Sorry Garry, the king of cheap beers was Naragannssett and I mourn its passing.

There was nothing like a cold one after a hot summer's day working on a roof. The taste just seemed to compliment the smell of fresh-cut lumber and the lingering taste of sawdust. But, outside of that limited setting, I will have to admit, it was swill.

"...I do not speak for my church on public matters--and the church does not speak for me."

Something that every elected officeholder in the country should chant ten times upon waking in the morning and before bed each night.

I wonder how many of them would be able to choke the words out.

I think that given the last few week's news, Joe Biden's very apt quip about Rudy's speech pattern, "A noun, a verb, 9/11", would be better as "A lie, an evasion, 9/11".

Bush said there's no risk to U.S. credibility abroad ...

That's because it's impossible to risk something that you've already destroyed. I remember reading somewhere that before going public with the reality of Soviet missile bases in Cuba, Kennedy called the leaders of the NATO allies to let them know what was going on. He offered photographic evidence to Charles de Gaulle, who turned down the offer telling him that the word of the president of the US was enough for him. I think those ideas are over.

BTW - here's another example of ol' "Stay the Course" George showing Colbert was right. He really does believe the same thing on Wednesday that he did on Monday, regardless of what happened on Tuesday. He's still pimping Iran as the latest enemy stating that they had a program and they halted it, but that they could always restart it. Sound familiar?

One day I'd like to have an administration that didn't need enemies.

"They can come clean with the international community about the scope of their nuclear activities, and fully accept the long-standing offer to suspend their enrichment program and come to the table and negotiate, or they can continue on a path of isolation."

Hmmm, must be a meaning of "negotiation" that completely slipped by me. It seems to mean "You agree to give us everything we want ahead of time and then we'll get together on just how you'll capitulate." I can't for the life of me understand why the Iranians aren't jumping at the chance. Especially when one considers that he recent NIE has shown that there is no reasonable basis for Junior's saber-rattling and demands for sanctions.

When all you've got is a busted flush and everyone knows it, it's best to cut your losses and fold. Bluffing just isn't an option.

"Americans tire of those who would jettison their beliefs, even to gain the world."

Amazing, this is a quote that will should rank with Gary Hart's 1987 quote:

"Follow me around. I don't care. I'm serious. If anybody wants to put a tail on me, go ahead. They'll be very bored."

With any luck, it will have the same effect.

I'm not sure what I'm supposed to take away from this. Am I supposed to be shocked that people who run for President tend to be rich? Sure, I'm just as shocked as Capt. Renault was when he found out that there was gambling at Rick's American Cafe.

C'mon everybody, the myth that "anyone can grow up to be President" died awhile ago.

I suppose this is the time to turn the classic administration excuse of the last 7 years back around and say: "But George W. Bush did it!"

I don't really care who put what in their lungs or up their nose in the past, but I do care about what they're doing now and what they're likely to do in the future. Could we kindly focus on that?

"When others were silent ..."

I hate to break it to you Joe, other's weren't silent, you just didn't want to hear.

... Huckabee's son, David Huckabee, lost his job as a Boy Scout camp counselor in 1998, when he was 17, for killing a stray dog by hanging it from a tree.

Actually he killed the dog by hanging it from a tree, stoning it, and then slitting its throat. In short, he tortured it to death, let's not minimize it.

Normally, I wouldn't make much of this beyond the fact that it shows that the kid is a sick, twisted, nutjob uninterested in the suffering of what he considers to be a lower creature, in need of serious help and not really fit to be out in public until he gets it. But the part where Daddy's friends made sure he suffered no consequences changes that. Sound familiar?

I don't want this Fortunate Son to run for President. And I think the fact that all he got was fired should be hung around Dad's neck. I know that a father will go to extraordinary lengths to protect a kid, I've got kids of my own, but he also has a responsibility to protect the rest of us from his offspring, as well.

"Ultimately, we tortured an insane man and ran screaming at every word he uttered ...

Lord knows it doesn't happen very often, but words fail me.

The Hill quotes House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) as saying, "It’s certainly another example of the Democrats caving to the Republican position at the eleventh hour."

Damn, I hate it when he's right.

And as long as the Dems don't make it so that it hurts to go against this sort of bill, that actually improve people's lives, he's going to keep being right.

When Matthews asked again, Rollins noted that both he and Matthews are Catholic, then turned to Kaufman and said: "Ron, are you still an atheist, or have you basically converted now that you're rich?"

I'm not too sure that Rollins really wants to go there, but I will admit "religion for rich people" does kind of resonate with the basic Republican values.