Another Black Eye
The Bushite Junta must be feeling rather picked on today. A series of embarrassments in the Senate and the Slave Media over the past few days have given Dear Leader and his cronies a short lesson in humility. Let's see:
The sunsetting portions of the so-called "Patriot" Act were given a six-month extension, and not the "strengthening" demanded by the GOP Leadership and the White House. Why? A number of GOP Senators went apeshit when it was revealed that Bush has been approving warrantless wiretaps without any court oversight. And what of Bush's assertion that he would never accept an extension? Well, he welcomed the extension.
Got to love the consistency.
A mammoth, must-pass defense spending bill was defeated because GOP Senator Ted Stevens of the Bridge to Nowhere insisted adamantly that he wants to drill for oil in the ANWR. Well, fuck that 82-year-old fart, said a large number of Senators.
The New York Times, that bastion of Responsible Journalism, revealed that the President has been violating both Federal law and his own oath to defend the Constitution. Of course, they waited a year (at the behest of the White House) before breaking the story. Some pundits are of the opinion that this could have swayed the 2004 election, but I doubt that. I seriously doubt that a televised endorsement from God could have earned Kerry any more points.
The sunsetting portions of the so-called "Patriot" Act were given a six-month extension, and not the "strengthening" demanded by the GOP Leadership and the White House. Why? A number of GOP Senators went apeshit when it was revealed that Bush has been approving warrantless wiretaps without any court oversight. And what of Bush's assertion that he would never accept an extension? Well, he welcomed the extension.
Got to love the consistency.
A mammoth, must-pass defense spending bill was defeated because GOP Senator Ted Stevens of the Bridge to Nowhere insisted adamantly that he wants to drill for oil in the ANWR. Well, fuck that 82-year-old fart, said a large number of Senators.
The New York Times, that bastion of Responsible Journalism, revealed that the President has been violating both Federal law and his own oath to defend the Constitution. Of course, they waited a year (at the behest of the White House) before breaking the story. Some pundits are of the opinion that this could have swayed the 2004 election, but I doubt that. I seriously doubt that a televised endorsement from God could have earned Kerry any more points.
posted by Walt at 6:36 AM
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