Republicans Don’t Fight

Welcome to the Republican version of America:

I’m sorry to announce that even when the likes of George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and all the other Republican Chickenhawks are mercifully out of our lives, a whole new breed of big-talk-no-action types are waiting in the wings to proudly proclaim “I love war — but for God’s sake don’t ask me to go!”

In politics, Another Day, Another 17,000 Lies By Condoleezza Rice, President Bush plans to turn over his presidential powers to Dick Cheney tomorrow while he undergoes a colonscopy procedure (NOOOOOOOOOOO), and Richard Nixon Thought Fred Thompson Was “Dumb As Hell”.

In international relations, Atlantic Review asks if America will be Bombing Iran or Ignoring Ahmadinejad, Amanda at Pandagon writes on Israeli Doublespeak on torture and ‘physical pressure’, and Kaplan is coming out with his latest book, Hog Pilots & Blue Water Grunts, in September.

Other Bloglings Worth a Glance

5 Deadliest Cities in The World

1 Leafblower Equals Pollution Of 80 Cars

John, get the new boy to wash my car after he finishes mopping the shower with a toothbrush.

The Delusions of the Last Rightwing Remnant: The Free Republic

Tony Snow Can Barely Answer A Question

Blog Juice on my Grundel

kin me like beef jerky and call me an Iraqi civilian:

Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly promised his audience “the truth about Iraq” on Thursday, saying that most Americans now feel the war has not been worth the costs, while “the president’s argument for sustaining the war is largely theoretical.”

O’Reilly turned on his special guest during the segment, White House press secretary Tony Snow, saying, “You can’t win … unless the Iraqi people turn on all the terrorists. And they’re not.”

Yes… Bill O’Reilly has finally turned the page on turning the corner on making progress on going against the war. Isn’t this about the thousandth time he’s said he’s fed up with the war?

And while O’Reilly is making progress on the war, Ted Kennedy is making progress on immigration:

Regarding the 1965 bill that sparked the resurgence of large-scale immigration, Senator Kennedy predicted: “The bill will not flood our cities with immigrants. It will not upset the ethnic mix of our society. It will not relax the standards of admission.” Regarding the 1986 Immigration and Reform Control Act (the first amnesty of illegal immigrants), Senator Kennedy predicted: “This amnesty will give citizenship to only 1.1 to 1.3 million illegal aliens. We will secure the borders henceforth. We will never again bring forward another amnesty bill like this.” The 1986 legislation, by the way, ended up granting amnesty to around 3 million illegal immigrants.

In the private sector, this kind of track record would probably make Senator Kennedy an inviting target for all kinds of malpractice lawsuits.

Others worth checking out:

Costco treats its employees well and succeeds big-time as a result. Wall St. analysts–“Stop treating your employees so well”

The Ugly Truth about Best Buy Refunds

Republicans Vote to Deny Troops Rest, Time With Families

Teenager from rural Malawi builds a windmill out of scrap to power his home

Every American who voted for Bush should take time this July Fourth to perform a truly patriotic act and be profoundly ashamed

I Want to Kick Joe Liebermann in the Face

Roy at Alicublog writes one of the funniest paragraphs in modern bloggery:

RAISING THE LEVEL AND TENOR OF DEBATE. The great minds at National Review’s The Corner agree: gay people are teh gay. On the Democrats’ upcoming GLBT debate, Lisa Schiffren observes that not all of the Party’s constituents are down with the gay agenda, and then, seemingly unable to control herself, female-ejaculates: “How do you keep the coalition together when it gets this personal and icky?” One imagines she does not find, say, conflicts over nuclear energy policy “icky,” unless the protons are having sex with other protons.

Speaking of the ghey, Bol has a hilarious post on the Nelly vs Huey feud:

There were some harsh words (lots of talk of nut tucking – nullus) when a guy who may or may not have been Kyjuan from the St. Lunatics showed up. Whoever he was, he might want to have his teeth looked at. You’d think that carrying weed for one of the biggest rappers evar would come with free dental… Also, be sure to check out the second video, where an older fellow from Huey’s camp suggests T.I. is teh ghey.

In other bloggery, Non-Christian allowed to bless Senate floor; Bigoted conservatives are outraged, here’s a little kid rolling, A Civil Service Proposal by Coming Anarchy because 60% of American teenagers are basically uninterested in what’s happening in the world, Fire Fighters Union President Sets Tweety Straight On Rudy Giuliani’s Failures, and Joe Bliebermann tells us that the problem isn’t the war in Iraq, it’s the American PUBLIC. I mean DUH.

Sustainable Dogs on Roof

In an interesting post, Coming Anarchy poses the question what will be sustainable counter-terrorism? In an interesting context, CA reminds one that in 1973 (when Small Is Beautiful started gaining traction, coincidentally), the idea of environmentalism was one of a zero-sum game against economics. Now, as Chirol notes, “while Americans are beginning to realize that environmentalism isn’t zero-sum, we are polarized in another crucial national security debate: terrorism. You can either fight terrorists and failed states with force and be safe, or you can avoid force and be overrun by jihadis and rogues.”

In other international news, Atlantic Review reminds us that it was the lax nature of European nuclear programs that allowed proliferation to Pakistan and others, Tiny Revolution reviews George Bush’s Ass-Based Foreign Policy, and Coming Anarchy (again) has an interesting video on terrorist birdwatching in Palestine.

DOGS FOR ROMNEY.

Others worth checking out:

Japanese beer.. for children!

Designing Cities for People, Rather than Cars

Terror is a tactic not an enemy

I Was a Television Abstainer for 5 Years and Loved It

Atheist humor??

How Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) Messes with the Paparazzi

Frat vs. GDI #7 (A Day in the Life)

Hard Ons For Hypocrisy

Ugh, I fucking hate Joe Lieberman:

Sen. Joe Lieberman, Connecticut independent, yesterday called for the U.S. to confront Iran — possibly with militarily force — after U.S. military officials reported that Iran was training Iraqi Shi’ite fighters, reports S.A. Miller of The Washington Times.

“These revelations should be a wake-up call to the United States about the threat posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as a reminder why Iraq is, in fact, the central front of the global war on terror,” said Mr. Lieberman….

“Although no one desires a conflict with Iran, the fact is that the Iranian government by its actions has declared war on us,” said Mr. Lieberman, the 2000 Democratic nominee for vice president.

And in the Gawker post of the week (awarded by me): Pasture-fed animals who live lives of gentle ease before having their lips and udders ground up and stuffed into natural casing are the wave of the future: Now you can have your hot dog, eat it too, and still be the kind of sanctimonious prick who complains about cruelty to lobsters while you stuff your Whole Foods canvas bag full of organic radicchio that was picked by some kid making five cents an hour.

Other things worth perusing:

Asshole driven development

Fred Thompson Voted ‘Guilty’ on Clinton Perjury Charges, Now Supports Libby’s Half-Pardon

Why Terrorism Doesn’t Work

Ron Paul supporters spam auditorium to capacity

Bush Crimes That Will Get Him Impeached, Tried, Removed and Tried Again as a Common Criminal

How dare cartoonists make fun of atheists?