Quote for the day

“I know lots of stupid people who went to Ivy League schools.” Karl Rove. Yeah, we know.

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The Bush Legacy by David Horsey

What I love about David Horsey is the attention to detail. See the original in full here.

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They don’t give up power easily, do they?

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is in federal custody on corruption charges, a law enforcement official said Tuesday. Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris are charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and solicitation of bribery, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Northern District of Illinois. Federal [...]

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The Bailout Plan

I’ve been reading Jon Taplin’s blog about the proposed 700 billion bailout plan. One of his commenters asked, and I’m totally paraphrasing here, given the the complexity of the situation on Wall Street and the fact that the administration allowed our markets to get into the state they are currently in, why should we believe [...]

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Naomi Wolf: Sex Crimes in the Whitehouse

I like how Naomi Wolf always takes a subject that the average American may think is far removed from themselves and puts that subject in a context that is recognizable. I had a sense of déjà vu when I saw the photos that emerged in 2004 from Abu Ghraib prison. Even as the Bush administration [...]

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It’s almost like they want us to leave or something

It’s encouraging to know that it is the Iraqis themselves who may end this war and thus control their own destiny. Think about every justification you have ever heard about the war from George Bush. Those justifications are tremendously hollow when the liberated people don’t want you there. Iraq will not accept any security agreement [...]

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Do we stay the course?

I’m the type of person who worries a lot. If I have nothing to worry about, I assure you I will think of something to worry about. My worries are primarily comprised of rare happenings like terrorist attacks, plane crashes, car seat problems, medical mishaps, child abductions, exploding cell phones, re-useable plastic bottles — you [...]

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Defining Obama

From The Huffingtonpost: As a rule, Republicans appreciate the value in defining the Democratic presidential nominee, and the GOP is usually pretty good at it. In 2000, Al Gore, they said, was an “exaggerator.” This was not only effective, thanks to a quick embrace by the media, it was also part of a narrative — [...]

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BBC Finds Missing Iraq Billions

Remember how we lost (literally) billions of dollars in Iraq? This needs to be read in full so I have posted it in full. The link to the article is here. A BBC investigation estimates that around $23bn (£11.75bn) may have been lost, stolen or just not properly accounted for in Iraq. For the first [...]

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Everybody Knows

An interesting history of the Bush Administration with Leonard Cohen’s brilliant Everybody Knows as the soundtrack.

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Jeez, Can You Just Get on With It

Umm, we’re running out of time here before my boss leaves office. What’s the problem? Rice, Bush seek speedier Mideast peace process JERUSALEM – U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday she will ask Israel to remove more physical barriers erected in the West Bank as a bulwark against Palestinian militants. The Bush administration [...]

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Women and War

An often used argument for electing women leaders around the world is that women by their nature are not warmongers and that the world would be more peaceful if ruled by women. It is said women and mothers in particular better understand the value of life because they have the ability to give life. Yet [...]

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The Politics of War

Thanks to the New York Times, we now know that the Bush Administration has taken great care in fabricating a successful Iraq story by carefully manipulating the media. They trained former military officers who would be readily accepted by media outlets as “war analysts” to portray the constructed truth that the war was going well. [...]

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Richest Country Fails at Education

This is perhaps the most important news of the day. …a report was released showing that 17 of the nation’s 50 largest cities had high school graduation rates lower than 50 percent. But that is really quite a rosy picture if you live some select cities. The report found troubling data on the prospects of [...]

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Jewish Federation Shooter Denied Lawyer

Nearly two years ago Naveed Haq shot and killed Pamela Waechter at the Jewish Federation Center in Seattle. Today we learn that his interview with police after the shooting where he admits to the killing will be inadmissible because he requested a lawyer six times and was ignored each time. In addition, any evidence gathered [...]

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Bush Will Still Be a Jerk in Retirement

Apparently in the future we will be thanking God for George Bush, because if George says it then it must be true. As for his own legacy, Bush said: “I believe 50 years from now, people will look back at this period of time, and say, thank God the United States of America did not [...]

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Only We Can Blow Up Satellites

Ah yes, the U.S. is planning on blowing up a satellite. The Pentagon is considering whether to shoot down a failed spy satellite that could come crashing back to Earth by March, senior U.S. military officials said Thursday. But wasn’t it just one year ago that we condemned China for doing the same thing? China’s [...]

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The Bush Administration Coins a New Phrase: Reverse Surge

The worry is that if we leave Iraq now, all the benefit of the surge will have been squandered as a corresponding reverse surge from our enemy will diminish our gains. This is why Mr Gates signalled during his Baghdad visit that he favoured the idea that US troops should be held at pre-surge levels [...]

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Which Man Has Destroyed the Republican Party?

This man? Or this one? The cannibalism has already started with Bush, Rove, Rush, Coulter and Fox News all blaming the Republican Party’s inevitable demise on John McCain. Just turn on Fox news and you’ll see the blame game start. Do they think we’re idiots? Bush’s approval ratings for the last two years, the 2006 [...]

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Ethanol May Increase Global Warming

When Bush pushed Ethanol for the global warming that he doesn’t believe in, you knew something was up. Ethanol is made from corn, and agro-business is a immensely profitable industry. It seems a study has been published that argues Ethanol may actually increase global warming: The researchers said that past studies showing the benefits of [...]

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Adult Circumcision Doesn’t Reduce the Spread of AIDS

If you got circumcised as part of the Bush Administration’s push to prevent AIDS, then I have bad news for you: It doesn’t work! Sorry. Well, I kind of misspoke, it won’t work in preventing your female partner contracting it from you. But the expectations were challenged Sunday by a new study showing that male [...]

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Every Day 5 U.S. Soldiers Try to Kill Themselves

Every day, five U.S. soldiers try to kill themselves. Before the Iraq war began, that figure was less than one suicide attempt a day. The dramatic increase is revealed in new U.S. Army figures, which show 2,100 soldiers tried to commit suicide in 2007. “Suicide attempts are rising and have risen over the last five [...]

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Those Creepy Republicans

I never thought I could be weirded out by something more than Dick Cheney lurking in the bushes, but here it is. No, that whisper is not the Implied Observer, but who is it?

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Guilt By Association

I think this pretty much sums up Romney for me. Exit polls in Michigan suggest that Mitt Romney owes his primary election victory there to happy, loyal Republicans. The former Massachusetts governor dominated the six in 10 Republican primary voters who support the war in Iraq; the 53 percent who are happy with President Bush [...]

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