Not to mention the estimated 650,000 Iraqis (mostly civilian men, women and children) who have perished.
In the Mofo from Midland's definition of Murika, death is the new freedom.
Sick, sick, sick.
Posted by Christopher at December 14, 2006 03:34 AMSo Bush's brain is going to slither into the night. Poor dejected Rove. No one loves him anymore. Good luck Karl.
From The Evans-Novak Political Report:
Rove's Retirement: To little notice in the national media, Bush presidential adviser Karl Rove disclosed during a Washington speaking engagement last week that he will not return to his lifetime profession as a political consultant when he leaves the White House. Rove referred to himself as "a former political consultant" and said that he was leaving the game.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2006/12/13/novak-rove-will-retire-f_n_36292.html
Posted by Judith at December 14, 2006 04:36 AM"I wish him many, many years of dark contemplation, and the company of many, many ghosts."
A poster over at Evans-Kovak says it all.
Posted by Judith at December 14, 2006 04:43 AMThis will make the blood run cold in your veins. I also thought Stevens was more of a moderate conservative than a liberal.
The rumor around Washington -- originating from undetermined sources some time around the beginning of 2006 -- is that Justice John Paul Stevens wants to be replaced by a Republican President, just as he was appointed by one, Gerald Ford. Stevens, a consistent liberal voice and vote on the high court, was also rumored to have wanted to step down after the 2006 election, so as to avoid making his replacement into a political issue. Although there is no way to determine whether Stevens actually intends to retire, it is not unlikely that one of the nine justices will in the next two years.
http://www.humanevents.com/enpr/current_enpr.html#2
Again, the figure leaves out 11,000 suffering from mental problems. The walking wounded.
The blood spilled by one man and his close associates have bought them all a one way ticket to hell. Bush may leave office, but he will never beable to leave what he has done behind. It will follow him all the days of his miserable life.
Posted by Judith at December 14, 2006 05:00 AMWell, there is no way replacing Justice Stevens WON'T be a political issue, and he is certainly smart enough to see that.
And Nero's "Republicanism" is about a thousand light years from the Repub Party of Ford's day (basically they are two different parties) and Stevens can certainly see this. It's hard to see that Stevens has anything but utter contempt for Nero's blatant authoritarianism, which must disgust and repel him. So I question this rumor.
The big news of the day will be Tim Johnson's condition. There are a lot of wingnuts on their knees prayin' right now!
Posted by euzoius at December 14, 2006 05:09 AMAnd the centerpiece of the economic initiatives seeks to accelerate the process of privatizing oil, the clearest sign of all that Baker and Hamilton -- like Bush and his circle -- remain committed to the grand scheme of maintaining the United States as the dominant force in the region.
Shorter ISG Report: Stay the Course
Posted by Sharon at December 14, 2006 05:09 AMAnd, the Decider-in-Chief is going to send in more troops, because as he has said, leaving right now is not an option. So just what has changed? I guess there hasn't been enough blood spilt yet in securing those oil fields.
Posted by Judith at December 14, 2006 05:10 AM"The big news of the day will be Tim Johnson's condition. There are a lot of wingnuts on their knees prayin' right now!"
Euzoius, rumors are now that he did not have a stroke. I would say this happens to be awfully convenient for the Republicans, don't you think? Maybe the Russians have given some people ideas (okay, I am taking off my tinfoil hat now).
Now the AP's saying he had brain surgery. A million tiny Republican weenies just went schwingggg this morning. Nothing gets them off faster than the prospect of death or stealing government office. Someone needs to test Johnson's food supply.
Posted by iamcoyote at December 14, 2006 05:50 AM
"Bush may leave office, but he will never be able to leave what he has done behind. It will follow him all the days of his miserable life."
I disagree.
The fact that Bush CAN leave it all behind is the problem.
He has no capacity for empathy. He is a cold, unfeeling bully. The only thing he can't leave behind is an undeserved sense of entitlement.
Posted by r at December 14, 2006 06:11 AMI just hope the GOP doesn't pull a Paul Wellstone on Sen. Tim Johnson.
The timing is always so curious? Everytime we get ahead, we get yanked back.
How odd?
Posted by Christopher at December 14, 2006 06:12 AMEVAQ IRAQ?
YES!
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Posted by LizDexic at December 14, 2006 06:45 AMThe christofacists firmly believe It's All God's Will - fixing what we dumb immoral humans did at the ballot box and saving us from ourselves.
Posted by idiosynchronic at December 14, 2006 06:54 AMSo when Bush unveils his plan in January to put an additional 20-30,000 troops in harms' way in Iraq the decision to fund Bush's answer will fall upon the Democrats holding Congress. From the political standpoint which is all Bush cares about, the moment will be a deadly high wire act for Dems.
Here's to hoping for a full recovery for Sen. Tim Johnson. He's only 59 years old, much too close to my age for comfort. I'd like to think he still has a long, successful career ahead of him and I'm sure his family feels likewise.
That said, while a proud collector of fine Reynolds Wrap chapeux, I just don't see too much to be suspicious about Sen. Johnson's sudden illness, yet. It does point out the incredible fragility of the health of democracy in a country dominated by coroprate-owned mass media and equally coroprate-owned government officials.
Besides questions of the future of the SD Senator, we have the ultimately venal JOE! of Connecticut, slithering around the Democratic Caucus, hissing defiantly and flicking his forked tongue menacingly whenever any real Democrats dare to speak for justice and constitutional oversight.
The next two years are truly fraught with peril and danger. If only we could convince Snowe and Collins that they could join Bernie Sanders and, ugh! JOE! as independents, they would wield incredible influence. Just an abstention on the critical vote for leadership would be enough to ensure the demonstrated will of the people.
That's what it really boils down to, if we are to be honest. The 2006 elections is one of the most stunningly complete refutations of the status quo in American history. To see that stolen once again by a chance illness (or not) and sociopathologically venal villains and opportunists who've stolen their way into power, would be almost more than I could bear.
Posted by DeminNewJ at December 14, 2006 07:09 AMDeminNewJ - you are using the word stolen far too loosely. From what is being reported, Sen. Johnson has a congenital condition. That means it is a condition that was present at birth. There's no stealing of anything involved, it is simply an unfortunate accident of health that hopefully will end with his being able to remain in place as a Senator, both for personal reasons (as a human being, you want him to recover fully) and for political reasons (i.e. the Senate).
Posted by RSKimsey at December 14, 2006 08:53 AMRSK,
I used the word stolen both to refer to the manner in which the current administration has infested the corridors of power, (and you can argue with me about that, or not) AND the process that an illness would allow a Republican governor to appoint a Republican Senator to reverse the mandate of the recent election.
It has nothing to do with the cause of the ilness, but the political result. I know it would be within the law, but I would still consider it a theft of the public's clearly expressed will and a tragedy for the welfare of this nation.
Posted by DeminNewJ at December 14, 2006 10:27 AMI'll agree regarding the tragic aspect of it, but it is hard to say it is against the will of the voters when the Governor is an elected representative and the appointment power lies specifically within his province. The will of the voters for Senate was to vote for Sen. Johnson. Anything beyond that is speculation.
Posted by RSKimsey at December 14, 2006 10:31 AMSemantics police in the hizzouse!!
Everyone better use precise language or RSK gonna gitcha!
Posted by iamcoyote at December 14, 2006 11:04 AMSemantics police in the hizzouse!!
Fo'shacka my cracka! BTW: What the fizzuck are we saying to each other?
Posted by phidipides at December 14, 2006 11:30 AMI gots no idear, but I'm amusing myself with it immensely.
Posted by iamcoyote at December 14, 2006 12:29 PMI do not understand how a Democrat can be replaced by anyone, other than another Democrat. We won the election. Why should a Republican govenor have the right to put a Republican in a Democratic slot? I know it's the law, but it stinks.
Posted by Judith at December 14, 2006 04:46 PMMy best to the Johnson family!!
However, The Rude Pundit has the best take on it, from a humorous and political perspective! I'm still laughing!