A banner week for W:

John Bolton's nomination is blocked by the Senate;

The House of Representatives, defying the threat of a veto, passes legislation to fund stem cell research;

THE CAT BUTCHER fails spectacularly to end the filibuster;

Polls show voters' support of Bush at an all-time low;

Arlen Specter announces he thinks the votes are there in the Senate to override a Bush veto of the stem cell bill;

Iraq continues to be a disaster and a U.S. helicopter was shot down by enemy fire;

and

Despite an extensive campaign to many states, public support for the president's Social Security initiative is dead in the water.

Wasnt Pat Tillmans death revealled this week? Also just what are the chimps numbers anyway?

-- has him at 46% approve / 50% disapprove. Not good math for Bush.

Same Gallup poll gives Bush 58% disapproval on the economy, 56% disapproval on the situation in Iraq, and 59% disapproval on Social Security.

Whats scary is that he still has forty five percent of the public drinking from his kool aid.

(Or, we could send them all some pretzels...)

war, that is one sweet list!

coming out in a big way. Poor Georgie, gonna be a bender weekend. Is Pickles back yet? I would go out with the girlfriends if I were her, it is not going to be pleasant.

This should have been happening from the very beginning.

-- Dubya on that either.

Makes a person almost feel at home in this country. I do so wish to get that feeling back.

It's kinda like your Captain America and the avengers pulled you out of the ice berg. Man how much more towards the right can this world get?

because every time I think it can't get worse it does! Perhaps we have hit the limit that even some of the Republicans can't cross. I won't cross my fingers yet, they have several days to put the thumbscrews to them or their families to pull them in line but we shall see.

-- country, and especially more civility among our lawmakers.

Right now that looks like it'll be a long wait.

But we have to start someplace. Dubya's only strength is his ability to divide people and turn segments of the population against each other.

Yuck.

:)

I liked what you said and hope to bump into more of your posts on DU.

Welcome.

Too many real-world issues.

On edit: Better picture.

And have another black out.

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"We need more presidents like FDR, JFK, and other Democrats" ?

Cuz I'm getting mighty weary listen to this fake cowboy lie thru his teeth!

DeLay's problems are Bush's problems -- yes. And I'm thinking an eventual grand jury may find an interesting Enron connection there, too.

THAT would be tasty.

Though, to be honest, it does make me a little uneasy (all this good stuff happening to us FOR A CHANGE). But what will be, will be. I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.

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:thumbsup:

What hurts Ahno, hurts *

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/05/26/MNGVOCUTOF1.DTL

Made the FRONT PAGE, too!! (I bought the paper) Along with a great photo of the HUGE crowds!!!

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Schwartzenegger's re-election seems a steeper climb.

Which is great.

Californians are not hogwild about Bush in the first place, and Arnold might suffer if he gets too close to the administration.

How great it would be to be rid of Delay in Texas and der Gropenfuhrer in California.

It's bad enough having chimp as the pretender prez but I (and my fellow Californians, of course) have to suffer having Ahno as guv'nor.

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Can't believe he's married to a Kennedy. Maria's brothers don't like him either. (Saw an interview with Leslie Stahl)

But back to the original thread... I've got a great big grin on my face!!

:toast: :party:

of detainee abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, civil rights lawyers said.

-- posting this.

You definitely have it nailed.

Thank you & let's get Dubya out of there!

There is a MOMENTUM going --

We Have To DO all we can do to PUSH PUSH PUSH
and keep this flow going.
Roll that snowball down the mountain!

-- apparently think her husband's a total asshole!

Now what kind of vacation shopping trip is THAT!?

Hey, we all need some cheering once in a while.

-- right on the ball & the list is longer and richer than it was when it started.

DU rocks. It just totally rocks.

Thanks, BBJ.

Oh happy day

And would it ever piss off FOX News!

up...Vonder vat dey got up der sleeves?

-- in their socks someplace, but for right now, I'd say they took several hits this week.

I hope Dems can build on this momentum.

-- the tide, too.

I for one won't miss him.

him better!

-- given detainees there. Same conditions, no access to an attorney, no trial, no maximum period of being detained, total isolation of contacts with family or friends.

Then if he ever is released, we'll impeach him!

Hotter than the hinges of hell.

Not sure about the C.G. now...

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This is the next day I'm writing this, lonestarnot.

I needed a night's snooze to clear the cobwebs.

Sorry about that.

military equip. you know!

Let's hope it's a living hell for the chimp.

--IMM

They had a "victory" in 2000, a contested one, but they were in charge after the Supreme Court ruled.

What they did with their opportunity is their own fault. Polarizing, divisive, cynical, deceitful, violent, censorious.

A pack of malevolent weasels.

And I, wimp that I am, abhor human suffering. But Bush deserves to suffer -- like Nixon could never dream of.

You are right, he chose the wrong turn at every opportunity.

--IMM

I'm ready.:popcorn:

--IMM

,...with every dose of just consequence.

When BushCO and the neoCON cabal are forced out of office in humility,...then, I shall know full satisfaction.

God help me

I'm trying to imagine the man EVER being subjected to circumstances which bring pain to average human beings. He couldn't handle it.

Google "catapult propaganda bush" and DU is the third hit!

Anyone have video of this one?

High gas prices tick off a lot of Freepies who supported the Iraq war because they thought that we were going to get cheap oil from Iraq.

When you sit back and think about it,
it's amazing...

Maybe on Friday when the work week is over.

to get their numbers up...

-- and I don't think it makes us paranoid -- just too aware of how this administration operates.

We can just cross our fingers that there will be no more calamities.

Except for the senseless loss of life in Iraq, as always a horrible tragedy, it does a body good to see things going so poorly.

I believe the bloom is off the rose and it's not gonna be quite so easy to take over the world.

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-- mentioned it to me -- that with a week like this it would hard for the administraation to press ahead with its sour policies and evil crap foreign policy, etc.

I sure would like to see these folks experience some political setbacks.

She DID dropkick him -- you said it just right.

Poor Scott. Why did he get messed up with these evil hacks in the first place?

He even looked scared this week. He should be - we're coming after them all!!!!!

-- Helen Thomas, or Biill Moyers -- someone really good like that.

This thread has been fun to read, don't ya think?

New faces and old stalwarts both -- and not a syllable in favor of the Incumbent president!

LEGACY, have a nice retirement Shrub!!!

and this president might be the exception to that rule.

His legacy right now looks pretty lousy.

Record number of job losses, a horrific war in the Middle East, hightened tensions with almost every other country on earth, a string of gutted civil rights protections, and the distant-but-stiill-possible hint of war crimes trials from rumored photos of U.S. treatment of detainees at Abu Graib.

Bad week. Bad legacy. Bad president.

-- other points I originally missed in the original post.

It made the thread richer and more fun and more informative.

Thanks, everyone.

The mainstream media and their billionaire owners are getting nervous. I don't think things are going the way they planned. They're losing ratings, money, and investors because in the long run, warmongering is not cost effective (except for a very, very small number of people). Advertisers are looking to other venues for marketing campaigns. Even the military is turning on this neocon fiasco.

It may be overly optimistic, to say this but I think the tide may be turning. There will be a lot more fence-sitters showing up on TV and questioning the motives of Bush-Cheney,Inc.

Eventually, shows that expose the lies and ripp-offs of the Washington elite will start to gather the lions share of ratings. Advertisers that promote environmentally healthy products, especially products "Made in America" will acquire new and loyal customers.

Greed,arrogance and slaughter make for really bad PR.

Look forward to a growing media mutiny over the next 8-12 months.

Thanks for the welcome, been reading here occasionally since 2001, finally joined. Your Graphic...LOL!

-- and lied to and manipulated and infiltrated and so on.

What shameless little hacks some of them have been. NPR included, at least to the extent that Tomlinson is actively seeking "a more balanced" view. Yuck.

Nixon crushed George McGovern and liberals despaired, but that second Nixon term was a watershed and I join you in hopes that this one will be a similar national experience.

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And warm welcome to DU, too.