Fitz!

Gimme some Karl, Fitz!

Democratic response:

Live by the sword, die by the sword.

LAMPSON
LAMPSON
LAMPSON

just in the NICK of time!!!

“I think I could have won this seat but it would have been nasty. It would have cost a fortune to do it,†DeLay said in an interview with Fox News on Tuesdayâ€

repugs.strategy.cut and run.

DFA has some good snark bashing Tommy’s cover story by calling him too chicken to run, and also running a fundraiser where they’ll send him a rubber chicken for every $50 donation. (You can sign the accompanying card for free!)

I guess America doesn’t have to get used to a permanent GOP majority after all, eh Tom? So far we’ve seen Tom DeLay and Trent Lott pushed out of office in shame. Great track record for the GOP. It surely is not the cream that rises to the top in that party.

(Oops, I meant Lott was pushed out of his leadership position, obviously he’s still in the Senate.)

Bwahahahahahahaha!

REPOST OF GOP FITZ SPOOF FROM BELOW

Chicago Tom — We’ve already seen the Barbara Comstock minion special funny in a previous thread. It’s untrue, but a nice try nonetheless.

Holy cow, gosh-o-golly this is fun.

Oh — and if you are trying to mimic one of our regular poster’s name — don’t. That sort of thing can get your ass banned. Just FYI.

Typical bully behavior: run the schoolyard like your own private gulag, but as soon as the Boys’ Vice-Principal carries you off to “detention” by the scruff of your collar – start crying and play the victim.

Yeah. That really works well.

Redshift,
Do you think DFA was inspired by Redd’s rubber stamp campaign.
When I was in college, politcal pranks were the norm and they were like the rubber stamps and the rubber chickens, witty and illustrative.
I missed tha when politics got so nasty. So, thank you Christy and Jim (Dean) for bringing some light hearted, yet pointed, pranksterism back into politics.

mwwwwahhhhhhhhhhh

Score for The Democrats’ and Soros’ Hit List: Tom Delay

We knew it was coming. We shouldn’t be surprised. The left owns Earl, they own the media, and Delay was number one on their list. Indicted on a campaign financing scheme? Who knows more about campaign finance then good ole NY Senator Boss Clinton.
Democrat Ronnie Earl is a Democratic fundraiser…….

http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad…..her_f.html

But seriously, folks, it looks like Karl Roverer (that is his real name) is going down). Fitz knew the leaker almost immediately. Would have indicted Rove before the election had the so-called “librul” media not obstructed.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/040306Z.shtml

Fitzgerald Knew Identity of Leaker From Start
By Jason Leopold
t r u t h o u t | Report

Monday 03 April 2006

The special counsel appointed in late December 2003 to investigate the leak of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson found out the identity of the Bush administration official who disclosed her undercover status to syndicated columnist Robert Novak just two months after the probe began.

But in early February 2004, a month after he started the investigation, Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald shifted gears and started to build a perjury and obstruction of justice case against White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove and Vice President Dick Cheney’s former Chief of Staff I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby according to several attorneys close to the investigation.

That month, Justice Department investigators working on the leak case approached a senior official in the Office of Vice President Dick Cheney who had been identified by witnesses as having played a major role in the Plame Wilson leak.

The Bush administration official was given an ultimatum: either cooperate with the special counsel’s probe or face criminal charges for his involvement in the leak, attorneys close to the case said.

The senior official decided to cooperate with the investigation and told Fitzgerald that Libby and Rove spoke to reporters about Plame Wilson, the attorneys said.

The official has been identified by attorneys and four current and former White House officials as John Hannah, a senior national security aide on loan to Vice President Dick Cheney from then-Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs John Bolton.

Hannah worked with Libby on the issue of weapons of mass destruction as part of an informal team known as the “White House Iraq Group.” Hannah told friends last year that he was worried he might be implicated by the investigation, according to a report in the Washington Post.

THE ARTICLE CONTINUES, USE LINK

From Daou’s Red State blurb:

We owe Tom DeLay thanks in large part for the fact that this IS a Republican Congress, and we should treat him with the respect of an old warrior who, in the end, took the honorable road home.

The honorable road home … to Virginia … on the run from the Texas law and the federales?

The left owns Earl, they own the media

“The left” is pretty scary *and* powerful, innit?

Got EPU’d (last in previous thread): Arriana has a good time with this one on DeLay claiming to doing spiritual fasting before making his decision (while according to Arriana, looking rather bloated). Of course, he says he is going to spend the rest of his life doing God’s work.

Color me cynical but when politicians parade their (supposed) spirituality, I can’t help but smell at least a whiff of sulphur.

http://tinyurl.com/pycjj

p.s. Sorry for the re-post but it was A JOKE. I know I’m not usually funny when I’m trying to be but it appears my “sarcasm” is being mistaken as trolling.

I am hearing rumblings that there is a serious shithammer about to come down on this batch of criminals in the w house. I think the parody was a good idea if, for no other idea, than to prevent it from happening. Nixon didn’t really lose it until he fired Cox…

I, for one, hope he’s left with a visible bruise when the door smacks him on the ass on the way out. Good riddance.

lookit them gin blossoms on that honker!!!

dont forget that woman who was paid to shout “WE LOVE YOU TOM!”

Chicago tom — I’m just a bit jumpy on the trolling button today — it’s been “busy.” I’ll take you at your joke word on this.

More accurate reporting from the professional non-blog media: Reporter gets “DeLay rule” backwards
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.c…..008110.php

Which, again, perhaps in yet another coincidence, puts a factually false but GOP friendly spin on history. Wonder of Abramoff money paid for that too.

The good ol’ GOP.

Listen up Repugnants: greedy, stupid and evil is no way to go through life. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out and take the corrupt Democrats with you. Give me Rove and we have the makings of a fine spring, a fine spring indeed.

What’s that? That sound, it’s faint but I do hear it!?!? Sounds like a heartbeat…thump…THump….THUMP…and it’s getting louder. Could it be that democracy is not dead yet?

Here’s a question I haven’t seen answered yet. If there is a special election, does that mean there will be a ’second’ election in Nov?

If so, that means Lampson will have to run twice, raise twice as much money and be on the hook twice in less than 6 mos for the seat. While, for the Repubs, a special election means they will let the voters sort out their front runner, who even if he loses in July, would be fresh in Nov.

I think it’s rather Machiavellian, actually.

So I’m reading the Time interview. I hit this passage:

TIME: Is the candidate likely to be one of the other three Republicans from the primary?

DeLay: No. (Smiles)

TIME: Who’s the candidate likely to be?

DeLay: We’ve got some really great elected officials here—state reps, state senators, local and county judges. We’ve got plenty to choose from, and we don’t have to choose from my primary opponents?

TIME: Do you know who it will be?

DeLay: I’m not going to play kingmaker. I’ll let the party —it’s a party process. And the party ought to make the decision.

Isn’t there something very wrong about having a primary–you know with actual voters and all–and then have the results that primary erased by this guy’s decision? It’s worse, of course, because the way I read this Delay is going to pick his replacement.

There is a rumble that DeLay’s “resignation” was motived after a bombshell was dropped in the Broward County, Florida trial of former John Gotti hit man Anthony “Big Tony” Moscatiello for the February 2001 gangland slaying of Sun Cruz casino boat owner Konstantinos “Gus” Boulis.

Prosecutors and investigative reporters in Miami and Fort Lauderdale are focusing on the time line involving Sun Cruz, Boulis, Abramoff, and DeLay.

On April 1, the Miami Herald reported that Moscatiello was a long time informant for the FBI at the time of the murder of Boulis. Moscatiello quit his association with the the FBI shortly after the murder of Boulis.

Broward County prosecutors are livid about the failure of the FBI to inform them that Moscatiello was an FBI informant.

They are convinced that the George W. and Jeb Bush administrations in Washington and Tallahassee, respectively, deliberately blocked the prosecution from linking Moscatiello to the criminal cases against Abramoff and Kidan.

On January 20, 2001, Kidan and former DeLay aide Michael Scanlon met in DeLay’s congressional office in Washington to “officially” celebrate the Bush inauguration. Scanlon, former DeLay aide Tony Rudy, Abramoff, and Kidan are all cooperating with federal prosecutors after agreeing to plea agreements.

On January 25, 2001, Abramoff reportedly flew DeLay’s senior staffer Tim Berry, named his chief of staff in 2002, to Tampa for the Super Bowl and a meeting on one of the Sun Cruz casino boats. Suspiciously, Berry did not report the trip on disclosure forms, something DeLay’s office later called an “honest mistake.”

Florida prosecutors have uncovered preliminary evidence that Sun Cruz was wrested from Boulis to enable hundreds of millions of dollars in cash could be laundered into GOP campaigns, including the DeLay and Bush-Cheney 2004 campaigns, from the casino boats

“..wonder how all those Republican members of Congress who donated their own campaign funds to DeLay’s re-election bid feel about him converting their cash to his own legal fees use? Let alone his former constitutent donors and party bigwigs”?

Chicken feed for a badass rooster who handed them the keys to the vault- that’s how they feel about it, Smith.

Jackroyd at #29

Did Texas have it’s primary already??
In NY we have convention in May, petititoning in June, primary in Septemeber. We still have races w/o declared candidates. For example, the 3CD still does not have a declared candidate against Peter King–though one will be declared this month.

You lie, you steal, you bully, and still you get no respect. Where is the justice in that, I ask you? I think Tom Delay is just misunderstood, a too sensitive soul for the rough and tumble, and yes, nasty world of politics. May he find a more restful place somewhere, hopefully for 7-10 years.

Sonoma — I was thinking more along the lines of hush money. *g*

A lot of people on the left have had a lot of funny things to say about DeLay’s resignation, but the funniest may be this quote I found on the Huffington Post, and which is definitely from the right: “Rep. Boehner: ‘He Has Served Our Nation With Integrity And Honor.’”

Is the stamp thingy waiting for the next news cycle, to allow Delay to get full coverage?

When I was a prosecutor THE WORSTE thing an informatn could do was conitnue to commit crimes while cooperating with the government. The prohibitiion is boilerplate in all cooperation agreements.
Then came Sammy the Bull Gravano and he gets away with it and the Feds take him back, and he gets away with it, and the Feds take him back. Gravano singlehandedly gave the rest of the mob the idea that cooperation agreements are meant to be broken.
Sonovabi***

That Rep. Boner comment is hi-larious, coming from a man who passed out tobacco checks on the House floor. Boner likes to smoke it, even on the House floor.

Bet yer Bippy -

Wow. I would LOVE to see a hard paper trail emerge in THAT direction.May all these scuzbags do down.
_

Scarecrow — we’re working on the best possible means of getting the message out.

Too funny,Redd has the Whack-A-Troll on hair trigger.You go girl!

moe99 – don’t quote me on this, cause I’m not sure how Texas politics works (cyberruffian could tell us if he were here) but I believe in this circumstance the governor of the state appoints a replacement, and then they have election the following November, whether it’s an even or odd year. Isn’t that what happened when Mel Caranahan died in the plane crash, and wife Jean took his Senate seat?

Tom Delay is distinguished only by his vituperative, vile, hypocrisy, and his over the top ability to wrap himself in false piousness and bogus patriotism for benifit of power, greed and wealth. Along with his propinquitas nature to sell himself at the alter of ego, this man is a criminal. He shares these characteristics with another common perpetrator of deceit, our present president. We probably need a thousand special prosecutors to contend with, and lock up the kings of corruption running this nation. Bush, Cheney, Rove, Reed, Abramoff, Libby, Delay…and the rest…put them all in jail.

Christy, Sonoma –yes, hush money, and it was probably intended as such even before Delay stepped down. Repubs knew this was probably coming, so paying up front was to say, “I helped you even then.” It was insurance if voluntary and protection/extortion if not.
With the Libby fund, and now the Delay fund, a lot of Repub money that would otherwise go to campaigns is now going to lawyers fees. What a pity!

It’s worse, of course, because the way I read this Delay is going to pick his replacement.

jayackroyd – but isn’t that republican way? It’s what babyjesus would want.

Christie,
The Family Squeeze angle may be entirely too nice to Bugman DeLay.

You know the old saying: Only warm-blooded animals can get rabies. DeLay can not possibly have rabies.

He may have a conspiracy to commit murder charge nipping at his dirty heels …

Mafia-style executions under two of Mafioso John Gotti’s foot soldiers … contract murder … money-laundering PLUS two Bushes (Georgie and Jebbie) PLUS indicted felons (Jack Abramoff and Tom DeLay)??

1. Jack-off Jack Abramoff got wrist-slapped with 6 years of prison last week.

Only the beginning of a trainload of charges against the GOP’s Poster Boy for Corruption. Also, Jack-O has “flipped” to the prosecution.

2. Even this weak, first-shot-across-the-blow fired at JackOff Abramoff includes co-conspiracy to commit murder. Remember the name Gus Boulis of Florida? The dead one?

3. Now we have Tom the Bug Man DeLay actually winning his primary in Sugarland TX and sucking up all kinds of money from Republican king makers. But quitting Congress anyway??

The blather blather chatter is “His wife and daughter are involved in the money laundering schemes; so he is protecting his womenfolk.”

blah blah blah

How about this? There is a murder-for-hire link between JackOff Abramoff and Tommy Boy the Bugman DeLay???????

Toxic Tommy may be fighting off a co-conspiracy murder charge. In Florida. On top of everything else. Think: John Gotti, Mafia Chief; Murder, Inc.

4. Last — What would a rousing case of corruption, buy-offs, murder and mayhem be without the Bush Mafia??

The guy whom Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez calls, “Your fat little brother in Florida” — heeeeeeere’s Jeb Bush — and the guy Chavez calls, “Mr. Danger” — heeeeeere’s Sock Puppet Georgie. BOTH Bushie Boyz show up in this murder, corruption, conspiracy (spiking FBI reports) and money-laundering scheme.

These bottom-feeding elements who run our country truly are Murder, Inc.

See Wayne Madsen’s take on it. (the guy who used to work for the National Security Agency? the guy who still has ferocious contacts at ole SuperSpook NSA)

Here is the first line from today’s http://www.waynemadsenreport.com … and the womenfolk don’t enter into it at all.

April 4, 2006 — DeLay implicated in Florida gangland hit of casino boats owner. snip

#30 – Uh…wow. That…

Oh man…sooooo chewy.

It might be fun to go after Boehner now…

This might have already been covered, but why is Delay announcing now that he is giving up his seat? The latest I have read is that this will not actually take effect until mid-June.
Is there something else big they want to keep the attention off of?

(hands microphone over to Dana Rohrbacker)

“I say let the prisoners pick the fruits.â€

That’s good enough for me. Back over to you, Redd…

48 shoephone says:

April 4th, 2006 at 11:30 am
It might be fun to go after Boehner now…

Joel Say:

Might? Oh, yeah, it’s gonna be fun.

I’d be real careful leaning too hard on anything Wayne Madsen proffers.

Damn,yam, That was Funny!

As a truly obsessive inside-the-beltway Dem basher, I must say that this is another example of why Dems need to have a more vocal and aggressive vision and public stance on issues for the next election. The DeLay retirement shows why it is stupid to just sit and doing nothing, hoping that the GOP will self destruct in the most spectacular way, with just the right timing before an election, so as to do all the work for you, and so you can find another excuse to do and say nothing while droning on about “referenda on incumbents.†I see a Dem strategy that consists almost entirely of pointing to sitting GOP crooks and hoping spontaneous outrage will entice people to vote Dem in November. But now DeLay is an EX-congressman, who will be standing trial with his EX-lobby buddy Abramoff. Because the GOP has practice in actually saying things in public, they will know how to spin and frame this issue (eg, “we have purged the rot, reward our virtue!â€). Will the Dem brain trust of Schumer and Emanuel know how to respond to keep the issue alive? For surely it is still alive given the very weak and pathetic reform legislation the GOP is sponsoring, and the fact that K-Street machine is still in place. But that is inside baseball, compared to DeLay and Abramoff. Just to put my cards on the table, I believe that Schumer and Emanuel to be fools and that they do not know what to do, and Dems will be whining about something or other unfair -the media, or something, Rover trickery, or God knows what pathetic excuse, for not having this issue anymore. That is my prediction. Note the time and date!! Maybe blogs like FDL and people who actually believe in making a public case like Dean can save some bacon here.

PS. my opinion stands regardless of whether there is some truly hideous connection between DeLay, Abramoff and Boulis murder, or Bush gang cover-up.

wesgpc — I agree. The Dems would be in much better shape if the official party position had been a much stronger corruption/reform bill than recently surfaced. To “lose” on that vote, because the Repubs wouldn’t support it, would make them look very good now. And how can they say “nobody foresaw that Delay would be forced to resign.”

I have to say, I am in an exceptionally good mood today.First thing this morning I heard on the radio about Delay,I laughed out loud for quite a while. Iv’e been grinning all morning.Feels good to be on the Dem side for once.And Christy keeps piling on the goodness.

OT: I responded to a request for contributions from the DCCC with the statement that I would only donate through the blogosphere and only for candidates that reflected a progressive attitude…

Their reply follows:

“Thank you for your comments and we certainly understand your frustration. We hope that over the coming weeks and months we can prove to you our commitment to a strong message, firm convictions, and a truly new vision for America. We have no problem with you wanting to wait until you see a new Democratic Party before joining our Campaign for Change; we just hope that you’ll pay attention to our efforts and, if we can change your mind, that you’ll join in as we attempt to take back the House next November.

Sincerely,

DCCC Action Team”

Think they’re getting worried yet?

“Sonoma — I was thinking more along the lines of hush money”.

That’s right- you used to put people in jail, didn’t you?

In that case, they might feel like mechanical ducks in a shooting gallery. That’s a nice thought, thanks.

Just thinking about this bugman getting to use all that campaign money for his legal defense makes me not only shake my head in disgust, but also quiver with rage. It is more clear than ever big money needs to get out of campaigns and, for that matter, politics altogether. How in the world is it possible that this can happen? I get the Libby defense fund thingie, but this is outrageous. I would be screaming for my money back right now if I had contributed– this stinks to high heaven. Set up yer own dam fund, Tommy. And didja know if convicted, he gets to keep his federal pension? Dukester does too. aargh.

Not to be a nag, but Christy, is there a Libby part 3 in the offing?

Go to Bag News Notes and look at the picture of DeLay there.

At first glance, I thought I saw a far away, pensive gaze of reflection (NOT remorse, I’m not that naive). Then, I looked a little longer and I saw a man making a mental list of who else is going to go into the outer darkness with him. I betcha that some Democrats are on that list.

After all the shit has hit the fan, and this will be a loooonnggg bathroom break, folks, there will be a vacuum in DC like there has not been before. That great sucking sound Perot heard will come from inside the beltway and the Dems had better be ready.

I’m not optimistic.

Gang — I just got off the phone with our Rubber Stamp Patriot Delivery folks. Oh man, are we in for more goodness today. *g* hehehehe

No. 6 “they’ll send him a rubber chicken”
LOL maybe we should try that with the Democrats who have not endorsed Feingold’s censure motion.

looseheadprop — not today, I’m afraid. Am juggling too many news balls and a sick peanut. Hopefully, more as I can get to it, though.

neurophius #63 – I’d pitch in for that. I still can’t get a peep out of either Lincoln or Pryor…

I’m just hopin’ against hope there’s some hard paper trail way to tie the Bushies into the DeLay-Abramoff-SunCruz etc mess. MAN! that would be too friggin’ awesome.

BobbyG: Awesome, but still pretty damn sad, huh?

Christy: didn’t you think it was FUNNY?

I mean, it really is funny. It sorta shocks you for a minute — which is the point. And, no, there are no women who shout “we love tom” either paid or otherwise.

See, now here’s another one also from that site. It’s about THE REPUBLICAN THEY ARE PUTTING UP FOR DELAY’S SEAT (this guy would make a great, formidable candidate, possibly tougher than Delay):

Saddam Hussein to Seek Tom DeLay’s Congressional Seat
by Chuck Terzella
I Want Your Support!
April 4, 2006

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has announced that he will seek the Republican nomination to replace outgoing Congressman Tom Delay, who announced his resignation this week in order to concentrate on keeping his sorry ass out of jail. In a news conference given in his prison cell in Baghdad’s Green Zone, Mr. Hussein said that since George W. Bush has destroyed his country far more completely than even he ever could and while he has no desire to stay in Iraq, he still has a great deal to offer. Citing his ability to keep Fundamentalist religious sects in line for over thirty years, Mr. Hussein suggested that this ability would serve him well in Texas politics.

Speaking through an interpreter, Mr. Hussein said, “While I have the utmost respect for Mr. DeLay, who was able to retain his seat for so long without ever even killing anyone, I feel that his departure opens the way for a true Conservative to represent Sugarland’s 22nd District. Truth be told, Mr. DeLay, although fairly good at his job, did make some mistakes. Take the whole FAA thing for example. While using the Federal Aviation Administration to track down his political enemies was a good start, Congressman DeLay neglected to take the next logical step and call out the Texas Air National Guard to shoot down the Democratic plane in question. Such an oversight would have never occurred had I been leader.”

22nd District Republicans, while first expressing shock and outrage at Mr. Hussein’s announcement, seem to be slowly warming to the idea. After all, they reason, Mr. Hussein has great name recognition, a proven capacity to manage a political machine that is said to have rivaled even Mr. DeLay’s, and some suspect, a large campaign war chest still salted away in Switzerland, or at least buried throughout the Iraqi desert. While being a dirty foreigner presents some problems, apparently the fact that he’s under indictment for crimes against humanity isn’t. After all, they point out, many Republicans have performed public service while facing the possibility of extended jail terms or even execution, citing as examples California Congressman Randy (Duke) Cunningham, Connecticut Governor John Rowland, Ohio Governor Bob Taft and while currently indictment free, Florida Congresswoman Katherine Harris and even President George W. Bush.

Mr. Hussein, for one, certainly seems energized by the prospect of entering the rough and tumble world of Texas politics. After all, he said, “When you’ve spent your life gassing Kurds, fighting Iranians and murdering tens of thousands of your own people, taking a few Democrats out is a cakewalk.”

http://www.unconfirmedsources.com/?itemid=1611

Let’s not forget Delay saying something like “I am the government!” when told he couldn’t smoke his (Cuban) cigar inside the House.

What a collossal dick. BOOYAH!

Dr. Bong -

Sad that top public officials are so routinely, so egregiously corrupt. But, Bush goes WAY beyond corrupt. He REALLY needs to go down.

Now the fact that Talk Left states he can use his campaign money for his legal defense makes more sense as to why he did this to me then to spare his family.

My favorite Bugman piece and greatest hits clip from the past about the exterminator is still the Jack Cafferty response to Leslie Blitzer’s report on some pork barrel spending or something and quoting Delay as stating there’s nothing that could be cut…. and then Wolfie turns it over to Cafferty….who says with in his best incredulous disgusting deadpan voice…”Has he been indicted yet”? Wolfie responds something to the effect he’s not gonna go there…priceless!

Redd, you are such a tease– now FDL’ers all over the globe are pinned to their screens ;)
You’re comparison to the smarmy Jimmy Swaggert in the last post was perfect, wonder when Tom will beg forgiveness with tears streaming down his face (after rubbing soap into them)? Right now, he’s acting all holier than thou and blaming everybody else for his lust, etc.

emptywheel’s take on Delay:
http://thenexthurrah.typepad.c…..l#comments

DeLay claiming to doing spiritual fasting before making his decision……..

I guess being Lent and all…..I gave up lentils.

This thing with Delay is the beginning of the end of Repub dominance, and they know it. Took ‘em what -45, 50 years and billions, trillions of dollars to put the plan in motion. They achieved their nefarious ends that culminated during the ‘02 mid-terms, (Oh yeah there was that political capital remark of Bush’s in 04 so maybe that was the orgasmic moment for them) And now – just 3-plus years later, they’ve blown it – utterly blown it for not only now but years and years to come.

Unless the hapless Dems fark it up.

“senior staffer Tim Berry, named his chief of staff in 2002″

when are these baby bots going to learn being Buggy’s Chief of Staff is like playing drums for Spinal Tap ?!?!?

The left owns Earl, they own the media
Guess you’re the last to know. That dog won’t hunt no more…

Redd,
Sorry to hear the penut is still sick.

Looking forward to the next fix.

In terms of the questions that Tom Edsall of the WaPooh allowed into his online political chat, it was a very bad day for Delay and Republicans.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/…..02038.html

bbuster says:
April 4th, 2006 at 12:02 pm
“…they’ve blown it – utterly blown it for not only now but years and years to come.”

I agree. Good news is that the proudly visionless beltway Dems are not only voices. Others need to speak up and use the ammo that DeLay and the Bushite reactionaries have handed out -on social security, medicare, budget, foreign policy. How can anyone not laugh out loud if a GOPer accuses the Dems of using scare tactics on social security and medicare? The whole country saw the Bushites try to steal the Trsut Fund. The supposed GOP competence at war and killing has been seriously dented, if only the case be made aggressively. And on corruption too -but the big cahoona incumbant is gone, so a public argument has to be made now.

RE:
More Bush-economics in action. China saying they may not want so much US debt
GSD -April 4th, 2006 at 8:35 am
The position from China that you have noted may be a less than covert warning to the US regarding Iran, potentially suggesting an increasingly imminent attack. Let’s hope not.
RE: Delay topic in general- WMR has great background today if you haven’t checked it out already:
http://www.waynemadsenreport.com/
And re: GSD’s observation:
Pastor Rick Scarborough told Tom Delay:
“God always does his best work after a crucifixion…Keep your eyes on Jesus.â€
I think if JC was here today, (he’s not is he?..I haven’t checked Armageddonwatch.com today…) he would tell Delay,
Congressman, I served with Lazarus, I knew Lazarus, Lazarus was a friend of mine. Senator, you are no Lazarus.

~

Dr. Bong, You got the two-weeks-ago blah blah from the DCCC re: donating directly and only to candidates who reflect a (shock, horrors) progressive approach.

The DCCC’s latest bugger-off auto-reply is now:

(paraphrase)
That is not in our job description. We just want to put more Democrats in Congress. The policies and stance on censure or impeachment of existing members of congress are none of our concern.

To answer your question Dr. Borg:
>>Think they’re getting worried yet?

Yes. Enuf to change their auto-reply. Meaning they musta been slammed with the same complaint. Good.

With regard to how we brand Republicans and the Republican “Movement” from here on:

Not only do I think we should brand the neo-cons and “movement Republicans” as fascist, I believe that we should lable the entire Republican Party as corrupt…that’s what labeling is all about, make the image so extreme that your label (”liberal”) becomes the definition of moderation. This is what the fascists have done to Democrats with no supporting history…”tax and spend liberals” and”corruption crony Democrats” and “pinko liberals” and “commie fellow travelers” and “soft on crime liberals” and “weak on defense Democrats”. These labels have been repeated over and over again until, once in power, the Democratic brand was so extreme as to make John McCain a “moderate” or “maveric”.

We have only to use two words, “fascist” to label ‘em and “corrput” to brand ‘em. Politics can be “history teaching by example” if we use words like fascist which have a real historical identity and corrupt which has currency and no deniability.

Don’t worry about the mudbath, it was comin’ this fall in any case…if there are corrupt Dems, jest let ‘em fall in the pit with Delay and the rest of the corrupt fascists. Remeber, it would be possible for a prosecutor like Fitz to make a RICO case namin the Republican party and the Bush family…let’s help it along.

KEEP THE FAITH AND DON’T LOSE YER NERVE NOW!!!

Oh well looks like both the rethugs and the dems are sticking it to McKinney– nice.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200…..ey_scuffle

And while catching up on the news, I noticed that Israel launched a strike on the Palestinian President’s compound. hmmmm.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/ne…..-headlines

Ugh, it was ‘Congressman’
Man I hate flubbing a joke…where’s the ‘Preview’?

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4-1-2006

WASHINGTON – Five days after NASA administrator Michael Griffin urged a Houston audience to keep U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay in office, a spokesman denied Wednesday that Griffin had made a formal campaign endorsement.

Under the Hatch Act, executive branch employees such as Griffin are permitted to express an opinion, campaign and make speeches for or against candidates in partisan elections — when they are off-duty.

http://chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/3757910.html

new thread: “Oh Happy Day”

NorskeFlamethrower says:
April 4th, 2006 at 12:14 pm

makes tremendous sense to me — a fascist is a fascist… haven’t seen another word or concept that fits.

Payback cuts both ways.

Hammerboy stuck his boot in a lot of faces on his climb up the human totem pole. There’s a long list of people, I’m sure, who can’t wait to kick him in the nads on his way down.

Bet yer bippy–
very very interesting. Thanks!

How low will Matthews stoop in his interview with DeLay? I’m afraid to watch.

Redd – when is your next TV appearance. You were terrific on CSPAN. Hurry back, we need your rational voice.