Sorry, but I think this image is darn hilarious! And, I'm sure it hits right where a whole lot of people think about Valentine's Day. For those of you who prefer something more "subtle"...
Hubby & I usually don't make too much of a fuss over Valentine's Day. We try to be "romantic" all year 'round; some days, that's more easy than others! ;D In a brief "bow" to romance, I present the song Hubby & I danced to at our wedding.
Another song that makes me feel good all over actually coincides with a "this day in history" item! On this date in 1924, George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue premiered in New York City.
Let's Countdown & get this par - tay started!
#5 "Reid All About It" AKA "And the Nominees Are..." - OK, who is this guy claiming to be Senate Majority Leader, and what’s he done with Harry Reid?! Senator Reid’s saying, "thanks but no thanks" to the "jobs" bill spewed forth from Senators Baucus & Grassley. Said "jobs" bill was going to include a big tax cut to rich people & stuff in there about the Patriot Act. Senator Grassley ain’t happy – too bad, Senator Grassley. Even Senator Kyl admitted this "jobs" bill wasn’t going to create any jobs! Robert Gibbs claimed there will be a series of jobs bills – not 1 big one trying to encompass all the issues. Speaker Pelosi & the House have already voted & passed a jobs bill and are waiting for the Senate to either $hit or get off the pot. Oh dear, some F.O.O. are getting an early Valentines with an appearance from Chris Hayes! ;D
He claims there can’t be a "b word" bill without so – called backroom deals. I agree with Chris Hayes; HCR won’t be enacted via reconciliation. There are too many "interested parties" to ensure that HCR WILL NOT go through that process. A whole lot of said interested parties are the Congress critters themselves; the health insurance industry won’t let that happen, either. The "new" jobs bill is $15 billion – not nearly enough to cover what’s going on, according to Chris Hayes. President Obama had a little face – to – face (hopefully Chicago style!) with Mitchie McConnell threatening recess appointments if the Senate didn’t move on his nominees. Nearly 30 have now moved forward, but there’s some still twisting in the wind. One of the held nominees is the head of the OLC who can investigate GWB & his peeps for what they did during their reign of terror. Here’s Lawrence O’Donnell; he’s had a heck of a day!
"Special Comment Quickie" Countdown viewers’ donations have gotten to badly – needed areas in the Dakotas before federal help has! Power is nearly back on. The show is sending a producer there – damn! The links to help out are still on the show’s website. We’ve contributed $250K!
#4 "Washing Their Hands" AKA "Terror of Their Ways" - As Keith so eloquently pointed out, too many people let former GWB toadies claim President Obama is inviting another terrorist attack without reminding said toadies that 3000 Americans died on American soil during GWB’s watch because he ignored a briefing on Aug. 6, 2001. Marc Thiessen was the latest toady on MSNBC this morning to do this; Lawrence O’Donnell didn’t let him get away with it. GWB knew the afternoon of the attacks who was responsible & would’ve even known where OBL was if he’d read a newspaper. Mr. Thiessen thinks the Obama Administration is killing too many terrorists with drones before we have a chance to torture them. Mr. Thiessen wasn’t even in the situation room on 9/11 to REALLY know what GWB knew & what GWB didn’t know.
** BillO is helping to write a new book about President Lincoln’s assassination?! Lord help us all... Some brilliant truck driver in New Mexico backed into some NM fuzz. There’s a whole mess of Barbie dolls in New York City. **
#3 "Tea Party Lemon" - The founder of tea party dot org isn’t happy with St. Sarah from Wasilla; she’s lost her tea bagging creds! She’s that wolf in sheep’s clothing. My "usual suspect" will hopefully get a screen capture of St. Sarah from Wasilla with the red eyes! ;D Oh man, this "rewrite" is too damn funny! Here’s Arianna Huffington – ugh. She thinks Grandma ExGov TurkeyLover’s double standard with Rahm & Boss Limbaugh began to rub a lot of people the wrong way – plus the fact that we don’t exactly know who or what got that $100K speaking fee. The tea party guy isn’t even happy St. Sarah from Wasilla endorsed Gov. Rick "Get Texas Out of the Union!" Perry – good grief! Rep. Eric Toady Cantor is the first inductee in Countdown’s Hypocrisy Hall of Shame. Oh well, I voted for Rep. Joe "You Lie!" Wilson. Here's a Valentine the tea baggers & St. Sarah from Wasilla can get behind!
"Special Comment Quickie II" Experts hired by Toyota were part of the group that helped determine the safety of those breaks that suddenly aren’t breaking so well. OOPS! They weren’t car engineers – AT ALL.
WPITW – Boss Limbaugh is getting ever – so – much closer to calling President Obama "the n word." Lonesome Rhodes doesn’t endorse people except St. Sarah from Wasilla. Michelle Malkin used President Clinton’s stent procedure to trash efforts at HCR.
#1 "Captain America" AKA "Captain Obvious" - Here’s the comic story a lot of y’all wanted! ;D Captain America is, once again, infiltrating tea baggers {insert juvenile adolescent joke here}. David Weigel’s interview is played tonight. He apparently knows his comics! Tea baggers don’t like to be reminded there are usually no African – Americans at their little parties. However, they apparently had no problems with what Tom Tancredo said at their little cabal in Nashville.