Gakked from sara_merry99,

( My political persuasions (as extrapolated from a rather imprecise political 'quiz'), laid bare for all to see... )

I took in a little bit of the CNN/YouTube Republican Presidential debate last night. This is the one where supposedly ordinary citizens could submit questions via YouTube and those questions would form the basis of the debate. Anderson Cooper (theoretically) moderated.

From a schadenfreude perspective, I thoroughly enjoyed the back-and-forth ( Read more... )

Just in case there was any doubt, we now have direct evidince that even Ronald Reagan (aka The Great and Infallible Patron Saint of Conservativism) thought that Dubya was a congenital idiot. Here's a direct quote from the just published REAGAN DIARIES.

The entry is dated May 17, 1986.

A moment I've been dreading. George brought his ne'er-do- ( Read more... )

It's not as if we didn't see the signs coming, but now it's official: Dubya has essentially stated for the record "l'etat c'est moi."

With little fanfare (and naturally, no notice whatsoever from the "liberal" media), on May 9th Bush signed the National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive. It essentially states that in the ( Read more... )

This is one of the coolest things I have seen in a long time.

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And apparently the politicos aren't just superimposed over the original SF cartoon -- the animation here is all original. Cool!

Well, it's not entirely accurate to say so, as some of my friends (all of whom I highly respect) are themselves Republicans. But in this case I'm talking about an actual politician with an actual "R" after his name ( Read more... )

Despite all fears and doubts... despite the specter of Karl Rove or the hackability of the voting machines... despite everything... democracy won out in the end ( Read more... )

Disclaimer: What Mark Foley (R-Hell) is alleged to have done is despicable and monstrous, and we must not take pleasure in its having happened no matter what political "benefit" may result.That being said, I can't help but feel schadenfreude as I witness the reaction of those around him: seeing the Republican leadership form up into a circular ( Read more... )

That's it, folks. The United States of America, at least the one that we grew up with, is no more. In case you've been living under a rock, the Senate this afternoon followed the lead of the House and approved the bill which vests in the President the power of indefinite, unreviewable detention (even of U.S. citizens) and which also legalizes ( Read more... )

That's really what everything going on today boils down to: fear. Fear is the very aim of the terrorists who attack us (and everyone else) -- and sadly, fear is the goal of those in power here. Keep the voters afraid and tell them it's all right, Big Daddy Bush will keep you safe. What, you don't want to vote Republican? Don't you want to be ( Read more... )