Well, it’s been absolutely gorgeous out here in Stumptown. The rain finally let up and we got some actual summer. Therefore my wife required me to actually step away from the keyboard and plug into Lifenet.
Why the picture of my niece Hannah making an ugly face? I thought it might catch the eye. Its also one of my favorite pictures.
So, let’s do a little blog surfing and see what’s been going on since I’ve been gone.
AMERICAblog: George Bush is apparently questioning what the meaning of “involved” is, as in: “If anyone in this administration was involved in it [the improper disclosure of an undercover CIA operative’s identity], they would no longer be in this administration.”
Pam’s House Blend: Apparently the FBI has been monitoring radical leftist groups for possible links to terrorism. You know, those crazy fringe wackos at the ACLU, Greenpeace, and United For Peace & Justice.
Shakespeare’s Sister: A wonderful, well-written post collecting the little and big lies of the Bush maladministration. Bush has adopted one of my father’s sayings: “You can fool some of the people all of the time, you can fool all of the people some of the time… and that’s damn good odds!” But Sis ain’t all or even some of the people. And neither am I. Or you. And we’re starting to become a “some” who are not fooled, and soon enough we will be an “all” that are not fooled.
AngryBlackBitch: My favorite mad blog sistah (we’re close like that) notices how the Londoners are dealing with “homegrown” terrorism and points out that we’ve got our own homegrown terrorism problem right here in the States that started with the Confederacy and continues on through the radical fringe anti-abortionists.
Then to top off the blog sundae, a little bit of The Rude Pundit, who noticed that President All-Hat-No-Cattle was at a press conference with the Prime Minister of India, and had this to say about his forthcoming Supreme Court nomination:
BUSH: Well, thank you for telling me where I am in the process [of choosing a nominee]. I appreciate that. We’ve consulted with the Senate. We will continue to consult with the Senate. I, of course, am the person that picks the nominee, and they get to decide whether or not the nominee gets confirmed. That’s the way it has worked in the past. That’s the way it’s going to work in this administration.
and when I first heard that, my thought was, “No shit? Maybe because that’s the way it’s written in the freakin’ Constitution?” Jesus, now the guy wants us to give him credit for playing by the rules? That reminds me of Chris Rock’ routine about the young men who brag, “I ain’t never been to jail” or “I raised my chillun'” — you’re supposed to!
Had I seen it first I probably would have riffed some football analogy. You know, like staging Packers football coach Mike Sherman at a press conference:
SHERMAN: Well, thank you for telling me where I am in the process [of choosing a play]. I appreciate that. This football team has played three downs. We’re going to go for it on fourth down, and if we don’t make it, we’ll give the ball to the other team. That’s the way it has worked in the past. That’s the way it’s going to work for this football team.
But it wasn’t very good, especially compared to what The Rude One wrote.
OK, now I’m off to find my own stuff.
