http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2005-08-25T193428Z_01_N8P699296_RTRIDST_0_ARMS-USA-BASES-UPDATE-1.XML
Great. Way to go, guys.
Create untold hundreds or even thousands of new injured, crippled soldiers, and then close
down one of the places that takes care of them.
"We'll expand the other one(Bethesda)."
Yeah, sure. Until another budget crisis brought on by your insane fiscal management causes you to close that one too.
Any vet who votes for these people is insane. It is abundantly clear that they hate soldiers, and cutting health care is just another big fuck you to the men and women in uniform. They apparently believe vets should just fend for themselves.
The heartlessness, the sheer unmitigated gall of these motherfuckers continues to amaze me.
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Friday, August 19, 2005
Bill Clinton's Accomplishments
(From http://blog.radioleft.com/blog/FlushRush/_archives/2004/9/8/137228.html )
Tried to get Universal Health Care National Health Care Costs rising at 10% per annum. Cut to 3% Deficit Reduction Package Crime Bill 100,000 cops on street—crime down down down Welfare Reform-- Mend do not end. GOP helped bit time 80% increase in child welfare payments Job Growth-Record 236,000 per month. (Reagan/Bush 167,000) Largest percentage of Americans working in history Largest Home Ownership in history Record number of small business formations Tax Cut for 15 million working families Family and Medical Leave Act Defense Reinvest and Conversion—Bush enjoying weapons created by Clinton Direct loan programs for students Guts to put promises in a book "Putting People First"-58 promises in book. Took action on 56 in first two years. Second best record in history for getting legislation through Congress in first to years. LBJ number one. Reinvented Government—cut payroll Fewest number of civilians on federal payroll in 36 years Attacked cop killing nasty rifle association. Attacked the cancer inducing tobacco industry Promoted a global effort to ban abusive forms of child labor Loan 12.8 Billion to Mexico. Made 800 Million profit. Kept Mexico afloat. Wash. Post kept list of campaign promises. 162. Took action on 96% in first two years. Took on prejudice toward other Americans in military Took on his own Southern Baptist Church Hard smart work in Middle East and Bosnia-Kosovo Honored with all of the following: Dove of Peace Award Rabin-Peres Peace Award Gandhi Peace Award Order of Good Hope Award Nominated for Nobel Peace Award Northern Ireland Peace Agreement Lifeaholics of America Award for Quarter Century "Working for a Life Not Just A Living". First President to visit Northern Ireland Cleanup of Toxic sites. Record Increasing weekly earnings Shoo Shoo Saddam get away from Kuwait Stopping Haitians from drowning enroute to freedom First to visit South Africa First to make a determined effort to help the African continent come together and grow together Taxing top 1.2% of very wealthy to get Zoom Zoom Boom economy Stopping Republicans in the House from raiding Medicare of 181 Billion Stopping Republicans raid on Medicaid Stopping Republicans raid on education Stopping Republicans attack on environment Largest increase in Education funding since GI Bill Increased funding for Head Start Nafta.. A success until the Peso went south Submitting 8 budgets close to rate of inflation Brady Bill Gaat Assault Weapons Ban Telling Japan "You take our auto parts or we will apply tariffs on you California Desert Protection Forest Management Plan for Northwest Restoration of Florida Everglades Preservation of land in Utah Major increase in funding for homeless Motor Voter Act Lobbying Reform Effort. Handshake with Newt who reneged Pressure to get Campaign Finance Reform. National Export Strategy. Unbelievable success. Over 250 Trade pacts Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Pact Summit of Americas Super 301 Chemical Weapons Ban Treaty. Bottom Up Review of Military Agreement with Cuba to stop flow of immigrants to USA. Ameri-Corps Reduced Nuclear Threat Around the World Community Banking Act FEMA used as an active participant and a leader in disaster relief Tax on well off social security beneficiaries 100,000 new teachers effort 5,000 new classroom effort 50% of classes thru K-12 on internet Fourth Graders improvement on world tests Lifetime Learning Opportunity Program Controls on Spending and Borrowing Pension Protection Act of 1994 Record high consumer confidence Very, very, very low Misery Index National Agenda on Racial Prejudices First to get African-American unemployment under 10% Balanced Budget Record Corporate profits Record Bank profits Record Savings and Loan profits Never whining despite non-sop smears and attacks Not having a Mean Bone in his body per Historian David Maraniss Not knowing how to hate Classing others as "opponents" not "enemies" Inviting your attackers to the White House functions Inviting your defeated opponent Bob Dole to visit troops at Christmas A national attack on hate crimes Fighting to protect "legal" immigrants from Republicans in the House. Fighting hard for Fast Track legislation Kennedy and Kassenbaum Portability of Insurance Lowest interest rates in 30 years Allowing millions of homeowners to refinance home loans at lower (much) rates Lowest unemployment in 25 years Lowest inflation in 25 years Lowest welfare rolls in 27 years Lowest crime Rates in 25 years First balanced budget sent to Congress in 29 years Protecting worker pensions (repeat?) Opposed ban on "Late Term Abortions" A stock market which passed a 1,000 mark six times Greatest growth in federal revenues in history Played Saxophone and Smoked Peace Pipe, instead of beating War Drums like____. One of History's all time workers for Peace President in a year when Fortune Magazine classified it as "Greatest Economy in the History of the world" Popularity jump in the midst of a scandal. President with highest peacetime popularity in Asia, Africa, Russia and Europe. Highest popularity of any president at end of fifth year in office One of the most highly regarded First Lady in History. One of the most highly regarded Vice-President in History
(From http://blog.radioleft.com/blog/FlushRush/_archives/2004/9/8/137228.html )
Tried to get Universal Health Care National Health Care Costs rising at 10% per annum. Cut to 3% Deficit Reduction Package Crime Bill 100,000 cops on street—crime down down down Welfare Reform-- Mend do not end. GOP helped bit time 80% increase in child welfare payments Job Growth-Record 236,000 per month. (Reagan/Bush 167,000) Largest percentage of Americans working in history Largest Home Ownership in history Record number of small business formations Tax Cut for 15 million working families Family and Medical Leave Act Defense Reinvest and Conversion—Bush enjoying weapons created by Clinton Direct loan programs for students Guts to put promises in a book "Putting People First"-58 promises in book. Took action on 56 in first two years. Second best record in history for getting legislation through Congress in first to years. LBJ number one. Reinvented Government—cut payroll Fewest number of civilians on federal payroll in 36 years Attacked cop killing nasty rifle association. Attacked the cancer inducing tobacco industry Promoted a global effort to ban abusive forms of child labor Loan 12.8 Billion to Mexico. Made 800 Million profit. Kept Mexico afloat. Wash. Post kept list of campaign promises. 162. Took action on 96% in first two years. Took on prejudice toward other Americans in military Took on his own Southern Baptist Church Hard smart work in Middle East and Bosnia-Kosovo Honored with all of the following: Dove of Peace Award Rabin-Peres Peace Award Gandhi Peace Award Order of Good Hope Award Nominated for Nobel Peace Award Northern Ireland Peace Agreement Lifeaholics of America Award for Quarter Century "Working for a Life Not Just A Living". First President to visit Northern Ireland Cleanup of Toxic sites. Record Increasing weekly earnings Shoo Shoo Saddam get away from Kuwait Stopping Haitians from drowning enroute to freedom First to visit South Africa First to make a determined effort to help the African continent come together and grow together Taxing top 1.2% of very wealthy to get Zoom Zoom Boom economy Stopping Republicans in the House from raiding Medicare of 181 Billion Stopping Republicans raid on Medicaid Stopping Republicans raid on education Stopping Republicans attack on environment Largest increase in Education funding since GI Bill Increased funding for Head Start Nafta.. A success until the Peso went south Submitting 8 budgets close to rate of inflation Brady Bill Gaat Assault Weapons Ban Telling Japan "You take our auto parts or we will apply tariffs on you California Desert Protection Forest Management Plan for Northwest Restoration of Florida Everglades Preservation of land in Utah Major increase in funding for homeless Motor Voter Act Lobbying Reform Effort. Handshake with Newt who reneged Pressure to get Campaign Finance Reform. National Export Strategy. Unbelievable success. Over 250 Trade pacts Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Pact Summit of Americas Super 301 Chemical Weapons Ban Treaty. Bottom Up Review of Military Agreement with Cuba to stop flow of immigrants to USA. Ameri-Corps Reduced Nuclear Threat Around the World Community Banking Act FEMA used as an active participant and a leader in disaster relief Tax on well off social security beneficiaries 100,000 new teachers effort 5,000 new classroom effort 50% of classes thru K-12 on internet Fourth Graders improvement on world tests Lifetime Learning Opportunity Program Controls on Spending and Borrowing Pension Protection Act of 1994 Record high consumer confidence Very, very, very low Misery Index National Agenda on Racial Prejudices First to get African-American unemployment under 10% Balanced Budget Record Corporate profits Record Bank profits Record Savings and Loan profits Never whining despite non-sop smears and attacks Not having a Mean Bone in his body per Historian David Maraniss Not knowing how to hate Classing others as "opponents" not "enemies" Inviting your attackers to the White House functions Inviting your defeated opponent Bob Dole to visit troops at Christmas A national attack on hate crimes Fighting to protect "legal" immigrants from Republicans in the House. Fighting hard for Fast Track legislation Kennedy and Kassenbaum Portability of Insurance Lowest interest rates in 30 years Allowing millions of homeowners to refinance home loans at lower (much) rates Lowest unemployment in 25 years Lowest inflation in 25 years Lowest welfare rolls in 27 years Lowest crime Rates in 25 years First balanced budget sent to Congress in 29 years Protecting worker pensions (repeat?) Opposed ban on "Late Term Abortions" A stock market which passed a 1,000 mark six times Greatest growth in federal revenues in history Played Saxophone and Smoked Peace Pipe, instead of beating War Drums like____. One of History's all time workers for Peace President in a year when Fortune Magazine classified it as "Greatest Economy in the History of the world" Popularity jump in the midst of a scandal. President with highest peacetime popularity in Asia, Africa, Russia and Europe. Highest popularity of any president at end of fifth year in office One of the most highly regarded First Lady in History. One of the most highly regarded Vice-President in History
Now Rush says he's being misinterpreted.
Of course.
Argh.
Nobody said you accused Cindy Sheehan of “making it up”.
What you actually said was that there was “nothing real” about Cindy Sheehan.
There is a hell of a lot more that's real about her than there is about you, you
stupid, ignorant fascist dog.
If they love America, why do they hate Americans?
BTW- Charles Chadwick, It's All Right Now. Brilliant.
Of course.
Argh.
Nobody said you accused Cindy Sheehan of “making it up”.
What you actually said was that there was “nothing real” about Cindy Sheehan.
There is a hell of a lot more that's real about her than there is about you, you
stupid, ignorant fascist dog.
If they love America, why do they hate Americans?
BTW- Charles Chadwick, It's All Right Now. Brilliant.
Thursday, August 18, 2005
I thought there was "nothing real" about this, huh Rush?
http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20050816181409990015
http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20050816181409990015
"Colonel Shaffer said in an interview on Monday night that the small, highly classified intelligence program, known as Able Danger, had identified the terrorist ringleader, Mohamed Atta, and three other future hijackers by name by mid-2000, and tried to arrange a meeting that summer with agents of the Washington field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to share its information. But he said military lawyers forced members of the intelligence program to cancel three scheduled meetings with the F.B.I. at the last minute, which left the bureau without information that Colonel Shaffer said might have led to Mr. Atta and the other terrorists while the Sept. 11 attacks were still being planned. 'I was at the point of near insubordination over the fact that this was something important, that this was something that should have been pursued,' Colonel Shaffer said of his efforts to get the evidence from the intelligence program to the F.B.I. in 2000 and early 2001."
From Rushlimbaugh.com
Rush is trying to say, of course, that it is Clinton's fault that Col. Shaffer was not able to prevent the September 11th attacks. As usual with these dirtballs, they can't defend Bush, so they drag out the carcass of Bill Clinton to kick around.
Firstly, Bill Clinton is the ONLY President who struck Bin Laden before 9/11.
Secondly, Richard Clarke told Condi Rice that they were going to spend more time on Bin Laden than on anything else.
Thirdly, once the MBA President stole the election and took over, the same problems existed as were around before. Remember, Shaffer is still trying to get the intelligence agencies to talk to one another in 2001. Bill Clinton isn't president any more.
Fourthly, these fascist morons keep saying that Bill Clinton saw terrorism as a law enforcement issue, while the C Student sees it as a military issue. Well, let's see....the British dealt with the American Revolution as a military issue. Russia is dealing with Chechnya as a military issue, Israel deals with Islamic Jihad as a military issue....and Britain dealt with Northern Ireland as a law enforcement issue.
Which one worked?
From Rushlimbaugh.com
Rush is trying to say, of course, that it is Clinton's fault that Col. Shaffer was not able to prevent the September 11th attacks. As usual with these dirtballs, they can't defend Bush, so they drag out the carcass of Bill Clinton to kick around.
Firstly, Bill Clinton is the ONLY President who struck Bin Laden before 9/11.
Secondly, Richard Clarke told Condi Rice that they were going to spend more time on Bin Laden than on anything else.
Thirdly, once the MBA President stole the election and took over, the same problems existed as were around before. Remember, Shaffer is still trying to get the intelligence agencies to talk to one another in 2001. Bill Clinton isn't president any more.
Fourthly, these fascist morons keep saying that Bill Clinton saw terrorism as a law enforcement issue, while the C Student sees it as a military issue. Well, let's see....the British dealt with the American Revolution as a military issue. Russia is dealing with Chechnya as a military issue, Israel deals with Islamic Jihad as a military issue....and Britain dealt with Northern Ireland as a law enforcement issue.
Which one worked?
From the "dog bites man" department: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5217351,00.html
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
The conservatives show their class again: http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20050816141109990002&ncid=NWS00010000000001 These people are losing, and they know it. It's only a matter of time before their house of lies falls apart at their feet.
Thursday, August 11, 2005
O'Reilly Smears Grieving Mother as Flip-flopping Tool of the Left
Bill O'Reilly Tuesday (August 9, 2005) tried to make Cindy Sheehan look like an unwitting tool of leftist extremists who has unaccountably changed her views of President Bush. All it took was a Google search to reveal that O'Reilly was repeating false information that the far right has been spreading about Sheehan all week.
Sheehan, whose son Casey was killed in Iraq last year, has been protesting outside President Bush's Crawford, Texas, ranch while the president vacations. She is demanding that Bush explain his conduct of the war in Iraq.
O'Reilly claimed that Sheehan has changed her feelings toward Bush since she met with the president a year ago. He said that in an inteview with a California newspaper shortly after that visit, Sheehan said, "I now know he's sincere about wanting freedom for the Iraqis. I know he's sorry and feels some pain for our loss." He also quoted her as saying, "That was the gift the president gave us, the gift of happiness, of being together."
Both O'Reilly and his guest, far-right pundit Michelle Malkin, criticized news outlets such as The New York Times for failing to report the flip-flop in Sheehan's feelings.
But O'Reilly left out a little crucial information himself. For starters, O'Reilly never mentioned that he was merely repeating a story from Monday's Drudge Report, another cog in the right-wing noise machine.
Drudge headlined his story, "Protesting Soldier Mom Changed Story on Bush." Except that she didn't.
The Reporter, from Vacaville, California, interviewed Sheehan after her family's meeting with Bush in June 2004. The article, "Bush, Sheehans share moments," makes clear that Sheehan and her husband Patrick wanted to confront Bush then about his policy on Iraq.
The Reporter's article said:
"'We haven't been happy with the way the war has been handled,' Cindy said. 'The president has changed his reasons for being over there every time a reason is proven false or an objective reached.'
"The 10 minutes of face time with the president could have given the family a chance to vent their frustrations or ask Bush some of the difficult questions they have been asking themselves, such as whether Casey's sacrifice would make the world a safer place.
"But in the end, the family decided against such talk, deferring to how they believed Casey would have wanted them to act. It addition, Pat noted that Bush wasn't stumping for votes or trying to gain a political edge for the upcoming election.
"'We have a lot of respect for the office of the president, and I have a new respect for him because he was sincere and he didn't have to take the time to meet with us,' Pat said.
"Sincerity was something Cindy had hoped to find in the meeting. Shortly after Casey died, Bush sent the family a form letter expressing his condolences, and Cindy said she felt it was an impersonal gesture."
The Vacaville newspaper Tuesday dredged up its original story on the Sheehans and noted how the Drudge Report misused it. Referring to Sheehan's quote about the "gift of happiness" Bush gave them, Tuesday's story in The Reporter said that, "Drudge included that quote in his Monday morning report, but didn't explain that it referred to sharing time with her family, not the president."
O'Reilly repeated the misrepresentation.
After setting the stage with quotes taken out of context, O'Reilly and Malkin went on to smear Sheehan. Malkin said Sheehan "has turned her private, personal pain into a public circus" with her demonstration. In other words, grieving mothers like Sheehan should stay home, suck it up, and leave policy-making on things like war to Bush and members of Congress who have no children in Iraq and can make these decisions with clear-headed logic unclouded by silly sentimentalism for dead sons.
Amen to that. What do expect from a pig but a grunt? O Reilly is a dirtbag.
Bill O'Reilly Tuesday (August 9, 2005) tried to make Cindy Sheehan look like an unwitting tool of leftist extremists who has unaccountably changed her views of President Bush. All it took was a Google search to reveal that O'Reilly was repeating false information that the far right has been spreading about Sheehan all week.
Sheehan, whose son Casey was killed in Iraq last year, has been protesting outside President Bush's Crawford, Texas, ranch while the president vacations. She is demanding that Bush explain his conduct of the war in Iraq.
O'Reilly claimed that Sheehan has changed her feelings toward Bush since she met with the president a year ago. He said that in an inteview with a California newspaper shortly after that visit, Sheehan said, "I now know he's sincere about wanting freedom for the Iraqis. I know he's sorry and feels some pain for our loss." He also quoted her as saying, "That was the gift the president gave us, the gift of happiness, of being together."
Both O'Reilly and his guest, far-right pundit Michelle Malkin, criticized news outlets such as The New York Times for failing to report the flip-flop in Sheehan's feelings.
But O'Reilly left out a little crucial information himself. For starters, O'Reilly never mentioned that he was merely repeating a story from Monday's Drudge Report, another cog in the right-wing noise machine.
Drudge headlined his story, "Protesting Soldier Mom Changed Story on Bush." Except that she didn't.
The Reporter, from Vacaville, California, interviewed Sheehan after her family's meeting with Bush in June 2004. The article, "Bush, Sheehans share moments," makes clear that Sheehan and her husband Patrick wanted to confront Bush then about his policy on Iraq.
The Reporter's article said:
"'We haven't been happy with the way the war has been handled,' Cindy said. 'The president has changed his reasons for being over there every time a reason is proven false or an objective reached.'
"The 10 minutes of face time with the president could have given the family a chance to vent their frustrations or ask Bush some of the difficult questions they have been asking themselves, such as whether Casey's sacrifice would make the world a safer place.
"But in the end, the family decided against such talk, deferring to how they believed Casey would have wanted them to act. It addition, Pat noted that Bush wasn't stumping for votes or trying to gain a political edge for the upcoming election.
"'We have a lot of respect for the office of the president, and I have a new respect for him because he was sincere and he didn't have to take the time to meet with us,' Pat said.
"Sincerity was something Cindy had hoped to find in the meeting. Shortly after Casey died, Bush sent the family a form letter expressing his condolences, and Cindy said she felt it was an impersonal gesture."
The Vacaville newspaper Tuesday dredged up its original story on the Sheehans and noted how the Drudge Report misused it. Referring to Sheehan's quote about the "gift of happiness" Bush gave them, Tuesday's story in The Reporter said that, "Drudge included that quote in his Monday morning report, but didn't explain that it referred to sharing time with her family, not the president."
O'Reilly repeated the misrepresentation.
After setting the stage with quotes taken out of context, O'Reilly and Malkin went on to smear Sheehan. Malkin said Sheehan "has turned her private, personal pain into a public circus" with her demonstration. In other words, grieving mothers like Sheehan should stay home, suck it up, and leave policy-making on things like war to Bush and members of Congress who have no children in Iraq and can make these decisions with clear-headed logic unclouded by silly sentimentalism for dead sons.
Amen to that. What do expect from a pig but a grunt? O Reilly is a dirtbag.
Monday, August 08, 2005
$65.9 trillion. Try to put your mind around that number. That is the latest estimate of the government's fiscal gap-the difference between all projected government spending and government revenues based on government projections. And our president, the fiscal conservative, the budget balancing law and order rules and regulations guy, has done nothing but make it much, much, much worse. Argh.
Monday, January 10, 2005
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/shared/news/politics/stories/01/08press.html
Conservative columnist Armstrong Williams took money from the Bush Administration to promote the "No Child Left Behind" education act.
Two questions:
1) If No Child Left Behind is so wonderful, why do we need to promote it?
2) Isn't this wasteful government spending?
Conservative columnist Armstrong Williams took money from the Bush Administration to promote the "No Child Left Behind" education act.
Two questions:
1) If No Child Left Behind is so wonderful, why do we need to promote it?
2) Isn't this wasteful government spending?
Saturday, January 08, 2005
O' Leilly lies again.
Bill O' Leilly has all over his site the heartrending tale of Swift Boat veteran Steve Gardner,
cruelly fired by the left wing corporate machine because of his heroic work at unmasking
that commie pinko traitor John Kerry.
Which would be interesting if it were true, except, of course, it's not.
http://www.millinfo.com/pr/Millennium%20Response%20to%20Sun%20Times%20Article.pdf
Gardner's company offered him another job-TWICE-and he turned it down.
Bill O' Leilly has all over his site the heartrending tale of Swift Boat veteran Steve Gardner,
cruelly fired by the left wing corporate machine because of his heroic work at unmasking
that commie pinko traitor John Kerry.
Which would be interesting if it were true, except, of course, it's not.
http://www.millinfo.com/pr/Millennium%20Response%20to%20Sun%20Times%20Article.pdf
Gardner's company offered him another job-TWICE-and he turned it down.
Sunday, January 02, 2005
God Bless Chuck Klosterman.
He has the culture war nailed in the latest(January 2005) Esquire(www.esquire.com) , to wit:
"Culture can't be wrong. That doesn't mean it's always 'right', nor does it mean you always have to agree with it...Culture is just there...So don't get pissed off over the fact that the way you feel about culture isn't some kind of universal consensus...You're not wrong, but neither is the rest of the world. And you need to accept that those two things aren't really connected."
Exactly. As another article in another Esquire pointed out, people who say they hate American culture really hate America. America is big, messy, ugly, vain, self important, and gloriously free and perfect and beautiful too.
And another thing...
From the same issue is a long article about an Iraqi woman who was well publicized as a victim of Saddam and turned out to have invented most of her story. Why doesn't right wing radio and TV trumpet an example of a journalist getting a story right? Oh, because it might be seen as questioning the war. And we can't be seen questioning the overall narrative. Saddam was a world class dirtball, but lying about it doesn't help matters any.
He has the culture war nailed in the latest(January 2005) Esquire(www.esquire.com) , to wit:
"Culture can't be wrong. That doesn't mean it's always 'right', nor does it mean you always have to agree with it...Culture is just there...So don't get pissed off over the fact that the way you feel about culture isn't some kind of universal consensus...You're not wrong, but neither is the rest of the world. And you need to accept that those two things aren't really connected."
Exactly. As another article in another Esquire pointed out, people who say they hate American culture really hate America. America is big, messy, ugly, vain, self important, and gloriously free and perfect and beautiful too.
And another thing...
From the same issue is a long article about an Iraqi woman who was well publicized as a victim of Saddam and turned out to have invented most of her story. Why doesn't right wing radio and TV trumpet an example of a journalist getting a story right? Oh, because it might be seen as questioning the war. And we can't be seen questioning the overall narrative. Saddam was a world class dirtball, but lying about it doesn't help matters any.
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