Will Dick Cheney keep his records as a judge ordered him to do? Christ, of course he won’t keep the records. Granted, some Bush pardons could go either way. No doubt several hundred mid level bureaucrats overseeing torture will have a crappy Christmas while they wait to see how far down Bush loyalty extends (historically it does not extend very far). But Cheney? The only trade-off with pardoning deadeye Dick is that he can’t plead the Fifth. That sounds great in theory, but once Cheney burns the records he can conveniently forget whatever the hell he wants. I wouldn’t put it past these guys for Bush to pardon everyone and resign at the last minute so that Cheney can pardon him.
Instruction Fail
In another thread, someone noticed this poorly thought out hyperlink:
Someone gussy this up and send it to Fail Blog.
Also, I am really enjoying season 1 of Heroes- although I still can not figure out what super power I would want. I am sort of a clumsy oaf, so the regeneration that Clair has would be nice, but there is something appealing about being invisible and not having to deal with people. I am afraid of heights, so flying is out of the question. Painting the future sounds cool, too, since I have always wanted to be able to draw well.
I think regeneration would be the best fit for me.
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We will file this post under humor fail.
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Why don’t they just go back in time and strangle Silar in the crib?
Actually, Jack, It’s Harder Than You Think
The South may have inched toward Democrats in November, but that progress isn’t showing in President-elect Barack Obama’s Cabinet selections. Obama hasn’t nominated a single Southerner among his 15 Cabinet secretaries. So far, Obama’s only pick from the region is a borderline Southerner in a relatively low-profile position: former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk for U.S. trade representative.
The disparity isn’t an accident — critics already are calling it a snub — and that perception could slow the pace of recent electoral gains Democrats have made below the Mason-Dixon line.
“Southerners need not apply,” said Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga. “It’s hard to believe that there wasn’t anybody qualified for something from the South.”
Watch this video of Jack Kingston:
Finding qualified southerners must be harder than anyone thought if this is the kind of clown they are choosing to send to Congress.
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Being This Adorable Is Hard Work
I think I need one of these for my house. Not sure how Tunch would feel about that, though.
The Bottom
In the history of editorials, there have been a lot of bad ones. Hell, Tom Friedman and Bill Kristol still have jobs, so you know how bad the worst of the worst have to be if those two are considered acceptable enough to keep their jobs.
Even given those low standards, this Ralph Peters piece really seems to be testing new limits. I really don’t remember a piece this completely bad, ever.
This Changes Everything
I had been skeptical about the auto bailout, but generally supportive and relieved Bush is going to throw the automakers a lifeline. Well, I was relieved until I read this:
This is cautious, responsible governance by a responsible president seeking to make his successor’s transition as smooth as possible.
That was Hugh Hewitt. We are so screwed.
Morning Thread
No more hathos today. Here’s some opiate for the nerds.
Chat about whatever.