Joe Lieberman -- Putting Up With Him

It's hard to believe the entire party supported this guy for VP in 2000. After all we've been through with him in the meantime.

It's impossible to forget that this clown appeared at the Republican National Convention last year. And that he supported John McCain for President. That's bad enough, but that also means he supported Sarah Palin for VP. And potentially for president at any given moment, depending on McCain's ticker.

Isn't that something? If Joe Lieberman had his way, Sarah Palin would be that close to the presidency. And the Republicans, who gave us eight years of irresponsibility, would still be in control.

Personally, if I had my way, we would've kicked this lousy turncoat to the curb as soon as the '08 election was over. He could've had a nice time over at his new home, the Republican caucus.

Now, here he comes again. Threatening the health-care reform bill. After all the work they've put into it. After all the hope that we've built up that something decent might finally happen for a change. We've got the insurance companies with a knife to our throat all the time. And what's Joe Lieberman's take on that? He won't lift a finger to help.

I renounce half of my vote in 2000. Al Gore, you should've picked someone better.

Dare We Hope?

The health-care debate is getting crazy, with multiple voices claiming various things. The public option's in, it's out, they support it, they don't, Obama supports it, Obama doesn't. Sheesh.

Just wake me up when we get something done. I'm so sick of it.

I think it'd be helpful if we knew 100% that President Obama wanted X, Y, and Z. Then all the competing voices -- all the king's horses and all the king's men -- wouldn't make any difference.

A lot of the craziness I suppose we can chalk up to the Republican mischief makers, the scoundrels, our national cancer. They're no doubt behind the scenes trying to gin up as much mischief as they can.

Yes, the Republican party is a cancer in our country. They're a scourge and it'd pay if we could somehow find the cure.

So-Called "Values Voters" Are Rude

At the "Values Voter Summit," put on by people who apparently have bad values, MSNBC reporter Brian Mooar was heckled by audience members while he was trying to do a story about their gathering.

It's amazing the kind of thuggery from the right these days. Speaking of values, get some, morons.

The Kind Of Political Ad I Like To See - Caught Red-Handed

Here's what we need more of, political ads that brutalize the Republicans for their underhanded, nefarious ways. Caught red-handed taking money from health care interests, then voting against reform.

This one is about Republican Rep. Patrick Tiberi (R-OH). It was released by MoveOn.org and started running in his district today (Thursday).

There's another one, probably similar, for Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA).

Both these scoundrels serve on the House Ways and Means committee and voted against reform.

God bless MoveOn.org!

A Republican Thought Conundrum

Would you like to live long and prosper? The Republicans hope you drop dead. If there's ever anything wrong with you, they won't lift a finger to help. You're on your own.

How can the Republicans get support for these kinds of ideas? They have never met one program that would do anyone any good that they actually like. To them we're all just in the way. They "love America," they just happen to hate Americans.

So if you want to make the Republicans happy, drop dead. Or if you want to make them sad, support government that is competent and does some good.

It's seriously a thought conundrum I have. How many times do they have to beat someone in the head with a 2 x 4 before they'll vote Republican?

Alberto Gonzales Backtracks On Torture

It'd be great to be privy to the Republicans' emails and phone calls.

Every time one of them say anything, whether it has to do with Rush Limbaugh, the terror alerts, or now, the torture probe, you can wait a day and hear them saying just the opposite.

Today it's Alberto Gonzales, who supported the CIA torture probe the other day. Now he's spun around and is against it. What happened in the meantime? We can only guess, but it possibly involves a severed horse head.

The other day it was Tom Ridge, who couldn't backpedal fast enough on whether the terrorist alerts were raised for political reasons in 2004. At first he said they were. Now he says they weren't.

Here's a clue for you all: They were.

But come back tomorrow and I'll say they weren't.

Michelle Bachmann's Slitting Her Wrist

I don't know if I've heard anything this crazy in a long time. And believe me, I'm listening!

But maybe the craziness factor is compounded by the fact that this is from a Congressperson. Who, at least at some point in my past, I always figured to be at least semi-sane.

Minnesota's favorite daughter, Michelle Bachmann, though, is setting a new low for the reputation of members of Congress. She is so loony it's scary. This is no longer funny performance art -- I try to be generous. She has passed over into something so bizarre even Sarah Palin's shaking her head.

What did she say now? How about this:

"What we have to do today is make a covenant, to slit our wrists, be blood brothers on this thing. This will not pass. We will do whatever it takes to make sure this doesn't pass."

She's talking about healthcare reform. Isn't that weird? You know, she cuts her wrists, the first thing they'll do is rush her to the hospital. And being a Congressperson, having government health insurance, we'll be paying for her recovery. There's some irony there!