I begin tonight's diary with something I seem to say every Friday evening in various words; this is 1 week I am thrilled to see the hind end of!
Let's move on to "this day in history." On this date in 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt offered the advice, "Speak softly and carry a big stick," in a speech at the Minnesota State Fair. Today's GOBP would tea bag him for being too "librul." On this date in 2005, President George W. Bush told Michael Brown, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job" during a tour of Hurricane Katrina damage in Alabama. I wonder if residents of New Orleans 9th ward feel the same way?
Jim DeMint (Bat$hit - SC) is 60 today. In a rare act of charity on my part (at least in this subject area), I will not bring out THE cake, but I must...must...MUST include the appropriate ditty! :D
And, since all the "this day in history" items seem to be damn GOBP - heavy, here's a breath of fresh air.
Let's Countdown...
#5 "Timidity of Hope" AKA "Obama Caves Again" - President Obama today scuttled plans to make more strict EPA standards concerning smog. His EPA director not long ago said the current not - so - great standards were "legally indefensible." But, breathing is at times highly overrated. Keith nailed the appropriate memo in the show intro; when you're pleasing "people" like the Anti - United States Chamber of Commerce & "Speaker" Sobber AND using their talking points to defend your actions, you are doing something horribly wrong!
A whole lot of people ain't happy. Job growth in the previous month was as stagnant as it can get - a net of 0 boys & girls! This "growth" is the worst since WWII. Details that are supposedly in President Obama's jobs speech (whenever he gives it) are tax cuts, infrastructure ideas, and measures for the long - term unemployed. Well, if he does give that speech when he's supposed to, I will more than likely miss it because I don't think I'll be home yet at 7:00 Thursday from the class I teach. So, I'll have to wait until later to be disappointed.
5 of the GOBP "contenders" want to get rid of that darn capital gains tax totally. Brian Beutler is back for bad air duty. He made a great point; Congress did not force President Obama to do this today. They did not back him into a corner with any proverbial hostage taking. The timing of the announcement was particularly faboo, too - and not faboo in a good way.
Joe Romm gets to do a post mortem from a more environmental point of view. Today's actions are worse than what GWB wanted to do?! ALL RIGHT!
Mr. Romm isn't buying into the delay excuse offered today, either. And, he is PI$$ED, boys & girls!
#4 "Ishaqi Massacre" - American forces back in 2006 might have gathered some old men, women, and children, tied them together, and shot each of them in the head. The Pentagon denied those charges today as they always have. The Iraqi prime minister might now deny American troops staying there any longer than what they are supposed to. Well, that's a good thing but for a terrible reason.
{OK, DK4 Bermuda Triangle has struck again. The chunk of my diary featuring Matt Schofield & "Time Marches On!" has gone into the ether net or something. *&^%$#@! We now join the #3 segment about she who is an idiot being at a World Knowledge Forum already in progress.}
#3 "Droppin' Knowledge" AKA "Palin' in Comparison" - Much like Keith, my head is spinning at being as pi$$ed at President Obama as I've been lately & AGREEING WITH DICK & FAUX NEWS about the fitness of she who is an idiot to be POTUS; I feel dirty!
So, will $aint $arah from Wasilla ditch FAUX News like she did Alaska? What did Wayne Slater do to Keith to warrant having $aint $arah from Wasilla duty?! ;D Some "conservatives" are perhaps actually listening to William F. Buckley, Jr. They want a "conservative" candidate that can actually win, and they know that she who is an idiot can't win.
WPITW - Some Canadian dude decided to spray paint part of the Grand Canyon; he wanted to leave his name on it. Some freshmen Rep GOBP Congress critter is sucking at Rep. Eric Cantor's...well...never mind. Remember that glock raffle in Pima County? The "person" responsible went all 2nd Amendment on the controversy.
"Fridays With Thurber" - We get Thurber fables tonight featuring Keith's imitation of DICK. Tonight's selections are "Two Dogs," "Ivory, Apes & People," and "Oliver & the Other Ostriches."