I guess Bush and company were hoping that Congress wouldn’t read this thing and just say, ok here is your 700 billion dollars Mr. Decider. Then when Congress actually read the proposal and had issues and questions, the administration was like you guys need to pass this like yesterday otherwise people will be eating rats off the street tomorrow.

Then after it became clear that Congress would not simply roll over for Bush, he became willing to make some concessions (like adhering to the constitution for a change). So given the magnitude of the event, Bush kinda felt compelled to come out and try to explain how everything got all screwed up.

Bush’s tone was interesting, much more mellow than some of his previous addresses on big events like RAH, Scary Terrorists, RAH, 9-11, RAH, Mass Destruction, RAH, Dick Cheney eats babies, RAH. Don’t get me wrong, he still does a good job of trying to scare us shit less, the tone was just down a notch.

Though I’m confused because John McCain said the fundamentals of the economy are strong.

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The masters of the universe are at it again, acting to dismantle environmental regulations while John Q. Public is distracted by scary news.  It’s the old Kansas City Shuffle–you’re looking right while they’re going left.

The House is about to vote on allowing drilling on the coast, and the only thing the environment has on its side at this point is that a lot of republiscum don’t think the bill gives their oil refining masters enough tax cuts.  And it specifies drilling at least 50 miles out, not right on the effin beach.

Fifty miles out is nice–far enough away that you can’t see the damage.  Not until it washes up on the beach with a garnish of dead birds.

And of course, Il Douche is all for it as the video indicates.

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In case you missed it last night here is President George-John “Insane in the Membrane” BuCain endorsing the real change, “country first” candidate. You know, the one that voted with itself 90% of the time.

Probably the best thing Bush could have done for McCain would have been to come out and endorse Barack Obama.

But notice how John McCain wasn’t at the convention last night when Bush was speaking and how we never see them together these days. Is it possible that they, in fact, really are the same person now!?!

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The website says:

The 2008 Republican National Convention today announced the program of events for Tuesday, Sept. 2. The program will feature speeches by U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman and former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson. Their remarks will reflect the convention’s overall theme, “Country First,” and the theme for Tuesday’s events, which is “service.”

Then the site goes on to say:

Among the other speakers announced today are President George W. Bush (via satellite), First Lady Laura Bush, U.S. House Republican Leader John Boehner (Ohio), U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman (Minn.), and U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.).

It’s a fun night of headlining “aww shucks” politicians, followed by a discreet satellite appearance by the president of the United States, this monkey.

photo credit: flickr 

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Gustav has already been a thorn in the ass of McCain and the GOP, landing right at the start of their convention. Hmm, is Gustav a sign of some sort? I think it was Pat Robertson who said that Hurricane Katrina was God’s punishment on America for being too nice to the gays. So what is God saying with Gustav?

Perhaps God is trying to tell us that America is swirling in the right direction, and thus John McCain can be the only logical choice for freedom loving Americans who hate Nazi’s and Arabs named Guztav. Though republicans have to be relieved that there is a legitimate excuse for George Bush and Dick Cheney to not show up at this week’s RNC. Republicans were kinda scratching their heads about what to do with America’s two biggest war criminals at their convention…thanks Gustav.

And on a side note, I am also declaring war on the Carolina Hurricanes hockey team who won the Stanley Cup 3 seasons ago when they beat my beloved Buffalo Sabres in 7 games in the Eastern conference finals. So to recap, we have declared war on hurricanes, people named Gustav, Sweden and the Carolina Hurricanes.

photo credit: flickr 

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My specialities include abrasive commentary and merciless satire.

Here’s a reprint of some opinions I expressed over Il Douche’s war rhetoric.

(A couple of caveats: I’m not on anyone’s side. I often refer to the current president as Il Douche, a heartfelt nod to the dictator Benito Mussolini, or Il Duce.)

Title: Bush on Iraq, or Satan’s Codpiece Speaks.

Every American should take a good long look at the text of Il Douche’s Thursday address on the Iraq catastrophe.

Almost every single component of his act of verbal defecation on the American people should goad every citizen to go mad with rage and disgust.

The speech begins like this:

In the life of all free nations, there come moments that decide the direction of a country and reveal the character of its people.

Damn straight. It’s time to impeach this human meat puppet and drive him and his cabal of soul-sucking demons out of power.

Then he refers to Iraq as an “ally of the United States” that is “fighting for survival.” No sh*t–they’re fighting the U.S. and killing more of our people every day.

It only gets worse from there.

Here’s the reality: Democracy is a privilege won by those willing to fight for it, not a right for maggots fighting against it.

I’ve joked about Bush’s war against evil, but in reality that’s exactly what he’s trying to fight, merrily harvesting the souls of our young and the financial well being of our future generations in a Quixotic battle that cannot be won as long as human nature is imperfect.

Bush has reached the point where ignorance, stupidity, and arrogance converge with evil.

Stop Bush before he kills again–in Iraq, in Iran, or anywhere else.

Impeach Bush now, before more blood is spilled.

Image courtesy of United States government.

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Less than 200 days to do! So ok, that’s still like 1,999 days too long but what the hell can you do? At least the end is near…Dance George dance!

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McClellan’s book “What Happened” is a wonderful tale about what happened, without really telling what happened. Despite the fact that McClellan left his Press Secretary duties some two years ago, the man literally lives and breathes the spin.

McClellan has no clue whether any additional White House officials broke the law in the leaking of CIA operative Valerie Plame’s identity. He does know that the Bush administration could have been more honest about things, but they didn’t necessarily lie and he himself, of course, did not lie.

This did not stop Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Michigan) from boldly stating “It seems clear that Mr. Libby, Mr. Card, the president and the vice president were all involved in directing Mr. McClellan to falsely vouch for Mr. Libby, despite Mr. McClellan’s earlier reservations.”

Whatever, I figured this little charade was a good excuse to show my jackass picture with the female James Bond once again. To read my take on seeing and meeting the very classy Valerie Plame, go here.

photo credit: personal collection

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Anyways, Laura Bush sent me and millions of other schmucks who are on the RNC mailing list an email to remind us that George BuCain will be celebrating his 62nd birthday on July 6th. And while it’s still 18 days away it’s never too early to sign his card and contribute to John McBush’s broke ass campaign. A donation of just $60 can buy John McCain the liver and onions senior special at Bob Evan’s and a greyhound bus ticket from Phoenix to the Mexican border.

To sign Dubya’s birthday card and contribute wads of cash go to www.please-get-the-hell-out-of-the-white-house.com

photo credit: flickr creative commons

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It’s clear that the star of Drop Dead Fred is an Obama supporter. I say we let the celebrities caucus to decide our next president, it’s about as fair as the current electoral system.

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