It would be nice toi imagine that the Gregg thing was all planned as a way to destroy the slacker jerk that he is, but putting the light on him. Whether that was the plan or not, it was the result. And probably one less rethug will be around to kick. I am so devastated at this failure at bi partisanshit.

I suspect that as things continue to spiral down, the people will become more and more vocal. There’s no good news on the economy and the stim rubbish is not gonna fix this very broke system. The bankers need to be tarred and feather and deported to Caymans and their accounts siezed.

Let the class wars begin in earnest and let’s see who wins when the masses bang their pots light their torches and storm the bastille in their SUVs?

From CNN.com

Plane crashes into suburban Buffalo home; 49 killed

According to CNN affiliate WGRZ-TV in Buffalo, one of the crash victims, Beverly Eckert, was the widow of 9/11 terror attack victim Sean Rooney, a Buffalo native. Eckert was traveling to Buffalo for a weekend celebration of what would have been her husband’s 58th birthday.

She also had planned to take part in presentation of a scholarship award at Canisius High School that she established in honor of her late husband, the Buffalo News newspaper reported.

Mrs Eckert fought for more land to be included in the Ground Zero memorial and was one of the wives Ann Coulter accused of benefiting from her husbands death. I can’t wait for Coulter’s take on this.

Joe Klien:

Obama should have no illusions about the good faith of his opponents, at home or abroad.

The Obama team needs to be reminded that the Carter administration was undermined by moles of the Rethug party brought into the administration under the guise of “bipartisanship.”

Do we really even need a Commerce Secretary? Fuck it. That’s what I say.

Morning all,
I usually watch C-span in the am but Sen Imhoff is on and I cannot tolerate that much stupid in the morning.

re h.r.1 the text of the conference report was posted late last night (around 11pm):

http://www.speaker.gov/blog/?p=1694

the rules committee met in emergency session at 10:45pm and reported out the following rule at 11:40pm:

H.RES 168

[Report No. 111-17]
Conference Report to accompany H.R. 1 –

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

1. Waives all points of order against consideration of the conference report except those arising under clause 9 of rule XXI.

2. Provides that the conference report shall be considered as read.

3. Waives all points of order against the conference report. This waiver does not affect the point of order available under clause 9 of rule XXI (regarding earmark disclosure).

4. Provides 90 minutes of debate on the conference report.

5. Provides one motion to recommit if applicable.

RESOLUTION

Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1) making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the conference report are waived except those arising under clause 9 of rule XXI. The conference report shall be considered as read. All points of order against the conference report are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the conference report to its adoption without intervening motion except: (1) 90 minutes of debate and (2) one motion to recommit if applicable.

good to know everyone has plenty time to read the bill before the debate and vote. /s

ralph nader

DIGG is open

Friday the 13th. Hmmm, maybe ought to go back to bed.

Have been drastically reducing my intake of teevee news but, in reading the Washington Journal line-ups recently, it would appear there has been a concerted effort to give the thug representative (on whatever position) the last word. :-( Must say the reduction has resulted in a noticeable improvement in mental attitude. :-)

I think everybody stayed in bed this mornin’.

With 3 black tigers I gotta find a ladder to walk under.

Well, they don’t have anything of import to say so why bother watching them repeat the mantra:

9/11
Terra, terra, terra
Tax cuts is the answer, what was the question?
St Ronnie and Shrub were God’s answers to everything
White people should rule the world
I’ve got mine, fuck you

If you’ve been considering going on a diet, this op-ed may contribute to a drastic reduction in food intake:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02…..3levy.html

Warning: subject matter not suitable for the weak of stomach!

Out for the day…..save me some good news (if there is any).

Is this an ooppsy by DiFi?The LA Times

Feinstein comment on U.S. drones likely to embarrass Pakistan
The Predator planes that launch missile strikes against militants are based in Pakistan, the senator says. That suggests a much deeper relationship with the U.S. than Islamabad would like to admit.

DiFi fucks up:

Reporting from Washington — A senior U.S. lawmaker said Thursday that unmanned CIA Predator aircraft operating in Pakistan are flown from an air base in that country, a revelation likely to embarrass the Pakistani government and complicate its counter-terrorism collaboration with the United States.

The disclosure by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, marked the first time a U.S. official had publicly commented on where the Predator aircraft patrolling Pakistan take off and land.

At a hearing, Feinstein expressed surprise over Pakistani opposition to the campaign of Predator-launched CIA missile strikes against Islamic extremist targets along Pakistan’s northwestern border.

“As I understand it, these are flown out of a Pakistani base,” she said.

[…]

OOPSIE DAISY!

Off to swim in the great capitalist cesspool.

Be good to yourselves, and all other living things.

Namaste

Mornin’, sister. Vote(s) today are gonna be interesting.

On NBC Early Show, Matt Lauer described the NY plane crash and played the last tapes of the female pilot’s voice. No indication of trouble on the tape, her voice was steady and she responded to landing instructions from the control tower. Crash was less than 5 miles from the airport and Lauer said the plane seemed to suddenly dive into the ground and hit only one house.

Does this seem familiar to anyone else?

have a good day SD.

Christy’s up!
Ooooooh….SNAP! Axelrod Hands Cheney And Rove Their STFU Papers

yes. i was just looking for a unanimous consent agreement or something to indicate what the plan if for the senate vote, but i didn’t find anything – although it may be just that i don’t know where to look, i find the senate much harder to follow than the house.

will be watching at 10am when the senate starts its day, usually reid will have some statement of what the plans for the day are.

An OT on gas prices.

Crude is $34.50/barrel this morning on CNBC, which is less than 1/4 of the fraudulent high of $147 reached last summer.

Following the same ratio, retail gas prices should then be somewhere around $1.10/gallon.

Even at $2 a gallon, we’re still getting screwed.

And, did anyone ask the “Masters of the Financial Universe” the other day on Capitol Hill, just wtf is up with taking stimulus money to buy oil and store it offshore in tankers until prices go higher?

9/11
Terra, terra, terra
Tax cuts is the answer, what was the question?
St Ronnie and Shrub were God’s answers to everything
White people should rule the world
I’ve got mine, fuck you

You got it, Toyota! Perfect epitome.