On most nights, after catching up with what is going on in my liberal world, I summarize, snip, snark and stir the pot on David Corn's
BushLies blog.
His blog is experiencing the TDs (Technical Difficulties); so I unwind here.
These are the stories that are swirling around in my mind making startling noises.
I guess before Mr. Corn went "on the road," he put up a few ditties that he had in the can. He has one that titillates (but does not satisfy)
on Altar Boy Roberts at the HuffingtonPost. He has another on the perks of
the single-party political structure that we enjoy, here in America (at Tompaine.com). If
this story about think tanks for Americans works out, it might give Dems ammo for the 2006 and 2008 elections.
I recently read Ms. Huffington's book "Fanatics and Fools" and was struck by her insistence that for Democrats to rouse America from its slumber, DemCandidates need to insist on sacrifice and effort from top to bottom. Bunny Greenhouse is an exemplar of this effort. So is Cindy Sheehan. Being a Texan, I have been tempted to drive up to Crawford and deliver a big pitcher of sweet tea to brighten up her day. It's the least I could do. I believe that the least the Preznit could do would be to actually meet Momma Sheehan. Even some GoOPers believe it would be the "decent thing" to do.
And speaking of the Preznit doing right by America. How about if he lifted a finger to help out the 911 Commission? How about if he quit trying to leave all children behind when it comes to science? The Kung Fu Monkey meets Chimpy McFlightsuit.
I read these numbers earlier and shook my head in shame. I expect better of my country. I wonder if President Cheney's energy commission read these numbers at Juan Cole's site and rubbed their greedy little hands together with glee.
And speaking of Gleeful Gnomes, Mr. Rove must be wondering about Judy Miller's stint in the pokey. If she really is taking one for the team, she deserves to go down with them. Eventhough Billmon calls the NYTimes the "New Pravda," they still serve as a good conduit for national information. If they could only trim the fat and target misinformation they'd be a lot better off, and so would our democracy. I like the last line of this Op-Ed piece: "When "high official sources" start exposing C.I.A. officers to force their agenda, watch out." Was Henry Cabot Lodge the old school Scooter Libby?
Although I was never a big Peter Jennings fan, I was a bit saddened to see him go. Requiescat in pace. On an equally somber note, let's all say a prayer for those folks in the Discover Space Shuttle. They'll be coming down before dawn.
On a lighter note, this cracked me up. Evidently Clifford May isn't the only moron at the NRO.