Now That's A Good Idea!

Mark Morford makes a cogent suggestion for the President: get your own Dick (Cheney):

Despite all his power and formidable intelligence, Obama seems to have no real capacity to deal with, you know, morons.

And it's largely his own fault. The president, I believe, still wants history to tag him as the peacemaker, the grand unifier, the great Middle Way. Despite all gruesome evidence to the contrary -- not to mention his own toxic poll numbers -- he still seems to think he can bridge the violent disparities in Congress, reach consensus, simultaneously serve as the lighthouse to the Dem's lost ship and the truckload of Zoloft to the GOP's unchecked madness.

No surprise, then, that Obama often looks to be in a state of stunned disbelief that no matter how hard he tries, no matter how many compromises and concessions he makes to the malignant right, the wingnut contingent still blocks him at every turn. And then spits in his face. And bashes him in the kneecaps. And then hits itself in the head with a brick. And then cackles.

To say this is the most shamelessly weird, unscrupulous right wing in modern history doesn't seem to adequately capture how far Boehner & Co are willing to go to undermine and sabotage Obama's presidency. They will insult and demean their own constituents, yank insurance from children, hold the world economy hostage, cost the nation hundreds of billions, hobble the FAA, endanger lives, eat their young. And it's not even an election year yet.

Which is why I believe Obama needs to make a change. He needs to bring in someone who will get the dirty work done, who is utterly fearless and without shame, qualms, reasonable moral compass when it comes to dealing with dingbat creationists and dinkbucket "mama grizzlies," juvenile science deniers and tiny-brained freshman congressmen with IQs that match their shoe sizes.

To put it bluntly: Obama needs a Dick.

Cheney, that is. One to call his very own.

 
A very astute observation, if you ask me. Actually, I've been thinking the exact same thing since the middle of the summer, but couldn't find the right words to express it. Nonetheless, I concur: the President either needs to grow a pair, or get someone who already has some balls, and let them loose on these wingnut fools.

Hence, Mark Morford's latest. If you aren't familiar with his cheery, irreverent commentary, now's the time to start., because I think he's onto something here.

Oh, Yeah?

Michele Bachmann says that last week's East Coast earthquake and Hurricane Irene were sent by God:

"I don't know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians. We've had an earthquake; we've had a hurricane. He said, 'Are you going to start listening to me here?'"

Hey Michele, you think that "God told (me) blah blah blah"? Guess what?

God told me to tell you to go fuck yourself.


UPDATE: Late-breaking reports indicate that Bachmann was "just kidding" about God sending the hurricane, according to one of her house slaves. Unfortunately for her, God is still telling me to tell her to go fuck herself.

Funny and Succint

From MoveOn.org, via Facebook:

The Huck Stops Here

Mike Huckabee thinks that appointing Donald Trump as Treasury Secretary would be a good idea, "a game changer":

As the economy tumbles, Mike Huckabee floated a radical idea for treasury secretary: Donald Trump.

The real estate developer-turned-TV celebrity decided against running for the Republican nomination for President this year, but Huckabee thinks The Donald would be perfect as the nation's money man.

"Have Donald Trump take the job for 90 days," Huckabee said on the Fox News channel Monday. "It's a game changer."

The Donald, however, demurred, in his own inimitable way:

When asked about it on Fox News later Monday morning, Trump said he would have a lot of naysayers if he took the job.

"I'll tell you, it would be very painful for China, it would be very painful for OPEC, it would be very painful for many of the countries that are just ripping us off," he told Fox News.

He also suggested Obama might not be so keen on putting him in his Cabinet. While he was flirting with a run for the presidency, Trump became a major thorn in the White House's side by firing up the "birther" movement and demanding to see Obama's birth certificate.

"It's hard for him to appoint me after the way I talk about him, I mean in all fairness," he said.

"In all fairness." That's big of you to admit that, Donny.

But hey, Mike? - we already know that you're not about to leave your cushy job at Faux News. We already know you're not eager to regain 40-50 pounds or so, while chowing down campaigning at every greasy spoon restaurant in small town America; we got that message loud and clear. But it's unbecoming for an alleged man of the cloth to be so desperately needy for attention. What's the matter, Huckster, Bachmann and Palin are getting all the good press, while your propaganda show's ratings are floundering? What would Jesus do?

Here's a hint, Mike: he wouldn't have a tv show, for starters.

But maybe putting Trump in at Treasury might be smarter than it looks, at first blush. With the way we're going as a nation, with the way the Tea Party idiots have become (not solely by themselves, I'll admit, but that's a later post) economic terrorists - yeah, I said it! Meant it, too - with the debt ceiling, maybe it would be a good idea to have as Treasury Secretary a man who's intimately familiar with bankruptcy....

A game changer?! Redneck, please!

"A Satan Sandwich"

Sometimes, I get too angry to write. Or, at least, too angry to post what I've written (Dept. of State Security, take note: I did NOT make that suggestion!). So I take some time off from the blog, and try to immerse myself in the rest of the world.

Of course, just because I ignore politics for a while, it doesn't mean that politics will likewise ignore me. And this shit sandwich (I'm not as polite as Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver) that is the debt ceiling deal is giving me indigestion. Fortunately, before I get my bile up, Keith Olbermann already got angry for me. I'll let him take it from here....

Oh, HELLLLL NO!

The Washington Post:

President Obama is pressing congressional leaders to consider a far-reaching debt-reduction plan that would force Democrats to accept major changes to Social Security and Medicare in exchange for Republican support for fresh tax revenue.

At a meeting with top House and Senate leaders set for Thursday morning, Obama plans to argue that a rare consensus has emerged about the size and scope of the nation’s budget problems and that policymakers should seize the moment to take dramatic action.

As part of his pitch, Obama is proposing significant reductions in Medicare spending and for the first time is offering to tackle the rising cost of Social Security, according to people in both parties with knowledge of the proposal. The move marks a major shift for the White House and could present a direct challenge to Democratic lawmakers who have vowed to protect health and retirement benefits from the assault on government spending.

[...]

It is not clear whether that argument can prevail on Capitol Hill. Thursday’s meeting at the White House — an attempt by Obama to break the impasse that halted debt-reduction talks two weeks ago — will provide a critical opportunity for leaders in both parties to say how far they’re willing to go to restrain government borrowing as the clock ticks toward an Aug. 2 deadline for raising the debt limit.

You damn right that argument won't prevail on Capitol Hill! Time to hit the barricades again...damn, I swear I should just get a condo there or something....

Day 5 - "No Flags Flying, No Bands Playing"

The clueless & uninformed cry, because they can't buy lottery tickets, or go to the track. State parks remain closed and roads aren't getting paved (and let me tell you, some of them look like they've been under artillery attack), while 20,000 state workers and counting have been furloughed, Thousands more in state-supported non-profits and dependent businesses nervously wait for the hammer to fall. The Republicans seem to be actually enjoying the shutdown, and T-Paw -  the author of this goddamn mess - has the nerve to brag about the first shutdown he instigated?

Rachel Maddow is right: they have no shame.

Meanwhile, back in my home state of New Jersey, Democrats in the state legislature have just now - after he screwed them on a budget deal of their own-  figured out that Chris Christie is a rat bastard. What took 'em so long??

Fools everywhere, and not enough time to count them all.