el jefe

scooter libby, assistant to the pres of the united states george bush and chief of staff of vice president dick cheney, was convicted of releasing classified information to the press in an attempt to discredit an administration critic. besides, the democrats aren't currently attempting to discredit limbaugh. they don't want to silence him but rather they want to give him a megaphone with "voice of the republican mainstream" printed in large letters on the side for all to see. limbaugh has no credibility anyway. as i see it, the ball is the republifuck court: repudiate the toxic limbaugh or embrace him. it's their decision. also, let's be clear about something: libby wasn't convicted of a felony because his behavior was "unethical" but rather because it was illegal. legality and ethics are different things. you seem to want to argue that obama's people have to foreswear political allegiances once they take the reigns of government. this is incredibly naive. do you also believe the republican congessmen should be prohibited from voting as a bloc or criticizing the obama budget plan because they, too, are on the government payroll? give me a break. bipartisanship would be nice, but the repubs had a chance but refused to try. now you think the democrats have to continue to pursue bipartisanship even though the repubs have refused to engage in it? not likely. as rahm emmanuel said, the democrats only have to try bipartisanship, they don't have to succeed at it. it's been tried, the repubs declined to meet them halfway, so there we are. i say the democrat are right to let them have it.

i have no problem with this. republifuck mudslingers have engaged in this sort of behavior for decades. now that the democrats are doing it, the repubs suddenly start whining. i say tough shit, grow up. lee atwater, karl rove pulled all sorts of crap, where was your concern then? rush limbaugh is a clown and the repubs are too cowardly and/or stupid to distance themselves from him so the democrats are making political hay -- this surprises you? if you think this is a problem, advise the repubs to drop limbaugh. being on the government payroll didn't mean that karl rove suddenly had to become bipartisan, so why is that required of a democratic administration? if it's fair for one side, then it's fair for the other.

if i say the 'wall street urinal' is biased, how is that a "lie"? it's an opinion, not a lie. it's only a lie if i say it but don't believe it, but trust me, i believe the opinion page of the wsj is biased, and that's no lie. also, just because tvash and i are -- per your rather biased perspective -- "liberals", doesn't mean we need to get our ideas "coordinated". only you crypto-fascists believe everyone from the same end of the political spectrum needs to goose-step in unison.

no one is talking about making the rich into poor people, jmo. what we're talking about is "responsibility". why is it that warren buffett's secretary has to pay a higher percentage of his income than mr buffett does? if warren buffett paid the same percentage as his secretary that would hardly make him into poor man. he'll have plenty of money left over, far more than his secretary to be sure.

Why isn't it? If you think a mainstream publication like the WSJ is false, it's on you to prove. You all have pretty high standards for media. Basically, anything that doesn't add to your liberal propaganda isn't reputable. Plus, even Tvash says it is. i don't think it is "false", i think it is grossly biased. and the fact that it receives the tvash seal of approval means what, exactly? basically, anything that doesn't add to your crypto-fascist propaganda isn't reputable.

spoken like a born toady, fairweather.

better than your plan, kkk, which is to kiss their asses and hope they'll leave you a tip.

well said, j b!

since when is the 'wall street urinal' a 'reputable source'?

the investor class has been waging war on the rest of us. time to fight back, i say.

read brooks' column from earlier this week (3/3/09) "moderate manifesto": he clearly believes he is speaking from the "center".

david brooks calls himself a "moderate", but he's just a limp, conservative apologist for republican policies. i'd say he is certainly my least favorite n.y. times columnist after airhead william kristol and an extremely disappointing substitute for the retired safire. i didn't agree with safire's politics, but i respected his analysis and enjoyed his writing.

seems i've heard this white noise somewhere before...

this post is almost as silly and unintelligible as anything gw said while in office. peter, you might have a future as a republican puppet if you also happen to be the scion of a wealthy, well-connected family.

i can't say that i'm sad to see limbaugh and coulter at the helm of the repugnik party, but rather that i'm relieved. the two of them are completely out of touch with the mainstream, so as long as they are calling the shots, we won't be seeing a return to repugnik rule for a very long time.

it's astounding to me that there is still someone out there who needs evidence that kevbone doesn't have a clue what he is talking about...

pm sent

"Everything is a decision in life. Do the best with what you have and be prepared to life with the aftermath." wise advice, dane. and thanks for your sensible and considerate analysis of this event.

dare to imagine a world without assholes like pink.

"5/24/2009" -- another trip report from the future...

sadly, ewolfe, no personal discovery has yet occurred in your case. sounds like you are emotionally still stuck in 8th grade.

I would say most doctors priority is to get paid. Gee kev, sounds rather uncharacteristically cynical for someone who's always got such a Pollyann-ish attitude... Its the field I work in......I know about these things. and, pray tell, with what sort of humanitarian undertaking do you earn your daily bread, noble kevbone? evidently your labors aren't sullied by crass concerns with remuneration. i'm guessing you are one of those high-minded sorts who would work even if he wasn't paid because your employment is so uplifting and ennobling, a boon to mankind...

pink doesn't live in oregon so he won't be paying it anyway. he can just shut the fuck up since the issue doesn't concern him. as for you, billcoe, i'll send you my contact info so you can come over and kiss my ass.

the internet never ceases to amaze -- now we can time-travel, too! where do i go to download this app?

beer swillers drinking wine? doubtful. comes in too small of a glass for quaffing.