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I would be all for an intern giving Bush a hummer if he would at least work.
"As you know President Bush is currently on vacation in Texas. He said he's going to try and do absolutely nothing for the next ten days. His advisors think this is the best way to bring his approval rating up. Just don't do anything." --Jay Leno
"As you know, when President Bush is down on his ranch, he likes to spend his time clearing brush and chopping wood, because no matter how much legislation you pass to cut down trees, there's nothing like destroying them with your own hands." --Jay Leno
"Yesterday President Bush flew out to his prairie-chapel ranch in Crawford, Texas, to begin his eleven-day vacation. It's not really a ranch. There's no cows or horses. It's more like an estate. But ranch sounds better. You know like when you call Iraq a democracy. It sounds better." --Jay Leno
"President Bush is beating the August heat the same way he always does -- with a vacation on his ranch in Texas. He got there yesterday. This will be his shortest vacation since he's taken office. Usually he takes a full month, this time around because of the wars and everything, only ten days. I guess he's saving up the personal days so he can skip the last three months of his presidency." --Jimmy Kimmel
"President Bush traveled to his ranch in Texas for a ten-day vacation. The president said now is the perfect time to take a vacation when everything in the world is running so smoothly." --Conan O'Brien
"White House officials said today President Bush took three books with him to Texas. Three! That pretty much empties the Bush library." --Jay Leno
"Our president isn't exactly getting high marks for his handling of the catastrophe. People don't seem to realize, yes the hurricane has been devastating to the people who live in that area, but it has also ruined the last three days of his vacation. He has suffered too." --Jimmy Kimmel
"Hurricane Katrina has been particularly hard on President Bush, who was forced to end his vacation two days early. He was supposed to be clearing brush in Texas until Friday. Now he's going to get back to the White House tomorrow. You know, if he doesn't use his vacation days, he loses them, so this is hard on everybody." --Jimmy Kimmel
"President Bush is going on his annual vacation. The White House says he goes to his Texas Ranch to unwind. I'm thinking, when does he wind?" --David Letterman
"As you know, President Bush is taking 5 weeks off. It's like he's still in the National Guard." --Jay Leno
"It turns out President Bush can run again in the next election. Now I know you're only supposed to be allowed two terms, but the Supreme Court said if you count his vacation time, he's barely served one." --Jay Leno
"President Bush is on a five-week vacation. How many folks get five weeks off a year? You know, if I want five weeks off I have to have open heart surgery, for God's sake." --David Letterman
"The president jumped on a plane to start a five-week vacation. This will be the longest presidential vacation in 36 years. This means President Bush has now been on vacation for 27% of his presidency. That means the country could be 27% more screwed up than it already is." --Jimmy Kimmel
"President Bush is at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, and here's the good news -- he says he will only stay until Crawford is capable of self rule." --David Letterman
"Bush woke up this morning, saw his shadow and now -- six more weeks of vacation." --Jay Leno
"President Bush is vacationing in Crawford, Texas. He will be vacationing for five weeks. That's a long time. I don't think he has an exit strategy for his vacation either." --David Letterman
"Now is a great time for President Bush to go on vacation because Iraq is pretty much under control. But a White House spokesman said Bush is using his vacation to reconnect with regular people. So you know what that means -- he's drinking again." --David Letterman
"After President Bush signed the new transportation bill, he said it's not just enough to sign the bill -- people have to show up and do the work. Then he went back to his five-week vacation." --Jay Leno
"President Bush still having his five-week vacation. Today President Bush announced he is going to leave his ranch in Texas to visit Idaho for two days. However, Bush told his supporters, 'Don't worry, I won't do any work there either.'" --Conan O'Brien
"President Bush is on week three of his marathon five-week vacation. In fact, he has been gone on vacation for so long that today in Washington, a judge ruled that a young couple with two children can now legally move into the White House because it appears to have been abandoned by its previous tenants." --Jay Leno
"President Bush is taking his summer vacation. It's a five-week vacation. This is his fiftieth vacation in the last five years -- that's about the national average isn't it? During his five-week vacation, he will continue to receive national security briefings. He won't be reading them, but he will receive them." --David Letterman
I would be all for an intern giving Bush a hummer if he would at least work.
Aww, comeon RandomDude! You mean the Impeach Bush organizations and PACs aren't going to even try? They'll have a captive audience at the Convention ... Democrats everywhere, and all the media they want! Surely, it would be a fantastic way to get their idea out to the public.
Okay, we'll work on it.
Anyway ... I think you know where I stand on Iraq. I was for the war, but I'm not crazy about the way it was executed. Pres. Bush was way too stubborn and waited too long to change tactics. That said, we ought to be proud of what the troops have been able to accomplish there, given Congressional foot-dragging and an incoherent war strategy. If anything, I would say, be more aggressive against the enemy!
And I don't see how HillBama would do that, though. In my view, McCain at least gives us half a chance at killing the bad guys, getting the good guys out, and setting (propping) up a halfway-friendly government.
Then again ... I'm not so sure about McCain either. What a $%&^ed-up election cycle.
Something else we can agree on. Fascinating political theater.
Here's a compromise. why don't the Democrats take McCain ... and we can do our primaries over?
He wants to work with the Democrats ... okay, he can be in that party!
What specific foot-dragging are you speaking of? the latter reason you cited was much more of a hindrance than the former.That said, we ought to be proud of what the troops have been able to accomplish there, given Congressional foot-dragging and an incoherent war strategy.
I view it more as an Orwellian tragedy. Kinda depressing, actually.Something else we can agree on. Fascinating political theater.
I want limited government. Not us getting on the express lane to communism, err, sorry, 'enlightened liberalism'.
Right now is not a good example, we need to flush everyone in D.C. and start over, they're all corrupt as .
All Demos is bad, but lately the Republicans in D.C. seem to have forgotten the principles of their party. There really aren't many Republicans in D.C. any more (well, there are a few like Paul that get labeled as crazy), just extreme liberals (Democratic party) and moderate liberals (most of what is the Republican party today... Bush and Co. in particular).
Interesting idea. Like I said, if they could come up with a coherent national defense platform that made sense, I'd be all about it.
My sister (military) works in D.C. That whole place is , she just shakes her head when I talk to her about what's going on in that town.
Republicans suck. The Democrats suck. Neither of them are representative in any way what most of America wants, but we're all stuck with their bull decisions.
ing ridiculous.
Look at everything else in the federal government, all the bureacracy.
Do you really think universal health care would be anything more than a colossal up and ensure the bankruptcy of our country?
Liberals play the whole 'rich people are the only ones getting rich' card, but people don't realize that many of the Democrats are the richest in our country as well.
It cost half a billion dollars to run for president, do you think that whoever wins is going to give a damn about the average American, or just repaying those who bankrolled their campaign?
... and yet the rich democrats I have met understand the moral obligations of taxes and the fact that they benefited greatly from a society and a system of laws and yes, government that allowed them to achieve what they did.
They understand that they didn't accomplish what they did in a vacuum, and don't really begrudge their share of taxes. They feel that they have more than what they really need.
Sorry, but not everybody buys into the hyper-individualistic, materialistic, selfish bull that seems to pass for "morals" on the right.
Raise taxes, and give public financing of campaigns. Yeah, you heard me, raise ing taxes. In the end it will end up costing us a lot less, than all the freaking givaways to special interests.It cost half a billion dollars to run for president, do you think that whoever wins is going to give a damn about the average American, or just repaying those who bankrolled their campaign?
You don't think corporations have bureaucracy?
You don't find $100M+ golden parachutes wasteful?
You mean like Harvard (Obama's alma mater) and it's $37 billion dollar announcement and how they keep raising the price of tuition on their students, and other universities in their state are struggling to stay open?
Hypocritical much?
Materialistic and selfish? Stereotype much? I want people to work for themselves, not expect the government to give them a ing handout for everything. Where in the Cons ution does it say that the government is responsible for paying everyone's food, health care, gasoline, etc.Sorry, but not everybody buys into the hyper-individualistic, materialistic, selfish bull that seems to pass for "morals" on the right.
This country was founded on the idea of free markets and capitalism, and liberal s think we need to be socialist. Take a look at France. Take a look at Russia. Take a look at Cuba. All those countries in South America with hyperinflation. They all went to socialism. Tell me how that's working out for any of them.
Don't raise taxes, cut government. en lement bull . It's why the world economy is on its way to pass us by. Americans have gotten fat, lazy, content, and stand around with their hands out waiting for a handout.Raise taxes, and give public financing of campaigns. Yeah, you heard me, raise ing taxes. In the end it will end up costing us a lot less, than all the freaking givaways to special interests.
That's bull .
Where did I say I didn't? Seeing CEOs bank, particularly the banking heads of Countrywide, etc. in recent years, makes me sick. And that's part of what's wrong with this country.
So don't try and ing lecture me on that , I think it's bull too.
I'll tell you what else is bull .
When I was in college I didn't get any financial assistance, because I was white middle class. Let me tell you it was awesome working 30 hours a week (on top of school) to put myself through school, and there was nothing quite like the feeling of watching some mother roll through the grocery store, come through my line with two baskets of groceries, rack up a $400 grocery tab, standing there in line wearing gold jewelery with the latest trendiest clothes on her and her kids, with the latest and greatest cell phone in hand. When the total came due, she whips out a ing food stamps card, pays for all that, then breaks out a wad of $20s to pay for the other part of her order - a couple of packs of cigarettes and a couple of cases of beer.
So I'm busting my ass 30 hours a week working, and part of my paycheck is going to cover her grocery bill when she's got enough cash for a new cell phone every three months, cigarettes, alcohol, and everything else.
You tell me how that's fair. And I'll still be paying off my student loans 10-15 years from now that I racked up. And you tell me that we should all pay higher taxes. you.
And excuse me for calling bull on all this en lement that seems to be spreading among the socialist left.
Perfect example is the farm subsidy bill passed by Congress today. It allows farmers who make up to $750,000 a year to get federal aid. How the is that fair? That's a of a lot more money than I make in a year, and I venture most on this board. Yet they get a handout and you get s like Pelosi, Hillary, and Obama talking about what a great day it is to see that legislation pass. Are you ting me?
Howabout Obama authoring and pushing for the Global Poverty Act bill that's out there right now that would basically hand over almost a trillion dollars of American money over the next 13 years to the rest of the world.
We can't pay for social security, can't pay for Medicare, we've got 10 million illegals in this country who are sucking at the of public welfare, we've got our own homeless, and yet he wants to hand over some of this mysterious money we're apparently sitting on as a country to the rest of the world.
, we have a 9 trillion dollar federal deficit, and Obama wants to roll out almost $400 billion in new government programs if elected, and give almost a trillion dollars to the rest of the world over the next 13 years.
How the does that make sense? It's financial suicide for this country, but the elitist left in this country are bent on bleeding us all dry.
In short, you and every other POS marxist liberal can shove your ing 'let's give it all away' bull up your ass.
This country is going to go the way of Rome before we get to the 22nd century because of this marxist dogma that has engulfed the liberal left. I bet your kids will feel good about this whole 'need to give it all away and tax more' when their standard of living is that of a third world country.
Yeah, whatever our problems are with health care and agriculture, surely government is not the answer!
I'm willing to give the Democrats a shot. I know what the Republicans of are day are about and its pretty much , so lets see what the Demcorats can do. In the end, I'll probably hate it too, but I'll worry about that in 8 years I guess. Thats just how much I hate what the Republicans in office stand for right now.
You're not alone there.
A great many of us conservatives feel betrayed by the Republicans we elected. , Rush spent almost all of yesterday's show taking McCain to task.
So, the Democrats are looking at some gains in Congress this fall. I still think McCain has a chance at the Presidency, but he's not running a good race at the moment.
I agree the farm bill is totally messed up.
I strongly second the public financing of campaigns. One reason why federal programs are often messed up and most costly than they should be is that they are set up to favor campaign donors (e.g., farm bills, energy bills, health bills, endless earmarks). Campaign contributions have become legalized bribery.
The public financing of Presidential campaigns has fallen apart because of the strict fixed limit on spending. I would change the formula so that if any candidate declines public financing and spends more than the limit, then qualified candidates on public financing receive additional financing to match the privately financed candidate. This would eliminate the advantage of private financing, yet does not infringe on anyone's free speech (the freedom to spend money to broadcast what you want to say).
I wouldn't do that, because then you get into a spending war on the dime of tax payers.
There should be a hard cap for campaign dollars, it should all be itemized, and when you hit your limit, that's it.
And what's even crazier is it's all tax free for the politicians. Make anything over the cap taxable income.
This has been going on for several elections now. When people are brokering a candidate's presidential run to the tune of half a billion dollars, that person isn't going to represent the people of the U.S., just their private investors.
Legalized bribery is right.
Read much?
Answer this question:
In the past 10 years, government funding of higher education has gone up or down in relation to the overall cost of higher education?
Hypocritical much?
I have never advocated free gub'mint handouts, yet you accuse me of stereotyping.
I don't think it is stereotyping at all to say that what passes for morals on the right is thinly disguised immorality.
That you can't see that simply says you have deluded yourself about your own false righteousness.
Better yet let's look at the US.
Sorry charlie, but we spend more per capita and have worse outcomes than most of the "socialist" countries you like to bash on.
What do you think these 'morals' consist of? What do you think my morals are?
That's because lawyers have ed up the laws so much and twisted that people have to cover their asses from lawsuits so much with insurance.
Yep. Many doctors have to pay about $250,000 per year for insurance. Someone tell me that doesn't take allot off the top that the doctor has to recover in higher fees. Say a private prac ioner worked just 40 hours a week, that insurance cost is just over $120.00 per hour!
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