You can find all these quotes at the Crosswire blog-debates with the pathetic "opponent" West Knox Momma. Wasn't a fair match-up, but then WKM and her husband put forth the challenge, so I'm short on sympathy for her.
Cheney says the Bush tax cuts are working. Yes, the thirty-five million people living in poverty, including the millions who joined them on Bush's watch, are benefiting tremendously from paying less taxes than the no taxes they were paying before. And the millions who lost their jobs on Bush's watch got a huge tax cut.
Hahaha.
But what's not understandable is the Republican Party portrayed at this event. All these minorities, all this compassion, all these government programs to help people… where did all that come from? I thought I was watching flashbacks of the 1996 Democratic convention there a few times.
And the supreme irony is that they had to get a "Democrat" as their keynote speaker to reveal the true nature of the party and the soul of the GOP.
I guess it all fits in with their "say one thing, mean another, do something else, then lie about it" approach to politics and government. Clear Skies. Healthy Forests. Medicare Reform. No Child Left Behind. Strong Economy. War on Terror. Weapons of Mass Destruction. And so it goes.
This convention was a river of hypocrisy and lies, running through a jungle of intolerance, emptying into a sea of failed polices in the Oval Office. (As Zell "Spitball" Miller would say, that there's one of them metaphors. Don't get your panties in a wad, or else… pistols at dawn!)
And the supreme irony is that they had to get a "Democrat" as their keynote speaker to reveal the true nature of the party and the soul of the GOP.
I guess it all fits in with their "say one thing, mean another, do something else, then lie about it" approach to politics and government. Clear Skies. Healthy Forests. Medicare Reform. No Child Left Behind. Strong Economy. War on Terror. Weapons of Mass Destruction. And so it goes.
This convention was a river of hypocrisy and lies, running through a jungle of intolerance, emptying into a sea of failed polices in the Oval Office. (As Zell "Spitball" Miller would say, that there's one of them metaphors. Don't get your panties in a wad, or else… pistols at dawn!)
A nation of courage? That's their theme? From a bunch of guys who dodged the draft and hid out in Alabama mail rooms while Kerry got shot up on the Mekong Delta? By a president who sat there like a stunned mullet after being told the nation was under attack, and flew away and hid in Nebraska?
...The 9/11 families, well, I won't go there.
But why didn't the Bush administration give them a voice before now? Why is it the only recognition they have received until last night was from Richard Clarke during the 9/11 hearings? Why all of a sudden is it politically expedient to hear from them?
...And then Giuliani. What can you say? The guy who rushed down to ground zero while Bush sat like a deer in the headlights then ran off to an underground bunker while the nation was under attack. I used to respect Giuliani. But talking about people jumping out of buildings? Is there anything these guys won't politicize? He completely lost me when he said he came out of a building, watched the cloud of debris roiling down the block, grabbed the arm of the police chief, and said "I'm glad George Bush is our president." Yeah, right. I'm sure that's exactly what he said. What a crock.
...Memo to Bush. You say Kerry shouldn't have made his service in Vietnam an issue. Well, you shouldn't make 9/11 an issue. Kerry served honorably and came back and spoke his mind. 9/11 happened on your watch and you ran off and hid, and dodged the families afterwards. 9/11 happened to America, not the Republican Party.
...The 9/11 families, well, I won't go there.
But why didn't the Bush administration give them a voice before now? Why is it the only recognition they have received until last night was from Richard Clarke during the 9/11 hearings? Why all of a sudden is it politically expedient to hear from them?
...And then Giuliani. What can you say? The guy who rushed down to ground zero while Bush sat like a deer in the headlights then ran off to an underground bunker while the nation was under attack. I used to respect Giuliani. But talking about people jumping out of buildings? Is there anything these guys won't politicize? He completely lost me when he said he came out of a building, watched the cloud of debris roiling down the block, grabbed the arm of the police chief, and said "I'm glad George Bush is our president." Yeah, right. I'm sure that's exactly what he said. What a crock.
...Memo to Bush. You say Kerry shouldn't have made his service in Vietnam an issue. Well, you shouldn't make 9/11 an issue. Kerry served honorably and came back and spoke his mind. 9/11 happened on your watch and you ran off and hid, and dodged the families afterwards. 9/11 happened to America, not the Republican Party.
And this good comment from a reader:
Ok, the world did NOT change on 9/11. (John Asscroft, come get me now...) And I'm sick of hearing that it did.
Things changed significantly here in the United States. We suffered the biggest attack ever on our own soil, and realized that our defenses against terrorism were inadequate (they still are, btw, since we've wasted effort & $$$ in Iraq that should have gone into strengthening our defenses here at home).
But the whole freaking bloody world did not change. Much of the world had been used to dealing with terrorism already. Much of it is in such bad shape in other ways that it doesn't give a flying fart about terrorism. For us to keep saying that "the world" changed because we personally got attacked is just the height of hubris and self-centeredness.
Want to know why the whole world hates us (another exaggeration, although sadly, not by enough)? Look no further than this attitude.
And even at home, the "whole world" didn't change, unless maybe you live on Manhattan or in D.C. My whole world didn't change. Yes, I'm a bit more anxious. Yes, I pay a bit more attention to what's going on in the world. But I still care just as much about whether my spouse will survive the TVA job cuts, how much my medical premiums will go up, and whether my nieces and nephews are getting decent educations in our public schools.
In other words, I want to do more than just be alive and safe from having a terrorist car bomb explode outside my house (unlikely here in Knoxpatch in any event). I want my life to be have quality, and meaning, and economic security. I want to look to a future that's better in all those ways.
That's not any different from the way I felt on 9/10.
Things changed significantly here in the United States. We suffered the biggest attack ever on our own soil, and realized that our defenses against terrorism were inadequate (they still are, btw, since we've wasted effort & $$$ in Iraq that should have gone into strengthening our defenses here at home).
But the whole freaking bloody world did not change. Much of the world had been used to dealing with terrorism already. Much of it is in such bad shape in other ways that it doesn't give a flying fart about terrorism. For us to keep saying that "the world" changed because we personally got attacked is just the height of hubris and self-centeredness.
Want to know why the whole world hates us (another exaggeration, although sadly, not by enough)? Look no further than this attitude.
And even at home, the "whole world" didn't change, unless maybe you live on Manhattan or in D.C. My whole world didn't change. Yes, I'm a bit more anxious. Yes, I pay a bit more attention to what's going on in the world. But I still care just as much about whether my spouse will survive the TVA job cuts, how much my medical premiums will go up, and whether my nieces and nephews are getting decent educations in our public schools.
In other words, I want to do more than just be alive and safe from having a terrorist car bomb explode outside my house (unlikely here in Knoxpatch in any event). I want my life to be have quality, and meaning, and economic security. I want to look to a future that's better in all those ways.
That's not any different from the way I felt on 9/10.
Amen.
One more from Bubba - as the convention got underway:
On a more serious note, there will be at least one dramatic announcement during Bush's acceptance speech when he reveals a new arsenal of weapons for the "War on Terror". The weapons include a new type of radar that can detect terror on land, at sea, or in the air, a new smart bomb that targets terror, and a new portable device capable of projecting a beam of energy that destroys terror. The weapons system, which Bush is said to be personally involved in designing after being inspired by a Star Trek: Next Generation episode, is expected to cost $900 billion and will be funded by another round of tax cuts.
OK, then.
OK, then.
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