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By Mike Luckovich | Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 10:18 PM

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By Luckoduh

November 14, 2007 8:03 AM | Link to this

I’m pretty sure that God doesn’t “deliver” toilets.

It’s probably some Code Pinko mob attacking the harmless people gathered for prayer.

We all know how easily “offended” the non discrimination democrat party crowd can get over the horrors of free expression of religion.

To foster non partisanship, maybe Sonny should have led a homosexual orgy and then snuck in a prayer after all the libs passed out.

It would have, at the very least, saved him from the front page Urinal photo trying to make him look like an ogre.

And doesn’t it tell the whole story about the sorry condition the United States is in, that her citizens have to pray to get the most basic services delivered, something our environmentalist handicapped government is too stupid to stock up on?

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{{{{The IRS just released the numbers for 2005, and they show the top 1 percent of taxpayers paid almost 40 percent of the nation’s total income tax bill, and that the top 5 percent paid 60 percent of the taxes, as can be seen in the accompanying table.}}}}

And the “bottom” 40% whined and moaned about how it was spent.

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{{{{President Bush today sharpened his attacks on Democrats in a dispute over the federal budget, ridiculing Congress for “acting like a teenager with a credit card” and vetoing a spending bill this morning. The Labor, Education and HHS bill was “nearly $10 billion over the President’s request, and is filled with 2,000 earmarks,” said White House press secretary Dana Perino.}}}}

Did the libs really make a campaign promise to cut spending?

By Luckoduh

November 14, 2007 8:07 AM | Link to this

{{{{An alliance of convenience between U.S. forces and once-hostile Sunni tribes against al Qaeda has become so solid that former Sunni insurgents say they warned American troops to stay away as they took on al Qaeda terrorists themselves in a pitched battle late last week in the city of Samarra that produced heavy al Qaeda casualties.}}}}

There’s your “civil war” for you.

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Here’s socialism at it’s finest, a government with way to much power and control over it’s citizens:

{{{{It is estimated that at least 7 million perished as a result of Stalin’s induced famine in Ukraine. According to research presented at a 2001 Population Conference in Brazil, historian Mark Tolts, of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, stated that, up until recently, it had been difficult for historians to reach an exact figure on the number of victims, since Stalin personally falsified the Soviet Union’s demographic data after the 1932-33 famine. In fact, according to Tolts, three successive heads of the Soviet Central Statistical Administration were executed by Stalin, while others were arrested, in a deliberate attempt to cover-up the shocking human losses.}}}}

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{{{{Recent polls suggest that Mrs. Clinton’s negative poll numbers are holding firm at nearly 50%; a big problem for any candidate. And while it’s true that her husband never garnered a majority of the votes, the real fear is that she will attract great numbers of “broken glass” Republicans — those who would gladly crawl to the polls over shattered shards in order to defeat the “world’s smartest woman” — who would presumably vote across the board against any and all Democrats who might otherwise stand a chance, should Hillary be defeated in the coming months.}}}}

Hey, that’s me!

By Blackadder

November 14, 2007 8:15 AM | Link to this

If praying really worked the entire Bush administration would be in jail right now.

By Big Dandy

November 14, 2007 8:17 AM | Link to this

“”To foster non partisanship, maybe Sonny should have led a homosexual orgy and then snuck in a prayer after all the libs passed out.”“

Toilets and homosexuals! How the hell would that foster a non partisan environment? Thats as Republican and partisan as you can get. Senator Larry Craig (R), remember him? In fact their are millions of Republicans just like him.

Toilets and Republicans, a match made in heaven.

By John in Tampa, FLA

November 14, 2007 8:28 AM | Link to this

Gee Sonny, if God doesn’t come thru I guess you can ask Santa.

Great toon ML

By getalife

November 14, 2007 8:35 AM | Link to this

Looks like a Criag wet dream.

Anyhoo, Sonny should is lucky the comedy are on strike.

By Eric1

November 14, 2007 8:38 AM | Link to this

Sonny’d have more luck doing a rain dance…and he’d look less stupid in the process. Good toon.

By getalife

November 14, 2007 8:44 AM | Link to this

Geez, Sonny is lucky the comedy writers are on strike.

By John in Tampa, FLA

November 14, 2007 8:46 AM | Link to this

low flow toilets for a low flow administration

By IN THE NEWS

November 14, 2007 8:49 AM | Link to this

Mansion’s water meter leaky

By Jeremy Redmon The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 11/14/07

The Governor’s Mansion just can’t catch a break.

A water meter for the mansion’s guard barracks, broken for more than two years, was replaced by Atlanta city workers the weekend of Nov. 3.

But the new one leaked about 17,500 gallons of water, state officials say. That’s equivalent to two months of indoor water use for a typical four-person home, the American Water Works Association says.

State officials who saw water running down the street alerted the city at 1:34 p.m. Nov. 4, said Ericka Davis of the Georgia Building Authority. City workers had it repaired within hours, she said. The meter, one of three on the mansion’s grounds, serves the state Department of Public Safety’s barracks.

Jennifer Carlile, a city water spokeswoman, could not confirm the leak. “Our repair crews say you can’t accurately measure how much water might have been lost from a faulty meter.” Davis, however, said the meter itself logged the 17,500-gallon loss. She added that state officials are keeping records in case they need to contest the next water bill.

By Say It Ain't So

November 14, 2007 8:50 AM | Link to this

I guess that since a democrat directed a racial slur, buckwheat, against a person of color that we now have proof that ALL democrats are racist.

Now don’t start b!tching about this, I using the same, wide paint brush that you libs have been using for years. Remember Senator Craig? One pervert with an ‘R’ behind his name makes all ‘R’s’ a pervert.

So enjoy your new title you racist democrats!

Let the whining begin.

By Goldie

November 14, 2007 8:51 AM | Link to this

HA— love the toon, Lucko! Sonny is about as effective in GA as a 19th century toilet…

By John in Tampa, FLA

November 14, 2007 8:52 AM | Link to this

Is it raining up there yet???

I have 9:00 A.M. in the office pool

By @@

November 14, 2007 8:55 AM | Link to this

Gee ml, would you have made such a ruckus if there had been a prayer vigil for young Ben Stanford on the steps of Alabama’s capital?

Let’s see….Talladega, that’s where all the toothless, uneducated, trailer-trash rednecks come from according to your liberals here.

My thoughts AND prayers are with Senator Preuitt’s family.

By AmVet

November 14, 2007 8:57 AM | Link to this

{It’s probably some Code Pinko mob attacking the harmless people gathered for prayer.}

I’ve always felt it is healthy to start the day off with a good laugh!! Even if it is at the expense of a numbskull!!

I can just hear the police report now.

“Yes, officer I was on bended knee offering my supplications for showers, as our godly leader asked, when I felt something hard hit me in the back of the head.”

“I turned around and it was an angry Florida oysterman who had thrown a mollusk at me!!”

ONLY in the semi-educated Bible Belt could it be that such a cast of clowns and frauds are taken seriously by the faithful.

If anyone is hoping these goofballs have the answers, I fear it’s going to be a long, dry winter.

By Goldie

November 14, 2007 9:03 AM | Link to this

Not only are the Bush-kissers racist, but they’re also incompetent war-mongering homophobic money-stealing nincompoops… there, there, there — let the Neo-con whining begin.

By John in Tampa, FLA

November 14, 2007 9:07 AM | Link to this

Amvet:

Some teenage boys drilled into the amonia pipeline on the 301 bridge over the Alifia (?) River Tuesday night. They are still trying to cap the leak but there are still alot of people that are evacuated from their homes.

They think the boys were trying to get to the amonia to make meth. One of the boys is in serios condition at the hospital.

Idiots!!!

By Prophetess Kelley P

November 14, 2007 9:07 AM | Link to this

If only Jesus were here. Everything would be different. He would change our wine into water and make all us Christians happy.

That way all them Democrats couldn’t get drunk and we would have plenty of water.

By gttim

November 14, 2007 9:14 AM | Link to this

Georgia is not being punished with a drought because the people running things are bad conservatives. Georgia is being punished with a drought because because the Republicans running things are horrible human beings without compassion for those without, those who have fallen on hard times, and those who are having trouble making it. And perhaps because of the GOP’s problems with sex in public restrooms, sex for money and the pursuit of underage sex partners. Hypocrisy will not get you a steady annual rainfall!

By Goldie

November 14, 2007 9:15 AM | Link to this

Dubya’s 7-year “war on terrrr”, and our homeland security is scarier than ever:

A former FBI agent who pleaded guilty Tuesday to fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship and then improperly accessing sensitive computer information about Hizbollah was working until about a year ago as a CIA spy assigned to Middle East operations, Newsweek has learned.

As I mentioned before, the evidence is in: Dubya and his followers are incompetent war-mongering homophobic money-stealing nincompoops.

By Prophetess Kelley P

November 14, 2007 9:20 AM | Link to this

Lets pray for a solution people!

Get on your knee’s Republicans.

Lets think of solutions. I say we ban the sale of bottled water on Sundays. That way we save water and if Jesus returns he wouldn’t be tempted to turn our precious water into wine thus saving more water!

God bless you!

By flatty

November 14, 2007 9:20 AM | Link to this

Sonny is an educated man, a governor and veterinarian. Are we to believe that he actually believes that prayer can bring rain? Or is it more likely that this was a cheap political stunt which is not only grass and hypocritical but blasphemous in the worse possible way? Aren’t we taught not to tempt God? We are not to say to God “Show me, prove you are there.” It makes me sick, these religious nutcakes!

By AmVet

November 14, 2007 9:24 AM | Link to this

John in Tampa,

That sounds like something that belongs in the Darwin Awards - you know the true stories about how people try the most insane things and are usually eliminated from the gene pool.

What a shame.

Sunny and 75 globally warmed degrees forecast for here today! MAYBE some rain tomorrow then probably another long stretch with nada.

We’re in deep doo doo up here and I hope beyond hope that I’m wrong but I get the feeling that this is just the beginning.

By Luckoduh

November 14, 2007 9:25 AM | Link to this

{{{{By IN THE NEWS November 14, 2007 8:49 AM A water meter for the mansion’s guard barracks, broken for more than two years, was replaced by Atlanta city workers the weekend of Nov. 3. But the new one leaked about 17,500 gallons of water, state officials say.}}}}

Prop: The government entity in charge of this particular water line is, uh, the City of Atlanta.

The City of Atlanta is full of and run by the most extremist Code Pinkos in the whole freaking world.

And yes, I agree with you that they are rather stupid also.

Thanks for the info!

Now get back to your silly spam about turning our health care over to dumbas-ses like the City of Atlanta.

By getalife

November 14, 2007 9:26 AM | Link to this

Lou Dobbs wins again.

Spitzer caves.

I think Shuler’s Save Act will pass making him popular like Obama.

He will be known for passing an immigration bill that secures the border and the next step is what do do with the millions already here.

By John in Clearwater, Fla

November 14, 2007 9:26 AM | Link to this

Amvet:

Some teenage boys went to the Burger King in Largo and ordered Big Macs.

They think the boys were on meth.

Idiots!!!

By IN THE NEWS

November 14, 2007 9:27 AM | Link to this

Duh,

Do you have a real good view of your kidneys from where your head is?

By getalife

November 14, 2007 9:28 AM | Link to this

duh,

Did you pray with Sonny?

By Rob

November 14, 2007 9:31 AM | Link to this

Did the governor think God has been naping in his lounge chair letting the south go dry? I know the Chsitians will think the pray yesterday will bring the rain tonight. I knew days ago it was going to rain. God told me or was it the five day forcast?

By getalife

November 14, 2007 9:36 AM | Link to this

A leader who chose to pray instead of a solution is a failed leader.

Has anybody proposed building a water pipeline?

Any other proposals besides praying?

By Goldie

November 14, 2007 9:52 AM | Link to this

Getalife— and heaven forbid that Sonny should ask his developer-buddies to make some sacrifices for the $$$ they are raking in here. Or even have them make some suggestions as to how they can continue their over-developing and work out the water shortage problem at the same time…

Repugs’ new mantra: “so much to pray for, so little inclination for problem-solving.”

By RB from Gwinnett

November 14, 2007 9:53 AM | Link to this

By getalife 9:36 AM

Gee einstein, I’m sure nobody’s ever thought of building a pipeline. Maybe you should bring that up to your local representative and they can whisper it in Sonny’s ear over coffee.

You idiots act like Sonny is the only person responsible for this problem and the only person who is allowed to do anything about it. What are your moron D state legislators doing about it? Anything?

Any other proposals besides praying??? No, getalife, I’m sure Sonny’s just praying and not doing anything else. That would fit your model for him, wouldn’t it?

Do you idiots really think the AJC would tell you of any plan other than praying if it made Sonny look good? They’re not going to do that any more than they’re going to print success stories from Iraq and make Bush look good.

Enjoy the Koolaid libs!!

By Robin

November 14, 2007 9:58 AM | Link to this

I just want all the people who didn’t pray with Sonny and who have given him a hard time for praying for rain to know that I, who did pray with him, got rain last night. How many of you who didn’t pray got rain?

By IN THE NEWS

November 14, 2007 9:58 AM | Link to this

Rb from Gwinnett,

Do you know of any plan the Governor has regarding the drought that the AJC is hiding from us in order to make Perdue appear less than effective in his job?

If so please share it with us.

Or are you just guessing? Blowing smoke? Raving?

By mm

November 14, 2007 10:00 AM | Link to this

Let’s all pray that Duh gets some professional help soon. Heck, we need to pray for the other wingnut kooks as well. The closer we get to the election, the crazier they get. The men in the white coats will be busy in 08.

By RB from Gwinnett

November 14, 2007 10:02 AM | Link to this

So, let me get this straight, Goldie… The city of Atlanta has grown from 2.5MM to 5MM over the last 20 years, but only the development in the last 5 years, under a Republican governor, is causing the problem???? And who exactly were the developers “buddies” with during the previous administrations? Are you blaming that on Bush too or did developers only become “buddies” with the governor when Sonny took office??

You are so shallow it’s just not funny…

By GaLiberal

November 14, 2007 10:03 AM | Link to this

The Laughing Fat Man is an embarrassment to the entire state. His little political theater of holding some dumb prayer vigil makes us look even more stupid and backward. And don’t hand me any more of this cr@p about the LFM just showing his faith. It has nothing to do with that at all. If it’s truly faith, then why didn’t he to to a church and handle some snakes? God does not control if it rains unless you are praying to a rain god which is rather pagan. Maybe the LFM was really doing is practicing his pagan ways. Next thing you know, he’ll be praying to some other pagan god.

When you vote Rethuglicon, you vote against your own best interests. And The LFM and his political theatrics are living proof.

By RB from Gwinnett

November 14, 2007 10:05 AM | Link to this

So, let me get this straight, Goldie… The city of Atlanta has grown from 2.5MM to 5MM over the last 20 years, but only the development in the last 5 years, under a Republican governor, is causing the problem???? And who exactly were the developers “buddies” with during the previous administrations? Are you blaming that on Bush too or did developers only become “buddies” with the governor when Sonny took office??

You are so shallow it’s just not funny…

By getalife

November 14, 2007 10:06 AM | Link to this

RB,

So tell us his plan genius.

By GaLiberal

November 14, 2007 10:08 AM | Link to this

The Laughing Fat Man is an embarrassment to the entire state. His little political theater of holding some dumb prayer vigil makes us look even more stupid and backward. And don’t hand me any more of this cr@p about the LFM just showing his faith. It has nothing to do with that at all. If it’s truly faith, then why didn’t he to to a church and handle some snakes? God does not control if it rains unless you are praying to a rain god which is rather pagan. Maybe the LFM was really doing is practicing his pagan ways. Next thing you know, he’ll be praying to some other pagan god.

When you vote Rethuglicon, you vote against your own best interests. And The LFM and his political theatrics are living proof.

By catgirl

November 14, 2007 10:09 AM | Link to this

I’m praying for rain… and better leaders.

By Big Dandy

November 14, 2007 10:11 AM | Link to this

RB your point is stupid. Just plain stupid.

The fact is there was a plan put forth by the Democrats. FACT- New Governor PERDUE laughed out loud at outgoing governor Barnes plan that would have spent 30 million dollars to build new reservoirs.

FACT- Democrats were trying to fix a problem they all saw coming. Then the REPUBLICANS took control and did NOTHING!

By Shawny

November 14, 2007 10:16 AM | Link to this

Well, W certainly has made a lot of goofs, but I salute him for this move.

It is ridiculous how much spending goes into these bills. I think I remember Pelosi and Reid talking about cleaning up this kind of crap.

It also would have funded projects such as a prison museum, a sailing school and a program to teach Portuguese..

Why?!? This is not a partisan issue, it is a ‘politics as usual’ issue. Throw them all out, I say.

By getalife

November 14, 2007 10:17 AM | Link to this

RB is another kook from the right blaming others for his ilks failures.

There is no plan kook and the buck stops with sonny.

Praying is not a solution dumba-ss.

Geez.

By IN THE NEWS

November 14, 2007 10:18 AM | Link to this

Rb from Gwinnett,

Do you know of any plan the Governor has regarding the drought that the AJC is hiding from us in order to make Perdue appear less than effective in his job?

If so please share it with us.

Or are you just guessing? Blowing smoke? Raving?

By Lazy Guv Workers are Blogging on the Job

November 14, 2007 10:23 AM | Link to this

Sonny of the Pretty Pink Panties is just covering his fat Assets with this prayer vigil PR. Fat boy failed to build the reservoirs planned under the crooked Barnes regime, for fear the Dummycrats would benefit. Fat Boys reasoning was that it is better for Geogians to be without water than for a Dummycrat to benefit from the construction of reservoirs. Both the Repukes and the Dummycrats are EVIL self serving scum and all should be driven from office, tared, feathered and dumped in a sewage plants intake tank.

By getalife

November 14, 2007 10:23 AM | Link to this

swarmy,

Ignore the 2 trillion wasted pork in Iraq and all the gop pork passed without a veto.

Include this fact in your argument so you will not come across as a complete fool like w.

By Bosch

November 14, 2007 10:25 AM | Link to this

In my book, Sonny actually broke a ten commandment yesterday: Thou shalt not take the Lord’s name in vain.

That stunt yesterday was pointless and in my opinion, blasphemous.

I’ve mentioned this before, but that commandment doesn’t mean not to say “Oh my God” or “god dammit,” but it means you don’t commit pointless acts in the name of the Lord, like war, and praying for rain.

By Lazy Guv Workers are Blogging on the Job

November 14, 2007 10:25 AM | Link to this

Robin, that was not Rain last night in your lawn, it was me and my big dog, we both usually tinkle in your pretty lawn on our nightly walks.

By IN THE NEWS

November 14, 2007 10:26 AM | Link to this

{{{Right-wing blogs ignore facts to claim ‘liberal bias.’ Yesterday, Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas announced that he “will become a Newsweek contributor for the 2008 presidential campaign.” Right-wing blogs Stop the ACLU and Newsbusters jumped on the news as proof of “liberal bias.” But in their haste to confirm their own assumptions, both blogs ignored the fact that Newsweek is “balancing” Kos with a yet-to-be named conservative:

But Newsweek is “balancing” me out with someone that should make heads on our side explode. Announcement on that name is still a couple of days off.

Somehow, even though this bit of information is contained in their posts, they are still trying to claim that Markos Moulitsas being “balanced” by a conservative writer is proof of liberal bias at Newsweek.}}}

By Bosch

November 14, 2007 10:30 AM | Link to this

I forgot to mention -

In my opinion, the cartoon would have been funnier if Luckovich could have somehow drawn one of the toilets hitting Perdue in the head and knocking some sense into him.

To me, in the cartoon, the toilets represent a solution to the problem, albeit, a funny one, but at least a solution, which Sonny hasn’t seem to produce. At least, nothing that I’ve seen.

Getalife is right, thank God the Hollywood writers are on strike! What a joke!

Blackadder - you made me laugh this morning. Yes, indeed, when I pray, I pray for this war to end and Bush to get his comeuppance.

By getalife

November 14, 2007 10:31 AM | Link to this

Imagine that, a dem proposed a solution but sonny prayed instead.

Lets face it, cons are kooks that can’t govern.

By Ralph

November 14, 2007 10:40 AM | Link to this

When alcoholic imbecile Bush entered office in 2001, the price of a gallon of unleaded was $1.40. We still obeyed our constitution. We didn’t torture people, read their e-mails, or listen in on their phone conversations.

God bless the ignorance and laziness of the American masses and our pathetic corporate-controlled media. The U.S. is hurtling towards fascism at breakneck speed and the goons are more interested in the winners of football games and hayshaker NASCAR drive-around-a-circle-300-times “sporting” events. Wake up. It’s damned near too late to reverse our course. Pitiful.

By Bosch

November 14, 2007 10:51 AM | Link to this

Oops, I broke my cardinal rule of all things evil - I said what something “means” in my 10:25 post. That would be rather fascist of me to speak for everyone, now wouldn’t it?

Sorry.

By Sen. Larry Craig (R)

November 14, 2007 10:53 AM | Link to this

Luckoduh,

If Sonny goes with your idea about a homosexual orgy, please see to it that I am invited. I can get Mark Foley (R) there and McCain’s former FL campaign manager (R) to come as well. McCain’s former campaign manager in SC will bring the cocaine. Surely you will join us as well. I can tell that you are very much a true conservative like we are and thus you are fond of anonymous gay sex.

That’s what seperates us from liberals. We’d never accept sexual favors from a 22 year old girl like Clinton did. But a 13 year old strapping young boy? Woo-Hooo!!!!!

Finally, Luck would you be kind enough to send me some naked pictures of yourself, or those from your collection, to me and Mr. Foley?

Thanks in advance and yours truly in a very loving and manly way,

Larry

Romney in ‘08 He’s just so cute ;)

By Goldie

November 14, 2007 10:58 AM | Link to this

Is the GOP fiscally conservative?

Nope, and America still has another year before dumpin’ more Repugs outta Washington— $9 TRILLION debt and counting…

By getalife

November 14, 2007 10:58 AM | Link to this

Just saw a report on a book written about the FBI interrogator who questioned Saddam.

He said Saddam was bluffing about WMD’s because he was scared of Iran.

Geez.

By Say It Ain't So

November 14, 2007 10:59 AM | Link to this

[Reservoirs do not “create” water. They actually result in a net loss of water to the public and to the environment due to increased evaporation and water diversions from the impoundments.

Reservoirs alter the natural hydrologic regime of streams and rivers and change the timing, amounts and duration of flows both upstream and downstream of the dam.

Studies in the Southeast have shown that impoundments may result in a 25 to 50 percent loss of typical native fish species, much of this due to predation by stocked game fishes.

The cumulative impacts of these existing reservoirs on stream hydrology, aquatic ecosystems and downstream water availability are substantial, and the construction of hundreds of new impoundments throughout the state will accelerate loss of aquatic biodiversity and exacerbate conflicts between upstream and downstream water users.]( http://www.gaconservancy.org/WaterQuality/WQ_Barnesletter.asp)

These ‘facts’ were presented to gov. Barney by a number of natural resource experts.

Nice solution! I guess a bad solution is better than letting nature run its course.

By Say It Ain't So

November 14, 2007 11:10 AM | Link to this

Clean up on ML Blog, someone ‘ralph’d’ at 10:40…

I paid $0.17 cents a gallon in the 70’s for gas. A buck 40, 2 bucks, 3 bucks a gallon, what’s your point? The price of gas is going up. You claim this is a ‘war for oil’. IF that were the case then why is the price of oil going up?

Obey the constitution? How about the gun ban of the 90’s conflicting with the 2nd amendment?

Torture people? That has been going on for the last 100 years plus. Try and find something new to whine about.

Read emails or listen to phone conversations? Sorry, but the government has been doing that for a very long time. It is not something new that the gop invented.

By John in Tampa, FLA

November 14, 2007 11:14 AM | Link to this

unless my math is wrong, $9 trillion dollars debt times 6% interest equals $540 billion per year just to service the national deficit.

$540 billion per year sure would fund alot of domestic programs.

we have mortgaged our future and have nothing to show for it.

By Right-wing nut job in full glory

November 14, 2007 11:18 AM | Link to this

So Saddam wanted Iran to think that Iraq had WMD’s so that Iran wouldn’t threaten Iraq.

Well then, we better give Iraq some WMD’s like we did in the 1980’s to use against Iran right?

It worked out the first time we did Republicans did that didn’t it? Our policy with respect to Iraq has been nothing if not sheer genius. We are the people to trust when it comes to smart foreign policy decisions, unless you are a fan of peace and prosperity.

RWNJIFG

By Goldie

November 14, 2007 11:20 AM | Link to this

{{You claim this is a ‘war for oil’. IF that were the case then why is the price of oil going up?}}

Just like everything else that Dubya has screwed up due to incompetence, looks like his war for oil has been another big disaster… who remembers what Cheney said about the Iraqi oil will pay for his war? And why haven’t the American oil companies just taken possession of our oil underneath the ground in Iraq, like they were supposed to???

By RB from Gwinnett

November 14, 2007 11:35 AM | Link to this

Honestly, I have no idea what Sonny and co. are talking about as a solution to the water problem, but I’m also not as STUPID as the morons blogging here to think he’s not doing anything. You people are amazing. HATE, HATE, HATE! You absolutely tear down everybody to make yourselves feel better. Please, try to find some joy in your own life.

Building a reservoir or a pipe isn’t going to happen in the next 3 months. Even if we start today, if it doesn’t rain IN THE RIGHT PLACES over the near future, we’re in trouble. Whining at Sonny won’t fix that. I hope he’s working on a shorter term plan than a reservoir or a pipeline while looking at the future as well. Unlike you simpletons who gain great pleasure by thinking you’re smarter than Sonny, I’m confident he’s doing that and can do so without giving me daily updates of how he’s spending his time.

By RB from Gwinnett

November 14, 2007 11:38 AM | Link to this

Honestly, I have no idea what Sonny and co. are talking about as a solution to the water problem, but I’m also not as STUPID as the morons blogging here to think he’s not doing anything. You people are amazing. HATE, HATE, HATE! You absolutely tear down everybody to make yourselves feel better. Please, try to find some joy in your own life.

Building a reservoir or a pipe isn’t going to happen in the next 3 months. Even if we start today, if it doesn’t rain IN THE RIGHT PLACES over the near future, we’re in trouble. Whining at Sonny won’t fix that. I hope he’s working on a shorter term plan than a reservoir or a pipeline while looking at the future as well. Unlike you simpletons who gain great pleasure by thinking you’re smarter than Sonny, I’m confident he’s doing that and can do so without giving me daily updates of how he’s spending his time.

By IN THE NEWS

November 14, 2007 11:40 AM | Link to this

[Republicans call for withdrawal of ‘hidden cost of wars’ reportJohn Byrne

Two Republican senators say Democrats can’t do math.

Or not exactly. Senior Republicans on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KN) and Rep. James Saxon (R-NJ) are calling on Democrats to retract a staff report alleging the hidden costs of the Iraq war could total more than $1.5 trillion.

In a joint statement issued to the Washington Post, the committee’s Republicans called the report “another thinly veiled exercise in political hyperbole masquerading as academic research.”

“All wars involve costs, and the war on terror is no exception,” Brownback and Saxton said. “The Democrats’ report would have benefited from more analysis and quality control, and less political content. We call on [Economic Committee Chairman Charles] Schumer (D-NY) and the Democratic leadership in the House and the Senate to withdraw this defective report.”

The Democratic analysis claimed that President Bush’s six-year invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq would end up costing Americans about $1.5 trillion, or nearly twice as much as the White House has actually spent to fight its wars, because of unseen costs like inflation, rising oil prices and expensive care for wounded veterans.

The estimate was revealed in a Democratic staff report from Congress’s Joint Economic Committee. The staff report, titled “The Hidden Costs of the Iraq War,” estimated that the Iraq and Afghan wars have cost the average family more than $20,000.

The White House apparently vastly underestimated the war’s costs, the authors assert. It requested $804 billion — just more than half the total costs — to keep up its wars and occupations through 2008.

“The report argues that war funding is diverting billions of dollars away from “productive investment” by American businesses in the United States. It also says that the conflicts are pulling reservists and National Guardsmen away from their jobs, resulting in economic disruptions for U.S. employers that the report estimates at $1 billion to $2 billion,” the Post’s Josh White wrote Tuesday.

Israel Klein, a spokesman for the committee’s majority, replied in the Post.

“Instead of dealing with the substance of this report, the White House is o

By CDCer Blogging on the JOB

November 14, 2007 11:43 AM | Link to this

Tiss a slow day here at Kudzoo, I think I will sneak out early and play a round or two of golf. Civil Servants don’t call this place the Country Club for nothing! Gee, I sure hope they have been watering the greens.

By IN THE NEWS

November 14, 2007 11:45 AM | Link to this

Thanks RB….

I am impressed that you admit that

“Honestly, I have no idea what Sonny and co. are talking about as a solution to the water problem,”

quite a far cry from

“Do you idiots really think the AJC would tell you of any plan other than praying if it made Sonny look good? “

Now, RB can you keep the smoke blowing rhetoric to a minimum.

If you stop that kind of bull, we might actually consider the content of some of your posts.

By Rev Haggard

November 14, 2007 11:46 AM | Link to this

Luckoduh, count me in on that gay orgy also. But please keep Sen. Larry Craig (R) away from me, I like the young muscle types. Who’s bringing the meth?

This will be great because while we are participating in the gay orgy I can get on my knees and pray for rain! One of the benefits of the job!

God bless and lets pray for rain.

Its raining men! Hallelujah!

Its raining men!

Amen

By John in Tampa, FLA

November 14, 2007 11:50 AM | Link to this

who says the repugs can’t multi-task. they are already on their knees so they may as well pray too.

By CDCer Blogging on the JOB

November 14, 2007 11:53 AM | Link to this

The FBI now says Blackwater murdered a dozen odd Iraqis in the last big shootout. Reportedly, a raid is underway at Blackwater’s headquarters, with dozens of Blackwater goons being led away in handcuffs. Reportedly, another raid in underway at the State Department in Washington, DC. Things are getting interesting, I wonder how CDCinc can profit from this?

By Blackadder

November 14, 2007 11:53 AM | Link to this

Bush is vetoing bills that would add money to health and education, claiming America just can’t afford to spend the money, but he has no problem signing bills that spend four times as much money on the Pentagon. Bush just asked for another $200 billion for his wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but he can’t/won’t spend another $10 billion on health and education programs for Americans since, according to him, $10 billion spent on Americans is an obscenely high figure. I just refuse to believe that this kind of thing polls well for the Republicans at all. People are sick of this war, and for Bush to outright refuse to help Americans while shoveling the money to foreigners, I mean, wow.

By Goldie

November 14, 2007 11:55 AM | Link to this

{{Please, try to find some joy in your own life.}}

Great advice comin’ from a troll who spews hatred here @ Lucko’s blog day after day…

By CDCer Blogging on the JOB

November 14, 2007 11:58 AM | Link to this

Bush is dumber than Stalin: Do you remember the six year old girls Ivan used to clear the mine fields aroung Leningrad during wwii? Someone asked if you knew why Stalin used girls instead of boys. The answer is because Stalin feared the war would drag on for decades, and he needed the six year old boys to grow into 16 year olds for his army. The girls were expendable. Similarly, the Chimp should fund childrens heatlh, so more of the boys will grow up to be his Jack booted storm troopers.

By getalife

November 14, 2007 11:59 AM | Link to this

RB,

Listen kook, it is his responsibility to act and do something besides giving up and praying.

What is his plan idiot?

By RB from Gwinnett

November 14, 2007 12:08 PM | Link to this

By IN THE NEWS 11:45 AM ITN, the difference is I’ll admit when I don’t know something. You libs on this site seem to think you know EVERYTHING and never admit when you don’t have a clue (you just change the subject and call people names).

Do all of you KNOW that Sonny isn’t doing anything other than praying, or does it just make you feel better about yourselves to tear him down?

By Say It Ain't So

November 14, 2007 12:10 PM | Link to this

Hey adder, IF you remove the $$ for a prison museum, a sailing school, a program to teach Portuguese he might just sign the bill for health and education.

If you want a health and education bill passed, then keep all the crap out of it.

Hey life, how about sharing your great plan for the drought.

You do have one don’t you?

I hope it does not involve the left doing anything other than complaining. That appears all you can do.

Everyone knows what the problem is, why don’t you provide a solution other than the Bush lied, Sonny prayed crap that you yap about?

By RB from Gwinnett

November 14, 2007 12:11 PM | Link to this

By IN THE NEWS 11:45 AM ITN, the difference is I’ll admit when I don’t know something. You libs on this site seem to think you know EVERYTHING and never admit when you don’t have a clue (you just change the subject and call people names).

Do all of you KNOW that Sonny isn’t doing anything other than praying, or does it just make you feel better about yourselves to tear him down?

By CDCer Blogging on the JOB

November 14, 2007 12:18 PM | Link to this

Sonny is doing something: he is reportedly bottling his own urine for future use. He saw the guy on that survivor tv show (Les something) drink his own urine, and thought he should maybe corner the market now!

By fyi

November 14, 2007 12:25 PM | Link to this

There is an entire section in the ajc dedicated to what is being done about the drought idiots.

By getalife

November 14, 2007 12:29 PM | Link to this

Spew it,

My idea is to start building a pipeline from a water source to the lake.

RW commented on desalination plants built on the coast.

Your idea?

By Bosch

November 14, 2007 12:34 PM | Link to this

Say It Ain’t So,

Getalife isn’t the governor.

RB,

Please don’t sit there with your santimonious self and act like you’ve never called anybody a “name” before.

Blackadder,

I thought I was dreaming last night - I was half asleep on the couch when I heard that report. Amazing isn’t it? Yes, I’m sure there is some pork in it, most bills are like that, and yes, I don’t agree with that. But how can the president sit there and talk about wasteful spending - unfuckingbelievable.

By CDCer Blogging on the JOB

November 14, 2007 12:34 PM | Link to this

We should invade Tennessee and take the water we need from OUR river - we will rename that part of the Tennessee river the Georgia river. A stupid UGA professor mis mapped the states boundry, giving the Georgia River to Tennessee. OK Sonny, call out the State guard, let us reverse the UGA folly.

By getalife

November 14, 2007 12:35 PM | Link to this

fyi,

Do you know how to post a link?

I see Pike went under and fixing water breaks would be a good start.

Geez.

By Right-wing nut job in full glory

November 14, 2007 12:37 PM | Link to this

The lack of water is the perfect opportunity to begin the Final Solution. Once we kill all of the gays, the liberals and those who oppose the war in Iraq and thus endanger our troops there will be plenty of water for the Pro-Americans who are left. Our cable bills will go down too as there will only be a need for one channel: Fox News. They can then come out with their new slogan: “From the White House to your house: Fox News!”

Perdue’s plan ought to be:

“Thirsty? Shoot a lib.”

RWNJIFG

By Serial

November 14, 2007 12:40 PM | Link to this

Praying for rain is so “over the rainbow”.

By soggy wet

November 14, 2007 12:47 PM | Link to this

is it a coincidence that sonny called a prayer meeting last week when rain was forecast last week a day after the prayer meeting… Or is sonny trying to get glorified

By Say It Ain't So

November 14, 2007 12:49 PM | Link to this

Life, how about that pipeline running from the great lakes to Lanier? Shouldn’t take more than 4-6 years to complete. Just think of all the land your party can steal for ‘the good of the masses’. Sounds good. What about the pollutants from the great lakes? How about we pipe in a few thousands of those little mussels that are raising h3ll in the great lakes? I bet they will do wonders for the local lakes. I’ll betcha that by the time you get your pipeline built we’ll be in the middle of a monsoon and everything will be flooding. But you go ahead, panic, overreact and blame the gop.

My idea? I’ll just sit back and let nature take its course. I survived your little ‘ice age’ of the 60’s, I’m surviving your little ‘global warming’ of the 2000’s and I’ll survive the drought without going into panic mode and demanding that someone ‘do something’ to help me.

I’ll survive and I’ll be the stronger for it.

You keep wailing and whining and waiting for someone else to solve your little problems. You and your party have that process mastered.

Bosch, Does the statement “Getalife isn’t the governor” mean that only the government can solve a problem? How sad that you feel that way.

I think you have just identified the biggest problem in this country.

IT’S THE GOVERNMENT JOB TO SOLVE ALL OUR PROBLEMS.

By Georgia 74

November 14, 2007 12:49 PM | Link to this

RB and Buy Danish are the same person. He/she.

By CDCer Blogging on the JOB

November 14, 2007 12:52 PM | Link to this

Sonny Diefied?

By Luckoduh

November 14, 2007 12:54 PM | Link to this

{{{{By getalife November 14, 2007 11:59 AM Listen kook, it is his responsibility to act and do something besides giving up and praying. What is his plan idiot?}}}}

al-Gitmo: I know you are stuck on democrat stupid, unable to conceive a multi faceted approach to a single problem, but Perdue has this covered from all sides-

{{{{Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue had said Wednesday the state would seek an injunction forcing the Corps to stem the flow of water from Lake Lanier, Atlanta’s primary water source. The figure was based on a Florida hydroelectric power plant’s needs, as well as concern for endangered species in the river, including mussels and sturgeon.}}}}

He’s taking on the junk science environmentalists and another one of their major disasters, gee, thanks, Code Pinkos, got anymore brilliant ideas?

And if you were looking for anymore proof that prayer works:

{{{{Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then occasional showers after 1am. Low around 51. West wind between 5 and 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.}}}}

Thanks, Sonny!

By Midori

November 14, 2007 12:58 PM | Link to this

for Getalife, Bosch and Goldie

The REAL American Gangster :)

By soggy wet

November 14, 2007 1:01 PM | Link to this

“By Luckoduh, And if you were looking for anymore proof that prayer works:

{{{{Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then occasional showers after 1am. Low around 51. West wind between 5 and 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.}}}}

This has been forecast at least a day before Sonny had his day on the steps.. Do you get taken at the carnival often ? LOL

By mm

November 14, 2007 1:06 PM | Link to this

Bush is the most disgustingly partisan president ever. When the Dems took the majority in the House and Senate, Studley DoWrong said he would work with the Dems. To him, they still don’t exist.

He thinks these vetoes are making the Dems look bad. That is true only in the mind of the extreme right.

America is getting more p*ssed at the GOP each day. Keep it up Studley. America anxiously awaits your next miscalculation.

By getalife

November 14, 2007 1:06 PM | Link to this

The kooks got nothing as usual.

I am sure the dems will do something like they always do.

This should make your state go blue.

By IN THE NEWS

November 14, 2007 1:06 PM | Link to this

RB

How wonderful that you can trumpet to all how easy it is for you to admit you are wrong.

Unfortunately, you are so full of sour grapes, you are unable to do it with any graciousness at all.

Not unlike a small boy, who when corrected, cries about “they did it too”.

Until you can post like a man, you just plain won’t be taken seriously.

And you don’t deserve to be.

By IN THE NEWS

November 14, 2007 1:15 PM | Link to this

[State Dept. IG’s brother sits on Blackwater’s board. During today’s House oversight committee hearing on State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard, “Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) dropped a bombshell: Krongard’s brother, former CIA Executive Director A.B. ‘Buzzy’ Krongard, sits on Blackwater’s board. Blackwater, of course, is a State Department contractor.” Under questioning by Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Krongard denied that his brother worked for Blackwater and said he would recuse himself from Blackwater investigations if it’s true:

Cummings: “According to this email, Mr. Prince invited your brother to be at a board meeting to discuss strategic planning. And this meeting is taking place right now, in Williamsburg, Virginia, this week as we speak.Staff contacted the hotel to speak to your brother and the hotel confirmed that he was scheduled to be there. Did you know that?”

Krongard: “No sir, I did not.”

Cummings: “And so, if your brother is a board member, which you said he’s not, but if he is — since I know you’re sensitive to conflict — would you agree that you should recuse yourself of anything dealing with Blackwater investigations?”

Krongard: “Yes, sir. And that was why — first of all, by the nature of my brother’s work, you should understand that we have never discussed his work or my work, so I had no reason to even think that he had any involvement with Blackwater. But, when these things surfaced, I called him and I asked him directly, he has told me he does have any involvement, he does not have any financial interest. If you’re telling me he does absolutely I would recuse myself.”

Cummings: “You will recuse yourself?”

Krongard: “Absolutely.”

Rep. Cummings: “Immediately?”

Krongard: “Absolutely.”

By Prophetess Kelley P

November 14, 2007 1:18 PM | Link to this

Oh my God everyone!!!!

I was outside and I witnessed a miracle. Joyess.

I was surrounded by beautiful clear blue skies as I was secretly watering my pansies. Out of nowhere these big dark clouds moved overhead. I could see it was sunny everywhere but my yard. I went to my deck so I could bare witness.

It was too late. Before I got to my deck the downpour was over. Many drops fell. Many.

Anyway, I looked down to where the three drops fell. The rain drops stained an image onto the bare ground. And there it was. Plain as day. An image of Jesus formed by the rain into the discolored dirt!

Truly a miracle. God is giving us a sign that he heard my rain prayer everyone. I’m special.

If you would like to view an image of Rain Dirt Jesus just go to my website www.prophetCenter.com and for $25.00 we will e-mail you a copy.

Oh MY GOD! I was Miraclized today! Hallelujah!

By RB from Gwinnett

November 14, 2007 1:19 PM | Link to this

Why don’t all you libs just “evolve” into people who don’t need water? Do you need Sonny to help you with that too?!!!

By Bosch

November 14, 2007 1:21 PM | Link to this

Midori,

Hey! Hilarious!

Say It Ain’t So,

You misunderstood me obviously. No, it isn’t the government’s job to fix all our problems (is that the new neo-con mantra? “You libs think that it’s the government’s job to fix everything” - without thinking through anything?) but Sonny Perdue is the governor an