If the the President-elect is upset over the Republican’s warped psyche, he may wish to watch Godfrey Cambridge’s initial soliloquy in the 1967 film the “The President’s Analyst.”
Entries from December 2008
The N Word
December 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Elections · Government documents · President/Executive
Open and Shut — Forever?
December 18th, 2008 · No Comments
The history will be written, but not with the benefit of the historical record. In the latest fit of pique the OUTGOING administration is suppressing FRUS series , the Foreign Relations of the United States; see the Federation of American Scientists report.
Tags: Agencies · Government documents · President/Executive · Rants
Fugitives of Filth
December 11th, 2008 · No Comments
The most wanted are foul creatures; cast about the world after violating your environment — if you see any of these dastardly deed-doers contact the local office of the EPA!
Tags: Agencies · Government documents · Press releases · Regulations
Guilty Until Proven Guilty ???
December 10th, 2008 · No Comments
The President-Elect has overstepped his “newness” in calling for the resignation of the indicted governor of Illinois. As a professor of Constitutional law the “change-meister” should know that although “innocent until proven guilty” is not literally in the U. S. Consititution, it is generally understood that there is a presumption of innocence to those brought [...]
Tags: Elections · Government documents · President/Executive · Press releases
Get Me Re-Write!
December 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Looks like the current administration is looking for an Orwellian re-write before they vacate; you know, mission accomplished and all. From the latest “press gaggle” we have Ms. Perino spinning—
Q Do you think he’s likely to hear the report out of London that the Taliban now control 72 percent of Afghanistan, whereas [...]
Tags: Government documents · President/Executive · Press releases · Rants
A Pretty Penny
December 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
Cu. Who Knew. The FBI is hot on the heels of copper thieves as they undermine (punny) our infrastructure by stripping the copper off every last electrical substation, water pipe, or cell tower they can dismantle.
Tags: Agencies · Economy · Press releases
No Small Potatoes
December 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
Transition is the word for the day, barely two months before the hand-off, but the business of Washington grinds on. It is good to know that the National Potato Promotion Board has a full slate; one less thing on the new Agriculture Secretary’s plate.
Tags: Agencies · Government documents · Press releases