Here we haveproof that Chimpy has given up on Florida’s Republikkkan candidates. [Katherine] Harris, the Republican [senate] candidate, says she has been invited to be onstage today with President Bush in Pensacola. The last time Bush visited Florida, she was shunted aside. We also have proof that Harris is as delusional as the president she helped install in office. Harris, who started her day visiting Hillsborough County churches, said she remains hopeful. At the Ruskin Seafood Festival, she said she has given no thought whatsoever to what she’ll do should she lose the election. “I don’t see it as an … Continue reading Your Monday Morning Republican Juggernaut Update

…ifKarl Rove threatened to fuck him“Like no one has ever fucked him.” The White House did not hide its irritation Monday at Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist for ducking President Bush at a campaign rally in the Republican friendly Panhandle. [snip] On a tarmac in Texas where the president boarded Air Force One for the trip east, Bush political strategist Karl Rove mockingly questioned what kind of alternate rally Crist could put together that would rival the expected 10,000-person crowd that Bush was expected to draw at the Pensacola Civic Center. The White House already had distributed schedules saying … Continue reading Charlie Crist Might Like It…

First I must tend to theponies. President Bush’s popularity has dipped to 35 percent, according to a new CNN poll, with 41 percent of likely voters saying their disapproval of his performance will affect their vote in Tuesday’s elections for control of Congress. Sixty-one percent of the 1,008 adult Americans who responded to the Opinion Research Corp. poll said they disapproved of the way Bush is handling his job as president, according to the survey. The poll was conducted by telephone Friday through Sunday. This finding represents a two-point decline in Bush’s approval rating compared with a CNN poll conducted … Continue reading Democrats Resurgent

Dang, Pony Blow held two gaggles over the weekend. Of the twoyesterday’s was the longest, concerned primarily with denial. Q What do you think about Richard Perle, who was one of the staunchest supporters of the Iraq war, coming out and saying that, you know, if he were to go back, he wouldn’t do it? MR. SNOW: Well, a couple of things. First, you’ve already had David Frum coming out and saying that Vanity Fair completely took out of context what he said and twisted a discussion of what he described as looking for the best way to win the … Continue reading Today on Holden’s Obsession with the [Weekend] Gaggle[s]

A Central Texas PBS affiliate thatblacked-out a PBS program that would have exposed their local Republikkkan congressman’s views on Iraq is brow-beten into airing the program after all. The Killeen PBS station under fire for blacking out a program on local congressional candidates Friday night has agreed to air it tonight, station officials said Sunday. Affiliate KNCT, which serves the Fort Hood-Killeen-Temple area, pulled the nationally televised “Now” program at the last minute Friday. The episode discusses the impact the Iraq war was having on the election, including Texas’ 31st Congressional District and Fort Hood. KNCT gave several reasons for … Continue reading Iraqnophobia

Eighteen more American victims of Chimpy’s Vanity War have died this month, an average of three per day. Continue reading Eighteen

The dancing shoes are staying in the closet. As I told an acquaintance yesterday, the real benefit of being a glass-half-empty sort of girl is that when something good happens, it’s a surprise instead of a relief. I have to admit, though, that it’s gettingincreasingly hard to resist enchantment. And in that vein, I’d like to say something to everybody who ever said it was over this time, completely over. When Gonazles was confirmed, when Alito and Roberts made the court, when Kerry conceded, when the Pinochet Act (tm watertiger) passed, when yet another Dem said yet another thing that … Continue reading Maintaining Pessimism

Jacob:

Felix Gaeta sat up there in Colonial One and didn’t save her. Twenty-four hours a day, the only thing we know for sure is that he didn’t save her. It’s the one thing he did constantly for four months. And that’s not really the problem here, because Kara Thrace’s mother was a bad woman, and she hurt people smaller than herself. And Kara grew up and was so hard, and so fast, and so strong, and such a good Pilot and such a good shot that nobody could ever make her feel small again. And then somebody came along that was harder and faster and stronger than her, and she learned what it was like to be small again. Powerless. And they gave her a little Kacey, that looked just like her, as a little girl, and she told Kacey she was sorry, and that she loved her, and that she would always protect her. That she wouldn’t betray things or hurt people just because they were smaller than herself. And then they took Kacey away too, and she remembered that she was always going to be smaller than somebody. And now Gaeta’s on his knees, refusing to beg. So he needs to be smaller.

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Project Rewire, the next book in the series of which I was privileged to be a part, is out: Daubenmier collects the work of some of the most important press critics working today. Bloggers and journalists, they take us through the most important blunders of the mass media, from the 2000 election to the war in Iraq. It’s a litany of missteps, fraught with instances of laziness, lies and manipulation, that leaves the reader with an overwhelming picture of a Fourth Estate for sale. That’s what I wrote in the Foreword to the book. The book is another great example … Continue reading Pimping

Who needs a happy story today? BuggyQ sent overthis: While most vets would have put a paralyzed ferret to sleep, new owner Bill Higbee gives Scooter the royal treatment. When the local vet told Higbee about the ferret, he says he knew he had to adopt him. Scooter’s back legs are paralyzed, so Higbee built him a wheelchair “so his little legs can hang off the side and get stronger and things.” “We ran the aisles of Ace Hardware with this scooter,” said Higbee. That is not the only treatment Scooter gets. He also gets acupuncture once a week and … Continue reading Scooter!

AP Photo/Mark Bialek Continue reading Domo Arigato Mrs. Roboto

Only 92,000 new jobs were created in October, far short of the 125,000 analysts predicted and the 150,000 new jobs needed to keep pace with the monthly increase in the labor force. Karl E. Rove:Super Genius. Continue reading Let’s Talk About The Economy

FromAnswer.com’s entry for Pastor Ted Haggard: Haggard is a firm supporter of President George W. Bush. Image viaRaw Story. Continue reading Must Be True

Dan Froomkin: Tim Grieve of Salon talk to Lauren Sandler, the author of “Righteous: Dispatches From the Evangelical Youth Movement,” who reports: “[Pastor Ted]Haggard participates — or at least he did — in weekly White House conference calls, andhe and the president like to joke that the only thing they disagree on is what truck to drive.” A-yup. Continue reading A Nation Nods in Agreement

This is, um…Pryce-less. As she fights for her political life, Ohio Republican Rep. Deborah Pryce distanced herself Thursday from the Iraq war, telling CNN Radio, “What’s happening in Iraq is not a direct reflection on me.” The seven-term representative is the House Republican Caucus chairwoman, the fourth highest-ranking position in the House. [snip] Pryce made the remark Tuesday in an interview at a Columbus, Ohio, factory. When pressed by CNN on whether her position as a House leader connected her to the volatile situation in Iraq, Pryce objected to the interruption of her remarks and said the interview was over. … Continue reading Can’t Wash The Blood Off Of Their Hands

OK, it’s time for Holden’s Fearless Mid-term Predictions: The Democrats net 22 additional seats in the House of Representatives. The Democrats win a net gain of 6 seats in the Senate. And to as a display of my confidence that we will take both houses of Congress here is my premature endzone dance. Continue reading Fearless Predictions

Joey’s begun shedding, a sure sign of winter coming on. A. Continue reading Friday Ferretblogging

Way back onDecember 8, 2003, our friend Les Kinsolving had hypocritical gay meth addict Pator Ted Haggard confused with country legend Merle Haggard. Q Since the President is no doubt aware of the millions of his supporters in the southern Baptist convention, the National Evangelical Alliance, and given his statement in London that Christians and Muslims worship the same God, my question, what is his reaction to Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention who said the President is simply mistaken andMerle Haggard of the NEA [sic], who said, Mohammed’s central message was submission, Jesus’ central message was love? MR. … Continue reading Today on Holden’s Obsession with Gay Republikkkans in the Gaggle

Transcript of remarks BEFORE the thing everybody’s so hopped up about, from the videohere: How many of you remembered to set your clocks back? Democrtats set their clocks back one hour. Republicans want to set them back to 1958. Yesterday I was in the state of Texas. As you all know President Bush used to live there. Now he lives in the state of denial, the state of deception. I’m glad to be here, I really am. I thank you for having me. I’d like to talk about education … And then it goes into the whole deal everybody’s heard … Continue reading Just To Piss The Wingnuts Off: Happy Kerry Photo

The final pre-electionMason-Dixon poll is out. Buh-bye, Katherine, let us know when that tell-all book is published. [I]ncumbent Democrat U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson maintained his huge lead against Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris. In the [Mason-Dixon] poll, Nelson had the support of 58 percent while Harris got 34 percent. Brad Coker, managing director of Mason-Dixon in Florida, said the results were definitive for the Senate race. “The voters are locked in. Nelson’s re-election is a certainty,” Coker said. Continue reading Your Friday Afternoon Republican Juggernaut Update

Eight US soldiers and marines have been killed in Iraq already in November. I’m certain no appologies will be forthcoming. Continue reading Eight Already

Katherine Harris’ debate performance isgraded on a curve. Even Harris’ critics say she has surprised them in her two debates against Sen. Bill Nelson, avoiding the gaffes that have dogged her in the past and showing a greater command of the issues. “It was somewhat of a success for her,” said her former spokesman Chris Ingram, who was one of several campaign staffers to quit the campaign during its struggles.“She did really well for Katherine.” [snip] “To a less-informed voter, she probably came across certainly much better,” Ingram said. “She didn’t trip over herself and create new problems.” Continue reading Your Friday Morning Republican Juggernaut Update

Oh hell, the traveling press corps wasstuck with third-stringer Tony Fratto again today. Pony Blow must be out campaigning for Republikkkans on your tax dollar again, and I imagine Dana Peroxide is taking charm lessons from Leona Helmsley.

Of course, fomer lobbyist/Ric Santorum flak Fratto blew it right out of the gate.

MR. FRATTO: We’re rapidly approaching Billings, Montana for a rally with — it’s a Victory Rally in Billings with Senator Conrad Burns and other candidates — Denny Rehberg in — Congressman Denny Rehberg in Montana. Should have began by saying the President had his usual briefings this morning.

How Come Chimpy Only Campaigns In The Reddest States?

Q Could you talk about the districts that he’s going to be going to in these last few days of the campaign? These are all red states. Why were they chosen that way?

MR. FRATTO: The President is going to districts where we know that he can make a difference and where he knows that he can make a difference. These are all very contested races. Each one of them we consider necessary for our strategy of keeping the Senate and the House in Republican hands. They’re all very tough, very difficult, contested races, and that’s where — that’s where we’re going to go, wherever they are.

Q There are some tough, contested races in blue states, as well. Is it because the White House is afraid that the President could become a liability in those?

MR. FRATTO: Not at all. We haven’t cancelled any events. We go where we think we can have the biggest impact in winning these seats.

Q But it is striking, Tony, that here you are a few days from the election, and the President is spending his last several days in 10 states, all of which he won in 2004. So now, what does it say about the vulnerability of the party that this is where the President has to spend his time?

MR. FRATTO: It says that there are particular races where this President could make a particular impact in keeping control of the House and the Senate, and nothing more than that.

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