The Bitch in John Yoo

by matt

“You ain’t banging shit but the table
[…]
Anytime you come out, yo, I’m a talk about you
Until you let that bitch in you, walk up out you
Any last words before I hit the switch
From the immortal words of one, a bitch is a bitch” - Common “The Bitch in Yoo”
Since the very beginning of George […]

Truth-in-Politics: A Brand New Concept

by sarabeth

The time has surely come when American politics needs something similar to truth-in-advertising. That way when Donald ”Loose Cannon” Rumsfeld makes something like the following pronouncement, everyone would know exactly what it’s worth:
It appears unlikely that Osama bin Laden, if still alive, is in full command of the al-Qaida terrorist network, Defense Secretary […]

Who’s going to

by matt

buy me one of these:

Oh, never mind. Not Mac compatible.

Economic Policy Institute:

by matt

What’s wrong with the economy?
Plenty.

Senator Robert Byrd:

by matt

No President Is Above the Law

Leadership

by matt

from Nancy Pelosi and
Harry Reid. The pending budget bill is straight up class warfare.

In the era

by matt

of soaring executive compensation, there seems to be no limit:
More than half the nation’s largest companies are giving their top executives extra money to pay taxes due on corporate perks such as luxury cars and even on capital gains, according to a published report.
The Wall Street Journal reports that a study the paper ordered […]

Full of

by sarabeth

what?:
But according to a White House fact sheet, 2005 was a year full of “accomplishments” — six, single-spaced pages worth distributed to reporters as Bush left town for his holiday break.
Claiming that 2005 was a year full of accomplishments for the Bush administration? Priceless!

Evolution

by matt

named 2005’s top scientific breakthrough.
HHAHHAHAHHAHAHHA!
In case you missed all the fun, click.

Steady leadership

by matt

in a time of change: “Department’s Mission Was Undermined From Start”:
Nearly three years after it was created in the largest government reorganization since the Department of Defense, DHS does have a story, but so far it is one of haphazard design, bureaucratic warfare and unfulfilled promises. The department’s first significant test — its response […]