Faking Sincerity (Update1 & 2)
Advice to Romney from George Burns: “Sincerity – if you can fake that, you’ve got it made.”
Tag: George W. Bush
Dissing The Prez
The irrational hatred of President Obama is undermining the Office of the President itself.
Iraqis Crap On Bush’s SOFA, Update IV
Finally, an end to Bush’s bullshit SOFA A little over three years ago I wrote my first post on the 2008 Status Of Forces Agreement (SOFA) entered into between the George W. Bush Administration and the government of Iraq. (For that and the subsequent two entries, see “Related Posts” below). Despite the many efforts of both the Bush and Obama administrations to …
Herman Cain: Bizarro World’s Robbin’ Hood (Koch Bros Update)
The Teabagger’ search for the anti-Romney has been a long and frustrating one. First came Michelle Bachmann. After winning the way overrated Ames Iowa Straw Poll in the same week she was featured on the cover of Newsweek as “The Queen of Rage,” staring into the camera like the batshit crazy religious zealot she is. In near record time she plummeted …
Humpty Dumpty’s Class War Flunkies
Lewis Carroll’s Humpty Dumpty, the embodiment of modern day GOPer propaganda techniques “I don’t know what you mean by ‘glory,’ ” Alice said. Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. “Of course you don’t—till I tell you. I meant ‘there’s a nice knock-down argument for you!’ ” “But ‘glory’ doesn’t mean ‘a nice knock-down argument’,” Alice objected. “When I use a word,” Humpty …
For Whom The Bell Trolls
Whenever I find myself holding hands with political Pollyannas, and someone foolishly yells “Red Rover Red Rover, send Chris Hedges right over,” I cringe, close my eyes, and wait for the impact of the Tasmanian Devil himself. Seriously, this guy’s columns should come with a warning label: “Not to be read by anyone displaying signs of clinical depression or …
