Mike Luckovich

By LuckoDull

February 21, 2007 08:13 AM | Link to this

The Ghost of Paranoia Past?:

If we’re looking for other people to drag into this travesty of justice, I got some ideas:

So here are my own personal bills of indictment: THIS GRAND JURY CHARGES PATRICK J. FITZERALD with ignoring the fact that there was no basis for a criminal investigation from the day he was appointed, with handling some witnesses with kid gloves and banging on others with a mallet, with engaging in past contretemps with certain individuals that might have influenced his pursuit of their liberty, and with misleading the public in a news conference

THIS GRAND JURY CHARGES JOSEPH C. WILSON IV with misleading the public about how he was sent to Niger, about the thrust of his March 2003 oral report of that trip, and about his wife’s CIA status, perhaps for the purpose of getting book and movie contracts.

Now we got a trial.

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By Peter

February 21, 2007 08:14 AM | Link to this

I realize “intelligence” is lacking and Duh-bya doesn’t read newspapers, but I hope somebody tells the White House that the Brits are pulling out of Iraq. The wheels on the “coalition” are coming off.

By Peter

February 21, 2007 08:18 AM | Link to this

Duh-bya made a commitment to fire the leaker. No doubt he’ll make good on that promise. They are just trying to figure out who leaked first.

By Shawny

February 21, 2007 08:28 AM | Link to this

creative, but lame. On a roll.

By Mrs. Godzilla

February 21, 2007 08:30 AM | Link to this

“The reader knows and guesses the rest. It is all in keeping with this incredible and yet veracious story. Poor, unhappy Erik! Shall we pity him? Shall we curse him? He asked only to be “some one,” like everybody else. But he was too ugly! And he had to hide his genius OR USE IT TO PLAY TRICKS WITH, when, with an ordinary face, he would have been one of the most distinguished of mankind! He had a heart that could have held the empire of the world; and, in the end, he had to content himself with a cellar. Ah, yes, we must needs pity the Opera ghost.”

Gaston Leroux

The Phantom comes to a sad end.

By w00t

February 21, 2007 08:31 AM | Link to this

Weak LuckoDull, very weak.

Maybe we should start calling you AndyDull…

Get a job…

By Shawny

February 21, 2007 08:32 AM | Link to this

uhhh, the Brits will reduce troops in late summer if conditions in the southern portion of Iraq continue to improve, down from 7100 to just below 5000. well, duh.

If circumstances improve, they should be backing out. That isn’t news.

By LuckoDull

February 21, 2007 08:32 AM | Link to this

[By Peter February 21, 2007 08:14 AM {{{{{{{{{{{{{I realize “intelligence” is lacking and Duh-bya doesn’t read newspapers,}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}] but I hope somebody tells the White House that the Brits are pulling out of Iraq. The wheels on the “coalition” are coming off.](http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/shared-blogs/ajc/luckovich/entries/2007/02/21/the_mask.html#comment-1014975)

What a blooming idiot, I’m sorry for such “divisive” language but Peter deserves it.

“While the United Kingdom is maintaining a robust force in southern Iraq, we’re pleased that conditions in Basra have improved sufficiently that they are able to transition more control to the Iraqis,” Johndroe said.

The withdrawal is proof of success, it takes a total numbnut to spin it any other way.

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By Peter

February 21, 2007 08:37 AM | Link to this

Denmark is expected to announce plans to begin withdrawing some of its 480 troops from Iraq at a news conference today.

By Truthman

February 21, 2007 08:38 AM | Link to this

Would someone please “extraordinarily render” Andy/Dull to Pluto!

By Dusty

February 21, 2007 08:42 AM | Link to this

Peter,

Maybe you don’t read the newspapers either. SOME of the British troops are leaving Basra because the Iraqis are taking over security in that city. That was the goal in the beginning.

As to your second misinformation, don’t worry too much about the leaker. It was Armitage and he said so. He has long been gone. Fitzgerald went ahead and investigated anyway. Maybe you should tell the phantom of the AJC, Luckovich. He is still trying to blame Bush and Chaney just like you.

By Peter

February 21, 2007 08:42 AM | Link to this

‘Dull - I’m just waiting for you to claim the Democrats ruined the QUAGMIRE in Iraq.

By Brian Curtis

February 21, 2007 08:44 AM | Link to this

Very good cartoon this time! Good topic AND well drawn.

I like how the neocons have retreated all the way down to “Of COURSE we were taking petty revenge on Wilson for pointing out our lies… but you can’t prove it was really illegal OR exactly which of us did it!”

Always entertaining to see the neo-nuts running scared as America wakes up from the nightmare.

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 08:44 AM | Link to this

Peter,

Wake up! Armitage was the leaker.

From FBI interviews conducted after Oct. 1, 2003, Fitzgerald also knew that then-Deputy Secretary of State Richard L. Armitage had identified Plame as a CIA officer to columnist Robert D. Novak, who first published Plame’s name on July 14, 2003.

THIS GRAND JURY CHARGES RICHARD L. ARMITAGE with intentionally keeping silent about being the first person to reveal Plame’s identity to reporters and with falsely telling the public that he did so at Fitzgerald’s request because he did not want to be publicly embarrassed.

Armitage attributed his more than three years of silence to Fitzgerald’s request that he not discuss the matter with anyone. But Fitzgerald was not appointed until Dec. 30, 2003, three months after Armitage now says he realized that he was Novak’s source.

By Truthman

February 21, 2007 08:45 AM | Link to this

To borrow from an old Army recruiting slogan; we’ve become an “Army of One” in Iraq!

The Coalition of the Lemmings will soon be down to one…our poor, proud troops more IED fodder for W’s Crusade!

Madness!

By Goldie

February 21, 2007 08:46 AM | Link to this

Does America deserve the truth from this administration? Or do we continue to let them spread their lies and propaganda and say, “oh well, it’s all a political game, this government stuff”? What do we teach our children about our government????

“Don’t you think the American people are entitled to a straight answer?” Mr. Fitzgerald asked of the jury. He said that “a critic points fingers at the White House and as a result his wife gets dragged into the newspapers.” He said Mr. Libby “made a gamble, he threw sand in the eyes of the grand jury” rather than tell the truth and risk being prosecuted for leaking her name.

I say we bring back our American values, where we are the shining light to other countries with our transparent government, and news-reporting that is unattached to any government entity.

By Goldie

February 21, 2007 08:48 AM | Link to this

{{Duh-bya made a commitment to fire the leaker. No doubt he’ll make good on that promise. They are just trying to figure out who leaked first.}}

Peter, I’m looking forward to Duh-bya firing Cheney— he’s the one who gave Scooter the information to leak to the reporters…

By @@

February 21, 2007 08:52 AM | Link to this

ml, you could have saved yourself the time, and drew the mask without any facial features.

How can you overlook all of the reporters in this case who also “drew a blank”?

By Mrs. Godzilla

February 21, 2007 08:53 AM | Link to this

To all of you who use the Libby Defense Fund web site as their source for info:

We are not going to believe what is written there no matter how many times you post it.

It just might possibly be considered a biased news source.

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 08:55 AM | Link to this

WooT,

Aren’t you being paid as some sort of government lackey? Who are you to tell someone else to “get a job” when you are being paid by taxpayers and you’re blogging instead of working?

Back on topic:

THIS GRAND JURY CHARGES THE MEDIA with hypocrisy in asserting that criminal law was applicable to this “leak” and with misreporting facts to wage a political attack on an increasingly unpopular White House. To wit:

Notwithstanding the fact that major newspapers have highfalutin’, well-paid in-house and outside counsel who can find the disclosure law and even interpret it, the following publications called for a criminal investigation:

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called the appointment of a special independent counsel “absolutely necessary” because the allegations “come perilously close to treason” — even though treason is a constitutional crime requiring two witnesses and the levying of war against the United States.

Has the AJC ever opined that it was “treason” for Sen. Kennedy (D) MA to go to the KGB to offer “help” to undermine the Reagan Administration during the Cold War?

By Jesus

February 21, 2007 08:56 AM | Link to this

IMPEACH BUSH NOW!!!

By @@

February 21, 2007 08:56 AM | Link to this

Oh, and one for the road ml….

Fitzpatrick is “shooting blanks”.

By Goldie

February 21, 2007 08:56 AM | Link to this

Dusty-brain, you propagandist— Armitage was the source for Robert Novak’s column, but Dick “No Doubt” Cheney is the one who leaked the info to Scooter, KKK Rove and Armitage to begin with. They were all leaking the information from Cheney’s instructions! Scooter’s and Rove’s leaks did not ever get publicized… that’s the difference you loonies keep wanting to skip over! If Judith Miller had decided to print the leak she heard from Scooter’s lips, or if Ari Fleischer had decided to spill the beans after talking with Scooter, the timeline would have been even sooner that Novak’s column.

God, it would be nice if you Neo-cons would educate yourselves before posting on these blogs — all you’re doing is spreading lies and propaganda, you bunch of Bush-kissers!

By @@

February 21, 2007 08:57 AM | Link to this

Oops! Make that Fitzgerald is “shooting blanks”.

I’m in a hurry.

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 08:58 AM | Link to this

Mrs. Godzilla,

The fact is that Victoria Toensing wrote the law which defined the parameters of what defined a covert CIA agent.

Under the law which she wrote, Valerie Plame Wilson was not covert.

No law was broken.

This is a sham.

No justice no peace!

Speak truth to power!

By Corky Cobb

February 21, 2007 09:05 AM | Link to this

The British are leaving, the British are leaving!

Now is your chance war loving Republican cowards. Our country needs you more than ever. Stop waiting for someone else to do your fighting.

ENLIST!

By Truthman

February 21, 2007 09:07 AM | Link to this

Hey ML bloggers!

Here’s your chance to predict when Cheney, er…W, will attack Iran!

Just post the day and time you think the Chimperor and Cheney will launch another stupid, illegal, immoral war on this blog. I’ll write down the guesses and…well, we’ll know when the contest is over, won’t we?

The winner will get a free subscription to “Duh” magazine!!

By LMAO

February 21, 2007 09:07 AM | Link to this

OJ is innocent!!!!!!!!!!!

I just read it at ojsimpsonisinnocent.com

Wow.

LMAO!

By Peter

February 21, 2007 09:08 AM | Link to this

‘Danish - Excues me … did you say they FIRED Armitage?

By Peter

February 21, 2007 09:10 AM | Link to this

‘Danish - Did you say the White House admitted the leak came from the Administration?

By Truthman

February 21, 2007 09:12 AM | Link to this

Buy Danish,

So, that means that no law was broken when Clinton lied about having sex since adultery is not a crime, right!?!

We’ll stop disliking W when you folks admit you were wrong to go after Clinton for lying about sex!! (I know, you repugs are still mad about Nixon, too).

By Shawny

February 21, 2007 09:14 AM | Link to this

Lynn Cheney should be saying the whole Plame thing is a “vast left wing conspiracy”, like Hillary did over cigar-gate.

Both are monumental distractions, and generally non-events. yawn.

By Shawny

February 21, 2007 09:17 AM | Link to this

Truthman…it was wrong to go after Clinton for lying about sex. There, I said it. yawn.

By Truthman

February 21, 2007 09:23 AM | Link to this

Yeah, Shawny, I always equate treason with sex…in Bizarro World!!

You really should read what you write before you post.

By Dusty

February 21, 2007 09:27 AM | Link to this

Now we know!!!

Truthman has changed his ID to DIB FIBBER

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 09:29 AM | Link to this

From Isikoff/Corn’s book “Hubris”:

The next day, a team of FBI agents and Justice prosecutors investigating the leak questioned the deputy secretary. Armitage acknowledged that he had passed along to Novak information contained in a classified State Department memo: that Wilson’s wife worked on weapons-of-mass-destruction issues at the CIA…[William Howard Taft IV, the State Department’s legal adviser] felt obligated to inform White House counsel Alberto Gonzales. But Powell and his aides feared the White House would then leak that Armitage had been Novak’s source—possibly to embarrass State Department officials who had been unenthusiastic about Bush’s Iraq policy. So Taft told Gonzales the bare minimum: that the State Department had passed some information about the case to Justice. He didn’t mention Armitage. Taft asked if Gonzales wanted to know the details. The president’s lawyer, playing the case by the book, said no, and Taft told him nothing more. Armitage’s role thus remained that rarest of Washington phenomena: a hot secret that never leaked.

Powell doesn’t look too good here, does he? Trying to save the State Department’s butt when it was their employee who was responsible for the leak.

By Paul

February 21, 2007 09:30 AM | Link to this

Mrs. Godzilla 8:53

Amazing what passes for “news sources,” isn’t it? Most are a mix of some fact and a lot of partisan opinion. They can lead to original sources, or at least to an accurate lead on “first events” - such as Fitzgerald’s request to expand the investigation and the authorization letter; the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982; or the timeline showing the first allegation that Ms Plame was “covert” was from Mr. Wilson, not from the investigative reporters or the responsible government agency.

At times, though, legitimate news sources get it wrong and are tarnished - even though the “story” was traced back to the wire service (AP, for instance) from which the newspaper (and the affiliated web site) pulled the story.

By Goldie

February 21, 2007 09:31 AM | Link to this

Hey, all you Bush-Kissers! You need to get on the same page with your guy — he’s never claimed that leaking a CIA operative’s name was not a serious problem!

“I want to know the truth,” the president continued. “Leaks of classified information are bad things.” He added that he did not know of “anybody in my administration who leaked classified information.”“>http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/09/30/wilson.cia/)

So, who are you willing to believe whether it was a problem — not your guy anymore????

By Dusty

February 21, 2007 09:34 AM | Link to this

Now we know!!!

Truthman has corrected his ID to BIG FIBBER.

Goldie has appointed herself to the Supreme Court to replace the whole thing. Who needs ‘em when she’s around?

Peter is Pretzel Man,totally twisted.

Curtis is still supporting the military by undermining their morale.

The whole liberal circus is here today.

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 09:34 AM | Link to this

Truthiman,

Lying to a prosecutor is a willful act. You cannot argue that Clinton “forgot” about his liasions with Monica. Libby could easily have “forgotten” his conversations with reporters. See the difference?

But Mr. Armitage kept his actions secret, not even telling President Bush because the prosecutor asked him not to divulge it, the people said … Mr. Armitage had prepared a resignation letter, his associates said. But he stayed on the job because State Department officials advised that his sudden departure could lead to the disclosure of his role in the leak, the people aware of his actions said… . He resigned in November 2004, but remained a subject of the inquiry until [February 2006] when the prosecutor advised him in a letter that he would not be charged.”

By hterrya

February 21, 2007 09:34 AM | Link to this

Shawny: You admit that “…it was wrong to go after Clinton for lying about sex.” However, the Republican Party for which you regularly pull down your panties has NOT and will NEVER admit that it was WRONG!

What you say means nothing. Your admissions are just rectal gas in the scheme of things!

By Shawny

February 21, 2007 09:38 AM | Link to this

uhmmm, whatever dude.

The part about Lynn Cheney was a joke, btw.

I was making light of Plamegate. Somebody, yet to be determined, let out a little secret that had minimal impact even in Bizarro World.

If the secret happens to benefit you, it is called investigative journalism.

At any rate, this is more important: Reid in the Senate conflicts with Murtha in the House where he does not intend on cutting funding.

By Shawny

February 21, 2007 09:41 AM | Link to this

hterrya, I am not a member of the Republican party, do not donate or work with them in any way shape or form. What they admit is there business.

btw…did you get a good whiff of that breeze? It was good for me…was it good for you?

man, you guys are whack!

By LMAO

February 21, 2007 09:50 AM | Link to this

Didn’t you know hterrya? Shawny is a conservative independent.

LMAO!

By RW-(the original)

February 21, 2007 09:50 AM | Link to this

Clinton was impeached by the House and then not convicted in the Senate. This is similar to being charged with a crime and found not guilty in court. (Although Clinton later admitted his guilt)

So when the jury comes back and says Scooter Libby has been found not guilty are all you moonbats going to treat Fitzfong the way you do Ken Starr?

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 09:50 AM | Link to this

Goldilocks, Peter, and others -

One more time, very s-l-o-w-l-y for you:

Victoria Toensing, who wrote the law the criminalized the outing of covert agents, says that Plame’s status did not meet the parameters.

Moreover, if you read my 9:34, you’ll see that Bush did not know that Armitage was the leaker because the State Department kept that fact secret.

Now, since Armitage no longer works there, how can Bush fire him? Armitage left his post when Powell resigned at the beginning of Bush’s second term in office.

By Amy

February 21, 2007 09:51 AM | Link to this

This has to be the best characterization of the most vile, evil, immoral, man in America. Love the crack. It has to represent the character that is totally missing from this man’s personna.

By hterrya

February 21, 2007 09:54 AM | Link to this

Shawny, if I were part of the Republican Party, I wouldn’t let you in either, despite the fact that you REGULARLY spew Party-line talking points.

You’re just a no-home troll. Back under the bridge!

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 09:56 AM | Link to this

Shawny,

What Reid and Murtha plan are not essentially any different.

They both plan to hamstring the President by instituting a slow bleed strategy of impossible requirements before soldiers can be deployed, forcing year long furloughs, et cetera.

There is going to be a constitutional showdown over this, because Congress is over reaching its authority to run the military, and I, for one, look forward to it.

By Mrs. Godzilla

February 21, 2007 09:57 AM | Link to this

a little light reading….

from a “partisan” source also

http://mediamatters.org/items/200510130008

somebody’s going to have to teach this old lizard how to do that cool blue linky thing. i’ll give up the gravy secret.

By Steven Daedalus

February 21, 2007 09:58 AM | Link to this

Buy Danish, I guess you were educated in the Lee Atwater school of truth. No memo or letter has ever been produced to substantiate these rumors, everything written about it has come from right wing loonies and their web-sites, you guys had better watch out, remember what God did to Atwater, struck him dead, right in front of thousands of his own ilk.

By Paul

February 21, 2007 10:00 AM | Link to this

Shawny 9:41

Wow. Sen Reid said “We’re not about to leave our military in Iraq or Afghanistan or anyplace else without the equipment or materials they need. … We’re talking about a redeployment, not having all the troops come home tomorrow.”

So, we’re going to leave or military in Iraq. We’re going to move them around Iraq (redeployment - or maybe to some other Arab country who will welcome more American troops with open arms?) and they’re not coming home ‘tomorrow’ - or, by inference, anytime soon.

Isn’t this essentially the same ‘strategy’ for which they were critizing the Adminstration a few short months ago?

By Paul

February 21, 2007 10:06 AM | Link to this

Mrs. Godzilla 9:57

Nice going with the up-front identification of a partisan source - they do often draw from legitimate sources, albeit selectively to promote their viewpoint.

RW-(the original) helped me out with the “link thing” yesterday. It’s still posted. I’m not being altruistic, kind, or a good deed doer. I want the gravy secret.

Gotta keep your priorities straight -

By Truthman

February 21, 2007 10:09 AM | Link to this

C’mon, quit the name-calling!

Sure, I say “repug” and neo-conmen and women,” but I try not to call individuals names.

If you can’t make your point with witty repartee and a command of the English language…if you can’t do it without insulting your adversary, then don’t post at all.

Just a thought. TM

By Paul

February 21, 2007 10:10 AM | Link to this

Dana Priest, correspondent who wrote the Wilford Reed articles, is on NPR’s Diane Rehm show. Also the Army’s Surgeon General Commander.

By Shawny

February 21, 2007 10:11 AM | Link to this

Lame-o (LMAO), or should I call you Goldie…

You are a sad, partisan hack. Nothing independant about you.

By Amy

February 21, 2007 10:12 AM | Link to this

This president needs to be hamstrung Buy Danish. He has been so unchecked for the last 6 years that he forgot he was president and mistook himself for a king.

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 10:16 AM | Link to this

Stephen Daedalus,

You’re the expert on building labyrinths.

That has got to be the vilest thing anyone has ever said on this blog, and believe me, that is saying a lot.

GFY and take a long walk off a short pier.

P.S. The next time you want to come here and state that you hope they drop dead, at least have the guts to be specific in your complaints about “these rumors” before you wish ill will on a fellow American.

By RW-(the original)

February 21, 2007 10:18 AM | Link to this

Mrs. G,

It appears you already managed the linky thing, but I’m a sucker for a good gravy tip so here goes.

[Mrs. G’s hyper-partisan propaganda site]*(http://mediamatters.org/items/200510130008)

Take out the asterisk and leave no space between the close bracket and open parenthesis to get:

Mrs. G’s hyper-partisan propaganda site

By Shawny

February 21, 2007 10:18 AM | Link to this

I said I was conservative, so if many of my points lean that way, then…duh.

I have plenty of beefs about how the Republicans are running things, though.

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 10:20 AM | Link to this

Amy,

Grow up, and learn a little about the Constitution while you’re at it.

Your personal opinion (which is deranged, but I digress) is irrelevant.

Our elected President is our Commander in Chief. Not John Murtha. Not Harry Reid. Not Nancy Pelosi. And not you.

By RW-(the original)

February 21, 2007 10:21 AM | Link to this

Truth? @ 10:09,

Quit your whining! Oh, and we’ll be the judge of whether a post contains “witty repartee,” so far we’re only seeing half of that from you.

By hterrya

February 21, 2007 10:23 AM | Link to this

By Truthman - February 21, 2007 10:09 AM: C’mon, quit the name-calling!

By Shawny - February 21, 2007 10:11 AM Lame-o (LMAO), or should I call you Goldie… You are a sad, partisan hack.

Truthman, I think you wasted your post.

By Shawny

February 21, 2007 10:24 AM | Link to this

This is good news

But spending needs to be reigned in for true deficit reduction.

By RW-(the original)

February 21, 2007 10:25 AM | Link to this

Shawny,

I suppose you already know this, but you’re wasting your time explaining independent conservatism. The hard left here thinks Joe Lieberman is a right wing Bushbot.

By mountain man

February 21, 2007 10:28 AM | Link to this

Libby was a loyal neocon solider but that didn’t keep this callous adminstration from sacrificing him anyway and leaving him hanging out to dry. The steely eyes of “the phantom” reveal either the lack of a conscience or a soul itself….

By Shawny

February 21, 2007 10:29 AM | Link to this

hterrya …you are quite the analyst. Note the times, though. I fired back prior to TM’s suggestion, which is a good one. I promise to be a good boy, except to you. I am brewing up a good one for ya.

By Amy

February 21, 2007 10:34 AM | Link to this

And certainly not you Buy Danish. Thank God! You and those like you are on borrowed time politically, so in closing enjoy the view from the outside looking in. And oh by the way fascist. Enjoy the demise of your king. Since Nov 06, the emperor no longer has clothes!

By RW-(the original)

February 21, 2007 10:36 AM | Link to this

Amy,

Would an unchecked King have allowed this to take place?

By Zeke

February 21, 2007 10:39 AM | Link to this

The funny thing about Buy Danish and others of her ilk, is that they actually think that their right wing wackiness still has relevance. You are deader politically than Tom DeLay!

By Mrs. Godzilla

February 21, 2007 10:41 AM | Link to this

Just Practicing…..

Musical Entertainment

By Daniel

February 21, 2007 10:41 AM | Link to this

Patrick Fitzgerald is an American hero! We now know Bush lied to get us into war. He then lied about lying! Bush is the “Leaker”. Bush had our government h*ll bent to get an honest man. Bush, the coward, had to get Wilson. Bush was desperate to kill. First, he had to kill the truth. When truth is dead people will soon follow. Thank God for Pat Fitzgerald.

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 10:42 AM | Link to this

Amy,

No, I’m not, and unlike the Democrats I cited, I don’t pretend to be. You do see the difference don’t you?

btw, Are you still in college? Your “talking points” sound particularly sophomoric and the sort of thing pushed on our youth by leftist “academia”.

By getalife

February 21, 2007 10:49 AM | Link to this

Excellent toon Mike.

“joewilson” is the man. LOL.

By Bottoms up for Bush

February 21, 2007 10:49 AM | Link to this

Don’t cry for Scooterpoot. Anyone who has read his prose knows that lil’ Scooter is going to have a fun 5 years in prison with all those horny playmates. He’ll probably get one of the hairy guys a bear mask so he can live out his rape fantasies.

Andi, RW, Bi - bet you gals wish you were Scooter!

By Amy

February 21, 2007 10:50 AM | Link to this

Oh I get it now, Buy Danish. You are uneducated and you resent those that have it. It’s never too late to go back to school Buy Danish.

By Paul

February 21, 2007 10:51 AM | Link to this

Lots of comments about “King” “arrogance” “never recognizing being wrong” etc. Trudy Rubin, columnist, has a good column about how the Bush Administration is bringing in a good number of heavy-hitters who were extremely critical of Iraq policies years ago - and were found by subsequent events to have been right.

where were these guys 4 years ago

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 10:53 AM | Link to this

Speaking of “living on borrowed time” -

According to this poll (and the parrots here worship poll results), the American people are not on board with the Democrats grand plans.

Unlike Amy, Stephen, Truthiman, and others, the American people are interested in victory, not surrender.

If the Dems had been honest and campaigned on their slow bleed/surrender monkey strategy, do you think they’d be the majority Party right now?

By Daniel

February 21, 2007 10:54 AM | Link to this

BuB: Libby will serve no time. Bush pays his people well. That’s how he gets them to do what they do. Libby is making tons of money. If convicted, Bush will pardon. Libby knows where all the skeletons are. Make no mistake about it. This is an exercise in democracy. A civics lesson, if you will. Bush will pardon.

By Mrs. Godzilla

February 21, 2007 10:56 AM | Link to this

Thanks Paul and RW

Ok, the gravy secret….. use all the vegetable pot liquor. (the potato, beans, corn water)

Using, of course the drippings (my family goes nuts over an eye of round and a boneless pork roast cooked together)and your favorite method for thickening (or not). Oh, and fresh ground pepper.

I freeze any extra drippings in ice cube trays to pop into other things as I need to.

By RW-(the original)

February 21, 2007 10:58 AM | Link to this

Daniel,

Not to interrupt your deranged ranting, but do you even know what Scooter Libby is on trial for?

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 10:59 AM | Link to this

Wow, It looks like the secular progressive Leftists have found God.

So far today we have Stephen Daedalus wishing me dead on God’s behalf, Amy thanking God that I’m not the Commander in Chief, and Daniel thanking God for Patrick Fitzgerald.

By Amy

February 21, 2007 11:02 AM | Link to this

Very good question Paul. The obvious answer is that Dick Cheney at that time wielded so much power that anything other than his agenda had no chance whatsoever. Since Nov 06, Cheney’s influence is almost gone. Paul Wolfowitz is gone. Scooter Libby is gone. Douglas Feith, gone. Donald Rumsfeld, gone. The neo-cons are just about extinct now. That is the difference. Mr. Bush is painted into a corner with mainstream America and bringing in more sensible realists is his only way out.

By BD's Neglected family

February 21, 2007 11:03 AM | Link to this

Amy, Buy Danish’s father graduated from Harvard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Leave her alone. Her brothers are overachievers. She blogs here all day to prove to them she is somehow making a contribution! SHE IS SMART. Just ask her. Now lay-off her.

(Buy Danish, we miss you, please log out. Please come home.)

By Bottoms up for Bush

February 21, 2007 11:04 AM | Link to this

Daniel, you’re probably right.

But, heck, Scooter won’t get 5 years - maybe 18 months - he’ll be disbarred regardless of whether he gets a pardon - he might just decide to “take it like a man” and go to prison, just for the sodomy opportunity.

Like Andi. LOL!

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 11:05 AM | Link to this

Amy the Adolescent,

Aha!

I knew I was right! You’re in school right now, aren’t you?

I’m quite a few years out of formal schooling dear, but I never stop “educating” myself.

Daniel the Dilettante,

Do you have any idea what it is costing Libby personally to defend himself?

Do you realize that public servants like Libby make huge personal sacrifices to serve the President when they could make gazillions more as private citizens?

Are you in school with Adolescent Amy?

By UGAlaw

February 21, 2007 11:05 AM | Link to this

I do RW. Perjury. And yes it is a crime.

By Truthman

February 21, 2007 11:06 AM | Link to this

Not to worry! I’ve tilted at plenty of windmills in my lifetime.

By Daniel

February 21, 2007 11:07 AM | Link to this

Perjury. Not telling the truth. Telling a falsehood> The big fibber! Did he have his fingers crossed?

By Bottoms up for Bush

February 21, 2007 11:07 AM | Link to this

Libby is on trial for lying to federal investigators.

Based on the evidence, either he did or 9 other people did.

By Paul

February 21, 2007 11:11 AM | Link to this

Mrs. Godzilla

Thanks! I expect to see you on Rachel Ray sometime soon -

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 11:12 AM | Link to this

Amy,

Tell me, what does your ProFessor say about General Petreus?

Since he was unanimously approved by the Senate, and is THE expert on insurgencies, do you want to let him do his job, or do you want Murtha and Reid to stand in his way?

This should be very easy for you - it only requires a yes or no answer, with no essay question.

By Paul

February 21, 2007 11:15 AM | Link to this

Truthman,

Windmills - I saw Richard Kiley in “Man of La Mancha” - great play - keep tilting, Truthman.

By Daniel

February 21, 2007 11:16 AM | Link to this

“Bush” putting the “CON” in Neo-con. Douglas Feith! You’re kidding me. Do you recall what General Tommy Franks said about Feith? Remember, Feith was the guy vetted by the Heritage Foundation to be the Right-Wing Whack Job Honcho in Iraq. He was the high priest just under Rummy. When they fired Garner they put Feith in charge. He was the political commissar. General Franks said he was: “The dumbest mother-fvcker on the planet earth!”

By Amy

February 21, 2007 11:21 AM | Link to this

Buy Danish why don’t you cut the crap and you tell us what has gone right with this president. Tell us what has gone right with this war. Or. To suit your lack of an education why don’t you tell us.

Q: Is the war in Iraq a success? Yes or no Buy Danish?

Hope this is not too difficult for your semi-literate mind to take on.

By RW-(the original)

February 21, 2007 11:21 AM | Link to this

UGAlaw,

Do you find it odd that someone is accused of lying about nothing? If not I bet UGA wishes you would quit sullying their good name.

BTW, he is also charged with obstruction of justice in this non-crime.

Where have I heard the pairing of those two charges before? Oh yes, I remember! When Billy Jeff is charged with those things it’s shameless prosecutorial misconduct. I guess you uber-libs have no principles after all.

By Goldie

February 21, 2007 11:21 AM | Link to this

Oops— messed up that previous Bush-kisser link… Try this one:

Bush welcomes probe of CIA leak

So while all you Bush-kissers are proclaiming that leaking the names of CIA operatives are not a serious problem, your guy Dubya knows that it’s “a bad thing.” An understatement on his part, for sure — but y’all should be getting on the same page with him on this, because he’s the Decider!

By BD's Neglected family

February 21, 2007 11:23 AM | Link to this

Amy, I think BD likes you. She likes them young.

BD, why are you giving Amy more attention than you give your family? We miss you and want you back. We don’t care that you are a blogger and not a Doctor. But please, give us just a little bit of your time. How about you skip the Wooten blog this weekend?

By RW-(the original)

February 21, 2007 11:23 AM | Link to this

Mrs. G,

You make the gravy out of pot and liquor? No wonder you need the meat dripping cubes around for a handy snack.

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 11:24 AM | Link to this

{{General Franks said he was: “The dumbest mother-fvcker on the planet earth!”}}

Daniel,

Clearly General Franks never met you.

By Goldie

February 21, 2007 11:29 AM | Link to this

OOPS— now we know that Dubya himself directed Cheney to leak the classified CIA information to the press:

Bush also told federal prosecutors during his June 24, 2004, interview in the Oval Office that he had directed Cheney, as part of that broader effort, to disclose highly classified intelligence information that would not only defend his administration but also discredit Wilson, the sources said. But Bush told investigators that he was unaware that Cheney had directed I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, the vice president’s chief of staff, to covertly leak the classified information to the media instead of releasing it to the public after undergoing the formal governmental declassification processes.

OMG— now we have a true criminal for a president of these here United States! Oh no, what ever do we tell the children????

By Mrs. Godzilla

February 21, 2007 11:31 AM | Link to this

RW -

Too bad you’re one of the “other side” you have moments of clarity and humor.

The Alice B. Toklas recipe goes back to college days in the seventies…..Granny never knew what hit her.

By Daniel

February 21, 2007 11:31 AM | Link to this

BD: Hitting home, eh? It’s not me, BD. It’s the words that hurt. General Franks was charged with oour military effort in Iraq. Feith screwed things up. People died because of him. That’s why Tommy was mad. Then, guess what? Bush fired him. Bush, “Hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest”

By Zeke

February 21, 2007 11:32 AM | Link to this

Because BD knows that she is in way over her head with someone like Amy.

By RW-(the original)

February 21, 2007 11:34 AM | Link to this

Buy Danish,

Assuming General Franks wasn’t being sexist he obviously never met Goldielocks either.

By Shawny

February 21, 2007 11:35 AM | Link to this

Goldie…it IS wrong, and needs to be addressed, with penalties for the guilty. I don’t think anyone disputes that. Prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

I just look it in perspective with BIG TICKET issues and it pales in comparison.

By Bottoms up for Bush

February 21, 2007 11:36 AM | Link to this

Goldie, we tell them “at least Dumbya never had sex in the Oval Office.”

With a woman anyway.

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 11:42 AM | Link to this

Goldilocks,

I don’t know what fairy tale you’re reading today, but the President of the United States is authorized to release classified information.

Amy,

Au contraire, I think it’s time for you to “cut the crap”. What evidence do you have that I am “semi-literate”? None?

Just because I used my psychic powers to determine that you are under the sway of Leftist proFessors is no reason for you to make unsubstantiated allegations.

However, if you want to play this silly game, here’s my evidence that you yourself are not exactly a stellar student of English grammar:

{{To suit your lack of an education why don’t you tell us.}}

Is that a sentence?

By RW-(the original)

February 21, 2007 11:48 AM | Link to this

Daniel,

Are you honestly trying to get anybody to believe that President Bush fired General Franks?

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 11:51 AM | Link to this

Zeke,

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

RW,

Yes, we can deduce that Franks never met Goldilocks, who for all her concern about leaking “classified” info has been remarkably silent about leaks involving the Swift Program, CIA renditions, NSA wiretapping and the like.

By Amy

February 21, 2007 11:54 AM | Link to this

So Buy Danish. Since you are the enlightened one here, please tell us why these guys didn’t have a plan for after the “victory”. Did they not think that we would not win? That seems to be the only logical reason no one that there was no plan for after the “victory”. Did these guys think that we would just topple Saddam and the Iraqis would go off and build a stock market? Did they for one minute consider that these people would loot everything in site? Nope. Did they consider that ethnic or tribla fighting would ensue? Doesn’t look that way. Did they consider that maybe if we came in and said that we were in charge that maybe the Iraqis would expect us to be in charge? Maybe provide electricity, food, running water? Nope. It appears that all these neo-cons had was a theory. Maybe a domino theory in reverse…topple Saddam and everything else will fall into place. About as sound as the original domino theory. Except that in dominos the first first one’s got to fall forward. As a result the neo-con’s famed “decapitation” strategy failed to “decapitate” so now we have roving bands of his loyalists running around killing more Americans AFTER Bush declared victory than we lost during the “war”. So Buy Danish. Why don’t you enlighten us on the sheer brilliance of that “plan”?

By Craig

February 21, 2007 11:54 AM | Link to this

How much would you like to bet that “Amy” and “Zeke” are both posting from “One Voice’s” computer? Why maybe it is One Person with lots of Voices in his head.

By RW-(the original)

February 21, 2007 12:00 PM | Link to this

Buy Danish,

Those things protect America so it’s fine and dandy to get those out in the open. Plame and Wilson were working to undermine America so they must be protected at all costs.

By A Person

February 21, 2007 12:06 PM | Link to this

Craig, who the hell are you?

By Amy

February 21, 2007 12:07 PM | Link to this

And why in the world would these neo-cons take a country (Iraq) that had no interest at the time in killing Americans and get them very excited about killing Americans? And why pray tell would these cons just up and decide that those guys that flew the planes into the twin towers (al Queda) was no longer America’s #1 target? Maybe you can tell us Buy Danish.

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 12:09 PM | Link to this

Amy,

Is that^^^more evidence of your “literary” skills? Ho ho ho.

I am not interested in going over the war yet once again, particularly with a juvenile, ignorant, tin foil hatted college student. If I wanted to waste my time trying to “educate” you on recent history, I’d do it for a generous fee.

Now, I asked you a very simple question that only requires a one word answer -

{{{Since (Petreus) was unanimously approved by the Senate, and is THE expert on insurgencies, do you want to let him do his job, or do you want Murtha and Reid to stand in his way?}}

Let him do his job? Yes or No?

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 12:13 PM | Link to this

Craig,

I had exactly the same thought. Although I think “One Voice” uses paragraph breaks.

That leaves “Amy” and “Zeke” as one person, who are also possibly, but not definitely, “One Voice”.

Of course “One Voice” could be intentionally trying to disguise his writing “style”.

By Craig

February 21, 2007 12:16 PM | Link to this

A Person-I’m Craig. Are you in any condition to blog?

By LuckoDull

February 21, 2007 12:16 PM | Link to this

By Amy February 21, 2007 11:54 AM So Buy Danish. Since you are the enlightened one here, please tell us why these guys didn’t have a plan for after the “victory”.

Maybe some people just don’t pay attention:

A campaign on harsh terrain in a vast country could be longer and more difficult than some have predicted. And helping Iraqis achieve a united, stable, and free country will require our sustained commitment. Yet, whatever is required of us, we will carry out all the duties we have accepted-President Bush, March 23rd, 2003.

I guess if you are a moonbat pinko that could be translated into “one week and home.”

Victory in Iraq is Defined in Stages Short term, Iraq is making steady progress in fighting terrorists, meeting political milestones, building democratic institutions, and standing up security forces. Medium term, Iraq is in the lead defeating terrorists and providing its own security, with a fully constitutional government in place, and on its way to achieving its economic potential. Longer term, Iraq is peaceful, united, stable, and secure, well integrated into the international community, and a full partner in the global war on terrorism.- President George W. Bush February 26, 2003

Just as planned.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

By BD's Neglected family

February 21, 2007 12:17 PM | Link to this

Amy, would you please pay attention. Buy Danish’s father went to Harvard. She is trying very nicely to let you know how smart she is. Please just tell her how smart she is and she just may answer your questions. We love you BD!

(BD, How about it, no Wooten blog this weekend? a little family time?)

By RE

February 21, 2007 12:17 PM | Link to this

Question:

Can a president classify an illegal activity?

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 12:18 PM | Link to this

Craig,

Come to think of it - since Amy has cited God today, once thanking him and now using the phrase “pray tell”, if she really is One Voice then OV the Atheist is dropping a lot of red herrings.

By LARRYMUNSON

February 21, 2007 12:19 PM | Link to this

Buy Danish, Amy just stomped on you with a hob nailed boot! Just crushed your face!

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 12:21 PM | Link to this

Grammar correction at 12:13!

Make that one person who “is” possibly not “are” possibly…

By RW-(the original)

February 21, 2007 12:21 PM | Link to this

Buy Danish & Craig,

I think One Voice’s head would explode if he tried to sound as illiterate as Amy. Blowhard uses the ruse of forgetting about paragraph breaks when he breaks out a new persona though.

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 12:22 PM | Link to this

Larry,

You Leftists are living in a fantasy world, aren’t you?

By Shawny

February 21, 2007 12:25 PM | Link to this

It’s a little early in the game for all this mudslinging, isn’t it

By RW-(the original)

February 21, 2007 12:25 PM | Link to this

RE,

Can a President pardon a fugitive on the most wanted list?

By BD's Neglected family

February 21, 2007 12:30 PM | Link to this

””“”“Grammar correction at 12:13! Make that one person who “is” possibly not “are” possibly…”“”“”“”

Ok, well, er, ah, at least BD’s father went to Harvard. I’ll bet Amy’s father didn’t go to Harvard.

By Amy

February 21, 2007 12:30 PM | Link to this

No moron Lucko Dull. Just an advocate of the Powell Doctrine. Nice try though. Typical Bush apologist BS.

By RE

February 21, 2007 12:31 PM | Link to this

Fantasy world:

“The withdrawal is proof of success, it takes a total numbnut to spin it any other way.”

By Brian Curtis

February 21, 2007 12:32 PM | Link to this

BDanish: No, the world we’re in is called “reality.”

Where the Iraq mess has been proven a mistake, where the military is BY DESIGN accountable to civilian control (I love the ignorant “let ‘em do their jobs!” argument), and where the only cause being served by our continued presence in Iraq is to prop up Bush’s weakening image.

By Craig

February 21, 2007 12:34 PM | Link to this

BuyDanish-It doesn’t really make any difference who it is, they just reel off the same tired talking points and then tell you how smart they are. I appreciate your well thought out arguments against the fools, but I can’t deal with this delay. See ya.

By I thought we were supposed to care about each other?

February 21, 2007 12:35 PM | Link to this

To Buy Danish America is behind the democrats they voted them in-in an unprededented landslide. Your poll probably came from FAUX news or a republican paper. Its bewildering to me that on this holy day you chose to tell someone to GFY. Why do you have to resort to such evil behavior when someone disagrees with you. You support this so-called Christian president but look how you act.

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 12:39 PM | Link to this

Shawny,

It’s never too early for mudslinging.

Bring it on! Ha ha ha ha ha. This is going to be so much fun.

RW,

Good point. It could very well be Blowhard.

Amy,

Are you offended that “Larry” envisions you “Stomping” me wearing “hob nailed boots”? I’d think you’d prefer to be dressed in stiletto heels.

By Dr.Doom

February 21, 2007 12:41 PM | Link to this

The Brits are a bunch of cowardly fa$$ots! What good does it do to withdraw now that Blair is leaving office? We are the only ones with the balls to stay the course.

By Dr.Doom

February 21, 2007 12:42 PM | Link to this

Buy Danish,

Be careful messing with Amy. She’s sexually repressed.

By ViceCop

February 21, 2007 12:43 PM | Link to this

Too rainy for the street corner today Buy Danish? Where will you get the money for your next toke?

By RE

February 21, 2007 12:44 PM | Link to this

RW, yes he can.

Now, can a president classify an illegal activity?

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 12:46 PM | Link to this

Craig,

The delay does suck, doesn’t it, although what’s worse is when the server overloads at the end of the day.

Brainless,

Thanks so much for your brilliant observations. /sarc.

It is not “ignorant” to let General Petreus do his job - a job he outlined in great detail for Congress in order to get his nomination approved.

Congress knows exactly what he plans to do, and those who object to his strategy should have voted against his nomination instead of stabbing him and the soldiers under his command in the back after the fact.

By I thought we were supposed to care about each other?

February 21, 2007 12:48 PM | Link to this

Everyday its the same thing on these blogs. Why don’t the bush lovers go to like minded websites instead of scaring me with their mind blowing ignorance?

By Dr.Doom

February 21, 2007 12:49 PM | Link to this

Vicegaycop,

Your mother will provide any funds that Buy Danish needs. Her excessive c*cksucking brings in plenty of revenue.

By RW-(the original)

February 21, 2007 12:49 PM | Link to this

An unprecedented landslide?

The Republican party lost 30 seats in the House in the last election. The Democrats lost 54 seats in 1994. Are you libs hell bent on proving that Ann Coulter was right when she said history starts over each morning for you?

By RE

February 21, 2007 12:49 PM | Link to this

Dueling Morons:

By Dr.Doom

February 21, 2007 12:41 PM | Link to this

The Brits are a bunch of cowardly fa$$ots! What good does it do to withdraw now that Blair is leaving office? We are the only ones with the balls to stay the course.

VS

By LuckoDull

February 21, 2007 08:32 AM | Link to this

[By Peter February 21, 2007 08:14 AM {{{{{{{{{{{{{I realize “intelligence” is lacking and Duh-bya doesn’t read newspapers,}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}] but I hope somebody tells the White House that the Brits are pulling out of Iraq. The wheels on the “coalition” are coming off.](http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/shared-blogs/ajc/luckovich/entries/2007/02/21/the_mask.html#comment-1014975)

What a blooming idiot, I’m sorry for such “divisive” language but Peter deserves it.

“While the United Kingdom is maintaining a robust force in southern Iraq, we’re pleased that conditions in Basra have improved sufficiently that they are able to transition more control to the Iraqis,” Johndroe said.

The withdrawal is proof of success, it takes a total numbnut to spin it any other way.

Have at it boys!!

By RW-(the original)

February 21, 2007 12:51 PM | Link to this

RE,

Probably. Which one actually happened?

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 12:52 PM | Link to this

BITWWSTCAEO,

The pig who I told to “GFY” said this to me:

{{{you guys had better watch out, remember what God did to Atwater, struck him dead, right in front of thousands of his own ilk.}}}

If you care about this being Ash Wednesday, then why not take it up with him^^^?

Which is worse to you “religious” Leftists? Telling someone to GFY, or suggesting that God should strike me dead for the crime of exercising my free speech rights?

Oh, and GFY!

By Goldie

February 21, 2007 12:54 PM | Link to this

{{Grammar correction at 12:13!}}

OMG— the grammar dictator is back again! Whenever Danish-Donut runs out of drivel to post, she resorts to “grammar correction at 12:13”!

By Devastator

February 21, 2007 12:55 PM | Link to this

I perceive Great Britain’s withdrawal as Tony Blair’s attempt to leave at least one thing positive from his legacy. What type of security is the Iraqi police going to provide if their all dead?

By DR DOOMS SECOND EX WIFE

February 21, 2007 12:57 PM | Link to this

HE IS STILL SCUM

By DR DOOMS SON

February 21, 2007 12:58 PM | Link to this

MY DAD IS SCUM

By Goldie

February 21, 2007 12:58 PM | Link to this

{{Why don’t the bush lovers go to like minded websites instead of scaring me with their mind blowing ignorance?}}

Because they’re a bunch of Neo-con trolls, that’s why! They’re hired by the shrinking Repugnant Party to go out there in the blog-o-sphere and post that propaganda given to them each and everyday…

By Brian Curtis

February 21, 2007 12:58 PM | Link to this

Sorry, BD, that’s not how it works. The military is accountable to Congressional and executive oversight on an ONGOING basis. Every single step of the way.

There’s no “limited time offer” on questioning and countermanding the military. It’s a permanent feature of our system. Every action, every plan, every order is subject to scrutiny and question, at any stage of any operation.

It’s this pesky little thing called “democracy,” see… and it’s a real nuisance to the bloodyminded and imperialist urges that lurk among us.

By Corky Cobb

February 21, 2007 12:58 PM | Link to this

Dr Doom, don’t worry about the Brits leaving. We will just have to recruit all of the Conservative war dodgers to fill the void. There’s millions of them.

AndyDull, RW, Buy Danish, Shawny, Dr. Doom, Craig, Paul, Dusty, @@, Markus….

Its time. Your country needs you more than ever. The threat is real. Its your patriotic duty.

ENLIST

By Steven Daedalus

February 21, 2007 01:01 PM | Link to this

Buy Danish, See there you go again, I said nothing about wishing you dead and I surely don’t, but people who tell as many lies as you do, do not need to be walking aorund in lightning storms, please if the weather is bad stay inside.

By RE

February 21, 2007 01:01 PM | Link to this

Both happened

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 01:03 PM | Link to this

Goldilocks,

Pay attention. This began when “Amy” suggested that I was “semi-literate”.

Therefore it is your little Amy who is being the “dictator” - I’m just playing defense.

Although, little Amy actually is fully illiterate, so her “job” qualifications are nonexistent.

By Dr.Doom

February 21, 2007 01:03 PM | Link to this

RE,

You think by taking the high road that you can escape Doom’s wrath?

Two things:

Mind your own damn business.

Pick a name geek! RE signifies absolutely nothing other than that you are either too stupid or too lazy to think of something creative.

By getalife

February 21, 2007 01:05 PM | Link to this

I have created a GFY monster like cheney.

Geez.

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 01:07 PM | Link to this

Brainless,

Oh really? Then perhaps the civilian Sen. Harry Reid could conduct the missions in Bagdad, down to the last detail.

Isn’t that “every single step”?

Idiot.

By Corky Cobb

February 21, 2007 01:07 PM | Link to this

The threat in Iraq is real isn’t it?

By Dr.Doom

February 21, 2007 01:09 PM | Link to this

Corky Cobb,C**,Crack, or whatever the hell your name is,

If I’m a war dodger then you are a reality dodger. You’ve shoved your face up liberal’s a*******es for too long. Why don’t you pull your head out and fulfill your innermost desires and suck every conservative c*ck on this blog. Starting with mine!

By Chickenhawk Steve

February 21, 2007 01:11 PM | Link to this

Well, I might go to Iraq, but it will have to be after American Idol.

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 01:12 PM | Link to this

Deadeye Daedalus,

You warned me that God would strike me dead, didn’t you? Isn’t that a form of “wishing me dead”?

Isn’t it a veiled threat that I better change my positions on the issues or I will receive the wrath of God, which state happened to Lee Atwater?

By the way, it’s terribly arrogant of you to think that God is choosing sides in this debate between me and you.

GFY!

By RE

February 21, 2007 01:13 PM | Link to this

My Initials are RE, kinda like RW.

So as doctor doom, should I assume you are a comic book villian?

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 01:13 PM | Link to this

Getalife,

Good For You!

By Devastastor

February 21, 2007 01:14 PM | Link to this

Goldie,

I need your help. I’m trying to decide which one of these conservatives do we give the “Idiot of the Day” title to?

Buy Danish,Dr.Doom,@@,RW,Markus,etc…

HELP!!!!

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 01:16 PM | Link to this

Devastator,

I already gave the award to Daniel, who is on your side.

Too late. The early bird catches the worm…

By Corky Cobb

February 21, 2007 01:17 PM | Link to this

Dr Doom says- “…and suck every conservative c*ck on this blog. Starting with mine!”

Ok, Dr Doom has an excuse. The no gay policy exempts him. But what about the others. Certainly one of you here is eligible. Your country needs you.

ENLIST

By Goldie

February 21, 2007 01:19 PM | Link to this

The $$$ are flowing in Hollywood for our next president in ‘08 — and his name is not Hillary!

The event’s hosts, Dreamworks founders Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen, said they’d raised around $1.3 million for the newcomer’s bid for the White House.

By Dr.Doom

February 21, 2007 01:20 PM | Link to this

RE,

I have been patterned after the original Dr.Doom that you speak of. My only goal,however, is to destroy all liberal gay and racial thought and return this country back to the way it is suppose to be.

By RW-(the original)

February 21, 2007 01:21 PM | Link to this

RE,

Are you planning to spend the day dropping cryptic hints of some nefarious plot or do you have a point?

By LuckoDull

February 21, 2007 01:23 PM | Link to this

By Amy February 21, 2007 12:30 PM No moron Lucko Dull. Just an advocate of the Powell Doctrine.

The “Powell Doctrine” eh?

POWELL: His campaign against the Kurds from 1987 to ‘89 included mass summary executions, disappearances, arbitrary jailing, ethnic cleansing and the destruction of some 2,000 villages. He has also conducted ethnic cleansing against the Shi’a Iraqis and the Marsh Arabs whose culture has flourished for more than a millennium. Saddam Hussein’s police state ruthlessly eliminates anyone who dares to dissent. Iraq has more forced disappearance cases than any other country, tens of thousands of people reported missing in the past decade. We know that Saddam Hussein is determined to keep his weapons of mass destruction; he’s determined to make more. Given Saddam Hussein’s history of aggression, given what we know of his grandiose plans, given what we know of his terrorist associations and given his determination to exact revenge on those who oppose him, should we take the risk that he will not some day use these weapons at a time and the place and in the manner of his choosing at a time when the world is in a much weaker position to respond?- Colin Powell, UN Speech 2/3/2003.

So is the sky blue in your world today or is it raining like it is on Earth, Amy?

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

By Devastator

February 21, 2007 01:27 PM | Link to this

Buy Danish,

You’re lucky today. Let’s see how many of our troops that you want to die so badly lose their lives today. For every soldier that loses his/her life, I’m going to utter “Idiot” while thinking of you.

By LuckoDull

February 21, 2007 01:28 PM | Link to this

By RE February 21, 2007 12:31 PM Fantasy world: “The withdrawal is proof of success, it takes a total numbnut to spin it any other way.”

RE: So the British are leaving half of their troops behind, you see this as a sign of weakness?

Wouldn’t that be like a suicide?

Leaving them to those ferocious Iraqi hordes?

Yeah, fantasy.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

By RE

February 21, 2007 01:30 PM | Link to this

Support the terrorists, vote for a republican

By Corky Cobb

February 21, 2007 01:33 PM | Link to this

Our past? As in WWII? When the recruitment centers were flooded with volunteers?

What’s keeping all you Conservative war dodgers from enlisting? Its time, the threat is real.

Dr Doom, just don’t tell!

ENLIST

(The threat is real isn’t it?)

By Devastator

February 21, 2007 01:33 PM | Link to this

Goldie,

Good job. I say Obama and ,watch this, Biden in ‘08. Biden will help to compensate for Obama’s limited experience.

By RE

February 21, 2007 01:35 PM | Link to this

So in order to lend credence to your opinions, you modeled yourself after a comic book villian. Well thought out.

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 01:36 PM | Link to this

The Powell Doctrine (aka the Powell Doctrine of Overwhelming Force)

LD,

Do you think little Amy approves of Caspar Weinberger and “overwhelming force”, or is she just looking at her classroom propaganda, err, lecture notes on exit strategies.

RW,

That RE is one cryptic dude, isn’t he. Maybe he thinks it gives him a certain je ne sais quoi.

Later…

By Goldie

February 21, 2007 01:41 PM | Link to this

{{I’m trying to decide which one of these conservatives do we give the “Idiot of the Day” title to?}}

I know, Devastator— they’re part of the delusional 27% who still cling to their dictator, er I mean, “Decider”, in the White House… it’s sad really.

By Corky Cobb

February 21, 2007 01:43 PM | Link to this

Dr.Doom,

Didn’t mean any offense pal. Its just that you’ve been coming on a bit strong on this blog lately.

The truth is, I’m actually ashamed of my homosexuality and my bestiality. I thought that if I could make someone else feel my pain my inner struggles would be less intense. So far its not working.

Oh well, I guess I’ll go see what my dog is up to. He and I have gotten very close lately if you know what I mean. See you later Doom and keep up the good work buddy .

By RW-(the original)

February 21, 2007 01:46 PM | Link to this

Buy Danish,

RE sounds kind of like a spambot today. It’s hard to believe he decided to stand out by becoming even more dull. He’s got to be the only “person” here that can’t see that Dr. Doom is a moby too.

By Goldie

February 21, 2007 01:48 PM | Link to this

I have to say that I like this newest propaganda coming from the WH today:

Cheney Says British Troop Withdrawal Is Positive Sign

I’ve often stated that it’s time to declare victory and bring our troops home! Why not?

Of course, this doesn’t square with yesterday’s propaganda that went like “if we leave, the terrorists will follow us home!” Apparently, Darth Vader Cheney doesn’t believe the terrorists will follow the British troops home… but who cares about them, right?

By Goldie

February 21, 2007 01:54 PM | Link to this

Another example of how the Repugnant Party has “supported our troops” — it’s not until the Dems have the majority in Congress that this information gets forced to the front of the debate!

“I can tell you that we believe that they deserve better,” White House spokesman Tony Snow told reporters. “Of course, there’s outrage that men and women who have been fighting have not received the outpatient care.” “We need to make sure that whatever problems there are get fixed,” he added. But Snow declined to say what actions would be taken, referring inquiries to the Pentagon.

I guess the new mantra from the Repugnants is “don’t support our troops — support the surge instead!”

By Midori

February 21, 2007 01:54 PM | Link to this

Goldie,

I wonder if the Brit’s decision to withdraw has anything with Prince Harry’s imminent deployment to Iraq?

By Dr.Doom

February 21, 2007 01:55 PM | Link to this

RW,

What do you mean by moby? Doom doesn’t understand. You’ve made some pretty good comments on this here blog. Doom has no problem with you, let’s keep it that way.

By RW-(the original)

February 21, 2007 01:56 PM | Link to this

Perhaps there’s a reason that England doesn’t have the same concern with terrorists following them home. They may have quite a home grown supply.

By Devastator

February 21, 2007 01:58 PM | Link to this

Midori,

Girl, you are bad!! Why didn’t I think of that?

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 02:01 PM | Link to this

RE,

Before I go, I agree that we should not be hiring people in blatant acts of political-correctness to prop up the phony adage that Islam is a “religion of peace”.

Now if you are serious about Islamic terrorists, I trust you oppose CAIR and other terrorist PR organizations who lobby Congress to get their politically-correct, and national security-threatening legislative priorities enacted.

When Mrs. Boxer rescinded an award that her office had given to a CAIR official, she cited the group’s terrorist ties and its inability to condemn Islamic terrorist organizations. Faced with the same public record, Mrs. Pelosi weeks afterward decided to place a freshman congressman who was heavily backed by CAIR on the Judiciary Committee, which oversees all domestic counterterrorism legislation.

While CAIR’s influence had nothing to do with Rep. Keith Ellison earning a seat on Judiciary (it was the doing of the Congressional Black Caucus, according to several Hill staffers), it is nonetheless surprising that the Islamic group’s role in raising more than $50,000 for Mr. Ellison did not dissuade Mrs. Pelosi, particularly in the wake of Mrs. Boxer’s much-publicized critique.

Now I really am out of here..

By LuckoDull

February 21, 2007 02:01 PM | Link to this

By Buy Danish February 21, 2007 01:36 PM The Powell Doctrine (aka the Powell Doctrine of Overwhelming Force)

Danish: I believe lAMeY was referencing the Powell Doctrine of the Pottery Barn, “if you break it, you buy it” whatever the hell that means.

Only a lib can simplify warfare down to a trip to the mall.

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By Corky Cobb

February 21, 2007 02:02 PM | Link to this

Cheney is confident that there will be a successful effort to recruit the war dodging Bush supporters.

You will enlist, right? You will support the President right? You war dodgers aren’t cowards are you?

ENLIST

By Truthman

February 21, 2007 02:04 PM | Link to this

What happened to all the talk about Condi running in 2008?

Man, four or five months ago, this blog was loaded with folks who believed Condi was THE nominee!

Where are Condi’s presidential aspirations today?

By Corky Cobb

February 21, 2007 02:05 PM | Link to this

Vote yes to the surge….ENLIST

By Dr.Doom

February 21, 2007 02:09 PM | Link to this

Corky Cobb,

Come up with something new will you?

Your viral infection is getting old.

By Daniel

February 21, 2007 02:09 PM | Link to this

Midori: Harry said he would go. He wanted to be with his outfit. Gee! There’s a thought. Wealthy, privileged aristocrats acting like patriots. Maybe it’ll catch on. Limbaugh, Hanratty, Kristol and O’Reilly in Iraq? Hmm. Where’s Andy when we really need him?

By NeoReo

February 21, 2007 02:10 PM | Link to this

So now Brent “you break it you fix it” Scowcroft is a liberal.

You neo-cons crack me up.

By Midori

February 21, 2007 02:13 PM | Link to this

Daniel,

I have nothing but respect for the prince.

Of course, his grandmother and great grand mother set excellent examples as well during World War II.

By Corky Cobb

February 21, 2007 02:13 PM | Link to this

Dr.Doom,

Didn’t you read my comment at 1:43?

By RW-(the original)

February 21, 2007 02:13 PM | Link to this

Truth?man,

I think there are several people here, myself included, that think Dr. Rice would make a fine President, but I don’t think I’ve seen anyone here saying she was going to be THE nominee. Perhaps you would like to show us all these comments you speak of.

To answer your question, her Presidential aspirations are exactly the same now as they always have been. Non-existent.

By Corky Cobb

February 21, 2007 02:16 PM | Link to this

Its time for the Bush girls to support their father. Its time for them to ENLIST

By Paul

February 21, 2007 02:21 PM | Link to this

Truthman

Thank Dick Morris for the Condi speculation. He thought she (woman, African American) was the only chance for the Republicans in ‘08. How quickly things change. Plus, she never showed any inclination to run. Now Hillary’s questionable - frankly, Sen Obama could be a much stronger candidate - and not as VP.

Buy Danish - RW-(the original)

If someone can be prosecuted for not revealing information that isn’t classified, can news outlets that seek out and pass on classified information be prosecuted? Rather like a fence who doesn’t steal goods, merely acquires them and passes them on?

RE sometime after noon: re: classified - rather like Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers? (Did you like that, RE re: ?)

By LuckoDull

February 21, 2007 02:24 PM | Link to this

Who was talking about Brent Scowcroft?

Tax revenues are rising much faster than spending, according to Treasury Department numbers released last week. The recent trend is strong enough that, were it to continue, the budget could move into surplus in barely a year, one economist calculates. Already, the federal deficit is shrinking toward about half the size that it has averaged since 1970, when analyzed as a percentage of gross domestic product. The shift reflects a strong economy, with higher incomes and corporate profits generating a bigger flow of tax revenue.

As much as you pinkos have shrieked and wailed about the “deficit” this news should cause great joyous weeping and much celebration, no?

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By ThingsThatShine

February 21, 2007 02:25 PM | Link to this

The White House has said repeatedly that we are at war, that we are fighting a new kind of war, but when shown that it was using poor intel and publicly using that intel for justification of the war, they sought to punish, to out a CIA operative. It was a incredibly cynical move, showing that they don’t believe the rhetoric about the threat, about the solutions, about the protection of this country.

By I thought we were supposed to care about each other?

February 21, 2007 02:27 PM | Link to this

Danish, I’m late in replying to Danish but I just want to say that I did not like what he said to you either. No , I don’t think any of its OK. Please don’t say GFY to me. I did not say anything rude to you today.
Is it true that you’re paid by Republicans to blog all day? Just wondering

By LARRYMUNSON

February 21, 2007 02:28 PM | Link to this

Amy took you out Buy Danish. You are no match. She stepped on your head with a hobnailed boot! Just crushed your face. And all you can do is continue to spout regurgitated BS that anyone with half a brain knows is no more than a loser being an apologist for another loser. Good luck extracting the nails from your head Danish.

By Brian Curtis

February 21, 2007 02:56 PM | Link to this

Side note: Interesting forum for sane (i.e., liberal) people:

http://www.forumcityusa.com/index.php?mforum=freedom

By RE

February 21, 2007 03:12 PM | Link to this

I know Paul, in retrospect maybe Dr Doom is right, RE is a confusing name.

All this classification stuff is interesting to me. Obviously there are things that need to be secret, but it seems like anything potentially embarassing is classified along with many legally questionable policies and practices.

Do you think that something should be classified because it may be embarassing to the administration?

Example: the friendly fire cockpit tapes for the A-10 that strafed a UK armor column and killed a soldier. Should that have remained classified or should it ever have been classified?

By Joseph Goebbels

February 21, 2007 03:13 PM | Link to this

Most of you probably think I have been dead for fifty-five years, but the reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated,I have heard someone has already used that line, but never the less, I would like to thank the members of this blog for carrying on my tradition, a special thanks goes out to Andy,@@, Dusty and Buy Danish, keep up the good work.

By Goldie

February 21, 2007 03:30 PM | Link to this

Infamous quotes by Dubya and Darth Vader Cheney, prior to 2/21/07:

“There’s NO DOUBT about WMD in Iraq”, “we have to fight ‘em over there so that we don’t have to fight ‘em over here”, “setting a deadline for the withdrawal of troops will only embolden the terrorists”, “if we leave Iraq now, the terrorists will follow us home”, “we will not leave Iraq as long as I’m president!”, etc….

And today, they’ve decided that the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq is a positive sign… no wonder 77% of America can’t wait for the ‘08 elections — enough of this insanity coming from the White House!

By Paul

February 21, 2007 03:34 PM | Link to this

RE

I do know after the Pentagon Papers case we had new law and procedures for initially classifying information, with revised procedures for determining whether or not information should remain classified, and for how long. Much of it was predicated specifically to evaluate whether or not the classification was requested to prevent embarrassment - that’s a big red flag.

Granted, gov’t agencies, as with anything else, have their own procedures. I was referring to DoD.

The A-10 case - I’d imagine that was done until the investigation was complete. It was just like the papers cited in the Plame case - if only one bit of information contained therein is classified, the entire document is classified. In this case - I’m speculating - their could have one or two element that needed safeguarding. But even then, when the investigation was completed, I understand DoD didn’t want to release the tape. They should have. They could have released the tape and blanked anything compromising. There was just too much interest to the families to put them off.

My concern is where media report classified programs - as with one debated here, here it turns out the program was authorized, there were Congressional and judicial safeguards, the procedures were being followed, yet the information is still revealed. That is troubling. I’m not convinced many “public servants” in the media are any less self-serving than some government employees who would want to classify information to prevent embarrassment.

By Just Say Noooooooooooo !

February 21, 2007 03:42 PM | Link to this

Britney Spears and Tucker Carlson on CNN from Wednesday, September 3, 2003:

CARLSON: A lot of entertainers have come out against the war in Iraq. Have you?

SPEARS: Honestly, I think we should just trust our president in every decision that he makes and we should just support that, you know, and be faithful in what happens.

CARLSON: Do you trust this president?

SPEARS: Yes, I do.

CARLSON: Excellent.

MALIBU, Calif. - Britney Spears left a live-in rehabilitation facility early Wednesday, less than a day after checking in, according to several reports.

THIS IS YOUR MIND ON DRUGS ! ! !

A MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE ! ! !

By Goldie

February 21, 2007 03:47 PM | Link to this

I wonder how the Rudy G. admirers are going to spin his so-called “national security credentials” — wasn’t he the mayor of New York who put the security-response center at the World Trade Center, after it had already been bombed in ‘93? So, I guess he doesn’t believe that the terrorists will strike the same target again… And isn’t he the Repugnants’ guy who keeps saying that America’s presence in Iraq is maker us safer?

Boy, this oughta be fun during the campaign season this year!!!

By RE

February 21, 2007 03:49 PM | Link to this

I think it is a stretch to say the warrentless wiretaps that did not go through FISA were legal. Evidenced by the fact that Gonzales has stated they will no longer be done. If the program was not exposed, the wiretapping would continue without oversight. Goes back to the idea of classifying an illegal or at the very least a program of questionable legality to avoid it’s justification.

By RE

February 21, 2007 04:03 PM | Link to this

I have a lot of respect for Rudy. I used to live in NJ and watched him rise up from AG to mayor, and he was a much better mayor than Koch or Dinkins. Being mayor of a city of 8 million to me is more of an accomplishment than being governor of most states. I think only 9 states have a population greater than 8 million. He is the GOP candidate I would vote for, but I doubt he is getting the nomination. I really could care about a politician’s personal life. I would rather have an effective sinner than an incompetent saint.

By Midori

February 21, 2007 04:14 PM | Link to this

RE,

My sister lives in NYC and she says Rudy is reviled by most.

NYers don’t have a lot of respect for him.

This is, as I said, according to my sister. Personal life aside……

By Midori

February 21, 2007 04:17 PM | Link to this

Remember the brouhaha over Pelosi’s plane?

Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL)reveals that he didn’t know — and didn’t care — if the Pelosi plane story was true. Putnam claimed he pushed the story because it was the first break “from the media in driving our message.” A message which happened to be completely false.

By Liberals Suck and Lie

February 21, 2007 04:17 PM | Link to this

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. helicopter that crashed Wednesday north of Baghdad was shot down, the military said after initially stating that the chopper made a “hard landing.”

Stinkin filthy pinko liberals are trying to pull the wool over our eyes again. This birds wasn’t shot down, any Bush command appointee can tell you that it was executing a ‘carefully planned and calculated strategic withdrawal from the sky.’ Pinkos suck and lie about everything.

By Truthman

February 21, 2007 04:18 PM | Link to this

Such language and name-calling!!

TTFN!!

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 04:31 PM | Link to this

Midori,

Rudy is “reviled” by idiot parrots who think he’s a “fascist” because he didn’t let the “rights” of pan handlers and assorted deadbeats get priority over the rights of the rest of the population.

People like myself who had to suffer under the previous administrations liberal policies and fiscal incompetence love him.

RE,

What Rudy accomplished was nothing short of miraculous. I am a “conservative” who would vote for Rudy in a heartbeat. I think the theory that conservatives wouldn’t vote for him is overblown. I certainly hope so.

By Paul

February 21, 2007 04:33 PM | Link to this

RE

I believe that program is continuing - FISA fully involved (I never did figure out if avoiding timelines with FISA was willful or plain sloppy) - I don’t think much was changed except now they’re following original procedures.

But, even if a program was followed to the letter, every “i” dotted and every “t” crossed - I still wouldn’t put it past a reporter to “expose” it for pure professional self interest. Something along the lines of “CIA has safe houses in Georgetown” with a blurb on how defectors, detainees, etc are kept at 4545 Georgetown Place in the brown building with the green top.” Sad, but that’s the level of confidence I have in some.

By RE

February 21, 2007 04:36 PM | Link to this

Midori,

I bet Rudy does not carry NY. There are a lot of folks who did not like Rudy, he was tough, but he cleaned up the city and got it under control.

By LuckoDull

February 21, 2007 04:40 PM | Link to this

By Liberals Suck and Lie (Yes, They Do!)February 21, 2007 04:17 PM This birds wasn’t shot down, any Bush command appointee can tell you that it was executing a ‘carefully planned and calculated strategic withdrawal from the sky.’ Pinkos suck and lie about everything.

AntiRadical: Isn’t it great that your side of the war on Islamic Fascism has figured out how to use Iranian shoulder fired missiles?

Isn’t it just fab that you all terrorists have found a way to escalate the conflict and kill even more Americans?

Don’t you feel so sweet knowing that the violence that the innocent people living in Iraq have to face every day may never end?

I mean really, we wouldn’t want peace and security for those icky Iraqi people, not when we can bash Republicans, right?

So give us another big Yay! for the terrorists you punka-ss mofo.

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By Goldie

February 21, 2007 04:42 PM | Link to this

{{What Rudy accomplished was nothing short of miraculous.}}

So Donut— do you also think Rudy was “miraculous” in putting the security-response center at the World Trade Center, where all those workers were killed, and the firefighters and policemen were in effect killed because they could not communicate with each other about WTF was going on? What a miraculous guy Rudy is, huh?

And I’m not even bringing up his recommendation of Bernard Kerik for the Homeland Security director… and not even bringing up his personal life with 3 wives…

By RE

February 21, 2007 04:44 PM | Link to this

Paul, I am pretty sure that when you are dealing with the FISA law, when you are not following the original procedures, it means you are not following the law, hence, illegal.

Reporters will try to make the most sensational story possible, that is true. I do not think repoters/ editors would let out a story that compromised national security. It winds up being a judgement call by the editors, and they usually do go to the whitehouse/ govt prior to a stories release to inform them and for advice.

Maybe there ought to be a licence for journalists, something that can be recinded and standards that need to be followed. Tricky question.

By Republican Congra-Wussies

February 21, 2007 04:44 PM | Link to this

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan - Vice President Dick Cheney reaffirmed the Bush administration’s commitment to the increasingly unpopular war in Iraq on Wednesday, saying the U.S. wants to finish its mission, then “come home with honor.”

Ya gotta hand it to Dick {head}, at least he’s got half a marble in his nutsak. Ya may not like his position but at least it’s consistent. Not like all those gutless and cowardly Republican Congra-Wussies who are wiggling like worms on a hook, scared to death to record any position on Iraq whatsoever, and tryin everything they can weasel up to avoid it.

By Goldie

February 21, 2007 04:45 PM | Link to this

Now Tony Blair gets it:

“What all of this means is not that Basra is how we want it to be. But it does mean that the next chapter in Basra’s history can be written by Iraqis,” Blair said.

If only our Leaker-in-chief could be so wise…

By Shawny

February 21, 2007 04:49 PM | Link to this

I’m sure this guy is a right wing hack.

Probably doesn’t believe in global warming, either.

By Daniel

February 21, 2007 04:50 PM | Link to this

“There is a cloud over the White House. Don’t you think the FBI, Grand Jury and the American people are entitled to the truth?” Patrick Fitzgerald in closing statement to the jury in the libby trial.

By Goldie

February 21, 2007 04:50 PM | Link to this

{{Ya gotta hand it to Dick {head},}}

No, I don’t gotta! He’s been bad news for over 30 years now…

By Daniel

February 21, 2007 04:55 PM | Link to this

Goldie: Basra is a fundamental Islamic State. Blair has an eyeball on the upcoming election. Not in Iraq. In the UK. But, hey; they lied to get us in. They can lie to get us out.

By Paintbrush anyone?

February 21, 2007 04:57 PM | Link to this

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration said Wednesday that Britain’s decision to withdraw 1,600 troops from Iraq is a positive sign that fits with the overall strategy for stabilizing the country.

Anybody ever read the novel “Tom Sawyer” where Tom gets the other kids to paint a fence for him by pretending that it was a good fun thing?

So the Brits pullin up stakes just when we are startin a supposedly last ditch critical military expansion was part of ‘Bush’s Grand Surge Strategy’? Yeh, riiiiiiiiiiiiiight, suuuuuuuuure it was ! ! ! LMAOA

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 04:58 PM | Link to this

Larrymunson,

I gather that you are not this Larry Munson, and are just a poor wannabe poseur.

In any case, I remain unscathed by little Amy, so you’ll have to find somewhere else to get off on your hobnailed boot fantasy.

BITWWSTCAEO,

Yeah right. Save the violin for Carnegie Hall.

It’s illustrative that you all never point out the vile and obscene statements of your fellow teammates but save your despair at the lack of civility specifically for me, after I respond to “men” like Daedalus.

As for being paid to blog, I wish that it were true. Let me know if you know of anyone who’s hiring.

By archer1

February 21, 2007 05:01 PM | Link to this

Loved it. Old Phantom Dick and poor Scooter, aka Christine from Webber’s musical. “Music of the Night” segues into “Music of my Lies” - With apologies to Andrew Lloyd.

archer1

By LuckoDull

February 21, 2007 05:02 PM | Link to this

By Anti Radical February 21, 2007 04:44 PM Not like all those gutless and cowardly Republican Congra-Wussies who are wiggling like worms on a hook, scared to death to record any position on Iraq whatsoever, and tryin everything they can weasel up to avoid it.

If there was ever any doubt what wanker this Spammie is, just think that the democrats are the ones pushing a {{{{{{non binding}}}}}}} resolution on the Iraq War.

Un freaking real.

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By RE

February 21, 2007 05:04 PM | Link to this

Check out Elliot Spitzer, his career is very similar to Rudy. Currently governor of NY. Could be spitzer in 2012, first jew in the white house.

Maybe

By Paul

February 21, 2007 05:04 PM | Link to this

RE 4:44

Good clarification at paragraph one. I was using “illegal” more in sense of nonauthorized, rogue programs, not if procedures are “illegal” in a “legal” program. Nice distinction.

You “licensing” thought has merit - but would be fought all the way.

Right after Panama/Noriega DoD wanted to improve relations with media, maintain operational security yet get some transparency out to the public - forerunner of “embedded journlists.” Media agreed no advance notice - they’d get notified, get to the staging area, get briefed, get on their way, then when operation was underway they’d get cleared to release. Can you guess what happened? First time, media assembled, got briefed - and most promptly called in the story, including location and timetables. Turns out it was an exercise. Journalists were madder than mad - stories that ran were “Pentagon Deception” type. After things settled down they tried again. I’m still not entirely trusting of either gov’t or the press guardians.

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 05:09 PM | Link to this

Goldilocks,

I know how you think - abortion is good, but divorce is bad.

As for the command and control center, it was not in the Twin Towers, but at 7 World Trade Center across the street.

By Scooter

February 21, 2007 05:09 PM | Link to this

Paid to blog, hah!

I have seen most conservatives on this blog criticize republicrats on issues as well as commend past democrats on issues. However, there are a few that have criticized everything associated with republicrats and not criticized anything associated with deomcrats. Who do you think might be writing checks and who might be getting paid?

By LuckoDull

February 21, 2007 05:13 PM | Link to this

By AntiRadical February 21, 2007 04:57 PM So the Brits pullin up stakes just when we are startin a supposedly last ditch critical military expansion was part of ‘Bush’s Grand Surge Strategy’?

Basra and Baghdad are two entirely different cities, you blooming idiot.

So why is Blair leaving 7000 soldiers behind in this Islamic chamber of horrors {{{{{INDEFENITELY}}}}}} ? ? ?

Is he leaving them to their deaths? ? ?

Or is the Iraqi army protecting the British now? ? ?

You just hate American victory, don’t you, POS? ? ?

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By Republican Congra-Wussies

February 21, 2007 05:17 PM | Link to this

By LuckoDull February 21, 2007 05:02 PM- If there was ever any doubt what wanker this Spammie is, just think that the democrats are the ones pushing a {{{{{{non binding}}}}}}} resolution on the Iraq War.

Also, remember that ‘binding’ follows ‘non-binding’ like day follows night ! ! !

Praise the Lord, bring on the light ! ! !

By Daniel

February 21, 2007 05:25 PM | Link to this

Andy, there you are! Hiding, ey? Well, can’t say that I blame you. Webb beat Allen in Virginia. Gee, that was some walloping. Jim Webb former Secy. of the Navy, VietNam Vet, and Author. He’s now a US Senator from Virginia. Holy smokes! The democrats control both house of Congress. What happened? Have the American people awakened? Don’t they buy that right-wing cr*p any more? Rush? Don’t they believe Rush, of all people, anymore? What’s the country coming to?

By Paintbrush anyone?

February 21, 2007 05:25 PM | Link to this

By LuckoDull February 21, 2007 05:13 PM- Basra and Baghdad are two entirely different cities, you blooming idiot.

Hell, I MUST be an idiot, I thought they were both in Iraq. Shiite, all this time I thought we were at war with Iraq and we were only at war with Baghdad. Duh!

By Midori

February 21, 2007 05:30 PM | Link to this

NEW YORK—At a well-attended rally in front of his new Ground Zero headquarters Monday, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani officially announced his plan to run for president of 9/11.

“My fellow citizens of 9/11, today I will make you a promise,” said Giuliani during his 18-minute announcement speech in front of a charred and torn American flag. “As president of 9/11, I will usher in a bold new 9/11 for all.”

If elected, Giuliani would inherit the duties of current 9/11 President George W. Bush, including making grim facial expressions, seeing the world’s conflicts in terms of good and evil, and carrying a bullhorn at all state functions.

“Let us all remember how we felt on that day, with the world watching our every move, waiting on our every word,” said Giuliani, flanked by several firefighters, ex-New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, and Judith Nathan, his third wife. “With a campaign built on traditional 9/11 values, and with the help of every citizen who believes in the 9/11 dream, I want to make 9/11 great again.”

By MBrod

February 21, 2007 05:38 PM | Link to this

Would it not be appropriate for Senator McCain to drop the other shoe? Unless perhaps there was a secret surgical procedure that parted our Vice President from his joined at the hip twin Rumsfeld.

By Paintbrush anyone?

February 21, 2007 05:38 PM | Link to this

For those new viewers, we think that when LuckoDull says POS (^^^) it stands for ‘position of strengtth’. Poor dear, too much crazy, too little time. Just keep your fingers and toes away from his mouth and you’ll be fine.

By Daniel

February 21, 2007 05:40 PM | Link to this

Guiliani stands for things. In fact, he stands on things. Like on hallowed ground. I know he’s stood on the floor. I’ll bet he’s standing on something right now!

By LuckoDull

February 21, 2007 05:43 PM | Link to this

Three days it took for you to figure out who I was? Yeah, you’re real sharp.

By Daniel February 21, 2007 05:25 PM The democrats control both house of Congress.

So hows that “getting us out of Iraq” election “promise” working out for y’all, hahaha?

How about the “culture of corruption?” New names, same game?

And Harry Reid’s got what, like no legislation through the Senate yet?

That was great the way Pelosi got those several huge public smackdowns administered to her a-ss all in a row. You guys are so much more entertaining than we were.

Yeah, haha.

Ta-ta.

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By LuckoDull

February 21, 2007 05:51 PM | Link to this

By AntiRadical February 21, 2007 05:38 PM For those new viewers, we think that when LuckoDull says POS (^^^) it stands for ‘position of strengtth’.

So how can you see “new viewers” in an internet blog?

Is Spammie talking to herself?

If there is something I don’t know about and there are some newbies here, you may want to reconsider using Spammie as a tour guide and teacher or you could be in for a long, hard life as a ditch digger.

We figure that AntiRadical has been right exactly zero times, out of a half of a million posts, including what I mean by POS, but that certainly doesn’t make her shut up.

She must like to hear herself go on and on.

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By Daniel

February 21, 2007 06:00 PM | Link to this

Andy: Our democracy is working quite well, thank you. The American people have spoken. “Checks and balances” benefit America, Andy. It is a conservative form of government. The canine adoration of Bush is actually, un-American. Government works best that works least. History tells us that America works best when at least one branch of government is in the other party. And, yes; we’re working our way out of Iraq. God willing.

By LuckoDull

February 21, 2007 06:03 PM | Link to this

Hey Danny:

Vote for me.

I’ll get the troops out of Iraq.

Novemeber

December

January

February. Oh, O.K. we’ll get them out after Bush wins the war, maybe.

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By @@

February 21, 2007 06:06 PM | Link to this

Damn, now the leftist Democrats want to dictate who we can and can’t apologize to.

“He is trying to have it both ways by criticizing a war he always supported, while also trying to stick close to the president,” said Luis Miranda, a Democratic National Committee spokesman. “If McCain wants to apologize, it should be to our brave troops and the voters he’s misleading, not to Cheney and Rumsfeld.”

McCain probably remembers what happened to Leahy.

Smart move John, now GFY.

By Daniel

February 21, 2007 06:12 PM | Link to this

Hey Andy: Democracy doesn’t work that fast. Take a deep breath. we’ll get there. It starts with: Support the truth.

By LuckoDull

February 21, 2007 06:13 PM | Link to this

Danny: The democrats are a bunch of schlepps, vote grabbing power hungry two faced pricks that couldn’t care less about the United States.

This we will learn well the next two years.

The last time you libs were in power we elected a “chimp” for president at the first chance, anybody but another pinko, hahaha.

We are a forgetful peoples.

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By Paintbrush anyone?

February 21, 2007 06:21 PM | Link to this

By LuckoDull February 21, 2007 05:51 PM- So how can you see “new viewers” in an internet blog?

LuckoDull must hear, touch, taste, or smell his monitor. LMAOA ! ! !

By LuckoDull

February 21, 2007 06:26 PM | Link to this

Ann weighs in:

Now Murtha issues high moral pronouncements on the war and denounces our troops, calling the U.S. military “broken, worn out” and “living hand to mouth.” Gee, too bad there aren’t any Arab sheiks offering them cash bribes. Sounds like they could really use the money. Murtha accuses Marines of killing “innocent civilians in cold blood” during an ongoing investigation. Semper Fi, Mr. Dirty Congressman. Instead of toppling brutal dictators and spreading democracy in the Middle East, Murtha apparently prefers the old way of doing business with Arabs, where he gets juice from the sheiks. The Democrats’ cheat-sheet on Murtha demands that it be shouted out: “He didn’t take a bribe on tape!” That’s their defense.

By Daniel

February 21, 2007 06:29 PM | Link to this

Andy: Try this. If a republcan is prez I want a democrat congress. I don’t care whether they’re a schlepp. [What is a schlepp?] The government worked well when a democrat was prez and one house of congress was rep. What’s not to like? We balanced the budget, we settled the war in Bosnia, we had a surplus. Today? Nicht Gut.

By RW-(the original)

February 21, 2007 06:30 PM | Link to this

Hey Daniel,

Why didn’t the Democrats say that if they were elected they would V-E-R-Y S-L-O-W-L-Y try to get something done when they were campaigning? All they kept saying was that it would take 100 hours to create a world wide utopia.

By LuckoDull

February 21, 2007 06:34 PM | Link to this

Danny: 5 minutes ago you were hysterical and tearing at your clothes even though we do have a rep president and a dem congress, what gives?

By For the Record ...

February 21, 2007 06:38 PM | Link to this

Rudy Guiliani endorsed Ralph Reed — yes, the lying, plagerizing, Christian hypocrite sleazebag extraordinaire Ralph Reed — in the Republican Lt. Gov. primary here last year.

So much for Rudy’s rep as Mr. Integrity.

By Daniel

February 21, 2007 06:38 PM | Link to this

Andy, RW: You’re ganging up. They did what they said they would do. Where’s the beef? Look, this isn’t new stuff, here. “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely” The past six years have not been good for America. November was a breath of fresh air. Our democracy is working. What IS a schlepp?

By RW-(the original)

February 21, 2007 06:49 PM | Link to this

Daniel,

At the risk of scaring you back into another three month sabbatical by having the temerity to ask you a question on a public freaking blog and making you think you’re being ganged up on, they have done exactly ZIP!

By LuckoDull

February 21, 2007 06:53 PM | Link to this

Back stab the bull dy-ke, anyone?

Three of the entertainment industry’s biggest names – DreamWorks studio founders Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen – hosted the private Beverly Hills fund-raiser for Sen. Obama, and checks from Hollywood’s A-list of stars – including George Clooney, Eddie Murphy and Barbra Streisand – added up to a one-night take of $1 million. The New York Post, quoting a source, said Sen. Clinton “was furious at the three, who she thought were her friends, for supporting her rival.”

Did she throw a lamp at them?

Speaking of which, where’s Bill at, hahaha.

schlep or schlepp also shlep: Slang v. -A clumsy or stupid person.

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By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 06:56 PM | Link to this

While you Leftist excoriate Rudy because he scandalously endorsed Ralph Reed (SAY IT AIN’T SO!!!), here’s more from Ann on John “Slow Bleed/Fast Bribe” Murtha.

The ever-helpful media exposed the Abscam investigation before it could be completed, and consequently we were deprived of the possibility of seeing Murtha on tape stuffing cash in his trousers like the other Democratic congressmen (and one “moderate” Republican) convicted in the Abscam investigation. Or, as Al Gore used to call such a fund-raising procedure, “community outreach.”

But Murtha was willing to trade favors in return for investment in his district — and suggested he might take cash down the line. In other words, Murtha wasn’t calling for an immediate surrender of his scruples and principles, but rather a phased withdrawal of them.

About a month after the taped meeting with Murtha, the co-conspirator, lawyer Howard L. Criden, wrote in his affidavit: “Yesterday, Feb. 1, (Democrat Congressman Frank ‘Topper’) Thompson called and told me that Murtha was ready to go,” adding that Murtha had indicated “during January that he was not ready to do business but would be willing to do so in the future.”

Criden said: “Congressman Murtha of Pennsylvania would be willing to enter into an agreement similar to that of the other congressmen” — i.e., taking $50,000 cash from the sheiks for legislative favors.

Criden’s affidavit went unsigned, according to his lawyer, Richard Ben-Veniste, solely because of the resulting publicity when the press blew the investigation, leading Criden to believe the prosecutors had broken the deal.

By Daniel

February 21, 2007 06:58 PM | Link to this

RW: I was gone a year. I took a year off. Now. Now. We’re a bit testy. What htey’ve done is not be republicans. That is a good thing. They’ve held over 50 hearings on Iraq. The R’s had none. They’ve passed a resolution opposing additional troops. They’re talking about cutting funding for an illegal war. They’ve elected a female Speaker. The R’s are in trouble. They have lost the independents. Webb beat Allen. You may not like that but it’s hardly ZIP.

By Buy Danish

February 21, 2007 07:02 PM | Link to this

Not from the Onion, but should be:

{{{Minnesota Congressman Ellison Endorses Barack Obama for President}}}

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison says he supports Illinois Sen. Barack Obama for president. “Not because he’s black,” said Ellison, who is black, on Tuesday. “That’s identity politics. I reject identity politics.

“He speaks with a unifying spirit,” Ellison told about 100 employees at the Star Tribune newspaper during a lunch-hour event for Black History Month

By LuckoDull

February 21, 2007 07:18 PM | Link to this

Say, does anyone have this photo?

Lawsuit Over Topless Aniston Photo

I would like to offer it to rushncrap as a token of “friendship.”

It would be like a blind date, sort of.

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By LuckoDull

February 21, 2007 07:42 PM | Link to this

So the emptiness of Fitzgerald’s argument exposes the essentially political nature of his case. The Wilson story – in which one man publicly inserts himself into the biggest foreign policy debate of our time, inflates and mischaracterizes his role in it, and then demands legal action against those who dispute his self-inflation and mischaracterization – should be self-parodying. Instead, even after it was clear there was no underlying crime, even after the Senate report, Lord Butler’s report and every other investigation rejected Wilson’s version of events, Fitzgerald went ahead and prosecuted for what his own summing up makes plain is a political dispute over a matter of current debate. The criminalization of politics is for banana republics.

By RW-(the original)

February 21, 2007 07:51 PM | Link to this

Daniel,

Gone for a year eh? We hardly missed you, but you have a strange idea of a year because POT TO KETTLE was published at the end of June and you were over here telling luckovich how wonderful he was for portraying our soldiers as Al Qaeda thugs. In fact I think you whined the entire month.

Out of your list of great accomplishments the only one that’s true is Air Pelosi being named Speaker, but we knew that before the elections.

LuckoDull,

Is there supposed to be a puppy in the Anniston picture?