We Take the Low Road
September 29, 2004
#34 - Crawford Knows Bad Leadership When They See It
The newspaper in President Bush's adopted hometown of Crawford threw its support on Tuesday behind Bush's Democratic rival, Sen. John Kerry. The weekly Lone Star Iconoclast criticized Bush's handling of the war in Iraq and for turning budget surpluses into record deficits. The editorial also criticized Bush's proposals on Social . . . [more]
The newspaper in President Bush's adopted hometown of Crawford threw its support on Tuesday behind Bush's Democratic rival, Sen. John Kerry. The weekly Lone Star Iconoclast criticized Bush's handling of the war in Iraq and for turning budget surpluses into record deficits. The editorial also criticized Bush's proposals on Social . . . [more]
September 26, 2004
#37 - His Defense Secretary's Version of Democracy
Mr Rumsfeld raised the possibility of partial elections publicly for the first time on Thursday in a session at the Senate Armed Services Committee. "Let's say you tried to have an election and you could have it in three quarters or four fifths of the country but some places you . . . [more]
Mr Rumsfeld raised the possibility of partial elections publicly for the first time on Thursday in a session at the Senate Armed Services Committee. "Let's say you tried to have an election and you could have it in three quarters or four fifths of the country but some places you . . . [more]
July 17, 2004
#108 - Let's Add "I am not President of the United States"
From Harper's, via Helpful Reader Eric, "Negative Capability": Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2004. The following assertions were collected from public statements made by George W. Bush and his official spokesmen since 1997. Originally from Harper's Magazine, May 2004. The President of the United States is not a fact-checker. I’m . . . [more]
From Harper's, via Helpful Reader Eric, "Negative Capability": Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2004. The following assertions were collected from public statements made by George W. Bush and his official spokesmen since 1997. Originally from Harper's Magazine, May 2004. The President of the United States is not a fact-checker. I’m . . . [more]
July 07, 2004
#118 - Only the Best and the Brightest
Mother Jones magazine reports that at least five current and former [baseball] owners are Bush-appointed U.S. ambassadors, including former Seattle Mariners owner George Argyros, now ambassador to Spain despite his inability to habla español; Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals co-owner Mercer Reynolds III, now ambassador to Switzerland, who speaks . . . [more]
Mother Jones magazine reports that at least five current and former [baseball] owners are Bush-appointed U.S. ambassadors, including former Seattle Mariners owner George Argyros, now ambassador to Spain despite his inability to habla español; Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals co-owner Mercer Reynolds III, now ambassador to Switzerland, who speaks . . . [more]
July 01, 2004
#124 – A Reason Not to Hate Yankee Fans
Vice President Dick Cheney spent about 20 minutes in Manager Joe Torre's office and in the clubhouse shaking hands with players before the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox, 11-3, last night at Yankee Stadium. Cheney studied the photographs inside and outside Torre's office and asked Yogi Berra, the Hall . . . [more]
Vice President Dick Cheney spent about 20 minutes in Manager Joe Torre's office and in the clubhouse shaking hands with players before the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox, 11-3, last night at Yankee Stadium. Cheney studied the photographs inside and outside Torre's office and asked Yogi Berra, the Hall . . . [more]
June 28, 2004
#127 - The Junior High White House
In this White House Pool Report, notes are passed. Highlight: The White House will soon be releasing some documents related to the turnover of power in Iraq, including a photo release of the note that Rumsfeld handed to Bush this morning notifying him of the handover. The note was written . . . [more]
In this White House Pool Report, notes are passed. Highlight: The White House will soon be releasing some documents related to the turnover of power in Iraq, including a photo release of the note that Rumsfeld handed to Bush this morning notifying him of the handover. The note was written . . . [more]
June 26, 2004
#129 - Cheney's Choice Words
Now that Bush can say "condom" (see #130), Cheney blazes ahead: A brief argument between Vice President Cheney and a senior Democratic senator led Cheney to utter a big-time obscenity on the Senate floor this week. On Tuesday, Cheney, serving in his role as president of the Senate, appeared in . . . [more]
Now that Bush can say "condom" (see #130), Cheney blazes ahead: A brief argument between Vice President Cheney and a senior Democratic senator led Cheney to utter a big-time obscenity on the Senate floor this week. On Tuesday, Cheney, serving in his role as president of the Senate, appeared in . . . [more]
June 22, 2004
#133 - Some Very Smart People Say No to Bush
Democrat John Kerry picked up the endorsement on Monday of 48 Nobel Prize-winning scientists who attacked President Bush for "comprising our future" by shortchanging scientific research. "The Bush administration has ignored unbiased scientific advice in the policy-making that is so important to our collective welfare," the 48 scientists, who have . . . [more]
Democrat John Kerry picked up the endorsement on Monday of 48 Nobel Prize-winning scientists who attacked President Bush for "comprising our future" by shortchanging scientific research. "The Bush administration has ignored unbiased scientific advice in the policy-making that is so important to our collective welfare," the 48 scientists, who have . . . [more]
June 09, 2004
#146 - His Grasp of "Very Important Relations" Boggles the Mind
Remarks by President Bush and Prime Minister Martin of Canada in Photo Opportunity Dunbar House Sea Island, Georgia 2:58 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT BUSH: I'm so honored to have a chance to visit with you again, Mr. Prime Minister. I look forward to our discussions. We've got great relations, and relations . . . [more]
Remarks by President Bush and Prime Minister Martin of Canada in Photo Opportunity Dunbar House Sea Island, Georgia 2:58 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT BUSH: I'm so honored to have a chance to visit with you again, Mr. Prime Minister. I look forward to our discussions. We've got great relations, and relations . . . [more]
May 30, 2004
#156 - He's Cursed
Uncannily like his father and other presidents before him, George W. Bush is in the crosshairs of the curse of the wartime president. It goes like this: Since the end of World War II, America has fought in Korea, Vietnam, Gulf I and Gulf II. No president responsible for taking . . . [more]
Uncannily like his father and other presidents before him, George W. Bush is in the crosshairs of the curse of the wartime president. It goes like this: Since the end of World War II, America has fought in Korea, Vietnam, Gulf I and Gulf II. No president responsible for taking . . . [more]
April 18, 2004
#198 - What's Scarier Than a Picture of Vice President Dick Cheney?
This picture of Dick Cheney. . . . . .at the NRA's annual convention on Saturday. . . . [more]
This picture of Dick Cheney. . . . . .at the NRA's annual convention on Saturday. . . . [more]
April 17, 2004
#199 - Pass Us a Slice of That Im'peach'ment Pie
From today's AP wire, via the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "MoveOn bake sales raise anti-Bush funds": Raising money to unseat President Bush was a cakewalk Saturday, when a liberal advocacy group said it organized at least 1,000 bake sales nationwide to raise money for the effort. The MoveOn political action committee, the . . . [more]
From today's AP wire, via the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "MoveOn bake sales raise anti-Bush funds": Raising money to unseat President Bush was a cakewalk Saturday, when a liberal advocacy group said it organized at least 1,000 bake sales nationwide to raise money for the effort. The MoveOn political action committee, the . . . [more]
April 10, 2004
#206 - Missing at the Helm
Where has President Bush been while Iraq implodes and members of his Administration are under fire in front of the 9/11 Commission? On Spring Break! The President is on vacation at his ranch, hunting and fishing. The Washington Post reports, "This is Bush's 33rd visit to his ranch since becoming . . . [more]
Where has President Bush been while Iraq implodes and members of his Administration are under fire in front of the 9/11 Commission? On Spring Break! The President is on vacation at his ranch, hunting and fishing. The Washington Post reports, "This is Bush's 33rd visit to his ranch since becoming . . . [more]
April 06, 2004
#210 - George Bush: Creating Jobs, One Ravaged Country at a Time
Now accepting applicants for U.S. Ambassador to Iraq I am looking for somebody who can run a big embassy, somebody who understands the relationship between an embassy and the military. Because one of the things that's going to be very important for the next ambassador to Iraq -- this will . . . [more]
Now accepting applicants for U.S. Ambassador to Iraq I am looking for somebody who can run a big embassy, somebody who understands the relationship between an embassy and the military. Because one of the things that's going to be very important for the next ambassador to Iraq -- this will . . . [more]
March 21, 2004
#226 - His Pants Are on Fire
You know, from all the lying. . . . [more]
You know, from all the lying. . . . [more]
March 15, 2004
#232 - Even the Researchers are Befuddled
From Reuters via the Boston Globe: President Bush marked International Women's Week yesterday by paying tribute to women reformers -- but one of those he cited is really a man. "Earlier today, the Libyan government released Fathi Jahmi. She's a local government official who was imprisoned in 2002 for advocating . . . [more]
From Reuters via the Boston Globe: President Bush marked International Women's Week yesterday by paying tribute to women reformers -- but one of those he cited is really a man. "Earlier today, the Libyan government released Fathi Jahmi. She's a local government official who was imprisoned in 2002 for advocating . . . [more]
February 08, 2004
#268 - [Insert Your Own "Literally Full of..." Joke Here]
From Friday's People's Daily (China), "Beijing man wants to sell 'Bushi' diapers": A Beijing businessman wants to trademark the Chinese name of US President George W. Bush to market his disposable diapers. The applicant, surnamed Guo, filed an application with the General Administration for Industry and Commerce of China, stating . . . [more]
From Friday's People's Daily (China), "Beijing man wants to sell 'Bushi' diapers": A Beijing businessman wants to trademark the Chinese name of US President George W. Bush to market his disposable diapers. The applicant, surnamed Guo, filed an application with the General Administration for Industry and Commerce of China, stating . . . [more]
December 30, 2003
#308 - Q: How Is Laura Bush Like the U.N.?
A, from Laura Bush's comments on Meet the Press, via the New York Times: "Well, the fact is I think it's hard for any wife, or husband for that matter, to give their spouse a lot of advice," she said. "You know, I don't really want a lot of advice . . . [more]
A, from Laura Bush's comments on Meet the Press, via the New York Times: "Well, the fact is I think it's hard for any wife, or husband for that matter, to give their spouse a lot of advice," she said. "You know, I don't really want a lot of advice . . . [more]
December 24, 2003
#314 - What We Don't Want for Christmas
...unless someone can reprogram it to give a concession speech. . . . [more]
...unless someone can reprogram it to give a concession speech. . . . [more]
December 08, 2003
#330 - And It's Not Just Google
From yesterday's Seattle Times, "Web prank associates Bush with 'failure'": A search for the phrase "miserable failure" on the search engine Google brings up the biography of President Bush on the official White House Web site, in one of the more prominent search-engine manipulations with political overtones. The phrase appears . . . [more]
From yesterday's Seattle Times, "Web prank associates Bush with 'failure'": A search for the phrase "miserable failure" on the search engine Google brings up the biography of President Bush on the official White House Web site, in one of the more prominent search-engine manipulations with political overtones. The phrase appears . . . [more]
November 27, 2003
#341 - Top Five Things to be Thankful For
5. Bush won’t invade countries that he can’t pronounce, thus sparing Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and particularly Kyrgyzstan. 4. Canada. 3. The Presidency comes with term limits. 2. Dick Cheney spends much of his time in super-secret bunker, thus limiting time spent spreading evil. 1. No one decided to retire from . . . [more]
5. Bush won’t invade countries that he can’t pronounce, thus sparing Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and particularly Kyrgyzstan. 4. Canada. 3. The Presidency comes with term limits. 2. Dick Cheney spends much of his time in super-secret bunker, thus limiting time spent spreading evil. 1. No one decided to retire from . . . [more]
November 01, 2003
#367 - His Administration Lacks Mojo
Via http://www.wired.com's Furthermore: Get Yer Groove On, Don! Has Donald Rumsfeld lost his mojo? That's the question Time magazine asked in a recent article about Rumsfeld's recent difficulties with Iraq and his differences with U.S. lawmakers. That question may not be answered any time soon, because apparently Rumsfeld is not . . . [more]
Via http://www.wired.com's Furthermore: Get Yer Groove On, Don! Has Donald Rumsfeld lost his mojo? That's the question Time magazine asked in a recent article about Rumsfeld's recent difficulties with Iraq and his differences with U.S. lawmakers. That question may not be answered any time soon, because apparently Rumsfeld is not . . . [more]
October 20, 2003
#379 - He Should Have Listened to His Mother
From a feature on Barbara Bush's latest memoir, Reflections, in today's New York Times: Referring to herself as "Miss Pessimistic," Mrs. Bush recalls that she advised her son George W. Bush not to run for governor of Texas against the popular Ann Richards because she "did not think he could . . . [more]
From a feature on Barbara Bush's latest memoir, Reflections, in today's New York Times: Referring to herself as "Miss Pessimistic," Mrs. Bush recalls that she advised her son George W. Bush not to run for governor of Texas against the popular Ann Richards because she "did not think he could . . . [more]
October 19, 2003
#380 - [Insert Your Own "Burning Bush" Joke Here]
By now everyone should be familiar with the comments of Lieutenant General William "Jerry" Boykin, who, among other things, had this to say: Why is this man in the White House? The majority of Americans did not vote for him. He's in the White House because God put him there . . . [more]
By now everyone should be familiar with the comments of Lieutenant General William "Jerry" Boykin, who, among other things, had this to say: Why is this man in the White House? The majority of Americans did not vote for him. He's in the White House because God put him there . . . [more]
October 05, 2003
#394 - His Poetry Sucks
From the AP wire, via CNN.com: [Laura Bush] revealed that President Bush had penned a poem for her when she got back from a five-day solo trip to Europe, where she attended a book festival in Moscow and visited France -- getting two kisses on the hand from French President . . . [more]
From the AP wire, via CNN.com: [Laura Bush] revealed that President Bush had penned a poem for her when she got back from a five-day solo trip to Europe, where she attended a book festival in Moscow and visited France -- getting two kisses on the hand from French President . . . [more]
September 16, 2003
#413 - When in Doubt, He Blames Syria
Blame Syria by George W. Bush & friends BUSH:Times have changed, Iraq’s not such a breeze. They won't stop sneak attacking And we can’t find WMDs. TENET:Should we blame the Pentagon? RUMSFELD: Or blame your Agency? GOP SENATORS:Or should we blame the liberals on TV? BUSH, CHENEY, RICE:No! Blame Syria, . . . [more]
Blame Syria by George W. Bush & friends BUSH:Times have changed, Iraq’s not such a breeze. They won't stop sneak attacking And we can’t find WMDs. TENET:Should we blame the Pentagon? RUMSFELD: Or blame your Agency? GOP SENATORS:Or should we blame the liberals on TV? BUSH, CHENEY, RICE:No! Blame Syria, . . . [more]
August 17, 2003
#443 - He Plays More than a President Should
President Bush is taking a 35-day vacation at his ranch in Crawford, Texas. Meanwhile, the rest of us tough it out and head to work every day. Here's what David Letterman has to say on Bush's unAmerican-like vacation: You folks get 35 days off a year? No, you don't get . . . [more]
President Bush is taking a 35-day vacation at his ranch in Crawford, Texas. Meanwhile, the rest of us tough it out and head to work every day. Here's what David Letterman has to say on Bush's unAmerican-like vacation: You folks get 35 days off a year? No, you don't get . . . [more]
August 15, 2003
#445 - Now He's for Sale at Price We Can Afford
With detachable integrity, just like the real thing! (Political favors sold separately, weapons of mass destruction not included.) . . . [more]
With detachable integrity, just like the real thing! (Political favors sold separately, weapons of mass destruction not included.) . . . [more]
August 12, 2003
#448 - He’s So Bad, Al Gore Came Back
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Former Vice President Al Gore on Thursday lambasted the Bush administration for its handling of the war in Iraq, the economy and the environment, accusing the president of giving short shrift to "basic honesty." (via CNN) And nobody wants that. . . . [more]
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Former Vice President Al Gore on Thursday lambasted the Bush administration for its handling of the war in Iraq, the economy and the environment, accusing the president of giving short shrift to "basic honesty." (via CNN) And nobody wants that. . . . [more]
August 10, 2003
#450 - How Much If We Just Want to Huddle?
From today’s Washington Post: "President Meets Privately with Top Fundraisers": President Bush huddled privately at a neighboring ranch today with the most prolific of his campaign fundraising partners -- the inner circle that raised $50,000 or more in six weeks and promised to raise at least $100,000 each by next . . . [more]
From today’s Washington Post: "President Meets Privately with Top Fundraisers": President Bush huddled privately at a neighboring ranch today with the most prolific of his campaign fundraising partners -- the inner circle that raised $50,000 or more in six weeks and promised to raise at least $100,000 each by next . . . [more]
June 21, 2003
#499 - A Reason for the Far Right: Hillary in 2012
Greetings, Rabid Right-wingers! You’ve made it pretty clear that you hate and fear Hillary Clinton, so here’s an idea: help put a centrist Democrat in the White House in 2004. He’ll naturally have the Democratic nomination in 2008, thereby locking out Hillary’s bid until 2012. Alternatively, you can let Bush . . . [more]
Greetings, Rabid Right-wingers! You’ve made it pretty clear that you hate and fear Hillary Clinton, so here’s an idea: help put a centrist Democrat in the White House in 2004. He’ll naturally have the Democratic nomination in 2008, thereby locking out Hillary’s bid until 2012. Alternatively, you can let Bush . . . [more]
June 03, 2003
#517 - Because Anyone Who Can't Play Rock-Paper-Scissors Shouldn't Be Leading Our Country
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May 30, 2003
#521 - What We Have Here Is a Failure to Articulate
It's funny that this is around, considering how many real quotes there are out there. . . . [more]
It's funny that this is around, considering how many real quotes there are out there. . . . [more]
May 29, 2003
#522 - Keep the Legacy Alive
Since there are already so many parallels between the administrations of Bush I and Bush II (Cheney and company, Iraq, etc.), it's only reasonable to expect a one-term presidency. If you’re gonna do it like Daddy, you might as well go all the way. . . . [more]
Since there are already so many parallels between the administrations of Bush I and Bush II (Cheney and company, Iraq, etc.), it's only reasonable to expect a one-term presidency. If you’re gonna do it like Daddy, you might as well go all the way. . . . [more]
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