Tom “The Hammer” Delay is gonna face the hammer of justice.

I’m not normally a fan of Keith Olbermann, but in his latest commentary, he has some real gems, like:

[M]ost chillingly of all, this is the Law and Order and Terror government. It promised protection –or at least amelioration–  against all threats: conventional, radiological, or biological. It has just proved that it cannot save its citizens from a biological weapon called standing water.

And should you need further evidence that our leader is, well, isn’t a leader, compare just about anything he’s ever said to this quote from Winston Churchill:

The responsibility of government for the public safety is absolute and requires no mandate. It is in fact, the prime object for which governments come into existence.

There’s also a full transcript of Olbermann’s commentary at MSNBC.
[Via Boing Boing]

Landrieu Implores President to ‘Relieve Unmitigated Suffering;’ End FEMA’s ‘Abject Failures’.

This certainly underscores the notion that the President is completely botching this disasster, that we need an effective leader, and that FEMA is woefully unprepared to deal with anything.

However, two days prior to this press release, Landrieu was telling Anderson Cooper that the President “knows those details” and “knows that people are suffering” and “I want to thank the President”.

President Bush is neither a friend of, nor loyal to the American People.
When Bush welcomed an investigation into the Plame leak back in 2004, he said, “If there’s a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is. If the person has violated law, that person will be taken care of.”

Last week, Bush let us know, “I’m loyal to my friends.” (Defending Alberto Gonzales)

So clearly, unless Karl Rove is charged with a crime related to the leak, it doesn’t matter if he confirmed the story for reporters or if he actually told Novak everything. None of it matters because Bush places his loyalty to his friends above his loyalty to the American People.

Is he a yeller-bellied, two-timing, no good scoundrel who will
stop at nothing?

That depends on what your definition of “is” is.

Remember that pledge by some radicals to “reign in judicial activism”? Well, here comes the “Congressional Accountability for Judicial Activism Act of 2005”. (a.k.a. H.R. 3073)

Make no mistake this bill would give Congress the power to overturn decisions of the Supreme Court. Yes, I swear, you can’t make this shit up. And the bill already has fifteen co-sponsors! If you live in one of their districts, you should definitely place a call or write a letter to let them know that you, um, still believe in the Constitution and checks on power!

Ernie equates this bill to legislative “spam”. I’m more in line with Terry who says, “In my humble opinion, this is not just a bad bill. It’s immoral, unethical and down right terrifying.”

Woodward, Bernstein and Bradlee have confirmed: W. Mark Felt was ‘Deep Throat’. I think Bradlee summed it up best, when he said, “The thing that stuns me is that the goddamn secret has lasted this long.”
One of the best kept secrets in all of Washington. Now, maybe we can solve the number one secret: who shot Kennedy?

The Republican leadership would like Americans to believe that the Democrats are being unreasonable and obstructionist. But we’re not stupid. Look at the numbers:

Since Bush took office, he has made 218 judicial nominations and the Senate has confirmed 208 of them. Ten, including Owen, failed to win confirmation because of Democratic filibusters. Seven of those 10 were renominated at the start of this year. [Chicago Tribune]

So, “let’s do the numbers“. The Senate, Democrats and all, have approved 95% of Bush’s judicial appointees. Meanwhile, the Republican leadership wants to destroy hundreds of years of Senate tradition. Makes sense to me. Especially when the hypocrite leader of the anti-filibuster movement has supported the filibuster in the past.

When 9/11 happened, he was busy reading My Pet Goat. Yesterday, while his wife was whisked away to a secret location and the entire Capitol was evacuated, the president finished his leisurely bike ride and wasn’t even notified until the incident was over. Scott McClellan might not think that’s a big deal, but I think it’s time to re-evaluate those “protocols”.

[Via Wonkette]

Well, duh.
Where do you fit?
[Via ambivalent imbroglio]