I still win. And by win, I mean lose. and by lose, I mean--something. Mostly Something.
So, very brief political highlights of the last week, in a nutshell:
The JUDGE swearing in the President forgot the oath, requiring a SECOND swearing in, to which the press was not privy to.
"Bi-Partisanship" apparently translates to responding to minority party concerns with the words, "well, I won."
We've closed Club Gitmo without actually figuring out what to DO with these people, and we've reportedly returned a high-ranking operative to his happy little terrorist cell.
At the rate we're going with "stimulus plans," Bush's budget spending is going to look like a drop in the bucket. A tiny, tiny drop in the bucket. Meanwhile, the economy is still tanking, and yet, not tanking!
Speaking of, the Speaker of the House actually thought that adding contraceptive aids would stimulate the economy...? ...really?*
And, the cream of the cake:
Our President is currently in a verbal sparring match with... a radio talk show host.
And by God, I do think the radio talk show host is winning, purely due to the fact that the President of the United States, AND his party, has lowered himself to the point of actually fighting with a radio talk show host.
Yessiree, I have never been prouder to call myself an American.
...
(That's sarcasm, there, that is.)
Discussions, comments, excuses, anyone?
*I have not actually read said proposal by Pelosi, mostly because I consider anything that comes out of Pelosi's mouth to be a joke (as I think her suggestion helps illustrate VERY well on its own), but if anyone would actually like to explain her thinking process there, be my guest.
edit Apparently, we get sprinkles on the icing!
- On Friday, after our President announced and signed legislation designed to limit the role of lobbyists in government decisions, he appointed William Lynn as our deputy Defense secretary - despite the fact that Lynn has previously lobbied for government defense contracts.
- Today, Timothy Geithner (Treasury Secretary) announced rules directed toward reducing lobbyist roles in agency decisions.
- And LATER today, Timothy Geithner (Treasury Secretary) picked Mark Patterson as a top aid.
- Mark Patterson is a former Goldman Sachs lobbyist.
...
Homo Habilis discovering his opposable thumbs says what?
(Say whaaaa?)
The JUDGE swearing in the President forgot the oath, requiring a SECOND swearing in, to which the press was not privy to.
"Bi-Partisanship" apparently translates to responding to minority party concerns with the words, "well, I won."
We've closed Club Gitmo without actually figuring out what to DO with these people, and we've reportedly returned a high-ranking operative to his happy little terrorist cell.
At the rate we're going with "stimulus plans," Bush's budget spending is going to look like a drop in the bucket. A tiny, tiny drop in the bucket. Meanwhile, the economy is still tanking, and yet, not tanking!
Speaking of, the Speaker of the House actually thought that adding contraceptive aids would stimulate the economy...? ...really?*
And, the cream of the cake:
Our President is currently in a verbal sparring match with... a radio talk show host.
And by God, I do think the radio talk show host is winning, purely due to the fact that the President of the United States, AND his party, has lowered himself to the point of actually fighting with a radio talk show host.
Yessiree, I have never been prouder to call myself an American.
...
(That's sarcasm, there, that is.)
Discussions, comments, excuses, anyone?
*I have not actually read said proposal by Pelosi, mostly because I consider anything that comes out of Pelosi's mouth to be a joke (as I think her suggestion helps illustrate VERY well on its own), but if anyone would actually like to explain her thinking process there, be my guest.
edit Apparently, we get sprinkles on the icing!
- On Friday, after our President announced and signed legislation designed to limit the role of lobbyists in government decisions, he appointed William Lynn as our deputy Defense secretary - despite the fact that Lynn has previously lobbied for government defense contracts.
- Today, Timothy Geithner (Treasury Secretary) announced rules directed toward reducing lobbyist roles in agency decisions.
- And LATER today, Timothy Geithner (Treasury Secretary) picked Mark Patterson as a top aid.
- Mark Patterson is a former Goldman Sachs lobbyist.
...
Homo Habilis discovering his opposable thumbs says what?
(Say whaaaa?)