Ad Nags sure does love writing those "Party In Disarray" stories – I’m not sure he even knows how to write anything else. He prefers to write about Democrats, but the Republicans are much more obliging these days:
The Republican defeat in a special Congressional contest in Mississippi sent waves of apprehension across an already troubled party Wednesday, with some senior Republicans urging Congressional candidates to distance themselves from President Bush to head off what could be heavy losses in the fall.
(…)
Representative Tom Davis, Republican of Virginia and former leader of his party’s Congressional campaign committee, issued a dire warning that the Republican Party had been severely damaged, in no small part because of its identification with President Bush. Mr. Davis said that, unless Republican candidates changed course, they could lose 20 seats in the House and 6 in the Senate.
(…)
Representative Peter T. King, Republican of New York, said it appeared that lawmakers might have to fend for themselves. “You are going to have to run on who you are and establish some independence, and that is going to be tougher for some than others,” Mr. King said.
Yeah, good luck with that, guys. See, the thing is, you’ve all spent the last two, four, six, or eight years giving the Worst And Most Unpopular President Ever everything his tiny little heart desires, and the voters know it. Sure, it was fun winning all those votes on the Iraqupation and torture and S-CHIP, but now you have to actually justify them.
You even have to own the votes you didn’t win, like the ones you cast against the minimum wage increase last year, or the ones you cast today against the New & Improved GI Bill. Enjoy explaining to the voters why you don’t think our troops deserve a college education – I’ll just be over here making fun of you.
Your blind loyalty to the Dubyatross was why you lost both houses of Congress in 2006, and yet you learned nothing. You continued to back up Mr. 28% like it was September 2001, like he was still the 90%-approval biggest bully on the block… and now you want us to believe that you’re just not that into him?
Sure, you’ll spin and distract and lie, like you always do, and the corporate media will play along, like they always do. But it won’t be enough to convince the American people that you love children’s healthcare and hate the Iraqupation. And guess what: That goes for your presidential candidate as well. For all his maverickiness, everyone knows that McCain wants us to stay in Iraq forever.
The bottom line: You may have won some legislative battles for your hero-king, but you’ve lost the electoral war.
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Eli!
Now to read…
Newton!
I love the smell of flop sweat in the morning. It smells like victory.
They’re running scared…! Aloha, Eli!
Why would any Dem talk to Ad Nags unless they hate their boss?
Aloha, CTut!
I think the Pottery Barn Rule should apply to Bush. You brought it up, you own it, buddy boy. You say “appeaser”, I say
“Trading With the Enemy Act”
Someone *always* seems willing, nay, *eager* to talk to Ad Nags. He must have the same kind of irresistible sexual magnetism that Joe Lieberman uses to keep his committee chair.
Hiya Eli!
Wasn’t it Tom Davis who said today that if the Republican brand was a dog food, they’d take it off the shelf? Something like that anyway…
That was him, but it wasn’t today. *Today* he said that Republican morale was *under* the floor.
Holy Joe is his source!
OMG
Brain bleach, stat.
(and great post)
Isn’t karma a wonderful thing? It’s gonna be like 2004, only from the winning side.
Think of the Repubs as a herd of beeves on the old Chisolm Trail, going to the railhead, then heading to Chicago and the packing plants. Their future is hamburger.
Really, I need brain bleach at *any* mention of Lieberman, so I figure, why hold back?
Or lemmings, seemingly unable or unwilling to stop walking off the clearly-visible cliff.
Hey Eli, LL and Fire Pups far and wide
Dubyatross_ another classic.
I think all the Republican disarray is good news for McShame.
Anyone who wants to be part of a side bar Daily Show IM spoiler thread can join in hereIt works in Firefox and not Safari. Can’t vouch for any other browser.You can still be part of the running Late Night thread and not worry about divulging spoilers for the west coasters.
Hi Eli and Pups,
What a day — and laughing my ass off at TDS. I am sure loving this new GRITtv (did I do this right?)
great post, eli
Ah yes. Another day, another dire warning from Davis. I bet he’s glad he’s retiring!
*waving to Millineryman — I’ll get back on FB soon, promise!*
Between Judy Miller, Ad Nags, Modo and just another six months Friedman how does the NYT maintain this liberal paper reputation they are to the right of the Democrats, who are to the right of our 70%er majority.
The unrepresented 70%er majority.
Hi, MM! Hi, Christine!
I’ve been using “Dubyatross” since 2006. Ironically, also in a post about Ad Nags.
dugg, eli
Yep. he’s in good form tonight. SO glad the writers are back.
BTW, Where’s the Beef?
If?
Quibbles and Tifts.
I predict the core Republican issue this fall will be gay flag lapel pins getting married.
Evening all. Glad to see that the blinders have come off and everyone can now see the GOP “brand” as nothing more than cheap, flashy packaging filled with loathsome and repellent content. Also have to love seeing the Rethugs all atwitter with absolutely no clue as to what to do next.
Wow, I guess I’ll have to stop by your place and read the posts there also. I don’t recall seeing that term before.
Why do I get the feeling that we are on the way to overdosing on schoedenfreud? (can’t remember the spelling)
or Snivels and Snits
RevDeb,
Always the best part of my day. What writers…
I wonder what a lexus nexus search like Al Franken used in his book “Lies and the Lying Liars who tell them” would tell us about the NYT coverage of this election?
Maybe 2 to 1 the stories are proMcCain?
Eli! That was just spectacular, honestly, nothing less than that!
I LOVE reading a really open, honest and ROWDY with it writer! Like Scott Thill. You rock! Goin’ back for a re read.
whooooaaaaah!
I don’t get there more then once a day anymore, and really that’s just to try to be cleaver with my status.
Dugg!
Suz, sorry — was jumping through the Digg hoops and just saw your Digg
Get your Diggs in HERE
Yes, they’re running scared. Bush trotted out the old “America will get attacked if you elect a Democrat.” Any day now I expect to see them trot out a Bin Laden audio or video that says he wants the Democrats to win in November.
Eli’s place is fabulous — one could spend hours there.
When the WGA was on strike he was forced back before the strike was over. He wouldn’t write because he’s in the guild. They were sorry shows anyway though most of us didn’t tune in—solidarity with the writers.
Gabbly chat for those who want to talk Daily Show. Dennis Leary the guest now.
Nah, you know it’s gonna be gay marraige. What with todays CA Surpreme court ruling.
OT, sorry Eli, but this is rich!
This is a day old, but in case anyone missed it:
Curious George publisher may sue over T-shirt
nope, my bad – i had dugg the wrong post
Aw, shucks. Thanks, Christine!
I’m sure, he’s a very talented guy with words and photos.
Ooo, the lawsuit is a new wrinkle. Good for them.
Well, it seems we have more than one Digg going on here
It appears that LoudinLib’s Digg is the official one
I suggest you use the Digg button at the top of the page
He’s one of those jagoff’s that whines about political correctness yet I am sure he’s offended when someone says Merry Christmas.
I hope they sue his little establishment into the ground.
-G
Seven years of appeals to fear have left America a little burned out, Bush needs another attack for that trick to work again and even then people might blame him for it.
After all Bush left Ossama alone in Pakistan while he went off to invade Iraq.
You should read my Where’s the Beef? post on their inability to blame Iran for meddling in Iraq…! ;-)
LoudounLib…sorry
I tried to leave a comment but there was a problem.
Good stuff.
Asiatimes has some of the best analysis around.
-G
Now that I’m finally getting Digg to work for me, I’m enjoying it!
Hmmm. I just got an offer to subscribe to a new (at least to me) magazine: Garden & Gun. It says that I can discover the magic of the 21st Century New South. What do you think? Should I subscribe?
My contempt for Joe Lieberman knows no bounds.
If you love photography … and I’m ALLOWED to look at photography at work!
Heh, ya need to hit main to bring up the haloscan comments… Pepe Escobar had an awesome article today in the Asia Times too… But, I wanted to point out Porter’s article…!
S Chip.
Every time I see that I wonder “What’s Intel up to now?
Then, an Aha!
Should be called Crackers and Barrels.
-G
A moving photograph, 1960 JFK Kennedy W/ Caroline Georgetown
Garden & Gun? Sounds like some kind of dueling magazine.
Just took a quick glance at your “Beef” post, I’ll go back later and read it more carefully.
I do, I studied as a fine art student in college.
What was Escobar’s piece about?
-G
Or Guardin’ ma Gun
LOL. Wonder if it’ll get picked up by msm???
That’s for duel personalities!
Just a guess but I bet the secret to their success is a lot of horse manure used with both of their main topics.
SLAP! You have offended my honor, sir!
There is a very strange indie film called The Bible & Gun Club, about a bunch of traveling salesmen who sell bibles and guns to people in trailer parks.
Here’s the article…
wow
THAT was some time travel for me!!!
Thanks, Matt.
Your choice of weapons. SIR!
They’re called Republicans.
Cream pies, of course!
The Bible and Gun Club. Hmmm. Sounds a lot like the Bush and Cheney administration
I keep having this weird dream that it’s October, and the Repugs suddenly product Bin Laden’s body, just in time to turn the election in their favor. But in the dream (or should I say nightmare), it turns out they’ve had him several years already, (dead of course) in a freezer somewhere, and just thawed him out to stage a “capture” for to make a big showing in October.
hehe!!
Oops, meant to type “produce” in my comment at 80, not product.
Cream pies eat away at my resolutions.
You are indeed evil, DrPuma. We must lionize you properly!
(Damn, I could use a couple of smilies here)
You are welcome. The photo make you want to cry and smile at the sametime – cry for what we know will happen and smile for a father with his first child on the day of the birth of his second.
Wonderful! And I’ve looked at your site too, and love it! Such a talented community here.
Here’s a preview for the Live the Life section of the Web site.
:) :)
Sounds like an iconically Texas kind of thing. Can be a bit scary for Midwesterners. I know. Okies are only half as scary as Texans and I used to routinely freak them out without trying.
He forgot to mention the servants.
ABC and Drudge are whoring a pending new message from Osama Bin Rove.
-G
Thanks, it needs some refreshing, as does the artist behind it. I hope to be moving into a bold new direction soon.
It’s a great group of people here with so much to offer. I’m very grateful to be a part of it.
The magazine is based in Charleston, SC. Very, very Southern.
Me, too.
I read once that “Art” and Arm” have the same root word.
Nothing like really roughing it. I’ll bet he has nothing but the finest catalogs in the outhouse.
That’s the great thing about being creative, it allows you to do that when the time is right.
Must be one of those magazines for the whole family. You know those Southern family values (if you don’t listen to a little Drive by Truckers).
Perhaps they will be mentioned at some point in the back of the magazine.
Republicans(& independent Conneticut Senator) hate mothers and soldiers.
From Think Progress:
Video on the site.
Way to support the troops, dudes.
fuck
Thinking about, a gun could help out my gardening quite a bit when those pesky varmits start messing with my kumquats.
Same way the GOP always supports the troops. what they really support is fattening up defense contractors and imperial wars.
THIS is why I’m so angry.
Yeah. I think .41 magnum would be highly effective against aphids.
See 100
you mean those aren’t the troops? (snark)
Cheney’s mission was accomplished long ago. And continues just the way they want it to.
It does make you want to scream doesn’t it.
I once visited a relative in the high desert region of Oregon. He kept a .38 that used mini-shot rounds for the occasional rattler.
Was reading somewhere today that one of the rent-a-generals was on the board of a defense contractor whose Pentagon contracts went from 12M to like 169M since the war started. Bastards. And kids like the one above get stop-lossed and screwed.
or given a diagnosis of adjustment disorder instead of ptsd because its cheaper
For any who might have missed it from earlier today. Here is Pharyngula on Michael Medved’s theory about “American” DNA.
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyn…..ething.php
Looks like barring the odd live boy or dead girl in the bed….The Democratic Udall fella has New Mexico’s open senate seat in the bag.
He’s leading both GOP-ers by a wide margin.
-G
Bill’O – Also from Think Progress.
Let’s see … Markos served in the U.S. Army. Where did Bill’O serve?
Ya misspelled fork.
-G
Keith named him worst person in the world tonight
Why aren’t the Dems talking about stuff like this?
Or claiming that it was pre-existing condition and denying benefits entirely.
I placed that around a couple of times today. What racists shit! He is a Nazi.
I dream of the day when Joe gets told to go fuck himself.
Thank the gods for Keith. I wonder if he talked about Rep Conyers saying someone needs to kick Karl’s ass?
Would seem to exclude a large portion of the population of Georgia (as well as elsewhere) whose were shipped over to the penal colony from the prisons in England (admittedly mostly debtors’ prisons, but still).
intentionally
That’s the newest trick they’re pulling on the troops… I swear they know no limits to how low they can go…! 8-(
that did come up—not in so many words I think.
I was thinking about including that in my entry on troop psychiatric care but the email really doesn’t say who wrote it or whom he/she wrote it to. So I don’t know if it covered a single facility or was system wide.
(R)Ted Stevens is polling behind (D)Mark Begich…..(R)Johnny Sununu is polling behind (D)Jeanne Shaheen….Now Udall swamping the NM seat.
Please tell Bush and Cheney to keep up the personal appearances on behalf of the GOP.
-G
These troops. Just stealing the bread out of contractors mouths.
i sure hope dana priest at the wapoo saw that memo… their series on the way we treat our vets certainly could use updating
Actually, we would appreciate it if they would step it up a bit. It is also good to have descendants of Prescott Bush talking about Nazi appeasers.
Some are, like Blue America candidate Alan Grayson.
http://firedoglake.com/2008/01…..son-fl-08/
In fact, he’s been taking on the Military Industrial Complex in the courts. He just won another big settlement on behalf of the taxpayers.
http://www.graysonforcongress……?NewsId=61
Really an amazing Dem candidate. We must make sure he wins. Just imagine a Congress with a bunch of Alan Graysons running around…
Yep, that’s exactly what I’d tell them if they ever asked me: “An incumbent president and vice president are tremendous resources to have in your corner, and you should have them make as many campaign appearances as possible, so their popularity can rub off on your candidates.”
I often say that we live in the Age of Stupid. Medved is a sterling example why I think this.
Heh, the irony of it is, that Gates and McCain was bemoaning the fact that the new GI bill would create an exodus of troops, but, fail to address the mass exodus of Special Ops troops to the contractors… Hmmm… priorities, priorities…
Also worth noting that it was the *Democrats* who wanted to fight, and the *Republicans* who wanted us to stay out of it.
I hate to encourage anyone to stoop to Bush’s level, but I do wish someone in the corporate media would bring that up.
We live in Medvedial times.
Well, it is the Bush administration, after all…
The Junta in Burma must have learned a great lesson from Katrina.
From the NYT’s
A tiny light is poking up over the horizon. I can just make it out. The People can no longer tolerate this psychotic neoclown administration one more minute. We are not going to make it to January ‘09 without regurgitating these horrid vermin back out on the street first. There is no patience left for Bush’s unbelieveable need to jab his finger into everyone’s eye. As people witness their neighbors losing their homes, their relatives needless illnesses, Iraqis losing their country and their own shrinking paycheck their fear is turning into anger. The Public just doesn’t want to vote this dickhead out of power they want him called to account.
Heckofajob Junta.
I am off to bed. Got up at 5 am to go fishing this morning and I can no longer keep my eyes open. Take care all.
Charlie Rose has on Robert Kagan (Fred’s brother and fellow neocon nutcase). Rose seldom has progressives on his show, but if you are some Establishment type or some dimwitted neocon, he can’t wait to have you on.
Alas, I don’t think accountability is in the cards. But I think it would be the right thing to do on both the practical/political and certainly the moral level.
Why aren’t The Public’s elected representatives listening?
McAnus flip flops on talking to Hamas.
Not an honorable bone in his body.
-G
Don’t “vacate” too hard, Dr.Dick!
Aloha, DD!
g’nite dr dick
Make sure you have some Febreze on hand because these two stiffs stink like fish in the hot sun.
-G
I heard a BBC report today that said the British government was estimating 250,000 dead due to the cyclone. I think that by the time disease and the inaction of the Burmese government take their toll this could well be the case.
No, no – they stink of… authenticity!
I think you are right. The elites are the last ones to know what is coming because they live in a bubble.
The train keeps a rolling.
-G
Hey, CTuttle. Went back and read “Where’s the Beef.” Good post, glad that so far the military, at least, is coming up empty about pointing the finger at Iran and making it stick. That won’t stop the crazies in the administration, though, they’ll just keep throwing sh*t at the wall.
In regards to the pottery barn theory, Bush is going to try to shove the broken peices of his party under the edge of the shelfing and try to slink off without paying.
I’m beginning to wonder. Conyers, Pelosi, Wexler, Biden….those are some pretty pissed people tonight. Impeachment may be off the table, alas, but isn’t it possible that the mood has turned so ugly that the Dems could force enought testimony through Inherent Contempt that Bush would be forced to resign?
mary mcc i hope that light bult is glowing over the head of our congresscritters that we. have. had. enough.
At the pace they’ve been going, I think the clock is going to run out.
Question is whether they continue the investigations after Bush is out of office – my gut feeling is no, which would be a huge mistake.
Hopefully they’ll suffer the same fate as the Somoza’s in Nicaragua after they piggily grabbed up the funds sent to their nation after the big earthquake.
-G
i refuse to let bygones be bygone and will call bullshit if they try to pull that shizz.
We cannot allow that to happen.
What Suz said
Maybe it will be like global warming…but in a good way. Positive feedback loops and then things go way fast way quick.
I agree that they need to continue after, but I doubt it, too.
That is a guaranteed, what truly pisses me off, is the complicity of our MSM… Have you read anything about the EFP’s being home-grown in Iraq, or, as the drumbeats grow louder, that the great Karbala cache had no weapons that proved Iran supplied ‘em…? It’s infuriating…! 8-(
no ford-like pardon in the interest of healing the country. the only way this country CAN be healed is with lots of sunshine and accountability – so that we know how it happened in order to prevent it happening again.
I’ll be right there with you. Just saying that that’s my prediction.
“It is time to move forward rather than dwelling on the past.”
Because God forbid we should send the message that there are consequences for criminal behavior by the President Of The United States – it would have a chilling effect on future administrations, for one thing.
The level of denial is directly proportional to the level of crime. The more crime, the more denial. But when the wall of denial is breeched – watch the fuck out.
If you are right then we will all continue to be good friends and fight the good fight. I, personally, having very little to lose. They will have to pull this mouse out of my cold, dead hands.
I hope so. I can’t believe that the shit hasn’t hit the fan over the admission that the emails around the start of the war, Plame, etc. weren’t even backed up. Isn’t that premeditation, plain and simple?
I posted this on Laura’s Grit post.
Sgt. Matthis Cheroux has refused an order to deploy after 4 years of service and an honorable discharge.
For anyone who wants to support him, http://ivaw.org under legal fund, and writing him directly thankyoumatthis@ivaw.org.
Very gutsy.
These vets are so great. Ward Reilly, a Viet Nam vet against the war wrote an article at the beginning of the year about how he showed up and knocked at the WH door to make a citizen’s arrest of GWB. The Secret Service guards were polite and profoundly non-plussed. Ward was also polite but matter of fact and serious.
I just heard on the radio that Kenya’s government is prosecuting soldiers for illegal torture. I heard earlier that China’s president got to the earthquake survivors in 90 minutes. Ya think we as a country are being out-humanitarianed? Oy vey.
i am so hoping that rove has a jack nicholson moment in front of the committee doing his version of you can’t handle the truth.
unlikely but once someone – anyone – starts telling the truth its gonna be like a dam bursting inside them, spewing forth like poison from a lanced boil
Hi honey I’m home. Anyone see the brain I misplaced this morning?
We can’t allow these creatures to lay low for a few years and then rise up again, zombielike, to reoccupy our government like the Cheneys and the Rumsfelds and the Iran-Contra people did.
your procedure went well today tex?
exactly!
Hey Betsy! How are you?
Heh, that kinda day, Tex? ;-)
Shitzkrieg!!
Procedure was fine. No major pain. 2 long naps. My kid is still awake cause he didnt start homework till 10:30. Brain MIA.
glad to hear you are recovering nicely.
Suzanne, how hot was it at your house today? We got to 102.
suuuu uuck sss.
you have a clip of that (Nicholson), Suz?
106 on the deck and no a/c mary mc
i’ll get it for you neuro
here it is neuro
BTW I just saw that Paul Clement the Solicitor General is resigning effective June 2, another rat leaving the ship.
And the link:
http://www.reuters.com/article…..liticsNews
Heh, I’ve bookmarked it! I know it’ll be pertinent to a future post at M&C! ;-0
The MSM is a willing participant in the charade. I’d like to see ‘em all shipped to Baghdad and have them stroll through the market. A dose of reality might do ‘em good.
marcy had a post up on clement over at her place
Without the obligatory 100 troops and three Apaches circling overhead…! ;-)
That was great, Suz!
How does one “save” a YouTube?
what struck me about that photo of JFK upthread was that he was just him and caroline walking down the street.
get the latest version of real player and it lets you save most online stuff including youtube
you can bookmark it or you can register at utube and then ‘favorite’ it. you can have up to 500 favs saved and 3 playlists (with 20 or less videos) before they balk and won’t let ya save anymore
Was it the one labeled Abby Normal?
here is my utube page
Thanks, I will go take a look.
afraid so. only one i have
Heh, somehow I get the feeling you tested the limits…! ;-)
If you have a video “favorited” like that and it gets pulled off of YouTube, does it disappear from your favorites, too?
*innocent look*
Yes.
Interesting bit of history about guns & Bibles….
Beecher’s Bibles were Sharp’s Repeating Rifles smuggled into the states of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma in order to evade the Federal, State and Territorial GUN REGULATIONS!
All those folks forget THAT the country and locals weren’t all that hot about fueling a conflict that resulted in hundreds of people getting massacred in an undeclared war. These groups were not considered “militias” out to defend Constitutional or “State’s Rights” but outlaws.
ya get red text next to it on your list that the video is unavailable
But if you use real player and save it on your PC, you have it forever, right?
yes. until the hard drive crashes
Yep.
I read somewhere that some fundies where giving out bibles with the local newspaper. I thought we should do the same with “Shock Doctrine”, a little light reading for the low info folks.
There is a Beecher Bible and Rifle Church in Wamego, KS…
are you in KS, cinnamonape?
have I asked you that before?
Saw that…suggests that Medved doesn’t realize that a) most of the immigrants that came from Britain were not doing so for “the adventure” but because they were compelled to under the threat of long-term imprisonment in work-houses. They were brought over as indentured servants to spend 4-8 years working off their papers on the same plantations in the South that enslaved Africans were later forced onto. I’d imagine that the same was true of many others in slightly different circumstances (press-ganged boy soldiers and sailors, landless serfs, refugees from the Hundred Years War). It seems Medved has been watching way too many Hollywood movies like “Pirates of the Caribbean” and his views of history have become as wacky as Ronald Reagan thinking he served in WW2.
Or it could be the LSD he took as a YIPPIE finally kickin’ in!
Just be sure you have plenty on space on your hard drive:)
Evening Neuro see you are digg duty!!
No, I’m in Ahhhhhnold-land! Soon to be in Sumatra and Borneo for my anthro research.
fresh thread upstairs
It is just a supremely stupid anti-scientific anti-factual argument. David Brooks also had out some psychobabble about religion and science recently. I get the impression that it was almost like someone gave them the assignment to write about consrvatism and science with expectably ludicrous results.
I thought the rule from last September was that if you stayed with the Administration past 9/11/08 you were supposed to hack it out to the bitter end. Seems a lot of these guys are showing “disloyalty” all of a sudden. Problem is they are going into private biz that have huge contracts with the US Gov’t.
Folks tend to forget that there is almost no genetic evidence for these sorts of things in humans…and the evidence that does exist suggests that things like birth-order, economic level, social pressures, group size pressures, conflict, and a whole host of other things have a bigger influence than any sort of “genetic tendency” of moving away from a natal area. And it varies a lot in different cultures, too. In some societies it’s the females that move away, in others the females are matrilocal (staying put). In some both sexes may move out (which is one reason that verbalized incest taboos and knowledge of relationships may be critical). If only one sex moves out to find mates there no need for verbal incest taboos since it’s “institutionalized”.
Now you are talking progressive. If you lie cheat and steal you do the time.