January 15th, 2009
 
Little Ricky Santorum, former Republican senator and a wingnut if there ever was one, SAYS he’s afraid that John McCain is really going to get all mavericky again by supporting Barack Obama’s agenda.
Ricky says Mr. Straight Talk will ”lead the charge in Congress on global warming, immigration ‘reform,’ the closing of Guantanamo, federal funding for embryonic-stem-cell research, and importation of prescription drugs.”
Let’s hope that just this once Ricky is right about something.
January 15th, 2009
The Associated Press has compiled THIS RUNDOWN on the presidential record of George W. Bush regarding various issues.Â
UPDATE: Bob Woodward OFFERS 10 remembrances of the Bush presidency.
UPDATE II: Dan Froomkin SERVES UP the most scaldingly concise assessment of the Bush record:
“He took the nation to a war of choice under false pretenses — and left troops in harm’s way on two fields of battle. He embraced torture as an interrogation tactic and turned the world’s champion of human dignity into an outlaw nation and international pariah. He watched with detachment as a major American city went under water. He was ostensibly at the helm as the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression took hold. He went from being the most popular to the most disappointing president, having squandered a unique opportunity to unite the country and even the world behind a shared agenda after Sept. 11. He set a new precedent for avoiding the general public in favor of screened audiences and seemed to occupy an alternate reality. He took his own political party from seeming permanent majority status to where it is today. And he deliberately politicized the federal government, circumvented the traditional policymaking process, ignored expert advice and suppressed dissent, leaving behind a broken government.”
January 15th, 2009
It’s so cold that I saw Rod Blagojevich with his hands in his own pockets. (Cue rimshot.)
UPDATE: You want more? OK!
It’s so cold that Blago’s hair needed a jump-start this morning.
It’s so cold that even Dick Cheney is considered warm-hearted today.
It’s so cold that I saw a girl at the mall with her midriff covered.
It’s so cold that an exhibitionist came up to a woman on the street and described himself.
It’s so cold that I saw a hitchhiker holding up a picture of his thumb.
It’s so cold that Rush Limbaugh’s ratings are up because of his hot air.
It’s so cold that that thing on Donald Trump’s head has a thing on its head.
It’s so cold that Bill and Hillary accidentally got in the same bed.
It’s so cold that instead of the finger, drivers are giving each other the mitten.
It’s so cold that I saw an Amish guy buying an electric blanket.
It’s so cold that I saw Richard Simmons in long pants.
It’s so cold that Paris Hilton is lukewarm.
It’s so cold that I saw two fire hydrants fighting over a dog.
It’s so cold that global-warming deniers are running through the streets, joyously shouting: “It’s cold!”
It’s so cold that I saw a 33rd degree Mason drop 10 degrees.
