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[theweaselking]

US Senate Republicans vote to kill any Senate investigation into government mismanagement of Hurricane Katrina damage.

The vote from the Senate, sortable by name, state, and vote.

MSNBC reports that Bush was so out of touch that his staff made a DVD for him to watch to try to explain why the hurricane damage was, in fact, something he needed to pay attention to and take seriously.

This man:

is alive because the California National Guard disobeyed direct orders from FEMA to *NOT* break into houses to rescue survivors.
Edgar Hollingsworth is 74. He is expected to live. His picture is a perfect demonstration of why the US Government doesn't want pictures taken of the survivors and the cleanup.

David Brooks from the New York Times reveals that he's known since 2001 that the White House's official position was to be dishonest on any issue that might damage them politically. - with video if you want to watch it.

Rabbi fired from job at Mormon radio station for trying to help *black* hurricane victims. Shocked! Shocked I am! Mormon institutional racism? Say it isn't so, Laman!

Bill Maher comments.

New Rule:

America must recall the president. That's what this country needs. A good, old-fashioned, California-style recall election! Complete with Gary Coleman, porno actresses and action film stars.

Mr. President, this job can't be fun for you anymore. There's no more money to spend. You used up all of that. You can't start another war because you also used up the army. And now, darn the luck, the rest of your term has become the Bush family nightmare: helping poor people.

Yeah, listen to your mom. The cupboard's bare, the credit card's maxed out, and no one is speaking to you: mission accomplished! Now it's time to do what you've always done best: lose interest and walk away. Like you did with your military service. And the oil company. And the baseball team. It's time. Time to move on and try the next fantasy job. How about cowboy or spaceman?!

Now, I know what you're saying. You're saying that there's so many other things that you, as president, could involve yourself in...Please don't. I know, I know, there's a lot left to do. There's a war with Venezuela, and eliminating the sales tax on yachts. Turning the space program over to the church and Social Security to Fannie Mae. Giving embryos the vote. But, sir, none of that is going to happen now. Why? Because you govern like Billy Joel drives. You've performed so poorly I'm surprised you haven't given yourself a medal. You're a catastrophe that walks like a man.

--Bill Maher

US House of Representatives backs measure to expand hate crimes protection to gays. This is expected to be reversed as soon as they actually read the law and realise what they've done.


Bush asks Rice if he can please take a potty break during a UN Security Council meeting.

Comments

[thathatedguy.livejournal.com]

From th MSNBC link:
"There are a number of steps Bush could have taken, short of a full-scale federal takeover, like ordering the military to take over the pitiful and (by now) largely broken emergency communications system throughout the region. But the president, who was in San Diego preparing to give a speech the next day on the war in Iraq, went to bed."
I almost vomitted when I read that.

[speck.livejournal.com]

The bottom part of the note is his writing; I'm not sure the first part is. He may be responding to the first sentence.

Go read hummingwolf LJ - she's got a friend who posted a link to W's handwriting.

[torrain.livejournal.com]

Responding to a question with "Is this possible"?

That said, I don't think it's unreasonable.

[cmseward.livejournal.com]

Totally unrelated: I never realized exactly how a sewing machine worked before. Cool.

[thathatedguy.livejournal.com]

Totally related, your comment made me pay attention to that icon. That is the most educational icon ever. I likes it.

[vagabond27.livejournal.com]

I think I may have to print and frame that Bill Maher thing.