WTF Is It Now?!?

Anyone pick this guy in the ATS Dead Pool?
Former Bush speechwriter David Frum - the 'Axis of Evil' guy - has infuriated top officials at the White House with his 'controversial' new book, The Right Man: the Surprise Presidency of George W Bush (they're upset about a fantasy novel??).

Anyway, tomorrow Frum starts his media tour, offering his 'insights' into Drinky McHappycrack and the misadministration, such as there is "a dearth of really high-powered brains" among the White House staff, and "one seldom heard an unexpected thought in the Bush White House or met someone who possessed unusual knowledge."

"He's going on the Today show to talk about North Korea, Iraq?!" an alarmed Bush intimate said on Sunday. "Mr. Frum should seriously consider letting the president speak for himself on these highly volatile matters."

Bwaaahahahahaha! And have it make sense? Please!! LOLOL. Shoot - would we even be in this mess today if Napoleon Bonehead hadn't shown such disrespect to N Korea back then? - developing on drudge.


Partisan-hack program shitcanned
CNBC pulled the "Wall Street Journal Editorial Board With Stuart Varney" off the air last week. While CNBC would not comment on the cancellation, a small announcement in the Wall Street Journal Friday explained that "in the course of long-planned renegotiations, CNBC and the Journal failed to agree on the future direction of the program."

I can almost hear them now: 'Show of hands: should we put the blame for the economic crisis where it belongs, on Smirky McOilfield, or lie and blame it on Bill Clinton?' Good fucking riddance.


WTF's the point?
The irony-challenged, testicularly-impaired Dick 'Fluffy' Gephardt says he is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 because "President Bush is leading the country either down the wrong path or not leading at all," and would offer a "different direction for our domestic, economic and national security policies." Gee, thanks, Dick - now you decide to wake the fuck up? And why should we believe or support you now?? Did you get the Chia Puberty kit for Christmas?

Meanwhile, in other news from the Clueless Castrati Club, Tom 'Isadora' Daschle said Sunday he's strongly considering a run for president in 2004, and would make an announcement on an exploratory committee "in the next couple of weeks. I just can't make a decision until I see what the new pink tutus for Spring look like!" - AP.


Dow Jones Ends 2002 With Worst Annual Loss in 25 Years
The NY Times reports, "Stocks in the United States plunged in 2002 amid fears of war and terrorism, a weak economy, rising oil prices and dozens of corporate scandals. It was the third consecutive annual decline, the first time that has happened in 60 years. Making matters worse, the average stock fell further in 2002 than it had in either of the previous two years. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index posted its worst year since 1974; many big technology stocks slipped into the single digits, and some dropped to prices below $1. And Wall Street's mood is bleak. At the end of 2000, most investors were optimistic that a return to quick gains could not be far off. A year ago, many remained resolute, feeling that stocks and the United States economy had withstood the Sept. 11 attacks and were poised for recovery. Now that optimism has disappeared almost entirely." And in a related story.....


FBI agents say White House scripting 'hysterics' for political effect
Karl Rove Uses Terror Alerts to Prop Up Bunnypants' Plunging Polls.

Intelligence pros say the White House is manufacturing terrorist alerts to keep the issue alive in the minds of voters and to keep Bush's approval ratings high, Capitol Hill Blue reports. The Thursday report said that the administration is engaging in 'hysterics' in issuing numerous terror alerts that have little to no basis in fact. 'Unfortunately, we haven't made a lot of progress against al-Qaida or the war on terrorism,' one FBI agent familiar with terrorism operations told CHB. 'We've been spinning our wheels for several weeks now.' Other sources within the bureau and the Central Intelligence Agency said the administration is pressuring intelligence agencies to develop 'something, anything' to support an array of non-specific terrorism alerts issued by the White House and the Department of Homeland Security. - the ultraconservative WorldNetDaily (thanks to democrats.com).