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I suppose this fella should have taken notes from Halliburton...

Does the film Dumb and Dumber come to mind?

Bush II will go down as the thinnest-skinned president in history.

Maybe the Huckster does have a chance.

WELL WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT

This is what the Republican Party and this administration has done to this country. Everything is forsale.

Where are Republicans like this?

The Military-Industrial Complex Speech - Dwight D Eisenhower - 1961

If you haven't read this, spend 5 minutes, the handwritting was on the wall in 1961.

http://coursesa.matrix.msu.edu/~hst306/documents/indust.html

I remember hearing that the poor downtrodden people of the Soviet Union were required to join the Communist Party before having any rights.

I remember hearing that the poor downtrodden people of Nazi Germany were required to join the National Socialist Party before having any rights.

Now I hear that the people of the United States are being shaken down by comrades in the Bush administration.

The parallel in Arkansas would be the Huck removing the AT from his email list because of their not singing his praises. Right?

Bet if we looked hard enough, other examples would be found.

Bet if we looked hard enough, other examples would be found.

Look? Hell, they're falling from the sky!

Republicans suck and I hope I never experience another administration like this one!

Wonder if that applicant or the many other applicants has children or relatives fighting in Iraq for the Repugs?

They still have to pay the bribe of supporting the Repugs.

Oh my goodness gracious!

Think it don't say it.

Alfonso must have missed the job training when they said act illegal but deny!

This evil/corrupt administration can get by with whatever it wants to do with the likes of Sens. Pryor and Lincoln sitting there like big, stupid bumps on a log.

Re: "with the likes of Sens. Pryor and Lincoln sitting there like big, stupid bumps on a log." by anon.

It is very difficult to understand the democrats strategy. They seem absolutely afraid to confront the Repugs with some of their major blunders.

Some Demo, besides Hillary,had better get an act together and generate some noise.

See "The Substance Of A Blogswarm by georgia10,
Tue May 09, 2006 at 07:06:10 AM PDT
Richard Cohen complains about the "angry" left. " Posted in the Daily Kos.

At the very least someone should pullling some democrat swift boat vets together.

Re: "with the likes of Sens. Pryor and Lincoln sitting there like big, stupid bumps on a log." by anon.

It is very difficult to understand the democrats strategy. They seem absolutely afraid to confront the Repugs with some of their major blunders.

Some Demo, besides Hillary,had better get an act together and generate some noise.

See "The Substance Of A Blogswarm by georgia10,
Tue May 09, 2006 at 07:06:10 AM PDT
Richard Cohen complains about the "angry" left. " Posted in the Daily Kos.

At the very least someone should pullling some democrat swift boat vets together.

Posted by: Better be Anon unless you want the repugs to take you apart

To quote The Decider, bring 'em on.

Patrick, Pocahontas

"He didn't get the contract," Jackson continued. "Why should I reward someone who doesn't like the president, so they can use funds to try to campaign against the president? Logic says they don't get the contract. That's the way I believe."
Rod Bailey with The Staubach Co., who put the REEC event together, said Jackson was simply telling it like it is.
"It's politics at its finest," he said. "If you talk to other government officials, they would have similar stories. The same thing holds true in business. If you don't like Roger Staubach, you're not going to work at The Staubach Co. Leaders are the roots of their organizations. If you want to be a part of them and profit from them, you have to be on the same mission." From the Dallas Business Journal

Well duh. That's why the Bush administration's credibility gap continues to grow among the un-anointed.

"(Clemenceau) once said that war is too important to be left to the generals. When he said that, 50 years ago, he may have been right...but now, war is too important to be left to the politicians. They have neither the time, the training, nor the inclination for strategic thought...And I can no longer, sit around and allow Communist subversion, Communist corruption, and Communist infiltration of our precious bodily fluids." Col. Jack Ripper

"The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means." Georges Bernanos

"I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. . . . Corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money-power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed."
Unknown, often attributed to Abraham Lincoln

By Jack Hitt
http://www.motherjones.com/news/outfront/2006/05/diddly_awards.html

May/June 2006 Issue

The "that's no lobbyist, that's my wife!" award for familial connections

The Diddly Awards

The Forked-Tongue award for political doublespeak

Karen Weldon: Though described by the Los Angeles Times as an "inexperienced 29-year-old lobbyist," her experience as daughter of Rep. Curt Weldon (R-Pa.) has landed her numerous contracts, including a $240,000 contract to represent Dragomir and Bogoljub Karic, Serbs who are trying to get American visas despite ties to Slobodan Milosevic. The contract was awarded after the congressman lauded the Karics' "extensive humanitarian and charity projects," but Karen insists it was her old-fashioned sweat equity that won the day: "I worked my butt off, and they liked it."

Kara Delahunt, whose firm boasts of being "a leader in Islamic investments." Her father, Rep. William Delahunt, (D-Mass.) told the Boston Globe that he didn't even know she was a lobbyist until they called.

Chester Lott, the onetime Domino's Pizza franchisee and polo player, tried his hand at lobbying for Edison Chouest Offshore, a firm that then happened to get a provision slipped into legislation by Chester's dad, Senator Trent Lott (R-Miss.). The fix allowed the company to earn $300 million by sidestepping a 1920 law.

Josh Hastert, who used to own a record store called Seven Dead Arson-a career path he attributed to the band KISS. He was hired by lobby shop Podesta Mattoon, which promises Josh will not lobby his father, Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.).

Hunter Biden, who in 2003 received a $100,000 retainer on behalf of MBNA, also the largest contributor to Senator Joe Biden (D-Del.).

Bob Dole, who, revealed to be lobbying for Dubai over the port deal, said, "I have not nor will I 'lobby' members of Congress on this issue, not even at home."

Bill Clinton: Same as above more or less, except when Hillary Clinton says she didn't know about her husband's connection, people believe her.

WINNER! Josh Hastert, who said through his pierced tongue that "doing consulting and government relations on the Hill took up a lot less time than running a record store and brought in a lot more money."

I've about run out of words to describe the giant stinking cesspool called our government. Every damn day we find out another gut churning piece of evidence of how corrupted our elected officials have become. How they've slid things around so that all good things come to them, mostly at our expense.

On top of the list of golden political children Anon listed above, Keith Olbermann had a report tonight of how many Congressmen got free rides on corporate jets last year.

Quoting from USA Today:
Corporate jets of 286 companies were used 2,154 times from 2001 through 2005 by aides to President Bush's re-election campaign and 192 members of Congress, according to an analysis by PoliticalMoneyLine, which compiles money in politics data. Passengers are required to reimburse the equivalent of first-class airfare to the companies, totaling $3.7 million during those five years.

Of course if you kept digging you'd probably find those reimbursements came back to the politician in campaign contributions from the companies providing the jets. The company loaning the jet gets the contact and face time with the Congressman as their lobbyist usually goes along for the ride, the Congressman gets to ride around like a king while you and I pay 3 bucks a gallon for gas and get lectured on how we need to park our cars and walk more.

I'm sick of being a serf while people that are supposed to be working for me are getting free everything including hookers......our political system is out of control. The only way to start a come back is by banning all contact with all lobbyists. All contact! If corporate America can't operate without greasing up our elected officials, if our Congressmen and women can't do their job without being gift whores and sellouts....then let the meltdown begin. We're one inch away from being better off with no government, than with the one we have.

I could not agree with you more DBI.. if i was not a sane person i'd pull my own damn hair out for the stuff i read about our GOV and the sorry state of this nation. hell i even canceled my SAT TV i thought hey i can be depressed for 89 bucks less a month BY NOT WATCHING these FOOLS we call leaders...

He didn't get the contract," Jackson continued. "Why should I reward someone who doesn't like the president, so they can use funds to try to campaign against the president? Logic says they don't get the contract. That's the way I believe."
Rod Bailey with The Staubach Co., who put the REEC event together, said Jackson was simply telling it like it is.
"It's politics at its finest," he said. "If you talk to other government officials, they would have similar stories. The same thing holds true in business. If you don't like Roger Staubach, you're not going to work at The Staubach Co. Leaders are the roots of their organizations. If you want to be a part of them and profit from them, you have to be on the same mission." From the Dallas Business Journal After reading that then what Alfonso Jackson did makes perfect sense.

ALso don't foreget that Chelsea Clinton ia Consultant getting reportedly a 6 figure salary right out of college. Yet she has no career knowledge to base her consulting abilities on. Certainly not all pliticians are corrupt. There certainly are some. And btw its not a republican thing. In the last presidental election the Democrats were cited more times for election frauds than the republicans. The Dems were mis directing people to the wrong precincts and giving other false information. I'd bet the Reps did it too. But the Dem were the worst.

At a dinner table discussion some years back about politics, I proclaimed, "Then perhaps all Lobbying should be banned". Unknown to me my brothers girlfriend who was sitting at the table with us. was a lobbyist. She said "Hey, I'm a lobbyist". We can't ban all Lobbying since many a small enitiy lobbies for very worthwhile prjects. But maybe we should ban lobbying from the big powerful companies. What we really need to do is put a average mans cap on the amount of money allowed to be spent on Campaigning. This would allow the Avergae man to run for office much easier since less capital would be required. and the chance would be more fair since the opponent could have millions of doolars to air commercials and such. Speaking of that. The networks should be required to air campaign commercials at no cost and durring all timeslots of the days. Meaning not just Primetime and not only early sunday mornings or late at night like they do most PSA's. After all a Campaign commercialcan be thought of as a PSA if you ask me.

Please excuse my above typos. Bad keyboard