The outspoken Simpsons will be next....

There also seems to be evidence that Dennis Hastert was quite the lover of men, and Karl Rove is considered to be one of the White House's best-kept supergay secrets (possibly one of Jeff Gannon's top clients, especially considered Gannon's frequent late-night visits to the White House).

Even the pro-Bush reporters and pundits apparently have a taste for man-flesh. Matt Drudge, floater of libelous stories fed to him by Republican operatives, is a homosexual, and there are reasons to believe that WSJ's James Taranto and even Rush Limbaugh (he of the bottle of Viagra while visiting the Dominican Republic) lean toward the well-oiled boys.

What is going on here?

-- Xrandadu Hutman

Don't forget McConnell. Rumours abound about the House Minority leader and his affinity to closets. Stay tuned. There will be a few more 'exposed' before the next election.

...and all the others who led this effort.

On another note, I don't see a lot of trolls here today...

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/011108J.shtml

Slightly off topic but not far. This in the press today....

From msn.com:

'The Manley panel has recommended extending Canada's military mission in Afghanistan indefinitely, with a new emphasis on diplomacy, training and reconstruction'.

Indefinitely.

Can anyone tell me when Reid and Pelosi face elections? And Rockefeller?

bebop-o

I don't usually go through all the posts here. But I've started reading yours whenever I see them and I want to say how much I've come to enjoy your poetry, even if I don't always understand the points you are making. Thanks.

-- lichen

[Read lichen's other letters]

Lichen: Me too Thanks Bebop-o

I have not taken the time yet to read any of the previous comments but thought I'd add that the vote in the Senate does not seem to be newsworthy to the New York Times as of 5.27 PST.

SOTU Drinking Game

Whenever Bush says "dudn't," (doesn't) "wudn't, (wasn't) or "idn't, (isn't): one drink.

Whenever Bush says "some" (democrats) want something patently wrong or evil, although none actually have: one drink.

Whenever Bush whistles an "S" like a drunk: one drink.

Whenever Bush inappropriately elongates a syllable with a petulant whine: one drink.

Whenever Bush says something that isn't true: one drink.

Better have a whole case of something ready.

-- Cocktailhag

I don't think I could keep up but I do share your apparent disdain for Junior's grotesque attempt at speech. Hey, not too bad for a chimp, though.

And that would be any coverage whatsoever in the once mighty New York Times about Monday's senate vote which both Democratic frontrunners attended (correct?) and I hope voted.

After nearly 24 hours, I cannot locate any coverage in the Times at all.

WaPo has this under a minor headline on the Politics page, even linked on the main page:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content

/article/2008/01/28/AR2008012802557.html?hpid=sec-politics

I have to credit them with at least addressing this as somewhat newsworthy, though apparently a minor issue compared to the major headline of the moment: Bush's annual and (hopefully) final STFU address, the content of which is entirely crap as expected.

But when it came to Iran, a charter member of the trio of evildoers, Bush waxed amnesiac. There was no reference to the latest National Intelligence Estimate that found that Iran had abandoned its nuclear weapons program. Instead, Bush warned that Tehran "continues to develop its capability to enrich uranium, which could be used to create a nuclear weapon." He also demanded that the leaders of Iran "come clean about your nuclear intentions and past actions."

Incredibly surreal moment, it mirrored Junior's 2003 STFU address

that was chock full of 'yellowcake' and 'caliphates' and 'mushroom clouds' or whatever drivel he spewed at that time. Hopefully, those aptly skilled will compose a video that compares the two speeches and posts it on YouTube.

Where is MoveOn on this issue? This deserves their attention but I suppose they are focusing all their resources on the 'election'.

VPOTUS Giuliani? Please...no...

Funny thing is, conservatives feel McCain is too 'liberal'.

'Bomb, bomb, bomb, Iran didn't convince them of his conservative credentials'. Or maybe they judged that outburst as juvenile like I did. Then what? Mittens? Huckleberry?

You Sir...

are one of the best, if not the best, political commentators of this era. It is a shame that your legacy is to record the decline and not the rise of our Republic.

-- RIRedinPA

I must agree wholeheartedly. Thanks for that.

I have been turning to to Glenn's blog daily for quite some time now to get his take on the Circus on the Hill.

Glenn's Post on FISA is closed to comments. So I apologize if this is off topic but this was posted on truthout today:

'A think tank with close ties to the telecommunication industry has been working with a key Democrat in the Senate on a domestic surveillance bill that would provide telecommunications companies with retroactive immunity for possibly violating federal law by spying on American citizens at the behest of the Bush administration.

Third Way, a non-profit "progressive" think tank that is funded and controlled by hedge fund managers, corporate lawyers and business executives has advised Sen. Jay Rockefeller on a domestic surveillance bill that includes immunity for telecommunications companies with which Third Way board members have close ties'.

I suppose that could be considered confirmation of what many felt was already a certainty.

Still, I feel slightly queazy.

Truthout article:

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/013108J.shtml

-- bebop-o

Re. your rambling, barely coherent post;

Concision is a virtue. Consider acquiring some.

-- Proximity Warning

Perhaps you would find this website more consistent with your POV:

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/

There are some lovely folks there. You might like it...