One Down

I feel like drinking a mid-day beer in honor of the trash that's well on its way out of the House Majority position. Does that mean that Bill Frist (Senate Majority Leader) is next...or is insider trading a-OK for now? House Majority Leader Tom DeLay Indicted You can read a copy of the indictment HERE. God bless Ronnie Earle...and God bless Texas.

...and here's one last smile from the bottom of the barrell:

Cheer them on to their rivals...

Kos addresses the issue of myopia within the Democratic Party. From time to time, the folks over at NARAL and NOW do have a myopic vision of what their ideal candidate should be. There are good Democrats out there who just happen to be against abortion. Harry Reid is a pro-life Democrat that voted AGAINST the confirmation of John Roberts. What more can we ask for?

The Choice groups aren't the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party is the Democratic Party. If NARAL and NOW aren't pleased with Casey or Langevin or whoever, they don't need to endorse. There are plenty of pro-Choice Democrats that could use their help. Same goes for the environmental, labor, trial lawyer, etc groups.
As Reid's votes on virulently anti-choice (and anti-labor, anti-environment) judges shows, it's better to have a Democrat than a Republican hold any seat in Congress. Better, that is, for those of us who care about the broad palette of progressive issues. That doesn't mean that NARAL is forced to support Casey. Neutrality is an option.

You've never done nothin' but build to destroy

George Bush Don't Like Black People (mp3) Awwwww shit. I hope he decides to act like a human being with a heart/soul/brain for Ms. Rita. After all, it'll be Texans after his ass if he fucks this one up.

Galveston and the ‘most horrible sights’ of 1900

Sloppy Sloppy

Remember when Bill Clinton went out with Monica Lewinsky? That was inarguably a failure of judgment at the top. Democrats had to come out and risk losing credibility if they did not condemn Bill Clinton for his behavior. I believe Republicans are in the same position right now. And I will say this: Hurricane Katrina is George Bush's Monica Lewinsky. The only difference is that tens of thousands of people weren't stranded in Monica Lewinsky's vagina."--Jon Stewart

Meanwhile... Halliburton's KBR unit gets a $500 million contract to repair Gulf Coast facilities Of course.

Worthless Sacks of Evil

It seems the attitude adjustments are well under way. Despite Karl Rove's reputation for getting the POTUS out of sticky situations, I think this time around, it just might backfire. It's a shame that the transparency all of us wanted so much from this administration has finally appeared in the form of dead bodies, hopeless victims, and Rove's all-new brand of Blame-Louisiana-First politicking. From the NY Times:

Under the command of President Bush's two senior political advisers, the White House rolled out a plan this weekend to contain the political damage from the administration's response to Hurricane Katrina. It orchestrated visits by cabinet members to the region, leading up to an extraordinary return visit by Mr. Bush planned for Monday, directed administration officials not to respond to attacks from Democrats on the relief efforts, and sought to move the blame for the slow response to Louisiana state officials, according to Republicans familiar with the White House plan. The effort is being directed by Mr. Bush's chief political adviser, Karl Rove, and his communications director, Dan Bartlett. It began late last week after Congressional Republicans called White House officials to register alarm about what they saw as a feeble response by Mr. Bush to the hurricane, according to Republican Congressional aides.

Assholes.

Douchebag of the Day

This is a short one...my apologies. First, read Neil Cavuto's take on the global relief effort.
Now, read the truth.
The nation is starved for some real leadership. There is a child in charge of the situation and it's embarassing. We deserve so much better. This is not our country.