Thursday, January 14, 2010
another plausible theory why a “dot” or two was ignored Christmas Day.
The failed Christmas Day airline plot was a maneuver by extreme right-wing elements deeply embedded in the U.S. National Security State “to destabilize and undermine the Obama administration.”
abject failure
Former Republican Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani claimed that no attacks happened on US soil 'except' for 9/11. Rep. Alan Grayson responded by pointing out all of the other exceptions the Republicans would like to exclude from history.
And I realized that I was witnessing the birth of a new form of political discourse from the right wing in this country: The Exception. The Exceptional Exception -- the exception that proves the rule or disproves the rule, as the case may be.
So in the future I'm expecting that we'll hear from the right wing the claim that no cities drowned under the Bush administration -- except for New Orleans. And that there were no wars that were started by mistake under the Bush administration -- except for the war in Iraq. And that the Bush administration added nothing to the federal debt -- except for a half-trillion dollars, which works out to $15,000 for every man, woman and child in this country. And that they respected all of our constitutional rights as Americans -- except when they didn't.
I think we'll hear Republicans claim that the Bush administration managed the economy quite well -- except when they brought it to the brink of national bankruptcy. In fact, they'll claim that the Bush-Cheney administration was a complete success, except for the fact that it was an abject failure -- an abject failure.
In fact, what we learned in Washington for eight years is that the reason why Republicans hate government so much is because they're so bad at it.
And I realized that I was witnessing the birth of a new form of political discourse from the right wing in this country: The Exception. The Exceptional Exception -- the exception that proves the rule or disproves the rule, as the case may be.
So in the future I'm expecting that we'll hear from the right wing the claim that no cities drowned under the Bush administration -- except for New Orleans. And that there were no wars that were started by mistake under the Bush administration -- except for the war in Iraq. And that the Bush administration added nothing to the federal debt -- except for a half-trillion dollars, which works out to $15,000 for every man, woman and child in this country. And that they respected all of our constitutional rights as Americans -- except when they didn't.
I think we'll hear Republicans claim that the Bush administration managed the economy quite well -- except when they brought it to the brink of national bankruptcy. In fact, they'll claim that the Bush-Cheney administration was a complete success, except for the fact that it was an abject failure -- an abject failure.
In fact, what we learned in Washington for eight years is that the reason why Republicans hate government so much is because they're so bad at it.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Two airlines raise their fees exactly the same amount, retroactively to around the same day.
At what point does Congress investigate the obvious anti-competitive collusion involved here?
Never. This is ChimpCo's country now.
Chinks decide to steal source code from more than 30 companies.
Godless heathens. Enjoy your pollution, assholes.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Harry Reid was offhandedly making an observation. Trent Lott was wholeheartedly making an endorsement.
Simplify, people. Lott loudly and proudly wished for an America under Thurmond's segregationist beliefs in front of a national audience at a televised event (Thurmond's 100th birthday). Reid had absolutely no such desire in his quote, which was said in private.
Monday, January 11, 2010
gay marriage foes afraid thier bigotry will be exposed.
Who wants to bet the conservative supreme court will side with the bigots?
Sunday, January 10, 2010
If Budda and Jesus are Liberals...
...then conservatives and muslims are republicans. Unless you believe in the rapture or 72 raisins, then you're just batshit fucking insane. Either way, still a republican.
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