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Canada To Bush: Y’all Don’t Come Back Soon!

Posted on 30 March 2009 by Charley James | Comments (1) | Tags: arrest, Attorney General, Calgary, Canada, Canadian Law, Charlie James, Dubya, George Bush, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, W, war crimes

by Charley James                                           
A few weeks ago, George W. Bush slunk into Calgary, Alberta where he was paid a reported $50,000 to address a gathering of oil men; in Alberta, there’s no such [...]

Leaving As He Arrived: On A Lie And A Prayer

Posted on 04 December 2008 by Charley James | Comments (0) | Tags: a prayer no one would object, ABC’s Charlie Gibson, Afghanistan is in worse shape than before the US invade, Bush gave two speeches “confirming” WMDs and Iraq’s A-b, Bush is lying about his disastrous presidency, Bush tells Gibson he regrets the intelligence on Iraq W, Charley James, commands and decisions Bush and Cheney made that brough, Delusional And Disgraceful, Dick Cheney spent weeks at CIA headquarters browbeating, Executive Orders, George Bush, I've forgot the name of the program he told a CNBC inte, Iraq ruined by the wilful invasion by America, It may take several years for Obama appointees to pour, It reminds me of where I wanna be sometimes, Katrina where there are still people living in FEMA tra, Leaving As He Arrived On A Lie And A Prayer, never mentioning two key facts, No Child Left Behind a terrific idea when Sen. Ted Kenn, Now he’s finally leaving, On a lie and a prayer, praying no one will remember the truth, reign of error, same way he entered, series of fawning exit interviews, took office on a lie that he won the 2000 election, un-Patriot Act Bush jammed down Congressional throats i, White House, who knows how long they’ll need to reverse all of the h, world’s financial collapse

 
by Charley James
George Bush is leaving the White House the same way he entered: On a lie and a prayer.
He took office on a lie that he won the 2000 election and a prayer no one would object. Now that he’s finally – finally! – leaving, Bush is lying about his disastrous presidency and praying [...]

Bush’s Regulation Blizzard Clock Stopped

Posted on 12 November 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: 111th Congress on 6 January, 15 January 2009, 60-days to review and reverse with a simple party-line, Barbara Boxer, Bush's Regulation Blizzard Clock Stops, Congressional Review Act of 1996, could reverse the Bush Administration's midnight regula, Denis Campbell, Ed Markey, even ones already in effect, George Bush, growing support in Congress, House, instructed federal agency heads to make sure any new re, obscure piece of legislation, Senate, sneak it through, W's team wants to finalize energy and environmental reg, White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten, White House made a timing mistake

 

by Denis Campbell
Just when George Bush thought he could sneak it through, there is growing support in Congress for an obscure piece of legislation that could reverse the Bush Administration’s midnight regulation rush — even ones already in effect. W’s team wants to finalize energy and environmental regulations by November so Barack Obama can’t undo [...]

Axis of Weasel

Posted on 29 October 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: Axis of Weasel, Clear Channel, competition, corporate pressure on their new chew-toy newsrooms, created a war propaganda machine, Denis Campbell, ditto-heads, electorate this year is taking this election very very, FCC, FCC appointees, FOX anchors, George Bush, Jerry Falwell, joke, Karl Rove, keep hands off the president and their advertising pals, Main Stream Media, most are not buying into it, MSM, obama, once a sacrosanct Great Chinese Wall between editorial, Pat Robertson, Rupert Murdoch, Rush Limbaugh, say they are unbiased with a straight face and yell at, Senator Phil Gramm, Sumner Redstone, systematically eliminated media accountability, the Administration, they want to make this big election about small things, using the public airwaves

 

by Denis Campbell
I’ve been angrily watching George Bush and Karl Rove lie with impunity. Living abroad for 10-years their FCC appointees systematically took decisions that eliminated media accountability, competition and created a war propaganda machine for the Administration using the public airwaves. A we saw in the financial crisis, a very few, very rich, white [...]

GOP Voter Suppression May Stop ‘Joe The Plumber’ From Voting

Posted on 28 October 2008 by Charley James | Comments (0) | Tags: Acorn, Attorney General Michael Mukasey, conspiracy, George Bush, GOP, Joe the Plumber, Joe Wurzelbacher, Kafka, Ohio, Ohio Republican Party, President Bush, Republican voter suppression, US Supreme Court, voter fraud

 

by Charley James
It might be the supreme, ironic, twist of Republicans efforts to keep people from voting. It turns out that Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher – the infamous Joe the Plumber – may not be able to vote. 
The Republican Party in Ohio lost a battle it took all the way to the US Supreme Court to [...]

Senate Dems Race to 60 Seats

Posted on 15 October 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: 1/3 of the 100 member, 51 Senator majority coalition, 6-year termed Senate seats. up for re-election, 60, 7th 6-year term at age 85, Al Franken, Alaska, Alaska’s current Governor and Republican Vice President, Anchorage Mayor, Bill Clinton, Bruce Lundsford, caucus with the Democrats, colorado, constitutional tie-breaking vote for the Republicans, Democrat Jeff Merkley, Denis Campbell, equally critical to whoever becomes the new President, former KS Senate majority leader, George Bush, Georgia, Governor Barbour, Governor Bill Richardson, Governor Jeanne Shaheen, governor Ronnie Musgrove, huge repudiation defeat for Sarah Palin, important number, Jim Gilmore, Jim Jeffords of VT, Joe Lieberman of CT, John Sununu, Kentucky, long-time Republican Senator John Warner, Maine, Mark Begich, Mark Udall, Mark Warner, McCain, Mike Gravel in 1974, Minnesota, Mississippi, Mitch McConnell, Mo Udall, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Norm Coleman, North Carolina, obama, Oregon, Pete Domenici, race for control of both houses of the US Congress, required to halt/prevent crippling filibusters, Roger Wicker, Senate, Senate Dems Race to 60 Seats, Senator Elizabeth Dole, Senator Gordon Smith, son of the former Bush Sr. Chief of staff, state governorships, state Senator Kay Hagan, strained by Lieberman’s very public support of John McC, Susan Collins, Ted Stevens, Tom Udall, tough fight from Tom Allan, Trent Lott resigned suddenly, two Independent Senators, very angry, Vice President, Virginia, VP candidate Bob Dole, Wayne Allard

 
by Denis Campbell
While the Presidential contest gets the most press, the race for control of both houses of the US Congress and state governorships is equally critical to whoever becomes the new President. 60 in the Senate is such an important number because that is the number of votes required to halt/prevent crippling filibusters which [...]

National Masochism: Only Way To Explain Tight Presidential Poll Numbers

Posted on 22 September 2008 by Charley James | Comments (0) | Tags: Angler, Barton Gellman, Bill Clinton, bin Laden, Bush, Cheney and the Republicans took us to war against a cou, Cheney said. This is our due, Delay, deserved better than to be covered in horse shit by the, fix the looming crisis in Social Security, Fixing Social Security, George Bush, got busted in this slezy scam, gutting the Constitution, handed a large budget surplus by a Democratic president, hate Social Security Abramoff, Iranians, Iraq War, Isn't the punishment for treason hanging?, John Maynard Keynes, John McCain, Karl Rove, lied to, Majority Leader Dick Armey, National Masochism, peaceful protesters at the RNC in St. Paul are actually, Republicans came to Washington in 2000, Ronald Reagan, Saddam's evil scientists suitcase nuke, Saddam's family was al-Qaeda, Scooter Libby, See anyone swinging by their neck?, solid majority in both houses of Congress and on the Su, the whole K-Street crowd, they immediately ran up a gargantuan deficit. doubled t, Tight Presidential Race, unpatriotic PATRIOT Act, using the surplus to pay down the national debt, Valerie Plame, We won the mid-terms, you save deficit spending for a recession

by Charley James
I don’t understand.
Republicans came to Washington in 2000 with a solid majority in both houses of Congress and on the Supreme Court, allowing them to steal the presidency. If you ever wanted to know what a pure Republican Party government unhindered by Democrats or anyone else might look like, this was the moment.
After [...]

Is The End Near For The Poorest Rich Nation On Earth?

Posted on 16 September 2008 by Charley James | Comments (0) | Tags: $50-billion, 1948, an accessory after the fact, bailed out, Bank of America, Banks and financial markets became so deregulated that, Bear Stearns, Bill Clinton, Bill of Rights, Charley James, criminal that his secretary pays a higher tax rate than, cut back programs to help those most affected, Cut taxes even more for the wealthy, democratic party, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Freddie and Fannie, George Bush, home owners, Is The End Near, Lehman, liquidation is almost a certainty, McCain, Merrill Lynch, Milwaukee, Obama-Biden ticket to begin screaming from the rooftops, people easily duped, Poorest Rich Nation On Earth, Repent! The End Is Near, Republican answer, Republican-controlled Congress, rescued by the Fed, Ronald Reagan, small businesses, stave off the worst economic crisis in 80 years< Rea, tax code that rewards hoarding, they want you to vote for them so they can steal even m, they’re stealing from you, touting his tax cutting bilge, Truman, Wall Street, Warren Buffet, yawning gap between have’s and have-nots, your children’s future, your life, your wallet, “bargain” price

 

by Charley James
When I was a kid in Milwaukee, there was a guy who walked up and down Wisconsin Ave., the main drag, wearing a sandwich board proclaiming, “Repent! The End Is Near.”
Of course, he meant his warning in a “come to Jesus now” sort of way. But if the fellow is still alive, I [...]

John McCain’s Obfuscation Talk Express

Posted on 05 September 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: 19-months, 62-day, 7-days to scratch the surface of you, 8th month in a row of losses, against the 35-year head of the foreign relations commi, Alaska, Annie Oakley and her gun, Charley James, Comedy Central, Convention, democrats, Donna Reed Show style, eased on down the road, Economy shed 84000 Jobs in August, First Dude, George Bush, hate America, his policies, hopelessly lazy MSM bought the Republican storyline, I wish I was home, Joe Biden, John McCain no longer needs, Jon Stewart, Juneau, keep Sarah hidden from the media, King and Queen of the Republican Prom, liberal media, licking his chops, lie out of both sides of your mouth, lily-white, Madison Avenue, male dominated, matching her two years of executive experience, maverick, McCain, McCain-Palin airplane, mentioned 5-years as a POW at every stop, middle class America, misty-eyed around the flag, obama, Obfuscation Talk Express, obfuscation talk sprint, parallel universe, Pippi Longstocking rebelliousness, praise the talk show loons, re-started the culture wars, Republican talking head, Sarah Palin, she’ll run out of smart-ass 1-liners, showed disturbing images of 9-11, St. Paul, the press politely knows their place, they grow and consume you, tough policy questions, voted for 90+% of the time, Wasilla, whip up your base in fear, you refuse to address or acknowledge your past bullying, your trunk line system was overwhelmed

 

Balloons fell from the rafters in St. Paul where the Obfuscation Talk Express (Straight, had left the building) crowned the King and Queen of the Republican Prom and eased on down the road to a 1950’s, Donna Reed Show style, lily-white, male dominated, middle class America, where the press politely knows their place and doesn’t ever [...]

The GOP Barracuda Theme Song

Posted on 04 September 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: 62-days, 9-week sprint to the finish, a verb and 9-11) Giuliani, ability, Barracuda Theme Song, Clinton-supporting Nevada women, CNN, Country first, crowd pleaser, democrats, Dick Cheney, diversity challenged, electoral count predictor, energised, Excel Centre, focus group, George Bush, Georgia, Governor Sarah Palin, gun-toting, hardly convinced that she was qualified to be vice pres, Hillary Clinton supporting women, hint of culture war, hitwoman, hockey Mom, Huckabee, it was snippy, Joe Biden, language and terror focus, left over from 2004, lily-white, McCain, Mitt Romney, moose hunting, Nevada, New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, obama, Once she started mudslinging I thought it's the same ol, overly harsh "sarcasm" pervading her address, poise, pure red meat GOP partisanship, Republican, Republican National Convention, Republicans looked to redirect the anger with base-plea, Republicans seem to have lost the plot, right wing, Rudy (a noun, she's a good speaker, she's using McCain, the economy, The HUffington Post, tomorrow, two dozen women were reportedly between 30 and 60 years, Undecided, vintage 1992, warm-up act, Washington, weak supporters of Barack Obama, webcast live to reporters, were not as impressed, witness protection program, won over rabid faithful

Country first, ha(!), this was pure red meat GOP partisanship at its best as hitwoman Governor Sarah Palin gave a speech thin on specifics but loaded in every sense of the word with snarky attacks on Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
In the diversity challenged (read lily-white) Excel Centre, the red meat thrown up by Huckabee, [...]

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