Hiya TRex!

Fitz!

TRex !!

TeddySanFran @ 1

TRex !!

Brownback/Musgrave 2008

TeddySanFran @ 4

Brownback/Musgrave 2008

Ewwwwww.

Put Maddy Musgrave on top. She likes it better that way.

Allen/Romney ‘08

a boy can dream can’t he?

No, actually, they just dug Trent Lott out of his shallow grave by the highway and paid a voodoo houngan to bring him back to life.

Can another Zombie Reagan comeback be far behind?

So far, none of the Rethug presidential candidates seem very strong. McCain really stumbled this weekend. Hopefully, the media will keep hounding him.

What did McCain do this weekend? I’ve been too busy trying to follow gratuitous police torture in LA.

Rob Zuber @ 8

So far, none of the Rethug presidential candidates seem very strong. McCain really stumbled this weekend. Hopefully, the media will keep hounding him.

McCain seems to have his finger on the pulse of the nation. Unfortunately for him, he forgot to take off his really thick mittens.

I’ve got two tickets to Paraguay, pack your bags you leave tonite!

OK, now that they are gone, switching back to U2.

I do hope you are right TRex.

Blub @ 9

What did McCain do this weekend? I’ve been too busy trying to follow gratuitous police torture in LA.

Have a look. Basically, McCain thinks calling for more troops in Iraq so we don’t end up fighting the terrists in Peoria is some kind of sharp political move.

McCain came out for overturning Roe V. Wade, and wants to put more troops in Iraq. He also stumbled over the don’t ask don’t tell policy.

On November 7th, we all voted for outlawing aborting and escalating the war, right? :)

Rob Zuber @ 13

On November 7th, we all voted for outlawing aborting and escalating the war, right? :)

Snicker.

well, gotta be careful. This is a special type of zombie that we’re dealing with. Bush has made the present such a nightmare that guys that should have been dead and buried multiple times are back. Neut Gangrene is mentioned, but there are James Baker and the Kissinger too.

For McCain info this weekend, check out:

http://thinkprogress.org/

and

http://www.crooksandliars.com/…..in-around/

Frank Rich in this weekend’s column called McCain for just postering for politics. In Rich’s view McCain is caling for more troops so in a few years when it becomes apparent we lost, he can point to that comment saying he was right, and he wasn’t a cut and runner. Of course he doesn’t stand up and call for Young Republicans to enlist. That would be political suicide.

I’m pretty confident they’ll run zombie Reagan in ‘08, provided the Supremes rule that he’s eligible for two more terms, what with being dead ‘n’ all.

Hehe. Thanks. I think the main thing is that we have to make sure the Dems keep our base activated and outraged. We know from the pollsters that THEIR base DID turn out to vote in force on the 7th, and, to say the obvious, that’s the gang McCain is catering to here. What seems to have made the difference on the 7th is the number of usually non-voting mainliners and Catholic Dems and Dem-leaning indies who turned out. Clearly these people don’t want more troops or more social backwardness, but how do we keep them pissed off enough that they’ll definately vote again in ‘08. This is an interesting position we’re in now… where the enemy base can all turn out to vote and they STILL don’t have enough votes. We need to keep that, somehow.

No, actually, they just dug Trent Lott out of his shallow grave … (I thought you people didn’t do quotas!)

helluva paragraph. you get to have way too much fun at your night job….

the picture: ship going down.

tight Ann…ick!

OT: No reason we can’t have a light snack of our own.

Kerry says botched joke will not be a factor in presidential race

Excerpt: Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry insisted on Sunday his “botched joke” about President George W. Bush’s Iraq policy would not undermine a possible White House campaign in 2008.

“Not in the least,” Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, said when asked if the furor over his comment had caused him to reconsider a 2008 race. “The parlor game of who’s up, who’s down, today or tomorrow, if I listened to that stuff, I would never have won the nomination.”

Yeah, I remember you winning the nomination. I also remember you folding like a cheap lawn chair under Rush Limbaugh rather than actually, like, fighting for Ohio’s voters. John, and I say this with the greatest affection, I’d be more excited about voting for lukewarm wet pasta in the ‘08 primaries.

I just can’t see Gingrich running for President. Nobody’s gives a speech like the Big Dog, and little Newtie lofted the ball right over the net for him. You know he’s just dying to spike it.

Heh. “Leroy”.

comes from le roi = the king

king of pain (in the ass)

punaise @ 19

No, actually, they just dug Trent Lott out of his shallow grave … (I thought you people didn’t do quotas!)

helluva paragraph. you get to have way too much fun at your night job….

Hee!

I love my work.

There are all kinds of loose corpses running around in the Republican mothership. Henry effing Kissinger is whispering in the Decider’s ear. And Poppy, Baker, and Scowcroft make an encore appearance.

In what new disguise will we ever see Donald Rumsfeld? The Chicago Tribune ran an article on all of the potential boards and foundations that Donald could sit on. But really think about it. What organization would want the stink that will follow the Donald for the rest of his days. What we saw in his final press conference was a walking corpse.

Late Nite Tune:

I Couldn’t Resist
(Parody)

snark alert…

I think we may be seeing the end of the modern era of conservative populism.

It was launched in the late 1960s as Republicans absorbed Southern & Southwestern whites who opposed Democratic Civil Rights; given power by Ronald Reagan who helped unite it with anti-labor, pro-Cold War ideology; sustained with the 1994 Congressional anti-Clinton frenzy; and dying after 5 years of absolute power under the Bush Jr. Republicans.

Republicans may win office again, but no longer will ultra-right wing Southern and Southwest Republicans exert unquestioned command over more moderate, even liberal Republicans of the Northeast, Midwest, West, and Pacific Northwest. After all, their prototype Yankee Ultraconservative, Rick Santorum, not only lost but got smashed.

For most of the 20th Century, Congress was strongly controlled by the Conservative Coalition of Northeastern and Midwestern pro-business Republicans and Southern conservative Democrats.

After the Civil Rights movement, most of those Southern conservative Democrats *became* Republicans, laying the ground for one hell of a Republican movement.

Now, however, a whole lot of the country have looked at how the Redneck Reactionary Revolution actually affected the nation; and I think the Bush Jr. Republicans helped Democrats enormously by so crudely overplaying their own hand.

Will Democrats be willing to regain the economic populist power they gave up for the past 20 years to the Redneck Reaganite Reactionaries? It seems to have paid off in many races throughout the country.

And will Republicans be able to hold together a coalition of old-fashioned pro-business / socially moderate Republicans in the North, Midwest, West, and Pacific Northwest and ultra-right religious reactionaries entrenched in the South and Southwest?

Or will Southern and Southwestern Democrats interrupt this plan by not giving up and fighting for every seat at every level, making a Solid Republican South and Southwest much less stable?

It’s what I want to know.

TRex @ 24

punaise @ 19

No, actually, they just dug Trent Lott out of his shallow grave … (I thought you people didn’t do quotas!)

helluva paragraph. you get to have way too much fun at your night job….

Hee!

I love my work.

you’re not alone!

punaise @ 21

the picture: ship going down.

tight Ann…ick!

Lose it Ann, Yeah!

the republican torture party is toast.
same for democratic torture advocates, carper, johnson, landrieu, lautenberg, bill nelson, ben nelson, pryor, rockefeller, salazar, stabenow, and lieberman.

habeas aint corpus unless we forget 10-17-06.

peas!

Patrick 4/4 @
29

punaise @ 21

the picture: ship going down.

tight Ann…ick!

Lose it Ann, Yeah!

Remember Them Ann!

The “Democrats in Disarray” talking point has been fun to watch, mainly because it’s so absurd and has no practical impact. Even Steno Sue’s going to have a hard time putting “disarray” and “unanimous” in the same sentence and still take the story seriously. And the whole thing isn’t really slowing down the Democrats, who still have several weeks to solidify their agenda and measure the drapes. Meanwhile, the Republicans are tripping all over themselves to bash Bush. It may not be the top story (”Nancy’s New Hairstyle a Major Gaffe!”), but it’s still coming through.

Patrick 4/4 @ 28

punaise @ 21

the picture: ship going down.

tight Ann…ick!

Lose it Ann, Yeah!

wow.

TRex @ 24

punaise @ 19

No, actually, they just dug Trent Lott out of his shallow grave … (I thought you people didn’t do quotas!)

helluva paragraph. you get to have way too much fun at your night job….

Hee!

I love my work.

You know, I don’t think he was ever really dead. They clearly zombified him, but he’s been clattering around a bit for the last few years. Every now and then, he’d knock something over, just so you’d know he was still around.

angie @ 33

Patrick 4/4 @ 28

punaise @ 21

the picture: ship going down.

tight Ann…ick!

Lose it Ann, Yeah!

wow.

Ann dreaD-orrhea

El Cid @ 26

Or will Southern and Southwestern Democrats interrupt this plan by not giving up and fighting for every seat at every level, making a Solid Republican South and Southwest much less stable?

It’s what I want to know.

Dean says yes, and at least as long as he’s running the DNC, I believe it. What I’d like to see now is Chuck Schumer and Rahm Emmanuel put a sock in it.

McCain sounds confused.

Is he really losing it?

Now I’m feeling zombiefied…
Now I’m feeling zombiefied…

TRex @ 37

Now I’m feeling zombiefied…
Now I’m feeling zombiefied…

Uh-oh, somebody must have turned on Larry King!

Not sure if anyone here has seen this yet, but Americablog cited an article in the advocate that talks about the Connecticut for Lieberman party, which has one member.

Who isn’t Joe Lieberman or any of his lackeys.

http://americablog.blogspot.co…..taken.html

neurophius @ 36

McCain sounds confused.

Is he really losing it?

He’s guzzling that Kool-Aid so fast it never hits his tongue. Within a month, we’ll know whether it’s possible to run so far to the right that you actually come out on the left.

reasonably well-balanced analysis by Nancy’s hometown fishwrap:

Pelosi’s new life: politics under the microscope

Marc Sandalow, Washington Bureau Chief

…Many explanations have been offered for Pelosi’s awkward introduction as a speaker-to-be, from her single-minded devotion to personal alliances to her determination that ending the war in Iraq be the new majority’s No. 1 priority. Some Pelosi supporters even suggest that she “won by losing,” establishing her credentials as a loyalist willing to suffer defeat in order to stand by an ally….

EvilDrPuma @
37

El Cid @ 26

Or will Southern and Southwestern Democrats interrupt this plan by not giving up and fighting for every seat at every level, making a Solid Republican South and Southwest much less stable?

It’s what I want to know.

Dean says yes, and at least as long as he’s running the DNC, I believe it. What I’d like to see now is Chuck Schumer and Rahm Emmanuel put a sock in it.

Agreed. They’ll get a call if we need them. Until then, get out of the way.

punaise @ 41

“…Many explanations have been offered for Pelosi’s awkward introduction as a speaker-to-be…”

What was awkward about it? Okay, I know we’ve had twelve years of Republican control and that they prefer Saddam-like votes, but come on…

sure, it’s silly, but:

OK, it’s unlikely that the results of the election will mean that President Bush switches to a Northern California design aesthetic anytime soon. But just in case he is considering such a move, here
are some choices (pictured in the illustration above and on the cover) that embody “San Francisco style.”

yoga mat, wine bar, Fillmore poster, massage table, hot tub…

I recently learned, while reading a book set in the years before the Civil War, that in the 1850s there was a political party called The Know Nothing Party. They were vehemently anti-migrant, particularly Irish Catholics. Hmmm, remind you of any party you know? At least the Know Nothings seemed to believe in truth in advertising.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_nothing_party

punaise @ 46

sure, it’s silly, but:

OK, it’s unlikely that the results of the election will mean that President Bush switches to a Northern California design aesthetic anytime soon. But just in case he is considering such a move, here
are some choices (pictured in the illustration above and on the cover) that embody “San Francisco style.”

yoga mat, wine bar, Fillmore poster, massage table, hot tub…

That stuff would look great on Bush’s former pig farm, er, presidential ranch, in Crawford, Texas.

Nobody said that training the cocktail weenie crowd would be fast or easy. They’re proving to be particularly thick headed and intransigent on the issue of Speaker Pelosi, but hey, it’ll just hasten their downfall.

punaise @ 45

sure, it’s silly, but:

OK, it’s unlikely that the results of the election will mean that President Bush switches to a Northern California design aesthetic anytime soon. But just in case he is considering such a move, here
are some choices (pictured in the illustration above and on the cover) that embody “San Francisco style.”

yoga mat, wine bar, Fillmore poster, massage table, hot tub…

dang, pun, they even have track lighting (#7). Did anyone tell Steve Audio?

Suzanne @ 49

dang, pun, they even have track lighting (#7). Did anyone tell Steve Audio?

might take him a while to digest that one…

Just wait until the eenvestigations start heating up, thees Republiculos weel fall apart faster than a jr. high production of “Lord of the Flies” performed by the special needs class.

The question then becomes: Who plays the part of the peeg’s head on a stick?

I say Rove.

so.

Sparhawk @ 40

Not sure if anyone here has seen this yet, but Americablog cited an article in the advocate that talks about the Connecticut for Lieberman party, which has one member.

Who isn’t Joe Lieberman or any of his lackeys.

http://americablog.blogspot.co…..taken.html

Hi Sparhawk!

When I saw your comment, at first I thought it was from Starhawk here in in San Francisco.

“She has her own website, why isn’t it here?” thought I, squinting at your comment.

Silly me – I need glasses.

For a moment there I thought we had the pleasure of a visit from Starhawk the published author and prominent witch.

My mistake….

In any event, thanks for to the link for a great article – hope C4L rocks on as constituted!

Blub @19 — Agreed. After Pelosi hauls the BushCabal Players wedgie first in front of C-span and America to answer for the last six years of unmitigated pillaging and ruination of our national spirit and goodwill, there can be no restraint to the vituperation tallied against those foes of the constitution who know no limit to the audacious and illiberal enterprise to dispose and disperse all opposition and who with highest disregard for the substance of reason engage in the subversion of the aspirational mind body and spirit of this great nation for the extremely selfish and self-continuing parasitic vampirization of America’s blood and treasure.

Who’s going to be the first to sport a Pelosi Wedgie? That’s what will give the domesticated press some fresh meat to peruse. Manners press! Here comes mammon! Rove first? Fun!

thees Republiculos weel fall apart faster than a jr. high production of “Lord of the Flies” performed by the special needs class.

The question then becomes: � Who plays the part of the peeg’s head on a stick?

I say Rove.

They’re all Piggy now.

yknow, i was about to tsk tsk that we shouldn’t be engaging in triumphalism, especially since bush/cheney and their lackeys in the halls of congress will do absolutely everything to impede the agenda and ignore and obstruct investigations (aided and abetted by the chattering class, of course)….
…but then i figured, heck, if not now, when?
WAHOOOOO!!!!

The iconic figures of this era were Newt Gingrich, Richard Armey and Tom Delay. They were zealous advocates of free

there is no such thing as the free market, a free market will always be a failure, it ALWAYS degrades into the haves and the have nots, big business buys small small business and competition, every time, when they buy the small industry, prices become whatever the producer wants them to be.

without “government meddling” you would have no roads, no bridges, your house would have no water, no showers, your community would have no beeches, no parks, your cars would get 6 miles to the gallon, they would blow up when you put the key in to start it and the company would sell those cars that blow up with full knowledge of their design and no fear of a law suit, a truck bumper would not match up to your bumper in a collision…(translation, you’re dead, the truck driver isn’t), your bumpers would be made out of sheet metal or plastic, your engine would be designed to wind up in your lap if you were in a car accident, your kids neck would break IF you payed enough for those seat belts, you would work 60 hour workweeks just to put food on the table, you would work until you were dead, your parents would live in your house or they would die without you, your kids would not go to grade school and they would work as soon as they could walk and talk, your air would be yellow, water would taste like sulfur and gasoline, we would be out of trees, we would have no air force, no marines, no army…and the list goes on and on.

low taxes and the pursuit of wealth

there philosophy is not low taxes, it’s high taxes for everyone but wealthy and big corporations, their intention is not wealth, it’s to create the largest difference between classes possible, they want a robber baron economy and an oligarchy

they were hawks and often bellicose; they were brutal critics of big government.

they are the party of draft dodgers

http://www.awolbush.com/whoserved.html

Yet none of these guys had success in capitalism. None made any real money before coming to Congress. None of them spent a day in uniform. And they all spent the bulk of their adult careers getting paychecks from the big government they claimed to despise. Two resigned in disgrace.

they are failures because the can’t pay their rent, the rent that business needs to pay to keep an economy vibrant, fair wages that allow the laborer to support their family, and products that don’t burst into flames while your children are asleep

they hate government, the forces that keep an economy strong, and they think that people who hate government can run it better

no kidding, that’s their philosophy, they hate government and they want all successful programs turned into unsuccessful programs…like social security and Medicare

TRex @ 54

thees Republiculos weel fall apart faster than a jr. high production of “Lord of the Flies” performed by the special needs class.

The question then becomes: � Who plays the part of the peeg’s head on a stick?

I say Rove.

They’re all Piggy now.

“sucks to your asthma, Piggy”

me to me @ 56

formerly perris?

perris after dark?

hehe

wrong browserpunaise @ 59

me to me @ 56

formerly perris?

this has probably been noted already, but holy cannoli:

Kissinger: Victory in Iraq no longer possible

WASHINGTON (CNN) — A U.S. victory in Iraq is no longer possible under the conditions the Bush administration hopes to achieve, but a quick withdrawal of American troops would have “disastrous consequences,” former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said Sunday.

perris @ 60

hehe

wrong browser

punaise @ 59

me to me @ 56

formerly perris?

“Im browsing in the rain
just browsing in the rain”

funny, first time I used this browser since I changed my name, anyway, it’s fixed

thanx for pointing that out punaise

Talk about Republicans in disarray!
Putnam Wants to Know: Where Were The Rednecks?:
And I quote:’“White rednecks” who “didn’t show up to vote for us” partly cost GOPers their cong. majorities, Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL) told fellow Republicans today. And Putnam, seeking the post of GOP conference chair, chided ex-Chair J.C. Watts (R-OK) for ruining the conference’s ability to serve its members.’

kirk murphy @ 53

Sparhawk @ 40

Not sure if anyone here has seen this yet, but Americablog cited an article in the advocate that talks about the Connecticut for Lieberman party, which has one member.

Who isn’t Joe Lieberman or any of his lackeys.

http://americablog.blogspot.co…..taken.html

Hi Sparhawk!

When I saw your comment, at first I thought it was from Starhawk here in in San Francisco.

“She has her own website, why isn’t it here?” thought I, squinting at your comment.

Silly me – I need glasses.

For a moment there I thought we had the pleasure of a visit from Starhawk the published author and prominent witch.

My mistake….

In any event, thanks for to the link for a great article – hope C4L rocks on as constituted!

Hello Kirk! Thanks for the welcome. I’m generally a lurker here, but I post a fair amount on Dailykos. I enjoy both sites because you get different content and sort of different crowds on each.

The Lieberman story there is classic though. Fun stuff, especially since that guy wants to make it into an organization critical of Lieberman.

I think Lieberman’s goose is cooked politically. The only card he has is to jump ship to the Repubs, and the instant he does he’s useless to both sides and is just another “Joe”, so to speak, and will just hang around until the Dems get back to power in ‘08 and then what is he? A minority Repub senator in a very blue state with no cred? He won the election, but I think this might go down in history as the definition of “pyrrhic victory”.

punaise @ 61

this has probably been noted already, but holy cannoli:

Kissinger: Victory in Iraq no longer possible

WASHINGTON (CNN) — A U.S. victory in Iraq is no longer possible under the conditions the Bush administration hopes to achieve, but a quick withdrawal of American troops would have “disastrous consequences,” former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said Sunday.

Therefore, we will have to bomb them back to the negotiating table.

How in god’s name this man has the nerve to speak, let alone go out in public, is beyond me.

They’re all Piggy now

Es verdad.

Gingrich, Hastert, Bennet…

They all look like sausages about ready to pop.

My advice: Eenvest een popcorn.

Oop, BBC news ees on.

Hasta luego, Perritos del Fuego.

so.

christofay @ 15

well, gotta be careful. This is a special type of zombie that we’re dealing with. Bush has made the present such a nightmare that guys that should have been dead and buried multiple times are back. Neut Gangrene is mentioned, but there are James Baker and the Kissinger too.

Zombies indeed. And don’t let that Ollie North out of your sight for too long either. The lot of them should have been hauled before The Hague WAY long ago …

Reagan was of course a zombie by the time my familiy voted for him a second time. And I used to think it couldn’t get any worse than Reagan. There’s an awful lot of housecleaning to do, gang. Good thing we at least have some cleanser and rags now …

most unlikely headline, 2006 version:

49ers, Playoff Bound?

Is perris burning?

punaise @ 69

most unlikely headline, 2006 version:

49ers, Playoff Bound?

It’s because of their defensive line, the vaunted Beaded Curtain.

Patrick 4/4 @ 72

punaise @ 69

most unlikely headline, 2006 version:

49ers, Playoff Bound?

It’s because of their defensive line, the vaunted Beaded Curtain.

bead there, done that

neurophius @ 71

Is perris burning?

Nero my heart to thee

neurophius @ 71

Is perris burning?

does he have a perriscope?

a perris cycle?

a perris wheel?

I heard them all, the worst part is when someone writes my name those two “r’s” look like one “n”

not fun

perris @ 75

I heard them all, the worst part is when someone writes my name those two “r’s” look like one “n”

not fun

buncha whack jobs

perris @ 74

neurophius @ 71

Is perris burning?

does he have a perriscope?

a perris cycle?

a perris wheel?

I heard them all, the worst part is when someone writes my name those two “r’s” look like one “n”

not furr

perris @ 74

neurophius @ 71

Is perris burning?

does he have a perriscope?

a perris cycle?

a perris wheel?

I heard them all, the worst part is when someone writes my name those two “r’s” look like one “n”

not fun

(spew)

punaise @
70

most unlikely headline, 2006 version:

49ers, Playoff Bound?

I would have preferred a different outcome today, but either way, that was about the silliest two minutes of pro football I’ve seen in quite a while.

Did somebody fart in here?

I’ve missed a lot today while reading the latest installment from Sy Hersh and trying to pry the nuggets out of it. Forgot about Rajiv’s visit (whine) and just getting through comments here.

For all the people who think the `pugs are gone, gone, gone, man, I need to disagree just a bit–they’re like the undead. Gotta keep whackin’ `em down. Bloggers have to keep kicking Coulter in the shins until she goes home and sulks for a while. If just one commentator would tell Cheney to his face that he’s a lyin’, smelly ol’ fart who starts wars because he can’t get it up any more because of all the medication, his defib and pacemaker would start an argument with what’s left of his shriveled and desiccated heart and he’d be out of the picture.

And, everyone, from now on. Don’t laugh with Bush. Laugh at him. Shrink his ego to the size of a protozoa and then laugh at him some more. Once and for all, the argument’s decided–he is a moron. Cheney’s a moron. Rice is closet moron.

They’re all morons. Sure, the public will be disappointed in themselves that they voted in these morons, but self-discovery is the road to self-enlightenment. From now on, let the word go forth: “Life can be better, but only if you stop voting for fuckin’ morons.”

Republicans. Morons. Republicans. Morons. Republicans. Morons. Over and over, Republicans. Morons. That’s it. Breathe in, breathe out, wax on, wax off, Republicans, morons.

Like that. :)

Patrick 4/4 @ 72

It’s because of their defensive line, the vaunted Beaded Curtain.

“Brie-fence! Brie-fence!”

RBG @ 79

I would have preferred a different outcome today, but either way, that was about the silliest two minutes of pro football I’ve seen in quite a while.

guess I missed it – what happened? turnovers, etc.?

punaise @ 81

Patrick 4/4 @ 72

It’s because of their defensive line, the vaunted Beaded Curtain.

“Brie-fence! Brie-fence!”

SFLGBT 49ers

MMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmm, brie.

49ers have San Francisco values.

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 86

49ers have San Francisco values.

until they move to Santa Clara, where they’ll have Great America values

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 85

49ers have San Francisco values.

The prevent defense is not effective enough, so they’re being encouraged to practice an abstinence-only defense.

punaise @ 87

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 86

49ers have San Francisco values.

until they move to Santa Clara, where they’ll have Great America values

I heard about that the other day before it was announced from my Claravoyant friend. Whats up with that move?

Dang punaise, let’s see how much ugliness I can remember:

With 2:00 left, 4th and 2, the Niners stop the Hawks and take possession. Then the Niners fumble it back to the Hawks. Then the Hawks throw an interception.

It seems like there was a blocked field goal somewhere in there as well.

pun you forgot the corporate name of Paramount’s Great America.

Fini, the rat bastoids are even thinking of allowing corporate naming of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 89

punaise @ 87

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 86

49ers have San Francisco values.

until they move to Santa Clara, where they’ll have Great America values

I heard about that the other day before it was announced from my Claravoyant friend. Whats up with that move?

a dubious public/private stadium/mall deal at Candlestink is falling apart, so this is their bluff (or not).

McCain seems to have his finger on the pulse of the nation. Unfortunately for him, he forgot to take off his really thick mittens.

McCain will be fine. No matter what he does, he’s a media hero, the bipartisan one! Nothing that he says will be held against him, ever. Get used to it.

As for the Republicans being in disarray, that would only apply if they intended to govern. They don’t.

Grover Norquist just laid out the Republican agenda for the next 2 years, not 2 days after the election: it’s simple.

Just stonewall everything the Democrats try to do, and then blame them for “partisan gridlock.” The media will swallow that lie, just has they have every other lie over the last 6 years.

Then have Bush ignore them on national security and double-dog-dare them to cut off his funding while he sends even more troops to Iraq for a “last push.” Plus, send every fascist hack back up for a federal judgeship and try and push Bolton through the lame duck Congress so he can threaten the U.N. for the rest of Bush’s term, no compromise at all. Oh, expect a demand “action to reform (i.e. abolish) Social Security” during the state of the union speech.

It’s all just what it always was about: doing whatever they want and defying anybody to do anything about it. Congress in the hands of the Democrats? Who cares. WE control the press and the Presidency.

The next two years are going to be like an old Twilight Zone episode.

Suzanne @ 91

pun you forgot the corporate name of Paramount’s Great America.

Fini, the rat bastoids are even thinking of allowing corporate naming of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Oy vey. Golden Colgate Bridge? Ugh.

Suzanne @ 90

pun you forgot the corporate name of Paramount’s Great America.

Fini, the rat bastoids are even thinking of allowing corporate naming of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Gotta be Cisco Systems…

RBG @ 90

Dang punaise, let’s see how much ugliness I can remember:

With 2:00 left, 4th and 2, the Niners stop the Hawks and take possession. Then the Niners fumble it back to the Hawks. Then the Hawks throw an interception.

It seems like there was a blocked field goal somewhere in there as well.

ooh, that’s gotta smart

Patrick 4/4 @ 88

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 85

49ers have San Francisco values.

The prevent defense is not effective enough, so they’re being encouraged to practice an abstinence-only defense.

immaculate contra-interception

Patrick 4/4 @ 95

Gotta be Cisco Systems…

“Cisco grid, was a friend of mine”

actually, Cisco’s name will be on the new A’s ballpark in *cough*gag* Fremont

punaise @ 76

perris @ 75

I heard them all, the worst part is when someone writes my name those two “r’s” look like one “n”

not fun

buncha whack jobs

Just be sure to keep a stiff upper lip..

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 89

it was announced from my Claravoyant friend.

run a post pattern. medium deep.

punaise @ 97

Patrick 4/4 @ 95

Gotta be Cisco Systems…

“Cisco grid, was a friend of mine”

actually, Cisco’s name will be on the new A’s ballpark in *cough*gag* Fremont

Cisco will route all our traffic.

Maybe Google could buy the GGB and name it bridge.google.com complete with giant plasma screens with text only ads for other routes in the area.

Sparhawk @ 65

kirk murphy @ 53

Sparhawk @ 40

Not sure if anyone here has seen this yet, but Americablog cited an article in the advocate that talks about the Connecticut for Lieberman party, which has one member.

Who isn’t Joe Lieberman or any of his lackeys.

http://americablog.blogspot.co…..taken.html

Hi Sparhawk!

When I saw your comment, at first I thought it was from Starhawk here in in San Francisco.

“She has her own website, why isn’t it here?” thought I, squinting at your comment.

Silly me – I need glasses.

For a moment there I thought we had the pleasure of a visit from Starhawk the published author and prominent witch.

My mistake….

In any event, thanks for to the link for a great article – hope C4L rocks on as constituted!

Hello Kirk! Thanks for the welcome. I’m generally a lurker here, but I post a fair amount on Dailykos. I enjoy both sites because you get different content and sort of different crowds on each.

The Lieberman story there is classic though. Fun stuff, especially since that guy wants to make it into an organization critical of Lieberman.

I think Lieberman’s goose is cooked politically. The only card he has is to jump ship to the Repubs, and the instant he does he’s useless to both sides and is just another “Joe”, so to speak, and will just hang around until the Dems get back to power in ‘08 and then what is he? A minority Repub senator in a very blue state with no cred? He won the election, but I think this might go down in history as the definition of “pyrrhic victory”.

From your keyboard to the Fates’ ears.

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 101

Maybe Google could buy the GGB and name it bridge.google.com complete with giant plasma screens with text only ads for other routes in the area.

The best part is you can be stuck on it without ever leaving home.

TRex @
55

They’re all Piggy now.

Have you seen the little pggies crawling in the dirt?
And for all the little piggies life is getting worse,
Always having dirt to play around in.
Have you seen the bigger piggies in their starched white shirts?
You will find the bigger piggies stirring up the dirt,
Always have clean shirts to play around in.
In their styes with all their backing they don’t care what goes on around,
In their eyes there’s something lacking,
What they need’s a damn good whacking.
Everywhere there’s lots of piggies living piggie lives,
You can see them out for dinner with their piggie wives,
Clutching forks and knives to eat their bacon…

(Lennon/McCartney)

“why don’t we do it on the bridge?”

{James Brown}SHOULD I TAKE IT TO THE BRIDGE? (yeah!) SHOULD I TAKE IT TO THE BRIDGE? (yeah!) SHOULD I TAKE IT TO THE BRIDGE? (yeah!) WELL WELL WELL WELL!{/James Brown}

Hole Terse Coulter
She’s coming down fast
Yes she is
Yes she is
coming down fast

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 107

{James Brown}SHOULD I TAKE IT TO THE BRIDGE? (yeah!) SHOULD I TAKE IT TO THE BRIDGE? (yeah!) SHOULD I TAKE IT TO THE BRIDGE? (yeah!) WELL WELL WELL WELL!{/James Brown}

where’s the confounded bridge?

punaise @ 105

“why don’t we do it on the bridge?”

It’s much more fun down below the bridge (Fort Point). Used to be able to get there on motorcycles after the clubs closed. *sigh*

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 107

{James Brown}SHOULD I TAKE IT TO THE BRIDGE? (yeah!) SHOULD I TAKE IT TO THE BRIDGE? (yeah!) SHOULD I TAKE IT TO THE BRIDGE? (yeah!) WELL WELL WELL WELL!{/James Brown}

Under the bridge downtown
Is where I drew some blood
Under the bridge downtown
I could not get enough

perris @ 109

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 107

{James Brown}SHOULD I TAKE IT TO THE BRIDGE? (yeah!) SHOULD I TAKE IT TO THE BRIDGE? (yeah!) SHOULD I TAKE IT TO THE BRIDGE? (yeah!) WELL WELL WELL WELL!{/James Brown}

where’s the confounded bridge?

Jefferson, I think we’re lost.

perris @ 108

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 107

{James Brown}SHOULD I TAKE IT TO THE BRIDGE? (yeah!) SHOULD I TAKE IT TO THE BRIDGE? (yeah!) SHOULD I TAKE IT TO THE BRIDGE? (yeah!) WELL WELL WELL WELL!{/James Brown}

where’s the confounded bridge?

hee, hee

Eureka Springs, AR @ 110

punaise @ 105

“why don’t we do it on the bridge?”

It’s much more fun down below the bridge (Fort Point). Used to be able to get there on motorcycles after the clubs closed. *sigh*

DHS wouldn’t allow that, these days

Alright, it’s bedtime for me.

Good night, gang. See you tomorrow night.

TRex @ 115

Alright, it’s bedtime for me.

Good night, gang. See you tomorrow night.

like a bridge over TRex’d waters….

Good work, Trex, as usual. See ya tomorrow night.

Like a greater than 60 ft bridge :)

g’night good therapod

“is there gas in the car? yes, there’s gas in the car”

kirk murphy @ 117

Like a greater than 60 ft bridge :)

g’night good therapod

“I can get 60 feet of bridge just about anywhere.”

DHS wouldn’t allow that, these days.

Heh. Written like lil punaise is lurking on that idea….)

Well I was never one to ask permission, only forgiveness. I suppose at that time it was still a military tresspassing situation. Nobody ever interrupted and most surprisingly nary a soul was hip to the spot, at least not at that hour.

Patrick 4/4 @ 120

kirk murphy @ 117

Like a greater than 60 ft bridge :)

g’night good therapod

“I can get 60 feet of bridge just about anywhere.”

“Yeah, man, you know I mean, yeah.”

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 121

Patrick 4/4 @ 120

kirk murphy @ 117

Like a greater than 60 ft bridge :)

g’night good therapod

“I can get 60 feet of bridge just about anywhere.”

“Yeah, man, you know I mean, yeah.”

Speaking of zombies. Some things never die.

just a reminder that watertiger has new digs:

http://www.dependablerenegade.com

That was beautiful, TRex. These people have incredible gall, and you filleted them just right. I can go to bed refreshed and serene.

Kelly’s Heroes is my favorite 60s WW2 movie. I’ve even toyed with an idea of updating a script along the same lines set in Iraq. Then I remembered Three Kings already did that but set during the first Gulf War.

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 126

Kelly’s Heroes is my favorite 60s WW2 movie. I’ve even toyed with an idea of updating a script along the same lines set in Iraq. Then I remembered Three Kings already did that but set during the first Gulf War.

And bringin it back around:

[the lone obstacle to the sought-after gold is a solitary tank guarding the bank]
Crapgame: Try making a DEAL!
Big Joe: What kind of DEAL?
Crapgame: A DEAL, deal! Maybe he’s a Republican. You know, “Business is business.”

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 126

Kelly’s Heroes is my favorite 60s WW2 movie. .

Bridge Over the River, Why?

(OK, now just try to get that song out of your head…)

punaise @ 128

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 126

Kelly’s Heroes is my favorite 60s WW2 movie. .

Bridge Over the River, Why?

(OK, now just try to get that song out of your head…)

Now you’re just whistlin’ Dixie.

Bridge Over the River, Why?

(OK, now just try to get that song out of your head…)

Now you’re just whistlin’ Dixie.

until Comet-tose

punaise @ 128

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 126

Kelly’s Heroes is my favorite 60s WW2 movie. .

Bridge Over the River, Why?

(OK, now just try to get that song out of your head…)

Sez who? Sessue.

Bridge Over the River Kwai was done in ‘57. Technically not the same era. Oh and damn you for the earwig tune.

Kelly’s Heroes cast:

Clint Eastwood

Telly Savalas

Don Rickles

Carroll O’Connor

Donald Sutherland

Gavin MacLeod

Stuart Margolin

Tom Troupe

Harry Dean Stanton

Yeah, I love that movie too.

punaise @ 127

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 126

Kelly’s Heroes is my favorite 60s WW2 movie. .

Bridge Over the River, Why?

(OK, now just try to get that song out of your head…)

I gotta wash that tune right oughta my ear…

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 132

Bridge Over the River Kwai was done in ‘57. Technically not the same era. Oh and damn you for the earwig tune.

It’d work on a double bill though.

kirk murphy @ 134

punaise @ 127

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 126

Kelly’s Heroes is my favorite 60s WW2 movie. .

Bridge Over the River, Why?

(OK, now just try to get that song out of your head…)

I gotta wash that tune right oughta my ear…

yeah, sorry, it’s South Pathetic

Patrick 4/4 @ 135

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 132

Bridge Over the River Kwai was done in ‘57. Technically not the same era. Oh and damn you for the earwig tune.

It’d work on a double bill though.

Now you’re talking. Throw in A Bridge Too Far and you got an all day movie fest.

“Comet, it makes your teeth turn green
Comet, it tastes like gasoline…”

House this for irony:

Also in the cast of Kelly’s Heroes:

Robert MacNamara …. Roach

Patrick 4/4 @ 139

House this for irony:

Also in the cast of Kelly’s Heroes:

Robert MacNamara …. Roach

Where you choose to house it is entirely up to you. Sheez…

Patrick 4/4 @ 139

House this for irony:

Also in the cast of Kelly’s Heroes:

Robert MacNamara …. Roach

Fog-gedaboudit

Sez who? Sessue.

can I get a vowel, please?*

*(in other words: huh?)

punaise @ 137

“Comet, it makes your teeth turn green
Comet, it tastes like gasoline…”

So have some Comet

And vomit, todaaayay!

punaise @ 136

kirk murphy @ 134

punaise @ 127

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 126

Kelly’s Heroes is my favorite 60s WW2 movie. .

Bridge Over the River, Why?

(OK, now just try to get that song out of your head…)

I gotta wash that tune right oughta my ear…

yeah, sorry, it’s South Pathetic

So, were Rogers & Hammerstein channeling Beethoven? Pathétique….

Patrick 4/4 @ 145

punaise @ 142

Sez who? Sessue.

can I get a vowel, please?*

*(in other words: huh?)

Sessue (sp?) Hayakawa – the actor who played the Japanese prison commandant in BOTRK.

There’s your vowel…

Patrick 4/4 @ 145

punaise @ 142

Sez who? Sessue.

can I get a vowel, please?*

*(in other words: huh?)

Sessue (sp?) Hayakawa – the actor who played the Japanes prison commandant in BOTRK.

I knew that.

Willard’s punching his bigot ticket:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/…..00879.html

punaise @ 142

Sez who? Sessue.

can I get a vowel, please?*

*(in other words: huh?)

Uh, Bridge Over the River Kwai, camp commander, played by Sessue Hayakawa. ???

right. got it. thanks.

TeddySanFran @ 147

Willard’s punching his bigot ticket:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/…..00879.html

Wait’ll they send him up-river to kill Col. Kurtz.

g’nite pups. great day at the ‘lake with y’all.

Nite teddy.

montag @ 148

punaise @ 142

Sez who? Sessue.

can I get a vowel, please?*

*(in other words: huh?)

Uh, Bridge Over the River Kwai, camp commander, played by Sessue Hayakawa. ???

Sessue?

S.I.

Just to bring it back to San Francisco.

Patrick 4/4 @ 150

TeddySanFran @ 147

Willard’s punching his bigot ticket:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/…..00879.html

Wait’ll they send him up-river to kill Col. Kurtz.

Wait `til he finds out about Col. Kurtz and Wally Cox….

Patrick 4/4 @ 153

S.I.

Just to bring it back to San Francisco.

Ah, the Col. Kurtz of academia… these things have a way folding in together, no?

montag @ 154

Patrick 4/4 @ 150

TeddySanFran @ 147

Willard’s punching his bigot ticket:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/…..00879.html

Wait’ll they send him up-river to kill Col. Kurtz.

Wait `til he finds out about Col. Kurtz and Wally Cox….

“The horror. The horror… I’ll take Paul Lynde to block…”

montag @
155

Patrick 4/4 @ 153

S.I.

Just to bring it back to San Francisco.

Ah, the Col. Kurtz of academia… these things have a way folding in together, no?

LOL:

He was elected in California as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1976, defeating incumbent Democrat John V. Tunney. Hayakawa served from January 3, 1977 to January 3, 1983, but his term was quite undistinguished (as he was also slipping into senility). After an episode where he fell asleep at his desk on the Senate floor, he became known by the unflattering nickname of “Sleeping Sam”. Understandably he did not stand for reelection in 1982 and was succeeded by Republican Pete Wilson.

Willard’s punching his bigot ticket:

Wait’ll they send him up-river to kill Col. Kurtz.

Wait `til he finds out about Col. Kurtz and Wally Cox….

“The horror. The horror… I’ll take Paul Lynde to block…”

“Paulie don’t surf”

gotta feel sorry for the few poor souls who pick their way through a Late Nite thread by the light of day. “guess you had to be there” hardly begins to cover it…

punaise @ 159

gotta feel sorry for the few poor souls who pick their way through a Late Nite thread by the light of day. “guess you had to be there” hardly begins to cover it…

And I was shooting for an obscure ref to tie Charlie and Paulie together, and all I could come up with was:

Paulie: “Charlie, we could be in Miami….”

punaise @ 159

gotta feel sorry for the few poor souls who pick their way through a Late Nite thread by the light of day. “guess you had to be there” hardly begins to cover it…

They may as well try decoding Egyptian hyroglyphics with an ancient Greek text as a decoder. Hell, I’m here right now and can barely keep up!

punaise @ 159

gotta feel sorry for the few poor souls who pick their way through a Late Nite thread by the light of day. “guess you had to be there” hardly begins to cover it…

After four glasses of wine, I’m not sure “being there” covers me either.

And good night all.

How do we use this advantage? I want the troops out of Iraq and Afganistan. I want Bush impeached. I want Diebold to never influence an election again. We have work to do, before the cabal can reorganise.

Patrick 4/4 @ 162

After four glasses of wine, I’m not sure “being there” covers me either.

And good night all.

good night, and don’t forget: Lou’s lip-sync ships

Alfdom @ 163

How do we use this advantage? I want the troops out of Iraq and Afganistan. I want Bush impeached. I want Diebold to never influence an election again. We have work to do, before the cabal can reorganise.

To which cabal are you referring? Your expectations from Rahm and his Noodles are rather high. Set those aside and hope for some investigations of some sort and you wont be dissapointed. Just dont expect an impeachment, ‘taint happenin.

http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcont…..2.htm&

Human Rights Group Says Saddam Trial Flawed, Unsound

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/defa87…..e2340.html

Human rights body slams Saddam trial

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200…..am_trial_1

Rights group criticizes Saddam trial

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20…..1120020447

Saddam trial ‘fundamentally flawed’: US rights group

http://www.kansas.com/mld/kans…..sas_nation

Human rights group finds flaws in Saddam’s trial

http://iafrica.com/news/worldnews/439352.htm

Rights group slams Saddam trial

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php…..285972B262

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Wo…..65-ap.html

Alfdom @ 163

How do we use this advantage? I want the troops out of Iraq and Afganistan. I want Bush impeached. I want Diebold to never influence an election again. We have work to do, before the cabal can reorganise.

The unfortunate tendency of all Congresses is to tinker with previously passed legislation. Most of the things you want won’t happen overnight or will happen slowly. Impeachment probably won’t happen at all–unless the hearings produce so much shit that the public screams for it (me, I think it’s good idea, but not without the collection of the evidence). What you can do for now is keep tabs on your legislators, and let them know when they do right, in your opinion, and when they don’t.

Your expectations from Rahm and his Noodles are rather high.

*rim shot*, bada-boom.

punaise @ 167

Your expectations from Rahm and his Noodles are rather high.

*rim shot*, bada-boom.

That would be a Rahm shot, to you. :)

Alfdom @ 163

How do we use this advantage? I want the troops out of Iraq and Afganistan. I want Bush impeached. I want Diebold to never influence an election again. We have work to do, before the cabal can reorganise.

It wouldn’t be that difficult to get Bush impeached. The trick would be to get him convicted, which requires a two-thirds majority of the Senate. It’s never happened, and it’s unlikely to happen in the next two years.

So, the best we can do is to have a very thorough investigation, which will bring discredit to the politicians and journalists who supported Bush.

montag @
168

punaise @ 167

Your expectations from Rahm and his Noodles are rather high.

*rim shot*, bada-boom.

That would be a Rahm shot, to you. :)

it’s cymbalic at that point

punaise @ 167

Your expectations from Rahm and his Noodles are rather high.

*rim shot*, bada-boom.

THANK YOU INTERNET GOOD NIGHT! Don’t forget the 9 o’clock show is completely different from the 7:30 show! Tip your bartenders, waitresses and ladies of the lake!

punaise @ 169

montag @
168

punaise @ 167

Your expectations from Rahm and his Noodles are rather high.

*rim shot*, bada-boom.

That would be a Rahm shot, to you. :)

it’s cymbalic at that point

Hoping that will lead to a drumhead trial….

I’m not going anywhere just yet, I was just riffin there for a second.

Your expectations from Rahm and his Noodles are rather high.

*rim shot*, bada-boom.

That would be a Rahm shot, to you. :)

it’s cymbalic at that point

Hoping that will lead to a drumhead trial….

…of TomTom DeLayLay

Professor John Orman is my new hero.

punaise @ 173

…of TomTom DeLayLay

“Oh, DeLayLay Blue, what do we do now? What do we do now?”

hi hat, hi hat. it’s off the web I’m at.

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 174

Professor John Orman is my new hero.

Isn’t he the guy who found that there were zero members in the CT For Lieberman party, so he held a meeting and elected himself chairman of the party?

montag @ 177

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 174

Professor John Orman is my new hero.

Isn’t he the guy who found that there were zero members in the CT For Lieberman party, so he held a meeting and elected himself chairman of the party?

exactly.

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 178

montag @ 177

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 174

Professor John Orman is my new hero.

Isn’t he the guy who found that there were zero members in the CT For Lieberman party, so he held a meeting and elected himself chairman of the party?

exactly.

Now, if he were quicker, and done that when Lieberman created that straw man, he could have named himself chairman and then dissolved the party for lack of membership. That would have made for a nice legal tangle. :)

Everyone gone to bed? I’m always late.

Jacqrat @ 180

Everyone gone to bed? I’m always late.

Not yet, I’m doing the insomniac thing. How you doing?

I’m the same. Too jacked up to sleep. Let’s play with Reverb!

Jacqrat @ 182

I’m the same. Too jacked up to sleep. Let’s play with Reverb!

LOL! I already had my fun with reverb for the weekend. Whats got you jacked up?

head on over chez TBogg and check out this angular jazz trio version of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by the Bad Plus.

Not sure. Was watching Comic Relief and drinking coffee. Now I am wide awake. Hi Pun!

Glad you got the reverb joke. I seriously love to hear Donita’s midwestern twang.

Hell yeah!!!

Republicans got Owned!

Pwnt!

Republicans got punted by the I337!!11!!!1!!!

Democrats melted their faces!!!11!!eleventyone!!!1!!!

We pwn. We own. We roolz!!!1!

Bwahahaahhahaaa!!1!!! Republicans can suck it!!1!!!

ROFL Republicans cry? Cry more nub?

Tissue?!?!?!

Donita is awesome to work with. You should hear my midwestern twang. I have some podcasts up at my blog if you click on my name there if you want to hear a damn near drawl.

The Wizard Of Ozymandias Abroad

Apparently the lying sneaking cowardly little shit who occupies the White House is finding that his Emperor’s-New-Clothes schtick is selling overseas even worse than it is domestically:

Asian leaders fail to back Bush’s strategy to curb North Korea’s nuclear ambitions

· President loses battle for united anti-nuclear stance
· Trip to Indonesia curtailed over security concerns

Suzanne Goldenberg in Hanoi
Monday November 20, 2006
The Guardian

President George Bush suffered his most visible diplomatic setback since his party’s defeat in mid-term elections yesterday when Asian leaders failed to back Washington’s call for robust action against North Korea.

Mr Bush, in Vietnam on his first foreign trip since the elections, had lobbied strenuously for a unified strategy aimed at getting Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear ambitions, meeting the Russian, Chinese, South Korean and Japanese leaders on the sidelines of the summit.

The rebuff – the second for Mr Bush this weekend on North Korea – underlined the president’s diminished powers in the wake of his election defeat. So too did the muted response to Mr Bush’s presence in Hanoi, a shadow of the tumultuous reception for President Clinton, when he visited Vietnam six years ago.

But that is far better than the hostile reception that awaits Mr Bush today when he flies in to Indonesia, where thousands of protesters were on the streets yesterday accusing the US of war crimes. Mr Bush is to spend just six hours in Indonesia after the secret service decided that it would be too dangerous for him to remain in the country overnight. Intelligence officials say there have been warnings of a militant attack during Mr Bush’s visit.

We’re fleeing them over there, so we don’t have to flee them over here.

hey, Jacqrat, just passing back through in shut-down mode

punaise @ 189

hey, Jacqrat, just passing back through in shut-down mode

sleep well, punny-bunny.

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 187

Donita is awesome to work with. You should hear my midwestern twang. I have some podcasts up at my blog if you click on my name there if you want to hear a damn near drawl.

Ok I started to listen, but Matt Browner-Hamlin was depressing me. Nice “a” not quite as pronounced as Miz Sparks, but still.

Where is she from? Kansas? Might be a further-south kind of thing.

And what’s with the edelwise video. Sheesh.

Jacqrat @ 191

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 187

Donita is awesome to work with. You should hear my midwestern twang. I have some podcasts up at my blog if you click on my name there if you want to hear a damn near drawl.

Ok I started to listen, but Matt Browner-Hamlin was depressing me. Nice “a” not quite as pronounced as Miz Sparks, but still.

Where is she from? Kansas? Might be a further-south kind of thing.

She’s from ChiCAAAHgo. I’m from Indianapolis.

Michael Scott @ 188

We’re fleeing them over there, so we don’t have to flee them over here.

We’re fleecing `em over there, so we can fleece `em over here.

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 192

Jacqrat @ 191

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 187

Donita is awesome to work with. You should hear my midwestern twang. I have some podcasts up at my blog if you click on my name there if you want to hear a damn near drawl.

Ok I started to listen, but Matt Browner-Hamlin was depressing me. Nice “a” not quite as pronounced as Miz Sparks, but still.

Where is she from? Kansas? Might be a further-south kind of thing.

She’s from ChiCAAAHgo. I’m from Indianapolis.

You are up late, then! I find C-span always does it for me. The droning on, until Washington Journal comes on at 4am, then I am hooked.

Wide awake–345am here. Can’t decide if it’s waiting for the recounts or waiting for 2 of the 3 egrChildren to show up for Thanksgiving.

punaise >

until Comet-tose

Coming in late…

“…Popcicle toes…”

“If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough,” – Robert Capa

egregious @ 195

Wide awake–345am here. Can’t decide if it’s waiting for the recounts or waiting for 2 of the 3 egrChildren to show up for Thanksgiving.

Which recounts? Has OH-02 been called, yet?

I bet my money on the kidlets being the reason … :)

I’m having a bad body day and am waiting for pain meds to kick in to no avail. I’m now watching HGTV interior design shows which usually bore the hell out of me. I find the colors displayed on these shows help relax and soothe me.

BTW, Donita is in LA these days while I am still in Indy unfortunately. I’m hoping to improve my health enough to move next year or the year after to a warmer climate like CA or maybe some place like Austin TX where my skill set is of use to more people. Indy is a ghost town for music biz people like me.

daCascadian @ 196

punaise >

until Comet-tose

Coming in late…

“…Popcicle toes…”

“Your Tierra del Fuegoes….”

Ibuprofen kicked in, I’m off to bed folks. Gnite!

“Recounts”–

Strictly speaking there are only regular counts, continuing for a long time.

There are 6 races still in play:

NC-08 Kissell waiting for provisionals, gap of only a few hundred. If he gets close enough by Wednesday they can ask for a recount. They’ve set up a fund at his website for the recount. They believe they have the votes.

OH-02 Mean Jean and Wulsin. Larger gap, couple thousand. Still counting. Rep is leading.

OH-15 Pryce and Kilroy. Disputes about the Ohio voter I.D. law affecting how votes are counted. Several thousand apart. Rep is leading.

TX runoff, Bonilla and Ciro Rodriguez.

LA runoff between 2 Dems, Jeffer$on and Carter.

FL-13 K.Harris’s old district where there are 18,000 missing votes. Being argued about.

If you count LA as a Dem given, then there are plus 32 for the House. If one or more of these other races produces a Dem winner, then higher.

egregious @
201

“Recounts”–

Strictly speaking there are only regular counts, continuing for a long time.

There are 6 races still in play:

NC-08 Kissell waiting for provisionals, gap of only a few hundred. If he gets close enough by Wednesday they can ask for a recount. They’ve set up a fund at his website for the recount. They believe they have the votes.

OH-02 Mean Jean and Wulsin. Larger gap, couple thousand. Still counting.

OH-15 Pryce and Kilroy. Disputes about the Ohio voter I.D. law affecting how votes are counted. Several thousand apart.

TX runoff, Bonilla? and Ciro Rodriguez.

LA runoff between 2 Dems, Jeffer$on and Carter.

FL-13 K.Harris’s old district where there are 18,000 missing votes. Being argued about.

If you count LA as a Dem given, then there are plus 32 for the House. If one or more of these other races produces a Dem winner, then higher.

Did you see the story that says Rove “fixed” the elections but didn’t “Fix them enough”?

Hmm, Biden would rather have his chance to lose a nomination for President (again), than to get his shoes muddy.

Ron Suskind with some good, off-the-cuff suggestions on how to proceed with nailing a few corrupt hides to the wall….

We knew they were trying to fix them. Would love to hear what really happened in Montana and Virginia.

Well, I am going to get under the covers, not because I’m sleepy – it’s getting too darned cold. Take care, all. Sleep well when you can.

egregious @ 204

We knew they were trying to fix them. Would love to hear what really happened in Montana and Virginia.

One of the things I have been wondering about is vote suppression. Any time someone has trouble with identification, the standard rule is to bring current utility bills (even if you don’t have a phone, you usually have gas and/or electric). Mine are always on time, at the first of the month or the day after. This year, the gas didn’t show up until two days after the election, and the electric still hasn’t shown up. They come from two different, geographically widely-spaced locations and go to a box number, so it’s doubtful that a carrier got lazy and dumped them.

Lots of ways to screw with the vote.

Oh, yeah. Remember around 15 or 20 years ago(!) vampire-souleater preoccupation sprang inexplicably from its usual cult film ghetto into both the upmarket and indie film scenes? Guess we know now what something was trying to tell us.

Back in the Lewinsky daze, I thought the Presidential march ought to have been changed to “Tangata del Alba,” screaming violin glisses and all. Now I think we need “Funeral March of the Marionettes.”

Ecce bumpkin!

Good Morning, Firepups!

Egregious are you still awake? I’ll make some decaf coffee for you, since you don’t need any jolts this morning. Cold in central Jersey this morning. One last day at the office then traveling to visit my mom in SC [maybe get to have coffee with Pam in SC?], and cook a Thanksgiving dinner at her house. Always too much to do before traveling–want to wind up as many things as possible at work [less to come back to], and finding too many tasks around the house, too.

Mr. NJP and I always bring the laptop. Three cheers for wifi, and the folks who don’t password-protect.

Mr. NJP is still going to two peace groups, but is frustrated with one–the group is focused only on vigils and demonstrations and eschews talking to elected officials. Last night’s meeting was a discussion of how to mark the 3,000th American death in Iraq [which will be coming soon, possibly late December]. The problem goups’s ideas: a 3,000-minute candlelight vigil [for the math-challenged, that’s 50 hours]. As Mr. NJP put it, “vigil idea, not so bad; 50-hour vigil in December or January in the Northeast, not so smart.” Mr. NJP is frustrated with people who are peace activists because it make them feel good, rather than because they hope to make a change in policies. Here’s hoping that people-power can make a difference.

Work for peace, every day.
Travel safe, Firepups.

Coffee’s ready, both high test and decaf. Who wants some?

For TRex: “penultimate” means next to last (my underline)

“I believe you’re forgetting the Preznint, Mr. Meyer. He is their avatar, you understand, the penultimate achievement in their crusade to rape the highest offices of the land.

christofay @
15

well, gotta be careful. This is a special type of zombie that we’re dealing with. Bush has made the present such a nightmare that guys that should have been dead and buried multiple times are back. Neut Gangrene is mentioned, but there are James Baker and the Kissinger too.

Neut Gangrene- classic. truly classic….
I would love to see a whole rethug true-zombie-names thread! anyone?

Good morning Firedogs. This morning there is only one columnist from behind the NYT firewall:

http://select.nytimes.com/2006…..amp;emc=th
Bob Herbert, “Bought and Sold.”

Just wait until 2008, when the Iraq debacle will be fully played out.

good morning. Coffee, anyone? (warning, it’s strong stuff)

G’day, pups! What a glorious weekend. Watching muskrats on the edge of the ice as the lake froze up around them. Back, back to your houses, ‘rats!

And watching Webb and Tester on MTP. Absolutely warmed my heart like a cozy blaze in the fireplace. These guys are the real deal and what Democrats are out here in the real world. Progressive, populist, and grounded in reality. Brought a grin to my face to watch ‘em.

MorningFirepups,
First day that really feels like winter’s comming here on LI. 30’s and grey. Cold nights make me sleep deeper (yeah), but also make it so mauch harder to get up in the morning (boo). You just want to snuggle down deeper into the blankets.

I’ll take some coffee, please! Hot here in So Cal – strangely warm…

Bob Scherer @ 209

For TRex: “penultimate” means next to last (my underline)

“I believe you’re forgetting the Preznint, Mr. Meyer. He is their avatar, you understand, the penultimate achievement in their crusade to rape the highest offices of the land.

Yes, Bush is the penultimate achievement in their crusade to rape the highest offices of the land. Cheney is the ultimate.

montag @
175

punaise @ 173

…of TomTom DeLayLay

“Oh, DeLayLay Blue, what do we do now? What do we do now?”

Will somebody please turn that efx, efx, efx…. box down.

CNN talking about Rangel’s call to reinstate the draft… most kids have no real idea of what that’s like…being called up….

TRex! You are my reason for turning on the computer in the morning.

some guy, Josh Murachik of the American Enterprise Institute has a column in today’s LA Times advocating the bombing of Iran… he seem to think everybody else is an idiot…

linky

looseheadprop — you said it, doggone hard to wake up this morning. Took 20 minutes to get the 9-year-old out of bed. Not good when I was already 10 minute behind trying to crawl out from under the feather comforter.

Grey and 30 degrees here too in the Great Lakes State. Doesn’t feel like there’s any reason to hurry, going to be cold and grey all day.

But I did see yesterday that somebody noted Little Billy Kristol’s comment was rather time-definite; Kristol, one of the best known neo-conservatives, said that he fears support for the Iraq War will crumble among Repugs in the next three months.

Which begs the question: Why three months?

;-)

Now that puts a little boost in the morning, a little pep in the step.

Morning all. It’s still dark here on the northern California coast at 6:15. On my third cuppa, and waiting for the shortest day of the year in about 31 or 32 day from now. After that the days start getting longer and my mood begins to improve. (SAD sucks)

sofistic — what do you do for your SAD? Have a close friend who also suffers from it (not that we all don’t to some degree, I think it’s the human condition).

I’ve been trying to coax her into getting full-spectrum lights for her office, especially on her desk, also urging her to get outside during daylight hours.

Joe Max @
105

TRex @
55

They’re all Piggy now.

Have you seen the little pggies crawling in the dirt?
And for all the little piggies life is getting worse,
Always having dirt to play around in.
Have you seen the bigger piggies in their starched white shirts?
You will find the bigger piggies stirring up the dirt,
Always have clean shirts to play around in.
In their styes with all their backing they don’t care what goes on around,
In their eyes there’s something lacking,
What they need’s a damn good whacking.
Everywhere there’s lots of piggies living piggie lives,
You can see them out for dinner with their piggie wives,
Clutching forks and knives to eat their bacon…

(Lennon/McCartney)

Uh… George Harrison wrote that one, not L/M.

Rayne @ 224

sofistic — what do you do for your SAD? Have a close friend who also suffers from it (not that we all don’t to some degree, I think it’s the human condition).

I’ve been trying to coax her into getting full-spectrum lights for her office, especially on her desk, also urging her to get outside during daylight hours.

Well, years ago when I lived in Oregon, I used a large panel I built with full-spectrum flourescents in it. Now that I live in northern California, it is a little better, but I still have a draftman’s lamp near me attached to my desk with a compact flourescent, and a large overhead light with two large bulbs in it. Seems to help some. Mostly, I just hunker down and wait it out till the shortest day of the year and sometimes have a sheet of paper with hash marks marking the days till I get my humanity back. No drugs though. Tried that; turned me into a zombie. Hope this helps someone.

Pombo is pissed about his loss and is plotting how to take down McNerney in 2 years.

Good morning. Am off in a few minutes to take care of 2- 5 yr olds while my daughter goes to (get this) conferences for my 5 yr old grandson who is in preschool. Conferences for preschool – my oh my. Pressure to succeed, even in playing, must be a big deal I guess.

Anyway, Minnesota weather is being very cooperative. Heard someone say it could be an El Nino year, who knows. But all through thankgiving weekend, the weather is going to be in the 40’s and 50’s with lots of sunshine. I will definitely take that.

Rayne @ 222

looseheadprop — you said it, doggone hard to wake up this morning. Took 20 minutes to get the 9-year-old out of bed. Not good when I was already 10 minute behind trying to crawl out from under the feather comforter.

Grey and 30 degrees here too in the Great Lakes State. Doesn’t feel like there’s any reason to hurry, going to be cold and grey all day.

But I did see yesterday that somebody noted Little Billy Kristol’s comment was rather time-definite; Kristol, one of the best known neo-conservatives, said that he fears support for the Iraq War will crumble among Repugs in the next three months.

Which begs the question: Why three months?

;-)

Now that puts a little boost in the morning, a little pep in the step.

General Abijzaid said something in his testimony the other day about a 3 (or was it 4?) to 6 month window to either stabilize Iraq or lose outright.

Is there some milestone that is supposed to happen 3 months out? Or is it that by the end of January, Crystal believes Congressional investigations will have outed enough evidence of Fraud Waste and abuse (halliburton profiteering? Hmmmm?) that the public will be completely disgusted.

Tin Foil Hat Time (gee I haven’t made a really reckless prediction in a long time–this is so much fun) What if there are one or more would be whistleblowers out there who will testify if subpeonaed before Congress that there were conversations about military actions being taken, not taken, or otherwised influenced by how much money would flow to favored outside contractors.

Foe example, a huge disgrace you sometime hear of in the legal profession is a lawyer who does not resolve a matter at the earliest stage he could for his client because he want s to make more money off the file. Or a lawyer who brings motions he knows he is going to lose, not because the client tells him try everything anything, but because he want s to “churn the file.” When I see situations where I believe that is happening, I just get so disgusted.

WHat if there where conversations out there about “churnig” the war to make sure favored contractors got as much profit as possible?

We know the IG’s office for Iraq was gutted and then ordered shut down. WHat if the caes in prodess, though not developed enough to refer for prosecution, are developed to the point where htere are witnesses with explosive testitmony?

We will need a very large supply of popcorn if that is the case.

Suzanne @ 227

Pombo is pissed about his loss and is plotting how to take down McNerney in 2 years.

Oohh. I love it. He’s in the dirt, good riddance, and I hope he stays buried forever.

Suzanne @ 227

Pombo is pissed about his loss and is plotting how to take down McNerney in 2 years.

Hmmm, sounds like someone who knows that a subpoena is on the way. Hey! Look over there! Not here! :)

It would seem like”the media” should be realizing that the dipshit stuff they’re saying doesn’t relate at ALL to what people living in the actual real world are experiencing. Those damned cocktail weenies must be laced with some really good shit.

And could someone please remind these idiots that the Dems aren’t actually”in power”yet? I actually heard some moron on local radio this morning saying that it’s been a couple of weeks now and the Dems haven’t done anything yet,which of course proves that Dems are lame at governing.

Could we please oh please oh please get civics classes back in school now? Jeebus.

OldCoastie @
221

some guy, Josh Murachik of the American Enterprise Institute has a column in today’s LA Times advocating the bombing of Iran… he seem to think everybody else is an idiot…

linky

Muravchik is the newest and brightest (sic) of the neo-con all-stars. I’ve been bitching about him for days now.

I propose that we:
a) give him a canteen of water,
b) a hand grenade, and
c) a ticket to Iran, where he can bomb all by himself.

and i know a really good travel agent.

Morning all…fresh thread for you guys.

Joke in the EPU zone!!!:

A major research institution has just announced the discovery of the densest
element yet known to science. The new element has been named “Bushcronium.”
Bushcronium has one neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and
224 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 311. These
particles are held together by dark forces called morons, which are
surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. The
symbol for Bushcronium is “W”. Bushcronium’s mass actually increases over
time, as morons randomly interact with various elements in the atmosphere
and become assistant deputy neutrons in a Bushcronium molecule, forming
isodopes. This characteristic of moron-promotion leads some scientists to
believe that Bushcronium is formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity
in concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as “Critical
Morass”. When catalyzed with money, Bushcronium activates Foxnewsium, an ele-
ment that radiates orders of magnitude more energy, albeit as incoherent
noise, since it has 1/2 as many peons but twice as many morons.

Suzanne @ 227

Pombo is pissed about his loss and is plotting how to take down McNerney in 2 years.

I read that article, and nowhere does it mention the demographic shift in that district. That shift is continuing, and it bodes well for McNerney in the future.

looseheadprop — yeah. All that, what you said, and a bag of chips.

I’m betting that one of the many investigations that has been conducted already by folks like Conyers, Waxman and Levin yielded fruit that didn’t get the right amount of attention the first time around under a Repug-majority that could hold the media down under its thumb.

Heh. Popcorn futures, baby. Buy ‘em now!!

lived out a very special hypocrisy. In addition to the above biographical dissonance, Gingrich was one of the most sharp-tongued, articulate and persuasive attack dogs in modern politics. His favorite target was the supposed immorality and corruption of the Democratic Party. With soaring rhetoric, he condemned his opponents as anti-American and dangerous to our country’s family values — “grotesque” was a favorite word.

Yet this was a man who was divorced twice — the first time when his wife was hospitalized for cancer treatment, the second time after an affair was revealed.

Gingrich made his bones in the party by relentlessly attacking Democratic corruption, yet he was hounded from office because of a series of serious ethics questions. He posed as a reformer of the House, yet championed a series of deforms that made the legislative process more closed, more conducive to hiding special interest favors and less a forum for genuine debate.

And he did it all with epic sanctimony.

The Repubs are going to dust off the Democrat=Immoral Jackal schtick ASAP. It’s enevitable. What else have they got? They’re not very creative and they typically fall back on things that have worked in the past. Dems better be prepared to respond when they crank up the politics of personal destruction theme. It always struck me how seemingly timid Democrats were in the 1990’s in response to scandals. I never sensed the outrage and we were always on the defensive.

No coffee for me, thanks. I just got off work, and plan to get lots of sleep to kick off my a 3-day weekend. I guess it’s herbal tea for me. Wait… I have Ambien!

Who’s cooking for T’giving? Me, I ordered most of what I need from a local BBQ joint, and I’ll get it on Wednesday p.m. Don’t look at me that way. Y’all haven’t had Rudy’s smoked turkey. YUM. Worth every penny. And their stuffing tastes just like my grandmother’s. All I have to do is make the green bean casserole, and get the cranberry goo. Oh, and the cheapie rolls. I don’t understand my husband–he insists on having that cranberry goo and the cheapie rolls, every T’giving. I didn’t use it one year, and he pouted for days.

looseheadprop @ 236

Joke in the EPU zone!!!:

A major research institution has just announced the discovery of the densest
element yet known to science. The new element has been named “Bushcronium.”
Bushcronium has one neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and
224 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 311. These
particles are held together by dark forces called morons, which are
surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. The
symbol for Bushcronium is “W”. Bushcronium’s mass actually increases over
time, as morons randomly interact with various elements in the atmosphere
and become assistant deputy neutrons in a Bushcronium molecule, forming
isodopes. This characteristic of moron-promotion leads some scientists to
believe that Bushcronium is formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity
in concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as “Critical
Morass”. When catalyzed with money, Bushcronium activates Foxnewsium, an ele-
ment that radiates orders of magnitude more energy, albeit as incoherent
noise, since it has 1/2 as many peons but twice as many morons.

Can they hear us laughing in the EPU zone?

Thanks, LHP!

Saw brooks on Leher news hour friday saying repugs knew a year ago they would lose 06 elections and did NOTHING about it. Now they re-elect the same people to the positions of power.
He said they still don’t get it!