Skippy tells us who's really throwing the "Tea Party"

From Skippy:

"chicagoteaparty.com was just one part of a larger network of republican sleeper-cell-blogs set up over the course of the past few months, all of them tied to a shady rightwing advocacy group coincidentally named the “sam adams alliance,” whose backers have until now been kept hidden from public."

Now that they're taking lessons from the Taliban, the sleeper-cell isn't surprising. Wolverines!

Catch you later.....

Heckuva job, Bobby!

from Kevin Siers / Charlotte Observer

Smooth Gilligan, smooth.

Catch you later.....

Limbaugh Brain Scan

This explains so much.

Limbaugh's scan on the left, Senator Al Franken's on the right.

"...Scans by computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed that the man's cerebral cavities, called ventricles, had massively expanded.

"The brain itself, meaning the grey matter and white matter, was completely crushed against the sides of the skull," Feuillet told AFP.

"The images were most unusual... the brain was virtually absent," he said.

The patient's medical history showed that at the age of six months, he suffered hydrocephalus, also called water on the brain, and needed an operation to drain this dangerous buildup of spinal fluid.

Neuropsychological testing revealed the man had an IQ of 75, with a verbal IQ of 84 and performance IQ of 70. The bulk of people in society have a minimum IQ of 85, although the benchmark and the way it is measured are sometimes contested."

Catch you later.....

(Image and real story from here.)

What kind of America-hating, baby-killing Liberal are you, anyway?

My Liberal Identity:

You are a Reality-Based Intellectualist, also known as the liberal elite. You are a proud member of what’s known as the reality-based community, where science, reason, and non-Jesus-based thought reign supreme.

Take the quiz at http://www.fightconservatives.com/Inside-the-Book/What-Breed-of-Liberal-Are-You.html

From WriteChic.

I guess this means I'm an elitist snob.

All righty then!

Catch you later.....

Happy Valentine's Day - xkcd style

From the most dug strip on Digg.

Go here for reference.

And yet more.

Catch you later, Valentines

More Good News for Senate Republicans

More of this, please:

Voinovich to retire.

Kit Bond to retire.

Me likey. Catch you later.....

Getting a Brian Moran

(Here's the original, for reference)

I am aware that some out here on the liberal/progressive toobz have a bone to pick with the Great Orange Satan, but this is just too funny not to pass on. Sweet, ironic, serendipity.

Catch you later.....

Dad and I have an Excellent Adventure

I spent the day with my father (a WWII Naval Aviator) aboard the USS Midway CVN-41, now a museum on the Navy Pier here in San Diego.

It was quite a day for me. And Dad, too, I think.

The picture above was taken in the "Goat Locker", the Chief's Mess.

It is a special table. It is the POW/MIA table.

The sign reads as follows:

This table is a place of honor.

Its solitary setting is a reminder that some of those who defend our country are no longer among us.

The table is small to symbolize the frailty of one prisoner against his oppressors.

The tablecloth is white to symbolize the purity of intention to heed their country's call to arms.

The single rose in the vase reminds us of the families and loved ones who keep the faith awaiting our comrades-in-arms' return.

The red ribbon attests to the unyielding determination of thousands who demand a proper accounting of our missing.

The lemon slice upon the bread plate reminds us of their bitter fate.

The salt upon the bread plate is symbolic of their families' tears as they wait.

The glass is inverted as they cannot toast with us tonight.

The seat is empty for those who are not here.

REMEMBER.

Two old sailors, father and son, back upon a naval vessel, for the first time in 64 and 34 years respectively. It was a 'heavy' day.

And the sight of that table is what touched me most after Dad and I parted.

I paused in reflection of a few guys I knew and the thousands I did not.

The sacrifices of so many patriotic men and women over our history.

I am humbled, proud to be an American, proud to have served and proud to be my father's son.

Catch you later.....

Are You Worried, Too?

In the late 1920s A.P. Carter became friends with Lesley "Esley" Riddle, a singer and guitar player, who introduced Carter to a wealth of spirituals and blues.

Riddle, a black man with one leg, and A.P. Carter, a very tall man with a constant tremor, made quite a pair as they travelled together through the Jim Crow South knocking on doors asking for songs.

The Carter Family had tapped into another popular strain of music. Worried Man Blues was their biggest selling record of 1930.

From the Album, The Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage of the Carter Family , released August 24, 2004.

(From the notes at you tube)

I'm worried too. And so very angry.

Washington is the Elephants Graveyard of (not so) Good Intentions.

Who won that last election, anyway? Mr. President: GROW A PAIR!

Congressional Majorities in both Houses: GROW A PAIR!

Fuck bipartisanship, you cannot compromise with the insane:

I really don’t understand how bipartisanship is ever going to work when one of the parties is insane. Imagine trying to negotiate an agreement on dinner plans with your date, and you suggest Italian and she states her preference would be a meal of tire rims and anthrax. If you can figure out a way to split the difference there and find a meal you will both enjoy, you can probably figure out how bipartisanship is going to work the next few years. (Balloon Juice)

If there is no deal by Monday, I'm forced to start callin' my Senators and Congressman (Darrel Issa, part of the problem!) again. They don't want that and frankly, neither do I.

Catch you later.....

P.S. Listen to the lyrics, he forged the links of the very chains that bind him. Familiar much?

Fun With Ditto-Heads

During the run-up to the election, Kevin, our mail carrier at the office, and I had a lot of fun driving the Ditto-head in the cubicle next to his crazy with graphics from the toobz.

I would print out something guaranteed to drive the Ditto-head to the brink, like Tom Tomorrow's excellent strip or my latest "Honest McCain Campaign Poster" and Kevin would take it in, tape it to their common divider and wait for hilarity to ensue.

His description of D.H.'s meltdowns the day after were terrific entertainment.

Kevin tells us that since Election day, D.H. has been sullen and withdrawn.

That ended yesterday. Kevin came in to find a headline clipped from our local right-wing cage-liner:

"I Screwed Up" Obama says about his pick

was the headline and the note attached said "nice president".

Kevin reported that D.H. was quite pleased with himself and our President's recent mis-steps.

I copied the clipping and note and sent it back with an observation or two:

"Wow. I'm impressed! A president smart enough to recognize a mistake when he sees one. And man enough to own up to it. What a refreshing change!

After eight years of gob-smackingly stupid errors, mistakes, lies and colossal fuck-ups, all aWol could come up with was 'Mission Accomplished' and Bring It On'.

Not only is Bush not man enough to admit a mistake, he has not mind enough to see one.

Stick with the GOP and it's new chairman, Rash Limpballs. It's really working out for ya', you betcha.

Give me Palin and the Plumber in 2012 and the GOP will be as relevant as the Whigs."

I am awaiting his reply.

Catch you later.....

Blogroll Amnesty Day

Today is Blogroll Amnesty Day.

Much Thanks to Skippy, Jon Swift and Bluegal!

Please check these blogs out:

Mo Rage (because everyone can use a little Mo.)

The Little Cog (a San Fran conservative?)

Halfway There (great writer, isn't on nearly enough blogrolls.)

Glad You Asked (magnificently irreverent.)

In The Moment (a Nebraska Public Defender - Go Big Red!)

I visit all these blogs regularly and I approve this message.

Catch you later.....

Paul Simon and Willie Nelson - Homeward Bound

An unexpected gem.

Catch you later.....

Update: Here's Willie and Eric Clapton