Things that bore me...

White man denied entrance into the Tennessee Congressional Black Caucus.

There's a side of me, my rational Martin Luther King Jr side, that says that this is an abandonment of the Dream, and if I were in government I'd definately push to get him installed...

But there's another side of me, my Charlie Murphy side, that says, F-ck this fool.

Fact: This is the first time a white man has been denied entrance into any group in Tennessee. True story, look it up.

More glitches on Blogger...

9:59: Just read the title...tried three times to post and still get a problem message. Now Bush is talking about the New York subway hero and the creator of Baby Einstein. If he carts out Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie I'm leaving the US.

Live blogging with the SOTU

9:52: Been trying forever to get a post up on blogger without success. So far it feels like I've been prevented from posting by every technical glitch ever. But so far it can be summed up as bad, bad and ugly. Not much new added here. Liked what he said about energy, but that seems mostly hot air, and he mentioned nothing about a gas tax. His sections on National defense and Iraq sounded like stump speeches from two years ago, except where he tried, pathetically, to turn the Iraq civil war into an American problem. And adding another 92,000 to the Armed Forces--with a build up against Iran. Good luck with that. Still--there is no doubt that Bush is at his best when he talks about terrorism and fear, but it remains to be seen if we can be scared anymore.

Lee Majors isn't the only Fall Guy...

Scooter's lawyer charges that his client is being set up as Rove's scapegoat.

"A dramatic split inside the Bush White House is coming to light on the first day of the Lewis Libby trial. At this moment, defense lawyer Ted Wells is making an impassioned opening argument, and much of it is a hard-edged attack on Libby's former White House colleague Karl Rove."

Um...if you didn't know this then drink an anthrax cocktail. And if you don't believe that Karl Rove or the Bush White House is capable of setting Scooter Libby up then you need to be phased out. In any event, anyone named Scooter needs to get some jail time.

Iran War Watch Part II

Here was the first, and now this from MSNBC.com:

"DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A second U.S. aircraft carrier strike group now steaming toward the Middle East is Washington’s way of warning Iran to back down in its attempts to dominate the region, a top U.S. diplomat said here Tuesday"

And just in case you were worried, no, we still won't talk to them:

"Nicholas Burns, U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, ruled out direct negotiations with Iran and said a rapprochement between Washington and Tehran was “not possible” until Iran halts uranium enrichment."

Seriously, the Iran war is going to rock like 20 times more than the Iraq war. You know why? They actually have an army.

So what do you call a democracy when it doesn't want to be a democracy anymore?

Answer: Venezuela

"Venezuela's National Assembly has given its initial approval to a measure that would grant President Hugo Chavez the power to rule by decree for 18 months. Legislators voted unanimously for the bill Thursday in Caracas. A second session of the legislature, which is controlled by allies of Mr. Chavez, is expected to give the bill final approval next week."

And before everyone jumps off the handle about how Ven is becoming a totalitarian state, I'd ask you to tell me the differance between ruling by decree and signing statements. Either way Chavez wouldn't be getting all this power if America wasn't putting the full court press on him. Think it over.

Hat Tip: Cros

What have you done for me lately....

Wanted to reprint a letter off of TPM that I found interesting (please excuse any copyright infractions):

"When was the last time you watched a tape of Clinton's SOTU from 1999? I showed sections of it to my Media and Public Opinion class last fall and it's really a mind-blowing contrast to this year. This was right in the middle of impeachment and Clinton delivered a speech that was powerful and angry. He went through a list of accomplishments, of course, but these were actual accomplishments. Economic growth, jobs growth, surplus, peace.... on and on. One forgets. So he delivered this incredible speech to an audience -- the Republicans in Congress -- who clearly did not want to be there and did not want to hear it -- but also the larger American public, who were of course far more receptive to his message. He was clearly angry that, given all of these amazing accomplisments, he was facing impeachment over a petty sex scandal.
So, here's my question to you: can you think of one thing between last year's SOTU and this year's SOTU that Bush can claim as an accomplishment? Did even one thing go right for Bush this year? OK, I'll spot him modest job growth, modest economic growth and some stock market growth. I suppose that's something. But how about anything that he actually had anything to do with? On the other hand there's Iraq, North Korea, China, Hamas, etc. etc. So what is he going to talk about?"

I'm not sure, but I bet whatever he says will have the words: 9/11, surge, islamofacists, terrorists, evildoers, hate our freedoms, Democracy, and 9/11 in there.

Coincidence?

Have you ever noticed that there's a surge in insurgent?

Iraqi insurgents to attack America...

They're planning to fight us over here, so they won't have to fight us over there. Or something like that...

If you don't know where the above reference comes from then smash your head into your monitor right now.

Gone too far...

Usually I love Get Your War on, but Iraqi Crybaby Theatre has gone to far...

Seriously though, I really do wonder what they're having for lunch at the American Enterprise Institute. Personally, I think it's Bald Eagle Stew flavored with Dred Scott with Habeas Corpus Cake for desert.

Good point...

Maybe it is time for a real change. Vote Obama.

The friends you keep says alot about you...

Just look at Richard Perle's recent comments:

"...President George Bush will order an attack on Iran if it becomes clear to him that Iran is set to acquire nuclear weapons capabilities while he is still in office, Richard Perle told the Herzliya Conference on Sunday. Perle is close to the Bush administration, particularly to Vice President Richard Cheney. "

I'm so AMPED for this....

Who said he doesn't have a timetable????

More deaths in Iraq. 27 Americans in the last 2 days-That's 13.5 every day. That means that 21,000 troops get killed in about 1,500 days, and that is going to be WAY after Bush leaves office. What do you think about that Mr. President?


















Just as I thought.

Bill Buckley vs. Noam Chomsky

When I think about how AMPED I was over this I couldn't help thinking...man I am SUCH a loser. This one's for you GOON!

Part I



Part II



Hat tip: Sully (Who else?)

Because I'm bored...

Hey brave readers,

It's only because I'm bored that I decided to post today. For those of you that are still out there (A surprisingly good many it seems. Since I've stopped posting I've picked up 200 more hits. The more noise the less I speak? Maybe it's a good lesson for us all), I just wanted to say hi. I've been working on another novel since classes ended last semester, and while I'd love to blame that for my lack of posting that would just be a lie. The truth is that I haven't had much to say. Maybe it's because of the Democrats win last year, and the fact that my elation feels similar to how I felt when i was a kid watching Star Wars when the Death Star was destroyed, and I won't get riled up again until Rove slices off Obama's hand sometime this fall. Something seems missing, and no matter how much I try I just can't pin down what it is. Sully's debate with Sam Harris regaring doubt and moderate Christianity has been interesting, but that's been about that.

Ah well Heroes and Prison Break are returning tonight. And I've been playing God Of War for the PS2. Maybe that will inspire me to write, or care for that matter.

Olbermann Surge

Great, accurate commentary by Keith Olbermann. Dammed Liberal!

Hope for the Klan...

Maybe they'll have a conference to discover whether slavery existed...oh wait, they admit that, they just want it to return.

Funnest Clip EVER

Now where's my money!



Gotta love You Tube

2,000 hits...

Somewhere along the way this blog got it's 2,000th hit. I'd like to thank all those who made this possible, and for checking me out when I have had posts, and the more numerous times when I haven't.

If I get 8,000 more doesn't Blogger send me a tote bag or something?

Talk about putting the cart before the horse...

I'm putting 3,000 dollars away to celebrate winning the Nobel Prize in literature next year. Tomorrow I'll be in Central Park hunting pigeons for dinner.