OK, for those of you scoring at home (or by yourselves), I did a recount of my Kagan numbers from last night. I now have 66 votes in the "confirm" column and 34 votes in the "don't confirm" column. There is supposed to be a vote by the end of the week; we'll see because I put NOTHING past the GOBP these days.
I don't know if this story will be covered tonight, but I listened to as much of the first day of the Senate debate today concerning Elena Kagan's confirmation to SCOTUS as much as time and/or my tolerance level could permit. I'll begin my comments with this image.
Senator Racist Moranic Dick Sessions is...an...IDIOT! I truly am beginning to think we need an "alternate image" of the "that woman is an idiot" for the less - than honorable Senator from Alabama. I'll leave that charge to those F.O.O. are are better with teh PhotoShop or graphic stuff than I am. ;D Said Senator Racist MORAN Sessions began his diatribe smooching the arses of those who will directly benefit from Citizens United & gun ownership. "Libruls" who lack confidence in SCOTUS justices being able to be impartial are delusional. And, he doesn’t know what the job of the Solicitor General entails because he thinks just because she argued against Citizens United meant that she agrees with the position IT WAS HER JOB to argue! IDIOT!! Protesting war or DADT is a "silly activity," too. He also, like most other gun nuts, only get to a point into reading the 2nd amendment; he quits before that "well regulated militia" part & just sticks to the "right to bear arms" shtick. He’s re - running The Trash Thurgood Marshall Show again, too.
Mark what I'm about to say next with red ink on the nearest calendar because you don't hear it often & probably won't hear it again; bravo to Senator Diane Feinstein! She read off letters from OODLES of active service personnel who attended Harvard Law School at the time Ms. Kagan was Dean; they all had glowing remarks for her support for the military & making sure they had access to appropriate veterans' needs. SO THERE!
Senator Kooky Kyl's biggest fear in Ms. Kagan getting to SCOTUS is, apparently, that {insert hushed tone here} teh gayz will be just marrying & stuff all over the darn place! ;D And, he began act II of The Trash Thurgood Marshall Show.
Senator Inhofe is one frightening bat$hit hateful dude! Y'all should've heard the absolute contempt in his voice when he was speaking in opposition to Ms. Kagan, but at least he's consistent because he didn't vote for her to be Solicitor General, either. He's also anti - background checks for anyone wanting to buy a gun. God & everyone should go out & buy 1 or 2...DOZEN even if you're a criminal or anything else! As much as we might have issues with some Dems in Congress, we CANNOT allow that man to be the chair of any damn committee - much less a committee involving THE ENVIRONMENT. So, hold your nose if necessary, and vote Dem in November!
Let's get to "this day in history." On Aug. 3, 1900, Ernie Pyle, the famous World War II American war correspondent, was born. I worked for nearly 2 years at the now - closed Ernie Pyle State Historic Site in Dana, IN. And, Dana is just abuzz with the fact the site's been closed, how it can be reopened, etc.! ;D
Actor & activist Martin Sheen is 70 today. I never watched The West Wing, but I own Apocolypse Now!
Mr. Sheen had so much fun making this movie he had a heart attack - HA!
Finally, director John Landis is 60 today. Please PLEASE don't make me pick a favorite John Landis film! ;D There are just too gosh - darned many that are just too gosh - darned funny!
Let's Countdown 'cause we're on a mission from God - HA!
Full disclosure, y’all. I had a $hitacular day at work, had a migraine for nearly all day, and had a soul – killing brain – killing meeting concerning refinancing our house. Home ownership sucks donkey droppings & is going to kill me. So, if I come off less – than my "usual" cheery self, that’s why, and I apologize in advance.
#5 "Repealing the 14th" AKA "GOP Eyes Return to Dred Scott" AKA "Anti – Constitutional Republicans" AKA "White – Ring Republicans" - Mitchie McConnell has come right out & directly supported hearings into the possible repeal of the 14th Amendment. OK, if the GOBP wants to keep looking like a bunch of xenophobic racist MORANS, keep right on talking like this, and say buh –bye to the "minority" vote & independent voters FOREVER. Seriously?! PRESIDENT LINCOLN’S Republican Party put the amendment in the Constitution after the hate & bloodshed brought about by the Civil War to prevent the South from discriminating against freed slaves. Well, Mitchie’s from a former Confederate state, I think, so he’s just reaching for his gawd – taken away chance to hate. THAT explains it!
Senator Lindsey Graham was among the first of the GOBP in the Senate to float the idea, and others like Senator Kooky Kyl ran with it, too. Senator McCentury is "pleading the 5th" about repealing the 14th. Senator Doc Tom Coburn doesn’t think the Congress back then meant to give citizenship to children of people who weren’t born here; yea, I’ve gotten a real good idea of what "the good doc" THINKS is in the Constitution. *&^%$#@! The GOP 1996 platform even supported this because of a little "plug in" from Newt Gingrich. Huh...so I guess this 14th amendment repeal shtick ain’t all that new.
Here’s Jonathan Turley! He will have a FIELD DAY with this subject! ;D SCOTUS has a LONG history of how the 14th Amendment is interpreted & is written. Of course, there were a few dozen years of precedent that got the shaft in the wake of Citizens United, too. Uh – oh! Some GOBPer shut off Professor Turley’s microphone! Nah...I’m not THAT paranoid.
Maria Teresa Kumar is connecting all this repealing the 14th Amendment shtick to the fact that no one on either side of the political aisle can get a grasp on real actual meaningful immigration reform. So, instead of continuing the effort to do so, they just want to hack up the Constitution to meet their lazy racist ends. OK Keith & Maria Teresa, I’ve been reading The Nine. And, according to "strict Constitutionalist" mindset, that ends with the first 10 Amendments – the Bill of Rights. Anything beyond that & any laws or legislation that comes out after that was not in the mindset of the original framers. And, y’all know who is the most "strict Constitutionalist" or "originalist" on SCOTUS? The one who most directly benefited from things like the 14th Amendment & affirmative action – Clarence Thomas. Mittens Romney might not be a US Citizen?! Where’s the birther cry for HIS birth certificate??!!
And, Professor Turley’s back! Just to completely clarify the discussion, boys & girls, here is that darn 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Again, just like I’m DYIN’ for SB 1070 to end up in front of SCOTUS with Justice Sonia Sotomayor, let’s get action on THIS front there, too! HA! Professor Turley did point out that the legislative history behind the 14th Amendment is a little oogy, but that’s why we have a SCOTUS to help interpret all this darn stuff. AND, according to Senator Racist Dick MORAN, we should all be good little Americans & have full faith and confidence in SCOTUS justice ability to be impartial. Professor Turley also mentioned the "Turk problem" in Germany that this country needs to avoid.
#4 "Deep Waters" AKA "Questions of Ethics" - ANOTHER Dem rep is facing ethics charges! Again, yes, I know the whole concept of "Congress" & "ethics" is an oxymoron, but we’ll continue on the best we can with the subject at hand. And, isn’t it just the most odd coincidence that the 2 most recent reps to face ethics questions are African – American? Rep. Maxine Waters is the latest to face the ethics music. I wonder how this "bi – partisan outside committee" gets wind of possible cases? Are they brought from other Congress critters? Can they come from constituents? She’s ready & rarin’ to fight the charges in a public hearing. Wow, at one time, all 8 reps who were under investigation were African – American Dems. Oh boy, I bet Boss Limbaugh’s just having a hoot with this story.
Here’s Eugene Robinson. OK Keith, I gotta take a bit of an issue with your first question to Eugene. Rep. Rangel could really be in the soup with some of his shenanigans because he’s claiming ignorance to tax laws when he was the chair of the damn House committee in charge of interpreting tax stuff? SERIOUSLY?! So, there’s a whole lot of other stuff going on with Rep. Rangel beyond naming some building after him or "questionable meetings." The co – chair of the Office of Congressional Ethics, the new "outside" entity that helps figure out what might be going on unethically in Congress is PORTER GOSS; yea, I’m real confident in his ability to be impartial on this score. ;D And, what brainiac decided he was a good person to be in this damn role?!
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#3 "Day 106" AKA "Oil Disaster: Day 106" - So, will a mud injection work now when it didn’t work before? Call me cynical, but I’m not holding my breath. The static kill operation could be done Thursday, but we won’t know if it worked for a week. Admiral Thad Allen maintains relief wells will be necessary; he better tell BP/BS that! Bob Cavnar’s talking oil again. Mr. Cavnar is absolutely flummoxed by the relief well double back talk. If relief well efforts had continued, the Deepwater Horizon well site could’ve been plugged by now! OK, someone’s making some serious coin off all this "static kill" activity. As "Deepthroat" told Woodward & Bernstein in All the President’s Men, follow the money! And, someone somewhere might just be mucking with the video feed. Yea, I know; paint me shocked, too! ;D
"Tea Time" A couple of "liberty leaders" are splitting up their little rag – time band because one of them’s a dirty stinkin’ librul!
WPITW – Tom Shales made another appearance – a 2 nighter! Congrats, I guess. Mark Thiessen wants to kidnap the Wikileaks dude & go all rendition on ‘em. A guy in FL went on a date in an Olive Garden & promptly robbed her! He used the money he just got to have a lovely dinner in said Olive Garden?! HA!
#1 "Obtuse Angle" AKA "Fox’s Friend" - Sharron Angle is ready to tarantino any bill in the Senate if she gets elected! She not only wants interviews with "friendly media"; she wants said friendly media to only ask the questions she wants to answer. Yea, and I want a donkey that $hits silver so I can move outta this damn state, but it ain’t coming. She sure likes to talk intertubes on FAUX News! Here’s David Weigel talking about the bat$hit factor in the GOBP again. And, to anyone who’s applying to be that woman’s campaign "communication director," rent; don’t buy! ;D "Official" GOBP campaign peeps still don’t think Ms. Obtuse Angle is on message even though she thinks she is.