Posts from ‘January, 2006’

By itself, Sheehan’s shirt was a very passive form of protest, one that didn’t interfere with the president speaking or others seeing and hearing what he had to say.

Sheehan is becoming an embarrassment, which is a shame. She has developed a following and is letting others down.

It’s the kind of proposal to be expected from a hard-core, pro-corporate conservative. Deep in his heart, Bush doesn’t want government to do anything at all about providing health care services to those of modest or no means.

Saddam Hussein’s trial is playing out as a comedy of errors, looking more like a “MAD TV” skit than a dignified proceeding. The second judge to oversee this unseemly farce is contending with worse behavior than the first.
Saddam Hussein and his lawyers will boycott the next session of the deposed leader’s trial in Iraq to [...]

There’s probably some value in documenting what these social psychologists documented. Even so, this whole exercise strikes us as restating the obvious and saying, “Eureka!”

Will Massachusetts Sens. Ted Kennedy and John Kerry filibuster to block the upcoming Senate vote on Judge Samuel Alito’s Supreme Court nomination?
And, if this filibuster happens, will Senate Republicans, who are in the catbird seat every which way, launch the so-called nuclear option? It seems likely they will. If they do, the venerable filibuster [...]

. . . Which brings us to a hilarious review of the latest Bond film. Dr. Dave neither shakes nor stirs. What he does is emulsify this mish-mosh in his caustic-humor blender.

We’re sure Bush won’t get anywhere near this in his State of the Union address, which figures. What’s not understandable is why reporters aren’t all over him about it. It’s also hard to fathom why the American taxpaying public isn’t jumping up and down, demanding answers.

Quote: ““Why, the American people ask us, ‘are we considering a budget that is so out of step with our values and our priorities?’ The answer is the Republican culture of corruption . . .”

We’re pretty sure Rumsfeld is honestly telling it the way he sees it. And, we’ve got an idea why he’s so confident. . . .