I'm pissed.

And thank Buddha for Arianna Huffington. She is somehow able to eloquently sum up my crazed ranting spiels.

2004: THINGS TO FORGET

By Arianna Huffington

While so many year-end publications focus on what we should remember about the year now grinding to a close, I'd like to continue this column's contrarian tradition of pointing out the things we'd all be better off never having cross our minds again.
Here then is a list of all the things I'd like to forget, circa 2004.

Bernard Kerik's nanny. Bernard Kerik's Ground Zero love nest. Bernard Kerik.

That the woman who dismissed a presidential briefing entitled "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S." as a "historical" document is going to be our next secretary of state.

That a man who finds the Geneva Conventions "quaint" is going to be our next attorney general.

Janet Jackson's briefly exposed right boob.

That it took 14 months and public protests from the victims' families before the president OK'd the 9/11 Commission, but only two weeks before the first hearings were held on Janet Jackson's boob.

That the media thought "Don't be economic girlie men" was a great line.

Scott Peterson's love of golf. And that his lawyers thought it was a reason he shouldn't be sentenced to death.

Paris Hilton's new perfume. Paris Hilton's new album. Paris Hilton's new book. Paris Hilton.

"Surviving Christmas," "Jersey Girl," J-Lo: Ben Affleck goes 0-for-2004.

Madrid, Spain, March 11, 2004.

Beslan, Russia, Sept. 3, 2004.

That the Federal budget deficit hit $413 billion this year, and two-thirds of it is the result of Bush's tax cuts.

That Dick Cheney is talking about another round of tax cuts.

What Colin Powell did to his credibility. "You break it, you live with it for the rest of your life."

"I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it."

That picture of Lynndie England holding the leash.

The way the administration tried to sweep Abu Ghraib under the rug.

William Hung, recording artist.

Ashlee Simpson, lip synch artist.

Bob Dylan, lingerie salesman.

That George Tenet, who knew that the intel on Iraqi WMD was thinner than Lara Flynn Boyle on Dexatrim, turned into the Dick Vitale of WMD: "It's a slam dunk, baby!"

That George Tenet was subsequently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.

That a 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich allegedly bearing the likeness of the Virgin Mary sold for $28,000 on eBay.

The 10,000 Web remixes incorporating The Dean Scream.

That of the roughly 550 enemy combatants held captive in Guantanamo Bay, only four have been formally charged.

The Pistons/Pacers basketbrawl.

The looks on George and Laura Bush's faces when Dr. Phil asked them about the "epidemic levels of oral sex" in America's middle schools.

That Osama is still on the loose ‹ and releasing tapes.

That the Kyoto Protocol was ratified ‹ and we aren't part of it.

That Ken Lay has still not gone to trial or served a minute in jail.

That 35.9 million Americans live below the poverty line ‹ 12.9 million of them children.

That 42 percent of Americans still think Saddam Hussein was "directly involved in planning, financing or carrying out" the 9/11 attacks.

That, thanks to presidential cutbacks, we actually have fewer police and first responders on the streets today than we had on 9/11.

Star Jones' wedding.

The Movie Multiplex from Hell: "Alexander," "My Baby's Daddy,"
"Thunderbirds," "Sleepover," "Around the World in 80 Days."

The iPod Party Mix from Hell: Jessica Simpson's "Take My Breath Away,"
William Hung's "She Bangs," Britney Spears' "Toxic," Britney Spears' "My Prerogative," Britney Spears' "I've Just Begun Having My Fun."

That Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld couldn't find time to personally sign letters of condolence to the families of troops killed in Iraq.

That Deputy Defense Secretary Wolfowitz couldn't remember the number of soldiers who'd lost their lives in Iraq.

Drilling for oil in ANWR (I've been desperately trying to forget this one since 2001, but the White House just won't let me!).

Thank you Arianna.

The coalition of the willing?

You might want to rethink that. Below is a headline from the UK's Daily Mirror - our strongest ally's paper.



I had to use this quote I got from a friend's blog (thanks Brook). I think it fits the situation perfectly.

"To Bush we've said, 'You've wrecked our economy, destroyed our constitution, pillaged our civil liberties, killed our young people to line your own pockets, and we like it! CAN YOU PLEASE FUCK US JUST A LITTLE BIT HARDER?!' And just to underline that statement, we gave him 3 million of the popular vote to do it with. So all of y'all who voted for Bush, just recognize yourselves for the masochists you are. You like to be seen as the biggest swingin' dicks on the planet, but at home you just can't take it up the ass far enough for your ol' top man."

They say we get the President we deserve. Well, enjoy the next four years you fucking idiots.

"And now for something completely different"

"Who loves the chocolate?"

Freedom

Bush supporters are wildly misinformed

75% believe Iraq was providing substantial support to al Qaeda.

74% believe Bush favors including labor and environmental standards in agreements on trade.

72% believe Iraq had WMD or a program to develop them.

72% believe Bush supports the treaty banning landmines.

69% believe Bush supports the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

61% believe if Bush knew there were no WMD he would not have gone to war.

60% believe most experts believe Iraq was providing substantial support to al Qaeda.

58% believe the Duelfer report concluded that Iraq had either WMD or a major program to develop them.

57% believe that the majority of people in the world would prefer to see Bush reelected.

56% believe most experts think Iraq had WMD.

55% believe the 9/11 report concluded Iraq was providing substantial support to al Qaeda.

51% believe Bush supports the Kyoto treaty.

20% believe Iraq was directly involved in 9/11

Head over heels for communism

Head over heels for communism.

The 9/11 report that names names is being squashed by Porter Goss' CIA, according to Robert Scheer's anonymous intelligence source: "What all the other reports on 9/11 did not do is point the finger at individuals, and give the how and what of their responsibility. This report does that. The report found very senior-level officials responsible. The agency directorate is basically sitting on the report until after the election."

Not a laughing matter

I don't find Garrison Keillor funny, but he makes a lot of sense.

We're Not in Lake Wobegon Anymore

Sixteen Toughies

This year's format calls for 16 questions at each debate, sandwiched between the routine opening and closing statements. Here are 16 questions the President would rather not be asked. In each case the question is fair yet pointed and direct, one which, because of its specificity, does not permit the easy insertion of the canned answers he relies on like crutches. In their premises, most include either direct statements or assertions from the President; inarguable facts or events; or some combination of both. In any case, here they are:

1. On December 21, 2002, in the Oval Office with then-CIA director George Tenet, you expressed shock to Mr. Tenet that the evidence regarding Iraqi weapons of mass destruction was so thin. Yet just five weeks later, in your State of the Union address, you showed little if any doubt whatsoever that Iraq was a certifiable threat. What new information came to your attention that changed your mind so dramatically in just a few weeks during January 2003?

2. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz projected that, by the summer 2004, the United States could be down to as few as 30,000 troops in Iraq. It's now autumn 2004, and we still have almost 140,000 troops there.
Was the administration wrong in its projections about how well the war would go? Looking forward, if you are re-elected how many troops can we expect there to be on the ground in Iraq one year from now?

3. More than a third of our troops stationed in Iraq are reservists.
Though good and loyal Americans, part-time reservists are less familiar with up-to-date military methods and technologies, and they are not as in good physical shape as full-time personnel. Many are assigned to duties for which they are not specifically trained. They also suffer greater displacement risks because they have to leave their regular jobs, homes and families when called to serve. Do we have too many reservists serving in Iraq, and what are your troop rotation plans for the coming year?

4. In 2003, Americans accounted for 84 percent of the fatalities in Iraq, but in 2004 Americans have accounted for 93 percent of all fatalities. In 2003, the average number of casualties, including those wounded, was about 8 per day; thus far this year the average is more than 18 per day. The average number of daily attacks on American soldiers has risen lately to 70-plus per day, and the number of American fatalities in Iraq have gone up every single month since the sovereignty handover at the end of June with July higher than June, August higher than July, and September now higher than August.
How is this progress?

5. You said in 2000 that you were against nation-building. Now you boast that we are building schools and opening firehouses in Iraq. Isn't this nation-building, and if so, does that mean you've changed your opinion about nation-building? If re-elected, how much of the American taxpayers' money do you plan to spend building schools and other facilities in Iraq next year?

6. In the final weeks before the war, the Iraqi government submitted a nearly 12,000-page report on its weapons development. Citing national security reasons, the United States redacted about 8,000 pages from that document. Now that Saddam Hussein is gone, can you tell us what information was so sensitive it had to be removed from that dossier?

7. Your Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, signed a memorandum authorizing the use of dogs to interrogate prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Did you know about this memo at the time it was issued, and whether or not you did, do you condone this technique? And if you don't condone it, why did you not know about it or ask for Secretary Rumsfeld's resignation once you learned about him signing it?

8. According to a recent government accounting, $8.8 billion of the approximately $150 billion appropriated thus far in Iraq roughly six percent cannot be accounted for. What happened to this $8.8 billion in taxpayer monies? If we hope to stabilize Iraq and move it toward democracy, can we afford to have six percent of the money go missing?

9. You often say that free societies are peaceful societies. But in the fight against terrorism you have developed cooperative, even cozy relationships with many societies, especially Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, that are neither free nor egalitarian countries. How do you explain this contradiction, and will you press leaders of these countries to enact democratic reforms?

10. You have said that, had you or anyone else in the Administration had "any inkling" that al Qaeda was preparing to attack the United States, you would have "moved heaven and earth" to stop them. Didn't the Presidential Daily Brief entitled "Bin Laden Determined to Strike In U.S." that you received on August 6, just five weeks before the attacks and which mentioned hijacking of planes and New York City specifically provide at least some "inkling" of a pending attack?

11. We know now that at least nine of the September 11 hijackers passed through Iran, not Iraq, before coming to the United States. We know that Iran has a more developed nuclear program than Iraq, and it is now rejecting requests by the world community to halt progress toward reaching nuclear capability. And we also know Iran is an undemocratic theocracy. Should we have toppled Iran, not Iraq, in 2003?

12. Vice President Dick Cheney continues to insist that there are connections between Iraq and the September 11 attacks, but you corrected him earlier this year to say there are not. Is there a connection, and can you cite for us what, in your view, is the single best piece of evidence linking Saddam Hussein directly to Osama bin Laden?

13. Your former counterterrorism adviser, Richard Clarke, has criticized your efforts in Afghanistan, saying you only devoted about 11,000 troops there an amount not much larger than the Manhattan police force. After initially proclaiming that you wanted Osama bin Laden "dead or alive," you later said you don't really think about him that much. Did you send too few troops to Afghanistan, and are you focused on Osama's capture?

14. What was your Administration's response to the ethnic violence in Sudan? If humanitarian atrocities justify going to Iraq, don't they justify sending American troops to Sudan, and if not, why not?

15. Prior to September 11, your Administration proposed a missile defense system, which you are still promoting now. How would missile systems defend against hijackers with box-cutters or suicide bombers? Given that, as you often say, the world changed forever on 9/11, should we abandon Cold War-era systems like missile defense and spend the money differently to best ensure national security when fighting against shadowy networks instead of nation-states?

16. If re-elected, will you ask Colin Powell to continue to serve as your Secretary of State?

Chickenhawk

I don't consider military service to be any sort of prerequisite for becoming president. I don't consider military experience to be any sort of prerequisite for holding any public offiice. But if you're going to play the pro-military card, you need to show some credentials.
But neo-cons believe they have a lock on patriotism, and the only time they go to war is when they need to kill a democratic challenger. So I thought I would draw up list of the democrats, republicans and pundits most active today, along with the record of their service in the military.

Democrats:
Richard Gephardt: Air National Guard, 1965-71.
David Bonior: Staff Sgt., Air Force 1968-72.
Tom Daschle: 1st Lt., Air Force SAC 1969-72.
Al Gore: enlisted Aug. 1969; sent to Vietnam Jan. 1971 as an army journalist in 20th Engineer Brigade.
Bob Kerrey: Lt. j.g. Navy 1966-69; Medal of Honor, Vietnam.
Daniel Inouye: Army 1943-'47; Medal of Honor, WWII.
John Kerry: Lt., Navy 1966-70; Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat V Purple Hearts.
John Edwards: did not serve.
Charles Rangel: Staff Sgt., Army 1948-52; Bronze Star, Korea.
Max Cleland: Captain, Army 1965-68; Silver Star & Bronze Star, Vietnam.
Ted Kennedy: Army, 1951-1953.
Tom Harkin: Lt., Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74.
Jack Reed: Army Ranger, 1971-1979; Captain, Army Reserve 1979-91.
Fritz Hollings: Army officer in WWII, receiving the Bronze Star and seven campaign ribbons.
Leonard Boswell: Lt. Col., Army 1956-76; Vietnam, DFCs, Bronze Stars, and Soldier's Medal.
Pete Peterson: Air Force Captain, POW. Purple Heart, Silver Star and Legion of Merit.
Mike Thompson: Staff sergeant, 173rd Airborne, Purple Heart.
Bill McBride: Candidate for Fla. Governor. Marine in Vietnam; Bronze Star with Combat V.
Gray Davis: Army Captain in Vietnam, Bronze Star.
Pete Stark: Air Force 1955-57.
Chuck Robb: Vietnam.
Howell Heflin: Silver Star.
George McGovern: Silver Star & DFC during WWII.
Bill Clinton: Did not serve. Student deferments. Entered draft but received 311.
Jimmy Carter: Seven years in the Navy.
Walter Mondale: Army 1951-1953.
John Glenn: WWII and Korea; six DFCs and Air Medal with 18 Clusters.
Tom Lantos: Served in Hungarian underground in WWII. Saved by Raoul Wallenberg.
Wesley Clark: U.S. Army, 1966-2000, West Point, Vietnam, Purple Heart, Silver Star. Retired 4-star general.
John Dingell: WWII vet.
John Conyers: Army 1950-57, Korea.



Republicans:
Dennis Hastert: did not serve.
Tom Delay: did not serve.
House Whiip Roy Blunt: did not serve.
Bill Frist: did not serve.
Rudy Giuliani: did not serve.
George Pataki: did not serve.
Mitch McConnell: did not serve.
Rick Santorum: did not serve.
Trent Lott: did not serve.
Dick Cheney: did not serve. Several deferments, the last by marriage.
John Ashcroft: did not serve. Seven deferments to teach business.
Jeb Bush: did not serve.
Karl Rove: did not serve.
Saxby Chambliss: did not serve. "Bad knee." The man who attacked Max Cleland's patriotism.
Paul Wolfowitz: did not serve.
Vin Weber: did not serve.
Richard Perle: did not serve.
Douglas Feith: did not serve.
Eliot Abrams: did not serve.
Richard Shelby: did not serve.
Jon Kyl: did not serve.
Tim Hutchison: did not serve.
Christopher Cox: did not serve.
Newt Gingrich: did not serve.
Donald Rumsfeld: served in Navy (1954-57) as aviator and flight instructor.
George W. Bush: six-year Nat'l Guard commitment (incomplete).
Ronald Reagan: due to poor eyesight, served in a non-combat role making movies.
Gerald Ford: Navy, WWII.
Phil Gramm: did not serve.
John McCain: Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross.
Bob Dole: an honorable veteran.
Chuck Hagel: two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star, Vietnam.
Jeff Sessions: Army Reserves, 1973-1986.
JC Watts: did not serve.
Lindsey Graham: National Guard lawyer.
G.H.W. Bush: Pilot in WWII. Shot down by the Japanese.
Tom Ridge: Bronze Star for Valor in Vietnam.
Antonin Scalia: did not serve.
Clarence Thomas: did not serve.




Pundits
Sean Hannity: did not serve.
Rush Limbaugh: did not serve (4-F with a 'pilonidal cyst').
Bill O'Reilly: did not serve.
Michael Savage: did not serve.
George Will: did not serve.
Chris Matthews: did not serve.
Paul Gigot: did not serve.
Bill Bennett: did not serve.
Pat Buchanan: did not serve.
Bill Kristol: did not serve.
Kenneth Starr: did not serve.
Michael Medved: did not serve.

Calling Dr.Freud

Karen Mickleson, a political psychologist writes of the Bush supporters:

When Bush lies, he is not . . . addressing people who read news or who think or who look for sense in the world. He is speaking to those who want relief from thinking, from hard decisions, from complex judgments; he's speaking to those who want a likable authority to take care of the hard stuff. He's speaking to the "my president, right or wrong" folks. He's speaking to those whose need for reassurance trumps the need for truth.



A disturbing article by Naomi Klein.

A message from Mike on the Bush flip-flops. What? Bush flip-flops?

"I told you if I came back I didn't want to see any of those things"..

Stupid is as stupid does.

White House West

Hurricane Ivan blows our chance to see The Muffs and Visqueen in Atlanta.

R.I.P. Johnny Ramone

Viva La Sloganator

Farm Sluts

What goes around comes around

Watch this.

The Values-Master General came to me and said, "You are the chosen one."

"I'm cooler than you are." That seems to be the childish rhetoric that is being used to claim the prize of the Values-Master. "I have better values than you." Can't you just hear that in the schoolyard? Well not exactly those words, but the idea rings true. So these talking points about "Hollywood liberals" are absolutely fucking hilarious. The conservative values machine has gotten out of hand. So I'm to assume there are no conservatives in Hollywood, and if there are, they have this set of perfect values? Never made a violent movie? Never fucked a young starlet or groupie? Humm...did they forget a little-known actor named Ronald Reagan? How about Charleston Heston? Oh, and that little known governor of California. You know, the one who has made some of the most violent movies that every kid knows of. Pot, kettle. Kettle, pot. Speaking of pot, this clip seemed to conveniently disappear once "the Terminator" became famous and was able to buy the rights to the documentary, "Pumping Iron."

The Bush Administration's new alert system

I'm pissed and sick of all this hate and demagoguery. So I have a little list to share.


Modern Conservative Ideas:

Idea of Compassion: A good beating
Idea of conversation: I talk you listen.
Reaction to a progressive, open minded, or tolerant idea: Sheer terror followed by knee jerk reaction of anger.
Reaction to losing an argument: Hit the mute button - Bash Clinton.
Problem solving (the easiest solution): Bash it, Kill it , make it disappear.
A winner: Anyone who thinks like me.
Balancing the budget: Increase military spending.
Environmental policy: Save the large companies.
A good economy: My company is doing fine.

Basically, "I've got mine, you get yours, fuck you."

The Bible belt wrapped firmly around the ass which is the Nashville Sounds.

Rick James is dead bitch!

Isn't that conveeeeeeenient?

"Oopsie! sorry about that invasion/destroying your country thing"

The White House tries to distance Bush from "Kenny Boy" Lay today.You would think Bush had never met him. Hmmm.. I wonder what these letters mean.

Civil War in 5,4,3........... "Now watch this drive".

Dosen't Jesus need a "Queer Eye" makeover?

So they got their Pearl Harbor. A agenda years in the making makes it to light. What's disgusting is how they use false patriotism and the memories of those killed on 9-11 to further their personal political ideology.

Do you feel safer? You shouldn't. For the sake of argument that the government was going to use this report to claim they are "winning the war on terrorism," but then had to revise it when it was found to be inaccurate. Then by the same argument it must be used to show that the "war on terrorism" has actually increased terrorist activity. Do you think that will happen?

So the administration is either lying or incompetent. More sad news for Ramones fans.

Could it have been the drug addiction? The "women secretly want to be sexually harrassed" statement? Distorting everything that is fact to fit your personal agenda? Or just being one of the biggest assholes in the world?

It seems everyone is looking at Ronald Reagan with rose-colored glasses at the moment and trying to re-write his political career. You would think by the coverage that it was all puppies, flowers and one-liners.It only seems appropriate that Bush would try to align himself with the Gipper. Let's see what another Reagan has to say. I like this guy.

Recently there have been articles stating,"A Team of administration lawyers concluded in a March 2003 legal memorandum that President Bush was not bound by either an international treaty prohibiting torture or a federal anti-torture law because he has the authority as commander in chief to approve any technique needed to protect the nation's security". But at the same time he has come out saying he is against torture. Then why would such a legal memorandum be necessary? Right now Bush is at the G-8 Summit telling other countries that they need to do more in Iraq. Why would anyone take seriously or meet with someone who feels that they are not bound by international treaties and laws?

I saw a homeless guy with a cell phone. If you live everywhere and I call you, haven't I just called you at home?

Ray Charles, R.I.P.

Got an email from Michael Moore. Yeah, we're tight. He wanted to let me know that Fahrenheit 9/11 now has a distributor and will be in your favorite theater by the end of the month. Oh, what fun will be. And speaking of fun, type "miserable failure" into Google and hit, "I'm feeling lucky." Coincidence?

Ahhh.... back and well rested.I didn't have to think much but here's a few things that crossed my mind.


20 things you have to believe to be a Republican today


1. Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you're a conservative radio host. Then it's an illness and you need our prayers for your recovery.

2. The United States should get out of the United Nations, and our highest national priority is enforcing U.N. resolutions against Iraq.

3. Government should relax regulation of Big Business and Big Money but crack down on individuals who use marijuana to relieve the pain of illness.

4. "Standing Tall for America"; means firing your workers and moving their jobs to India.

5. A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body, but multinational corporations can make decisions affecting all mankind without regulation.

6. Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton.

7. The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in speeches while slashing veterans' benefits and combat pay.

8. Group sex and drug use are degenerate sins unless you someday run for governor of California as a Republican.

9. If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won't have sex.

10. A good way to fight terrorism is to belittle our longtime allies, then demand their cooperation and money.

11. HMOs and insurance companies have the interest of the public at heart.

12. Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy. Providing health care to all Americans is socialism.

13. Global warming and tobacco's link to cancer are junk science, but creationism should be taught in schools.

14. Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin Laden" diversion.

15. A president lying about an extramarital affair is an impeachable offense. A president lying to enlist support for a war in which thousands die is solid defense policy.

16. Government should limit itself to the powers named in the Constitution, which include banning gay marriages and censoring the Internet.

17. The public has a right to know about Hillary's cattle trades, but George Bush's driving record is none of our business.

18. You support states' rights, which means Attorney General John Ashcroft can tell states what local voter initiatives they have a right to adopt.

19. What Bill Clinton did in the 1960s is of vital national interest, but what Bush did in the '80s is irrelevant.

20. Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is communist, but trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international harmony.

"Vacation all I ever wanted"

Welcome to Tennessee, now get the fuck out.

BUSH CUTS CHILDREN'S HEALTH WHILE REWARDING HMO'S

During today's trip to Tennessee [1], President Bush will hold a photo-op at
a children's hospital and then attend a $2,000-per-person fundraiser at the
home of a top health insurance executive [2]. The two events provide a
perfect display of how the President has misled America on health care
policy: at the same time that he has tried to slash funding for children's
hospitals, his budget lavishes billions of dollars on health insurance
companies who fund his campaign.

During today's first event, the President is expected to praise children's
hospitals. However, his budget this year proposes to freeze funding for
grants to these hospitals, preventing their federal grants from keeping pace
with inflation [3]. He also proposes a $94 million cut to the Community
Access Program [4] - effectively eliminating another program that provides
grants to children's hospitals in need. And he is trying to slash $158
million (68%) from training grants for specialties that include pediatrics
[5]. These efforts are consistent with his past policies: last year, the
President proposed cutting $86 million (30%) from grants to children's
hospitals [6]. And in 2002, he proposed to cut $35 million (14%) from grants
for children's hospitals to train pediatricians [7].

After his photo-op at the children's hospital, the President will attend a
fundraiser at the home of Clay Jackson [8], an executive [9] at a health
insurance company called BB&T [10]. Unlike the children's hospitals whose
budgets have been cut, insurance executives like Jackson have a lot to thank
the President for. For instance, the President crafted a Medicare bill that
gives health insurance companies a new $130 billion subsidy [11], while
forcing many seniors off traditional Medicare and into HMOs [12]. The
President has also done nothing to address the skyrocketing costs of health
care, sitting by last year as HMOs raised premiums by 13% [13] and raked in
an extra $6.7 billion from Americans [14].

Sources:
1. "Bush to pump health care, campaign coffers with Nashville visit",
WATE.com, 05/27/2004, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37841.
2. "Bush expected in Nashville for Republican fund-raiser", Nashville City
Paper, 05/11/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37842.
3. AAMC.org, 02/06/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37843.
4. House Budget Committee,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37844.
5. House Budget Committee,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37844.
6. Democratic Policy Committee, 05/20/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37845.
7. Children's Defense Fund Action Council,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37846.
8. OpenSecrets.Org,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37847.
9. "BB&T to Acquire Nashville-Based Agency", Insurance Journal, 08/04/2003,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37848.
10. BB&T, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37849.
11. F.A.I.R. Medicare,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37850.
12. Public Citizen, 02/13/2003,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37851.
13. "Health costs skyrocket", CNN Money, 09/22/2003,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37852.
14. "HMO profits jumped 52%", CBS Marketwatch, 05/04/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37853.

Someone is reading my mind.

What did I tell you about the clown porn?

My bike hates freedom and our way of life.

From Evel with love.

I met Evel. It only took twenty-something years and a leisurely drive to Murfreesboro. I had to meet him. He was the reason why I broke, scraped, scarred and maimed myself right after saying the words, "Just like Evel Knievel" came out of my ignorant and impressionable mouth, over and over again. You would think you would learn. It's not like he's known for sticking the landings.

First I had to hang around a Harley Davidson shop for a few hours. I could easily say I have spent a total of a few hours my entire life combined in a motorcycle shop. I would walk in and think to myself, "That's cool. I can't afford it." And that's it. But cycle stores are much different now. They look like the glass and chrome, spit-and-shine car showrooms. You don't see the real one-percenters here these days. How many crankhead gangmembers can afford a thirty-grand motorcycle? But you do get to see the clowns. You know the wannabees. So waiting in line was a freakfest. Halitosis, B.O., bad, I mean real bad tattoos, and the occasional nutcase. One nutcase was a woman who wanted Evel to sign a photocopied picture of herself and G. Gordon Liddy. Go figure. I did enjoy Evel's response: "How do you spell Gordon"?

Time has seemed to take a little Evil out of the man. Slow and walking with a limp, he barely raised his voice above a whisper. And he couldn't smile. I guess he broke something in there too, through the years. But while you don't hear doctors suggesting breaking your back six times as a means of longevity, there was still enough Evel for me. Viva Knievel!

History will not be kind to this current administration. And you may have assumed that nothing could not be any worse than the Nixon administration. Well....Here's someone from that camp saying,"Wow look at this shit".

Remember when Dennis Miller was kinda funny? Well It's kinda funny to make fun of him now.

Does it pay to be this honest?

Ok, time to show you how to do your homework. With gas prices soaring, everyone is blaming the other. With the Republicans claiming John Kerry planned to raise gas taxes by fifty cents a gallon. Well guess who else has done the same? The one most leading the charge, Dick Cheney.We need to break ourselves from this insatiable need for oil. We truly only have ourselves to blame.

Jesus Fucking Christ, what a fucking pussy.

Hey Rummy, you reading this one? Now look what you have started.

Superbad

Rush Limbaugh: Gay porn aficionado? Abu Ghraib caused by, you guessed it...Clinton,homos,feminism.

The world is FUBAR. Let's look at some Jackson Family memorabilia.

Look at this.Scary.He never once looks at Rumsfeld when he's giving him a lifeless endorsement. And why does Bush sound like a seven year old giving a book report. Well I guess it takes someone who's incompetent to endorse someone who's incompetent.

Please help in stopping the horrible proliferation of Clown Porn.

Saw George Carlin last night. Good show. I've been wanting to see him since I heard Class Clown as a kid. I love my comedy with some social commentary. I was to young to see Lenny Bruce. Never got a chance to see Bill Hicks. Missed David Cross when he was in town. Would love to see Patton Oswalt and Janeane Garofalo. I think I see a comedy pattern.

Since the Nashville Predators are out of the playoffs, hockey blows.

After looking at all my posts, I seem to be obsessed with the current administration. It seems like I have Asperger Syndrome. I'm not obsessed like all Rain Man or conspiracy theory over it, it's just I have always tried to be honest and I hate being lied to. I have to ask myself, "Do these guys read anything?" I usually keep politics to myself, unless there is someone who can speak openly and honestly about the subject. Usually you ask someone something like, "How about the weather today?" and you get, "It could be a lot better if IT WASN'T FOR ALL THE ACID RAIN THAT GOVERNMENT IS LETTING GET WORSE SO WE ALL GET CANCER......" Or, "The weather is great because George Bush loves the lord and he has blessed us." You know who they are, you have patiently listened to them. Both ends of the spectrum. I'm not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, and I have said just as stupid shit. You know, someone asks you a question and you have tons of information and have been waiting for the opportunity to discuss this and it all builds up and all that comes out of your mouth is, "FUCK BUSH." And I have just fallen into the hands of some psychotic assclown pundit.

Good thing Bush went on Arab TV to explain that the actions of the military are not that of all Americans. Yeah, they will believe him. He's got such a great record on honesty and truth. Who wouldn't believe him? Maybe while he's at it he can explain that while he's fighting for the hearts and minds of the Arab world, that to accomplish it he must first remove them from the body and soul.

Read this post with your best 1920's "Gangster Era" voice.

I got me an ache, see. It's my back. I need to score me some of them Doan's Pills. Or maybe a powder or mustard patch, neyahhh. It's as sore as a one dollar whore.

I'm an atrocious speller. My punctuation sucks. So it was quite funny to listen to this on NPR today. How many times have you heard someone say they are in love with the colon? Well, maybe a lot for the porno aficionados, but everyone else, not so much. So for all you Senor Spellchecks. Keep it to yourselves.

Reading "Against All Enemies". Like I need more ammunition. Good thing the mission was accomplished so we don't have anyone who would kill, or humiliate the one who you are liberating. I love that George Bush says he feels "a deep disgust that those prisoners were treated the way they were treated". That's wonderful coming from a man who had no problem executing someone who was retarded. Compassionate. I hope something funny happens soon.

I got a big boy haircut. The truth? And nothing but the truth.

I dreamed about him last night. The anaconda. He knew he had me at a place where I couldn't get away. I ran and ran. But he was able to sink his evil fangs deep into my ankle. And then I thought, "How am I going to get him off?" And I thought about those "WWJD" bracelets. But it wasn't Jesus I was thinking of, it was Elvis. What would Elvis do? I know. He would sing himself out of it. Just like in the movies. Then in my Elvis voice which actually sounds like Nicolas Cage doing Elvis I sang, "I'm gonna shake that snake off of me". Nothing. He hung on like a nasty case of crabs. Evil I tell ya. Maybe this snake is trying to tell me something deeper. Maybe not. Maybe sour grapes.

See him? Right there. The personification of evil. To me that is an anaconda. Just waiting to inject you with the evil poison. Maybe take down a baby or a cute little puppy. Maybe Bambi. You never know what's in their lair. I presume lot's of baby bones and evil. Pure sweet evil.

Wanna blow your kids mind at an early age? White trash. Wanna see a cool movie? Like black comedy? I watched this again after work.

"Hello there ladies and gentlemen, hello there ladies and gents, are you ready to rock, are you ready to rock." Welcome to another little lost corner of the web. I guess the question I have to ask myself is. Self? If a blog falls in the woods and there is no one there to read it does it make a sound? Well, this one goes to 11.

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