Tomorrow's a big primary day! Here's to hoping that Arlen "Dem - Turned GOP - Turned Back to Dem to Save His Sorry A$$" Specter & Blanchie "Don't Let Outside Interests Determine this Primary Unless They Support Me" Lincoln get their pink slips handed to them by the citizens of their respective states. As far as the GOP fun in Kentucky, let's all just sit back & watch the implosion! ;D
I'm not sure if this SCOTUS decision will be covered on the show tonight, but I respect y'all's opinions, so I still want to know what you think. The Supreme Court today held that sex offenders can be held in prison beyond their sentences if they are still considered dangerous.
Let's get to some "this day in history" items - one of which includes a birthday that's deserving of THE cake. I know y'all enjoy that SO MUCH! ;D
On this date in 1954, the Supreme Court issued its landmark Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling, which declared that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal. One of the attorneys that argued for the position that ultimately prevailed was future "activist Justice" (at least according to Senator Sessions) Thurgood Marshall.
On this date in 1792, the New York Stock Exchangewas founded by brokers meeting under a tree on what is now Wall Street. All in all, they've not done badly for themselves, have they! *&^%$#@!
Let's end with just a few birthdays; we'll dispense with THE cake first. Senator Ben Nelson(*&^%$#@! - NE) is 69 today. Dear, just switch over to the GOP for all the good you do as a Dem & dive into this "treat" with the invitation to GO CHENEY YOURSELF!
Actor Dennis Hopperis 74 today. He's in failing health, but he's done so much wonderful, powerful, ground - breaking work that'll be enjoyed & appreciated for years to come!
Finally, one of my primary sanity sustainers (such as it is) is celebrating a birthday today; Enya is 49!
Let's Countdown...
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#5 "Oil Rigged" AKA "A Hard Spill to Swallow" AKA "BP + US = BS" AKA "Beyond Our Ken" - The new BP siphoning efforts are perhaps catching around 2% of the oil that’s spilling into the Gulf. Well hell, I guess ya’ gotta start somewhere! Some oil plumes were identified under the surface this past weekend. So, does that mean that more bubblin’ crude could be spewing forth? If so, that 2% is going to count for even less than it does now.
HSS Secretary Janet Napolitano defended the administration’s response to the Gulf spill today. I wonder if she regrets taking her job these days considering what’s going on in her home state? Chemicals being used to disperse the oil in the Gulf are the same stuff that was used in the aftermath of the Valdez; health problems were reported after its usage. GOODY! The company that makes the stuff being used has board members from Exxon & BP?! Fox, meet chicken coop; chickens in said coop, you’re on your own! The man in charge of granting off – shore drilling permits over at MMS tendered his resignation today. I bet he still gets his nice benefits & a severance package, too!
Rep. Ed Markey is talking spills tonight. BP apparently said last summer they could handle a spill 50 times greater than the one currently going in the Gulf. LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE! Rep. Markey wants independent workers on the scene in the Gulf to offer perspectives & help in what can be done outside of BP peeps. David Corn doesn’t think this administration – or, I’d think any other – is capable of handling a disaster like this. Regulations need to be updated big time to cover the damage possible in off – shore drilling. Look at those horrible pictures. Damn...
#4 "Incumbent Insecurity" - Rep. Joe Sestak is leading Senator Specter by a whopping 1%. Isn’t that still a statistical dead heat? Now, if that 1% was, oh, 21%, I’d feel better. 16% are still undecided?! Neither President Obama nor VP Biden is campaigning for Senator Specter in PA. "Inside White House sources" are bracing themselves for a Specter loss. I’ve said before, and I’ll say again. I’ll be a way more happy camper if Blanchie loses tomorrow. Citizens of AR, give me an early birthday present!! Blanchie needs to get at least 50% of the vote tomorrow to avoid a run – off. It is, I guess, rare, for a President to get heavily involved in primaries. Richard’s predicting a low turn – out, which will favor Rep. Sestak.
Gov. Ed Rendell and a whole lot of other "establishment" Dems have been & will continue to grease the machine for Senator Specter. Richard thinks Blanchie will win but will get beat up in the process. Mitchie McConnell will probably end up with mint julep on his face with the Kentucky GOP Senate primary results tomorrow. I wonder if Mitchie will still be Senate Minority leader in the new year?
** A robot married a couple in Tokyo. Look at the doggie gettin’ down! Doggie dances better than a lot of people I know! ;D **
#3 "Inside Year One" - Rahm Emanuel tried to poo – poo President Obama taking on HCR during his first year. I...am...STUNNED! Next, y’all are gonna tell me that St. Sarah from Wasilla is going to let Keith & Rachel tag – team interview her without a script. President Obama apparently dressed down some military officials, too! President Obama was expecting his popularity to decline, but it’s hung in their longer than he hoped. Here’s Jonathan Alter! How ‘bout those interview tapes? VP Biden didn’t want to tackle HCR right away, either. President Obama was on his own in this issue. Yep, elections matter, folks! White House officials admitted to Jonathan that they should’ve told Senator Baucus to $hit or get off the pot as far as HCR in his committee. They also admitted cluster – sparkin’ the HCR message. THANK YOU! It sounds like President Obama has had more – than – a – few tussles with military officials! VP Biden even wanted someone fired. There was a threat of terrorism surrounding the inauguration. Apparently, all of President Obama’s peeps are OK with the decision to make Hillary Clinton SOS. Jonathan Alter claimed that President Obama said she was the most qualified; no, she wasn’t.
"Tea Time" Orly Taitz & Bat$hit Bachmann talked to tea baggers this past weekend. Orly’s gotta be disappointed about Hawaii’s birther law!
WPITW – A FAUX Sports guy thought Nashville’s response to their flooding was less *itchy and whiney than New Orleans’ response to Katrina. CLASSY! The Mannity claims President Obama is cutting military personnel salaries & defense spending. Newt Gingrich got called to the woodhouse by Chris Wallace?!
#1 "Crazy Weekend" AKA "The Dream Team" - St. Sarah from Wasilla & Lonesome Rhodes displayed their "wisdom" at various locales this past weekend.
They both talked with the NRA. Grandma ExGov TurkeyLover was in the "Show Me Your Papers" state to help prop up Gov. Jan Brewer. Lonesome Rhodes gave the graduation speech at Liberty University. Keith brought up the red neck stuff that I did the other night! No, I’m not arrogant enough to think he got the idea from lil’ ‘ol me. ;D Good grief, Lonesome even took his chalkboard to the NRA! OK, so he both accused the Obama administration of being Nazis AND "Marxist revolutionaries."
HHHhhhhMMMMmmmm... I can almost feel the vacuum where his brain should be from here! I wonder who else was on the short list for commencement speakers at Liberty University? God’s finger wrote the Declaration of Independence? Gee, silly me thought it was Thomas Jefferson. Keith did a pretty good televangelist impression! ;D Indeed,
we’re all Hispanic Arizonins now.
That sounds like a new sig line to me!