Category: Political Rants

I was congratulating the New York Times for breaking the story about Bush’s illegal spying on citizens just in time to help the Senate shoot down the Patriot Act renewal. Then I read Ariana Huffington’s view of the story, which is far from congratulatory. She reams them for sitting on the story as long as… Continue reading What Liberal Media?

It was no great surprise to see that Kentucky’s two Senators, who are two of the worst Republicans in the Senate, had voted to renew the Patriot Act. It was a little disappointing to see that our 6th District Representative, who calls himself a Democrat, had also voted in favor of it. Here’s a copy… Continue reading Dear Congressman Chandler

“A goddamned piece of paper”. According to a Capitol Hill Blue report, that’s what George W. Bush called the Constitution in a recent White House meeting. Capitol Hill Blue frequently publishes reports that aren’t repeated anywhere else, which could mean they either have really good sources or really worthless sources. Considering the circumstances, I’m going… Continue reading A Goddamned Piece of Paper

In the ongoing debate over the United States’ use of torture in the ongoing war on terror, some of the bleeding-heart anti-torture wusses criticize our own use of a practice which we condemn when others do it, which defies the basic American principle that basic human rights are only principles that we expect our enemies… Continue reading The Value of Torture

If you thought Quips from Katrina was going to be a bunch of hurricane jokes, you haven’t been paying attention lately. I received email today, from somebody who doesn’t even know about my crush on The Nation editor/publisher Katrina Vanden Heuvel, containing a copy of one of her recent articles, defining Republican doublespeak. I considered… Continue reading Quips from Katrina

A confusing sequence of events that could only happen in KY. By law, there are no alcohol sales during the hours that the polls are open. Idealists think this is to prevent another incident like the Hatfield-McCoy feud. Cynics think it’s to give the vote-buyers with their supply of half-pints a more willing market. Schools… Continue reading Bars Open, Schools Closed

Today was DSM (Downing Street Minutes) Day, the third anniversay of the infamous Downing Street meeting, a meeting of high-level British government officials, the minutes of which offer pretty clear proof that the Bush administration fed the world a pack of lies as they prepared for war in Iraq.

I suppose that it’s a little premature to name a winner of the Whopper of the Week award, since the week is still very young and the Bush administration seems to have an inexhaustible ability to make outrageous statements. But I think it’s safe to say that Bush’s homeland security adviser, Fran Townsend, is a… Continue reading Different sort of death?

I’m seeing a lot of gloating about the recent Zogby poll showing support for the idea that lying about starting a war could be an impeachable offense. According to the survey, “more than two-in-five (42%) voters say that, if it is found that President Bush did not tell the truth about his reasons for going… Continue reading Only 42%?

There’s been a lot of chuckling recently about Dubya’s most recent trip of the tongue. Reports such as this Chicago Tribune story highlight his pathetic attempt to show off a new word when dismissing Amnesty International reports of our abuse of prisoners. Bush described the prisoners who complained about being tortured as “people that had… Continue reading Bush Puts the "ASS" in "Dissemble"