Comments on: Duct Tape Dave to the Rescue

By: W. Kiernan

W. Kiernan — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Actually I suspect y’all are going to hate me for saying this. But I had never read the entire list before, only heard, second-hand, the “duck tape” part; “duck tape”always sounds silly. Whereas the whole prescription, canned food and water and two or three first-aid boxes and all, is actually very good advice. Anyone caught in the Katrina flood who had laid aside a dozen supermarket jugs of distilled water was likely glad they did.

In fact Paulison’s check list is the single most intelligent thing I’ve ever heard out of any of the innumerable branches and organs of the all-embracing Secretariat for Homeland Security. Which sure ain’t sayin’ much, but seriously, you’ve got to admit a fireman is a big, big step up from a golfer.

Note however, that this fine emergency inventory isn’t government action, only government advice. A little social Darwinist engineering; those who can’t afford the visqueen get to inhale the toxins.

By: mandt

mandt — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Hiz Workin? Baharrraaaa, snark, het, het ,het lol M

By: Dan Whitworth

Dan Whitworth — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Having endured kidney stones numerous times over the last two decades, I used to say I wouldn’t wish them on my worst enemy. Then I read this today:

“Karl Rove, was on the disabled list for part of last week, working from home after being briefly hospitalized with painful kidney stones.”

Have some more calcium, Turd Blossom…!

Source: http://www.time.com/time/magaz.....81,00.html

By: DD

DD — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

coturnix: I like the latter. I think Rove is spending two cycles on Drownie so as to cement him as the scape goat and keep us talking about FEMA.
As long as we’re talking about FEMA we can’t talk about the Bush failure and then not Robert’s and especially not about Rove-leaked-the-name-of-an-agent-gate.

By: coturnix

coturnix — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I had the same feeling that Rove is either sick (apparently he was last week), or too worried for himself to care about managing the Bush image, or intentionally screwing up Bush in order to save his own skin.

Why is this haloscan center-aligned?

By: firedoglake

firedoglake — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I have never been anything more than Kobe’s typist. You know that, Loren :)

By: Loren

Loren — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Jane you are on a roll, or is Kobe coming up with all this stuff?

By: skippy

skippy — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

perhaps, jane, perhaps. i personally was never convinced of karl rove’s genius. imho, the rest of us had just been lulled to sleep by 30 year+ of being the biggest (and richest) kid in the sandbox, so we weren’t on our toes with weasel rove began to implement (or actually, only continued lee atwater’s) dirty tricks.

but the sentence “karl rove, who was always the brains of the operation, is so worried about whether he’s about to be indicted that he’s not at the top of his game” does my heart good.

By: Derelict

Derelict — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

What, you were expecting some form of preparedness for the $107 billion we’ve spent on Homeland Security? I think his message is brilliantly clear: No matter what happens, you’re on your own. All that tax money? Hahahahahahaha! Grow up! It’s Halliburton’s now!

Seriously, though–this guy’s other claim to qualification is that he handled the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. Some of us remember what a shining success that was–so good, in fact, that it cost Bush’s father Florida and the presidency.

Yep, Boy George sure can pick the winners.