Douchebag of the Day

Because everyone knows that the Talibunny is an expert on every issue – after all, she can see Russia from her house!

Besides, the Republicans have been taking a very “death panel” stance to environmental regulation for years; essentially, they push for any regulation of pollution to be evaluated on a “cost/benefit” basis. So unless enough people will die from it, they approve of pollution. And Bush pushed through a *reduction* of over $1 million in the value of a life for those plans…

Sen Grassley. Could we try that again in English? As in language? Kthnxbai.

“And in Iowa I know by now the children must be crying, where the stupid just won’t die”

Jack Kerouac, updated.

@The Nabisco Quiver are Go!: You know I think this outrage over the president speaking to schoolchildren, I think this is starting to look like a Terry Schiavo moment (I still beleive the Schiavo debacle was the real tipping point for W and the republicans). They are looking stupid over this one, wait, of course they look stupid, they are stupid, on this and everything else they do, but you know what I mean, they are looking so stupid that even the stupid can see that they are being stupid about this. Which is good. Yay, I think I will have a celebratory martini tonight. Between celebratory martinis, and consolatory martinis, I always have good reason for a martini.

In Britain, Grassley, Vitter, Inhofe, Coburn and their ilk would never attain even a low office – they would be summarily dismissed and sent packing.

This is starting to feel like we’re stalking him. I feel dirty and icky.

@Prommie: I dunno…even the Comcast mail portal, not known for it’s news editorials, is going with the “Obama gives controversial speech“. Sure, they might mean he gave a speech that had achieved “controversial” status due to all the stoopid, but it doesn’t read that way.

OTH, I would very much like to think that these are just the very vocal minority that, just like irritable bowel syndrome and hemorrhoids, are fairly short-lived and benign despite being a pain in the ass.

@Just Jamie: Lieberman probably should have won today – his ability to look straight into the camera and lie is astounding.

@blogenfreude:

Yeesh, Bloggie, I was having a perfectly fine day and then you have to go and bring up Droopy. Thanks a lot.

@blogenfreude: Darling, have you ever actually met an Englishman?

@Benedick: Quite a few – they all call me “Ginge”.

Maybe he should tell it to these folks.

TJ: Is anybody anywhere out there floating the idea of doing something about the Senate? How about a constitutional amendment changing their terms to 3 years? (Don’t suppose abolishing the Senate entirely would stand a snowball’s chance, but 6 years is definitely too long between times of having to explain themselves to the voters.)

@lynnlightfoot: Skip the amendment, just ditch the filibuster. Then everybody will be on their toes.