caia ([info]thisficklemob) wrote in [info]liberalrage,
@ 2007-09-27 15:30:00
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Entry tags:democrats:bill clinton, democrats:jim webb, iran, nuclear weapons, open thread, scandals:dsm, youtube

A medley of news
The Senate has passed a resolution Jim Webb calls "Dick Cheney's fondest pipe dream" [YouTube link] because although it doesn't, it could be read as authorizing military action against Iran. I think he really meant "Dick Cheney's fondest wet dream," but didn't say it because he'd get in trouble. Also because it would give us all horrifying mental images.

Meanwhile, Bill Clinton has spanked the Republicans on the flaming hypocrisy of their MoveOn distraction ploy [YouTube link].



These are the people that ran a television ad in Georgia with Max Cleland, who lost half his body in Vietnam, in the same ad with Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. That’s what Republicans did. And the person that rode into the Senate on that ad was there voting to condemn the Democrats over the Petraeus ad.
[Transcript via C&L]

Yesterday I complimented David Shuster for kicking ass on this; well, the bar has just been raised.

Senator Larry Craig (R-deeply closeted) is not resigning. Fight the man in court, Larry! We're all behind you! Um.

El Downing Street Memo en Espanol? Seems in February 2003, Bush told Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar that he would attack Iraq, U.N. Resolution or no. Said he was ok with being bad cop to Tony Blair's good cop. Yeah, no. Tony Blair was the bad cop. You were the dirty cop.

More facts and speculation on that nuclear B-12 bomber "accidentally" moved across the country. Did someone risk a treason charge to leak the info, or was it a planned bit of saber-rattling? Because with all the safeguards that would have had to have been breached, calling it a mistake isn't credible.

Why is Bush pretending to care what's happening in Myanmar? Not sure, but those monks kick ass. In a nonviolent satyagraha sense, of course. (Also, it sounds like Bush's new poodle is French. Ooh la la.)

Back in August, I couldn't believe Dems caved on Bush's expanding (gutting) FISA bill. Turns out, he pulled the "ZOMG the ter'rists are planning to kill you!" card. With the emphasis on "you" – they passed along a threat to the Capital they knew was false. I don't know whom to be more disgusted with, really. The Bushies are absolutely shameless and without regard for decency or the law (but we knew that); Congressional Dems misplace their spines whenever someone says "boo!" (but we knew that).

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[info]ladyofthenut
2007-09-27 08:19 pm UTC (link)
50 global warming activists arrested protesting outside bush's 'climate change summit'

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[info]thisficklemob
2007-09-27 09:04 pm UTC (link)
Is it me, or is this just one more instance of incredibly childish behavior? Not arresting the protesters, that's just more "free speech zone" shit, but the whole "I don't wanna be at their partyconference! They're mean to me! I'm gonna have my own partyconference!"

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[info]annearchy
2007-09-27 08:41 pm UTC (link)
Why does Bush care about Myanmar? There must be oil around somewhere. Obviously there's no oil in Darfur.

and I couldn't help laughing about (poor) Larry Craig. R-deeplycloseted, indeed.

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[info]thisficklemob
2007-09-27 09:07 pm UTC (link)
Why does Bush care about Myanmar? There must be oil around somewhere.

I don't think so... I think he's just scrambling for somebody over which he can plausibly claim higher ground. "See, they're killing peaceful protesters in their capital whose religious convictions forbid violence! I'm not doing that!"

Obviously there's no oil in Darfur.

Obviously.

R-deeplycloseted, indeed.

Somebody needs to look into possible electoral shenanigans, because I'm pretty sure Deeplycloseted has more Senators than any other state is allowed... all or mostly Republicans.

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[info]theirish
2007-09-27 10:18 pm UTC (link)
Isnt the resolution passed by the senate non-binding?

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[info]thisficklemob
2007-09-27 11:47 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, it is. But considering the Bush administration has claimed the post-9-11 authorization of force has given them permission to do... whatever, I'm thinking any excuse we give them is bad. Plus, it seems like it's greasing the skids towards war.

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[info]asaresquares
2007-09-27 10:30 pm UTC (link)
I HEART BILL. (I also like the sound of "First Gentleman". Got a nice ring to it.)

Oh, LARRY CRAIG, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WIT YEW?! Oh, right. Laugh. (Please let this drag the GOP through the mud all during the election. Please, please, please.)

The scary thing about T-Blair is that he's smart. Bush is a dumbass, so....different category altogether. But Blair?! Heebeejeebees.

Monks!!! They're cool! Although I'm not cheerful about this whole "9 people dying" thing. DON'T KILL MONKS. :*( I object!

I always feel ashamed of being a Dem, unless we're referring to Nancy P, or Howard Dean, or, y'know, someone with a backbone. The rest just make me want to cry. These are our GOOD GUYS?! They can barely say five words without ass-kissing. C'MON NOW.

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[info]thisficklemob
2007-09-27 11:49 pm UTC (link)
But Blair?! Heebeejeebees.

I think there's gotta be some willful self-delusion going on there, as well as an over-weaning need to be liked. Just wish he'd wanted to be liked by his own people rather than Bush. :/

The rest just make me want to cry. These are our GOOD GUYS?! They can barely say five words without ass-kissing. C'MON NOW.

Really. I think we're gradually replacing the wimps with real Dems, but it's slow going.

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