No one else would have come up with the throw down quote below.Who Needs to ‘Help’ America Vote? – washingtonpost.com:”Having fixed Iraq and New Orleans, the federal government’s healing touch is now being applied to…

No wonder they all want Hillary to run. How else can they blame it on a Clinton?Future Tax Shock – New York Times: “One of President Bush’s be-very-afraid lines this campaign season is that Democrats,…

Those of us forced to follow George W Bush’s career from the start have been saying it for years. Now the press is starting to catch on. They would have done a better job of…

Instead of a GOTV the GOP has started a SOTV…GOP Aims to Scare Up Big Voter Turnout – washingtonpost.com: “With top Republican strategists now privately predicting substantial House losses, President Bush and top GOP officials…

I found the following passage intriguing. It may have taken them a hundred plus years, but those “Republican editors” appear to have found the butter…But now it’s margarine, as it a imitation of the real…

Do you feel safer with your lawful rights in the hands of these people?A Dangerous New Order – New York Times: “Once President Bush signed the new law on military tribunals, administration officials and Republican…

Eugene Robinson makes a good point today.’Values’ Choice for The GOP – washingtonpost.com: “The culture war is supposed to be about morality, but really it’s a crusade to compel Americans to follow certain norms of…

Once again Keith Olbermann speaks strongly from the point of view a growing majority of Americans are beginning to share. Sadly, he is one of the few willing to speak directly to President Bush about…

You know, it is getting really old hearing time after time that had we been told Bin Laden was going to blow up the Twin Towers we would of listened but since it was so…

George Will spends a whole column being apologetic for the Bush administration before closing with the key paragraph…George F. Will – The Leaders We Have – washingtonpost.com: “‘Where’s the leader?’ Bush, according to Woodward, has…

Be prepared, cause the Washington Post is on a roll this morning…Richard Cohen – Can Bush Save Bush? – washingtonpost.com: “Not too long after Franklin D. Roosevelt died, Republicans insisted on what was to become…

E. J. Dionne Jr. – A Backlash Against Bickering – washingtonpost.com: “The irony is that Bush has fostered a backlash against himself, against ideology and against partisanship that, as a former governor, he should have…

I see I’m not the only one thinking along these lines…Safety Rule 4001 » Nightmare Scenario – Bush Jails Congressional Democrats Citing Aid to Terrorists: “Washington, DC 8/12/2007 – In a stunning move today, President…

I was sitting at the kitchen table going through my morning emails, reading the blogs I keep up with and generally doing what I do during the quiet of a Saturday morn when after checking…

I was sitting at the kitchen table going through my morning emails, reading the blogs I keep up with and generally doing what I do during the quiet of a Saturday morn when after checking…

John Scalzi started a hell of a conversation. Join in…I’m proud to be an American, but I’m tired of being ashamed of my government. I’m tired of having to count the seconds until this bilious…

I really did not think the oil companies would be this desperate to keep the Republicans in charge but I guess you keep the ones that are letting you get away with it all. I…

The Houston Chronicle is reporting that Colin Powell is not backing down from his stand on the issue of American Principles…Nor the decision to invade Iraq.American principles are vital to terror fight, Powell says: “Former…

You can always tell when election season rolls around, the Republicans start warning about voter fraud. And I love the way they do it… Georgia Law Requiring Voters to Show Photo ID Is Thrown Out…

I guess this is what sticks in my craw most about these self-righteous leaders we are stuck with and Eugene Robinson said it pretty well…Eugene Robinson – Torture Is Torture – washingtonpost.com: “But we shouldn’t…

A great lady who preceded the mess we had with Gov. G W Bush died last week. Molly Ivins remembers a thing or two in her latest column. Go have a read… Creators.com – Creators…

Mr. President, this is not a Monopoly Game (‘though I’m sure from your point of view, there isn’t much difference). You will be held accountable by history if not by the Courts of this world….

Bush’s problem is he sees big issues and has simplistic responses. With his inability to expand, and unwillingness to change, his ideas he leaves even his own party scratching their heads.Tribunal Dispute Could Ruin GOP…

After reading this editorial this morning I had the uneasy experience of seeing the White House’s Stephen Hadley on Face The Nation, try to justify their reasoning about their “Torture Amendment”. His appearance after Sen….

You know, I’m getting really tired of this Administration trying to tell me what morality is. As they lie and cheat and push crony politics to new limits, they seem to have a disconnect with…

A few days ago I thought I posted a comment on gas prices, but, for some reasons I could not find it anywhere. So here is a reprise…And the election season has begun…Isn’t it just…

Former Texas Governor, Activist Ann Richards, 73 – washingtonpost.com: “Former Texas governor Ann Richards, the witty and flamboyant Democrat who went from homemaker to national political celebrity, died Sept. 13 after cancer was diagnosed this…

You know I avoided ABC’s fictional account of the lead up to the terrorist attack. Not hard to do since most evenings I turn the TV off after the Newshour if I have even turned…

Harold Meyerson – With No Ideas, The GOP Seeks to Scare – washingtonpost.com: “What’s a party to do when its high road leads nowhere but down? The Republicans tried privatizing Social Security, but their numbers…

Ok I was wrong…Bloggermann: This hole in the ground – Bloggermann – MSNBC.com: “History teaches us that nearly unanimous support of a government cannot be taken away from that government by its critics. It can…

I was reading the morning papers (on-line of course), and Richard Cohen’s column had some interesting thoughts. His contention that Bin Laden has won resonates. He lays out a very good case that everything Bin…

I was trying to come up with a way of expressing my feelings for this anniversary of the day America awoke to the realities of the world…This post led to same thoughts…Daily Kos: The lessons…

Do you want to really get mad? Review what you know happened without the years of spin from the White House. Then pass it on…It’s time to take back America.Lie By Lie: “Lie by Lie:…

As a followup to the previous post and a commentary on the many conservative pundants who don’t understand the sour attitude of the American Public on the state of the economy I would like to…

Whatever: Being Poor: “Being poor is people who have never been poor wondering why you choose to be so.Being poor is knowing how hard it is to stop being poor.Being poor is seeing how few…

The Carpetbagger Report » Blog Archive » President Cheney: “President CheneyWe’ve all heard the jokes, some of them funny, about Dick Cheney being the real president, but over the weekend, Robert Kuttner made a compelling…

Fred at Fragments posted this link this morning. You should jump on over and check the article. I know I will be looking for the magazine at the B&N this week to read the rest….

Bush Team Casts Foes as Defeatist: “When Bush and his allies accuse those favoring such a timetable of ‘self-defeating pessimism,’ as Cheney put it this week…”I guess that should make me proud to be an…

The Writer’s Almanac from American Public Media: “It’s the birthday of political humorist Molly Ivins, born in Monterey, California (1944).”Have a great birthday Molly…And many more. Your humor is appreciated and I marvel at your…

I guess this pretty much explains the shenanigans in Florida in 2000…ORLANDO, Aug. 25 — Rep. Katherine Harris (R-Fla.) said this week that God did not intend for the United States to be a ‘nation…

Cheers and Jeers: Rum and Coke FRIDAY!: “From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE…What the Terrorists WantI lived for 5 years in Dusseldorf, Germany inthe late 70s when I was just a li’l nipper. Terrorism was…

page 40…Article II of the United States Constitution provides that any citizen of appropriate birth, age and residency may be elected to the Office of President of the United States and be vested with the…

The War Bush Isn’t Fighting:When unsmiling agents at the airport take away your contact lens solution, your toothpaste, and your cologne or after-shave, remember Osama bin Laden. Remember the real war on terrorism that the…

Andrew Sullivan | The Daily Dish: “Yglesias Award Nominee10 Aug 2006 04:37 pm’And yet, much as I’m reluctant to agree with him, Weisberg has a point: aside from kvetching about Bush’s policies, the liberal blogosphere…

As for the primary election in Connecticut last night, I know there’s a lot of concern and interest about that. Democratic voters in Connecticut have made their choice, and they have chosen Ned Lamont over…

War Crimes Act Changes Would Reduce Threat Of Prosecution: “The Bush administration has drafted amendments to a war crimes law that would eliminate the risk of prosecution for political appointees, CIA officers and former military…

BUSH’S BACKFIRE:As usual, Jim Hightower says it better than I can:Giving credit where credit is due, I’ll concede that Bush’s gang of neo-con ideological nutballs were right when they said that Bush’s approach to Iraq…

HoustonChronicle.com – Court rules GOP can’t replace DeLay on ballot:”Aug. 3, 2006, 4:39PMCourt rules GOP can’t replace DeLay on ballotBy R.G. RATCLIFFECopyright 2006 Houston Chronicle Austin BureauAUSTIN – A federal appeals court panel today in…

Molly Ivins – Creators.com – Creators Syndicate: “The poor man who is currently our president has reached such a point of befuddlement that he thinks stem cell research is the same as taking human lives,…

It’s Disproportionate. . .: “I felt better when I thought the Decider didn’t have a worldview, just a set of instincts about freedom and democracy. But even if you set aside the president’s embarrassing open-mike…