Andrew Card, the White House Chief of Staff for Dubya, is complaining that Obama is insufficiently respectful of the presidency. Why? Would shredding the constitution, lying America into a disastrous war, or ignoring the rule of law be what Card considers disrespect for the presidency? Why no. Card is upset because there have been photos […]
© Tom Toles Rod Blagojevich has been convicted in his impeachment trial by the Illinois Senate, with a vote of 59-0. Which prompted one person to comment “I didn’t think it would be that close”.
At least they are going down in flames. Yesterday, despite overwhelming popular support for the economic stimulus package that Obama is pushing through Congress, not a single Republican congressman voted for it. So at the next election, what are they going to say when voters ask them what they did to help the economy? Is […]
Obama made a trip to Congress to discuss his economic stimulus package. As an ironic side note, even though Republicans are generally opposing the economic bailout (touting their usual tax cuts instead), a Republican source told Time magazine: Nearly as many House Republicans sought to get their photos taken with Obama as questioned him about […]
… how about some religious conservatives who want to ban Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury’s book about, yes, banning books.
Frank Schubert, whose campaign for California’s Proposition 8 was widely regarded as misleading and designed to stir up homophobia, is now involved in a lawsuit to overturn state campaign finance laws that require public disclosure of donors who contribute more than $100 to state political campaigns. The lawsuit was caused by widespread antagonism toward donors […]
From Gamu Toys, who really do make an Obama action figure. Unfortunately, their site is in Japanese, but the photos are great!
Here’s what the pundits had to say two years ago when Barack Obama announced he was running for President: “Illinois Senator Barack Obama’s announcement this week that he’s likely to enter the Presidential race adds a dash of glamour and excitement to the Democratic field. But all of his media attention doesn’t change the basic […]
In January 2001, mere days before Dubya took office for the first time, satire magazine The Onion published a then-funny piece about president-elect Bush giving a speech assuring the country that ‘Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over’. Bush pledged to end the Clinton era — “eight long years characterized by unprecedented […]
© Tom Tomorrow And speaking of post-partisan politics, in a surprise reversal House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today announced that she would support an investigation into controversial practices by the Bush Administration. And on the other side of the post-partisan coin, Rush Limbaugh announced that he hopes Obama fails. My only question is, why does he […]
A reader has assembled a list of videos containing some of our politicians greatest hits. These are the actual videos of politicians saying things they probably wish we didn’t have recorded. Included are: “I’m Not a Crook” -Richard Nixon “I did not have sexual relations with that woman” -Bill Clinton “Read my lips: no new […]
Harsh. If you are tempted to write this off just because Olbermann is a “liberal”, give a read to the conservative magazine The Economist and what they think about Bush’s legacy. According to CBS, “Bush’s final approval rating is the lowest final rating for an outgoing president since Gallup began asking about presidential approval more […]
The Bush Boom – How a “Misunderestimated” President Fixed Our Broken Economy This might just be the most embarrassing book ever written: And you can buy a copy from Amazon. Or better yet, just go there to read the many comments, such as these fine examples: Finally! A book that proves the existence of an alternate […]
I’m really glad someone finally called out Joe the Plumber, or rather his current incarnation as Joe the War Correspondent. Joe’s opinion of working for the news? I think media should be abolished from, you know, reporting. UPDATE: More at Raw Story.
The modestly named blogger Jon Swift has an article about the legacy of our under-appreciated almost-ex president, including a list of talking points of his greatest achievements: After Hurricane Katrina President Bush kept our cities safe. After the October 2008 stock market correction there have been no Great Depressions. After Iraq and Afghanistan took a turn for […]
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