Aw jeez.  Here we go again…

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Republican presidential hopeful John McCain Monday warned that plans by his Democratic rivals to withdraw from Iraq were “reckless” as the US general running the war prepared to testify to Congress.

Oh yes.  Gosh darn those Dems.  So reckless!  Says the crotchety old git with the serious anger-management problem…

The doddering fool who “mis-speaks” on a daily basis regarding Iraq, the economy, health care, lobbyists, what-have-you… 

The out of control rage-aholic who lashed out at (trophy wife  and heiress) Cindy during the 1992 Senate campaign,  calling her  a “cunt” and a “trollop” in front of reporters when she had the gall to play with his hair and say he  was  getting “a little thin on top”…

Oh my, yes.  Compared to those reckless Dems, THIS guy’s abso-frickin’-lutely presidential.

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The presumptive Republican nominee then added:

You goddamn kids, get off my lawn! And where’s my onion belt, goddammit! Grrrr…

*Tild sez:  About the picture –if it fit for Gonzo, it sure as hell fits for McCaintankerous.

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Posted: April 10th, 2008 under 2008 Presidential campaigns, Democrats, George W Bush, Iraq, John McCain, Republicans, War.
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Pretty funny:

h/t the Fruit Fly

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Posted: April 8th, 2008 under 2008 Presidential campaigns, Barack Obama, Democrats, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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“Reckless“.  It’s such a descriptive word.  Useful, too.  Not too long, not too many syllables, it can be flung around easily by just about anybody. 

Yet “reckless” is also elusive; subjective.  Like “beauty”, “fair and balanced”,  “winning”, “losing”, “truth”, and so many other things in 2007, “reckless” is ultimately only found in the eye of the beholder. To illustrate, here’s a selection of hits that a quick Google search turned up earlier today….  

 

“Listen, we made a decision at the Department as to the appropriate way forward. There was nothing improper about the decision here … There’s no evidence whatsoever, and it’s reckless and irresponsible to allege that these decisions were based in any way on improper motives.”

 

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“If you have any bit of evidence that anybody connected with the Bush campaign was involved in that, you bring it forward, because it is a reckless charge.”

 

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Bush Says Democrats Push Reckless Spending Policies

 

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“CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Freshman Republican Rep. Dean Heller echoed President Bush on Tuesday in saying congressional Democrats are being “reckless” in setting a timeline for a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.” 

 

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Democrats plan to get even more reckless

 

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“…The White House not only doesn’t care about the concerns, it also decided it doesn’t care about the constitutional nomination process.

Frankly, the Bush gang’s recklessness and disregard for the nation’s institutions and standards has become tiresome. No abuse is too offensive.

They know no limits; they have no shame.”

 

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Posted: April 5th, 2007 under Alberto Gonzales, Democrats, General, George W Bush.
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Those bloodthirsty, murder-enabling Democrats are at it again: at a county fair there’s a DFL booth where adults and children are encouraged to use a squirt gun to shoot water at a drawing of an elephant’s butt.

No wonder there’s so much pearl clutching and dropping down on the fainting couch over at MDE.

No, never before has anyone made such obviously thinly veiled threats to commit actual physical violence against people they happen to disagree with.

No, never.

Not ever.

Never.

Not in a million years.

For a more complete collection of examples go to Orcinus.
For years now the indispensible David Neiwert has been documenting the rise of eliminationist rhetoric from the American rightwing.

But of course that all pales in comparison to encouraging fairgoers to squirt water at a drawing of an elephant’s butt.

Posted: August 10th, 2006 under Democrats, Eliminationism, General, General, Minnesota politics, Republicans.
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It’s morning. It’s Wednesday. It’s Lamont by 4%.
Now we dance!

Ahh, to stay forever in the bright bubble of elation..

But we can’t. The ugly business of life in the world circa 2006 continues with or without us. So enough of this froufrou dancing stuff! Onward we plunge.

UPDATE: Later that same morning, still in Minnesotistan…

Charlie continues to rummage around in Mark Kennedy’s official resume and arrive at thought-provoking conclusions.

REW embraces the 10×10 meme, then tags me and 9 others. Yes ma’am; I’m making my $10 contribution to Colleen Rowley’s campaign, and tagging 10 others in my neighborhood and at my workplace to do likewise.

Meanwhile, Spotty notes the evidently meager caseload over at Faegre & Benson these days, considering how much time Assrocket is able to spend microscopically examining photos of rocks…
I’m always grateful to the people who are willing to link to Powerlyin’ so I don’t have to. Thanks Spotty!

[UPDATE: D'oh! That messed-up link is fixed now]

Posted: August 9th, 2006 under Democrats, General, National politics, Politics.
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From the department of Exquisite Rants I Wish I’d Thought Of comes this devastating post from Driftglass.   

You were horny for imperial power for so long you could taste it in your teeth. Wanted it so bad, you cheated, lied and ran our carefully balanced democratic institutions up on the rocks one after another to get to where you are today.

And then you won.

Yay!

Remember?

Remember when it was all gonna be so cool once the Liberals were out of the way and you could liquidate the hated Federal Government. When the Government is the source of all evil in the Universe? When you could hang every problem in the world on welfare queens?

Remember the glory days of “We won. You lost. Now shut up.” ?

Remember when you could drown out all the blood and misery on your filthy, lying hands by just turning Rush up louder?

You wanted this, and now it’s yours. All yours.

History is watching you. The future is watching you. The massed billions yet unborn are watching you, and they see a pathetic huddle children who are throwing the world’s most expensive tantrum because they don’t want to fix what they destroyed.

They see a no-neck ocean of cowards and fools and bigots, led by liars and crooks. They see you taking your hour in the sun — the one you traded your ideal, you conscience and you soul to acquire – and pissing it away. Deliberately picking fights over trivia in gthe hopes that no one notices that you have destroyed a great nation,

They see you failing, in more ways and with worse consequences than any generation in American history. And doing it while giggling and jerking off to Ann Coulter.

Your children and grandchildren see all that you have done and all that you have failed to do and they are ashamed of you, so govern, you weak, stupid, frightened little men. You ARE the government, so quit bellowing and blaming everyone from Michael Moore to Cindy Sheehan for your sins.

Actually step up like men and govern and we’ll spend the next 20 years debating anything else you’d like. Flags and queers and all the rest of the fiddling nonsense.

Govern, or admit that you are uniquely incompetent to actually lead a great nation.

Govern…or shut the fuck up. 

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Posted: July 3rd, 2006 under Democrats, National politics, Politics, Republicans, Wingnuttia.
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