I had emailed my senators asking them to support Net Neutrality. My current jackass Republican Senator, Ron Johnson, he who cut a check to himself from his former company for $10 million in "deferred compensation" after racking up $9 million in bills getting elected, replied with this little gem.Thank you for taking the time to write to me ( Read more... )

I got a piece of mail today inviting me to send some money in for the creation of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. They made the mistake of including a postage paid envelope ( Read more... )

Regarding Obama's willingness to continue with the "state secrets" nonsense that Dubya started...

"Claiming 'Executive Privilege' is like trying to use the One Ring for good...even with the best intentions, it still corrupts you a bit at a time."

from the transcript: I know Washington's all in a tizzy, and everybody is pointing fingers at each other, and saying it's their fault, the Democrats' fault, and the Republicans' fault. Listen: I'll take responsibility. I'm the President ( Read more... )

Pay your god damn taxes like everyone else!

Idiots, the lot of them.

Especially Sensenbrenner. No special reason for that statement, but the man's dumber than a sack of geese shit, and about as pleasant, too.

What possible purpose could this serve, besides being a big sloppy BJ for the NRA?

It's like they're actively trying to make the country a shittier place. What the hell is their problem?

77% of National Parks workers were against this decision, BTW.

AND YES WE DID!

especially when you're hoping against hope that history is about to be made.

at least I was smart this year and had booze on hand before I needed it, rather than realizing that I needed it, and then learning that Wisconsin doesn't sell alcohol outside of bars after 9 pm. Man, that made November 2004 suck hard.

Sarah Palin said "John McCain knows how to win wars."

Really? This is news to me...Every war McCain's been involved in seems to have devolved into a bit of a sticky wicket quagmire mess, now, hasn't it ( Read more... )

This morning's headline in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel was "Bush Asks for Emergency Powers."

If you know your Roman history (hell, if you've watched the Star Wars movies), you'll know why that sent a chill down my spine.

That whine you hear off in the distance is Edward Gibbon revolving in his grave at about 8 kHz or so.