Thursday, April 20, 2006

The Truth in Shorthand

White House staff changes = nothing but musical chairs
Karl Rove re-assigned = start the dirty tricks in Republican campaigns
Napoleon, Ohio = tiny town loses major employer
Catholics abandoning Republicans = immigration proposals create schism
Jack Abramoff's ties to Ralph Reed = Raw Story found Reed's political future bleak
Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald = back in DC working with grand jury
New White House Policy Chief Kaplan = pounded windows to stop the recount in Miami-Dade in 2000
I'm the Decider (Koo-koo-ka-choo) = Huffington Post music

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I got this in one of those forwarded e-mails and I found one post here.
What You Need to Believe To Be A Republican (excerpts)

Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him, and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin Laden" diversion...

The United States should get out of the United Nations, and our highest national priority is enforcing U.N. resolutions against Iraq...

A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body, but multi-national corporations can make decisions affecting all mankind without regulation...

The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in speeches, while slashing veterans' benefits and combat pay...

A president lying about an extramarital affair is a impeachable offense, but a president lying to enlist support for a war in which thousands die is solid defense policy...

The public has a right to know about Hillary's cattle trades, but George Bush's driving record is none of our business...

Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you're a conservative radio host. Then it's an illness and you need our prayers for your recovery....