It’s Thersday! ;-)

Both the funniest, and sadly, probably the most accurate take on the whole mess.

Beat me. I was going to say ‘Frist’ (speaking of assholes).

Harry Reid looks like an ass clown, because he is an ass clown. Worst fucking Senate leader in my almost 57 years.

Thanks… I really don’t disagree with you about what Reid should be doing, but I don’t think he’s doing it for the right reasons…

fork – with this asshole in charge, we are gonna be forked. again.

…every time he’s done this in the past, he’s ended up looking even more like a clown. Why should we expect a different ending this time around?

As Red State points out…

All of this means that on Tuesday we may be treated to the sight of an elderly African-American being led off the Senate floor in handcuffs because his sitting there would be contrary to the collective wish of old, white Democrats – and as for the One? Well, he’s already washed his hands of the matter.

(pause)

This very well may be the single greatest act of vicious political revenge that I have seen in my lifetime. It’s a pity that Rod Blagojevich couldn’t have used his powers for good.

In a political system as corrupt as ours, it is always a red flag when anyone on any side says they are acting out of principle. Reid and the Democratic Caucus said they would not seat a Blagojevich nominee on principle. Blagojevich named one anyway on principle and his nominee Roland Burris accepted out of principle as well. State Republicans wanted a special election on principle just as the state Democrats did not want one on principle. All I have to say is that for a clusterfuck, this is a very principled one.

Unfortunately the only in play in this game is who has the biggest dick.

I’ve been saying it since the FISA fiasco; we need Feingold as leader.

Moe Lane is an ass, but that’s about right.

It’s Thersday – cool!
Harry calls Mitch late in the week and asks, “Did I do OK? Tell me I did OK…”
Mitch: “You did fine, just fine Harry. Here’s a biscuit.”

What.A.Tool.

Maybe if Reid messes up enough we can use Reid’s handling of Blaggo to force Reid out. We know that Reid will mess this up he is weak and can be taken advantaged of by any Moderate who tells him that he is pretty a good Senator.
This time Reid can’t blame us or claim that he is stopping us. Reid can’t claim the GOP tricked him again.
Nope Reid messes this up he can’t handle his own branch of the party.
The corrupt cares about money and power more than voters branch of the GOP Democratic Party.

frankly, i think senators are more than a little worried about those liberal bloggers. they’ve seen what kind of movement and money can come of the liberal blogosphere. i think they’re worried about that, cause it’s powerful and that scares them. they feel the need to flex their muscles whenever they can to minimalize net organization and response to their actions.
that’s why they end up fighting their supporters, nailing their activists at each and every turn. it’s self destructive, at best.
and they’re total idiots for doing so, apparently not realizing that it’s their own limbs that they’re chewing off here.
and Thers is right. it’s clown ass bs.

Worst fucking Senate leader in my almost 57 years.

Worse than the previous parade of Republican fucktardery? Or do we need several categories of “worst?”

i don’t give a rat’s ass which one of these fools has a bigger dick.

i’m sick and tired of all the dicking around done by the forking beltway bozos. stop forking around with your dicks and start doing your forking job, arseholes.

Sad, no…? ;-)

Ian: Reid did the right thing
Thers: Reid did the right thing for the wrong reason
Jane: Reid’s been wrong for so long there was no “right” left
bmaz: Hello, Senator Burris

Am I missing anyone?

i think that pretty much covers it jane

At least the Rethugs were effective. Reid is both a grossly misguided (only honors holds from fucking Republicans???) and ineffective (never once forced an actual filibuster).

Evil Republican fucktardery (awesome word!) is to be expected. More should be demanded of the Dem leadership.

‘Course, yours is the best take…! ;-)

Yes, no matter how malignant their intent, monstrously effective and consistent (given the givens).

Yes, for those they purport not to be concerned with they spend a lot time saying how unconcerned they are. I think we bother them because we don’t just look at what they are saying now but what they have said in the past. They find our pointing out their contradictions shows our lack of manners and the respect they are do. The other thing we do is strip them of the defense that “No one could have predicted” because what they say no one could have predicted is usually what we were shouting from the rooftops.

Good point the DLC are fighting us and now they are fighting themselves. I wonder if the GOP realizes just how much Reid helps them?
By weakening Reid the GOP is forcing the Dems to pick a more competent leader just so that stuff can get done.
That and the GOP light way Reid represents gets discredited too because the American people have seen that nothing gets done that way.
Harry and Nancy could have ended the war, they could have impeached Bush, they could have regulated the financial markets. But instead they do nothing.
The GOP represents failure right now compromise with Harry should be their fallback position instead they are working as hard as we are to take him out.

Part of the problem is that none of them actually has a dick.

Ahh yes,Assclown Central.

They joyous place where such wemighty atters as what to rename some stupid fucking Post Office in BumFuck Oklahoma after The Worst. President. Ever.
takes precedent over reigning in incalcuable graft and incompetence from the Executive Branch that they were originally designed to share power with.

That bunch,

Uh Huh.

Scurrilous gathering of invertebrates with genetically over designed openings at both ends of their Alimentary Canals.

bet on the asshole

Ordinarily the sagest of advices (or vices, as the case may be); but, in this case, the only august group of nitwits who take themselves more seriously that the United States Senate would be the collective group of Governors to the United States themselves. Blogo isn’t just an asshole, he’s also a stark raving loon and that might trump clownishness as well.

I do firmly believe Harry Reid will find ample opportunity to make a cock of himself and Senatorial proceedings, et al; but in this brief shinning moment, I think he is out gunned. It’s like the twit of the year contest and, at this point, it’s all about who can manage to run themselves over first. This time, and this time only, I’m betting on helmet head.

Fork. messed that up as much as the Senate could.

That’s the story. Always seems to end the same way…

Nah. No mere mortal can fuck up things that badly.

This is not the end Blaggo wants a deal he wants to be taken care of he wants the investigation stopped. Burris and Bobby Rush would never have supported Blaggo on this without da Mayor’s blessing or else both political support and business contracts would be withheld from them.
Other people want this investigation stopped they will continue pressing who ever they can at the federal level until Fitz is pulled back.

Other people want this investigation stopped

Oh hell, the whole fucking Chicago machine wants it stopped yesterday before it catches someone really important.

bet its more than the chicago machine. there has to be congresscritters, including senators, involved. harry’s gotta be in this up to his neck.

OT Canadian TV is showing an Inconvenient Truth has America seen the film on network tv yet did I miss it?

How about we form a group to create a Seal of Approval for Biggest Swinging Dick in the Senate.

Then we’ll send one to each senator, they’ll say ah-ha, finally I have proof and a neat medal, and maybe they can get some work done.
Or not.

I know I state the obvious to Chicago people but how many outsiders know that the Illinois Democratic and Republican parties are really one big party?

Hillary is going to leave, it’s a tie between the rest.

The machine has long tentacles, so there could be all sorts of people implicated.

the forking r’s would think it was an honor and not an insult.

See mine at 26.

Wow what a great phrase.
“This recession brought to you by Evil Republican Fucktardery.”

I know, that’s why I want to do it. So they’ll quit the damn measuring and pissing contests and just get to work.

Well let’s not tell them.;)

Unless things have changed dramatically in the ten years since I left, I can’t agree. They are certainly equally corrupt and generally serve the same corporate masters, but they are vicious competitors who actively hate each other.

they will get into a contest about who could get the most medals

Blagojevich is trying to muddy the waters, inject race as an issue, and just generally try to distract attention from his crimes. There is no grand strategy here. Impeachment in the state legislature is a foregone conclusion. Although snails move faster than Fitzgerald, the federal government’s conviction rate is above 90% and given Blago’s intransigence and lack of remorse Fitzgerald is likely to go for the maximums. So Blago may be playing his last cards now but in the long run he has screwed himself completely.

From my tea leaf reading, Fitz already has enough dirt in the bag to start nailing hides to the wall at thirty paces with a staple gun.

Blago is going down.

Among other things Blaggo’s wife is accused of selling real estate to political people at prices so inflated it looks like a bribe.
Harry represents Vegas right up until recently one of the biggest growing realestate markets in the country I wonder if he launders bribes the same way?

OT — Nuke card being played in Gaza situation. Doubleplus ungood.

Can’t remember a federal corruption case that the feds lost in the last 20 years.

They also get paid by the same people.

That should be federal corruption cases in Chicago.

Heh!
Two different ways of conveying the same conclusion.

Salud Hugh!

Didn’t the Teflon Don win the monicker by beating some rap? Or was that over a score of years since?

As I said about corporate masters.

I think that was in NYC, not Chicago. My comment (see addenda at 53) only applied to Chicago.

Even so, it’s been awhile. The Justice department is certainly not infallible or devoid of corruption–and it moves to slowly for good cable news “breaking news” cycles–but it has had a good track record…up until that whole Alberto Gonzales period. I wonder if there’s any internal momentum for the pendulum to swing the other way? Justice is still supposed to be blind, I suppose. Is she peeking?

I agree, I doubt he is. Blech.

The Silo over an American Nuke plan is designed to handle a jet crashing into it and contain the blast a little by directing it up away from people.
Of course the twin towers were designed the same way:(
The Russians always bragged their plants didn’t need such safety measures they were wrong.
Aiming for the reactor is a mistake hopefully its protected the buildings next to it that house the computer that runs the plant and provides water to prevent over heating are better targets. An attack during the day when power use is at the max would be best then they would have a harder time cooling it down then.

For the last 20+ years, the Chicago USDA’s office never brought public corruption cases until they had them totally sewed up and nailed down. Can’t say whether they were pure as the driven snow, but damn they are competent. Results are definitely not the same everywhere (as in Alabama, for instance).

and blago forced fitz’ hand causing fitz to have to indict early

Oh, I think he has an ironclad case, he just doesn’t have all the charges covered.

I thought all justice in Alabama required was a shotgun.

Didn’t someone write a tell all book about the Chicago machine’s inner legal dealings in the 80’s. Cooley? or something like that? I seem to remember picking it up in an airport several years ago.

I should add I have huge respect for Fitz as a USDA. He would not have filed, pressure or not, if he couldn’t convict. I just think he didn’t have all the evidence for all of the charges he wanted to bring (there may be other fish on the line out there linked to this). One of the things I love about Fitz is that he is a right bastard when it comes to corrupt politicos and throws the entire library at them.

i just worry about how much of a monkey wrench was tossed into fitz’ investigation by having to go public with it. of course, i worry about a lotta things :)

Can’t remember right now. I moved there permanently in ‘88 (spent a year there in 86-87). There were a bunch of corruption trials during the time I was there and several investigations which never resulted in charges.

I am not worried. Fitz is a perfectionist. He would not have filed regardless if he was not certain he could convict. As I say, we are looking a multiple counts and a lot other players (somebody paid those bribes after all).

Evening all — can’t stay awake…

g’nite thers

can’t blame you
nite thers

Night, Thers. Sweet dreams of a new, Bush free year.

18 more days

And fucking counting.

Every fucking second.

Good post.
Here’s my modest proposal: The senate should seat the Lieutenant governor while the present governor is under investigation. Pat Quinn (the LG) is a decent guy and not at all a machine politician. And HE should appoint Dan Seals senator. Dan Seals is a really good progressive politician who I’m pretty certain never gave Blago any money (Shouldn’t that be important? NO money given to Blago?) Seals would have won the last two elections for the House (this one was very close) if the Republican Party hadn’t poured tons of $$ into Mark Kirk-who-votes-with Bush 90% of the time-s campaign. Seals is a class act, and an African American with an ivy league education.
It would silence the false cries of racism if an African American (more articulate and Senate-worthy than Burris)
were offered the spot.

late late nite upstairs

Yay, Thers! Excellent logic.

Betting on the asshole indeed.

Happy New Year!

The Senate probably does not have the constitutional authority to bar Roland Burris from office. Supreme Court precedent (the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. case said they can only use the narrow grounds under the Constitution (age, geography, etc.) and although that decision applied to a duly elected Representative, it would appear to apploy equally to governor’s appointments because the governor himself was duly elected.

However, the House and Senate have much broader powers to expell Senators. It takes a 2/3 vote but the Senate should easily obtain this, as the Republicans are still pressing for an election, wich they would have a chance of winning.

By all means try to stop this gutless ward healer (pace, Hunter Thomson.}