I was wondering if this would make it in the mini report.

A couple who named their child Adolf Hitler Campbell were apparently put out when a local supermarket declined to decorate their son's birthday cake with his full name.

Color me shocked that they eventually got it done at a local Wal-Mart.

Poor kids.

At least they are convicting corrupt officials or civil servants, Arizona does not even bother trying them . . . or even looking for corruption. Why? The Legislature has cur so much money from enforcement agencies, cities and counties throughout the state, nobody can afford to investigate such crimes.

Where is the report on SEC Chairman Christopher Cox', my former U.S. Rep., failure to respond to charges that there was something suspicious about Madoff's financial dealings? Why is this treated as some civil matter? Cox is a criminal and should be charged along with Madoff and the rest of the Wall St. thugs.

But, no, Spitzer is the criminal and will never be able to hold his head up in civil society because he screwed the wrong person for the wrong reason in the wrong state. Republicans bend over all day long and put it to each other for fun and profit, and we give them interviews on ABC, FOX, et al.

I just don't get it. What am I missing?

peace,
st john

Too bad young Adolph's parents don't have any money; if they did, in his teens, he could sue them and take them for everything they have. Seems like the Big 10 should have something about honoring thy children as well.

did anyone catch Robert Redford's comments on the last minute push for Bush/Cheney to actually auction off land in critical areas near Utah and other public parks?

"This is OUR land, not his land" Redford kept saying.

I actually cried.

Is this really going to happen?

Bush/Cheney are the cruelest and most destructive pair of elected officials I think America has ever had.

"...but prices keep dropping anyway...." Making even the most ignorant of us aware that oil companies have been price gouging for years. Prices dropped by half cannot be blamed on production.

We would still be paying $3.50 +/gal in order to get "drill baby drill" legislative land grabs but the economy made it impossible to come up with the money to pay that much for awhile. Can we say "e-x-t-o-r-t-i-o-n. And we give these groups tax cuts. They let us know that as long as we depend on their energy supplies they have us by the balls.

btw..."Misinformer" is too polite. If only it could be shortened to just plain "Missing". Besides the net bytes I've never watched Hannity. How could ya' stand it?

"...I just don't get it. What am I missing?"
peace,
st john
Posted by: st john on December 17, 2008 at 5:56 PM

Oh you get it alright...you just don't like it and feel powerless to change it. How hypocritical for a 'republican' to say anything about Spitzer's scandal. He had the financial collapse and wall street right on the money. Predicted perfect.
Screw that morality crap...it was sex not torture and murder or extortion. Spitzer called wall street out and then the FBI went after him. He was a great Governor with excellent insight and that's why republicans want him black listed.

AG Mukasey has recused himself from the Madoff case: "U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey recused himself from the Madoff probe because his son, Marc Mukasey, is representing Frank DiPascali, a top financial officer at Madoff's investment firm." Can anyone say Bill Ayers? Palening around with financial terrorists? What is very interesting to me is that many of the "victims" of this scam are philanthropic organizations. This is going to cost the least able of our population to suffer even greater when the funds they have been depending on go away, at no fault of their own. Maybe Wall St. should be held accountable, en masse, and "forced" to "contribute" massive amounts of money to the social safety net they have been responsible for slashing. Strip Cox of his Chairmanship and bring him up on charges. If his staff did not perform their jobs, he is the one to be held accountable. Why do Republicans never accept responsibility for anything?

Wow, we are not doing well, at all, today. And, I am still pissed about Rick Warren as the invocator for the inauguration. I don't even see it as a viable political choice. Very sad.

I am (still) committed to Oneness through Justice and Transformation
peace,
st john

* Speaking of Iraq, Blackwater may be finished in the country. -- Steve Benen

Well, they got theirs, so no worry; they'll be winners whichever way the cookie crumbles. If the State Dept breaks the contract, they still get the money, without having to do anything. If the State Dept simply lets the contract expire... They've been thinking about pulling out of Iraq anyway, since there are fewer and fewer bones left now to pick off the carcass; last I read, they're retooling to provide protection against the Somalian pirates.
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* OPEC is really cutting back on production, but prices keep dropping anyway. -- Steve Benen

The prices will go up again soon. Not only is OPEC limiting production but the Big Oil (Exxon, Chevron, et al) are cutting down on both research and on refining capacity, claiming lack of money. Not that they were spending much in that direction *before* the economy caved in, being too busy counting the obscene profits with both hands but, any excuse will do if there's a driving need to manufacture a shortage...

Sarah Palin's friends on the Alaska State Officers Compensation Commission want to help give her a generous raise.

How else can she afford her extreme makeovers?

"The State Department had no immediate comment on the report itself, but deputy spokesman Robert Wood said that after the probe is done, officials would look at "whether the continued use of Blackwater in Iraq is consistent with the U.S. government's goals and objectives."

How about whether the continued use of Blackwater ANYWHERE is consistent with the government's goals and objectives?

Blackwater is and remains the nastiest stain from the BushCo privatization efforts.

Someone (maybe there is a God) finally told Shuster a few moments ago that he is
"Nit-picking".

Shuster had for the five hundreth time, broached Obama and Blago thing--this time, he insisted Obama would be in Hawaii when he gives reporters answers, and so that in itself is a joke, that somehow that would compromise his disclosure..

It's interesting how these guys really don't know what to do with themselves as they have to sit and wait for something. So in this vaccum, they look for drama.
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Why don't Shuster and Mathews et. al ever deal with real news events?

Are they hired only to deal with the tantalizing stories or "non-stories"? Are they not aware of what is going on with Makoff, with what is happening in Iraq, with what Bush is doing in his final days to rape us all of our rights and our enviornment and health? Do these guys not give a damn re: all the other important factual and historical happenings that ultimately do (upon learning of these) increase our understanding of the scandals that arise here and there?

There is so much real news going on they don't go near. I am repulsed by MSNBC now. I must have been hopelessly naive in believing it is a news channel. It's a joke.

In some ways, the gals on "The View" know more and discuss more than these talking heads do. It's a travesty of cable T.V. and of what we call news.

The only thing that stands out in stark contrast is Rachel Maddow's show, which I imagine will eventually moved elsewhere. It should be, anyway.

Now that Mr. Warren is going to be the Chief Christian Priest at the inauguration, let me warn my fellow liberals here that Obama is always going to be shafting the progressives. Let me also predict that for every such slap in the face of liberalism, the liberals will
ask their fellow travelers to be patient and just wait for more important issues. And the wait will never end.

Welcome to the new Democratic Presidency. Same as the old diklessness of the Democratic Party during the last two decades.

China is not that keen on letting gays adopt.

Bigot Goode has formally conceded (in VA-05)! Yay! He's not my representative (alas, mine, in VA-06 remained entrenched) but he's close enough to be annoying and I'm happy to see him gone. Goode riddance to bad rubbish.
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/12/musim-baiting_congressman_virg.php

At some point, I sincerely hope Bush White House officials learn not to say, "No one could have anticipated."
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Why? They'll be using it in sentences that end with "water could be wet" if they're given free rein, and I don't see why that should bother anyone. All they mean is that no one they believe is "serious" could have anticipated anything less obvious than ... well, than that water is wet.

Says more about them, etc.

Nice to see that we prosecute (most of) our corrupt officials in Louisiana. And yet, here I am missing Edwin Edwards.

Blackwater vs. Triple Canopy!

I said before that Triple Canopy was hiring Peruvians at $30.00 a day (in U.S. dollars)

http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12542

Triple canopy pay Fijians & Chileans $40-150 a week.

this co. has a $250 million yearly contract - some are bragging they're "richer than ever been"

"Welcome to the new Democratic Presidency. Same as the old diklessness of the Democratic Party during the last two decades."

I'm pretty sure he has one, since he's fathered two children. I'm also pretty sure the least effective way to improve conditions for Americans (progressives included) is it to behave like the opposite of Bush. Bush had huge bipartisan support at home and large support abroad after the last crisis. He could have used that to achieve significant cooperation in deal with terrorism etc. Instead,what did he do with it? He pissed down everybody's throats. His "my way or the highway" approach (horrible policy not withstanding) turned out real well didn't it?

Let me try this again,

Chileans & Fujians are paid $40.00 - $150.00 a week.

***how is this relevant - the GOP was no more unions. Are they trying to make this our future?

palinoscopy [nice!]

The Republican my way or highway approach is not the only alternative to inviting a bigot (or at least clearly a person who hold rather extreme right wing religious views on some significant issues) to an important event. Obviously, in Democratic terms, caving in to all the opposition demands - as in Pelosi's reluctance to be strong on many things so important to the people who vote for the Democrats - is the only way to show that you are bipartisan.

Would a McCain invite Rev. Jackson to his inaugural? Would he be perceived as highly partisan if he did not?

I am thrilled by Obama's victory, but not so thrilled by what appears to be the shape of things to come: the new President, in his quest to appear bipartisan, would essentially ignore the positions of most of the people who supported him so strongly.