Lee should be bitch slapped for everything she’s ever done or said (which is damn little really).

Did anybody else hear that Cynthia McKinney was booted to the back of the room after bogarting Harry Reid’s seat? Somebody’s going to turn up missing after that.

Speaking of missing, has anybody actually seen Sen. Byrd (D, KKK) after he supported Alito the other day?

Is it shrinking or shirking? I’ve read it both ways and am curious. Dictionary.com agrees with shrinking but I’ve seen others complain about it. Any experts here?

Random musings:

1. Laura looked great last night, as always. There’s a touch of Jackie Kennedy about her in terms of simple elegance.
2. By contrast, Hillary looked like “Nanny McPhee” with that arrogant smirk of hers.
3. Is Harold Ford the new face of the demoncRATS? He sure got enough air time.
4. Someone needs to give Sheila Jackson-Lee a b***h slap for trying to get a photo-op of a president she keeps dissing. Same goes for Crybaby Mary Landrieu.
5. Where was Teddy “Happy Hour” Kennedy? Oh, wait…never mind.
6. John Kerry had this “if I had the votes, it would be me up there” look.
Disgusting.
7. VA Gov. Kaine is a pathetic speaker, especially his refrain of “a better way.” What, did he watch “The Candidate” before his response? Notice too that his ad nauseum refrain and his “plan” from the opposition was never revealed. Typical.
8. Speaking of #7 above – is that the best the dems could do? An Old Dominion Cro-Magnon man with a unibrow? Sheesh. At least Jim Wright had a hint of personality about him.
9. I give the speech a B+ based upon style, delivery and content. Sure got some mixed messages from it, that’s for sure.
10. Someone needs to write up Rep. Woolsey for sedition and conduct unbecoming a member of the HR for giving Mother Sheehan unfettered access to the gallery. And where is Bela Pulosi and her demand for accountability? Oh, wait – that only applies to the GOP. My bad.

Regards,
Peter Hughes

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Gramps, you have a little mind trapped in the partisan excesses of HowieDean and TeddyK and NancyP. No one expects you to be impressed by anything anyone says who is part of the majority.

Get a clue, shrinking violet. Say it with conviction, “Radical gays are passe; Hey ho, Hey ho”.

Actually I was talking about GP not being impressive, not PB. At least get right whom I’m actually insulting. Actually, I have found some of President Bush’s speeches quite impressive. This one doesn’t really stick out, but thats fine, most Presidents SOTU addresses are not particularly memorable.

It’s odd though, “Michigan-Matt”, that you have had such a violently emotional response to my post. I’m glad you care so much. Is this your way of asking for a date?

After work, I had to go to my local Barnes & Noble at 900pm to pickup a birthday gift for today. I was surprised how “empty” the store was for a mid-week. Usually on a Tuesday they get a good crowd of college students from nearby Princeton Univ., high-school kids, and residents from the surounding suburbs. There was basically no-one there, other than the staff…and a few customers that from their appearance may not have been US citizens. It appears that the bulk of the citizenry actually stayed-home and watched the SOTU…sober or otherwise. At times like the SOTU, I’m just glad that the People are paying attention…liberal or conservative…rather than responding in their usually apathetic-way to “politics”.

why does the gov’t care where people stick thier cocks?

Absolutely. You should be able to fuck that little 4 y/o down the street, right?

Anyway, China won’t call in it’s notes anymore than we will stop buying there inexpensive exports. We both have great leverage in these regards.

That has to be the most asinine post ever on GP, KEVIN.

Just wait till China decides to call in it’s Treasury Notes, and decides to change thier main source on money to Euros…..CAN WE SAY “FUCKED”

Yes you are if you think for one second that wouldn’t fuck THEM over, perhaps more than it would us.

A liberal by any other name is still a dumbass.

If there ever were a push to revive sodomy laws, I hope at least then you would want us to speak up.

On another subject, we keep giving all this money to abstinence programs when we have no evidence that they actually help anything. The last I read sex rates among teens were increasing. Yet we’re supposed to believe that if we throw enough money at “wait for marriage” programs, teens will keep their hormones in check

Carl – Good comments: Most of the un-wanted prenancies and births are from – hmmm…the RED states…..Im amazed how the Repubs, especially them are SO OBSESSED WITH SODOMY….when it seems like alot of them are closet mental cases….why does the gov’t care where people stick thier cocks? Them straight boys love to boink thier girlfriends and wives in the ass. UN-FUCKIN- BELIVEABLE PEOPLE BACK THIS IDIOT……OH YEA….and MORE / PERMANENT TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHIEST OF AMERICANS??? WAAA? PA- LEEEEZ …….AMERICA SPIRALS DOWNWARD FASTER AND FASTER EVERYDAY. Just wait till China decides to call in it’s Treasury Notes, and decides to change thier main source on money to Euros…..CAN WE SAY “FUCKED”

It’s not the worst thing. But, by the same token, getting two broken legs isn’t the worst thing that can happen to a person. Adopting socialist policies moves the country backward, not forward. Look at the unemployment rates of Socialist countries in Europe and compare them to ours. Look at socialized education (which we already have in the US unfortunately) and see how poorly our students do. Eliminating competition results in mediocrity. Socialism? You can have it – don’t bring it to me!

Gramps, you have a little mind trapped in the partisan excesses of HowieDean and TeddyK and NancyP. No one expects you to be impressed by anything anyone says who is part of the majority.

Get a clue, shrinking violet. Say it with conviction, “Radical gays are passe; Hey ho, Hey ho”.

9:50 PM. Technology, blah, blah, energy, blah, blah. Eyes glazing over.

No wonder GP thinks Bush is God incarnate. He never actually listens to anything he says. People who hate Bush probably payed more attention. I’m just not impressed.

getting late and tonight is a school night, my first in over 6 weeks so i need to get my beauty rest

- being called liberal doesn’t equate to wacko

- not unionizing is not necessarily a problem. I am that odd duck MBA, who sees the value in organized but wouldn’t propose it in all businesses where organized labor has traditionally operated. Case by case

- outsourcing is not a problem, most democrats I know have no problem with it, it benefits everyone including the workers whose jobs were just outsourced

still not sure how this makes her a wacko – Now if your last name is Dean and your momma calls you Howard, I can see the term wacko

Myth: Democrats Treatment Of Bush’s Nominees Is Analogous To Republicans Treatment Of Clinton’s Nominees.

Fact: President Clinton’s Judicial Nominees Were Not Filibustered And Never Before Has A Judicial Nominee With Clear Majority Support Been Denied An Up-Or-Down Vote On The Senate Floor By A Filibuster.

“[Harry] Reid And Company Have Used The Senate Filibuster Rule To Permanently Deny Votes To Nominees With Clear Majority Support. That’s Never Been Done Before.” (David Reinhard, Op-Ed, “Judge Not Lest Ye Be … Filibustered,” The Oregonian, 3/17/05)

In 1994, When The Democrats Controlled Both The Senate And The Executive Branch, President Clinton Confirmed A Record Number Of Federal Judges. “President Clinton has gotten 129 federal judges confirmed by the Senate, more than any previous president during the first two years in office… 101 of his 129 judges were confirmed in 1994. That was the highest one-year total since Jimmy Carter won approval of 135 in 1979.” (Michael J. Sniffen, “Clinton Outdoes Predecessors In Filing Judicial Vacancies,” The Associated Press, 10/12/94)

During The 108th Congress (2003-2004), The Senate Voted On 20 Motions To Invoke Cloture And End Debate On 10 Different Judicial Nominees. The Average Vote To End Debate Was 53-43 – Enough Support To Confirm Each Nominee But Fewer Than The 60 Votes Required To End Debate.

(CQ Vote #40: Motion Rejected 55-44: R 51-0; D 4-43; I 0-1, 3/6/03; CQ Vote #53: Motion Rejected 55-42: R 51-0; D 4-41; I 0-1, 3/13/03; CQ Vote #56: Motion Rejected 55-45: R 51-0; D 4-44; I 0-1, 3/18/03; CQ Vote #114: Motion Rejected 55-44: R 51-0; D 4-43; I 0-1, 4/2/03; CQ Vote #137: Motion Rejected 52-44: R 50-0; D 2-43; I 0-1, 5/1/03; CQ Vote #140: Motion Rejected 52-39: R 49-0; D 3-38; I 0-1, 5/5/03; CQ Vote #143: Motion Rejected 54-43: R 50-0; D 4-42; I 0-1, 5/8/03; CQ Vote #144: Motion Rejected 52-45: R 50-0; D 2-44; I 0-1, 5/8/03; CQ Vote #308: Motion Rejected 53-43: R 51-0; D 2-42; I 0-1, 7/29/03; CQ Vote #312: Motion Rejected 55-43: R 51-0; D 4-42; I 0-1, 7/30/03; CQ Vote #316: Motion Rejected 53-44: R 51-0; D 2-44; I 0-0, 7/31/03; CQ Vote #419: Motion Rejected 54-43: R 51-0; D 2-43; I 1-0, 10/30/03; CQ Vote #441: Motion Rejected 51-43: R 49-0; D 2-42; I 0-1, 11/6/03; CQ Vote #450: Motion Rejected 53-42: R 51-0; D 2-41; I 0-1, 11/14/03; CQ Vote #451: Motion Rejected 53-43: R 51-0; D 2-42; I 0-1, 11/14/03; CQ Vote #452: Motion Rejected 53-43: R 51-0; D 2-42; I 0-1, 11/14/03; CQ Vote #158: Motion Rejected 53-44: R 51-0; D 2-43; I 0-1, 7/20/04; CQ Vote #160: Motion Rejected 52-46: R 51-0; D 1-45; I 0-1, 7/22/04; CQ Vote #161: Motion Rejected 54-44: R 51-0; D 3-43; I 0-1, 7/22/04; CQ Vote #162: Motion Rejected 53-44: R 50-0; D 3-43; I 0-1, 7/22/04)

Numerous Clinton Nominees That Were Confirmed Received Less Than 60 Votes, And Partisan Filibusters Kept None Of These Nominations Off The Bench. (E.G., Judge Richard Paez, With 59-Vote Support; Judge William Fletcher, With 57-Vote Support; And Judge Susan Mollway, With 56-Vote Support).
(Sen. John Cornyn, “President’s Nominees Deserve Up-Or-Down Vote, Sen. Cornyn Says,” Press Release, 2/14/05; CQ Vote #40, Confirmed 59-39; R 14-39; D 45-0, 3/9/00; CQ Vote #309, Confirmed 57-41; R 14-41; D 43-0, 10/8/98; CQ Vote #166, Confirmed 56-34; R 14-34; D 42-0, 6/22/98)

Myth: The Senate Has Confirmed An Overwhelming Percentage Of President Bush’s Judicial Nominees; Therefore It Is Not Problematic That A Democratic Minority Has Blocked 10 Nominations From Receiving A Floor Vote.

Fact: President Bush Has The Lowest Appellate Confirmation Percentage Of Any President.

While Democrats Claim They Have Confirmed More Than 200 Of President Bush’s Judicial Nominees, 10 of The 52 Nominees To The Circuit Court Of Appeals Were Filibustered. (Jesse J. Holland, “Senate Confirms First Judge Of Bush’s Second Term,” The Associated Press, 4/11/05)

President Bush’s Confirmation Rate For Appellate Judges Is The “Lowest” Of Any Modern President. “A better figure would compare Bush’s four-year appellate confirmation rate to recent presidents. According to the American Enterprise Institute’s John Lott Jr., Bush’s four-year rate was 69 percent, the lowest of any modern president. Bill Clinton’s rate was 74 percent.” (David Reinhard, Op-Ed, “Judge Not Lest Ye Be … Filibuster,” The Oregonian, 3/17/05)

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-She likes being called a liberal, unlike the other liberals who run away from it.

-She calls Republicans a “culture of corruption” the same day her PAC was fined for corruption.

-She opposed wellfare reform.

-She opposed the USS Missouri from docking in San Francisco because it was carrying nuclear weapons.

-Consider the fact that she claims to be an envirnmental champion, do a Google of “Corde Valle Golf Club”.

-She owns stock in Sun Microsystems, Cisco, Apogee Networks, Netclerk etc. All outsource.

-She proudly claims status as a champion of the workers and gets accolades from the former AFL-CIO and even the Cesar Chavez award, but doesn’t let the folks who work for her and her husband organize. None of the farms that pick grapes in their vineyard contract with UFW, for example.

-With this in mind, consider how she told the AFL-CIO in 2004, as keynote speaker, “Thank you all for fighting for America’s working families. And thank you for fighting to end the union-busting, family-hurting, exportng jobs presidency of George W. Bush”. Of course she’s gotten over $700,000 in donations to her PAC from organized labor.

Shall I go on?