That waddling sound you heard here this afternoon was a quick-in-and-out from America's second lamest duck, Vice President Dick Cheney, who snuck in with little fanfare for maybe the most empty photo-op since Ronald Reagan's handlers invented them. Apparently your federal rebate check comes from here in the Philadelphia area, a fact that hasn't sped the arrival of mine yet:
Those economic-stimulus checks are printed at only four plants in the country, and Vice President Cheney toured the one in Northeast Philadelphia today.
In a 10-minute speech to about 100 employees at the Philadelphia Regional Financial Center, Cheney called the checks "a shot of energy at the right time and in the right way."
"A shot of energy?" I'll say! Apparently Cheney and his entourage flew from D.C. to Willow Grove to deliver that 10-minute speech, wasting God knows how much pricey jet fuel in the process. And that wasn't the only "black gold" squandered in Cheney's hollow visit here.
He went on to say that the rebates "will help strengthen the case for permanent tax relief. ... In the months to come, the American people will once again prove why our economy remains the envy of the world."
The Cheney visit tied up midday traffic between the center and the Willow Grove Naval Air Station.
So, hundreds and maybe thousands of Philadelphia-area motorists idled in traffic so Cheney could come here for 10 minutes. With the price of gasoline these days, that probably ate up half of their $600 rebate check right there. Here's a crazy idea -- with America in the middle of its worst energy crisis in more than a generation, why don't Cheney and his boss do this for a photo op? WALK out to the Rose Garden and announce that you are curtailing all unnecessary trips between now and January -- and urge private citizens to do the same.
Because Dick Cheney only really needs to be on one more flight in his life, and that's a one-way ticket to the airport at Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Blogger's note: Picture at top is from some other pointless Cheney trip.
Posted by Will Bunch @ 9:08 PM
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Instead of Levenworth, how about sending Cheney to Guantanimo?
Give cheney a Break he risked his life coming to this Democrat run cesspool..with a Myriad of felons representing Philadelphia's .. and a Town that will turn into Camden within a decade..!
Fill in the blanks: It's the worst (fill in liberal over-reaction here) crisis in: a: a decade. b: a generation, c: a century, d: ever.
If you have completed this: Congratualtions, you are now a liberal blogger.
So, jmc, gas prices aren't at hsitorical highs? The dollar isn't weak against other currencies? The national debt isn't ballooning. Here's a hint, 1) remove head from sand 2) stop blaming libz and 3) ask for some accountability from your elected leaders. Oh, and 4) READ THE ARTICLE WILL LINKED TO
JMC is right. Don't you peasants know that you are supposed to line up with your flag pins prominently embedded in your foreheads, bowing and scraping, content to breathe co-Emperor Cheney's fumes, while chanting, "We are nor worthy, please take our children and send them off to fight for your glory?" The only thing better than Bush being out of here on Jan. 20 2009 is his puppet master being gone too.
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"Not" worthy", not "nor worthty". Sorry for the slip. Mistakes have been made...
Cheeze, now misspelled "worthy". It must be the rain.
RG, you know jmc won't read the article. Facts are such little annoyances to conservatives. They prefer to pretend everything is A-OK in their tiny little fantasy minds...What do you expect from a group whose leader can't form a cohesive sentence and takes pride in the fact that he doesn't read?
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"For What Crime" you ask Xi Jah? Check out this great article from GQ magazine last year. Very interesting.
http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_5402
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As the article says, "the only real definition of an 'impeachable offense' is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history.” That being the case, if you (and GQ magazine ) believe that he has committed a crime, then you also must believe that it is incumbent upon the Democratic controlled House to press charges. Since they haven't done so, you (and GQ magazine ) must be of the opinion that the House is in dereliction of its duties. Are you planning on voting out your representative in November?
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And Will is also mad that the Vice President uses more than 2 squares of toilet paper. To bad the 3 remaining Daily News writers are busy covering a cop shooting that is 'the NRA fault.'
"I have to say that I've never seen an individual spew as much hatred as bunch." ------- What a joke.. you must not read the comments here.
Actuall, Rove's laughing tat he lined his pockets getting rubes like you to vote twice for a "conservative" who expanded federal govt, ran up deficit spending, and ballooned the national debt. All because he got you nut jobs to pee your pants at the word liberal.
You know, ever since Karl Rove and Tony Snow left the White House, the wingnuts' talking points have gotten weaker and weaker.
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"I have to say that I've never seen an individual spew as much hatred as bunch. 24 - 7" - look in a mirror.
Never saw Will write that, interesting. Must be Bunch Derangement Syndrome you are suffering from. Syptoms mostly limited to reading blogs you claim to hate and making s--t up. May want to see someone about that.
"you fools have been delusional for 8 yrs with this administration." What Bizzaro, alternate universe are you living in where this administration hasn't done a miserable job in almost every measurable way? Do you not hold the administration accountable for ANYTHING that has happened over the last 7 1/2 years? Are you not even willing to acknowledge that Cheney told bold faced lies and blatantly circumvented other agencies and branches of government to do what he wanted? All I said about the article was that it was very interesting. Did you actually READ it?
Along with Chenney, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton and maybe, George the 2 1/2 will be going to the same place. Mark my words ( or read my lips) - there is jail.
JMC and kidder:
Giving one word of defense of this war criminal is beyond my comprehension. Cheney should be waddling in prison stripes with the other felons he pals around with.
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Rove is still laughing at you dingbats, as are the rest of us. Typical frightwing accountability. The chief of staff of the vice president is locked up for lying to a grand jury, and it's laughs all around from the people who elected this administration. The same "law and order" lunatics that think that while the U.S. has 5% of the world's population and 25% of the world's prisoners, the answer to our crime problem is to squeal on blogs about how "libz" control our judicial and law enforcement systems because they prevent us from throwing an even higher percentage of our population into jails that are already over-crowded. Oh yeah, while refusing to pay any more taxes to relieve the over-crowding, because "throwing money at the problem" doesn't help.
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"Cheney should be waddling in prison stripes with the other felons he pals around with. Posted by excaliber" Why won't the Democratic controlled House, the FBI or the local police do its job and bring charges?
A sad day when our country is in the state of affairs because of the egos and stupidity of a few. Shame on the whole bunch of them.
"Cheney should be waddling in prison stripes with the other felons he pals around with." Help me out here...you guys keep changing you tune. Does it matter with whom a politician associates himself, or not?
"Why won't the Democrat party in the House impeach him then?" How much did the Cinton investigation and impeachment proceedings cost? Maybe the Dems don't feel like borrowing more money from China to fund it.
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Actually, I was mocking your slavish devotion to this idiotic administration that goes against almost every notion that conservatism was founded upon. But you are WAAAYYY too dense to pick up on that.
"Bunch Derangement Syndrome" - LMAO
"You think the party ... that has Nancy Pelosi flying solo across country on military aircraft," - of course, the Democratic Party had nothing to do with this arrangement, but don't let little things like "facts" enter your deranged little rantings. They certainly have never before...
"of course, the Democratic Party had nothing to do with this arrangement, but don't let little things like "facts" enter your deranged little rantings." You tell 'em Plebby. Pelosi had absolutely no choice in the matter. She couldn't have flown commercial even if she wanted to do so. Oh, wait.....never mind.
What? No rightwing defense of Cheney's wasteful trip to the Northeast? Just the usual deflection? What a shock. I guess I'll have to do it. Isn't this supposed to be what the VEEP does for his salary? I'd rather see Cheney doing this than run a heretofore unknown separate branch of government, as he's hinted he does.
"She couldn't have flown commercial even if she wanted to do so." - Yes, Denny Hastert always flew commercial. Oh, wait... The (nonpartisan) Sergeant at Arms of the House requested the plane. This is established fact. Of course, the Bunch Derangement Syndrome precludes acknowledement of "facts."
No defense was offered because none was really necessary. Will's post was weak....very short on substance.
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Wow comparing 9/11 to a worthless photo op, nice job on the perspective there.
Oh, I stand corrected. The Sgt at Arms forced the issue and she really did have no choice. I feel much better now that I know that my tax dollars are under the complete control of the (nonpartisan) Sergeant at Arms of the House. In what other ways is this indivual more powerful than the Speaker of the House?
"What? No rightwing defense of Cheney's wasteful trip to the Northeast?" - there is no "defense" of the trip. Just the same lame politics of distraction and deflection. That's what happens when you have to justify whatever you "leader" does, regardless. How else did we wind up with "conservative" policies like an unfunded federal education mandate, massive pork barrel spending, huge deficits, institutionalized torture, restrictions on American rights and wars of choice?
It's hilarious how the GOPs return to the same tired distractions when they're called on BS.. Look over here!!! Sandy Berger! Pelosi's military plane!
"In what other ways is this indivual more powerful than the Speaker of the House?" -No problem with Hastert, who used military planes to do the same thing. What's that, security is handled by people other than the people being protected? Gosh, why doesn't the President fly commercial? Oh, wait, I guess the secret service is "more powerful" than the President of the United States. Of course, that's a nonsense argument and just one more reason why the 28 percenters are getting kicked to the curb this November.
Plebnista, you still happy that you don't make enough money to be affected by Obama's plan to raise taxes on the rich?
No defense was offered because none was really necessary. Will's post was weak....very short on substance. Which explains why the frightwingers have made dozens of posts deflecting and blaming. You know, because the post had no substance. Kind of like posting daily on a blog about how much you hate the blog. Still waiting, frightwingers. Can one of you offer a reasonable justification for the trip. One? CAN ONE FRIGHWTINGER OFFER JUST ONE REASONABLE JUSTIFICATION FOR THE TRIP? .... thought not.
Well, we've finally come full circle. So Plebby, do you agree that cost is not the sole driving factor when deciding whether or not something should proceed? Remember (or just look above), this whole line of debate arose over the fact that RG apparently felt that cost was most important factor when deciding whether Bill Clinton should've been impeached (quote: "Maybe the Dems don't feel like borrowing more money from China to fund it.) It wasn't...just like cost isn't the driving factor in whether a House Speaker should fly commercial.
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Well, legatus, I was joking, as I noted shortly afterward. As for almost anything cost/benefits should be weighed. The length and cost of the fight to gather evidence on the admin for impeachment would be massive. If anything, I think the Dems have realized such a drawn out fight would not be beneficial for the nation.
Can we get back to the excellent point that Bunch made?
Which is that Cheney completely ignores the growing difficulty the rest of us are having traveling around the block, and wastes God knows how many gallons of aviation fuel on an insulting, stupid trip.
Shows two things about Cheney: 1) He is willfully, happily out of touch and 2) He is utterly contemptuous of the people he reigns over through his monkey puppet.
He's selling the economic stimulus plan. Oh. Right. I forgot. My bad. Someone who supports politicians that say invading Iraq is going to improve the conditions in the Middle East would also believe that Cheney's trip to Philly is an effective marketing tool (for selling a stimulus plan that will do absolutely nothing to improve the economy). My bad. Of course, your justification is completely lame. But yes, you can dream one up.
Not to mention the checks are already cut, what the heck is there to sell? And whose he selling it to, the 100 plant workers. As will noted, make an announcement from the Rose Garden. !nd the trumped up outrage comment is priceless, coming from someone who can't shut up about the atrocities committed by Rev Wright. Such sensitive ears you must have.
"Plebnista, you still happy that you don't make enough money to be affected by Obama's plan to raise taxes on the rich?" - I'm doing quite well, actually. But, hey, you can keep up your elitist ramblings if you'd like, Dominic. I mean, if you can't win an argument on the facts, go for the personal attacks. Typical "conservative" playbook nonsense. Just one more reason why the 28 percenters are headed for massive defeat in November. And you know it.
"It wasn't...just like cost isn't the driving factor in whether a House Speaker should fly commercial." Holy cow, legatus - do you actually HAVE a point here? Seriously, you brought up Pelosi's plane... why? Because you wanted to equate the Speaker of the House flying to her own district on military aircraft (as Speakers have done for years and years and years) with Cheney doing a meaningless photo op in Philadelphia? Then, you assert that it was the Democratic Party that got Pelosi the plane. Having been *proven* wrong on that, you then change the topic (again) - asserting that the Sergeant at Arms is "more powerful" than the Speaker. Having been proven wrong on that, you then change the topic (again) - to be something to do with the Clinton impeachment(?). Yeah, that's what passes for "analysis" among the 28 percenters... Good stuff, that. Next?
"Holy cow, legatus - do you actually HAVE a point here" Yep...my point is that the cost of impeachment is NOT the main determinant in trying to decide whether Cheney should be impeached, as RG had posited. I made another Dem (you) admit as much without even realizing what you were doing. "Seriously, you brought up Pelosi's plane?" Ummm, check again genius...no I didn't. "Because you wanted to equate the Speaker of the House flying to her own district on military aircraft (as Speakers have done for years and years and years) with Cheney doing a meaningless photo op in Philadelphia?" Nope....wasn't me. Are you ~ever~ right? "Then, you assert that it was the Democratic Party that got Pelosi the plane." Never said that either. "Having been *proven* wrong on that, you then change the topic (again) - asserting that the Sergeant at Arms is "more powerful" than the Speaker." It is you who brought up the Sgt at Arms, in response to my statement that she really did have a choice. "Having been proven wrong on that, you then change the topic (again) - to be something to do with the Clinton impeachment(?)" Actually, I just returned to the original post that started this sub-thread. That post being RG's in which HE brought up the cost of the impeachment as a reasoning as to why the Dems won't impeach Cheney. I know you're slow, but try to keep up will ya....(due to 2000 character restriction, to be continued on next post.)
Pleb: One correction. Speakers have not regularly done it for years and years.. there was some occasional use, but regular use of military aircraft only started after 9/11, when politicians realized they could use "security" to justify anything.
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Don't know why, but the censor won't let through the continuation to my post above. Nothing profane in it, but I'll alter it a bit and see if it passes muster.
"Yeah, that's what passes for 'anlysis' among the 28 percenters... Good stuff, that. Next?" Let's see if you can follow this Mr. Slowsky. RG says that cost is the reason that the Dems won't impeach Cheney. b.atkinson mockingly says that cost has never stopped the Dems before…using Pelosi as an example. You counter that the Democratic party had nothing to do with getting the plane (as if that is relevant to the conversation at all). At that point I say that she certainly had a choice (which she certainly did...and she made the correct one in flying military). You bring up the Sergeant. I say that she could still do what she wanted. At which point you finally blurt out that there are other factors to consider beyond cost alone...which was exactly my point. I made you make my point for me.
legatus, you are making long windind arguments over a joke. My main point about the cost thing was how conservatives aren't truly conservatives anymore. It wasn't especially witty and it obviously caused confusion.
RG - Just give up now.. GOPs don't know how to let go of 'botched jokes'.
I understand that you were making a joke RG. But your joke precipitated a lot of comments which I am simply explaining to a somewhat intellectually challenged poster. (BTW, don't worry about my long-windedness...or was that supposed to be "long windinG argument"....in any case, I don't mind typing if I have the time to do so. If you'd rather not read anything that long, you can pass it by.)
"RG - Just give up now.. GOPs don't know how to let go of 'botched jokes'." It clearly is not the botched joke that is being discussed. It is the insipid ensuing remarks which are being discussed. I notice that E. Pleb's comments don't draw the same reaction from you Politburo, even though he was responding to both b.atkinson and myself. Is Plebby one of those GOPs that you mention above. And since when did you and RG become the blog police anyway? Is there anything else that you feel that I shouldn't post?
I never said anyone should or should not post anything. You are reading way too much into comments that are not meant to be taken seriously...
legatus, with your penchant for dissecting everyone's comments, its suprising you call me the blog police. I'm all for freedom, baby, blog away. but to be honest, if you look at Plebby's comment about the Dem party having nothing to do with Pelosi's arrangement, it is true. As is yours that she could have overridden the Sgt at arms decision. You were both right.
Actually RG, after I posted it I realized that I shouldn't have included you in the blog police statement. You never said that I shouldn't post this or that, or that I couldn't "let go" due to party affiliation (a particularly ridiculous statement). Please accept my apologies. Politburo, which of the statements of E. Pleb's, to which I responded, were not to be taken seriously? I never responded to RG's statement...the "botched joke"...I responded to the ensuing serious comments which were spawned from it.
No need to apologize, no harm done. Didn't mean anything spiteful by my comments.
LJL, I did read the article. My point is not specifically about the energy crisis. It was about the relentless negativity of liberals. This is the worst thing ever, that is the worst thing ever, on and on ad nauseum. Michelle Obama would be proud. Combined, my wife and I drive 1000 miles per week, so my education about gas prices comes from the real world and not a link on a blog. My bill for gas is 2nd only to my mortgage, but I deal with it, keep my perspective, and go on with my life. Have a wonderful day.
I don't care. I wasn't really involved in the discussion and made a side-comment at the end. You can interpret that however you want. Have a good weekend.
"I wasn't really involved in the discussion and made a side-comment at the end." Translation: Though I wasn't really following the discussion, I saw an opportunity to take a shot at someone that seems conservative...so I took it. Thanks for the good wishes...you have a nice weekend too.
Someone's feelings were hurt today, eh? boo hoo :(
BWAHAHAHAHA.....you think my feelings hurt by the likes of some poster on a blog!....ROTFLMAO. However, it now seems like maybe it was your feelings that were hurt when I interpreted your comment "however I wanted"....correctly.
Fill in the blanks: I'm a right-wing apologist posting drivel here because: A) I'm trolling; B) I can't circle-jerk with the rest of my freeper buddies about how good everything is now; C) I raised unholy hell about gas prices going up to almost $2.00 gallon while Clinton was President but now claim the free market is at work; D) I spend half of my income paying for the gas I put in my SUV but removed my Bush / Cheney sticker years ago so I could claim I'm an 'Independent'. If you can read this without moving your lips, congratulations, you are a freeper.
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