Comments on: The Little Bomblet for Turdblossom in the New Rules http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/06/the-little-bomblet-for-turdblossom-in-the-new-rules/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:23:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Leen http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/06/the-little-bomblet-for-turdblossom-in-the-new-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-125483 Leen Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:02:35 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/06/the-little-bomblet-for-turdblossom-in-the-new-rules/#comment-125483 <p>Damn good news …. we may still witness these people held accountable.</p> Damn good news …. we may still witness these people held accountable.

]]> By: wavpeac http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/06/the-little-bomblet-for-turdblossom-in-the-new-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-124935 wavpeac Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:07:53 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/06/the-little-bomblet-for-turdblossom-in-the-new-rules/#comment-124935 <p>Here’s my hope…O is playing up the bipartisanship like crazy. To such a degree that it is driving some of his lefties a little crazy. It’s getting a lot of publicity. I hope this is in prep to ameliorate the absolute rage that is going to occur when he begins to go after these folks. I think the set up is there…and he is doing a good job of making it appear as if bipartisanship (*I shouldn’t say “appear” perhaps this is what is required to get rid of the lawbreaking) very important to him. And I think that dems are going to come down with the stinky republicans…which will be very bipartisan…as well. </p> <p>I hope this is the strategy…but he is getting a lot of negative attention for his “reaching across” the aisle style. It makes it much hard for “he’s going after republicans” meme to stick if has made a big deal of being bipartisan. I could live with this and it’s consequences as long as accountability for the worst crimes occurs. </p> <p>Well have to wait and see. But there is a huge cynic in me that has been well trained by 8 years of bushco.</p> Here’s my hope…O is playing up the bipartisanship like crazy. To such a degree that it is driving some of his lefties a little crazy. It’s getting a lot of publicity. I hope this is in prep to ameliorate the absolute rage that is going to occur when he begins to go after these folks. I think the set up is there…and he is doing a good job of making it appear as if bipartisanship (*I shouldn’t say “appear” perhaps this is what is required to get rid of the lawbreaking) very important to him. And I think that dems are going to come down with the stinky republicans…which will be very bipartisan…as well.

I hope this is the strategy…but he is getting a lot of negative attention for his “reaching across” the aisle style. It makes it much hard for “he’s going after republicans” meme to stick if has made a big deal of being bipartisan. I could live with this and it’s consequences as long as accountability for the worst crimes occurs.

Well have to wait and see. But there is a huge cynic in me that has been well trained by 8 years of bushco.

]]> By: Kropotkin http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/06/the-little-bomblet-for-turdblossom-in-the-new-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-124928 Kropotkin Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:51:47 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/06/the-little-bomblet-for-turdblossom-in-the-new-rules/#comment-124928 <p>After all these years, I finally believe: There is a God in heaven.</p> After all these years, I finally believe: There is a God in heaven.

]]> By: bobschacht http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/06/the-little-bomblet-for-turdblossom-in-the-new-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-124924 bobschacht Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:35:10 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/06/the-little-bomblet-for-turdblossom-in-the-new-rules/#comment-124924 <p>Rachel was also a guest <strong>commentator</strong> on Olberman’s Countdown, and pulled no punches there, either. “Our” Rachel is becoming a talking head! Keith was talking with her like she was the authority! Rachel is not just reading wire service reports, she’s doing her own analysis and commentary, and I’ll bet she’s getting kudos for it. </p> <p>Bob in HI</p> Rachel was also a guest commentator on Olberman’s Countdown, and pulled no punches there, either. “Our” Rachel is becoming a talking head! Keith was talking with her like she was the authority! Rachel is not just reading wire service reports, she’s doing her own analysis and commentary, and I’ll bet she’s getting kudos for it.

Bob in HI

]]> By: prostratedragon http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/06/the-little-bomblet-for-turdblossom-in-the-new-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-124923 prostratedragon Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:57:52 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/06/the-little-bomblet-for-turdblossom-in-the-new-rules/#comment-124923 <p>I bet these artists could make a fortune if they put together a kit:</p> <p><a href="http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Oregon_art_gallery_hosts_Bush_shoe_0106.html" rel="nofollow">Oregon art gallery hosts Bush shoe toss</a> (<i>Eminently Diggable!</i>)</p> <p>There’s a video, and a wonderful <a href="http://www.rawstory.com/images/new/bushshoethrow.jpg" rel="nofollow">photo of a granny</a> whose consolation-prize dream seems to have come true.</p> <p>The kit would be worth doing just as an opinion research exercise in eliciting more-accurate self-reporting.</p> I bet these artists could make a fortune if they put together a kit:

Oregon art gallery hosts Bush shoe toss (Eminently Diggable!)

There’s a video, and a wonderful photo of a granny whose consolation-prize dream seems to have come true.

The kit would be worth doing just as an opinion research exercise in eliciting more-accurate self-reporting.

]]> By: newtonusr http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/06/the-little-bomblet-for-turdblossom-in-the-new-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-124922 newtonusr Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:57:34 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/06/the-little-bomblet-for-turdblossom-in-the-new-rules/#comment-124922 <p>Worthy link.</p> Worthy link.

]]> By: JThomason http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/06/the-little-bomblet-for-turdblossom-in-the-new-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-124921 JThomason Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:44:20 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/06/the-little-bomblet-for-turdblossom-in-the-new-rules/#comment-124921 <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ivv1JW8-Ww&feature=channel_page" rel="nofollow">Don’t look back.</a></p> Don’t look back.

]]> By: prostratedragon http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/06/the-little-bomblet-for-turdblossom-in-the-new-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-124920 prostratedragon Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:37:34 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/06/the-little-bomblet-for-turdblossom-in-the-new-rules/#comment-124920 <p>How can you ask someone to be the last person to provide cover for a walking historic disaster?</p> How can you ask someone to be the last person to provide cover for a walking historic disaster?

]]> By: kspena http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/06/the-little-bomblet-for-turdblossom-in-the-new-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-124919 kspena Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:29:15 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/06/the-little-bomblet-for-turdblossom-in-the-new-rules/#comment-124919 <p>I quite agree. I read Rachel’s analysis as a reduction of Feinstein as chairman of Senate intell committee with the appointment of Panetta’s as similar to the reduction of Lieberman with the appointment of Napolitano as head of Homeland Security. When a committee becomes complicit with administration policy, it is no longer ‘oversight’. It is an ‘oversight’. I gather Feinstein got the message and realizes she got punked…</p> I quite agree. I read Rachel’s analysis as a reduction of Feinstein as chairman of Senate intell committee with the appointment of Panetta’s as similar to the reduction of Lieberman with the appointment of Napolitano as head of Homeland Security. When a committee becomes complicit with administration policy, it is no longer ‘oversight’. It is an ‘oversight’. I gather Feinstein got the message and realizes she got punked…

]]> By: bobschacht http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/06/the-little-bomblet-for-turdblossom-in-the-new-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-124918 bobschacht Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:05:09 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/06/the-little-bomblet-for-turdblossom-in-the-new-rules/#comment-124918 <p>Rachel Maddow, continued–<br /> She also considered Panetta’s appointment as a comment on the LACK of Senate Oversight by Feinstein and Rockefeller. YES! More insights like this, please!</p> <p>Bob in HI</p> Rachel Maddow, continued–
She also considered Panetta’s appointment as a comment on the LACK of Senate Oversight by Feinstein and Rockefeller. YES! More insights like this, please!

Bob in HI

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