Usualy Bush speech full of distortion and fear

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11465801/

Bush continues to imply that these unstable governments in the middle east are we get all of our oil from. When the VAST majority of our oil comes from North America. Below is a chart of Imports, let’s not forget that the US produces 40% of it’s own oil. So which unstable Middle East country are we overly dependant on?

Typical use of fear to distort the truth from the Bushies…good thing those crazy bastards are rioting over cartoons makes you worried about your oil when it has almost NO IMPACT on US oil supplies.

Crude Oil Imports (Top 15 Countries)(Thousand Barrels per Day)
Country Dec-05 Nov-05 YTD 2005 Dec-04 Jan - Dec 2004
CANADA 1,892 1,776 1,642 1,556 1,616
MEXICO 1,707 1,658 1,550 1,552 1,598
SAUDI ARABIA 1,438 1,267 1,438 1,449 1,495
VENEZUELA 1,183 1,009 1,231 1,379 1,297
NIGERIA 1,174 1,163 1,060 1,006 1,078
ANGOLA 425 641 450 306 306
IRAQ 390 572 520 626 655
ECUADOR 340 264 276 261 232
KUWAIT 268 273 215 205 241
ALGERIA 212 265 228 199 215
BRAZIL 159 65 94 0 51
GABON 139 66 127 233 142
COLOMBIA 135 281 156 135 142
NORWAY 66 103 119 63 143
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 62 70 62 22 49

LAME

I saw the headline/hyperlink that said “first photo of Bush and Abramoff”. So, I clicked you can imagine my disappointment with the lameness of calling this a photo of the two of them. I do believe that Bush and he were good buddies and as usual Bush abandons his friends when they no longer provide any utility or they get into trouble (see Kenny Lay), but this is dumb

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1158908,00.html?cnn=yes

In response the biggest Bushie i know

He sent me this link and attempted to call me out as some lover of Iranian nuke development:

From: Names Deleted to protect the ignorant
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 21:19
To: Me and some other friends
Subject: How about you guys?
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/821b8e1c-8f47-11da-b430-0000779e2340.html
Or do you support letting them have nukes? Where do you stand? There's no room
for nuance. It's one or the other

.
Here is my response, in typical fashion because it's so damn easy the Bushies attempt to be cute provides the opening to point out that this is Bush's mess:

Geez, if Bush had not blown his military wad on Iraq, he might actually be in a
position to do something other than ask the Russians to take the lead. (funny
despots working with despots).

As I've told you a thousand times, Iran has a HUGE secular pro-west faction. The WORST THING Bush could do would be to invade or some other military dumb shit. It would turn those friendly to us, against us.

But, hey that Bush foreign policy is working wonders in the
middle east isn't it? Since Bush took over, two radical groups have been
democratically elected in the region, in Iran and now you've got Hamas running
Palestine.

And like I said before the Iraq debacle, if they have nukes or WMD, Israel will take care of it. Especially now, since Bush's foreign policy incompetence put Hamas in power, which will give rise to Netanyahu in Israel and that crazy bastard's going to bomb everyone.

Looks like Bush blew it. AGAIN

Oh, yeah and Osama Bin Laden is still alive, while the Taliban controls
most of Afghanistan. Well played George.

May be time to raise the terror level.

Remember when Republicans used to talk about Fiscal Responsibility

http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/26/news/economy/cbo.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. budget deficit will hit $337 billion this year, the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday, according to a source familiar with the forecast.
The forecast does not include a potential $80 billion to $100 billion in additional funds the Bush administration might request to finance the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, or more money that likely will be needed this year for Gulf Coast hurricane rebuilding.

More Bush incompetence

Bush implements a “new and improved” prescription drug plan supposed to help seniors get their meds and the opposite happens.

Is there anything this administration doesn’t screw up? Anything? …Anything at all?

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/14/nyregion/14drugs.html

Pathetic

LedDale

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft06/news/story?id=2287645&campaign=rss
&source=ESPNHeadlines


If LenDale White did not play on the same team with Bush and Lienhart more people would be talking about awesome he is. He had 26 TDs this year, led the nation, which makes his season the quietest for a scoring leader that I remember.

He averaged over 5 yds/carry for his career and with 541 carries in 3 years he NEVER lost a fumble (according to his stats on ESPN). I'd take him in the top 3.

Bush is costing this guy money. I love me some Reggie, but LenDale totally got overshadowed.

can any member of the GOP stay within the law?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060110.wterminator0110/BNStory/International/

First is was smoking Cuban Cigars (something a lot of people who rant about hating Cuba seem to do) and now he can't even obey the laws he's taken an oath to uphold. Shameful.

Typical of the GOP of George Bush though.

Incompetent AND a common criminal

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060110.wterminator0110/BNStory/International/

First is was smoking Cuban Cigars (something a lot of people who rant about hating Cuba seem to do) and now he can’t even obey the laws he’s taken an oath to uphold. Shameful. Typical of the GOP of George Bush though.

ah, duh?

I would think anyone who has read the Constitution would know that you can't survielle people without a warrant. ANd in case you weren't sure, you could look at the FISA law that was enacted because Mr. Nixon was apparently unclear on the COnstituion so Congress future presidents.

And considering that FISA warrants are more or less a rubber stamp when requested (99%+ approvals within hours), Bush's excuses for his criminal actions just don't pass the smell test.

This is an old one

I meant to post this some week's ago, but apparently it didn't post: So, here it is


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10530417/from/RS.3/

This is pathetic. He could barely care about outing a secret agent and blowing every contact that she's ever had, putting dozens of peoples lives in jeopardy, but he's going to get uppity about his own breaking of the law when it is exposed. It's not even like it's hard to get a warrant under the FISA rules. In fact 99%+ of all secret warrants are granted in a matter of hours. So, his justifications for breaking the law are simply lies.

Additionally, to pretend like people don't know that their conservations can be tapped is ridiculous, the secret warrants are well-known. It's the lack of oversight (which has led to abuses) that is shameful and it will join the Alien and Sedition Acts and Wilson's despotic stifling of free speech as a low point in American Presidential abuses.

So good to be back

It would appear that the corruption and depravity that is the current incarnation of the GOP is going to see the light of day. While I'm no Republican, here's to hoping that the GOP is taken away from the amoral Bushies and returned to moderates or even true Conservatives (think Goldwater)

Impeachable?

This is clearly unconstitutional and illegal. When will the impeachment begin?

Oh dear loard

Now, I hate the BCS bullshit as much as anyone...really I do. It's the sport, competition in the world where 118 teams compete for 5 months and then they have a two-team one game playoff to determine the champion. Never mind that 4 or 5 teams could all be undefeated and obviously have never met each other, but only two play for the title.

BUT, the Federal government should keep it's nose out of it, because if there is one body more inept and incompetent that the NCAA, especially when they deal with Div 1-A Football, it must be Congress.

sure they clap

Has Bush spoke to a Non-military crowd in the past 3 months? I guess when only 37% of America thinks you don't suck, speaking to an audience that has orders to applaud all your lies, name-calling and rhetorical talking points is a good idea.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/30/us.iraq/index.html


AND CB, still waiting for your response to my thorough destruction of your bragging about Bush's impact on the Dow. You're probably doing some research, eh? I suggest you go back to Herbert Hoover for historical parallels.

a multi part series: Why I wouldn't want to be a child in Florida

In my continuing series "I'd hate to be a kid in Florida" comes the
latest:


http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/11/29/vodka.baby.ap/index.html

I LOVE the Parlimentary system

Such immediate accountability and 6 week election cycles. Awesome


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051129/ts_nm/politics_can_dc

College Football wrap up

I don't blog much about college football although Im a huge fan. In fact, I'm a season ticket holder for the Ducks. But here's some comments:

Reggie Bush should win the Heisman. WHy? because he should have won it last year. Matt Leinhart wasn't even the best player on his team last year let alone in the country. But the DAC screwed up and gave it to Matt. NOw they screwed themselves b/c Leinhart his having an even better year this year and is more deserving than last year, but come on ...if you asked any college coach in the country who'd they LOVE to have on their team, I'd bet 90% would say Bush. Leinhart's good, even great, but Bush is magical. After you ask the coaches, ask the linebackers and cornerbacks what player they would NOT want running at them in the open field...again Bush would win that one.

Sorry Vince, next year

What's the difference between the "Fighting Irish" and the "Fighting Illini". YOu may say nothing, both are names of college sports teams that either denigrate or honor an entire people. But there is a difference, one of those names belongs to Notre Dame. So, they do what they want. They get special TV contracts, an extra 7 spots in every football poll that comes out weekly, they even get a special deal with the BCS. BUT they aren't not held to the same standard when it comes to names that honor/denigrate an entire people. Don't expect the NCAA to be forcing the priests at Notre Dame to be shedding their name anytime soon.

Finally, Please Fiesta Bowl comittee, take the Ducks...

According to Fox News

This one goes along with how George W. Bush has failed his base in almost every single way to this point (fiscally responsible, bringing integrity to the office, a humble superpower etc.): According to the Fox News Report I saw a few hours ago, the illegal Immigrant population is up 30% since 2000. 30% talk about a failure. And this is while we are supposedly protecting ourselves from terrorists and yet we now have 30% MORE illegal immigrants since Bush took over…that’s pathetic.

How the Bushies can support this guy who has delivered NOTHING (except that $300 rebate check a few years ago) on what he promised shows how far zealotry can allow people to depart from reality.

Why don't Cheney and the right wing zealots question HER patriotism?

Nice piece by John Powers