Mike's Blog Round Up
Greetings from The Heretik reporting from his Desk at the Mouth of Hell TM. First question: how many corners have to be turned before Bush admits he is going in circles? And how long is too long? Iraq is no longer a war, just bad marketing. Bush can't even sell it to his own party anymore. Pay no attention to the blood.
Stone walls do not a prison make . . . but it seems to be a White House strategy in danger of bricking out. The executive may not be as privileged as he thinks.
Land of the Free, Home of the Brave Update: Is it safe? " The Bush administration has failed to fill roughly a quarter of the top leadership posts at the Department of Homeland Security, creating a "gaping hole" in the nation's preparedness for a terrorist attack or other threat." When you consider how much time the Bushies took to fill attorney spots with loyal lawyers for political reasons, the hole here is even more gaping. Consider the priorities. In the attorney case competent people were fired to make room for cronies while at Homeland Security the incompetent can't even make time to hire anyone. Is it all the Curse of Brownie ?
The Latest from Terror Times Today: Hello, my name is not Mustafa. Or Ali. Plus I'm OK, You're All AQ .
Panic in Detroit (or is it Salem 1692?) or is it DC? There's a whole lot of shaking going on. And plenty of reasons.
Don't miss the Rose Garden Rockers . And skip on over and wish happy birthday. There will be no Harry Potter and the Altar of the Stupid Girls out next summer. Plus Santorum and " unfortunate events." Now pause and consider beauty. It remains around us, waiting, always waiting.
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No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go
Number one with a bullet.
So. BUSH BUSH BOOSH
BOOSH and CHAINY
White House On Iraq: We're At The Starting Point Now
ROAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All together now! Roar!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!
I was watching Anderson Cooper last night when one of the guest was ask about plan B. I was still wondering where there was a plan A. They don't have a pla A or B.
http://myfightfordemocracy.blogspot.com/2007/07/new-declaration-of-indep...
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Smoke and Mirrors...
Truth appears briefly...
Only to disappear...
62 Immigrants Die in US Jails: Rights Groups
Agence France-Presse Monday 09 July 2007
Sixty-two immigrants have died in US jails since 2004 for lack of medical care, human rights groups told members of the US Congress Monday.
(...) Former lawmaker Keith Ellison also testified: "Recent news articles unveiled extreme failures in medical treatment that have resulted in at least 62 people dying in ICE custody," referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, part of Homeland Security.(...) Michele Garnett McKenzie, a human rights lawyer in Minnesota, told the story of Cynthia Lamah, who requested asylum and was arrested in July 2005 when four months pregnant. She soon suffered cramps and bleeding, was taken to hospital and ordered to return if she had a relapse. One week later, a bleeding Lamah asked her jailers to return to hospital, as her doctor ordered. "Over the course of the next few days, she was told repeatedly that things were normal, given Tylenol, and sent to bed. "Cynthia's water broke and she aborted in the jail," McKenzie said. "She was denied permission to be released to attend the baby's funeral." She was deported, the lawyer told the hearing.
Wow ... they really are pro-life, uh ?....
Crony=incompetent
On MSNBC...
Gonzales was told of FBI violations
After getting report, attorney general said he knew of no wrongdoing
The gist is...Gonzalez lied to the sub committee during his hearing when he stated that he knew of no civil rights violations by the FBI prior to the date he gave to the Congress.
My question. Who leaked this info to the media?
I view. The Administration is getting desperate. They need to change the subject away from the war.
My opinion. They are setting Gonzalez up to take the fall so that the rest of the summer can be about the AG impeachment process.
LOL! Santorum is such a doushnozzle! Did it ever occur to him that if his dumb ass opinion meant anything to anyone in the first place, he might still have a job? Oh, I laugh everytime I think about Ricky Man-on-Dog Santorum and how he must miss seersucker Thursdays on the hill!
http://wonkette.com/politics/rick-santorum/santorum-either-celebrating-s...
Was Frankenstein's monster homophobic?
He was always running from the Village People.
Darth_Romney @ 12:
It's funny but he's batshit crazy. He's about a hair away from wishing for a terrorist attack in the US to bolster the Iraq war. 9-11 was a godsend to these war/fear mongers.
Stick a fork in McCain! He is DONE.
Campaign manager, top strategist gone from McCain camp
WASHINGTON (AP) -- John McCain's campaign manager and chief strategist resigned Tuesday in a major staff shake-up for the struggling Republican presidential candidate who is all but broke and trails in opinion polls.
Sen. John McCain had disappointing campaign fundraising during the second quarter.
In statements, Terry Nelson, a veteran of President Bush's successful 2004 re-election effort, said he resigned as campaign manager effective immediately and John Weaver said he stepped down from his post of chief strategist.
But other officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid discussing private conversations, said Nelson was fired. Several people close to Nelson disputed that characterization.
Other officials said Mark Salter, a senior aide whom some consider McCain's alter ego, will continue to advise him in a voluntarily role but will cease his day-to-day involvement in the campaign.
Two officials said Rick Davis, a longtime aide to McCain, will take over the campaign.
"It has been a tremendous honor to serve Senator McCain and work on his campaign," Nelson said. "I believe John McCain is the most experienced and prepared candidate to represent the Republican Party and defeat the Democratic nominee next year."
Weaver said: "It has been my honor and a distinct privilege to serve someone who has always put our country first. I believe that most Americans will come to the conclusion that I have long known there is only one person equipped to serve as our nation's chief executive and deal with the challenges we face, and that person is John McCain."
Poor John McCain...campaign broke, political career a shambles, his heinie owned by GW Bush and his soul owned by the Devil.
Oh well...hey John...GONE GONE GONE...GONE GONE YOUAM...GONE GONE GONE...GONE GONE GONE YOUAM...GONE YOUAMMMMM....the door has slammed...GONE YOUAMMMM...You sold your freakin soul...not your just plain old....GONE YOU AMMMMMM
China executes former FDA Chief.
If we were to call for execution of those that caused thousands of lives of our own citizens here and abroad, perhaps there would be some outrage. All we are asking for is impeachment. Our system is far too lenient.
http://myfightfordemocracy.blogspot.com/2007/07/new-declaration-of-indep...
On Homeland security article:
love these tidbits:
"weakened morale and reflect an over-reliance on contractors"
"Homeland Security employees reported the lowest job satisfaction among 36 federal agencies in a January survey by the OPM."
So what's the morale problem? Having trouble finding people meeting the job requirements of being White, Apocalyptic Christian, Anti-Abortion and pro-Crusade?
What's this - the Bushies over-relying on private contractors with not enough oversight? Gee, surprise, surpri-i-ize!
And this gem:
"This is our first line of defense in the fight against terrorism."
OK, now I am very afraid.
That's OK, because when Cheney masterminds his second terrorist attack on US soil in the fall of 2008, they won't need Homeland Security. The just invoke NSPD 51 and put Bush, Cheney, and an appointed-by-them National Security Coordinator in charge of all three branches of government for indefinite period of time. Readup:
National Security Presidential Directive 51 is here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070509-12.html
An analysis of it by the Progressive is here:
http://www.progressive.org/mag_wx051807
Christian Szell: Is it safe?
Thomas Levy: I don't know what you mean. I can't tell you something's safe or not, unless I know specifically what you're talking about.
Szell: Is it safe?
Levy: Tell me what the "it" refers to.
Szell: Is it safe?
Levy: Yes, it's safe, it's very safe, it's so safe you wouldn't believe it.
Szell: Is it safe?
Levy: No. It's not safe, it's... very dangerous, be careful.
Just wanted to pkug my bud Len Hart over at the Existentialist Cowboy
Gotta love quotes like this:
"Columnist Joseph Galloway asks: "Why is it that the Bush administration, in its dying throes, looks remarkably more like an organized crime ring than one of the arms of the American government?" I have a simple explanation. The GOP looks and acts like a criminal conspiracy because it is one."
He's doing great work as a fellow Texan holding Bush's feet to the fire on a a daily basis over there.
Everybody's Al-Qaeda! Except, um, Harry Potter.
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