The Rose Parade Weighs In

Seen this morning while channel flipping:

Still a pathological liar alcoholic with delusions of grandeur, after all these years...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 — When President Bush is asked what he plans to do when he leaves office, he often replies curtly: “I don’t have that much time to think beyond my presidency” or “I’m going to sprint to the finish.”

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“I’ll give some speeches, just to replenish the ol’ coffers.” With assets that have been estimated as high as nearly $21 million, Mr. Bush added, “I don’t know what my dad gets — it’s more than 50-75” thousand dollars a speech, and “Clinton’s making a lot of money.”

(link goes to rest of article)

Is it just me who has these daydreams that, for the rest of his days after he leaves the trappings of the presidency, this man will be shunned by all good, right people? That he will be turned away at restaurants, receive response letters from the American Enterprise Institute (!) saying "we appreciate all you did during your terms, Mr. President, but our speaking calendar is booked for this season.." ? That no-one will return his calls? Who, to verbize a name, will Frost him? (And what a horrible, pointless, thankless, go-through-the-motions-for-nothing task that would be; I'll pass.)

Political Ouroboros, pt 2

In the end, indeed, it will be just George Bush and Osama Bin Laden who are for the continuation of the war in Iraq. Funny how things go 'round full circle.

Could we please hurry up and impeach? I'll take one for the team and blow him myself if I have to. (er.. maybe not. )

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Kucinich: "Is it time to impeach?"

Dennis Kucinich would like to know your opinion on whether it is now time to begin impeachment proceedings against the administration. Link goes to his video presentation and public forum where you may express yourself.


(I personally think this is a wonderful time to bring back the <BLINK></BLINK> tags and stick a big fat "YES" in them.)

Iraq / U.S. Civil War Countdown Clock

The congressional vote on the surge may have come and gone (or did it?) but it's still worth linking to this. The deadline is coming soon....

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Ad Nauseam

His primary rules were: never allow the public to cool off; never admit a fault or wrong; never concede that there may be some good in your enemy; never leave room for alternatives; never accept blame; concentrate on one enemy at a time and blame him for everything that goes wrong; people will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you repeat it frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it.

Remind you of somebody?

This was part of a report prepared by the Office of Strategic Services (proto-CIA) during WWII as a personality / psychological profile of Adolf Hitler.