DeLay sends thugs to "wreck" Dem event
Who would Jesus assault?

Gee, it seems like only yesterday that unscrupulous prick Tom DeLay was invoking the name of his personal savior Jesus Christ. His god seems quite different than the one I've read about.

Just a day after Tom DeLay has the chutzpah to threaten filing an ethics complaint against against Cynthia McKinney (yes, right on the heels of his resignation announcement) he sends out his attack dogs to disrupt a Nick Lampson press conference and assault little old ladies. Marsha Rovai, the 70 year-old victim, describes the attack:

"I was assaulted by two different people. One of the men hit me and another shoved his sign into my face, and then when I pushed his sign away he violently pulled my hat down over my eyes and pushed me. I'm considering filing an assault charge. This is just very upsetting and I'm so disappointed in Tom Delay for organizing this attack."

And organize this attack he did. Here's the e-mail attributed to Chris Homan, DeLay's campaign manager:

'We would meet tomorrow morning at 9:45 am on the first floor of the parking garage attached to the Marriott. Please get folks to call our campaign office 281.343.1333 and let us know they can do it - or e-mail Leonard Cash (in the cc field above) so that we can get some head count. Let's give Lampson a parting shot that wrecks his press conference.'

Yes, this is the same Tom DeLay who starred at the War on Christians conference, that poor persecuted soul who has been drummed out of Congress solely as a result of his "taking his faith seriously" into public office, which made him "a target for all those who despise the cause of Christ."

"Mr. Lampson is going to have to get used to being confronted about his voting record the next seven months," said Homan, reichsmarshall of the Rightwing Neonazi Stormtroopers for Christ.

What he said
Worst president ever...

[The Boy King], told by a critic he should be ashamed of his policies, defended the government's secret eavesdropping program Thursday and said he would not apologize for listening in on the phone and e-mail conversations of "Americans talking to people in al-Qaida." Dumbass.

A man who identified himself as Harry Taylor rose at a forum to tell Bush that he's never felt more ashamed of the leadership of his country.

"I feel like despite your rhetoric, that compassion and common sense have been left far behind during your administraiton," Taylor said, standing in a balcony seat and looking down at Bush on stage. "And I would hope from time to time that you have the humility and grace to be ashamed of yourself."

A toast - to Harry 'big balls' Taylor.

Ode to the Bugman
By Madeleine Begun Kane:

Tom's speech was jam-packed with some gems.
His withdrawal he blamed on the Dems.
It seems Streisand and Moore
Forced him out the House door.
Has the Bugman been sniffing his chems?

LOL

Dick aide fingers Bush re: leak
"The President has set high standards, the highest of standards for people in his administration. He's made it very clear to people in his administration that he expects them to adhere to the highest standards of conduct. If anyone in this administration was involved in it, they would no longer be in this administration."
[White House Briefing, 9/29/03]

"I don't know of anybody in my administration who leaked classified information. If somebody did leak classified information, I'd like to know it, and we'll take the appropriate action."
[Bush Remarks: Chicago, Illinois, 9/30/03]

"You know, there's a lot of leaking in Washington, DC. It's a town famous for it. And if this helps stop leaks, this investigation in finding the truth, it'll not only hold someone to account who should not have leaked -- and this is a serious charge, by the way. We're talking about a criminal action. But also hopefully we'll help send a clear signal we expect other leaks to stop as well. And so I look forward to finding the truth."
[Bush, 10/06/03]

"I don't know how Democrats will fail to capitalize on this GOP debacle, but I'm sure they'll find a way."
[The Onion]

Repub congressman faces voter anger over 'deeply unpopular war'
Republican Congressman Chris Shays is in trouble with his constituents for supporting Bush's failed war - one of 'dozens of Republican incumbents in the House and Senate' that 'are feeling voter wrath over Iraq.'

"This is a mess, and we need people asking questions - which I don't think the Republicans are doing," said one voter.

"This arrogance, this lack of understanding. This man knows nothing of what war is all about," said another, a combat vet.

Democratic opponent Diane Farrell said that Republicans have failed miserably in their role as legislative overseers, providing the White House with an open wallet without asking any hard questions. "It's one-party rule," Farrell said. "Chris's script and the president's script are the same."

I've been slimed
If there's a bigger gaping touchhole than wHoward Kurtz, I don't want to know about it.

Bush authorized Libby to leak to the press
"Yore doin' a heckuva job, Scooter."

Scooter Libby has testified that he gave information from a closely-guarded "National Intelligence Estimate" on Iraq to a New York Times reporter in 2003 with the specific permission of the president, according to a new court filing.

Libby is said to have testified that "at first" he rebuffed Dick Cheney's suggestion to release the information because the estimate was classified. However, Cheney subsequently pointed a loaded .57 said he got permission for the release directly from Bush.

The court papers from Patrick Fitzgerald do not suggest that Preznit Values and Personal Responsibitude violated any law or rule. However, the new disclosure could be awkward for the president because it places him, for the first time, directly in a chain of events that led to a meeting where the identity of Valerie Plame was traitorously provided to a reporter.

So what does this mean? Will Bush fire himself? Wait... Breaking news on CNN! "US Representative Cynthia McKinney apologizes for altercation with Capitol Police officer." Sigh.

Values and integri- zzzzzzzzzz.....
The House "ethics committee" will not be investigating unscrupulous shit-heel Tom DeLay and the other lawmakers accused of "ethical lapses," such as republican Rep. Bob Ney of Ohio. A six-hour meeting of the useless wankers ended in partisan deadlock Thursday. Just shameful.

Racist skank defends slimy, indicted crook
Syphilitic, brownshirted ho-bag mAnn Coulter - who once advocated poisoning a Supreme Court justice - calls corrupt scumbag Tom DeLay "incredibly honorable." If by 'honorable' you mean 'loathsome criminal prick.'

Several times, the glassy-eyed and giddy Coulter called DeLay “incredibly honorable” and that "no one’s concerned" about the prosecution against him. Comment: Nobody except the voters, that is, but truth in voting is obviously not Coulter’s strong point.

Sean Hannity insisted several times that DeLay was indicted "for a non-existent crime." Yes, it's that little non-existent crime called MONEY LAUNDERING, Sean.

What an incredible douchebag. Remember that whole "bringing values and integrity back to Washington" thing, you asskissing fuckwit? Bah. Even Chris Matthews got all Hardballed over Hot-tub Tom.


Clicky.
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Signs point to federal investigators zeroing in on DeLay
Legal experts say corrupt scumbag Tom DeLay should be very worried.

"[Federal prosecutors have] penetrated his inner sanctum," said a lawyer who's defended dozens of cases involving corruption charges. "And soon, it'll be his inner rectum This case is just beginning."

Former DeLay aides Rudy and Scanlon each face up to five years in PMITA prison and a $250,000 fine for their admitted crimes. DeLay buddy Jack Abramoff faces up to 30 years. Squealing on the slimy little fucker could save them years behind bars. Heh heh - 'behind.'

Meanwhile, criminal law experts have expressed skepticism about DeLay's explanation that he stepped down because of concerns that he'd lose his re-election bid in November.

"The guy has a hide of titanium. This is not about his election, this is about his defense of the criminal investigation," former federal prosecutor John Flannery said. "The circle is closing on him for a federal indictment."

Cal Jillson of Southern Methodist University said the re-election excuse is unlikely because DeLay is "a street fighter" unaccustomed to backing down. "That leaves the possibility that DeLay is aware of future adverse developments that are lapping at his doorstep," Jillson said.

"It's a huge embarrassment for the Republicans in every jurisdiction, from Washington to his district," said Earl Black, a political scientist at Rice University.

On Uranus, maybe
Democracy's on the march!

Accountability
NewsMax's Carl 'stinky' Limbacher writes: "The most stunning aspect of Tom DeLay's resignation from Congress isn't that he was forced out by a wave of bad publicity that began with his indictment last September for breaking a law that wasn't even on the books when DeLay allegedly violated it. The real surprise of the DeLay debacle is that his fellow Republicans allowed him to be ripped apart by Democrat-friendly media piranha - without firing a shot in return."

Witless self-abuser at RimJob's Drooler Depot comments: "Amen. When the Republicans imposed a rule on themselves requiring leaders to step down if indicted, they were being stupid, stupid, stupid."

Sigh....

Corpse grows a pair
Drugged-out skank mAnn Coulter reacts to her own whacked-out statements being read back to her by feisty dead guy:

Judging from her smile, Ann Coulter was ready to flirt with Alan Colmes last night on Hannity and Colmes, not be held accountable for her invective against Democrats. But that's exactly what happened when Colmes confronted her on some of her outlandish comments.

The "so who's crazy now, bitch?" thing he pulled on her was beautiful.

Bush misadministration/media collusion memos surface
Catapulting the propaganda:

"Of course it raises some concerns, but we can't let this issue be blown out of proportion. Hell, if we want to plant I.D. chips in people and torture their loved ones until they break, we will. I know the idea of governmental control over what the media can or cannot say during wartime may be an uncomfortable topic for some to digest, but it is a necessary fact of life when our enemies are trying to kill us."

Uhhhhh, thank you, Senator Frist.

In a disturbing turn of events for an administration already plagued by sagging poll numbers and waning support for the Iraq war, Friday's revelation that the Bush administration issued direct guidelines for programming to media outlets is troubling even die-hard conservatives.

Late Friday a series of memos between senior Bush Administration officials and management at Viacom, Inc. were leaked calling for the media giant to focus on stories and programming choices that "reinforce the Administration's positions" and to "ignore and/or discredit points of view in opposition to the Bush Administration's foreign policy objectives for the purposes of National Security."

"We will get to the bottom of this," the Rev. Al Sharpton said, "and heads will roll. Now that their practices of propaganda are common knowledge even Americans with limited political awareness will demand change."

I wish I could be as positive, Rev Al.

Golly!
Is Kneal Boortz retarded?

Tom DeLay is not going to run for reelection. This is a huge victory for Democrat headhunters. DeLay was the second most powerful Republican in Congress ... and they brought him down {Heh???? - Ed.} ; with no small amount of help from him, by the way. The scalps are piling up. Trent Lott, now Tom DeLay.

This could be a preview of things to come for the Republicans. The socialists only need 15 seats to take control of the House in November. Then they can begin their work on destroying talk radio and impeaching George Bush!

Jebus, keep your pants dry, you hyperventilating idiot. On second thought, pop an aneurism or something, why don't you.

Sorry for not linking to the douchebag, but you can probably find the article by doing a Google search for "overpaid shithead."

Lookit me! I'm populer!
Bunnypants surrounds himself with war heroes to avoid being booed on Opening Day -

When our bold the President manfully strode to the mound to throw out the first pitch Monday he was accompanied by two injured American soldiers (Mike McNaughton, Afghanistan, and Paul Brondhaver, Iraq) and the father (John Prazynski) of another (Taylor Prazynski) who was killed in action (Afghanistan). If anyone in the capacity crowd had been predisposed to boo George Bush, that notion was dashed by the company the [snivelling, cowardly little fuckwit] was publicly keeping.

Gawd what a tool. And would it have killed one of those guys to wear an I'm with stupid T-shirt?


GW.
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Keepin' us safer
... unless you're a teenage girl: DHS official, with nothing better to do, is arrested in sex case involving a minor.

Rethug family values:

Brian J. Doyle, 55, deputy press secretary for the US Department of Homeland Security, was charged with using a computer to seduce a child after authorities said he struck up sexual conversations with an undercover detective posing as a 14-year-old girl.

Police arrested Doyle on Tuesday at his Md. home as he was online. He was expected to be placed on administrative leave Wednesday and to find Christ on Thursday.

McCain booed during AFL-CIO speech
Pandering pussy pilloried:

Sen. John McCain threatened on Tuesday to cut short a speech to union leaders who booed his immigration views and later challenged his statements on organized labor and the Iraq war.

And though CNN continued with the "straight talk" malarky at least one of the attendees wasn't buying it:

"I was impressed with his comedy routine and ability to tap dance without music. But I was impressed with nothing else about him," said John Wasniewski of Milwaukee. "He's supposed to be Mr. Straight Talk?"

I think we're going with "cynical political opportunist" now, dude.

Straight talk
'Maverick'? Please. A more fitting nickname for the pandering little fuck is called for. Like nutless phony or hypocritical patsy jerkoff.

As for Mr. McCain: his denunciation of Mr. Falwell and Mr. Robertson six years ago helped give him a reputation as a moderate on social issues. Now that he has made up with Mr. Falwell and endorsed South Dakota's ban on abortion even in the case of rape or incest, only two conclusions are possible: either he isn't a social moderate after all, or he's a cynical political opportunist.

- hero/patriot Paul Krugman.

Great moments in mutual masturbation
A mouthbreather at RimJob's Circlejerk Central, regarding the War on Tom DeLay:

"When are we going to stand up and fight back!"

I have an idea! Republicans should take control of the House, Senate, White House, Supreme Court, and the media! Then they'll be back on top!

Another one writes:

"Well MR. Delay, you should learn something from TOM 'THE TANK' TANCREDO, 'Never give up.'"

Yeah! It's bad enough you're leaving behind a legacy of fraud, bribery, gerrymandering and influence peddling - you don't want to be known as a quitter, too!

Wtf is it now? Plenty.

Great moments in television
CNN's Jack Cafferty on corrupt scumbag Tom DeLay:

"He would strut around on Capitol Hill like a cocky little banty rooster, but today he slithered away from Congress to await his fate at the hands of the criminal justice system -- good riddance."

Infuckingdeed.

Wusses in Washington
While Snippy the Chimp may be 'worse than Nixon,' 'Congress has shown itself to be all too pliant to Bush's steady consolidation of power.'

Only three senators - Democrats with 'nads - support censuring Bush for unlawful authorization of wiretaps of Americans. But the Republican chairman of the committee, Arlen Specter of Partisandickhole, Pennsylvania, said that, while the resolution has no merit, ''it provides a forum for the discussion of issues which really ought to be considered in greater depth than they have been." Yeah, that makes a hell of a lot of sense, you blithering idiot.

It should not take a censure resolution to get the members of Congress to stick up for themselves. If they do not, they are as culpable as Bush.

- Indeed. From an editorial in the Boston Globe. Mostly.

Whatever
'This is the man that every Republican in congress once voted as their leader - a scared, cowardly, corrupt surrender-monkey who has now literally cut and run from his home district' -- headline on the intarweb.

Tom DeLay wants you to know that his decision to stand down for reelection and resign from Congress by summer has nothing, absolutely nothing, to do with the investigation into the business practices of Jack Abramoff, the lobbyist who pleaded guilty to corruption, bribery, and wire fraud charges (among others) in January and who was sentenced to almost six years in prison (for starters) last week.....

Here's what's puzzling: If DeLay's decision has nothing to do with the Abramoff investigation, shouldn't he have resigned from Congress earlier?

Yet what is most puzzling about the news of DeLay's demise is that numerous commentators are buying into the "nothing to do with Abramoff" line.

- from the liberal rightwing rag the Weakly Standard.

Fun fact: According to the troglodytes at RimJob's Conservative Circlejerk, it's all Ronnie Earle/Hitlery Xlintoon/John Boehner's fault poor saintly Tom stepped down.

Fun fact II: 10 mind-numbingly stupid quotes by Tom DeLay.

Dems blast McCain for Falwell flip-flop
Once-respected 'straight-talker' now a pathetic, pandering pussy talking out of both sides of his ass.

Sen. John McCain started feeling the heat of being a shameless suckass the GOP White House front-runner yesterday as questions arose over his embrace of Jerry Falwell - a man he once labeled an "agent of intolerance."

[T]he Democratic National Committee seized on McCain's embrace of Falwell and for some changing positions - singling out McCain for backing the extension of Bush's tax cuts after opposing them in the first place, and for toughening his stance on abortion.

"Unfortunately, it appears that McCain's admission that he 'doesn't like to lose' is the most straight talk voters should expect from him for the next two years," said DNC spokeswoman Karen Finney.

He looks pretty well #ucked on video, too
AmericaBlog reports on "poor Bill Frist. He wants to be President, but his current job is hard work. Frist is basically a puppet for Bush and Rove. The whole [NY Times] piece paints a picture of a hapless, pathetic, failed Majority Leader. The most accurate assessment was from beltway insider Charlie Cook:

"The most classic case of the Peter Principle I've ever seen in American politics," Mr. Cook said, in an uncharacteristically brutal assessment. "In a business where eloquence and rhetoric is important, he is a man of no talent whatsoever."

And from Time:

[Senator/douchebag Bill] Frist has transformed himself into the ultimate political opportunist. His moves - like last week’s ludicrous attempt to hijack the Senate’s immigration debate and move it in a punitive, populist direction - have been so clunky that he has lost the respect of his colleagues, especially Republicans.

"I hear he was a pretty good surgeon," a republican Senator said last week when asked how Frist had been as majority leader.

Ouch! Maybe now he knows how all those kittens felt.

An Average Joe's spectacular lies
The Lyin' King as gum-chawin' dunce -

Page four of Sunday's Washington Post carried a story titled "The President as Average Joe," which described how George W. Bush is trying once again to cast himself as a regular fella so as to boost his anemic poll numbers. "As he takes to the road to salvage his presidency," reported the Post, "Bush is letting down his guard and playing up his anti-intellectual, regular-guy image." ....

Most "Average Joes" enjoy being considered straight-shooters. They don't hide from hard truths and expect to be able to handle whatever comes their way. Mr. Bush, it seems, would rather be massaged with pleasing fictions from his staff, and is perfectly happy to have his handlers encase him in bubble-wrap to protect him from the aftershocks resulting from astonishingly bad decisions.

- He's also one heckuva liar. From William Rivers Pitt.

Noble cause

"The deadliest day in months" - 5 Marines die, 3 missing in Iraq accident. This is on top of the nine who were killed over the weekend.

More good news from Iraq: the US plan to build clinics falters - Contractor will try to finish 20 of 142 sites 'as violence for which the United States failed to plan has consumed up to half the $18.4 billion.'

Update
Corrupt scumbag Tom DeLay still leaving in disgrace.

LOLOL


"This is how much integrity I have left."
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Bush's paper trail grows
No, besides the TP stuck to his heel.

"No preznit wansta go ta war! Unless it's me!"

The memo reveals that [Bush and Tony 'Piddles' Blair] agreed that military action against Iraq would begin on a stipulated date in March 2003 - despite the fact that no weapons of mass destruction had been found there -- and how the two leaders mulled over ways to supply legal justification for the invasion.

Indeed this record supplies additional evidence for the view that Bush planned all along to unleash this war.

On balance the newly revealed record of President Bush’s secret meeting of January 31, 2003, confirms that by that date Bush’s Iraq war was certain. The Manning memo supplies an explicit picture of Bush not merely cherrypicking only the intelligence he wanted to use, but scheming to overcome the consequences of not finding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

“We will kick ass,” Jebus's favorite war preznit told Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. Maybe around the same time he was yelling "Fuck Saddam! We're taking him out!"

Federal probe edges closer to corrupt, already-indicted scumbag
Unscrupulous prick inches closer to prison, infamy, larger rectum.

The picture appeared to darken further last week {If by "darken" you mean the complete opposite - Ed.} with the guilty plea of Tony Rudy, DeLay's former deputy chief of staff, to charges that he conspired with disgraced [rethug] lobbyist Jack Abramoff to corrupt public officials.

That plea followed another guilty plea from DeLay's former press secretary, Michael Scanlon. Edwin Buckham, the lawmaker's former chief of staff and his closest political and spiritual adviser, was described in court documents filed in the case as someone who collaborated with Rudy, Jack Abramoff and former DeLay aide Michael Scanlon. They arranged payments, trips and favors that the department's investigators charged were part of an illegal conspiracy, according to the documents.

DeLay himself was formally designated as "Representative #2" {How appropriate! - Ed.} in the documents, a title that cannot be considered a good omen. The central legal challenge for DeLay is more likely to arise from the work of the federal task force, made up of FBI and tax agents, Interior Department investigators, and prosecutors from the Justice Department's public integrity unit.

"He has served our nation with integrity and honor," said an obviously shitfaced Majority Leader John "boner" Boehner.

It's Earle-mas!
One of the most powerful thugs in DC is quitting both his re-election race and Congress.

Indicted on campaign finance charges, corrupt scumbag Tom DeLay insisted he was innocent and vowed to stay in Congress. Last night he announced he would be turning tail stepping down from his seat by late May or June.

Mr. DeLay, who abandoned his efforts to hold onto his position as majority leader earlier this year after the indictment of former ally Jack Abramoff, was seeking re-election as vindication. But he told selected colleagues that, facing the possibility of defeat, he had decided not to try to hold on to his House seat.

.. but hold on to his ass instead. Flip-flop! Chickenshit aish-hole! What are you so afraid of, Tom?! LOLOL

"And although I felt, I feel that I could have won the race, I just felt like I didn't want to risk the seat and that I can do more on the outside of the House than I can on the inside right now."

I can become a lobbyist!

"My main point was that this country was built on morals and religion," the indicted sleazeball told Time magazine with a straight face. He added that he spent "a lot of time in prayer" over the decision.

Yeah: Oh Jebus, please don't let them put me in PMITA prison...

'Let people see Christ through me," he said.

What a laugh. Tom, I don't even see you in Christ's bowel movements, you disgusting POS.

Update
Our blogpal Bob Geiger has moved to Democrats.com!

Bush’s sorry legacy
From a letter to the editor of Stars and Stripes: Bunnypants 'worst president
ever.'

Bush’s policy of touting peace and democracy while dropping bombs on oil-producing countries and promoting crony capitalism in an America deteriorating into a feudal backwater will be Bush’s legacy as the worst president in U.S. history.

Why do our troops hate America?

Dang
Just my luck: Crooks and Liars links to me and I go into a slump.

Work sucks.
So does daylight savings time.

Christ, yeah
"Pat Robertson keeps fucking it up for all of us."

Rethugs increasingly critical of Bush
"A general incompetence."

From the growing cost and attempted "nation building" of Iraq, to immigration, port security, mushrooming government spending, soaring deficits, and his failed attempt to put Harriet Miers on the Supreme Court, some of the most pointed criticism leveled at President Bush is coming from within his own party.

The rising GOP angst stems from Bush's deep slump in the polls and the growing unpopularity of the Iraq war. But it also reflects a political reawakening as Republicans follow their own political interests in this midterm election year and as would-be 2008 presidential contenders seek ways to set themselves apart — from each other and from Bush.

"It's open season on him. George Bush has lost trust on too many issues."

Heh - that whole "Brand W" repuglican thing isn't working out too well, is it, Ken?


Kenny swallows.
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Supreme Court won't review Bush's terrorism powers
Actual headline.

God bless America --

A divided Supreme Court declined on Monday to decide whether [the Dictator-tot] has the power to order American citizens captured in the United States held in military jails without any criminal charges or a trial. By a 6-3 vote, the court sided with the Bush administration and refused to hear an appeal by Jose Padilla, who was confined in a military brig in South Carolina for more than three years after Bush designated him an "enemy combatant."

Gee, there's a surprise.

Proud to be an American!
Via Blah3 -- I don't know whether to laugh or cry:

Michael Jackson was named America's Most Foolish Individual for 2006 - guess who was right behind him?

The second spot in this year's survey is shared between American vice president Dick Cheney, who recently shot a friend in the face during a hunting trip, and celebrity socialite Paris Hilton, a member of the well-known family of hoteliers. A total of 59% of American respondents said that Cheney and Hilton did "something foolish" in the past year.

American President George Bush ranked third in the survey, with 57% of the country saying he had done something foolish, up by 9 % over last year's ranking.

Good #ucking gravy.

Busted, you cheap-suited, cocksucking asshole
I'm loving this - pompous fuckbag Dana Rohrabacher gets his fat pimply ass handed to him by Bill Maher over Chimpy's "infamous seven minutes." Watch the video at Crooks and Liars. Bonus: it also involves Bill Clinton.

A desperate situation

Iraq is becoming a country that America should be ashamed to support, let alone occupy. The nation as a whole is sliding closer to open civil war. In its capital, thugs kidnap and torture innocent civilians with impunity, then murder them for their religious beliefs. The rights of women are evaporating. The head of the government is the ally of a radical anti-American cleric who leads a powerful private militia that is behind much of the sectarian terror....

[A]fter three years of policy blunders in Iraq, Washington may no longer have the political or military capital to prevail.

- from the 'merica-hating NY Times.

Rove orders Florida harridan's staff to quit
Freakish painted head Katherine Harris's top staff - including the nasty and powerful POS Ed Rollins - resigned this weekend, in what would appear to be another effort by the WH to end her campaign for US Senate.

For months, GOP leaders in Washington tried recruiting someone else into the race, and Harris' fundraising was slow from the start. Turnover has also been a problem. She recently lost a pollster, a national financial director, treasurer and media consultant.

Advisers urged her to get out of the race. She refused.

- NY Daily News. Next: Harris hires Triumph, the insult comic dog...
/I don't know, it just seemed funny.

Hey, it could still happen
Bush preps for historic third term

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the office of the White House Counsel are preparing a draft document laying out the President's wartime authority to remain in office past 2008, The Register has learned.

The scheme is described as an emergency "continuity presidency," made necessary by the extraordinary circumstances and unique challenges of protecting the United States from the threat of international terrorism.

Happy April Fools' Day.

Bush poll numbers, meet crapper
Again.

While the President's position on illegal immigration is clearly resonating with many voters, it hasn't helped his sagging approval ratings. They sank to 37% in the poll, a new low.

- from the new issue of Time magazine.