Clueless in the White House
This from Nancy Pelosi, as told by the Guardian: She [Pelosi] related that she urged Bush at the White House on Tuesday to fire Brown. “He said ‘Why would I do that?”’ Pelosi said. “‘I said because of...
View ArticleBest. Nickname. Ever.
Digby nails it. We should give Bush his own nickname: Little Lord Pontchartrain. Goodbye, El Supremo! Hello, Little Lord Pontchartrain! Runner Up Nickname: President Katrina by Bérubé.
View ArticleThe Bush Team’s Execution
Years ago, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) were awful. When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ coach was once asked what he thought of his team’s execution, he replied, “It’s not a bad idea.” In that spirit, I...
View ArticleThis Is What Gets Me Too
When you look at the aftermath of Katrina, one thing I can’t get my head around is Bush’s personal reaction. There are more important issues to deal with, such as the role of modern conservative...
View ArticleSometimes the Personal Is Very Political
There were quite a few systemic and ideological failures that led to the Katrina catastrophe. But for the next 3+ years, the personal will matter too. Unfortunately, the kind of person that George W....
View ArticleBlackwater in NOLA: Crossing the Rubicon?
Am I the only one who is very disturbed that Blackwater Security is patrolling the streets of New Orleans? Never in U.S. history has this happened–even the Pinkertons were private security forces...
View ArticleWe Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Constitution
I guess in Bush’s America, federal court orders don’t mean too much (emphasis mine): Outside one house on Kentucky Street, a member of the Army 82nd Airborne Division summoned a reporter and...
View ArticleA Stupid Experiment
From the Wall Street Journal, by way of Digby (italics mine): Some new measures are already taking shape. In the past week, the Bush administration has suspended some union-friendly rules that require...
View ArticleThis Is Why We’re Not Post-Racist
So for those who think New Orleans was about class, not race, I would call your attention to two articles. The first is the ‘op-ed that never was’ by Rick Perlstein: My friend says: “There were rumors...
View Article‘They’ Are Our Fellow Citizens
From the Beaumont Enterprise: LeBlanc was one of about 3,000 evacuees who fled Hurricane Rita aboard a convoy of about 50 Beaumont Independent School District school buses. The drivers originally were...
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