space could have been saved for the issues really affecting America. Or even better, like these folks, have a little courage and call it what it is: racism.
And finally, with leadership--and analysis--like this, is it any wonder that we're fucked? It seems that Oakland County here in Michigan (my home county) is the silver lining for the state on the economic recovery and job creation front because our leaders "...have long been engaged in long-term fiscal planning, which helped them anticipate the downturn far earlier than most." Hell, our County Executive, republican L. Brooks Patterson, had a smile on his face which he claimed came from the good news he had to present. The good news? Oakland County's unemployment rate will be at 9.8% by the end of the year, and by 2013 (a fucking year and three-quarters from now) it will be at 9.1% as projected by a couple of University of Michigan economists. Holy Owl Shit, Batman--unemployment as low as 9%--that's some good fiscal planning there, yessiree. Have we completely lost our collective fucking minds? Since when is 9% unemployment a cause for rejoicing? How much fucking worse could it have been without such adept fiscal planning--10%? 11%? I mean, really--is this the republican plan for claiming success on job creation--letting us believe that somehow they've done good to keep it under 10%? For Christ's sake, you could not make this shit up--republicans are tuned into some planet in this universe, but earth it ain't.
Peace,
emaycee
So little to cover, so much time...oops, reverse that....
How bad is your budget plan when even the blue dog leaning Free Press (they of the Gov. Snyder is a bold leader, or we endorsed him so we're stuck with him, take your pick) questions its effectiveness, basically calling it a scheme for the rich to get richer at the expense of the rest of America. Rep. Paul Ryan, your fifteen minutes of fame are just about over....
Susan Tompor tells us to watch out for goblins and ghouls--the S & P issued a negative outlook for the U. S. credit rating which could lead to an eventual downgrade, all because of that nasty little federal deficit. And don't we need to take the "federal budget by the horns" and fix that nasty little problem? Anybody remember how well financial analysts like Tompor predicted the economic crash of 2008? This guy does--and it's why he's not buying the bullshit. By the way, neither is Nobel Prize winner for Economics, Joseph Stiglitz--he suggests it may the worst move we can make, as evidenced by the the ill effects of austerity measures in Europe. Remember, boys and girls, NEVER trust a financial analyst--they're just like those traveling medicine shows in the Old West selling their "elixirs."
Brian Dickerson wonders who'll play fair when everyone feels cheated--and I continue to wonder how Dickerson ever got into Princeton (or wish that I had applied). Apparently social scientists who study dishonesty find a disproportionate amount of people who cheat feel they have been cheated themselves, and Dickerson is afraid that if we all feel cheated, no one will abide by the rules. I think I can honestly say that a good portion of us feel fucked over by our employers, but we continue to try to do a good job--for simple reasons such as respect and concern for our co-workers, and perhaps that we don't want (or our children) to sink to the level of our tormentors. It's called "class." Stupid is as stupid does, I guess.
Rochelle Riley continues her quest to go from respected liberal voice on the Free Press to idiotic buffoon a la Mitch Albom with her column on the release of President Obama's birth certificate. She claims it's Obama's fault...what the mother fucking fuck? Afraid not, ma'am--it's your fault. You and your traditional media colleagues who have spent the past two years giving voice to the birthers in the name of objectivity, instead of calling them the idiots they are in the name of truth and honor. Obama's a long way from perfect for this Liberal, but I think he handled this exceptionally well--if the traditional media had taken his cue and ignored the dimwits, a lot of time and wasted news space could have been saved for the issues really affecting America. Or even better, like these folks, have a little courage and call it what it is: racism.
And finally, with leadership--and analysis--like this, is it any wonder that we're fucked? It seems that Oakland County here in Michigan (my home county) is the silver lining for the state on the economic recovery and job creation front because our leaders "...have long been engaged in long-term fiscal planning, which helped them anticipate the downturn far earlier than most." Hell, our County Executive, republican L. Brooks Patterson, had a smile on his face which he claimed came from the good news he had to present. The good news? Oakland County's unemployment rate will be at 9.8% by the end of the year, and by 2013 (a fucking year and three-quarters from now) it will be at 9.1% as projected by a couple of University of Michigan economists. Holy Owl Shit, Batman--unemployment as low as 9%--that's some good fiscal planning there, yessiree. Have we completely lost our collective fucking minds? Since when is 9% unemployment a cause for rejoicing? How much fucking worse could it have been without such adept fiscal planning--10%? 11%? I mean, really--is this the republican plan for claiming success on job creation--letting us believe that somehow they've done good to keep it under 10%? For Christ's sake, you could not make this shit up--republicans are tuned into some planet in this universe, but earth it ain't.
Peace,
emaycee
Hate to say I told you so, but I gotta
Welllllll....that didn't take long. As reported by Think Progress, the republicans are already doing their best to make sure that Obama--who did in a little more than two years what Bush the lesser couldn't do in seven--doesn't get the credit he so richly deserves. Hell, the mother fuckers actually think we planned it to help Obama's re-election chances (damn--did you know we were that good? I didn't).
And, of course, to go with the birthers, Andrew Brightfart is giving credence to the "deathers," a group of conservative numb nuts who think this is a conspiracy and bin Laden is still alive. Whoever first said truth is stranger than fiction was really onto something. Myself...I prefer to describe it as pathetic and disgusting.
If I wasn't so paranoid, I'd think the republican response was a plot to keep us from the real discussion we should be having: is it time to speed up the timetable for the troop withdrawl from the quagmire that is Afghanistan?
Peace,
emaycee
And, of course, to go with the birthers, Andrew Brightfart is giving credence to the "deathers," a group of conservative numb nuts who think this is a conspiracy and bin Laden is still alive. Whoever first said truth is stranger than fiction was really onto something. Myself...I prefer to describe it as pathetic and disgusting.
If I wasn't so paranoid, I'd think the republican response was a plot to keep us from the real discussion we should be having: is it time to speed up the timetable for the troop withdrawl from the quagmire that is Afghanistan?
Peace,
emaycee
Sunday, May 1, 2011
On the death of Osama bin Laden
What happens in the Middle East now? Does bin Laden become a martyr to their cause and spawn a new generation of terrorists? Is there an immediate retaliation? Or does it not matter as much as democracy grows in the Middle East? Or has the U. S. mission been more successful than we think thus making the response in the Arab world more muted? We'll soon find out.
Closer to home, how long before the republicans begin their campaign to denigrate the success of President Obama? My guess is tomorrow morning.
Patriots my ass.
Peace,
emaycee
Closer to home, how long before the republicans begin their campaign to denigrate the success of President Obama? My guess is tomorrow morning.
Patriots my ass.
Peace,
emaycee
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