Not that I exactly have a problem with Mr. “My Pet Goat” gets into a whining contest with the psychotic far right, but this is really pathetic, even for Bush:
…“I don’t like it when a friend gets criticized. I’m loyal to my friends,” Bush told reporters in Copenhagen, Denmark. “All of a sudden this fellow, who is a good public servant and a really fine person, is under fire. And so, do I like it? No, I don’t like it, at all.”
Yes, it’s true:
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court and a key swing vote on issues such as abortion and the death penalty, said today she is retiring.
Well, everyone’s making predictions. Here is mine:…
Troll repellent: Yes, Osama bin Laden is an evil SOB who needs to be brought to justice, or barring that, gunned down. Saddam was a psychopathic, merciless tyrant. Etcetera.
That doesn’t make everyone who fights them good. Stalin fought Hitler tooth and nail when he had to.…
…when I read this:
…Via Ivo Daadler at TPM Cafe, text from Barack Obama’s recent commencement address at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois (full text of speech here):
The Trade Federation:
“My lord, is that…legal?”
“I will make it legal.”
Nute Gunray and Darth Sidious, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace…
Ye gods, has it been that long (again)?
Well, anyway. This bit of brilliance has been making the rounds thanks to Atrios:
…It’s not true that the Conservatives I know don’t give a damn so much as they are terrified that they were wrong.
I’m not talking about abortion, but rather an interesting form of a nigh-invisible double standard Orcinus brings up:
…Ah yes. We’ve heard this line before. Because being gay is a “chosen behavior,” it is undeserving of civil rights protections.
The Democrats’ real dilemma
I’m still in a mild state of shock after the re-selection of Dear Leader and company. Like many Democrats, progressives, moderates, and varied sane people, I’m trying to wrap my brain around enough people casting their ballots for the crew that’s eviscerating our economy, demolishing the federal budget, betraying our fundamental values at home and abroad, getting the troops “we support” killed by the Bushel, and otherwise making an utter and unholy mess of everything they touch. Confusing me further is a phenomenon I am at a loss to explain: California voters who chose Bush for President but also helped reelect Barbara Boxer.…
Greetings, gentle readers. My apologies for the relatively long dearth of posts; the post-election season has been, at turns, depressing, frightening, and incredibly busy. I’m hard at work (well, maybe not too hard at work ;-) coming up with a strategy/ideological framework for our local think tank, dealing with the holidays, and trying to get my professional writing done. Still, there’s always a bit of time to ruminate on the current crises, particularly when there are so many to choose from.…
Inspired by Oliver Willis’ brilliant Brand Democrat line:
(Original image img127.exs.cx/img127/19/branddem2.png — I’m guessing this is the same one but I’m not sure. -M)
Two great memes that meme great together? We can only hope. *G*
(/) Roland X
“It wasn’t about me. It’s way bigger. It was about the issues I believed in, it was about Democratic candidates in the future.” — Barbara Boxer…
