Keith, will I be seeing Richard Wolffe anyplace else other than on my BlackBerry? Inquiring Countdown diarists wanna know - PLEASE!
And, I have found the PERFECT cartoon that I should tape to my computational machines both at work & at home for the next time I expect ANYTHING out of ANYONE of ANY POLITICAL STRIPE in Washington DC.
We have a THE cake birthday today (fitting of my mood these days) and a birthday that should be a national holiday, in my humblest of opinions.
First, former Senator Norm Coleman is 60 today. Oh Normie, for the pain & angst (electoral, financial, & otherwise) you inflicted upon the citizens of MN in not having full Congressional representation KNOWING you were fighting a war you wouldn't win and for KNOWINGLY DEPRIVING the Senate of an honest - down - to - earth progressive in Al Franken, you are invited to dive into this morsel with the admonition to GO CHENEY YOURSELF!
And, for the "national holiday" birthday, THIS GUY is 66 today.
And, to show he's got a sense of humor, he appeared with Al Pacino for a "Top Ten" list!
Happy Birthday to national treasure Robert De Niro!
Let's Countdown.
(Story of my life these days, ladies & gents, my DVR sparked up, so I missed the first 15 minutes of the show. *&^%$#@! So, if I missed anything earth – shattering, I’m sorry & will appreciate fully y’all filling in the gaps.)
#4 "Armey of Lies" AKA "Armey of Million$" AKA "Big Government, Small Minds" - So, our gal Rachel Maddow kicked a$$ & took names on MTP yesterday? I’m surprised David Gregory let her. And, the 2 of them got to sit next to each other?! HA! Ol’ Ronnie attacked the "socialized medicine" of Medicare back in the good ‘ol days, so Dick Armey’s channeling Reagan? Mr. Armey’s group is both anti – Medicare & anti – Social Security. Then, why the spark are they so popular with "the senior set"? They are also of the mindset that "government is the problem." OK, then they can put out their own fires, they can give up travelling on nicely – paved roads, they can stop receiving mail, etc. MORANS! Arianna Huffington put it perfectly:
Democrats need to stop appeasing Republicans!
I’ll go along with that! That comment is almost sig line worthy these days.
** Did y’all hear Keith quote part of the South Park theme going into the break before "Oddball"?! YES! ;D Cheese heads are driving clunkers into a gravel pit. Guess they’re waiting anxiously for the Packers to start, yes? OK, once again, the Today show is just...well... *&^%$#@! They deemed newsworthy the couple with the squirrel in their damn picture? Christ on a crutch, no wonder the American people know diddly – poo about the state of anything these days. Dana Perino’s back! She just don’t get how the intertubes work. Of course, she said this on FAUX News, so they bought it hook, line, & sinker. A Research 2000 poll indicates that the majority of FAUX News viewers are Southern white guys. Well...DUH! A guy in Brooklyn switched on his stove with his cell phone. **
#3 "Party of Oh No!" AKA "Stacking the Deck" - OK, there’s supposedly only 41 votes in the Senate for a public option as part of any health care reform bill, but there’s 100 Reps in the House who will not vote for any health care reform bill WITHOUT a public option. So, once again, to quote Arianna,
Democrats need to stop appeasing Republicans!
Tim Pawlenty is saying all this health care reform mess is just what the GOP needs. No $hit, Sherlock. If Dems can’t win on THIS issue with the NUMBERS they have, then...well...$hit...I won’t go there yet; there isn’t even a bill. Nate Silver thinks the Dems could lose control of the House if they fubar any health care reform legislation?! $HIT! OK Howard Dean, make me feel more betterer! He’s still optimistic; damn, I wish I could be. I’ll take whatever he’s taking. "Blue dogs" have signed off on a public option? Did I hear that correctly?! That’s news to me. Man, I wish I could be as optimistic as Dr. Dean, but I had a healthy cynic/pessimist streak before all this.
WPITW – Lonesome Rhodes is still losing sponsors! Sen. Coburn has no problem with some of the rhetoric at some of the town hall meetings. Kids in Texas must be offered mandatory classes about the Bible. Wow...OK to any Texans here, I got a couch, a love seat, & a futon if y’all don’t mind 5 kitties, help clean up a bit, & buy a pizza or so a week! ;D
#1 "Wingers on Parade" AKA "Pol Dancing" - The BEST comment I read earlier today about Tom DeLay being on Dancing with the Stars is that he may have to dance with a same – sex partner because Disney is so progressive in that area. Ya’ know, I don’t watch that show, but if Tom DeLay had to dance with a guy, I would SO...WATCH... that night! ;D Bat$hit Bachmann is going to let God tell her whether or not to run for POTUS. Uh, didn’t we just get rid of a guy like that?! Isn’t hearing voices a sign for a variety of mental illness? Can y’all just see a Bat$hit/Grandma Gov. TurkeyLover (or vice versa) ticket?! Comedians would have a LIFETIME of material. As I pointed out earlier, the one good thing about Tom DeLay being on Dancing with the Stars is that if he needs to be served with a subpoena yet again, the server will know where to find him!
*** Keith’s sign – off came from the good ‘ol days of "Weekend Update" with Chevy Chase! ;D ***