Thursday, October 20, 2005

Republican Family Values What a great lede: David Irons Jr.’s mother has mixed emotions about her son. On the upside, she says he’s “very good with his hands.” On the downside, she claims he’s used them to beat her. They sure know how to grow Republicans up in Washington! 8:37:10 PM    comment []

Bush Looking for a 'Fresh Outlook' on the Court I guess that works if by "fresh" you mean totally unencumbered by experience or knowledge. At a brief White House press conference today, President Bush was asked about the criticism of the Miers's nomination process voiced yesterday by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.). Bush acknowledged that it was an "unusual nomination because she's never been a judge." But he said that was one of the reasons he chose Miers. "I thought it made a lot of sense to bring a fresh outlook of somebody who has actually been a very successful attorney." He also said Miers would address issues about the Senate's questionnaire that were raised by Specter and Leahy. 12:42:32 PM    comment []

You're Doing a Good Job Brownie Some people with FEMA tried to get Brown to actg, but his press secretary was more interested in whether he got to eat dinner. "Sir, I know that you know the situation is past critical," Bahamonde wrote. Less than three hours later, however, Brown's press secretary wrote colleagues to complain that the FEMA director needed more time to eat dinner at a Baton Rouge restaurant that evening. "He needs much more that (sic) 20 or 30 minutes," wrote Brown aide Sharon Worthy. "We now have traffic to encounter to go to and from a location of his choise (sic), followed by wait service from the restaurant staff, eating, etc. Thank you." 12:33:25 PM    comment []

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "The power of the Executive to c... QUOTE OF THE DAY: "The power of the Executive to cast a man into prison without formulating any charge known to the law, and particularly to deny him the judgement of his peers, is in the highest degree odious and is the foundation of all totalitarian government whether Nazi or Communist," - Winston Churchill, November 21, 1943, describing what is now legal and constitutional in the United States, under president Bush. (Via Daily Dish.) 8:54:39 AM    comment []

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