Well If Bush Did the Crime…

08Dec08

People have a fairly good grasp of why spying on people without warrants is a problem, but I don’t think the full ramifications are clear to people. Sure domestic spying could lead to abuse, but name the victims? Show that they’ve been harmed? It’s harder. Here’s what’s at stake.

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Tags: Crimes of George Bush, FISA Compromise, George W Bush, Guantanamo Bay, Probable Cause

The Case For Broken Promises

26Jun08

Regarding Barack Obama’s decision to opt out of the public financing system, I wanted to say another aspect of the story that annoys me is the failure to really pinpoint what he did wrong.
This goes for pretty much any article about a politician goes back on a campaign pledge. If you think about it there [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama, Campaign Pledges, George W Bush, John McCain

The Moral Superiority of Non-Golfers

27May08

To follow up on the last post’s ideas a little bit I saw Blogger Susie Q post this video about George Bush’s claim that he gave up golfing to support the troops fighting in Iraq

Michael Moore used this clip in Fahrenheit 9/11, which was roundly denounced as being unfair in [...]

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Tags: Bush Golfing, George W Bush, Golf, Iraq War, Michael Moore

Washington Nationals Suggestion Box

30Mar08

I’ve been doing some scouting for the Nationals, here the best prospects I found (from ArmchairGM: The All Robot Baseball team)
Right Field: Optimus Prime
He’s probably taller than any outfield fence. He also stands right near the bullpen in most stadiums, so if there’s a bench-clearing brawl, those pansy-ass relievers are going to stay home [...]

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Tags: Baseball, George W Bush, MLB, Nationals, Optimus Prime, Robots, Washington Nationals

Well I Guess that’s the End of Presidents Day

18Feb08

I don’t know when this was written, but I hadn’t seen it before today and it’s pretty funny. Below John’s Cleese’s letter to United States of America revoking American Independence.
In view of your failure to elect a competent President and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective [...]

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Tags: Britain, George W Bush, Gordon Brown, John Cleese

Worst. President(s). Ever.

18Feb08

Like all good liberals I hate America so in honor of President’s day I thought I would put together a list of which presidents would be on the Mount Rushmore if they put the worst instead of the best.   

Warren Harding- Usually sits atop of historians list of worst presidents for his corruption, misguided foreign [...]

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Tags: Andrew Johnson, George W Bush, James Buchanan, Presidents Day, Warren Harding, Worst Presidents

Gettin High

25Nov07

So it’s not news that Barack Obama used drugs when he was a young man, but it’s still interesting to here this in regards to the ‘I didn’t inhale’ line:
“I never understood that line,” Obama continued. “The point was to inhale. That was the point.” 
As much as people make fun of that line and [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Drugs, George W Bush, Trainspotting