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Archive for June 26th, 2008

By- Bob Cesca @ 3:29 EST

Holy crap on a stick. Bill Kristol — who has been so wrong so often that he was somehow rewarded with a job at the New York Times — might have actually been right about something political. For once. Back on February 17 on the self-satirical FOX News Sunday program, [...]

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Yep, Bush Screwed It Up…

GEF @ 4:08 PM MST

TIMES/BLOOMBERG POLL
75% blame Bush’s policies for deteriorating economy

The figure includes large numbers of dissatisfied Republicans and represents a sharp increase in pessimism over the last year. Higher fuel prices have sharpened the criticism.
By Maura Reynolds
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
June 26, 2008
WASHINGTON — Three out of four Americans, including large numbers of [...]

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GEF @ 3:18 PM MST

Senate Expected To Pass Wiretap Bill
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2008
(AP) The Senate signaled an end Wednesday to months of rancorous debate over surveillance legislation that would protect from civil lawsuits the telecommunications companies that helped the government wiretap American lines.
By an 80-15 vote, the Senate turned back a last-ditch effort to kill [...]

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McCain and his BLOG stalkers!!!!

Posted by Basheert @12:25pm
Courtesy of Crooks and Liars:
McCain “gets” the Internet Thing, Awards Website “Points” to Right Wing Commenters
By: bluegal @ 11:30 AM – PDT

(image by Driftglass)
McCain’s website is offering “points” to folks who cut and paste pro-McCain content onto other blogs.
Wow, what can I get with my points, a cabin upgrade for that [...]

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John McCain’s Divorce…

By- Suzie-Q @ 12:05 PM MST
McCain’s Divorce
THE U.S. VETERAN DISPATCH
June 26, 2008
Before John McCain’s tour of duty in Vietnam, he married Carol Shepp, a model from Philadelphia. On his 23rd bombing mission over North Vietnam in 1967, McCain was shot down and captured.
While he was imprisoned, Carol was in an auto [...]

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Afternoon Jukebox… Sharp Dressed Man

By- Suzie-Q @ 12:00 PM MST

ZZ Top- Sharp Dressed Man

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Posted by Basheert @11:19am
Courtesy of Daily Kos
The McCains’ little alcohol problem
by MissLaura
Tue Jun 24, 2008 at 07:19:49 AM PDT

John and Cindy McCain’s financial and business arrangements have been a goldmine of mini-scandal for the past few months. (Even if they’ve only garnered half the traditional media coverage that Democrats in the same position would have.)
There [...]

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By- Suzie-Q @ 9:30 AM MST

Supreme Court Upholds Right To Own Guns For Self-Defense
MARK SHERMAN | June 26, 2008 11:25 AM EST |
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, the justices’ first major pronouncement on gun rights in U.S. history.
The court’s 5-4 [...]

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By- Suzie-Q @ 9:00 AM MST

Rove-Reversal: Jewish Dems Attack McCain’s “Strength” On Iran
Huffington Post – Sam Stein
June 26, 2008 08:00 AM

Several of Congress’ most prominent Jewish members are set to go after John McCain on an issue of perceived strength: his proclaimed “toughness” in dealing with Iran.
On Thursday, Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Ben Cardin, alongside [...]

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Bu$h’s Legacy to be Honored in San Francisco

Geezer Power…8:19 am

While some of my more profound thoughts seem to occur while sitting on the throne, I find myself thinking of Bu$h’s legacy this morning. The folks in San Francisco have proposed that the city rename their state of the art sewage treatment plant and the news has reached even the NY Times. This [...]

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