WTF Is It Now?!?

The kittens are starting to eat dry cat food. I think they're eating other things too: there was a chipmunk tail near their igloo yesterday.

Merlin watched me give Oliver, the other bird, some popcorn, and went "oooohhh, what's that? Is it good?" No, Merlin, it's just Wolf Blitzer's teeny tiny testicles. I can dream.

There was a huuuuuge buzzard feasting on something in the front yard this morning, but I'll bet it didn't leave me a skull.

Between thunderstorm shut-downs and playing with the new critters, I'm still catching up on current events.





Lt.Col. Fired, Faces Court-Martial for Bush-Bashing Letter - from the BuzzFlash mailbag:

"It is finally in the printed Air Force Times, 17 June 2002 edition, Pages 8 & 9, and Editorial on page 52: Steve Butler's letter, pros and cons of Court-martial. They give a history of like statements and admit: "But no recent president suffered as many public barbs from his troops as Bill Clinton." [At least 2 Major Generals (0-8) and 2 Majors (0-4).] Also that: "Court-martial would be first of its kind in 37 years" Although the Editorial calls for "No court-martial", I suspect it is to save face for our AWOL Commander-in-Chief. You might be able to access at: www.airforcetimes.com . Otherwise, they invite response which would seem to include the public since it is not an "Official" publication and is civilian-run. Should officers be allowed to voice their opinions of the government? Tell Air Force Times what you think. E-mail your response to airlet@atpco.com .

Further, If you have story ideas, comments or questions, e-mail Air Force Times Editors at: AIRTIP@ATPCO.COM . Up and Away, MSgt. Chris L. Gray, USAF (Ret.)"



Moments in Churchilliana

"When we see evil - I know it may hurt some people's feelings, it may not be what they call diplomatically correct - but I'm calling evil for what it is. Evil is evil, and we will fight it with all our might." - The Oaf of Office, pResident Evil, to his 'supporters' this week.




Operation Enduring Poll Numbers, continued:

Emperor Snippy is laying the foundation to overthrow Saddam Hussein, perhaps with military action, and he may feel compelled to strike without warning. But behind closed doors at the White House, the Nooculer Nincompoop was dismayed by reports that U.S. military leaders were lobbying against an Iraqi invasion anytime soon.

"I don't know what they're talking about," two senior U.S. officials quoted him as whining. They interpreted the remark to mean Reznit Dumbass is seriously considering military action despite opposition.
From Yahoo News. Is Congress going to get to declare this one a "war"?




Cap'n Cowpie Hails End of ABM Treaty

Squinty the Boilfaced Crackhead hailed the demise of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty on Thursday, and urged Congress to develop defense systems to guard against strikes by terrorists now that the ban is lifted !!!!!

"I am committed to deploying a missile defense system as soon as possible to protect the American people and our deployed forces against the growing missile threats we face," Bunnypants squealed.

Critics say Bush's missile defense goals are unreliable and expensive, but are still expected to don their pink tutus and approve the Unelected Fraud's plan. Pentagon officials will mark the passing of the treaty at a ceremony Saturday in Delta Junction, Alaska, breaking ground on a test site for the administration's $64 billion missile defense system.
From Yahoo News. I feel safer already.




Quote of the Day:

"You're probably not all that troubled about what happened to Padilla. You haven't hung out with Islamic extremists, boned up on your bomb-making skills or fantasized about Chernobylizing the Washington Mall. But don't forget: a court of law hasn't proved that Jose Padilla did either. And if George W. Bush has his way, it never will." - Ted Rall





Vandalism? You mean like when Bush-the-Smarter left office?

Paul Begala on Crossfire Thursday night: The General Accounting Office says the damage done when the Clinton administration moved out of the White House and the George W. Bush administration moved in is fairly typical for presidential transitions. In fact, a new report can't say whether the incidents of damage, vandalism and pranks were any worse in 2001 than they were in 1993 when the first Bush administration moved out of the White House. There is no excuse for intentionally vandalizing a national monument. But is there any excuse, say, for political spite that is for wasting $200,000 of taxpayers money to document less than $20,000 worth of damage?

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D - NY): I have to tell you this GAO study, about $200,000 worth found, $9,000 worth of damage over a eight-year period in hundreds of offices. You know what it comes down to roughly, $2 an office over eight years. Listen, it's terrible. I am shocked that there were legs removed from some stools. I am shocked that there was a T-shirt left over the back of a chair, but did we need a $200,000 study to tell us ...

Bob Barr (R-Delusional): Y'all are just making this up.

Paul Begala: Let me ask ...

Bob Barr: Y'all are making it up. There is no $200,000 price tag and you know it. Y'all made that up.

Paul Begala: This is my...hypocrisy test, Congressman ...

Bob Barr: We have never had administration that has done this before, Paul.

Paul Begala: [L]et me put it up on the board. The GAO concluded that "we were unable to conclude whether the 2000 transition was worse than previous ones at all."

Bob Barr: They didn't investigate previous ones ...

Paul Begala: They did, Congressman - it's on page 17 of the report in your hands and documents ...

You can almost see Bob Barr's head explode here.


And later:

Paul Begala: White House press secretary Ari Fleischer this week admitted that President Bush, well, he fibbed when he claimed that he had read an EPA report confirming the threat of global warming. In the days to come, Fleischer plans to admit other Bush falsehoods, including Bush's promise not to raid the Social Security trust fund, his denial that he ever lobbied for Enron in South America, and my personal favorite, his bald-faced claim that despite all the evidence to the contrary, Bush actually showed up for duty in the National Guard from 1972 to '73. Thank goodness we've got a president with the honor and dignity to mislead us about important things, instead of sex.




Springtime for Hitler....

"Bush was invited to speak at the Ohio State commencement by representatives of the graduating class. But immediately before class members filed into the giant football stadium, an announcer instructed the crowd that all the university's speakers deserve to be treated with respect and that anyone demonstrating or heckling would be subject to expulsion and arrest. The announcer urged that Bush be greeted with a "thunderous" ovation." - (via BuzzFlash)