Monthly Archives: May 2008

I want to talk about bullies. Yes, we know that the GOP is run by and kept in power by bullies — from the blowhard at the business breakfast who, having listened to Limbaugh’s one-sided debates knows nothing of the … Continue reading →

A high level Bush “former aide” comes forward to Mike Allen to “emphatically” rebut Scott McClellan, when we know that a White House smear and discredit campaign is underway. Gee, why does that sound familiar? Oh yeah. I TOLD you … Continue reading →

From the BBC Rice defends Bush over Iraq claim US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has rejected claims from a former White House press aide that President George W Bush misled the US over the Iraq war. Ms Rice refused … Continue reading →

It’s rare that you get the nocturnal and diurnal Republican anvil chorus in a double-header, but yesterday was a masterwork of shame to the shameless. Once upon a time … Part i. In Which Doris Gets Her Oats Are they … Continue reading →

There were errors and omissions. These have been corrected. Please see the REVISED post, entitled, eerily enough: “A Tale of Two (Half) Witties — REVISED.“ “Keep, ancient hands, your storied pap!” cries she With silent lips. “Give me your tired, … Continue reading →

According to Senator Ted Stevens (Idiot, AK): … the Internet is not something that you just dump something on. It’s not a big truck. It’s a series of tubes. And if you don’t understand, those tubes can be filled and … Continue reading →

It is Memorial Day. Originally, it was Decoration Day. From Memorial Day dot org: … it’s difficult to prove conclusively the origins of the day. It is more likely that it had many separate beginnings; each of those towns and … Continue reading →

Go ahead: misconstrue the title. What I’m talking about is this: When you realize you’re in a hole, STOP DIGGING!!! This is known as “The First Rule of Holes” in politics, and Hillary seems NOT to understand it in the … Continue reading →

Don’t ask me: I didn’t MEAN to roll out of bed at four o’clock yesterday morning with a fever-dream imperative saying: YOU HAVE TO WRITE THIS … NOW! I didn’t mean to write a 5,002 word post delineating the collapse … Continue reading →

How well I remember it: when the alarms sounded, and the great whistle blew. Everyone knew what that soul-chilling blast meant — there had been a cave-in at the mine. Everyone in the little town of Truthiness knew the cold … Continue reading →

The sheer volume (in both senses) of political madness (don’t act dumb: you know EXACTLY what I’m talking about) sloughing from the earwaves into the soul of a badly soundbitten body politic mitigates against any medical advice from me. Best … Continue reading →