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From THE GREAT STATE OF MAINE...
Cheers and Jeers for Friday, February 6, 2004
CHEERS to déjà vu all over again. George W. Bush's AP tracking poll numbers plummet from 56% to 47% in one month. Exactly 12 years ago, his daddy's numbers were at the same level. But we mustn't let irrational exuberance distract us from the difficult task ahead: condiment selection for Kerry inaugural buffet.
CHEERS to Californians. Poll shows they don't want their new governor to get out of fiscal crisis the easy way by strapping them with a $15 billion bond. Unfortunately, they didn't read the fine print for Plan B: "You're terminated."
CHEERS to Bob Dole. Offers this advice for John Edwards and John Kerry on `The Daily Show': "If Al Gore calls, don't pick up the phone." Out of the mouths of babes...
CHEERS to George W. Bush. Finally admits that WMD's "we thought" were there, in fact, aren't. Just like your National Guard service records from '72 and '73.
JEERS to whiplash. As Paul Krugman writes in today's NYT column: "Do you remember when the C.I.A. was reviled by hawks because its analysts were reluctant to present a sufficiently alarming picture of the Iraqi threat? Your memories are no longer operative. On or about last Saturday, history was revised: see, it's the C.I.A.'s fault that the threat was overstated. Given its warnings, the administration had no choice but to invade." This would be Keystone Kops-funny if there weren't over 500 reasons for it to be so damn tragic.
JEERS to Sunday's `Meet the Press.' It's gonna be a massive Russert/Bush love fest. Click here and scroll down to the bottom for my Top 10 questions Tim will ask George: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/2/5/141643/6084 Trust me...it's worth it. Oh, and first viewer to spot wisps of Karl Rove's hair under the table wins a dollar.
CHEERS to the Dean ATM. Amazingly, he's raising cash online at record pace, once again showing the might of the small, passionate donor. Sing with me: "Wisconsin! Wisconsin! I love ya...Wisconsin! You're only a mooooonth... aaaaaa... waaaaaayyyyy!"
CHEERS and Happy 93rd Birthday to Ronald Reagan. Wow. He is virtually the last living veteran of Hollywood's golden age. "Kings Row," "Santa Fe Trail," "Knute Rockne" and his nasty turn in "The Killers" are classics. While you've lost touch with the outside world, Mr. President, I genuinely hope you spend your remaining time on this earth re-living your glory years in some unravaged corner of your mind. I respect you. I toast you. And Alzheimer's sucks.
And before we move on, let's not forget this gem: "Politics is supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first."
--Ronald Wilson Reagan
JEERS to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. I just watched DVD of `American Splendor' last night, and Paul Giamatti's performance is flat-out astonishing (especially considering that the person he's portraying---comic book writer Harvey Pekar---is also seen throughout the movie). Snubbing Giamatti for an Oscar nomination is...well, what's the next level up from `astonishingly stupid, cruel and ass-brained?' Rent it this weekend---it's a helluva fun ride.
CHEERS to Daily Kos bloggers. That means you. And you. And you and you and you. You are the Republicans' worst nightmare---informed citizens. Stay that way.
CHEERS to a member of the Bill in Portland Maine family you haven't met yet. Her name is Vegas. She's a 13 year-old Siamese cat, and she asked me to ask you: "What the hell are you lookin' at??" Hey, I'm just the messenger...
What are you cheering and jeering about today?
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"CHEERS to Bill in Portland Maine!" --Alexm
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