Five Card Draw 9.23.08

Because of McSame and his jackals have set us onto this road with the economy and the amount we're gonna spend on bailouts, Obama may have to delay his proposed spending plans if/when he gets elected. You gotta love those who believe we should be a totally free market...until things crash and then become welfare creatures themselves.

Governor Palin is in New York City to "improve her foreign credentials". Apparently talking to US appointed leaders and Bono will help her accomplish this. Actually I would love to be in the room when Bono questions Palin, or is that going to be preset as well?

Looks like we're gonna have an exciting new Supreme Court case in the coming months. Let's see if this gets any mainstream attention before the election.

While the FBI was searching a Volunteers dorm room, hackers striked back and hack Papa Bear O'Reilly, who had been furious over Palin's hack for days now.

Finally, we know a certain song was being played repeatedly last night at the LSWTF house, but here are a few reasons that Brett Favre came back.

Pardon me?

Attorney General Mukasey did his best Bill Clinton impression (or tried) today in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. According to the Attorney General, although he personally would feel tortured were someone to interrogate him using waterboarding techniques, he was not ready to call it torture.

So, it would feel like torture, but might not be torture? Excuse me?

The pesky problem is that we've banned torture as an interogation method. Calling waterboarding torture opens the interrogators up to civil liability. Wouldn't want to hold people accountable for the pain and suffering they've caused now would we?

The insanity went on. Senator Jeff Sessions felt compelled to point out that its not like the U.S. tortures much. Lame. The point is that any torture is too much. That's why its banned, Senator. This isn't like a game of "just the tip" where a little bit is okay, but going whole hog is bad. I think the last time the Senator's argument worked in my life, I was in second grade and had walked just a little bit on the new carpet with my dirty shoes.

I know these guys are trying to walk a legal tightrope and toe the administration line, but there's got to be a point where you have to have some self-respect and admit it when you're beat. You've got to hand it to Ted Kennedy on this one though. He basically summed up the Attorney General's arguments by comparing it to saying you're against robbery, but you're not sure if a bank heist fits the defintion. Awesome. Good ahead and pour yourself a stiff one, Teddy, you've earned it.

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Would you ever guess that those two women are actually the same person? Of course we shouldn't be all that shocked that a Miss Arizona who poses in a bikini and an automatic weapon is now up on kidnapping and torture charges after she kidnapped and assaulted her ex-boyfriend.

I'm pretty sure that if Dubya was one of the judges she'd have to win. She loves taking pictures with guns and does an awesome Jack Bauer impersonation.

Friday Blog The Horn

We begin this Friday with a beautiful piece from Paul Krugman about the right's personality this day in age when it comes to the less fortunate. I think he has hit a grand slam, nail on the head, and any other metaphor you wish to come up with.

Maybe the misses can explain to me the logic in this way of thinking. They are trained to withstand torture? Wow, aren't you a simple lil puppet.

Another case of republicans eating their own this time with John Dean. I never thought I'd see the day where I'd actually rather have the Nixon administration then any current one.

Breaking news, further that Ann Coulter is in fact a man, baby. Women shouldn't be allowed to vote, wow, maybe Himmler is a vampire from the 1800s.

It's a sad day when even Stanford doesn't want you Donald Rumsfeld. Then again, this isn't college football so it's not the same but yeah.

Wow, someone with an anti-Dubya shirt actually made it in to a speech. She even gave him a letter from her friends and the White House has already called.

This is a great story coming from the Rockies about their Playoff share. In a world where we see so many me first athletes this is such a breath of fresh air.

Thursday Throw Down

This post reminds me of rules on the GOE forums. Remember kiddies, experience is the only way to have knowledge which comes with age so anyone under the age of fifty is an idiot.

Mr. Comey should be right about his predictions but sadly I don't know if they actually see anything wrong with torture. Sadly the DoJ think they're the head of CTU and the CIA is as competent as Jack Bauer.

Could California voters be something good for a change? I seriously hope this works, and with the quickness, we need Al quick.

Did I wake up in a bizzaro world where Ann Coulture is supposed to be the Conservative voice of reason?! Oh, no, it's just the Today show doing their usual half assery interview as they let Ann Himmler support nuking Iran.

For once the SC does not hear a case and I agree with their decision not to. Bravo SC, I know some of you were tempted to hear it.

Clear Channel Communications is at it again this time censoring the VoteVets ad during the Rush Limbaugh show. I don't think the VV folks will take this sitting down, least I hope they don't.

Apparently the rocket that was to be Fred Thompson's candidacy has faltered at lift off. Of course the man has no passion, Dick Cheney is more alive then the overweight crypt keeper.

I've been wondering where AQI has been getting money for arms well now we know. Sadly an Iraqi who was trying to do the right thing needs asylum from us, and when are we gonna replace the problem of Maliki?

Apparently the reason Republicans weren't investigated in Alabama is because the ones investigating were the ones named. Great job there buckos, this doesn't look like dirty pool what so ever.

The White House attempts to point the finger at a company that doesn't exist. It wasn't the White House it was Red Herring.


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The Needs of the Many

Muckraker.com has a great article up about a Syrian-Canadian named Maher Arar who in 2004 became the symbol of why we shouldn't allow this administration any type of power.

To give you a quick overview, in 2002 Arar was taken by the US and Canadian operatives to Syria for "firm questioning" (read torture) after another prisoner implicated Arar after "firm questioning". This apparently is the only real evidence against Arar that lead to ten months of torture in Syria. Hell, even out the outset the FBI didn't believe Arar was a terrorist, but they went along with the rendition anyway.

See, this is what I fear. It has happened with some of the Gitmo prisoners where tribal rivals turned into them in as "terrorists" to get rivals away and claim the reward money. We torture people, they name some random name, and that poor bastard is tortured until they realize, yep, this guy doesn't know shit. The CIA, FBI, and whoever else is just shooting in the dark at this point, just hoping to hit something and not bothering to care about those hit in the crossfire.

Apparently this administration and those who would vote for them believe in the Vulcan saying of, "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one." Except instead of taking it for self sacrifice that it is meant to be, they take it as we can accept mistakes if it "protects America" and gets the "bad guys". I'm sorry, that is not what this country is based on.

We do not sacrifice people in order to make people merely FEEL safer. This does not lead to actual safety, just the illusion you have built up for your lemmings. A President once said, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." Too many in America have forgotten that and have the perception that an entire religion is out for their blood. If you feel the need to kill and torture every single person who is differently then you then I truly pity you and your very black soul.

I will leave you now with two very different literary quotes, one directed at those who are fearful at an entire religion and what your savior says about it. The other is a mantra I try to follow in my life.

You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. (Matthew 5:43)

I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.

I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.

And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.
-- Litany against Fear from the Bene Gesserit rite