McCain: People should reject me

Posted by AZBlueMeanie: In an interview with CNN, Senator John McCain said in a story headlined "McCain: Treat Our Wives with Respect": PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Sen. John McCain said Friday that every candidate’s wife "should be treated with respect, and if there’s any disrespectful conduct on the part of anyone, those people should be … Read more

Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: To begin, I will confess to my shame that I have a talent for cursing.  I grew up around Navy and Marine veterans who are legendary for their "salty" language.  I am able to string together a series of expletives and epithets in complete sentences and paragraphs.  It is a talent for … Read more

Renzi’s Co-Defendant Sandlin Convicted of Lying

Renzi’s sugar daddy in his kick-backs-for-legislation scheme, James Sandlin, has been convicted of lying on financial statements to a federally insured financial institution in Texas. The charges are not related to those for which Renzi is indicted. Nevertheless, it can’t be good news for Renzi’s defense that he is now facing felony charges in association … Read more

Post-Mortem for a Pseudo-Climate Security Act

By Russell J. Lowes The Senators from Connecticut and Virginia thought they could pull a fast one. They thought they could play the game the Bush Administration is so into, the mis-naming game. Heathy Forests runs down our forests. No Child Left Behind leaves an underfunded ill-conceived program putting our public school system at risk. … Read more

Hoisted on his own petard

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In this excellent piece from the jedreport.com John McCain debates himself on supporting George W. Bush, and loses. McCain apparently is oblivious to the fact that everything he has ever said in print, in front of a TV camera or into a microphone has been preserved somewhere.  He seems genuinely surprised when … Read more