Oh look, it’s the George Bush of the South Caucusus:
And Georgians, who swelled with loyalty after the war, are facing an economic downturn that could upend the political order.
“What is the future for Saakashvili?” said Sozar Subari, Georgia’s ombudsman for human rights and a longtime critic of the president. “He started the war, he lost the war, he lost the territories. There is a crisis. There is no investment in Georgia. The situation is getting worse and worse. If there is no change, he will leave Georgia as the president who lost everything.”
No wonder Bush is trying so hard to go out on a high note with him:
The United States confirmed Tuesday it was negotiating a "bilateral charter" with Georgia similar to the one it recently concluded with Ukraine, a move that risked more Russian ire.
"The United States and Georgia are discussing the text of a new bilateral charter that will outline our enhanced cooperation," the US State Department said in a statement.
It’s so sweet when two fuck-ups try to consummate their relationship. Why do they have to make the rest of us sleep on the wet spot?
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We are all Georgians now!
Hey we got one of those too.
Morning Attaturk
Just had to throw this into the pile.
Oh man is that funny. Good job Attaturk!
When your net worth is in the hundreds of millions (Pelosi, DiFi, Kohl, etc), why even take a government salary? The PR benefits alone of refusing your salary would be worth it for these BigMoney apologists.
In its “Oral History of the Bush White House,” Vanity Fair hears from Lawrence Wilkerson. The former top aide to Colin Powell compares our current president to none other than Sarah Palin:
Lawrence Wilkerson, top aide and later chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell: We had this confluence of characters–and I use that term very carefully–that included people like Powell, Dick Cheney, Condi Rice, and so forth, which allowed one perception to be “the dream team.” It allowed everybody to believe that this Sarah Palin-like president–because, let’s face it, that’s what he was–was going to be protected by this national- security elite, tested in the cauldrons of fire. What in effect happened was that a very astute, probably the most astute, bureaucratic entrepreneur I’ve ever run into in my life became the vice president of the United States.
Isn’t there a relatively new Dem in DC (rep? sen) who has refused the medical bennies that all the other national pols take? Or is that wishful thinking manufactured by my aging brain?
I am sure that they do not give a sweet pitoody about what we think. They feel entitled and want more, more, more while the rest of us get the shaft.
On Tuesday morning’s Morning Joe, former U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski offered his expertise on the conflict in Gaza. It was all very insightful! But you’ll listen very carefully to the end of this clip, where host Joe Scarborough attempts to explain that it was all Clinton’s fault.
Listen to what the good doctor reveals about the mainstream media in the US (the source of Joe’s assumptions about the peace process in the Middle East), and how he literally states that the (Zionist-controlled) US Media keeps the US public stupid on purpose…only telling the side of the story most beneficial to Israel – thereby leading to ill-informed talking heads like Joe.
When Joe said: “you cannot blame what’s going on in Israel on the Bush administration.” This prompted Zbig to reply, “You know, you have such a stunningly superficial knowledge of what went on that it’s almost embarrassing to listen to you.”
He went on to equate Joe’s knowledge to that of the American people at large:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…..54211.html
It could be a vedddy interesting January if the LATimes has it right: *G*
http://www.latimes.com/news/na…..5997.story
Obama plans to campaign directly to the public wrt his stimulus package…….hear the thugs screaming, “We’re being by-passed; waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!” Sounds like he ain’t gonna have much patience with them and their media stenos putting their spin on his financial plans for the country and dragging it out to eternity; every bloody item proposed will automatically be labeled “PORK!”
I’m in complete agreement with several people who’ve proposed that any thug pol who wants to play obstructionist gets NO funding for his/her state. Sorry about that, citizens of the state, but *you* elected the @ sshole – live with it!
Good morning, pups. All the regular columnists have the day off today, but there’s an interactive quiz called “The Year in Questions” in two parts. There are one hundred and eighteen questions, and a fiendish election table, on the incidents, accidents, hints and allegations that defined 2008, in an annual quiz by Ben Schott.
Here is part I of the quiz.
Here is part II of the quiz.
If you want the entire quiz in one bite, here’s the PDF file of the entire quiz.
The answers will be published tomorrow, January 1, 2009.
The coffee, tea and hot chocolate are ready, and I’ve got a selection of bagels with cream cheese today. I ready for another long weekend, with a half day of work today and then off until Monday. Happy New Year!
Do you ever wonder exactly who’s side Bush is on? Really, wtf? He’s doing absolutely everything he can to fuck this country even after he’s gone.
No, it is clear that he has always been on the side of Bush, Bush and Bush as has all family.
Hmmmm correction “as has ALL the family”
Some good news. There’s a diary at Huffpo saying that Obama is considering an immediate tax cut from worker’s paychecks. A “Make work Pay” plan. I’ll take it, my health ins. deduction just went up another $10/payck.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/3…..2008123011
Don’t feel so badly your benefits were cut to compensate /s
I fought for and (fortunately) got a promotion last year. I needed it for survival. Last year was the first time I had to pay for my ins. Without a promotion, my salary would have just gone down and down every year as my insurance contribution went up. We need Universal healthcare more than any other adjustment. Not just for the healthcare benefits but because ins. payments are bankrupting us.
Yep. Two fuck-ups trying to consummate their relationship, Attaturk! Hysterical.
Good Morning Attaturk, pups
WJ lineup:
7:30-8:00 ELIZABETH BRACKETT
WTTW-TV
“Chicago Tonight” Correspondent
http://www.wttw.com
Topic: On Tuesday, Illinois Governor Blagojevich named former Attorney General Roland Burris to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate
8:00-8:30 JAMES RICKARDS
Consultant for Financial Markets &
National Security
http://www.omnisinc.com
Topic: Guest will discuss what specific threats the financial crisis is posing to U.S. national security interests. Rickards is a regular adviser on financial issues to the director of national intelligence’s office, and he lends his financial advice to the national security community. The writer was general counsel of Long-Term Capital Management from 1994 to 1999. He now works for Omnis Inc., a Virginia based firm on national security and capital markets.
8:30-9:15 BRADY DENNIS
Washington Post
Financial Reporter
ROBERT O’HARROW
Washington Post
Financial Reporter
http://www.washpost.com
Link to Series:
GOAL: Discuss the three part series (which ends today) which looks at how current regulation on the financial and housing markets outpaced Wall Street’s approach to risky mortgage products.
9:15-10:00 BEN GEMAN Environment & Energy Daily
Senior Reporter http://www.eenews.net
Topic: Department of Energy – the ninth in a series of segments on the cabinet appointments & the departments they oversee. Today, we’ll focus on the Department of Energy. Pres.-elect Obama has selected Stephen Chu (chew) as his nominee for Energy Secretary.
Military or health care your choice.
Seems we used to need the Senate to ratify these treaties. The Iraq treaty, this treaty with Georgia now that was one hell of debate in the senate wasn’t it?
I’m 18 hours ahead of y’all … so I wish Good Luck for everyone in 2009.
Thank you. Where are you?
Happy New Year Novista! Although I live in GA, I agree wholeheartedly with the idea that Obama creates jobs in states that support his stimulus plan. The South can stand alone.
I live in Texas, and that would suit me fine, also.
Calendar of Protests–End Israel’s Attacks on Gaza
Nooooo, my county here in CNY went for McCain. Doesn’t mean we should be punished for it. Nor should any area.
Must go. ‘Holiday Hours’ at work today. In early, out early.
Simple direct bully pulpit message: I don’t believe the folks that got us in this mess oughta be blocking us getting out of this mess.
20 days to go.
What, we can’t play like the neocons?
WMNF announced the afternoon rally in Tampa at noontime but there was no way I could get there in time. Spit.
That quiz is stupid and full of pop culture questions. Suits NYTimes readers.
19 an’ a hook.
I’m sure you’re right, but I needed to temporarily let my thoughts of Cornyn, Hutchison, a host of congressional Tom Delay clones, and about 60 percent of state voters overrule my better judgement. I’m over it now.
How’s the kitty?
Good morning all. Gosh I’m groggy this AM need coffee
484 hrs & 10 min
Speaking of which, is there a rotten egg brigade set up to cheer Shrub on in his journey into infamy?
How about a shoe brigade?
484 hrs & 5 min
Her eye has almost regained its normal position. She walked into the computer lab about 10 minutes ago carrying her favourite mouse and just talkin’ it up like crazy. She looked up at me and voila. Wasn’t like that an hour ago. Now if the blood work is good it’ll be a happy ending to the year. Thanks fer asking. It means a lot.
even better.
Sorry, I still have some anger to deal with over the Chambliss election. Don’t we sow what we reap or reap what we sow…
I figure egg splatter on an armoured limo is more photogenic.
would that there were some gigantic one-finger FU rising up as AF minus one passes over the landscape from DC to TX.
A repeat performance of his 1st inauguration.
good news
We’ll all be hoping with you.
Now, completely OT: Does anyone else think that the Ill. Gov. sounds alot like Daffy Duck? I have been mulling who is speech reminds me of, and Daffy is what I finally came up with? About right?
If there was any way I could get as close as I was in 61 I’d beat feet to DeeCee in a NY heartbeat.
Happy New Year, all. What great fun it has been to spend this big year with you folks.
Swim: New Year’s Eve Edition up
Cartoons in the mornin’? You betcha.
SD: How do you do it? Fantastic. Well, Im outta here. This is my early morning. See y’all later…Good luck with the dear pet.
Namaste, RevBev
Saakashvili is a worse moron than Bush; at least Bush got all our $$$. Saakashvili just got taken for a ride by Kkkkkarl Rove. PS: why isn’t he in jail yet?
It was all set up in the Crimea when they thought McCain/Palin (shudder) might still have a chance….you know revive the ol’ Russia fear?
These “people” will do anything for power. They have rendered the people they prey on into, well, prey. We’re all just pawns to them or lower.
If you can believe it of Saakashvili, you can believe it of BushCO.
This is my favourite pic of the Shrub years.
Can we add “general [or even extraordinary] assholishness” to the standard for who gets no stimulus money? That would put Cornyn at the top of the list. Oh, and Holy Joe.
Perhaps some folks in the Midwest can plow Magic Fingers into their snow-covered cornfields?
Will there be a Bush motorcade to Hell? Can the “foam fingers” of football fame be modified as to which finger is raised, and used to “salute” him? I see an excellent marketing opportunity!