Thursday, November 17, 2005

Don't Get Your Panties in a 'Frist'

Former President Bill Clinton told an audience that 'the United States made a "big mistake'' when it invaded Iraq, stoking the partisan debate back home over the war.'
Clinton was named by Esquire as
"The Most Influential Man in the World."

Democratic Rep. John Murtha (PA) has called for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. The New York Times described Rep. Murtha as a decorated Viet Nam War veteran. Thank God, someone has stepped up to say it!

The Tom DeLay investigation is still going on in Texas. Now Republican Rep. Roy Blunt is somehow involved. Here is an excerpt from the New York Times article:

Texas prosecutors in the criminal case against Representative Tom DeLay issued a subpoena on Wednesday for records of transactions between his national political action committee and a political committee run by his successor as House majority leader, Roy Blunt of Missouri.
The subpoena, issued in Austin, the Texas capital, asked for all records from Mr. DeLay's committee, Americans for a Republican Majority, about its contributions from 2000 to 2002 to Mr. Blunt's committee, Rely on Your Own Beliefs Fund, and to the state Republican Party in Missouri, where Mr. Blunt's son is governor.

Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, wants a wider investigation of Republican Senator Bill Frist and his stock trading.

The Republicans have their panties in a "frist" because they think that Bob Woodward's testimony will somehow let Scooter Libby off the hook. However, they need to go back and read Patrick Fitzgerald's press conference statement: "In fact, Mr. Libby was the first official known to have told a reporter when he talked to Judith Miller in June of 2003 about Valerie Wilson." Let me remind you that Libby's indictment includes the following charges---one count of obstruction of justice, 2 counts of perjury, and 2 counts of false statements.

David Letterman said, "The President is on a trip to Asia. He was visiting American jobs."

****The expression 'panties in a frist' was coined by Stephanie Miller, talk show host and very funny lady.