Birthday Present for…?
…well, give one of these to your favorite member of the american taliban.
Via Charles at In the Mind of Laquidara.
cheney
How Not to Fight Terrorism
Do you really believe that the bush administration is tough on terrorism?
…NBC News has learned that long before the war the Bush administration had several chances to wipe out his terrorist operation and perhaps kill Zarqawi himself � but never pulled the trigger.
If you support a policy of taking action against known terrorists then why would you ever vote for bush or any bush supporters?
Via Mark Kleiman.
Motives and Revelations
Digby asks:
Ok. I think it may be time to start thinking outside the box.
….
Is Cheney reading the Left Behind series aloud at cabinet meetings or something?
Just in time to help us think about this question Jim Henley points to this interpretation of the Book of Revelations.
bushagrams
Lambert ran the bush-cheney campaign slogan, “Steady Leadership in a Time of Change,” through an anagram server. It gave 8 results and Lambert likes number 1 best:
I’m a hypertense, death-dealing fiasco
Via Atrios.
Update (2/16): George Must Go has a top 10 list of additional suggestions.
Oh, Really?
USA Today would have you believe:
Sen. John McCain’s presence on a panel charged with investigating U.S. intelligence gathering will give the group immediate credibility because of his willingness to criticize the Bush administration, key lawmakers say.
I also have several bridges for you.
More then a few countervailing views can be found. For instance this from Brad DeLong:
He has the most partisanship and the least ethics of anyone to sit on the federal bench in my lifetime (save possibly his masters Rehnquist, Scalia, and Thomas). And he is there to blow up the Commission if it reaches any conclusions that the Bushies do not like.
and there is more at Orcinus.
Not only is it stuffed with stooges this diversionary commission isn’t even chartered to look at the administration’s use of the intelligence it received.