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Domino effect

By Mike Luckovich | Friday, August 10, 2007, 09:34 PM

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By IN THE NEWS

August 13, 2007 8:12 AM | Link to this

just so you know

By Duh stands for Democrats

August 13, 2007 8:17 AM | Link to this

What do you know, mikey drew up a liberal wish list for us.

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{{{{Security in Laghman is better than in the frontier provinces, but there is a well-established route for al Qaeda, Taliban and other fighters to cross from Pakistan and make their way north through Laghman. A suicide bombing in April seems to have been a turning point in Laghman. The bomber killed a mullah and several schoolgirls, and according to Mr. Ricci, local residents were so angry that they left the bomber’s body parts on the road, refusing him burial. Since then, just nine IEDs have been detonated in Laghman, while 25 were turned in by locals.}}}}

Word.

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How many shrieks and wails have you heard from the democrats about the federal deficit, borrowing from China, mortgaging our future, blah, blah, blah:

{{{{The Club for Growth has just issued a “RePORK card” grading every House member on 50 amendments to kill outrageous pork projects this year. The results are illuminating. The Pork Hall of Shame—those who voted against all 50 reform amendments—totaled 105—81 Democrats and 24 Republicans. The average GOP score was 43%, the average Democratic score only 2%. Only one Democrat voted against pork more than a fifth of the time—Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee, who racked up a 98% antipork score and is unlikely to be invited to dinner with any Appropriations Committee chairmen anytime soon.}}}}

{{{{What ensued showed what a sham are claimed earmark reforms. The mood of annoyance with Flake was personified by the 17-term Murtha, who as subcommittee chairman defended and retained every earmark (including notorious infusions of cash to his Johnstown, Pa., district).}}}}

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Why do you hardly ever hear the libs complaining about this loss of human life?:

{{{{Addressing a dilemma tantamount to terrorism, a few months ago Ben Stein wrote in the conservative American Spectator that, “In the five and a half years since Sept. 11, 2001, there have been roughly 40,000 killings by gangs and gang members in this United States of America, mostly in the African-American and Hispanic sections of large cities.”}}}}

By IN THE NEWS

August 13, 2007 8:19 AM | Link to this

The Top 10 Conservative Idiots, No. 303

By IN THE NEWS

August 13, 2007 8:26 AM | Link to this

John McCain Rips the Club For Growth

By IN THE NEWS

August 13, 2007 8:27 AM | Link to this

Club for Growth, 2004 Election Cycle

By Jesus

August 13, 2007 8:46 AM | Link to this

IMPEACH BUSH NOW!!!

By Severed Ties

August 13, 2007 8:46 AM | Link to this

A message toon! Not really funny as it is informative and econ. 101-shazzizzalicious.

By Goldie

August 13, 2007 8:58 AM | Link to this

Ding-Dong, the Rover-witch is Dead!

It’s past due for the White House to sweep out the dirt!

By Bosch

August 13, 2007 8:58 AM | Link to this

Karl Rove - GONE!!!! I wonder how he’ll weasel around executive privledge now?

By @@

August 13, 2007 8:59 AM | Link to this

Never, ever buy a pig in a poke.

The pigs are showing up in European markets. The Europeans are in panic, swearing off pork.

Why no Clark Howard in your cartoon ml?

By steve-o

August 13, 2007 9:01 AM | Link to this

{{{By Goldie

August 13, 2007 8:58 AM | Link to this

Ding-Dong, the Rover-witch is Dead!}}}

Dammit, Goldie!!! You beat me to it! This has already been a good day!!!!!

By Bosch

August 13, 2007 9:03 AM | Link to this

Great toon! My mortgage company’s stock is plummeting, so I thought, well, maybe they’d be willing to make a deal and give us a lower rate. No such luck. So we shopped around for a better deal and found one. We are signing paperwork this week. My mortgage company called me and told me that the new company I was dealing with was lying to me about our rate. Can you believe that? They were that desperate, and I asked them again if they’d be willing to give us the same deal (new) deal we got and they said, no. So I wished them well, and said goodbye!

By Goldie

August 13, 2007 9:06 AM | Link to this

The Romney Flip-Flopping Goes On — just last week he stated that working for his campaign was the equivalent of serving in the military in Iraq:

Aug. 12 (Bloomberg) — Mitt Romney, who won the Iowa Republican straw poll yesterday, said he “misspoke” when he suggested that his sons’ work on his presidential campaign was comparable to serving in the military in Iraq.

By Mrs. Godzilla

August 13, 2007 9:10 AM | Link to this

I am withholding my “Rove Quits” bliss, till I know the real reason why.

Ok, I have a little bliss….

But still, where’s he going? Who’s he going to work for? Or against?

By Rule of Law

August 13, 2007 9:18 AM | Link to this

You cant use a parallel construct like, “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead”, unless there is some sort of reason for it. Rove doesn’t rhyme.

You have to dig deeper and find a “Wicked Witch” sound alike or spell alike.

You cant just use popular phrases and expect that to work as material.

ANd Bosch, I’ve never seen such naiviety as you expecting your mtg. company to refinance.

Your new mtg should be reviewed by an independent broker’s insurance lawyer. It will be worth the 2000 bucks for a real player to scrutinize all the clauses, (especially the sanity clause)

I know, there’s no sanity clause.

By Mrs. Godzilla

August 13, 2007 9:21 AM | Link to this

Rule of Law

There are also a lot of irrellevants at the circus!

Hail Freedonia!

By Rover Needs New Doghouse

August 13, 2007 9:24 AM | Link to this

Karl Rove to resign at end of August

We should all be very grateful to Karl Rove. No one individual has done more to show us all the true nature of the Republican Party and their unrelenting quest for more power and big, Big, BIG REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT.

Liberals will miss you in ‘08, Karl. You da man!!!!

By Midori

August 13, 2007 9:28 AM | Link to this

I’m with Mrs. Godzilla — that scumbag Rove is up to something.

So many Democrats to slime; so little time.

By Hog Slop

August 13, 2007 9:40 AM | Link to this

LONDON (AFP) - The US “surge” of troops in Iraq is likely to fail, a parliamentary committee said Monday as it delivered a critical report on London’s foreign policy in the Middle East.

Looks like the ‘limited success’ Republicans are claiming for the surge is just another big fat steamin pile of BUSHSHIT!

If we buy into it, the power-crazed Republican fascists will be feeding us that same line of hog slop for the next hundred years.

By Goldie

August 13, 2007 9:40 AM | Link to this

I believe it was Rover who claimed that he was creating a “permanent” Repug majority for America???

Ding-Dong, the Rover-witch is Dead! Hi, Ho, the Derry-Oh… sing it high, sing it low! Ding-Dong, the Rover-witch is Dead!

By Young Republican

August 13, 2007 9:45 AM | Link to this

Hey all! I just need some advice. This draft thingy has me all worried. I support the troops and all but I have a career just getting started and now is not convenient.

Can you older Republicans tell me some excuses for not fighting in Iraq? I need good ones, not the ordinary asthma or bad knee excuses. I’m highly regarded on a lot of blogs so the reason should be rather noble I’m thinking. Sincere maybe.

Thanks. God Bless America.

By Mrs. Godzilla

August 13, 2007 9:45 AM | Link to this

But we’ve got to verify it legally To see…

To see…

If he…

If he…

Is morally, ethically

Spiritually, physically

Positively, absolutely

Undeniably and reliably dead

By Mrs. Godzilla

August 13, 2007 9:49 AM | Link to this

Young Republican

Have you tried Rush’s polyps?

By Bouncy Flouncy Barrel of Fun Tiiger Republicans

August 13, 2007 9:54 AM | Link to this

WASHINGTON - Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani said Friday that he misspoke when he said he spent as much time, if not more, at ground zero exposed to the same health risks as workers combing the site after the Sept. 11 attacks.

Well, Romney ‘misspoke’ in saying that his son was Iraq war hero because he’s battling those fierce al Queda terrorists who are swarming his Dad’s campaign events. Now the ‘Rudester’ has ‘misspoke’ about his heroic sacrifices in the smoke and ashes of 9/11.

Misspeaking must be ‘what REPUBLICANS do best’!

By Duh stands for Democrats

August 13, 2007 9:55 AM | Link to this

{{{{By AntiRadical August 13, 2007 9:40 AM LONDON (AFP) - The US “surge” of troops in Iraq is likely to fail, a parliamentary committee said Monday as it delivered a critical report on London’s foreign policy in the Middle East. Looks like the ‘limited success’ Republicans are claiming for the surge is just another big fat steamin pile of BUSHSHIT! If we buy into it, the power-crazed Republican fascists will be feeding us that same line of hog slop for the next hundred years.}}}}

Spammie: I doubt if you read your spam propaganda “Yahoo” story but the same committee wants to negotiate with Hamas, a known terrorist group:

{{{{“The committee believes that the success of this strategy will ultimately ride on whether Iraq’s politicians are able to reach agreement on a number of key issues.” As a result, the committee urged a rethink on British policy on Hamas, which the European Union and the United States deem a terrorist group. It suggested the government deal directly with moderate members to help the peace process.}}}}

What’s next, spammie, you want us to surrender to Al Qaeda?

By Bosch

August 13, 2007 9:56 AM | Link to this

Rule of Law, Yes, I am naive in the ways of the financial world. You couldn’t be more right than that. I don’t work in the finanacial world, I’m more of the “artsy” type you could say, but I’ve bought a few houses in my day, and I do know that the mortgage game isn’t what it used to be.

My mortgage company called me first. That’s what made me think “what?” and pay a little more attention to their stock (which again, is something absolutely foreign to me). When I saw that their stock was going down, I saw what they were doing, or at least what I thought they were doing. They wanted to give me a little better rate in the hopes that I’d bite and they’d get closing costs. Instead I shopped around until I found a much better rate and they couldn’t match it.

Yes, you are right, in the world of finance, I am quite ignorant, I don’t know how a lot of that works, I don’t claim to know everything, especially not that. I’m quite aware that mortgage companies and banks are scrambling right now for your business.

It seems to me that many people are living beyond their means, I think that one reason people are in such dire straits is the ease with which you can get credit cards and financing, and cheap mortgages, then they have a horrible cash flow problem and can’t keep up with their payments. Inflation and the cost of living is going up at a higher percentage than salary increases. I bought a gallon of Mayfield milk the other day for $5.00. I love milk, but I guess I’m going to have to cut back on the stuff.

If you would like to give me some insight on what your opinion is of what is going on in the mortgage game, please, I’m all ears (or eyes rather).

Back to Rove - Yes, I agree with Mrs. G and Midori, Rove doesn’t do anything without a “bigger plan to rule the world” so let’s just wait. It’s not like he’ll actually leave the White House. He’ll still be there slinking around in the shadows like an overfed vulture.

It seems a little dangerous for him to resign (at least for him) because now how can he use the executive privledge excuse? Can they use that retroactively? In other words, and I don’t know if I’m saying this right, does his activities while he was employed at the White House fall under executive privledge indefinitely

By mountain man

August 13, 2007 9:57 AM | Link to this

It’s good to see Rove, the CEO of the snake oil company who has systematically dismanted this country, gone. He really is a weasal if there ever was one. He is so typical of the nerds I remember as members of the Young Rupublicans back when I was in college.

How did Bush possibly get any uptick in his ratings? He’s just as big an idiot as he ever was. No improvement there. Perhaps there’s some kind of summer stupidity virus going around among pole participants.

One thing Rove did for me was to make me more partisan angainst Republicans. I’m now 99.8% partisan versus my former 98.7% Thanks Karl.

By Young Republican

August 13, 2007 10:01 AM | Link to this

Thank you Mrs Godzilla, yes I did try Rush’s polyps.

I was then so very rudely informed by about 1 million hippie bloggers that polyps are very easily treated by modern medicine and the polyps would not exclude me from service!!!!!!!

I had to start a new online identity! I just couldn’t get out of that one. It took me months to build up that persona. Thats why I need a good excuse this time.

Thanks and GBA!

By Bouncy Flouncy Barrel of Fun Tiiger Republicans

August 13, 2007 10:05 AM | Link to this

You already surrendered to al Queda, Duh, when you allowed knee jerk reactionism to goad our great country into unprovoked occupation of a foreign land. The abolishment of civil liberties in America and our free way of life was most likely the ultimate goal of al Queda and you handed it over on a silver platter, sucker.

Take your phoney patriotism and stick it in your BUSH!

By Duh stands for Democrats

August 13, 2007 10:17 AM | Link to this

{{{{By AntiRadical August 13, 2007 9:54 AM WASHINGTON - Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani said Friday that he misspoke when he said he spent as much time, if not more, at ground zero exposed to the same health risks as workers combing the site after the Sept. 11 attacks.}}}}

Spammie: Guiliani was almost killed by the falling towers on 9/11, his courage, or anything else he does, is not answerable to a POS liberal terrorist appeaser like you.

GFY (Good for You.)

By getalife

August 13, 2007 10:20 AM | Link to this

Rove has major legal problems. At the end of August, no more executive privilege. You will see more of Rove. In court.

Lets hope the domino effect is this failed administration all going to prison for their crimes.

By Midori

August 13, 2007 10:26 AM | Link to this

Yeah, Rudy is just dripping with “class” and “courage”:

Rudy Giuliani has lately been getting some long-overdue criticism for his missteps both before and after 9/11. For example, The Village Voice reports that he insisted that the city’s emergency command center — which included a personal suite with its own elevator that he visited “often, even on weekends, bringing his girlfriend Judi Nathan there long before the relationship surfaced” — be within walking distance of City Hall. This led to the disastrous decision to locate the center in the World Trade Center, an obvious potential terrorist target.

At the same time, Mr. Giuliani is being attacked for his failure to take adequate precautions to protect those who worked on the cleanup at ground zero from the hazards at the site. Many workers have since been sickened by the dust and toxic materials.

For a politician whose entire campaign is based on the myth of his leadership that fateful day — as The Onion put it, Mr. Giuliani is running for “president of 9/11” — anything that challenges his personal legend is a big problem. So here’s what Mr. Giuliani said last week in response: “I was at ground zero as often, if not more, than most of the workers. … I was exposed to exactly the same things they were exposed to. So in that sense, I’m one of them.”

Real ground zero workers, who were digging through the toxic rubble while Mr. Giuliani held photo ops, were understandably outraged. So the next day Mr. Giuliani tried to recover, claiming that “what I was trying to say yesterday is that I empathize with them because I feel like I have that same risk.” But thanks to the wonders of YouTube, we can all watch Mr. Giuliani’s actual demeanor as he delivered the original remarks. Empathy had nothing to do with it.

By getalife

August 13, 2007 10:30 AM | Link to this

“Guiliani was almost killed by the falling towers on 9/11, his courage, or anything else he does, is not answerable to a POS liberal terrorist appeaser like you.”

Ah man, that is rich.

Thanks for the laugh.

Geez.

By Ha HA Ha Ha

August 13, 2007 10:30 AM | Link to this

Guiliani was almost killed by the falling towers on 9/11….

He was just standing there looking up

and oops!

By Goldie

August 13, 2007 10:33 AM | Link to this

{{Guiliani was almost killed by the falling towers on 9/11,}}

DUH— and of course, DUH, you know that it was Rudy who made the executive decision to put the responders’ command center RIGHT THERE IN THE WTC TOWERS after it had been bombed in ‘93 — what a mayor for NYC!

Rudy is quite the terrorist enabler, yes???

By Young Republican

August 13, 2007 10:34 AM | Link to this

Understand one thing Hippies.

The terrorists UNDERSTAND that Guilliani has loads of courage you wierdo’s.

The Terrorists have the internet. They have satellite news. They get the paper.

THEY SAW RUDY WEARING A DRESS!!!

They know that takes courage. And it does. Lots. Lots and lots. Tons of it. They are very afraid of Guilliani, mark my word on it.

GBA

By Goldie

August 13, 2007 10:40 AM | Link to this

Looks like those Repug candidates who don’t FLIP-FLOP on their issues every week are bound to get the ole Repug boot!

Tommy Thompson Bows Out of Race

By Duh stands for Democrats

August 13, 2007 10:43 AM | Link to this

{{{{By Goldie August 13, 2007 10:33 AM you know that it was Rudy who made the executive decision to put the responders’ command center RIGHT THERE IN THE WTC TOWERS after it had been bombed in ‘93 — what a mayor for NYC! Rudy is quite the terrorist enabler, yes???}}}}

Yeah, especially when everybody knew that Al Qaeda was gonna fly jumbo jets into them and that they would fall, hahaha, real funny you libs are, monday morning quarterbacking cowards.

By N-GA

August 13, 2007 10:44 AM | Link to this

“Guiliani was almost killed by the falling towers on 9/11.”

ROTFLMAO!!!!

GFY (Good For You) and the horse you rode in on!!

By IN THE NEWS

August 13, 2007 10:59 AM | Link to this

Aye, Spy

By getalife

August 13, 2007 11:02 AM | Link to this

“Citing executive privilege, he defied a subpoena and refused to show up for a congressional hearing just two weeks ago on the allegedly improper use by White House aides of Republican National Committee email accounts. Fellow Bush advisers have said they believe the congressional probes have been aimed in part at driving Rove out.

The White House said his departure was unrelated to the investigations.”

Uh-huh.

Totally unrelated.

Geez.

By Buy Danish

August 13, 2007 11:33 AM | Link to this

You know, I bet all of you raving loons who agree with Midori that Rove is a “scumbag” couldn’t actually name one thing he has done that makes him such an evil figure in your Moonbat minds (except of course that he engineered Bush’s victory and for that he deserves calumny).

But I digress.

Rushncap’s favorite candidate and Fox basher is looking more and more foolish every day.

Later…

How I wish he’s win the nomination!

By Buy Danish

August 13, 2007 11:42 AM | Link to this

{{{By N-GA

August 13, 2007 10:44 AM | Link to this

“Guiliani was almost killed by the falling towers on 9/11.”

ROTFLMAO!!!!

GFY (Good For You) and the horse you rode in on!!}}}

The Low Class Act award goes to…. N-GA! And all the great wines in the world won’t do a thing to improve your low class status.

Gone…

By Ralph

August 13, 2007 11:42 AM | Link to this

A soundbyte with Bush and Rove. One intellectual imbecile, 2 moral, ethical imbeciles. “Traitors Two.” Envoking the name of “God” & “The Almighty” while puking up how great each one of them is. How typical. How Republiscum. Listen and learn, fools.

By Bill

August 13, 2007 11:55 AM | Link to this

Five people died at an amusement park when their ferris wheel car collided with another car and crashed to the ground.

I knew it was a bad idear to combine the ferris wheel and the bumper car rides!!

Where’s the supervision?

By Midori

August 13, 2007 12:00 PM | Link to this

that’s ok BD — I think you’re a scum hag.

By Expendable Asset

August 13, 2007 12:05 PM | Link to this

WASHINGTON - Democrats on Saturday touted legislation to guarantee troops time at home between deployments to Iraq. In the party’s weekly radio address, Rep. Ellen Tauscher, D-Calif., criticized President Bush for threatening to veto the bill, contending his administration’s policies on troop deployments have weakened the military.

Nobody has ever screwed our tropps like the current crop of Republican cheapskates. Rush to war without adequate planning, refusal to supply vehicle and body armour (costs too much), over extensions of deployment, rising military divorce rates, returning disabled soldiers without decent medical care, living homeless on the street.

Republicans have the same concern for our soldiers that cattlemen have for their beef herds. To a Republican a soldier is nothing more than an ‘expendable asset’!

By Dusty

August 13, 2007 12:05 PM | Link to this

I found the venom on this blog so obnoxious I posted several lines saying so. I might as well have sent it to my bird feeder because it disappeared in space.

Too bad all the hate can’t disappear but all of it seems to stay right here. Way to go, far lefties!! You make American liberals look like partisan degenerates. Nobody will want you running anything in this country. Wait and see!!

By Goldie

August 13, 2007 12:06 PM | Link to this

Ah, so much for Rover’s attempts to create his “permanent majority” for the Repugs — but then, all dictatorships are bound to fail!

It turns out that Karl Rove has gone a long way toward securing a permanent majority in American politics … for liberals and Democrats. The collapse of a coherent, freedom-loving, reality-based conservatism is surely part of the reason.

God Bless America…

By Betty

August 13, 2007 12:13 PM | Link to this

Buy Danish is one of the best posters here. By far. Always on topic, with a most dazzling display of wit.

Un-Friggen-believable! Well said Buy Danish, well said.

By Bill

August 13, 2007 12:16 PM | Link to this

We liberals hate everything McRove. We love to hate everything McRove.

See McRove. See McRove dance. Dance, McRove, Dance.

See Cheney. See Cheney shoot at McRove’s feet to make him dance. Shoot, Cheney, shoot.

See the liberal. See the liberal hate McRove and Cheney. Hate, Liberal, Hate.

We liberals love hate. We hate love. We love to hate and hate to love.

Hate is good. I’ll say it again. Hate, (for lack of a better word), is good.

hate works. hate motivates. hate is easy.

Patriots hate traitors. Liberals hate the McRoves. Liberals R patriots. Therefore, the McRoves are traitors.

Hate is good when the country needs good hate.

By getalife

August 13, 2007 12:19 PM | Link to this

The gop’s blatent attempt to steal 08

This lawyer should be indicted for attempted voter fraud.

Pathetic.

By Paul

August 13, 2007 12:23 PM | Link to this

Buy Danish 11:33

[[I bet all of you…who agree.. that Rove is a “scumbag” couldn’t actually name one thing he has done that makes him such an evil figure]]

I believe it depends upon one’s perspective. Let me hazard a guess -

Rove engineered Bush’s election as President. Twice.

All else is ideology.

Howzzat?

By Midori

August 13, 2007 12:30 PM | Link to this

Getalife: that’s all they’re good for.

and then they have the nerve to brag that they “won”, a la 12:23.

By Paul

August 13, 2007 12:31 PM | Link to this

Midori, Midori, Midori 12:20

Please don’t fall victim to the popular culture’s portrayals. You should really see “Wicked” - wherein you’ll find Glinda the Good was actually a conniver (but was judged “good” because she was pretty) , while Ephalba Thropp (the “wicked” witch - judged that way because of her skin color and shyness) was actually a kindhearted, selfless sort who battled corruption and sought to protect the rights of the oppressed of society.

By Carl

August 13, 2007 12:33 PM | Link to this

Buy Danish: “Digress”? Your entire lifetime has been one of gross digression. Your feeble attempts at the English language laughable and pathetic. How sad you use the word “Danish” in your name. For the Danes are bright, clean, very attractive people. Whereas you are dull, stupid, phyically gross and filthy, with the looks and general appearance, habits of a common insect. Yuk.

By getalife

August 13, 2007 12:33 PM | Link to this

“US ‘surge’ in Iraq ‘likely to fail’: British lawmakers”

Duh.

Larry Flint is the man.

By Midori

August 13, 2007 12:36 PM | Link to this

Paul, Paul, Paul,

and your little dog (Andy) too.

By Paul

August 13, 2007 12:37 PM | Link to this

Midori 12:25

I’m surprised you didn’t cite this column by Ms Huffington. She seems to take the view that all the Democratic candidates’ outrage over the horrid Republican candidates’ insults and namecalling is a rather manufactured exercise, whose sole purpose is to get money.

Money and power. That just couldn’t be the reason for the outrage. Nah.

Link: Arianna Huffington: If you’re angry, send money now!

By IN THE NEWS

August 13, 2007 12:38 PM | Link to this

How a ‘Good War’ in Afghanistan Went Bad

By Midori

August 13, 2007 12:39 PM | Link to this

Paul,

I’m surprised you didn’t cite Mein Kampf.

By Goldie

August 13, 2007 12:39 PM | Link to this

{{Liberals R patriots.}}

Bill @ 12:16— you are so corret. Liberals are the real patriots and that’s why we hate traitors and Rover-lovers…

By Paul

August 13, 2007 12:40 PM | Link to this

Midori

12:36

I think Toto just might take offense!

By Bill

August 13, 2007 12:43 PM | Link to this

Carl, find out if Buy Danish has any older sisters for me.

Buy Danish is a good writer. She has made an investment in time here, and should be respected.

We need each other. Blogging is useless with yes men. What if all the trolls on this blog all said, “That was a great comment, kind sir, and I agree 100% with you, and by the way, your writing style is mesmorizing and belongs in the literary annals of golden ideals! You rock. Well, I’m going to go stick my head in the toilet now, cause I’ll nevah be as goot as du, mein freunt.”

By Paul

August 13, 2007 12:44 PM | Link to this

Midori 12:39

Mein Kampf? Not really relevant. But the “Producers” (saw it on Broadway, Nathan Lane and Mathew Broderick, incredible) has a “Springtime” scene that just might fit -

By Goldie

August 13, 2007 12:46 PM | Link to this

{{Well, I’m going to go stick my head in the toilet now, cause I’ll nevah be as goot as du, mein freunt}}

Go for it, Bill!

By Midori

August 13, 2007 12:46 PM | Link to this

Cecilia Sarkozy to Bush: ram your hot dogs up your nose

I don’t blame her one bit.

Freedom Fries that!!

By IN THE NEWS

August 13, 2007 12:48 PM | Link to this

The Real Reason for Rove’s Resignation

By Midori

August 13, 2007 12:51 PM | Link to this

Paul,

makes about as much sense as what “you” select what “I” should quote.

By Paul

August 13, 2007 12:56 PM | Link to this

Midori

Didn’t mean to be directive - just a suggestion. The scene from “The Producers” was a musical number in the play The Producers were producing, a parody song and dance number set in late 1930s Germany titled “Springtime With Hitler in Germany.” A bit less heavy-handed than Mein Kampf. Ties in with Rove’s recent song-and-dance number at the correspondents’ dinner.

Breaktime’s over - TTYL

By DebbieDoRight

August 13, 2007 1:00 PM | Link to this

[[What do you know, mikey drew up a liberal wish list for us]]

Duh, why do you say such horrible vindictive things? Lots of “liberals” have 401K’s just like you ConServATron Transformers, (robots in disguise); if the US dies WE DIE too. It’s not a you or me deal — it’s US. DUH.

By Duh stands for Democrats

August 13, 2007 1:03 PM | Link to this

{{{{By AntiRadical August 13, 2007 12:05 PM Rush to war without adequate planning,}}}}

A war that we won in 3 weeks.

{{{{refusal to supply vehicle and body armour (costs too much),}}}}

8 years of Clinton military cuts, what I believe you goonies called the “peace dividend,” they’re just supposed to be made up in one day?

{{{{over extensions of deployment,}}}}

World War 2 soldiers served from the first day of the war until the last, 4 years. I guess Roosevelt was a wingnut too, eh?

{{{{rising military divorce rates,}}}}

Look at this crap, the only time the liberals care about marriage is when they can slander some Conservatives with it.

Besides, it’s a lie anyway:

——— Divorce rates among Army officers dropped a whopping 61 percent last year following a 2004 spike that sent shudders through the service. In 2004, 3,325 Army officers divorced, but that number dropped to 1,292 in 2005, Army officials said. Divorces also were down slightly among enlisted members, from 7,152 in 2004 to 7,075 last year.———

{{{{returning disabled soldiers without decent medical care,}}}}

Nice advertisement for government healthcare, you slobbering moron.

{{{{living homeless on the street.}}}}

———-Each year, 2.3 million to 3.5 million people experience homelessness in America, with an estimated 400,000 veterans homeless at some time during the year.———-

Spammie: There is a “victim” around every corner, isn’t there?

By Goldie

August 13, 2007 1:04 PM | Link to this

I think it’s hilarious that after BD posts “Gone…” @ 11:42, we now have “Betty” and “Bill” showing up to commend BD for her “dazzling” writing skills — ROFLMAO!!!

By Goldie

August 13, 2007 1:07 PM | Link to this

Didn’t I read somewhere here that Rover has been working with Rudy’s campaign? Oh, boy— the Dems Can’t Wait For ‘08!

By getalife

August 13, 2007 1:07 PM | Link to this

corporate wh-ore media propaganda

Pathetic.

By bon scott

August 13, 2007 1:14 PM | Link to this

Midri - It’s not east being green. Do you think Bye Danush owns a chunk of Sherwin Williams?

Bonnie - Sorry about that unsatifactory in Revisionisn. 13th grade is so dullsville!

By paul

August 13, 2007 1:20 PM | Link to this

Communist news for the masses

By Bill

August 13, 2007 1:27 PM | Link to this

I’m Hillary 08 I am. Hillary 08 I am, I am. I got married to a Willy next door, he’s showed his Willy 7 times before, and everyone was a monica, he wouldn’t flash a Phyllis or a Pam. I’m his ball and chain I’m Hillary. Hillary 08 I am.

By Duh stands for Democrats

August 13, 2007 1:28 PM | Link to this

{{{{By DebbieDoRight August 13, 2007 1:00 PM [[What do you know, mikey drew up a liberal wish list for us]] Duh, why do you say such horrible vindictive things?}}}}

DebbieDuhLeft: The cartoon is “horrible and vindictive.”

If you think it was drawn to sympathize with the plight of American 401K plans (Bwahahahaha,) and not to try to cast a negative light on the Bush economy, then you need to rethink your whole outlook on life.

You liberals are nasty little people.

~~~~~

And Rove rides off into the sunset, with the liberals doing to him the only thing they can do, whine about it.

Geez.

By jenson olivetti

August 13, 2007 1:31 PM | Link to this

So this is what passes for liberal thought in Georgia (crickets chirping…).

Just keep screeching, “Hitlary in ‘08 and Obama the big-eared negro as her running mate.

Bound to win FL, OH & MI - oh, and did I mention the South?

By getalife

August 13, 2007 1:32 PM | Link to this

I think Gannon took Larry’s money and snitched out turd blossum.

Bwa.

By Say It Ain't So

August 13, 2007 1:35 PM | Link to this

Getalife (12:19) The GOP tries something and it is bad, the Libs try and do the same thing and it’s OK. You should be indicted for ignorance.

Midori (12:25) the GOP did win…twice. What do you not comprehend about Bush WON the presidency twice while the libs LOST ..twice and soon it will be three times in a row. (12:39) Mein Kampf is the lefts guide book not the GOP’s.

DebbieDoRight (1:00) Oh now it is US, not the Repugs and the Libs but US. Repugs want to win the war, Libs want to cut and run, wave the white flag, surrender, quit, tuck tail and run… AND now you want to claim that it is US that will pay the price.. Sorry you can’t have it both ways. We either stand together and win or we stand divided and lose. I know, I know one is talking about the war and the other is talking about the economy. We lose either one and we’ve lost.

By Midori

August 13, 2007 1:39 PM | Link to this

Nice to see you, as always, Bon Scott :)

Hey 1:35 — I’ll bet you believe in the Tooth Fairy, too.

By Say It Ain't So

August 13, 2007 1:46 PM | Link to this

Jenson O (1:31) Now you’ve gone and done it!! Steve-zero will be looking for your butt.

You cannot call them negro! Wikipedia (the libs reference book) states “Negro is a racial term applied to black people”.

The proper term is GER!!

They do not want to be called Negro, Colored, Black, the other N word, Africa American, or anything that comes out of a white man’s mouth.

As GER has no reference to color or Africa. It is a safe term that everyone can use freely without fear of upsetting them… for now.

By Fly-on-the-wall

August 13, 2007 1:47 PM | Link to this

Dusty and the other conservative bloggers here, what you are seeing is not venmon but a venting of frustrations from the perception of lies & wrong doing from 12 years of Republican Congressional control and 6+ years of Republican WH control. The so called ‘known’ lies produced during time have been too much to bear and even though you might think the mainstream media is bias against the right there is little evidence to support that - regardless of all the links you provide given the sources they come from. Both side can say that the media supports the other side and can show evidence which leads me to believe that we are all being played the fool by the media as they cash in. As an example, if I remember correctly we have heard the same ‘venting’ from the right on the 8 years of Bill Clinton being in the WH and we still hear about the ‘perceived’ wrong doing of both Bill & Hillary Clinton. So what does that prove? Nothing other than to separate Americans from the real issues. I believe that both sides have a ‘perception issue’ that needs to be dropped. Not until both sides stop the ‘you’re a traitor and I’m not’ assaults on each other will we be able to have a true dialogue on the direction this country needs to take and the steps necessary to do them. Politics is all about compromise which all of the truly great Presidents knew and did to move this country forward. You can and will always find examples of a President ‘taking the bull by the horns’ when the time calls for that but you will see more times when compromise was used. Check Ronald Reagan’s records and you’ll see the use of both and this is one period that many conservative point back to as being a great period with a great President.

By rushncap

August 13, 2007 1:54 PM | Link to this

Muff — Edwards is not my “favorite candidate”. I do like him, but I have not yet made up my mind who I’m going to vote for in the primaries. And it’s not his fault you’re too ugly to get married to anyone successful in life, so get over it already.

By Bosch

August 13, 2007 1:54 PM | Link to this

@1:31 “Hitlary and Obama the big-eared Negro?”

What?

By Midori

August 13, 2007 1:55 PM | Link to this

what you need to know about touch screen voting machines - watch the preview

By Say It Ain't So

August 13, 2007 1:56 PM | Link to this

Midori, (1:39) What I believe is called reality. You’re the one living in fantasy land.

Tell us again mommy about the tax cuts for the rich. How that mean old man Bush stole the election…twice. How the libbies are gonna win in 08!! Please mommy read us these bedtime stories!

Smoke em if you got em.

By Bosch

August 13, 2007 1:57 PM | Link to this

@1:31 “Hitlary and Obama the big-eared Negro?”

What?

By Say It Ain't So

August 13, 2007 2:02 PM | Link to this

Midori (1:55) And why would we want to watch anything by Dan ‘the forger’ Rather? Much less believe anything he claims?

By Say it is So

August 13, 2007 2:07 PM | Link to this

Tell us how Mr Bush created this booming economy?

Tell us how Mr.Bush’s Occupation for Oil is making us safer?

Tell us how Mr. Bush reduced the number of FDA inspectors and how he made our food dafe?

Tell us how Mr. Bush gave jobs to the unqualified and how it made the recovery in New Orleans go so smoothly?

Tell us how Mr Bush won’t let frozen clumps of cells be used to help humanity, but he will let them be thrown in the garbage?

Tell us how Mr. Bush gave us the largest deficit in history with no investment in infrastructure allowing bridges and levees to collapse, steam mains to explode and water mains to break?

Tell me how Mr Bush can be weepy when talking about gun violence and then misplaces 190M weapons in Iraq and then sell then millions of dollars more?

Tell us how you can call your self an American?

Tell us how you have a roll of bathroom tissue - each sheet printed with portion of the constitution and all you can do it wipe your a$$ with it every day.

By RE

August 13, 2007 2:09 PM | Link to this

Good toon, probably more insightful than what you will get by watching the news.

This meltdown was a long time coming, and set in place more through the policies of Greenspan than anything in the whitehouse or congress has put out, the fed operates “independantly” of the federal government.

Don’t worry, this mortgage meltdown will only affect people own thier home or rent an apartment or home. Or have a 401k. Or a credit card. Aside from thode people, no one else will be effected.

By Midori

August 13, 2007 2:09 PM | Link to this

1:56,

your reality bites.

Grow up.

And turn off Fox News.

a “mime” is a terrible thing to waste.

By Bosch

August 13, 2007 2:10 PM | Link to this

Say It Ain’t So @ 1:35, Just how is Mein Kampft the leftist guidebook? Hitler was as far right as they come. Hitler imprisioned and murdered liberals.

By getalife

August 13, 2007 2:12 PM | Link to this

Clean up on aisle 2:02.

wingnut head exploded.

Its a mess.

Geez, what a melt down.

By Midori

August 13, 2007 2:23 PM | Link to this

LOL, Getalife.

It is quite messy, isn’t it? :)

By IN THE NEWS

August 13, 2007 2:26 PM | Link to this

The Economic Upside To Lead Paint and Tainted Food? Value!

CNBC anchor Erin Burnett, on Friday’s Hardball:

A lot of people like to say, scaremonger about China, right? A lot of politicians and I know you talk about that issue all the time. I think people should be careful what they wish for on China — you know, if China were to revalue its currency, or China is to start making, say, toys that don’t have lead in them, or food that isn’t poisonous, their costs of production are going to go up. And that means prices at Walmart, here in the United States, are going to go up too. So, I would say China is our greatest friend right now.They’re keeping prices low, and they’re keeping prices for mortgages low too.

By Real Bill

August 13, 2007 2:27 PM | Link to this

Time is too fleeting. The world moves too quickly. We cannot afford the likes of Bush and Rove and their inane supporters. They need to be rounded up and exterminated. Quickly.

By IN THE NEWS

August 13, 2007 2:29 PM | Link to this

[I don’t know about you, but quite frankly Osama bin Laden brings far less fear into my everyday life than do ‘Rules Don’t Apply To Me’ people.](

By rushncap

August 13, 2007 2:30 PM | Link to this

Please tell me that this recent infusion of so-called conservatives on this board are actually liberals trying to make cons look bad. Please.

By getalife

August 13, 2007 2:34 PM | Link to this

“CNBC anchor Erin Burnett, on Friday’s Hardball:

A lot of people like to say, scaremonger about China, right? A lot of politicians and I know you talk about that issue all the time. I think people should be careful what they wish for on China — you know, if China were to revalue its currency, or China is to start making, say, toys that don’t have lead in them, or food that isn’t poisonous, their costs of production are going to go up. And that means prices at Walmart, here in the United States, are going to go up too. So, I would say China is our greatest friend right now.They’re keeping prices low, and they’re keeping prices for mortgages low too.”

So, that is what she said to make tweety hit on her.

Insane.

Geez.

By RE

August 13, 2007 2:42 PM | Link to this

I saw that episode of Hardball.

Mathews is a little creepy, But that girl Erin did look really good. Think what it must be like to have to look at Kate O’burn, Katrina VandenHueval and Ann Coulter day after day and then a girl like Erin pops up. I would want a closer look too.

By getalife

August 13, 2007 2:42 PM | Link to this

Midori,

Check out the RW blogs.

It is a mess, heads exploding all over the blogtopia.

Good times :]

By IN THE NEWS

August 13, 2007 2:47 PM | Link to this

Tomgram: All-time Highs in Iraq

By IN THE NEWS

August 13, 2007 2:51 PM | Link to this

My Five Sons [Ramesh Ponnuru]

Gov. Romney got some flak for joking that his five sons, while not serving in uniform, were helping their country by trying to get him elected. He has said it was a slip. If so, it wasn’t the first one.

In June, CNN’s John Roberts asked him about their not having joined the military, and Gov. Romney responded: “Each of my five sons gave two years of their life to the service of their church and I consider that service to be laudable. But I very highly value those who serve in the military. But it is a volunteer military. And I hope we keep it that way.” Talk about confusing church and state!