Don't Stop...Relivin'

Jesus tap dancing Christ...

The Sopranos finale begat endless Journey ad nauseum-perhaps my number one complaint about the end of the series...

Until now...

Hillary, without a hint of irony (are the Clintons like the Sopranos?) gets Bill in on this absolute hack of the Sopranos finale, all to unveil the official Hillary fight song...

What song could possibly encapsulate the optimistic narcissism of Hillary? What song could possibly top Bill's horrid Fleetwood Mac "Don't Stop" vapid platitudes?

"You and I" by Celine Dion. Celine Dion? Wow, that's an edgy choice. Guess you got the post menopausal vote locked up, but what about the rest of us?

Look...not the campaign song matters that much, but c'mon...does this inspire anyone to do anything, other than take a crap. Really...how inspiring is Celine Dion? If you aspire to be the Quebecois Barbra Streisand, I guess it would be pretty damn inspiring.

However, if you are toiling out in the real world, you'd be more inclined to want something like John Lennon or the Clash...

Celine Dion, the ersatz Babs, in some respects, is the perfect fight song for Hillary, the ersatz Bill. Neither Celine nor Hillary have the brains nor the talent of their betters...

Kill the Poor

The High Price of Being Poor in Kentucky
Kentucky's working families frequently pay a premium for everyday necessities. Lower-income workers there are more likely to pay more for home loans, auto loans, car insurance, basic financial services, and home goods. However, through a combination of initiatives that bring down business costs, curb unscrupulous behavior, and boost consumer knowledge, public and private leaders can bring down these prices, creating up to thousands of dollars in extra family spending power.

I sure hope that creationism "museum" gives the local economy a boost.

Read the report here

Under My Wheels

How many loyal consigliaris has BushCo thrown under the bus now?:

"Marine Gen. Peter Pace, the nation's top military officer, told superiors last month that he would not retire voluntarily, forcing the Bush administration to make a public declaration last week that it had decided to replace Pace as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff."

Guess he should have gotten behind waterboarding. Or personally made the surge a success.

Gonzales and the Triumph of the Dil(does): Redux

This ain't over yet, Rove!:

"The Senate and House Judiciary Committees issued subpoenas on Wednesday to Harriet E. Miers, the former White House counsel, and Sara M. Taylor, the former political director, ratcheting up the pressure on the White House to cooperate with the Congressional inquiry into last year’s firings of federal prosecutors..."

They got Al Capone on Tax Evasion, and let his syphillitic corpulence rot in a Florida Prison Hospital. I don't care how they get this sonabitch, as long as its legal. I don't need a smoking gun, some super damning piece of evidence that he masterminded the whole war, violated the Civil Rights Act, or smeared unto destruction decent people-history will provide that. A misdemeanor will do.

To the West!

From one Wizard to another: R.I.P., Don Herbert

Gonzales and the Triumph of the Dil(does)

Again, it appears to be clear that, no matter how much corruption, how much disgrace, this Administration foists upon the people and their Constitution, some of their "elected" representatives will bend to the Iron Will of King George...you can guess pretty well who voted how.

Take note how Liebermann, in his bid to be the most milquetoast neocon in history, knows who butters his bread.

Also: Joe, Chris and Barack...try showing up for work next time.

Ideology trumps truth again...and we are poorer for it.

Except for this guy.

Hey, they don't call them the Greatest Generation for nothing.

The Stupidest Idea since the CIA Castro "LSD" Cigar

via the Tavern Wench...your tax dollars at work:

A Gay Bomb

Can you imagine the Strangelove-like panting in some secure war room over the prospect of this?

Or maybe you'd rather not.