This morning, in a major harbinger of doom, Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England gave a speech with a big ass parrot on his shoulder. I can only assume this is some sort of secret message for any remaining Americans who were unaware that the End Was Nigh.
Astronauts allegedly flew drunk - come on, as if they actually fly that thing.. I mean, how sober do you really need to be to buckle your harness and pray?
NYTimes: Just What The Founders Feared
Dollar at 20-year lows; crude oil headed for $100++; reality finally hitting overleveraged homeowners; a really bad spanking on Wall Street; and it’s going to get worse.
The oft-requested and previously-promised celebrity sighting list follows:
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Wonder what these are like? This gets me thinking: does the new bankruptcy legislation contain a provision for God-blaming?
To all of you who kindly tolerate my ramblings - I’m sorry I’ve given so much of this space to matters of policy and the Middle East lately, but I’m so pissed about it that I have a hard time not writing on the subject. Indulge me for another, then I will reward you with other fun topics.
“The same people that attacked us on September the 11th is the crowd that is now bombing people, killing innocent men, women and children - many of whom are Muslims - trying to stop the advance of a system based upon liberty.”
That we live in a nation where these words can be spoken by our Commander In Chief - and not met with a deafening roar of outrage and a tsunami of calls for his impeachment - is as revealing as it is heartbreaking.
That is all.
Peggy Noonan is finally leaving the GWB ship. After campaigning so hard for his re-election that she had to take a break from her work at the Journal, she has apparently finally come to her senses. Over the recent past, she’s been more critical of Bush and his clan (speaking out against “Bush Derangement Syndrome,” for example) but until now has never been so direct with her frustration. You should read the whole thing, but some quotes I enjoyed are below… Read the rest of this entry »
Ah, the good ol’ days. For you Gen X geeks out there, check out this precious find:
Ready kids? Here are the Top Ten Top Ten Lists Dugg on Digg. (Or, perhaps better put: Top Ten Top Ten Whores on Digg.)
Mr. Rove, in answer to a question about why we are not pursuing Al-Qaeda operatives in Pakistan:
“The United States has concerns about taking unilateral action in a sovereign nation without their approval.”
So: if we’re after Al-Qaeda, then taking unilateral action within a sovereign nation is a no-no. But if we’re after Saddam Hussein, it’s cool. Is there anyone left who is drinking the same Kool-Aid they are? In a refreshing twist, the intelligence of the audience was evident: his deluded remark was met by immediate, awkward laughter. See the video.
Lt. General William Odom - a retired three star Army General and President Reagan’s NSA chief, has been a critic of Bush for a long while. Most true conservatives are - in fact, most true thinkers are. Odom has, in the past, spoken out against Bush’s Iraq policy and their warrantless wiretapping.
Here’s some important viewing on this Fourth of July. Arguably Olbermann’s best “Special Comment” yet… an excerpt:
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