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July 23, 2004 TGIF Edition

The 9/11 Report: Bad News for Bush -- David Corn

…The 9/11 report says,

The President was seated in a classroom when, at 9:05, Andrew Card whispered to him: "A second plane hit the second tower. America is under attack." The President told us his instinct was to project calm…

In the Moore film, Bush hardly looks as if he is projecting "calm." To me--and, of course, this is a highly subjective view--he has a what-the-hell-should-I-do expression on his face….

Bush Ducks a Bullet -- For Now
Washington Post, DC - 7-23-04
... on the campaign trail in Illinois, Mr. Bush brushed aside criticism in the report, insisting the commission endorsed the administration's actions since 9/11.". ...

Iran, Saudis Feel Vindicated After Report
ABC News - 7-23-04
TEHRAN, Iran July 23, 2004 — A powerful Iranian politician told anti-American worshippers Friday there was nothing in the US Sept. ...

Come on, November 2!

“President Bush said today, because of the war in Iraq and the war on terror, the moon is now safer than it's ever been.” Jay Leno

Dave Casey

The Large Editor - AllHatNoCattle.net

If the Republican Party rebellious ever succeed in dumping crudely-spoken and Halliburton-stained Dick Cheney from the ticket, it raises intriguing questions.

Not just who, but how and when?

Let’s start with the usual suspects. The GOP would love to ensnare John McCain as VP candidate, but the war hero and political icon knows he stands too strong a chance of winning the presidency in his own right in the next eight years to risk linkage to the sins of the Bush administration.

And Colin Powell as VP could secure the election for the Republicans, but he and Bush are light years apart on too many issues for that to happen. It’s far more likely that Powell will be shown the door by the administration or bow out gracefully from his cabinet post if Bush is re-elected, rather than serve as his number two.

So the Republicans likely would have to settle for a far dimmer star who also is without significant controversy or scandal in his past. Let’s see; that eliminates Trent Lott and many other stalwarts of the party’s right wing. That means we might see a Johnny Whitebread-type like Bill Frist or Dennis Hastert.

Or might Republican power brokers get really innovative and try a woman candidate? The party has a plethora of robotic Stepford Wives out there to choose from for such a gamble, ranging from office-holders at state and federal levels to media talking heads. Imagine Peggy Noonan writing her own speeches instead of the patriotic puffery she churned for the Gipper. Imagine Peggy gazing adoringly at Bush as she walks alongside him to state functions. Imagine … no, I can’t go on.

What about the how of VP replacement?

I’ve heard a few longtime Republican friends muse that the most convenient thing (except for the vice president) would be for Cheney’s troubled ticker to take its last tock. They say this in muttered whispers after a few drinks, then glance about furtively to make sure no one from the party apparatus or Department of Homeland Security is listening.

Then the GOP could merrily anoint a replacement out of natural necessity – instead of because of a rising mire of suspected corruption and fear of what offensive, bullying tripe Cheney will utter next.

Or could the vice president actually come to his senses and withdraw for the good of the party? Nah … this snarling, opportunistic street-fighter will go the final round for his continued political existence, vowing to take others down with him if he’s forced out. He’d become the prosecution’s key witness before falling on his own sword.

And when might the big bounce occur? If it does happen – and that’s a big if – would it be at the Republican convention in five weeks or before?

This gets at both the how and when issues. Some political prognosticators say if it happens, if must be soon, as long before the looming convention weekend as possible. Give the fetid air of Cheney’s record a chance to clear before the GOP gala gets underway. A replacement then can be trotted out for public review – and hopefully not much scrutiny – either just before or at the convention, while Cheney is whisked away to an undisclosed location.

Or will the Republican insurgents continue to build their case against Cheney right up to convention time, hoping that outrage within the ranks will swell to sufficient momentum for change?

I don’t pretend to know any answers to these questions, but speculating on them is fun. After years of watching fragmentation in the Democratic Party, it’s great to see cracks appearing in the bulldozing political monolith that the Republican Party had become.

Email: dave@allhatnocattle.net

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The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News

Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Bomb Attack Reuters
Afghan Car Bomb Injures 4 US Soldiers ABC News
Retired Iraqi General Killed AP
Body, head found near river in Iraq Buffalo News, NY
U.S. Forces Attack Insurgents in Fallujah AP
Iraqi Van, U.S. Tank Crash, Killing Nine AP
Navy: Ship, Small Boat Collide in Gulf AP
New Government Frustrates Iraq's Kurds AP
Congress Approves $417B Defense Bill AP
On Iraq, 'the president broke his word' USATODAY.com
Evidence suggests al-Qaeda ties more to Iran than Iraq USATODAY.com
Iran, Saudis Feel Vindicated After Report AP
Senators Seek Faster Iraq Reconstruction AP

"As you know, the presidential conventions are coming up. You know how much time the major networks are going to devote to convention coverage? Three hours. Three hours total. One hour a night for three nights ... to pick a president. That's about one-tenth of the time we devote to finding an 'American Idol.'" Jay Leno

Disturbing News

9/11 Families' Fight Goes On CBS News
9/11 Panel Chronicles U.S. Failures washingtonpost.com
CIA Rebukes 9/11 Panel's Report AP
Bush agrees with key findings of September 11 report Channel News Asia, Singapore
Rice: Panel Is Right, Nation Is Safer AP
US not ready for a Nuke strike The Australian, Australia
You face blame for next attacks, Bush told Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
Congress Sends Bush Coast Guard Bill AP
Los Alamos suspends 19 for security leak CNN International
FBI warns of possible threat against media Boston Globe, MA
Judge deplores but OK's site for protesters Boston Globe, MA

Nursery Crimes

George be humble,
George repent,
George change from war
to peace president.

John Grant - Japan

Republican Shenanigans

White Powder Found at Kerry Headquarters AP
Ethics Committee Extends DeLay Review Guardian, UK
GOP Seeks Catholic Parish Directories AP
U.S. Urges N.Korean Response on Nuclear Weapons Reuters
House OKs Gay Marriage Jurisdiction Bill AP
Text of Bush Comments on 9/11 Report AP
Bush Aims to Connect With Black Voters AP

www.liberalcartoons.com

"President Bush spoke with the Amish. He didn't want to, but it was the only group he could find that wasn't upset about the high price of gas." Jay Leno

Bush-Prison-Torture News

Army Calls Abuses of Detainees 'Aberrations' Los Angeles Times
Army Reports New Allegations of Abuse AP

Go-F***-Yourself News

Cheney Lobbied Congress To Ease Sanctions Against Terrorist Countries While He Was CEO Of Halliburton
Firm may settle Cheney-era case Houston Chronicle, TX
Grand Jury Probes Cheney's Role in 'Illegal' Iran Trade Common Dreams
VP Cheney to stump for DeMint Fri. in Myrtle Beach WIS, SC
Cheney Has Poll Edge Over Edwards KTOK, TX

"The Bush administration announced they want to lift the ban on logging as part of their No Tree Left Behind program." Jay Leno

Good News

ABC to Offer 24-Hour News Until Election AP
CIA Officials: Bin Laden Will Be Caught AP
Senate Democrats Block Votes on 3 Judges AP
Ronstadt defiant over Fahrenheit 9/11 Ireland Online, Ireland
Singer's message is well received Everett Herald, WA

Biz/Tech News

Halliburton Posts Loss on Charges Reuters
Washington Mutual to Cut 2,500 Jobs AP
Rich are spending, while poor tighten their belts USATODAY.com
Company spied on officials in Brazil FT.com
Report Faults Cyber-Security washingtonpost.com
Stewart Witness to Pay $2,000 Fine Reuters

“President Bush said he also played a lot of sports as a child, but somehow the records were either lost or destroyed.” Jay Leno

Email:

Subject: Homophobic Republican Hijinks

Lisa,

There is an anti-Kerry web video making the rounds called, "Dems In Love." Over romantic music,
we see animations of Kerry & Edwards holding hands, kissing, etc. Perhaps the abundance of easily
PhotoShop-able campaign pictures was a temptation too strong to resist, or maybe it was the fact that it's beyond the powers of the human mind to imagine Bush or Cheney loving or being loved by anyone.

Still, it's a telling indictment of the Republicans that not only do they oppose gay marriage and gay rights, but, led by their illustrious Ahnold Gröpenfuhrer with his "girlie men," they believe that "gay" is an insult to be freely hurled at anyone whom they dislike. (My 10th grade male students do the same thing.)
Kerry and Edwards should openly call the Repubs on this one — publicly state that they stand for equal rights for all and dare Bush to disavow this video. It's more offensive and potentially more dangerous than the MoveOn.org video with pictures of Bush & Hitler (not to mention much less accurate).
So, are Repubs so pathologically homophobic because of their narrowminded religious values, or are they just emotional 10th graders in a state of arrested sexual development — permanent adolescents?
Does it really matter?

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See the video at: http://www.noedesign.com/dev/KerryEdwards/index.html
Two still excerpts attached for your reference.
--
Peace Now,
DamnRebel

Rightwingers are so imaginative, eh?

Kerry/Edwards News

Kerry to Show Soft Side Before Convention AP
Kerry Says Intelligence Reforms Overdue AP
Kerry: Israel Lacks Negotiating Partner for Peace Reuters
Momentum favors Kerry as he heads to Boston MSNBC

http://internetweekly.org/2004/07/cartoon_jacko.html

Odd News

Former lover of Princess Diana arrested on drugs charge AFP
USS Reagan Nears California Home Port AP
Row Over 'Girlie Men' Spills Onto T-Shirts Reuters
Bill Clinton's life to be published in Russian Pravda, Russia
Lightning Strike Energizes Maine Man
1,000 Loose Chickens Create Highway Chaos
Barracuda Bites Man on Fishing Boat
Giant Python Caught on Florida Street
Going ape: how British diplomats pondered simian sex lives
Huge Greek suspension bridge to open on eve of Olympics
Eyeglasses Double as Chopsticks?

Swinburne University of Technology's center for micro-photonics have constructed a model of the Sydney Opera House, seen in this undated photo, that is about half the diameter of a human hair. With dimensions of 64 x 38 x 41 micrometers, or more than a million times smaller than the real Sydney structure, the model was built from a hybrid material of glass and polymer by firing intense laser light into the matter in a liquid state to create what to the human eye appears as an almost imperceptible dot, but under an electron microscope it contains the detail and the beauty of the iconic Sydney harbor side structure. (Swinburne University)

Peace.

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