Thinking Right

By jbmlaw

March 23, 2007 8:15 AM | Link to this

Good morning all. Dan Heninger quotes a funny moment from the Bong Hits case: Here is Chief Justice Roberts Monday on applying the First Amendment in Juneau: “You think the law was so clearly established when this happened that the principal, that the instant that the banner was unfurled, snowballs are flying around, the torch is coming, should have said oh, I remember under Tinker I can only take the sign down if it’s disruptive. But then under Fraser I can do something if it interferes with the basic mission, and under Kuhlmeier I’ve got this other thing. So she should have known …” The lawyer for “Bong” replied that the principal took a course in school law and so had studied Kuhlmeier, Fraser and Tinker. Chief Justice Roberts replied: “So it should be perfectly clear to her exactly what she could and couldn’t do.” The lawyer: “Yes.” Justice Scalia: “As it is to us, right?” (Laughter in the court.) http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/dhenninger/?id=110009817

I am a new fan of Mark Hatfield, thanks for telling us about his vote – my kind of guy. Same reasoning with payday lending – so long as there is honesty in fact and no deception, this is not a government issue.

It’s outside my jurisdiction, but the things I’ve read on Jindal make him sound like the sort of guy we need here in Georgia.

On the pet food thing, this morning’s email included a note from PetSmart, advising me that I had bought some of the potentially poisoned food, and the notice provided a helpful link. Pretty good form and I respect PetSmart for the effort, except the link did not work. So I frantically did some searching, found out it was three small cans of cat food we bought that are on the list (we have four dogs, three of which are big, and a single tiny cat.) The cat never eats the cat food; in our weird ritual, we pour the dog food gravy over the cat’s food, the cat licks the gravy, then Mrs. jbmlaw puts the uneaten cat food outside to feed the neighborhood strays, including a local opossum. We must have cleaned out the neighborhood.

Typical democrats – need to spend $100 billion on the military, so they add 20% for political pork.

On people who do not speak the language, if they call it a “hose” and omit the “pipe,” clearly they do not belong here.

By regulator

March 23, 2007 8:20 AM | Link to this

Its so much fun to watch the Republicans squirm and roll around in the dirt, which is where they belong, God I love it.

By Mid-South Philosopher

March 23, 2007 8:22 AM | Link to this

Good morning, Jim,

I cannot help but muse as to just how much the Bush Administration is bent upon its own flagellation. Of course, the Democrats are hell-bent upon assaulting the President on any of his shortcomings…real or otherwise. The problem is that the President seems to be presiding over an administration that is not the least bit shy in providing fodder for the liberal cannons.

This U.S. attorney firing episode is so insignificant in the whole scheme of things, yet due to the mishandling and initial lack of candor, the administration has managed to give the liberals a issue that they can attack.

There have been some really good people in the President’s White House…Margaret Spellings, Lynn Hughes, and Tony Snow, Colin Powell, and Condoleezza Rice…to cite a few. But, balance those against the negatives…John Ashcroft, Donald Rumsfeld, Rod Paige, and *Alphonso)..(excuse me)..Alberto Gonzales, and the President’s judgment in selecting quality is only 50% at most.

Oh, well, with the Democrats in power, it is just a matter of time before the two of us will be subpoenaed before the Select Committee on Pundit Pontifications. We could tell them a thing or two, I suspect.

By CJ

March 23, 2007 8:25 AM | Link to this

Gerald Grinstein sets a terrific example for business. His work was absolutely crucial to Delta’s survival. However, unlike many high-level managers, Grinstein recognizes that he didn’t do it alone. He knows that hundreds of Delta employees, who he’ll never meet personally, labored at their desks late at night and on weekends to save the company. He knows that the customer service staff, baggage handlers, flight attendants, mechanics, pilots, computer programmers, financial analysts, accounting clerks and many others sacrificed income, benefits and job security to stay with the company and help nurse it back to health. He recognizes that all who shared in the sacrifice should share in the reward.

I’m looking forward to the day when we stop allowing corporations to reward the Jack Welches and Bob Nardellis of the world with raises and bonuses that should rightfully be shared with the rest of their companies’ employees and/or plowed back into the company for the benefit of shareholders.

By Jim's a Cherry Picker

March 23, 2007 8:37 AM | Link to this

Hi Jim,

I was at the Civic Leauge forum on transportation Wednesday night, but didn’t see you there.

Some of the professionals in the crowd did an excellent job of explaining why Atlanta will only see marginal improvements in road quality and capacity in the next ten years. I think you could’ve learned a thing or three if you had participated.

We have much to be concerned about…I’ll be letting you know how my home purchase near a Marta station pans out over that time period.

Oh…I keep forgetting to go back and look at your coverage of the Clinton impeachment hearings and preceeding “Arkansas Project”. I’m quite certain that given your abiltiy to soberly assess a political situation that you surmised the same things back then as you do now (re the Gonzalez scrape): politically driven head hunting.

What goes around comes around, or something like that. Huh.

By Michael Smith

March 23, 2007 8:43 AM | Link to this

Payday lending certainly should be a Republican and conservative issue. It is a classic example of the fallacy of using the law to attempt to solve alleged social problems — problems which do not involve the use of force or fraud by anyone against anyone else.

Essentially, the argument for prohibiting payday lending amounts to this: since some individuals make bad decisions and take on a certain type of loan they cannot repay, no indivduals should be allowed to take on that kind of loan.

Thus everyone’s freedom is infringed solely because some people make bad choices. Of course, nothing whatsoever justifies the notion of punishing some people for the actions of other people — punishing someone for what they did not do is the very essence of injustice.

This notion of limiting the freedom of all because of the actions of a few is the source of a vast amount of wholly unjustified government regulation. If Republicans and conservatives are in favor of limited government at all, then this is precisely the sort of governmental excess they should oppose.

By Henry

March 23, 2007 8:43 AM | Link to this

Has any one audited the Brian Nichols defense cost? I find it mind bogging the money spent. Who is getting rich? Put those lawyers in jail.

By Realist

March 23, 2007 8:50 AM | Link to this

Henry,

Exactly! The only decision in the Nichols case is life or death. Give hime life or fry him. That’s all the defense he needs or deserves.

By Michael Smith

March 23, 2007 9:04 AM | Link to this

cj said:

I’m looking forward to the day when we stop allowing corporations to reward the Jack Welches and Bob Nardellis of the world with raises and bonuses that should rightfully be shared with the rest of their companies’ employees and/or plowed back into the company for the benefit of shareholders.

The decision on what to pay the employees of a company, including the CEO, rests solely with the owners of that company — which means, in the case of a public corporation, the shareholders. If you don’t like the decisions made by a particular company, don’t work there or invest in their stock.

But what should “rightfully be shared” is their decision, not yours or anyone else’s.

By Ms. Writer

March 23, 2007 9:10 AM | Link to this

Jim: Thank you!!!!!!!! Finally someone recognizes that we need more roads to accomodate the idiots that move here because people told them to on a song or a tv show!!!!

Peachcare: Its amazing how we still have enough money in the Medicaid pot to pay for illegals giving birth but not enough for tax-paying citizens….

By Greg

March 23, 2007 9:13 AM | Link to this

Gee whiz - Mr. Wooten, you look old. Easy to understand why you would want to get the 20 year olds to protest food at a nursing home. Might just be your next favorite dining place? Criticize the old, belitte the young, and disparage nursing homes. Is this really the heart and soul of a man who grew up in South Georgia. Who knows, maybe you never encountered any member of the three groups.

By zeke

March 23, 2007 9:14 AM | Link to this

Another right on opinion by Jim! Best thing to happen with the Constitutional standoff is for the Supreme Court to tell Congress they have no subpeona rights against the executive branch due to SEPERATRION OF POWERS! Hopefully the American voters will get a little common sense and send these commie loving liberal idiots packing in 2008! Best possible candidate for President, even though he will not run in 2008, is JEB!

By Jeff

March 23, 2007 9:22 AM | Link to this

zeke:

Check out Tom Tancredo. FAR better than Jeb….

By Play that funky music whiteboy

March 23, 2007 9:30 AM | Link to this

Gerald Grinstein is in his 70’s and I suspect after selling Western Airlines to Delta way back when for a boatload of money, more money is not something he was after - but a lasting legacy. Bernie Marcus built us a beautiful aquarium, and Gerry Grinstein saved one of our true corporate jewels and tens of thousands of families from financial hardship - I salute both of these men. I would have added Arthur Blank, but gee whiz the Falcons have only added to my misery the last two years.

Nice parting shot on the “carpetbaggers” moving here. I just landed a new job with an international corporation here in Atlanta - and at the interview when I told them I was born “here”, they told me I may actually be able to apply for minority status!

By CJ

March 23, 2007 9:31 AM | Link to this

Michael Smith,

With regard to public companies, you’re absolutely correct that shareholders should be the decision makers on compensation — primarily, I would suggest, by having the opportunity to establish compensation guidelines to be implemented and enforced by the Boards. Unfortunately, that’s not how it works.

However, if you’re arguing that we, citizens with Constitutional rights, don’t have authority over corporations, legislative entities, then you’re mistaken. For example, we have the right, via our representatives, to specify whether certain expenses are legitimate business expenses for tax purposes. I, as a voter, would argue that certain portions of raises, bonuses, stock options, loans, benefits, and pensions (i.e. gifts) to upper management are not legitimate business expenses, and therefore, should not be tax deductible. If the stockholders want to continue allowing their companies to provide such gifts, they could do so — but, without the benefit of shifting the tax burden to the rest of us.

By Barbara

March 23, 2007 9:36 AM | Link to this

Excellent point Henry! (See Jim, I asked you to put Nichols on the agenda last week!)

JBM, be careful, possums can be very aggressive. If your wife is feeding one and you let your cat out, it could hurt your cat fighting for the food. Be careful.

On today’s topics, the Delta CEO’s efforts are impressive. I have always selected Delta as my airline of choice, and will continue to have faith in them. They are a great company.

The pet food scare is very upsetting. I don’t feed any of my animals wet food (2 dogs, 3 cats), but I can’t even imagine how those folks feel that lost a pet to this mysterious poisoning. We do need to take things like that seriously. Many folks consider pets to be part of the family.

Bong Hits 4 Jesus - I’m with you Jim. That’s not the type of topic that should be getting free press at school functions. It’s inappropriate, and I think the principal had every right to take action.

Poor Gonzalez. Just another victim of the Democrats’ feeding frenzy. They will not be happy until they are in complete control. And then - look out. When I think of complete Democrat control I start wondering if I’d just be better off quitting my job and letting some other poor SOBs pay for my food, house, medical, car, etc. If we can’t beat ‘em, we might have to join them.

By Peyton Walters

March 23, 2007 9:36 AM | Link to this

Larry O’Neal is seeking redemption for the sin of helping his friend Sonny Pervdoo steal from taxpayers. But hopefully they both will get to pay their debts to society in a more fitting manner before it’s over.

By Van

March 23, 2007 9:41 AM | Link to this

Glad to see the real incompetent one will not seek reelection - Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco. If she had been a little more assertive, the residence of New Orleans might have had their aid sooner. As it is, it is she that sentenced New Orleans to the status of a third world country.

By getalife

March 23, 2007 9:56 AM | Link to this

Jindal is a Muslim from India.

A good storm will flood New Orleans again, it is just a matter of time.

Breaux will be the next Governor.

By deegee

March 23, 2007 10:09 AM | Link to this

Van, What was apparent to everyone at the outset of the Katrina disaster is that Kathleen Blanco and Ray Nagle were so totally in the weeds that it was impossible for them to find their way out alone. The purpose of upper management is to quickly recognize that sort of thing, step in, take control and resolve the problem. Upper management, meaning Chertoff and the White House hit the snooze button and didn’t take action until they sensed some political vulnerability associated with the American public’s recognition that the buck stops at the top.

What we are lacking in this country is the ability of government to manage. Right now our elected officials and bureaucrats can’t manage a one-man rock fight. There is too much money being thrown around and no accountability. We the people have to keep sending the message to Congress, WE VOTE!

By Politics Aside

March 23, 2007 10:17 AM | Link to this

Iran seized 15 British Sailors! If the powers that forced Bush to invade Iraq were waiting for an excuse to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities, we can expect some shock and awe soon. If our intel is as good as advertized, then we know exactly where to put a smart bomb to cripple Iran’s nuclear capability, and now is the time. China may object, and this could be the start of something really worrisome. Or it could be more hooey that never leads to anything but a wall of worry for wallstreet to climb. (The Spring rally is going to be stellar. Buy across the board in all sectors now.)

Recent history: In 2004, Iran seized some British Sailors. They released them after a blindfolded Utube style confession of boundary trangressions and then everyone forgot about it and the stock market didn’t flinch. The question is: Why now? What meeting in Iran took place that decided now would be a good time to capture more british sailors? Is this about saving face after nuclear concessions were agreed to? That means that a big announcement is pending concerning Iran’s nukes. Or it’s just more clowning from that Iranian Prez who’s last name is neither pronouncable nor spellable and I’m not going to attempt it here, (the hell I’m not): “Ah-mini-jihad” ….. (Gezundheit!)

By Redneck Convert

March 23, 2007 10:17 AM | Link to this

Well, I’m just suprized Wooten didn’t say nothing about the big news of the day. Seems some white woman accidently got the sperm of one of Those People in one of them clinics and the baby turned out to be one of Those People.

I got the shivers when I thought of it. Suppose this happened to me and the missus and she had one of Those People. We would either have to get rid of the baby or keep it. If we keep it, I would have to become a librul! So you would have Redneck Convert out there with Al Sharpton and the others demonstrating and accusing other people of racism. It would be worse than death. Me and getalife and Dennis and other libruls on this blog would be ganging up together.

Well, I’m signing off for the weekend before Markus gets off from his truck driving job and hogs the whole blog. I guess TFTT is in rehab again, we haven’t heard from him in a couple days. Tell him we got another fellow here that writes just like him and if he don’t get straightened up pretty soon we won’t need him no more.

Don’t forget to send your money to Committee to Elect Redneck Convert for President, c/o Simpsons Trailer Park, Dawsonville, GA. The death penalty for everybody that gets arrested. Draft all illegals into the army and bring our boys home. And big tax cuts for everybody. It’s time we had a good Georgian in the White House. And not a librul like Carter.

By harold

March 23, 2007 10:19 AM | Link to this

these fine posters today provide the best example why the death penalty must be a unanimous decision. on a jury of 12 there may as many as 1 person who doesnt prejudge. sometimes as in the case of that guy they just let go for not raping anybody 20 years ago, there were 0 people who did not prejudge.

By abc

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

If you buy pet food based on price alone, you should consider not having a pet. Shoot, the Innova that I feed my greyhound costs more per pound than hamburger or chicken. But he’s healthy! Most dog food is such crap, I’d hesitate to use it for landfill.

By JK

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

The Dems’ Washington, D.C., game is to destroy the administration, not to find truth. It’s politics by subpoena. Fire the crooks, stand by the besieged.

Um… Mr. Wooten, in order to fire the crooks, wouldn’t they first need to establish the facts by uncovering the truth? If you reject the old-school, swear ‘em in and ask a few questions method, what is your approach?

Dear Magic 8 Ball, did Rove tell Gonzales to fire attorneys who were investigating illegal activity or abuse of power by Republican officials? “Not likely.” Well there ya go! Case closed. No crooks here!

By harold

March 23, 2007 10:23 AM | Link to this

dear abc, the point mr wooten was making is that the super fancy pet foods were on the list of 80+ with the cheapest winn-dixie brand food. he thinks they’re all the same. only the packaging is different. because clearly every GM car is the same, right mr wooten? GM makes them all, so they are all the same. buy the cheapest one you can get your hands on!!!!!!

By deegee

March 23, 2007 10:36 AM | Link to this

I saw David Iglesias, one of the fired US Atorneys during an interview last night. He wants justice. He was doing a good job and the record reflects that. He received a disturbing phone call from Pete Domenici. He explained to Domenici that he couldn’t talk about the specifics of the corruption case that was under investigation. When pressed by Domenici he indicated that while he had recently attained convictions for 4 democrat judges, he doubted that he could attain a conviction for another before election day. Domenici hung up on him and Igelsias was gone 6 weeks later.

Lesson learned, if you have a political axe to grind, don’t fire intelligent, hard-working successful professionals. They tend to get rankled and then pursue justice for themselves.

By Dennis

March 23, 2007 10:43 AM | Link to this

Jim Wootens writes; • Cynical. How else to describe a U.S. House that adds money for veterans and children’s medical care (PeachCare) to a $100 billion funding bill for troops in Iraq, to which they’ve attached a surrender-and-go timetable.”

“…surrender-and-go timetable” aside, are you saying Mr. Wooten that the children and the veterans don’t deserve any funding? If not, then what difference does it make to what bill the “attachment” was made?

Wooten then continues; “Some $20 billion in domestic spending is added to buy votes and to give Democrats political fodder when the president vetoes this bill, as he must.”

Would you be complaining if this “addition” was added by Republicans? C’mon! We all know you’d be pleased as punch if the “addition” had been made by the Republican party.

Your comment, Mr. Wooten, “Does anybody think handing over Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will satisfy the sharks?…The Dems’ Washington, D.C., game is to destroy the administration, not to find truth.”

Interesting, isn’t it Mr. Wooten, now that the ball is rolling, just how many REPUBLICANS have suddenly found their spines to stand up with the Democrats against the corruption of the Bush administration.

And you remark, “It’s politics by subpoena. Fire the crooks….” stand by the besieged.”

Yes, it’s politics by the law. Only, let’s put the crooks all in prison for a long, long time. We can even begin alphabetically, Abramhoff, Bush, Cheney,

“…stand by the besieged” you say.

Absolutely! The besieged Americans who have been misled into war, who have had their rights abused by the CIA, the FBI, the Secret Service, the Justice Department, members of Congress, their own military….

Oh!, and certain members of the press!

Jesus!, the list just goes on and on and on.

You don’t have to be a blind conservative not to see it, just an ignorant one to deny it.

By Lord Doom

March 23, 2007 10:46 AM | Link to this

EVERYONE ON THIS BLOG:

Doom will be taking another online evolutionary step on this blog. It will include a new ID and a more focused approach to how the people here will be dealt with.

I will be back later with more information as it relates to the impact my next step will have on Wooten’s blog.

By jm

March 23, 2007 10:48 AM | Link to this

“Bong Hits 4 Jesus” did exactly what Joseph Frederick intended, attracted attention. What Principal Morse should have done was ignored the behavior. Just like small children stop throwing tantrums when they realize they are being ignored, students like Joseph Frederick will stop silly stunts (and that is all this was, a silly harmless stunt) if they are ignored. Of course, with todays 24 by 7 news envioronment and blogs etc., someone will get their panties in a bunch and give the desired attention.

Same deal with the fired US attorneys. After finally being told “no”, W is behaving like a petulant child (not that the dems are behaving much better). As members of this administration have been fond of saying “if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to be afraid of”. Of course, recent abuses of the Patriot Act by the FBI say otherwise.

As for Peach Care funding shortage, it is not surprising. Everyone wants government services but no one wants to pay (read taxes) for them.

By Dusty

March 23, 2007 10:48 AM | Link to this

harold,

Bug off!! My GM Cavalier is a jewel among jewels. It purrs and never gives me any trouble and seldom gets thristy for gasoline. Three cheers for GM!! (harold, go eat some pet food.)

Van,

Don’t even mention Blanco from Louisiana. She’s liable to turn up in Congress. I mean we’ve already got Jefferson. Let’s not inflict any more Democratic misery on Congress.

Maybe Louisiana should elect getalife who is an accomplished smoker of cigars which makes him more talented than Blanco or Jefferson.

deegee,

The federal government does not interfere in the affairs of state unless they follow a certain protocol. Those procedures were followed in New Orleans.

By deegee

March 23, 2007 10:56 AM | Link to this

Van, do you work for the government?

By getalife

March 23, 2007 11:02 AM | Link to this

Yes, as Governor of Louisiana, I will make this state the richest in this country.

Ethanol refineries throughout the State, raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour, turning New Orleans into Las Vegas of the South, replacing defective pumps and rebuilding the levees, hiring more police to crack down on gang members, impeach w and cheney, lift the embargo on Cuba to get their great cigars.

Thank you for your vote.

By Lily Toad

March 23, 2007 11:08 AM | Link to this

Those of you mad about the cost of Nichol’s trial are barking at the wrong tree. Direct your anger at DA paul Howard for refusing his plea bargain of guilt for life in prison. But no, he has to pursue a death sentence.

By JP

March 23, 2007 11:09 AM | Link to this

“It’s politics by subpoena.” Wooten and the rightists keep up the character assassination instead of having the stones to confront the issues—and the corruption—that Congress is trying to address. Truly pathetic.

“No more relocation permits should be issued until the region adds road capacity” - If only, although road capacity isn’t the only transportation deficiency in metro Atlanta. Rapid rail is horrific here, and embarrassing to anyone who’s been to a forward-thinking metro.

I personally LOVE how rightists argue Democrats are (gasp!) going after the Administration, DARING to investigate truly questionable behavior and ethics—while GOING AFTER DEMOCRATS by calling them every possible name in the book including (but not limited to): traitor, weak on security, anti american, communist, socialist, leftist, etc… the hypocrisy is delicious! Voters are not mindless, but all of you seem to be.

By Matt

March 23, 2007 11:10 AM | Link to this

As it is, it is she that sentenced New Orleans to the status of a third world country.

which NewOrleans was anyway before Katrina.

By time for the truth

March 23, 2007 11:17 AM | Link to this

The perfect solution to the Iranian Hitler’s warlike thuggish kidnapping of fifteen Royal Navy chaps would be to swap them for several utterly expendable infidels of utter putrid worthlessness. I humbly suggest our very own demented aborted foreskin (unless its -I quote from yesterday - “already committed suicide”), rednekkks NAMBLA, crackpipe debbieturd, the execrable inbred rednekkk and its mindnumbingly fooking boring beer truck, curious peeping tom, jim’s an arse licker, the mentally defective greasy cuban illegal immigrant maggot brain etc.

Congressional leftist hate America turds should be immediately handed over to Hizbollocks in Beirut so they can show live on PMSnbc and CNN just how important it is to talk with and appease and even maybe discover why -these beastly cowardly racist killers who for over a generation now are our real murderous enemies and who wish to dominate ALL infidels - “hate us” so much!!

So much for the Pelosibitch’s empty vapid lies back in November:

Tuesday, November 14, 2006 Pelosi vows to ‘restore civility to our debate’ … WASHINGTON (CNN) — Presumed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, vowed to bring civility to the chamber and serve both sides of the aisle, in remarks to new House members Monday evening.

Clearly the cut and run far left scum are on an anally retentive mission to defeat the troops, lose the war and humiliate the USA - solely out of unhinged, desperate Bush derangement syndrome political spite.

jbm… you maybe unaware of this but Petsmart is run by PETA like nutters. They don’t yet sell snakes because they can’t perfect the feeding of frozen rats to snakes for sale. Feeding live rats, which is much better for Kucinich/Kerry types is morally unacceptable to Petsmart management suits. The staff locally have told me this. The Banfield vet services demanded $700 (not a joke) to perform just a simple puppy hernia repair on a dog I have. But if I had the dog “fixed” and so couldn’t ever breed her the charge, for both surgeries was just under $300. When asked about this absurdity (the pricing was quoted at 2 different Petsmarts) the staff had NO answer at all. My own vet expertly did the hernia repair plus microchipping for about $150. Beware Petsmart microchipping too, they insert two chips which is not needed.

Incidentally for those concerned about feeding dogs proper dog food which actually improves the coat and general well being of dogs - don’t buy the usual store brands like Iams, Purina, Science Diet, Biljac etc. This overpriced sh!te is filled with animal byproducts and all kinds of crap and is very poor nutritionally. Its also usually too high in protein for large breed puppies.

The American Dog Journal, completely independent with NO advertising whatever recommends holistic dog foods. The best one AND easily the best value for money is Eagle Pack and for even more savings try its “breeder” line of quality holistic dog foods sold as the brand Prism. See EaglePack.com for retailers for both lines. Eagle Pack products also ensure less in the way of loose stools, especially for puppies.

Prism Advantage (in green bags) for adult dogs is $24 for 50 lbs and is superb quality. Adult Eagle Pack foods start at @ 32 for 32 lbs.

A good storm will flood New Orleans again, it is just a matter of time. Let’s hope you and that incompetent racist mayor are smack in the middle of it maggot brain!!

HA HA HA HA HA … so Dingy Harry Reid’s state is the most dangerous of all the states for the fourth year in a row. All that massive demoNcrat corruption doubtless adds to the massive crime problems.

http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=6266906

By getalife

March 23, 2007 11:26 AM | Link to this

Matt,

Actually it looks more like a war zone.

Watching the debate about on the Iraq war, it is very clear that Mr. Murtha is a great leader.

The gop will vote against funding the troops.

By deegee

March 23, 2007 11:29 AM | Link to this

Van, do you work for the government?

By Bart

March 23, 2007 11:29 AM | Link to this

jbmlaw: your comments about your “weird ritual” and “cleaning out the neighborhood” had me literally laughing out loud. You’re missing your calling as a writer!

By Van

March 23, 2007 11:31 AM | Link to this

getalife ,

With all the pork spending in the funding bill, the democrats must be ready to have a field day.

The President will be forced to veto it, if the dems can muster enough votes. I wonder how many dems are disgusted with the left wing wacky leadership.

By jbmlaw

March 23, 2007 11:33 AM | Link to this

Dear Barbara @ 9:36, the opossum family is distressing for us, but not for the reasons you imagine. Our cat ceased going outside several years ago, after an unpleasantness inflicted by a mockingbird, so she is not at risk. And, on the other hand, the pit bull-mix and the part-chow border collie found great sport in killing a half dozen opossums earlier this year, much to the chagrin of Mrs. jbmlaw.

Pets and wildlife are never a desirable mix. Our 13-year old dog, a Doberman-mix, when we lived in another state, had the unpleasant tendency to confront skunks during his nightly roaming; my sons embraced the nickname “skunky” for poor old Wolfgang, and it took years to excise the odor entirely. The absence of skunks has been one of the most pleasant aspects of life here in Georgia.

Dear DeeGee @ 10:09, for some of us, the individual states are sovereign entities, whose rights and obligations to handle their own affairs were wrongly usurped by the nannies at the Federal level (or what you lovingly refer to as “upper management.”) Strange, I think of accessing the Federal level as a descent into Dante’s seventh level.

Dear Dennis @ 10:43, please grant (that is a good democrat word, isn’t it?) that some of us did complain about republicrat spending, on the Daschle agriculture bill, and on the Kennedy education bill. Further, I cannot determine whether you use republican profligacy to endorse the wild spending of the current democrats, or to condemn it. Let’s condemn it together. And as for the republican congressmen who are agitated about the executive office cleaning house, Sununu gave us Souter, and Pryor is from Oregon – you have to limit your point to “republicans,” not informed conservatives. “Republicans,” led by their moderate brothers, frequently do stupid democrat-like things that Conservatives would not do, like McCain-Feingold, all for the sake of accommodation. The world is better off with ideologically-based disagreement.

By Van

March 23, 2007 11:34 AM | Link to this

deegee,

No, I work for a running dog capitalistic corporation. For those in mid-town, that means I work in private industry.

By deegee

March 23, 2007 11:34 AM | Link to this

Dusty, do you work for the government?

By Van

March 23, 2007 11:36 AM | Link to this

getalife ,

With all the pork spending in the funding bill, the democrats must be ready to have a field day.

The President will be forced to veto it, if the dems can muster enough votes. I wonder how many dems are disgusted with the left wing wacky leadership.

By Ted P

March 23, 2007 11:38 AM | Link to this

I keep reading about how that now the democrats in charge they will fight corruption, if you believe that you must be a democrat. ALL POLITICIONS ARE CORRUPT. If you don’t believe me look at the democratic 20% Iraq bill, 20% bribery, and these are the ones fighting corruption. NOT

By getalife

March 23, 2007 11:38 AM | Link to this

Mr. Murtha just got a standing ovation for his speech on the Iraq war.

What a great speech and a great leader.

The gop will vote against funding the troops and that is pathetic.

By Lily Toad

March 23, 2007 11:39 AM | Link to this

Van, actually for those of us living in midtown, running dog capitalist corporation makes perfect sense.

By Ted P

March 23, 2007 11:41 AM | Link to this

I keep reading about how that now the democrats in charge they will fight corruption, if you believe that you must be a democrat. ALL POLITICIONS ARE CORRUPT. If you don’t believe me look at the democratic 20% Iraq bill, 20% bribery, and these are the ones fighting corruption. NOT

By Lily Toad

March 23, 2007 11:42 AM | Link to this

Van, actually for those of us living in midtown, running dog capitalist corporation makes perfect sense.

By The Truth Hurts

March 23, 2007 11:52 AM | Link to this

The Dems’ Washington, D.C., game is to destroy the administration, not to find truth. It’s politics by subpoena.

Hmmmm. That sounds familiar. Has that ever been done before? Did that happen in the 90’s? Did Wooten complain about it then?

By Brian Curtis

March 23, 2007 11:54 AM | Link to this

In a rare nonpartisan moment, I have a question: What’s that last point about “soda”? Anyone know what the heck Wooten’s talking about there?

By jbmlaw

March 23, 2007 11:54 AM | Link to this

Dear TFTT @ 11:17, you may be right about PetSmart. We just buy some of our food there – I should be embarrassed to acknowledge that we feed the dogs cheap, but I’m not easily embarrassed. As to the vets, when we rescued a family of four about a year ago, a friend from church put us in touch with a great vet in Lawrenceville who made us a good deal on the neutering surgeries, and he is now our family vet. I avoid buying professional services from sales corporations.

Dear Bart @ 11:29, thanks, I admit that I envy Jim Wooten his profession; my unfulfillable dream was to be a beat correspondent for the European WSJ. My favorite writers were always James Thurber and Robert Benchley.

By The Truth Hurts

March 23, 2007 12:01 PM | Link to this

WASHINGTON - Former Deputy Interior Secretary J. Steven Griles pleaded guilty Friday to obstruction of justice in a Senate committee’s investigation, becoming the highest-ranking Bush administration official convicted in the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal.

The former No. 2 official in the Interior Department admitted in federal court that he lied to the Senate about his relationship with convicted lobbyist Abramoff, who repeatedly sought Griles’ intervention at the agency on behalf of Abramoff’s Indian tribal clients.

My God, you mean a Bush Administration lied!! You remember how bad lying was in the 90’s?

And it goes on and on and on and on….

By abc

March 23, 2007 12:10 PM | Link to this

Regarding dog food quality, they’re NOT all the same. All you can buy in a grocery store is crap, and most of what’s in Petsmart is crap too, but dry kibble such as Innova and Wolf King is different. They’re a very high quality and nutricious pet diet. If you care about your pets, feed them well, to not do so is abusive. And, sadly I guess, the accepted norm. Hey, they’re only animals, right?

By Van

March 23, 2007 12:11 PM | Link to this

Lily Toad,

I know, that is why I put the translation in. I should have expanded it to be “running dog capitalistic oppressor” That way the far left wackos would not have needed the translation.

After all, only the jobs created by the mother land would be the good jobs, all others are bad. Or is that father land?

By Van

March 23, 2007 12:20 PM | Link to this

Dusty,

Like Lyndon Johnson, I do not think that Governor White(Blanco)will show up in congress. With the disgraced Congressman Jefferson supported by Nancy Pelosivich, Nancy does not have that much political capital left to support another crook.

Regarding Murtha, I am ashamed that he is a former Marine. Anyone that would stab our troops in the back like that dog, should be sent to the pound and overstay their time there.

By JohnD(the actual)

March 23, 2007 12:23 PM | Link to this

On the corporate tax issue:

For Profit Corporations do not pay taxes, the costs of business are passed to the consumers through the price of the products or services the corporation provides. So the increase in corporate costs advocated earlier will only increase the price we pay and the same goes for Comrade Hilary’s cry “to take all of the oil company profits”.

There is no such thing as “corporate welfare”. This is simply a term created by the socialists who continually claim profits are bad. The vast majority of corporate shareholders, who the socialists would like to punish, are taxpaying citizens.

The Democrats seem to be successful in their goal to keep us from focusing on real problems by keeping the fired attorneys in the spotlight.

I would much rather our government focused on illegal immigration, taxation, the deficits - both budget and trade, and the threat posed by the Islamofacists.

An overhaul of the tax system could solve the budget and trade deficits as well, while making our goods and services more competitive in the world market.

By Jim's a Cherry Picker

March 23, 2007 12:24 PM | Link to this

Truth hurts…that bears repeating:

x-official to plead guilty in Abramoff probe Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:02AM EDT

*WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The former No. 2 official in the U.S. Interior Department has agreed to plead guilty to lying to Congress about his role in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, officials familiar with the case said on Friday.

J. Steven Griles is the highest-ranking Bush administration official to face charges in the wide-ranging scandal, which helped Democrats win control of the U.S. Congress last year. He was deputy secretary of the interior from 2001 to 2005.

Griles faces one count of obstructing Congress for lying to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee as it examined the influence of disgraced former Republican lobbyist Abramoff’s influence within the Interior Department.*

If it weren’t for those meddlin’ Democrats….

By harold

March 23, 2007 12:33 PM | Link to this

There is no such thing as “corporate welfare” ???

Try Georgia’s “Mandatory Liability Insurance”

Everyone who cares about his own car carries comprehensive/uninsured-motorists

When everyone is then forced by Georgia to insure each other’s cars, what do you call that?

I have my car. I pay insurance on it. You pay liability for it too. If there is a crash and a claim, the insurance industry got paid twice, but do we both get paid? NO F-ING WAY.!!!!

By JohnD(the actual)

March 23, 2007 12:38 PM | Link to this

Brian,

Atlanta, as the home of Coca Cola, has referred to every caramel colored soft drink as “Coke”.

The soda reference is to carpetbaggers from the North who refer to soft drinks as “sodas”.

Just a proprietary feeling for the hometown soda, oops - coke.

By Jim's a Cherry Picker

March 23, 2007 12:39 PM | Link to this

JohnD,

In the last highway bill that the GOP allowed for all kinds of earmarks to go to their friends (you know, the bridge to nowhere), Wal-Mart got $37 million to improve the roads around their HQ in Bentonville Ark.

The intersection of Monroe Drive and 10th Streets in Atlanta could’ve used that, but since nobody is lobbying congress for it, that intersection still sucks. It’ll suck next year, and the year after that too.

There’s your corporate welfare. That’s not a myth.

What do you think lobbyists do all day? Why do you think there are so many of them. Why do you think there are so many more of them now that Bush is in office? Why do you think that The Hammer was so intent on coralling all of them. Where do you think the money comes from when politicans finally get busted? The money in Jefferson’s freezer and the boats in Cunningham’s slip? Where does that stuff come from?

Corporate America…

You guys are such suckers.

By jbmlaw

March 23, 2007 12:40 PM | Link to this

Dear getalife @ 11:38, I would agree that Mr. Abscam is the quintessential democrat.

Dear Brian @ 11:54, Jim’s gentle humor is an observation of one of our remaining regional language differences. The terms “pop” and “soda” are almost never heard in this part of the world; you will even hear people ask for an “RC co-cola” around here. Similarly “faucet” vs. “spigot,” “dining room suite” with the final word pronounced as if there is no “e,” and “insurance” and “financed” pronounced with emphasis on the first syllable.

Dear harold @ 12:33, I agree with you on the merits of “no fault” insurance, but I think it is not the insurance companies who oppose the change.

By JohnD(the actual)

March 23, 2007 12:44 PM | Link to this

Harold,

Perhaps the reference was not clear. There is no such thing as “corporate welfare” in the tax code since corporations do not pay tax.

Another example of legislative gifts to corporate entities would be the Texas requirement for inoculation for HPV recently signed into law by Gov. Perry and now considered by Gov. Richardson. BIG PHARMA is becoming BIG BROTHER.

By jbmlaw

March 23, 2007 12:47 PM | Link to this

Dear TTH @ 12:01 and JaCP @ 12:24, that is the way the show trials work – first they break you financially, then they offer you a good deal on a plea. Or perhaps you have foolish illusions about the integrity of prosecutors; all they want is a scalp.

By Matt

March 23, 2007 12:48 PM | Link to this

In the South, ALL carbonated beverages in a can are called “Coke”.

7-UP? - A ‘coke’. Mountain Dew? - A ‘coke’.

By harold

March 23, 2007 12:48 PM | Link to this

baby mommas dont pay taxes neither but you think that dont meant they aint got no welfares? ha!

By getalife

March 23, 2007 12:50 PM | Link to this

Only 2 hate party, unpatriotic, non troop supporting members voted to fund the troops.

The bill passed and the gop showed their true colors.

Excellent work Dems.

By Van

March 23, 2007 12:53 PM | Link to this

Jim’s a Cherry Picker, Now, if they did fix that intersection of 10th and Monroe, with the construction company owned by Bill Campbell, that would be corporate welfare. Crony’ism is the worse form of corporate welfare.

By Jeff

March 23, 2007 12:56 PM | Link to this

getalife:

The dems showed THEIR true colors by attaching a time table to the bill… in other words, they were playing politics with troop funding from the get go.

Nice work republicans in not backing down.

By JohnD(the actual)

March 23, 2007 1:00 PM | Link to this

JaCP,

Again, no “corporate welfare” in the tax code.

To assert, as you seem to do, that the Republican Party is the only party lobbied and then rewarding the effort is absolute folly. You mention Jefferson but are you ignoring where the big dollars come from in the national races? Do you really believe the Republicans are the only beneficiaries? Or even benefit more than Democrats?

You mentioned the City of Atlanta road problems. Well, are you bothered that the last four Mayors ignored the sewer problem, the road problems and the rest of the infrastructure? All Democrats.

Are you bothered that Bill Campbell referred to government as a “jobs program” for blacks? Are you bothered that Bill Campbell had 125 discretionary city employees? These were personal appointees of Campbell with no job description and no set duties.

The Republicrats and Democans, once elected to office are almost all the same. Pointing to one as more crooked than the other is only a show of partisanship!

By getalife

March 23, 2007 1:01 PM | Link to this

Jeff,

Your hate, non troop supporting, convicted felon, lying, cheating, killing and stealing party will have to explain to the American voters why they voted no to funding the troops.

You lost again loser.

Bwhahahahahahaha!

By Barbara

March 23, 2007 1:04 PM | Link to this

Matt @12:48, amen, brother!

TFTT, I’d like to know more about these dog foods you mentioned. Do they have a website? I admit, I’m a science diet fan. Before you say it’s crap, it has saved 2 of my animals’ lives over the years. When I took them in they were so malnourished and wormy that the vets gave them very little chance of survival. Several years of Science Diet later, they were more healthy than any other pets in the practice. I’ve been using Science Diet for over 18 years, and it really is good stuff. But this holistic food is getting more and more press, and I have heard only good things about it.

JBM, sorry to tell you, but we have skunks here too. Even in the suburban ATL.

abc, not sure I agree with you entirely on your comment that people who can’t afford premium pet food shouldn’t have pets. Those same people probably can’t afford premium people food either, but they do the best with what they have. Coming from a very poor upbringing, I can say that some of my best memories included the family pet, and I know that my mother sacrificed her own choice of foods in order to scape up enough for a bag of “Ole Roy” (Ughhh….)for the dog. Purina Dog Chow, sold even at Kroger, is a decent dog food that provides good nutrition and is affordable for those who can’t purchase the higher quality stuff. Pets bring down blood pressure and offer their owners love and affection that increases both the length and quality of the owner’s life.

By Politics Aside

March 23, 2007 1:06 PM | Link to this

The Spanish pronounciation for coca cola is la cucharacha! You’d be better off drinking a cucharacha’s Pee than the fructose poison that exists in sodas. 400K americans die from smoking every year. From fructose syrup? probably more. You’d be better off smoking roaches than drinking fructose corn syrup. But the corn lobby wont let congress act to ban corn syrup. Agriculture is one of those powers that be that you cant do anything about no how, no way.

Word

By getalife

March 23, 2007 1:06 PM | Link to this

Van,

Crony’ism is the worse form of corporate welfare.

Exactly, so I guess you are against w and cheney’s buddie system.

I agree.

By JohnD(the actual)

March 23, 2007 1:07 PM | Link to this

Harold,

Ha, what?

Surely somewhere near you there is an AA meeting. Try one and you may be able to form a cogent thought.

By the way, I am sure they will meet on Sunday for you.

By Van

March 23, 2007 1:07 PM | Link to this

getalife ,

Yep, all the good little sheep voted to “pork” the troops. Shameful, simply shameful.

By getalife

March 23, 2007 1:09 PM | Link to this

Van,

Pork the troops?

Have you no shame?

Fund and support the troops traitor.

Geez.

By Jim's a Cherry Picker

March 23, 2007 1:15 PM | Link to this

JohnD,

The fact of the matter is, that highway bill was a GOP bill, and it has been widely regarded as the epitome of pork spending. I’m sorry that that’s the fact, but that’s the fact.

Regardless…THEY’RE ALL FRIGGING CROOKS. I DON’T CARE WHAT PARTY THEY’RE IN. THEY’RE W******* FOR CORPORATE AMERICA…GET IT? IT WAS BAD WHEN THE DEMS WERE RUNNING THINGS, BUT IT’S WORSE NOW…WHAT CONCLUSION CAN YOU DRAW FROM THAT?

MY CONCLUSION IS THEY ALL SUCK, THEY’RE ALL A BUNCH OF CROOKS, AND THEY’VE GOT ALL OF YOU CHUMPS WHO ARE DEFENDING THEM OVER A BARRELL.

I’M SORRY I HAVE TO YELL LIKE THIS, BUT GOOD GOD ALLMIGHTY….POLITICANS ARE W*******. REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS, DOESN’T MATTER. W*******. THEY’RE W*******. THEY LIE, CHEAT AND STEAL. ALWAYS. ALL THE TIME.

Q. HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN A POLITICIAN IS LYING?

A. HIS LIPS ARE MOVING.

Q. DOES IT MATTER IF HE’S A REPUBLICAN OR A DEMOCRAT?

A. NO…MAKES NO DIFFERENCE AT ALL.

Van, I agree. The reason that the roads in this town are the only form of transportation we have is purely because of cronyism. The reason that we’re in the mess we are is because the public interest is left hanging while corporate interest is served.

But Bill Campbell is in the pokey…BECAUSE HE’S A LYING, CHEATING, STEALING PUNK - I HOPE HE’S GETTING RAPED RIGHT NOW, AND I HOPE HE HASN’T GOTTEN OVER GETTING RAPED LAST NIGHT YET. HE’S A CRIMINAL.

By Van

March 23, 2007 1:17 PM | Link to this

question,

Why do they need to spend $74 million on “…for the payment of storage, handling, and other associated costs for the 2007 crop of peanuts to ensure proper storage of peanuts…”

How did they store them last year? More pork, more pork

Also, in this pork lined bill is good news, they are raising the minimum wage to “$3.55 an hour” for two of our commonwealths, AMERICAN SAMOA, unless you work for one of the fish packing plants from Nancy Pelosi’s district, then you are screwed, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana, they all get the raise in minimum wages.

Ain’t them democraps wonderful?

By jm

March 23, 2007 1:25 PM | Link to this

jbmlaw@12:47 - kind of like how Kenneth Starr’s investigation of a dodgy Arkansas real estate deal ended up being about sex in the oval office (which horrified the “sex - endure it, but don’t enjoy it” wing of the republican party).

Either that or Patrick Fitzgerald little gem that government officials leak secrets in order to discredit those they dislike and then try to cover up the fact when they get caught.

By Jim's a Cherry Picker

March 23, 2007 1:30 PM | Link to this

Van,

Re your 1.17 post…see what I mean?

Pelosi = Lying, cheating, stealing, power abusing, friend rewarding, corporate sucking w*******.

I rest my case.

By haroldd

March 23, 2007 1:34 PM | Link to this

johnd, what harold was saying is that welfare payments do not exist in tax codes. they exist in the welfare codes

nothing at the IRS says welfare mothers will be paid welfare, but they DO get paid welfare don’t they? republican types complain about it daily, so they must, right?

well, as with the welfare mothers, maybe nothing at the IRS says corporations get welfare. maybe its not in the tax code. probably it isnt. why would it be in the tax code? taxes are when entities pay the government. welfare is the opposite: the government pays entities. that isnt taxation, so it does not appear in “the tax code”

hope that is cogent enough for you. if not, try this:

cheese bein’ on a big mac wit cheese dont appear in the tax codes neither, but that dont mean cheese dont come on no big macs wit cheese

By harold

March 23, 2007 1:37 PM | Link to this

and esprechen zi sundays, can we buy beer and wine on sundays in georgia outside areas known as “underground” and “restaurants” and alabama tennesee south carolina north carolina and florida if we are lucky enough to live near the border?

By JohnD(the actual)

March 23, 2007 1:38 PM | Link to this

JaCP,

You are preaching to the choir. Why did you charge me with defending them? I have been on the record here always that there is no difference in the 2 parties once in office.

There may be differences during the campaigns but on spending and pork there is no difference. At least under W.

I would hope that there is a conservative who will act as one and limit spending, limit government, stop illegal immigration, eliminate the IRS, end deficit spending, eliminate the departments of education and agriculture (to name 2), protect our borders, eliminate pork in the budget, defend our culture, and so on.

If there were a Democrat who ran on those issues I would give my support. We need a viable third party to keep the other two in line.

By harold

March 23, 2007 1:40 PM | Link to this

what is are the taxes in alabama anyway? it might make more sense given the ATL’s commute times these days to live in alabama and work in atlanta. if you gotta drive 90 minutes, why not? that way you can buy wine at the grocery store no matter which day it might randomly be

By JohnD(the actual)

March 23, 2007 1:57 PM | Link to this

Harold,

A comment earlier today referenced payments to corporate executives and the writer opined that payments such as those to Bob Nardelli and Jack Welch should not be deductible for income tax purposes.

My point was that using the tax code in such a manner harms the very people the writer would like to protect - the consumers and the shareholders. Also those who present such opinions often cite “corporate welfare” in the tax code as a reason for their beliefs. If corporations pay no tax then there can be no “corporate welfare” in the code.

What does any of this have to do with “welfare mommas puttin’ cheese on Big Macs”?

By har0ld

March 23, 2007 2:03 PM | Link to this

that Bob Nardelli ruined coca cola. the charm was gone with “new coke”

we realized the sh1te in the can doest matter near as much as how they sell it to us

might as well drink water

By getalife

March 23, 2007 2:08 PM | Link to this

w is whining and will veto.

No funding for the troops, bring them home.

Nice work Dems.

The American people have been heard.

Thank you.

By deegee

March 23, 2007 2:19 PM | Link to this

No excuses for rat poison in dog food but from my observation dogs are happy eating garbage out of a dumpster. Does expensive dog food smell any better? Isn’t that what dogs like anyway?

By Get back to work

March 23, 2007 2:19 PM | Link to this

How can you losers get on this blog day after day, all day, month after month, and write the same stupid crap to each other.

What a pathetic waste of time and bandwidth by a pathetic group of do-nothings.

I hope you all get fired.

By JP

March 23, 2007 2:23 PM | Link to this

So really, although he didnt’ get it on his own terms, Bush has the ability to sign a bill to fund the troops. Congress inserted provisions as they are supposed to do in effort to exercise that forgotten thing called “Oversight.” Now Bush has to stay on “principle” and vote against the bill, delaying money for the troops.

Had the admin been honest from day one about the intelligence re: any perceived threat from Iraq (miniscule) we probably wouldn’t be at war; since they weren’t, it’s about da*n time the Congress take the reigns back from the Decider.

I am encouraged, meanwhile, to see Rudy Giuliani hinting that we should change the “war on terror” phrase to something else—his suggestion of “the terrorists’ war against us” is closer to the mark, although I think it could be improved. Truthfully we need to reframe our thinking about this conflict, to escape some of the ridiculous partisanship evident on this blog and throughout our country.

There are more choices than (A) support Bush’s strategy or (b) surrender. There ARE other ways to win. It’s about time we shut up and consider them.

By harold

March 23, 2007 2:29 PM | Link to this

how could it be a surrender if mission accomplished?

get fired from what?

By deegee

March 23, 2007 2:43 PM | Link to this

How does getbacktowork know what goes on here day after day, all day, month after month. Loser lurker.

By Lord Doom

March 23, 2007 2:56 PM | Link to this

ATTENION EVERYONE ON THIS BLOG:

As promised at 10:46, Doom is presenting his new ID to everyone: Due to various verbal and political a*******whippings that Doom has applied to people on this blog, I have chosen a new ID to reflect the next online evolutionary step that I am taking. This ID will reflect the reality of what you people experience when dealing with me. My new ID will be ‘Power of Doom’.

By jm

March 23, 2007 3:00 PM | Link to this

JP@2:23 - What I get a kick out of is after four plus years, the administration has yet to put the war in Iraq on the budget but uses contingency funding to finance W’s boondoggle. You would think that after four years, it would be beyond the contingency phase.

By Again

March 23, 2007 3:02 PM | Link to this

Lord Doom is a doggy boy.

By Power of Doom

March 23, 2007 3:15 PM | Link to this

Doom will not respond to individuals who are to much of a pu$$y to use their ID.

By Jeff

March 23, 2007 3:20 PM | Link to this

PoD:

At least you interject some humor into the fierceness that usually happens here.

For that reason alone, I say:

All HAIL the POWER of DOOM!

(or should it be: AW HELL, the power of doom??)

By Power of Doom

March 23, 2007 3:23 PM | Link to this

Jeff,

The choice depends upon where your mind is as it relates to Doom. You seem to be ok, but Doom also seems to have a vague memory of assaulting you at some point. Is that true?

By Barbara

March 23, 2007 3:32 PM | Link to this

Jeff, ….. or….. that second spelling could just be the phonectically correct spelling of the southern pronunciation of same. (All Hail in standard english equals Awww Hell in southern-speak….)

By Dusty

March 23, 2007 3:38 PM | Link to this

JP,

Why don’t you tell us all those “other ways” to win the war besides Bush strategy or surrender? I would like to hear them before the Democrats give this country to terrorists.

Perhaps America should go back to isolationism and wait for the enemy to attack us? I didn’t like 9/11 myself and don’t want another.

We may have to “isolate” as the Democrats make a tangle of troop support and give a timetable to terrorists. Now what is your plan and please don’t mention Chamberlain?

By Dusty

March 23, 2007 3:42 PM | Link to this

I am Buy Danish.

By Jeff

March 23, 2007 3:44 PM | Link to this

Dusty:

We can go back to isolationism and STILL prevent another 9/11:

Just pull ALL overseas-stationed troops back to the borders. I’ve actually developed what I think is a decent strategy for deployment when we do so. Check it out on the Georgians @ War blogs….

By what

March 23, 2007 3:44 PM | Link to this

The amount paid by the government to Ronald Clark amounts to $5.95 per hour spent in jail. You really think $.80 over minimum wage is fair compensation for the emotional and physical distress of being locked up for 23 years? Genuine sorrow, my a$$.

By Barbara

March 23, 2007 3:53 PM | Link to this

Well what, since they don’t actually owe him anything, I think the million plus compensation is a very decent proposal. Mistakes happen. At least they are making an effort. Come on now…

By oldpunk

March 23, 2007 4:03 PM | Link to this

Well, Jim, you call smear Democrats with the ‘surrender’ garbage again, and you still don’t address what needs to be done.

If we are going to bein Iraq for very much longer at all, we are going to need more troops. How do you suggest doing that? Pretending that the army is in good shape just will not work anymore.

Come on Jimbo, whatcha gonna do? Just keep ignoring the problem?

By Shelly

March 23, 2007 4:06 PM | Link to this

JohnD,

I might be misunderstanding you, but you seem to be repackaging Neil Boortz’ argument that corporate taxes are actually embedded taxes passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices. If so, you and Boortz are mistaken.

According to Boortz, eliminating corporate taxes will result in lower prices for consumers. Actually, business is likely to keep any savings realized to increase profits for shareholders (or raises/bonuses for upper management). Anybody with a modicum of business experience knows that business doesn’t lower prices when they save money on taxes, payroll or anything else for that matter. Prices are influenced by supply and demand, not “embedded taxes” as the Boortz wants you to believe. When demand rises, then prices rise; when demand falls, then prices fall. Boortz’ assumption also ignores the numerous businesses with no profits (ex: Ford, Delta) or thin profit margins, and therefore, would realize little or no savings to pass on to consumers.

By jm

March 23, 2007 4:13 PM | Link to this

Barbara@3:53 - the state owes him the 23 years of his life that they wrongfully took away from him. One thing though, it did not cost Representative O’Neal anything (it was a nice gesture). Mr. Wooten has been fond of criticizing democrats/liberals for being generous with the state’s funds, I am surprised that he had kind words to say about this (must be the R in representative O’Neals party affiliation).

By Van

March 23, 2007 4:25 PM | Link to this

JP,

Got a question for you. Where in the Constitution does Congress have the power of over site in dealing with the military? I does control the purse strings, by funding or de-funding the military.

How does a group of ethically challenged socialistic surrender monkeys find enough bass between them to think they can run the military the way they want?

That isn’t their job.

By Jammer

March 23, 2007 4:26 PM | Link to this

jm, Wooten is sucking up to the GOP leadership looking for a job. Last week he wrote that they needed a good media adviser, meaning himself. He’s lobbying for a job, because the AJC is about to lay off a bunch of its oldsters.

By getalife

March 23, 2007 4:36 PM | Link to this

Jim should follow my advice and retire.

All wingnuts are on the wrong side of history.

The losing side.

Doom,

Read this blog and see that I rule wingnut wooten’s blog.

All hail the power of getalife.

Geez.

By Van and Logic = Oil and Water

March 23, 2007 4:42 PM | Link to this

Van wrote “Where in the Constitution does Congress have the power of over site [sic] in dealing with the military?”

Whenever a Democrat criticized Bush’s handling of the war in Iraq, Van and other Fox News parrots would cry, “Where is the Democratic plan?” Of course, numerous members of the Democratic Party have been offering various plans of their own for months. However, now that Congress has a single plan in pending legislation, these parrots immediately abandon their “Where is your plan?” argument and contradict their previous complaints by asking, “What gives Democrats the right to provide a plan?”

Van — make up your f##king mind.

By tired

March 23, 2007 4:46 PM | Link to this

Getalife,

It seems you found a life. Although there must be mythical creatures in it, I’m sure it’s still a good life.

By Dusty

March 23, 2007 4:47 PM | Link to this

Jeff,

I thought the “theory” of isolationism became outmoded many years ago. You mean we sit here like a turtle with a shell stationed all around us?

What about intercontinental explosives, satelites, drones, wmds, worldwide communication systems and on and on? You really think putting troops around borders would do it? I don’t think so.

I haven’t read your link and have to leave. So you may have many good ideas. I just can’t think of any off hand.

By Wanna Know

March 23, 2007 4:48 PM | Link to this

Van, I have a question for you. Why don’t Bush’s aides just put their hands on the Bible and, you know, tell the truth?

Doesn’t sound like any big deal for folks who’ve done nothing wrong. I mean, there IS a precedent of white house aides doing that right up until this administration, isn’t there? Did something change? What am I missing here?

By tired

March 23, 2007 4:53 PM | Link to this

Wanna Know,

You’re missing the fact that if they even meet with the commitee and lie, it’s an offense. All the democrats want to do is make sure they get a written copy in case someone forgot something and charge them with another offense.

Why not let them talk to the commitee without the documentation? Tell me! Please!!!!

By Van

March 23, 2007 4:57 PM | Link to this

Van and Logic = Oil and Water,

Their plan is surrender. The demo’s plan is to give the terrorists their first large scale victory. Yes, large scale, a bigger victory then 9/11.

The President wants us to beat the terrorists, the dems want us to give up.

Lets see, a mandatory pull out date - a slap in the face for all current and past members of the military.

Under Article I, section 8 of the Constitution, Congress has no power on how we fight wars. They can fund the war, they can make rules concerning war - they gave that up to the UN via various treaties -

Article II, section 2, give the President the power “The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States…”.

The actions of Congress come close, not quite, but close to the definition of treason. Article III, section 3 “Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.”

Telling the enemy when we are leaving, seems close to “giving them Aid and Comfort.”

Finally, the dem’s have shown their true allegiance and it isn’t an allegiance to this country, just to their party.

By Wanna Know

March 23, 2007 4:57 PM | Link to this

Tired, good question! Why shouldn’t they talk to the committee without the documentation and swearing and stuff? Um… is that how it’s always been done before? For example, when forty-something Clinton people testified before committees and stuff back when the Congress was all Republican, how did THEY handle those details, do you remember?

By Dusty

March 23, 2007 4:59 PM | Link to this

getalife,

You haven’t even been elected governor of Louisiana yet. Forget about your idea of ruling this blog. We just humor your childish persona.

Jim Wooten rules here and he will let you know when he’s good and tired of us. Bye now.

By Jim Wooten

March 23, 2007 5:09 PM | Link to this

Dusty always has a home here.

By Wanna Know

March 23, 2007 5:13 PM | Link to this

Hey Van, speaking of treason, where’s Osama? And how come the Saudi aristocrats all got to leave this country quietly, under cover of night, in September 2001, while the rest of us were grouded, without answering any questions, even though most of the 9-11 hijackers were Saudis? Who authorized THAT, and don’t you think it was treasonous? I do.

By We love Bush no matter what

March 23, 2007 5:20 PM | Link to this

<crickets chirping low and rythmically in the silence that is the treason of the bushco apologists>

By deegee

March 23, 2007 5:23 PM | Link to this

The Dems have had Karl Rove in their crosshairs for years now. Most recently they thought they would get him in the Valerie Plame case and they missed. Rove is covered with double-shielded teflon, give it up. Let’s get on with solving the country’s problems and not diddle any more with the Rover. Mehlman fell in November. Let’s be satisfied with that and move on.

By jm

March 23, 2007 5:23 PM | Link to this

Since Van@4:57 likes to quote the constitution on the limits of the legislature regarding the military, here are a couple from Article 1 section 8 of the constitution:

To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water;

To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years;

Looks like the congress “does have the ability” to give the president a time table, especially since we are beyond the two year period. Also, I still don’t remember President Bush going to congress asking for a formal declaration of war.

By Treason

March 23, 2007 5:31 PM | Link to this

Treason is as treason does. Right Van? The hunt for Osama was abruptly halted. US forces were sent to invade a nation had nothing to do with the unresolved attack on American citizens. Our treasury has emptied out as our debt spirals beyond imagination, while BushCo’s friends reap profits. Our soldiers are treated as disposable pawns; the survivors come back to red tape, apathy, and suicidal thoughts.

Deductive logic tells me something stinks of treason. The thick rancid clouds of putrid stench tell me this fish is rotting from the head down.

Treason from the top down. Treason is the apologists who defend then. Take a whiff of thyself, traitors.

By WootenDull

March 24, 2007 8:05 AM | Link to this

Is there any doubt about who the real enemy is:

Iran {{{captures}}} 15 Britons-Atlanta Urinal

I’m not talking about the Iranians.

“Capture” is a word that you would use if you were engaged in legal warfare with another nation.

“Taking hostage” is what all of the other normal, non piece of sh-it news agencies are using to describe this unlawful act against the troops of another country.

When did we go to war with Iran, I thought you jerk off’s said they weren’t interfering in Iraq?

Hey AJC, GFY with both hands.

Stick it up your as-ses.

If you’re gonna help the Iranians cover up their crimes, why don’t you get a shovel and help them bury some women and homosexuals in the ground up to their necks and throw some stones at them, doesn’t that sound like fun, you mofo’s?

Help them put together their nuclear bomb so they can blow up all the Jews you as-shole liberals hate so much.

(Whoever wrote this headline does not need to be in the United States, we do not need f’ed up people like this abusing our freedoms and democracy to spread their filthy, hate infested agenda, let them go back to whatever f’ed up country that they escaped from the same s** they want to bring here to the United States. F whoever you are.)

FY.

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Right in step with the rest of the Filthy Times, look at what the Urinal staff has published in the Vent:

{{{If calling them insurgents bothers you, why don’t we call them “people who do not want their country occupied by others?”}}}

Sticking up for “people that wait for women and children to form a crowd, strap a bomb on themselves and suicide bomb hundreds of them.”

How can anyone one defend these scumbag terrorists? Think about this for just one second you ignorant as-s maggoty wastes of humanity. Under your definition, Eric Rudolph and Timothy McVeigh were freedom fighters.

Run it up your as-s.

You liberals need to be rode out of America on a rail. Show some outrage at these crimes like unf’ed up normal people do.

If you think these other filthy hole countries are better than America, then pack your sh-it up and don’t let the door hit you in the as-s. We are not changing the United States into a cesspool like you pinkos want it to be.

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Look at what Angela Tuck, the Urinal “ombudsmen” has got to say this morning:

{{{When you’re publishing tens of thousands of facts each day, you’re going to get some of them wrong.}}}

What is she talking about, facts? Yesterday’s weather? Did they start lying about that too?

Lock the Plame bitc-h up now!

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By Jon

March 24, 2007 8:49 AM | Link to this

In regard to DELTA’s CEO Grinstein, everyone seems to forget that this is the same man that made many mistakes that put DELTA into bankrupcy in the first place…He was the chairman when all the corrupt DELTA mangagement was stealing every penny they could get their hands on for doing a pathetic job. And he just watched while they did this….He is just trying to save his reputation at this point…

By Markus

March 24, 2007 8:55 AM | Link to this

Give ‘em hell WD.

Regarding all the RAT sewage that infested the blog yesterday, now just who the hell said the Bush Administration STOPPED searching for Osama? Can one of you filthy RAT verim on the sick demonic horseassed left provide any P-R-O-O-F that the Bush Administration S-T-O-P-P-E-D searching for Osama?

I mean what the sh!t are we supposed to do liberal ladies? INVADE a soveriegn nation at our own accord and do a walkabout on our own terms? Oh wait. The sick liberal demoncats have been in charge of Congress for over two months now. Has Pelosivich & Friends mentioned ONE WORD about Osama? Not only no, but HELL no. It’s always easy to run that fatassed mouth first, isn’t it RATs?

So all you disgusting liberal maggots b!tchin’ about Osama stick it up your @sses with a red hot poker. You sick liberal cage monkeys don’t give a damn about anything except taxing the working and successful in this nation to supplement the ticks of our society who cheat and vote to keep you maggots in power.

I’ll be back later when you little liberal girls wipe that facial off and powder your noses.

By RNC

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

Markus,STFU! You and your ilk are the reason republicans got smacked down in 06. You sound like an uneducated moron.

By Jeff Gannon/Guckert

March 24, 2007 9:21 AM | Link to this

I rode tall and loooong in Luckodull’s saddle last night, then Markus joined us and licked my lovestick clean. Then I rogered him for awhile as Luckodull returned the favor.

A couple of freaks. Pathetic freaks. Almost as bad as my girl Karla Rove.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 9:48 AM | Link to this

My lifelong dream is to be able to fck myself and suck my own cck.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 10:03 AM | Link to this

Jeff Gannon/Guckert,

I truly appreciate the time we spent last night. Next time, can you use a lubricant please? Thanks.

By Shapinsay

March 24, 2007 10:03 AM | Link to this

Jim, I don’t share your admiration for Mr. Grinstein. Remember that he has been on Delta’s Board of Directors since 1984. All of the well-chronicled Delta abuses - Ron Allen, Leo Mullin, Michelle Burns, the pension packages, etc. - happened on his watch and with his approval. Maybe this is his Mea Culpa to atone for past sins.

By JohnD(the actual)

March 24, 2007 10:29 AM | Link to this

Shelly,

I do not consider Boortz an expert on taxes as now constituted or on the “Fair Tax” which I support. He is also not an expert on economics and I would never attempt to repackage or even use his line of reasoning. He is an entertainer and is the front man for the “Fair Tax” because he has a large radio following.

Both of you ignore the primary aspect of Capitalism with regard to pricing, after considering the cost to produce of course, and that is competition. GM lost $1,500 per vehicle sold last year. Why would they do such a thing? Because they could not sell vehicles at a higher cost to the consumer, thus supporting your demand portion of the equation. Corporations do not act in a vacuum; they act in the market place where market share gives you more leverage on pricing. If two competing entities have the same cost structure then prices will be the same or very similar so when taxes, for instance, are imposed on the entities those costs are passed on to the consumer.

Market share is affected by a number of separate, but intertwined, aspects and quality of product and pricing are two of them. If you and I sell the same item, or type of item, and I react to the reduction in costs produced by eliminating the imbedded taxes in your example, and you do not reduce price – then who is going to increase market share and profits? I am, most certainly. If price were not the major factor then Wal-Mart would not be the dominant retailer in the nation. Wal-Mart took steps to reduce costs and thus was able to beat the competition’s prices. All of this assumes demand for the product.

Loss and Value Accounting measures insurance claims related to business interruption insurance. One aspect of the loss is the level of benefits, as a percentage of salaries and wages, the insurance company is liable for in addition to the salaries and wages themselves. Payroll taxes are a portion of the benefits and matching Social Security and Medicare is 7.65% (up to the maximum for Social Security), unemployment taxes could be another 3+%, depending on the State – so there is almost 11% of salaries and wages in imbedded taxes. This is all passed on to the consumer, as are the other benefits.

An employees job is worth X dollars but the employee himself receives X minus the health insurance, minus the vacation time, minus the sick days, minus the taxes both withheld and matched, minus the cost of retirement plans and so on. The idea that the employer pays these costs is fallacious. The employee actually pays them out of the GROSS PAY the employee could have received if all the benefits and taxes were not part of the equation. In the earlier example of the insurance coverage we found jobs where the benefits were more than 40% of the employee’s wage or salary. Could the employee have bought the benefits on the open market cheaper than the employer? Perhaps the employee could and then instead of a wage or salary of $50,000 the employee could take home $70,000 and provide his own benefits package. For example, group health insurance is more expensive than individual policies. The reason being group plans must accept those with pre-existing health issues.

As for the thin, or no profit margin argument, if the companies do not adjust their business plan and adapt to the market there will be no company. Delta, GM, Ford and several others come to mind as examples of companies that could disappear if change does not come very quickly. Delta, if recent information is accurate, sounds as though they will avoid collapse. If nothing happens positively soon you can look for GM and Ford to file for bankruptcy and the secured bondholders will ultimately be operating the companies without the pension obligations, the union contracts, the shareholders and the unsecured debt. Either way, a reduction in costs for all the auto manufacturers would be passed on in reduced prices or the companies market share would erode. Thus, removing the taxes allows the company to sell their products at reduced prices to the consumer and still make a profit. Competition forces the price reduction.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 10:45 AM | Link to this

ID jacker-

Why don’t you come on over and put one pinko toe on my property and tell me to STFU to my face you little liberal maggot?

By Markus

March 24, 2007 10:48 AM | Link to this

Has anyone in the Bush administration been prosecuted for outing a CIA covert operative yet? What’s that little liberal pantywastes? NO? Ok, just checking.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 10:55 AM | Link to this

His Peckership Billy Clintoon had a RAT fundraiser event and some liberal skank showed up. I’ll bet ‘ole Wild Bill’s eyes were as distracted as they were when he was offered OSAMA on a silver platter. No wonder that horn dog won’t ever have a US Navy ship or Federal building named after him. Hah. Hehehe. HAHAHAHAHA!

By getalife

March 24, 2007 10:56 AM | Link to this

So, the head of the justice dept. is a proven liar

Our nation of laws has been compromised by lies.

You have to wonder if everything spewed by this failed administration are lies.

I think all their numbers on the economy, war, etc…. are lies.

The credibility of our government is destroyed.

Geez.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 11:00 AM | Link to this

6th graders know more about the “reality” of global warming than the Sorebots. As those asspirates on the earthbat loon liberal left continue to try and escalate the scaremongering of man-made global warming, the resistance to their fascism will become stronger around the globe. Good for THESE kids.

By ALERT

March 24, 2007 11:03 AM | Link to this

Today’s high temperature will reach 85 degrees!!!!

Global warming is REAL people.

By getalife

March 24, 2007 11:06 AM | Link to this

We should add a line in the oath of office stating that lying will get you fired immediately.

Zero tolerance.

To try to restore credibility to our government.

Sorry wingnuts, real Americans will not believe anything you spew from wingnut sources.

Lying has severe consequences.

By time for the truth

March 24, 2007 11:08 AM | Link to this

Barbara

Like I said yesterday the holistic dog foods are VASTLY superior to the store bought mass produced garbage.

read the dog owner comments and find a local retailer on:

www.eaglepack.com

Chicken Soup For Dogs is a pretty decent reasonably priced holistic food too but is very hard to find in GA in the shops. Solid Gold is a bit pricier but good. There are several other brands too.

I know a number of long established well known S.E. USA breeders that feed sh!te like Iams/Pro Plan and they have to feed the dogs canned dog food with crappy gravy and crappy meat to get them to eat this garbage. I know other “cheap” breeders who feed cheaper garbage like Purina Beneful or dog chow and their dogs do not grow to their full potential and have health problems. I know some breeders who feed Eukanaba which is very expensive and is also utter sh!te.

Its the difference between fast food and real (relatively) unprocessed natural food.

A top quality holistic dog kibble is all they need plus fresh water.

Prism Adult from Eagle Pack (in green 50lb bags is superb). This has just one less kind of meat than the Eagle Pack brand but otherwise is the same. Our pups always get large/giant breed puppy food Eagle Pack for the first 12 months or so which they thrive on.

We have six dogs so we need to feed them well but cheaply. I know breeders who feed Prism to dogs from jack russels (scum sucking rodents who need to be put down as a breed) to bloodhounds, labs and GSD dogs.

Feeding Rover and Spot some raw meat is also an excellent way to improve coats and condition. But NEVER cook the meat as this releases the harmful bacteria. We feed our dogs raw ground beef - Walmart 5lb rolls - cut into patties. Also raw chicken meat - NEVER ANY chicken BONES - just washed. Pork neck bones or fresh pork are good too. Rawhide bones are not good for dogs. Cattle hooves stink like an unwashed feminazi but are great for chewing on.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 11:09 AM | Link to this

If anyone wants to see how sick, disgusting, evil, and humanly worthless the @sshole left is in this nation, then check out the liberal cage monkey comments on the muffington-queefpost about Tony Snow’s upcoming cancer surgery.

Hmmmm. It looks like all the sick liberal sewage has been removed. I’ll bet not one filthy sewer RAT can find a conservative blog out there making such FILTHY comments such as “I hope it’s a painful death” towards Elizabeth Edwards. Disgusting maggots.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 11:17 AM | Link to this

RAT poison responsible for killing animals (if it’s cats, no big loss). Has anyone checked the halls of Congress for the origins of all that poison?

By getalife

March 24, 2007 11:20 AM | Link to this

I think a good waterboarding should get the truth out of w and his neonuts to admit why he invaded Iraq for their oil.

Then hand them over to the Iraqis for justice to send a clear message to the world and future leaders that you will be held accountable.

Karma.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 11:25 AM | Link to this

A friend sent me this link. There’s a neoMarxist demoncat libonazi propogandist book out there for kids titled “Why Mommy Is A Democrat.” Think of this as the “Mein Kampf” or “Young Jihadist” book for America’s youth of Stalinist indoctrination by sick liberal cage monkeys.

My favorite quote:

“Democrats make sure we all share our toys, just like Mommy does.”

Yeah that’s just like a Marxist, isn’t it? YOUR property is not REALLY your property. WE will tell you what to do with YOUR property via liberal demoncat neocommunist legislation or other methods. Isn’t that just like a bunch of liberal fascist pigs to TELL everyone else how they should live their lives? Sick sick sick.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 11:29 AM | Link to this

More proof of the disease of liberalism infesting this nation like poison. This link has some nasty references, so view at your own discretion. This post may even be removed, but remember that this is what the horseass left thinks and how they project their views. But make NO DOUBT that this is yet another example of the sick bastards on the left that infest this nation.

http://www.floppingaces.net/2007/03/19/fk-the-troops-says-a-lefty/

By getalife

March 24, 2007 11:29 AM | Link to this

“Texas state senator Dan Patrick has a bold new plan to reduce abortions. It involves legalizing the slave trade, and putting it in the hands of big government, but hear him out. Here’s how it works: If you’re a U.S. citizen, Texas resident, pregnant, and you want an abortion — and you can prove you really want it — you may be entitled to $500. All you have to do is carry the fetus to term and sell it to the state. Sure, it sounds like social engineering. But at least there’s money involved, so it’s also creepy as sh-it.”

Wingnuts, geez.

At least it is better than blowing up the clinics like a terrorist.

Geez.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 11:40 AM | Link to this

Hey I’m not against abortion clinics. I’d stop an extremist right-winger in a second for bombing an abortion clinic. Lethally if necessary. Then I’d tell him that the natural order of Conservatives outbreeding the disease of liberalism is coming through the natural tribunal process. Keep adopting those animals in place of having children, liberals.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/09/17/INGEJL45D11.DTL

By getalife

March 24, 2007 11:46 AM | Link to this

Good for you (GFY) macaca.

I hope you are not teaching your children the hatred you spew here.

Hate breeds hate.

CBS News has learned that an investigation by the Pentagon inspector-general into the “friendly fire” death of San Jose’s own football-star-turned-soldier, Pat Tillman, will blame nine officers, including four generals, for failing to follow regulations and using poor judgement in a series of missteps that kept the truth of how he died from his family for more than a month.

Tillman about the Iraq war:

“You know this war is illegal”.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 11:55 AM | Link to this

Gitmo, you wanna see hate? Click on my link at 11:40am. Maggot.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 12:02 PM | Link to this

Another sick liberal demoncat protesters from HELL.

We are all Palestinians, huh? Funny, I don’t bend over six times a day and face east (well maybe they do that in San Freaksicko). I love dogs. I love a good stuffed pork tenderloin. I love a good Chianti. I love people of religions OTHER than Islam.

We’re all Palestinians, huh? Stupid damned demoncat liberals.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 12:07 PM | Link to this

Another killer pic of the sick liberal protesters. This is the future of America under the disease of liberalism folks. You can still do something about it.

By Jeff Gannon/Guckert

March 24, 2007 12:24 PM | Link to this

Markus has children?

That explains the stretchmarks.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 12:31 PM | Link to this

Has anyone heard Pelosivich & RAT friends talk about Bush not capturing Osama? What’s that liberal jackals? SPEAK UP. I can’t HEAR YOU. WHAT?

no?

That’s what I thought, candyasses. You filthy RAT vermin on the left let your @sses overload your mouths every time.

By Concerned Parent

March 24, 2007 12:44 PM | Link to this

Markus/TFTT, enlighten us as to the how you are teaching your children to grow up to be mature, gracious, dignified, intelligent adults (assuming you do.)

And please contrast your methods with the ones your mother(s) and father(s) used to make you into such crass, vulgar, witless, hateful, and ignornant human being(s).

By WootenDull

March 24, 2007 12:50 PM | Link to this

{{{By Concerned Pinko March 24, 2007 12:44 PM Markus/TFTT, enlighten us as to the how you are teaching your children to grow up to be mature, gracious, dignified, intelligent adults (assuming you do.)}}}

Huh, the “concerned” wanker addressed Markus and TFTT but not this:

{{{By Jeff Gannon/Guckert March 24, 2007 9:21 AM I rode tall and loooong in Luckodull’s saddle last night, then Markus joined us and licked my lovestick clean. Then I rogered him for awhile as Luckodull returned the favor.}}}

Is Markus not nasty enough for you and your kids, wanker?

Or are you an insincere little candy a-ss pinko liberal?

Go fondle yourself.

Anybody else notice that when the liberal ID jacker is here the only other pinko around is gitmo?

Maybe he really should getalife.

Lock the Plame bitc-h up now!

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By Markus

March 24, 2007 12:50 PM | Link to this

Portland liberal FREAK protester takes a dump on a burning US flag in front of women and children.

That’s right folks. This is the human waste that the liberal cage monkeys that infest this blog are kin to. Right in front of women and children. Animals. Every last one of the filthy RAT vermin on the left that infests this nation.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 12:54 PM | Link to this

Oh blow it out your @ss liberal ID poofer. You diseased spider monkeys jack aliases with NASTY sexual innuendo and then expect to get some sort of sympathy here? Go fluck yourselves sideways, RATs.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 12:57 PM | Link to this

Another example of a Portland flaming liberal freak. I wonder how long it will be before bullets start flying in this nation? These bastards on the neocommunist horseass limpwristed liberal loon left are getting more and more brave every day… even for limpwrists.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 1:00 PM | Link to this

Gitmo got her little nasty liberal skank queef busted here a few weeks ago jacking my alias and talking to one of it’s fellow aliases just minutes later. Like a typical over-estrogened overemotional liberal, the dumb@ss didn’t have the attention span of paying attention to how I spelled “Pelosivich.”

By Captain Freedom

March 24, 2007 1:11 PM | Link to this

The Captain apologizes for sleeping through yesterday’s exchange. All it took was for good man Markus (of the convincingly foreign looking name) to generate some profound insight to spark me from my Cheeto-induced torpor. Tis the gravest danger facing a mighty, True Believing Keyboard Warrior these days, and sadly, I succumbed.

But no fear, fellow True Belief Christians, as I am back to agree solidly with Mr Wooten’s endorsement of the Godly Bobby Jindal. I say this, and why not…first the Governorship, then the White House.

Why, this is a man who has assisted in exorcisms and, by his own testimony, engaged in physical combat with Satan himself. Not only that, but he is brave enough to have written about this for everyone to read in the New Oxford Review in December of 1994.

See it here.

Yes indeed, this is just the kind of stalwart Christian Right Thinker we need, one who is unafraid of being pegged as “crazy as a loon” or “barking mad”.

I detect strong Presidential timber here. A man who, with mere laying on of hands, could purge the Congress of Satan’s influence. Just one handshake from the Exorcist is all it would take to turn Harry Reid to True Godliness and send the harpy Pelosi back to the kitchen where good Christian women belong. For all of Our Leader Bush’s backslapping and bald-head rubbing, he has never sent Lucifer on the run. It’s time we got a REAL man of God in place.

It’s Morning in America again.

By Jeff Gannon/Guckert

March 24, 2007 1:11 PM | Link to this

Pooping on a flag is just a fratboy stunt done to make the libs look bad. Karla Rove and I used to plan this kind of stuff all the time, back when I served (serviced, actually) the Pres.

Hey, we’re neo-cons - we’ll do anything for $$. And we work cheap.

By getalife

March 24, 2007 1:12 PM | Link to this

Its you Andy but you will never admit it.

Not all bloggers are wingnuts here.

I will admit I have used the name “joewilson” at the lgf (Charles the coward banned my IP, like I want to read their lies) and Red State (banned), Freepers( banned) and Calling all wingnuts (not banned but punked the lizards to cause IP ban).

I rule all blogs until banned.

Your turn Andy.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 1:26 PM | Link to this

Gitmo, you can “rule” whatever in your sick little neoMarxist terrorist-kissing liberal world you deem as relevant in your little mind.

The bottom line here is that you absolutely make no difference in my life, Bush’s life, Conservative’s lives, Republican’s lives, Wooten’s life, Hannity’s life, Rush’s life, and others who do not share your collectivist communist sick liberal viewpoints.

Now carry on and “rule” gitmo. It’s all you’ve got in your pathetic life. Sick sick sick.

By getalife

March 24, 2007 1:30 PM | Link to this

I rule with the truth.

You love being lied to and I am sick of the lies.

The majority of the real American people are sick of it too.

Why you are not is beyond me.

By Another Cheerleader for Bush

March 24, 2007 1:30 PM | Link to this

As a neo-con male, I enjoy “dropping trou” in public. I spend much of my day in the “Bushes” in public parks, hanging out in interstate restrooms, or just driving around I-285 with no pants on, looking for my fellow conservatives, or a very “liberal” black man (Andy, Markus, RW - you know what I’m sayin ;> ).

Hey, I admit it - I’m a chickenhawk. Some conservatives prefer the glory of battle, like most conservatives though, and I’m sure I speak for the conservatives here when I say I prefer the glory of the glory hole.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 1:38 PM | Link to this

Another example of a sickness of the disease of liberalism: Political Correctness. If we stick our heads in the sand and make up euphemisms for things of which the reality of the situation might upset us, then the problem magically goes away… like renaming streets in Atlanta.

Anyway, it appears that the Europansies are starting to wake up to their over-estrogened limpwristed reaction to anything that may be deemed as offensive. Remember, one of the stipulations of the disease of liberalism is that you can’t speak your mind if it offends someone else. With disgusting liberals of course, that means speaking your mind about anything OTHER than what lines up 100% with the disease of liberalism.

Rise my son. Awaken. You have slept for a long time under oppressive post-nazi liberals. See the LIGHT now.

Of course, we are free in this nation to pull down our pants and take a dump on a burning US flag. THAT is not offensive. But supporting a child’s right to stay the HELL out of public liberal demoncat nazi indoctrination camps of government schools, now THAT is offensive. Sick liberals.

By time for the truth

March 24, 2007 1:47 PM | Link to this

The BBC “your view” on 200 year old negro slavery and the pathetic sickening screeches by lefties and black racebaiters for a UK “apology” is happily in many instances fooking hilarious to read.

One classic rib tickler reads give them (blacks) reparations and then forcibly deport them back to AfriKa. Happily this pandering “your view” - which usually is to the left of the Arselickeriana Scummington Puke - reflects surprisingly much more pragmatic, non liberal drivel than one is used to beholding.

You can access it on the front page of the BBC hate America homepage.co.uk

http://news.bbc.co.uk/

This morning, and all day yesterday these Bush Bashing Corp Guardian reading scum asserted on their TV licence payer (i.e tax payer) funded web site that the Royal Navy folks had been “captured” by the Iranian Hitler’s murderous rentboys - someone obviously made them change that appeasing lie to “siezed”.

getamaggotbrain needs to eat loads more tainted dog food, fortified with loads of e-coli spinach!!

By Markus

March 24, 2007 1:48 PM | Link to this

Compost:

Feds at fault for making mortgage loans to 2 million.

I wonder how many of those lenders who signed on the dotted lines felt they HAD to make those loans due to societal pressures to lower income and shady credit clients? I wonder how many of those sub-$200,000 homes in Gwinnett now in foreclosure where there used to be SUVs with 22” chrome wheels in the driveways saw mortgage payments rank behind SUV and Best Buy plasma TV payments?

By Markus

March 24, 2007 1:58 PM | Link to this

McCain: Say NO to socialism in Latin America?

What the hell for McCain? The jackass liberal demonRATs in this nation just LOVE the idea of socialism. Why, government price controls really HELP keep food stocked in Chevez’s stores.

Man, what’s wrong with you McCain? Don’t you know that government is end all of be all means from cradle to grave? The hell’s wrong with you man? You are out of the mainstream man. You are a minority man.

By Captain Freedom

March 24, 2007 1:59 PM | Link to this

easy there, Markus. Remeber the Maim of St. Ronald the Great — never speak ill of another Repubican. Gwinnett is a stalwart hive of true belief, having voted solidly Republican in every election back to 1980.

If any True Believers in Gwinnett fell on hard times, it is surely due to onerous Federal regulations that kept good people from earning an honest living. These good people deserve our compassion and charity.

Unless they were deadbeat wetbacks and Negroes who spent all their welfare money on vodka and bling bling tire rims. Those bums deserve debtors prison. fook ‘em.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 2:14 PM | Link to this

Hey Private Freedom, I said “sub-$200,000” homes for a REASON. Those Republicans living in $400,0000 communities in Buford and $700,000+ communities off Sugarloaf Parkway aren’t having too many forclosures. You can inject race comments all you want. Facts are FACTS. It’s about financial CLASS, not race. Read into that what you will.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 2:24 PM | Link to this

Has anybody in the Bush administration been procecuted for outing a CIA covert operative yet? Huh? What’s that liberal RATs? SPEAK UP. I can’t HEAR YOU.

no?

Ok, just checking in.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 2:28 PM | Link to this

Has anyone heard what Pelosivich’s RAT pack has in store for capturing Osama since Bush the incompetent can’t do it?

Anybody?

Anyone?

Hello?

Echo. Echo. Echo.

chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp

By Markus

March 24, 2007 2:36 PM | Link to this

Random thought:

I wonder what limpwristed diseased liberals would say about Catholics who drive taxis and would prohibit women who had abortions to ride in their cabs? Or what about Catholics who refused to scan a box of Trojans at Kroger?

Do you think these same diseased spider monkeys on the left would be so quiet about that as they are on Muslims who refuse to drive people with dogs and booze or scan pork?

Not only no, but HELL no. Sick liberal demoncats. Pathetic hypocritical vermin.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 2:51 PM | Link to this

Wow I missed this one. Iran now threatens to kidnap US soldiers:

“We’ve got the ability to capture a nice bunch of blue-eyed, blond-haired officers and feed them to our fighting cocks. Iran has enough people who can reach the heart of Europe and kidnap Americans and Israelis.”

First these bastards get some Brits and now they’re after ours. I’m sure those Portland liberal demoncat @sshole protesters would just LOVE that.

I think it’s about time we put those shiny new F-22s to good use against the Iranian Tom Muhammed Cruise wannabes in their p.o.s. MiGs and Sukhois.

By Markus

March 24, 2007 2:59 PM | Link to this

Phillipine phlaming cops told not to shake their hips while on duty. Don’t worry girls. You will always be welcome in the sick liberal perverted world of Nancy Pelosivich’s San Freaksicko where even beastiality is tolerated as an “alternative” lifestyle.

By WootenDull

March 24, 2007 3:21 PM | Link to this

gitmo: You may want to get a ruler and measure your tool, cause it ain’t near as long as you think.

Liberals Suck And Lie, I Voted For The War Before I Cut And Run From It, The AJC Is A Filthy Anti American Rag, I Report, You Whine, I Make Liberals Whine Like Babies, Pinkos Support The Troops Like Manson Supported His Family.

Yeah, all those came from some pinko, he was a real creative lib and I enjoyed jacking all of his id’s.

Get real, name jacker.

Your projecting your faults on to me again.

Lock the Plame bitc-h up now!

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

By getalife

March 24, 2007 4:22 PM | Link to this

Keep going Andy.

You can fill in the rest of this blog with the names you have used.

Wanker.

By RW-(the original)

March 24, 2007 4:57 PM | Link to this

The names Andy has used have been new ones that came about after some moonbat jacked his old one, not name jackings.

Lock up Plame’s pimp, Joe Wilson, too! Now!!

By WootenDull

March 24, 2007 5:27 PM | Link to this

The Wall Street Journal bitc-h slaps the liberals:

‘A Triumph for Pelosi’ The Democrats send their message on Iraq. Saturday, March 24, 2007 12:01 a.m. EDT That’s how the Associated Press described yesterday’s vote by the House to demand a U.S. retreat from Iraq, and in the perverse calculus of Capitol Hill we suppose it was. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has demonstrated she can pile on enough pork to bribe enough Democrats to cobble together a bare, partisan majority to “send a message” that has no chance of becoming law. Congratulations.

{{{This is not to say the vote won’t do considerable harm. It will be noted by our enemies in Iraq and will encourage them to inflict more casualties to further sour American support. It will make it harder for Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to disarm Shiite militias, who can point to the vote and say the Americans will soon be leaving. And most disgraceful, it will send a message to U.S. troops that they can fight on—albeit without much chance of success and without Congressional support.}}}

{{{President Bush was quick to denounce the vote yesterday, promising a veto. And we hope he keeps it up. By bowing to their antiwar left, Democrats are once again showing that they can’t be trusted on national security. The President should drive that message home until Congress gives him a clean war bill that gives our troops the money to fight our enemies without having to take orders from MoveOn.org.}}}

Oh man, that’s got to sting.

Lock the Plame bitc-h up now!

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

By Politics Aside

March 24, 2007 5:38 PM | Link to this

Iranian Republican Guard renegades took 15 Miss USA contestants hostage last night after they strayed into Iranian territory while water skiing in bikinis. The British Ambassador issued a protest, but offered this: “At least THIS makes sense”.

By Politics Aside

March 24, 2007 5:49 PM | Link to this

Uber-Entrepeneur Donald Trump dubbed Rosie Odonald a total loser for the eightieth straight day setting a new Guiness and Heineken world record which breaks the old record of 79 straight days when Al Franken labeled Rush Limbaugh a big fat idiot. (third place is 78 straight days that Barbara Bush called her son W a monkey boy).

By uNique

March 25, 2007 10:40 AM | Link to this

OK, I am no fan of how we are handling the war in Iraq, and admittedly I am not well versed in the “ways of politics”. However, can someone PLEASE explain to me HOW it makes ANY sense at all to attach Farm subsidies, medical care issues and other TOTALLY unrelated issues to a war spending bill? The American people, regardless of politics should be insulted by the unethical behavior of our government officials. It should be required that EACH spending issue stand ON ITS OWN. Would it kill them to vote on these issues SEPARATELY? This type of political vote buying disgusts me and I am at a point where I want to CLEAN HOUSE at ALL levels of government. I say boot them ALL out of office, dem. and rep.

By JP

March 25, 2007 11:16 AM | Link to this

Van - Congress has the power of oversight of the Executive, even though Tony Snow and Dick CHeney argue otherwise. Remember balance of powers, and checks-and-balances? Those American ideals that have been abandoned? I do.

Dusty - Read some of what Wes Clark has been saying about strategy. Here’s a snippet: “The United States will win the war on terror when we bring to bear all the elements of our power — not just our military might, civilian workforce and diplomatic skills, but also the power to persuade our allies in general and those in the Muslim community specifically to engage the culture of hate and terror and change it to reflect the best in all of us.”

Bush is not engaging in diplomatic methods—the hard-liners discount those methods as weak while antagonizing everyone with the “war on terror” mantra. Problem is, diplomatic means work.

That second link is to a good article on our war mentality (the misguided “war on terror” phrase) that came out today: “Using this phrase has actually undermined our ability to effectively confront the real challenges we face from fanatics who may use terrorism against us.”

Stop and THINK.

By Markus

March 25, 2007 11:38 AM | Link to this

Well JP, I know you moonbats on the castrated left don’t believe that there are others out there that want to kill us. I know you don’t believe that another 9/11 could happen under a democratic administration (or congress). I knew people like you believe that we can just talk to those that want not only America but the entire Western civilization destroyed. I know people like you don’t believe that there are actually evil perps right now plotting a way to murder Americans and Westerners.

Yes, we all know what you limpwrists on the left believe and don’t believe. Please leave the seriousness of islamofascism to the adults who can ration without emotions getting in the way, and please keep your Washington Compost OpEd crap to yourself. Thank you.

By JP

March 25, 2007 11:58 AM | Link to this

Markus, thanks for your dismissive garbage. Nothing I said dismissed that there are nuts who want to kill us. I do not believe the “war, war, war” strategy is going to solve the problem, however.

Why do rightist freaks think that our current “plan” is the only possible strategy that could work? I just don’t get it.

Thanks again for your thoughtful and insightful contribution.

By JP

March 25, 2007 12:01 PM | Link to this

Markus, BTW: How many Muslims do you think we have to kill before we find that no remaining Muslims have any resentment against our killing of Muslims?

Do you think our blind support for Israel has anything to do with Muslims thinking we need to be taken down?

Will you have any interesting response to these questions, or will you spew more rah-rah-war bullcrap?

By Markus

March 25, 2007 12:15 PM | Link to this

JP, we didn’t start this aggression of radical muslims. It goes back decades through many presidencies. I was going to respond to you more dilligently until I read your Israel comment. I don’t waste time with overemotional liberal girlie boy Jew haters. You just go on thinking islamofascism is a Jewish/US warmonger made-up ideology that can be solved by chats over tea. Have a nice day.

By JP

March 25, 2007 12:40 PM | Link to this

Markus, coming from someone who still hasn’t gotten the memo that “Islamofascism” is a poor metaphor for what’s going on, that’s a compliment. Your comments deserve no further response.

By nonymous

March 26, 2007 11:29 AM | Link to this

On the subject of Corporate Class I wish someone would investigate the CEO of Worldspan—he is the absolute opposite of the Delta CEO in terms of class and common consideration for the company. Rather than thank and support his people, he has made sure that he an his minions will get many many millions while the rank and file (what’s left of them) haven’t had a raise in five years!!

On politics: I am an American voter and I am grossly insulted and deeply offended by the goings on by all parties and both sides of Congress. Neither party has a clue what the “common man” wants. It is certainly not the partisan destruction of the country that they are delivering!