Archives: March, 2006

Pensito Review: Off the Wires
Buck Banks | Mar. 31, 2006

College Students Get Rare Look at Cuba
HAVANA – Molly Morris didn’t realize how isolated Cubans are from the United States until a worker at her hotel asked for a U.S. map to see where she and other visiting American college students came from. Of course, being an American, Morris could not find Nebraska on the [...]

Resurrecting Terri
Buck Banks | Mar. 31, 2006

No rest in peace: A year ago today, Terri Schiavo shuffled off her mortal coil, ending a two-decades-long family saga that managed by turns to be tragic and ludicrous. There are two books out about the case, one by Terri’s husband, Michael Schiavo, and a competing one by the Schindler family. Now, a year after [...]

Quote du Jour
Buck Banks | Mar. 31, 2006

God must have loved the People in Power, for he made them so much like their own image of Him.
— Kenneth Patchen

Shortage of Cronies Getting Critical
Buck Banks | Mar. 31, 2006

No friends in high places: You can tell it’s a lame-duck administration when Congress threatens to withhold appropriations from the Department of Homeland Security until the agency fills a bunch of top-level posts, including director. Come on, there must be some ex-horse show execs or wives of admin flunkies out there somewhere to fill these [...]

It’s Time to Play “What’s Under Bush’s Shirt” Again
Trish Ponder | Mar. 31, 2006

Hey kids! Remember during the 2004 presidential debates, when we were all trying to figure out the squarish object(s) that appeared under Mr. Blinky Eyes’ jacket? Well, it’s time for another round of “What’s Under Bush’s Shirt”!
Take your best guess as to what that is under Bush’s shirt in this recent picture posted by [...]

Topics: Humor, Politics, Worst President Ever

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Bush Tax Cuts at Work: Roads, Waterways, and Skies are a Mess
Trish Ponder | Mar. 30, 2006

Chalk up another failure for the Bush tax cuts. The head of UPS today is warning that America’s neglected infrastructure is hobbling us in the global marketplace.
“What’s shocking, quite frankly, is the inability of our transportation infrastructure to keep up with the normal day-to-day stresses imposed upon it,” said UPS CEO Mike Eskew
Describing the [...]

Topics: Politics, Republicans, Worst President Ever

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New & Improved: Actually See What You’re Typing!
Trish Ponder | Mar. 30, 2006

To all the insightful P.R. readers who let us know that leaving a comment on our posts involved magnifying glasses and microscopes, thanks. No. 1 Editor Jon seems to have fixed the problem and accommodated all those who, like me, just had to hope we were typing what we thought we were. Sometimes the phrase [...]

Topics: About Us, Politics

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Trickle-Down Economics, Revisited — Again
Buck Banks | Mar. 30, 2006

It didn’t work 120 years ago, and it ain’t working today:
He mocks the people who proposes that the Government shall protect the rich and they in turn will care for the laboring poor.
— Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the United States; March 1, 1886

Topics: Conservative Values, Politics, Worst President Ever

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Kaloogian on Fake Photo: I’m Not Lying Just Incompetent – Standard GOP Dodge Works Every Time
Jon Ponder | Mar. 30, 2006

One of the characteristics of the current Republican era is that when Gops are caught lying, they automatically claim incompetence. The truly astounding aspect of this is that it works every time.
Kaloogian will probably get away with this dodge. It was worked well for President Bush, especially in excusing his two biggest failures – Iraq [...]

Topics: California, Iraq, Politics

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GOP in Trouble So Now Iran Gets Warning: Bombing to Start in 30 Days
Jon Ponder | Mar. 30, 2006

The time has come to wag the dog:
Will the bombing have the effect the GOP wants and rally the whole country — or just its base of Dittoheads and sheeple who are addicted to terror?
The U.N. Security Council gave Iran 30 days to clear up suspicions that it is seeking nuclear weapons, and key [...]

Topics: Politics, Worst President Ever

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