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Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Maybe If Bush Says It Enough, It Will Come True -- Like Candyman!!

"Earlier today, my staff met with congressional leaders about the resignations of U.S. Attorneys. As you know, I have broad discretion to replace political appointees throughout the government, including U.S. Attorneys. And in this case, I appointed these U.S. Attorneys and they served four-year... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 19, 2007

Making Yet Another Good Case For Impeachment

"We think if impeachment were ever justified, this certainly is the time. This president, by engaging in such incredible abuses of power, breaches of trust with both the Congress and the American people, and misleading us into this tragic, unbelievable war, the violation of treaties, either... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 16, 2007

Sensenbrenner Asked For Honesty -- From A Politician?*

"It has now become the doctrine of a large clan of politicians that political honesty is unnecessary, slow, subversive of a man’s interests, and incompatible with quick onward movement." -- Anthony Trollope, The Three Clerks, vol. 3, ch. xxix. *The above question derives from comments made by... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Not Politics? Who The Hell Is Writing the A.G. Office's Comedy Material?

"I'm surprised that they're saying that there's no politics involved, and we're still 2½ weeks away from April Fool's Day. How can they possibly stand there with a straight face and say that's not politics? Of course it's politics." -- Senator Patrick Leahy, D-New Hampshire, chairman of the Senate... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 9, 2007

Bully For Those Staunch Critics Of The President

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” -- President Theodore Roosevelt Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 8, 2007

Somebody Write This On The Wall In The Oval Office

"If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them." - - Isaac Asimov Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 4, 2007

Presidentliness Is Next To Godliness -- Promising Resurrections

"We can never replace lives, and we can't heal hearts, except through prayer." "I will try to the best of my ability to help those who lost life and property." -- both quotes from President George W. Bush, from a speech given in Enterprise, Alabama, March 3, 2007, after a tornado killed 9 people Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 25, 2007

The State Of The American Public School System In One Sentence

“He try to make sure we in line and not do things we’re not supposed to and make sure we got good grades.” -- Tampa 6th grader, commenting on his principal, Anthony Giancola, just arrested for buying crack from an undercover police officer on campus Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 23, 2007

Did William L. Shirer Foresee The Bush Administration?

" Perhaps America will one day go fascist democratically, by popular vote. " -- William L. Shirer, author of The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich, quoted in New York Times, December 29, 1969 Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 17, 2007

Since When Has America Regained Support For The War In Iraq?

"I don't know what the other options are because if we fail here I think it's going to be very difficult to maintain the support of the American people. And when the American people don't support a war... then we aren't able to maintain a foreign endeavor." -- Senator John McCain, speaking at a... Sign in to see full entry.

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