Archive for the '2006 Election' Category

I think Global Warming is the answer!

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006

Take a gander at Dan Froomkin’s White House Briefing column is an overview of W’s year.
Please find the column at the Washington Post.

Are the rats turning on each other?

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

Washington Whispers from U.S.News and World Report states that Rove is losing face. It would be a shame for him to be known only for the first part of his W-given nickname. Thanks to Huffington Post for the heads up.

He should have kept the Crosley.

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

 I’m sure the Dems will love to start their reign with this mess still frozen in place. At the moment his 8-term run is not about to cut any ice with the Feds. Maybe the voters fell back on the $100,000 rule. Since his freezer allegedly held less than 100 large, he skates with them. […]

The long, National auction is over.

Saturday, December 9th, 2006

The American people are not as stupid or as craven as
Dick ‘n W think they are, but the people are on the
gullibility hook for their belief that a president could not possibly sacrifice the many for the wealthy few.
That belief disappeared on November 7th. 
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“Americans Back Price Negotiations On Medicare Drugs
By Christopher Lee
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, […]

Will they run again?

Saturday, December 9th, 2006

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Images: (McKinney) newcounterculture.com; (Santorum)readingtimes.com;
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The New York Times article and the AP article can be linked. Thanks to Huffington Post for Times heads-up.

Thug operatives do look alike.

Friday, December 8th, 2006

 “Straight Talk” John McCain must want everyone
to know he has learned that smear tactics work.
Please read the Raw Story piece about Johnny’s choice for his Campaign Manager, Terry Nelson, who helped produce the famous “Where the White Women At!” racist ad against Tennessee’s Harold Ford. That was just his latest known project. He’s been involved […]

The paper of record is the Racing Form.

Monday, December 4th, 2006

Arianna Huffington wrote:
“I’ve got some earth-shattering news to report from The New York Times: Hillary Clinton is thinking of running for president.
Okay, take a breath, because that’s not all. Apparently, according to the super-secret sources of Serious Political Reporter Patrick Healy, she’s even been having meetings with other Democrats to discuss her run.
Yes, that […]

If the good lord had wanted reliable election procedures, he would not have invented e-voting.

Monday, November 27th, 2006

The New York Times reports serious voting problems in 25 states. Brad’s Blog has been a source of warnings for many of the problems we see.
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Please find the New York Times article and a link to Brad’s Blog.
Image: (puzzle) uspuzzlehistory.com

The coming year promises to be a true test in the hallways of power.

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

“Hail to the chief
Dick Cheney’s mission to expand — or ‘restore’ –the powers of the presidency
By Charlie Savage, BOSTON Globe Staff | November 26, 2006
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — In July 1987, then-Representative Dick Cheney, the top Republican on the committee investigating the Iran-contra scandal, turned on his hearing room microphone and delivered, in […]

See perp walk! See, see, see! See suspects run! Run, run, run!

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

The Huffington Post reported the British Independent story which says MI-5 and Scotland Yard believe W’s minions nudging in the August, liquid bomb plot allowed suspects to escape.
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Images: (Scotand Yard) philsp.com; (W) infowars.com; (Abramoff) publicaffairsnews,com;(Rove) & (lieberman) flapsblog.com via static.flickr.com;

Dick ‘n W have their own rules which–through the use of copper bracelets–ward away Democracy and rationality.

Monday, November 20th, 2006

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Images: (Reid) bbcnews.net;(Cheney) quest.cjonline.com; (scrap) alibaba.com; (Pelosi) in New York Times via Matthew Cavanaugh European Press Photo Agency;
(Copper rolls) fcx.com

Please find the article here.

I leave the first paragraphs of certain stories because doing otherwise would lead me to think I were lying.

Saturday, November 18th, 2006

The New York Times
November 19, 2006
Reporters’ Notebook
Unlike Clinton, Bush Sees Hanoi in Bit of a Hurry
By DAVID E. SANGER and HELENE COOPER
HANOI, Vietnam, Sunday, Nov. 19 — President Bush likes speed golf and speed tourism — this is the man who did the treasures of Red Square in less than 20 minutes — but here […]