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So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

šŸŽ¶ Those boots were made for mockinā€™ šŸŽµ

You can’t love your country only when you win.

Iā€™d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.

An almost top 10,000 blog!

When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?

Conservatism: there are some people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.

Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

Never entrust democracy to any process that requires republicans to act in good faith.

Itā€™s always darkest before the other shoe drops.

After roe, women are no longer free.

Optimism opens the door to great things.

This has so much WTF written all over it that it is hard to comprehend.

Tick tock motherfuckers!

When do the post office & the dmv weigh in on the wuhan virus?

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

Iā€™d hate to be the candidate who lost to this guy.

Fuck the extremist election deniers. Whatā€™s money for if not for keeping them out of office?

Speaking of republicans, is there a way for a political party to declare intellectual bankruptcy?

Consistently wrong since 2002

The republican caucus is already covering themselves with something, and it’s not glory.

Not so fun when the rabbit gets the gun, is it?

Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.

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  2. 2.

    Davebo

    She never requested additional equipment.

    She never requested additional equipment in writing.

    She requested additional equipment in writing, but didn’t use Times Roman 12 point font…..

    We fired them for performance reasons.. Err… oops..

  3. 3.

    Zifnab

    Wait, before we get all judgemental on this I want to hear Pat Robertson’s take. Who does he believe is to blame for this natural disaster?

  6. 6.

    Bubblegum Tate

    Wait, before we get all judgemental on this I want to hear Pat Robertsonā€™s take. Who does he believe is to blame for this natural disaster?

    Well, Kansas did recently overturn its extra-dumbass “We’re gonna teach creationism and call it science!” schoolboard ruling, thereby “kicking Jesus, Daddy, and the Spook” (tm Strangers With Candy) out of Kansas, right? And this is what happens when you kick out God–he is one spiteful-ass deity.

    OK, so I’m being completely facetious here, but watch…some wingnut will say it with a straight face.

    Also, can’t wait for the GOP smear campaign against Sebelius.

  8. 8.

    tBone

    Sebelius is a just a typical moonbat, hoping for defeat in Iraq. Hard to believe that Kansas, a state that has rejected secularfascist theories like evolution, would elect such a raving Leftard as governor.

    thereby ā€œkicking Jesus, Daddy, and the Spookā€ (tm Strangers With Candy) out of Kansas

    Bonus points for the SWC reference.

  12. 12.

    Make7

    If only Kansas would have had the sense to have suffered from a hurricane. The Administration has learned from it’s mistakes how to respond to that situation.

    But a devastating tornado? One does one even do? How could FEMA possibly know what to do when a tornado wipes an entire town off the map?

    Perhaps someone in the Federal government could have called the Governor and simply asked what the hell she needed if they were unable to figure out what they should be doing.

    If the NSA were wiretapping the phones in Greensberg, there would be no paperwork to fill out – but if they need help in the face of tragedy, be sure the proper forms are filled out in triplicate.

  13. 13.

    Rome Again

    But a devastating tornado? One does one even do? How could FEMA possibly know what to do when a tornado wipes an entire town off the map?

    Nobody could have foreseen the possibility that a tornado might touch down in Kansas and rip a bunch of real estate apart? You’re kidding, right?

  14. 14.

    jake

    You go into tornado season with the resources we decide to give you, not the ones you asked us to give you.

    Am I allowed to call Snow a callous, lying, twisted son-of-a-bitch or is he still protected by his cancer patient status?

  15. 15.

    ThymeZone

    Let me get this striaght: these guys dropped off jihadi videos at a local store, talked to Philly cops about getting a map of Ft. Dix, were still trying to procure weapons after 17 months of planning, and practiced for the attack by playing paintball.

    Kevin Drum accurately sums up the exciting details of the latest “Terror Threat Averted” nonstory (Fort Dix: The Horror).

  16. 16.

    mrmobi

    Kevin Drum accurately sums up the exciting details of the latest ā€œTerror Threat Avertedā€ nonstory (Fort Dix: The Horror).

    I had a feeling this “threat” might turn out to be, shall we say, bogus.

    They’re not even trying to make their lies credible anymore. It’s all about serving up red meat for true believers.

    Am I allowed to call Snow a callous, lying, twisted son-of-a-bitch or is he still protected by his cancer patient status?

    God recently spoke to me and told me that Tony Snow is a lying cocksucker, so yeah, go ahead. God is on your side.

  17. 17.

    Tsulagi

    So Baghdad Tony throws another lying tantrum thinking someone had questioned Decider/Commander Guyā€™s competence. Surprise factor: 0.

    I think the surprise meter is pretty much pegged there for the duration of this admin.

  18. 18.

    caustics

    Am I allowed to call Snow a callous, lying, twisted son-of-a-bitch

    Yes.

    or is he still protected by his cancer patient status?

    No….”It’s my bag, baby!”

    Fuck Tony Snow.

  19. 19.

    Jay C

    Don’t these assholes in this Administration EVER learn ANYTHING?
    Do these clowns REALLY think they can get away with the “it’s-the-Governor’s-fault-for-not-filling-out-the-right-forms” defense for fumbling yet another disaster-relief effort?

    Does Tony Snow not remember, or think no one else will remember New Orleans and Katrina?

    And does NO ONE in the White House even think it important to at least LOOK like they care about natural disasters in the heartland?

    This has been another edition of “Rhetorical Questions for the Bush Administration”. Thank you for playing.

  20. 20.

    Dug Jay

    As with so many of Tim’s posts, the reality is far different:

    Her spokeswoman, Nicole Corcoran, said the governor didn’t mean to imply that the state was ill-equipped to deal with this storm. Sebelius’ comments about National Guard equipment were, instead, meant as a warning about the state’s inability to handle additional disasters, such as another tornado or severe flooding, she said.

    “We are doing absolutely fine right now,” Corcoran said. “What the governor is talking about is down the road.”

  21. 21.

    The Other Steve

    As with so many of Timā€™s posts, the reality is far different:

    I don’t think you understand.

    This is about the Bush Administration excuses, not the Sebelius comments.

  22. 22.

    Dug Jay

    This is about the Bush Administration excuses, not the Sebelius comments.

    Excuses??? The reality is that there was no problem of the sort alleged in the post to which Tim linked, and the Kansas governor acknowledges that fact. End of non-story.

  23. 23.

    The Other Steve

    Excuses??? The reality is that there was no problem of the sort alleged in the post to which Tim linked, and the Kansas governor acknowledges that fact. End of non-story.

    If there was no story, why did the Bush administration feel they needed to respond with an excuse?

  25. 25.

    CDB

    If there was no story, why did the Bush administration feel they needed to respond with an excuse?

    Habit.

  26. 26.

    Zombie Santa Claus

    If there was no story, why did the Bush administration feel they needed to respond with an excuse?

    You make excuses for the mistakes you don’t make so that you don’t have to make excuses for the mistakes you do make. You bicker with moonbats when you’re not wrong, so you don’t have to bicker with moonbats when you’re not right.

  27. 27.

    Zifnab

    I thought it was – you go to the press briefing with the excuses you have, not the excuses you wish you had.

  28. 28.

    Zombie Santa Claus

    I thought it was ā€“ you go to the press briefing with the excuses you have, not the excuses you wish you had.

    You mock the blood of dead Americans with the lies you have, not the lies you wish you had.

  29. 29.

    caustics

    Dug Jay – yeah, because blaming the victims worked so well for you guys post-Katrina.

    How could that strategy possibly misfire this time?

  30. 30.

    Tsulagi

    Excuses??? The reality is that there was no problem of the sort alleged in the post to which Tim linked, and the Kansas governor acknowledges that fact. End of non-story.

    Well, letā€™s take a look. The Kansas City Star asked Col. Eric Peck of the Kansas National Guard for his assessmentā€¦

    Col. Eric Peck of the Kansas National Guard said the most pressing shortage was in tractor-trailers for transporting heavy equipment used to clear debris.

    Most of the heavy equipment is based in southeast Kansas, and some is in Wichita and Topeka. Ordinarily, the Guard would have more than 30 big trucks to transport that equipment. It now has fewer than 15, Peck said.

    The Guard should have about 600 Humvees, but it has fewer than 400. It would usually have 170 medium tactical vehicles that are used to transport people and supplies, but it has fewer than 30. Because the tactical vehicles are some of the most advanced the Kansas Guard has, ā€œtheyā€™re in very high demand overseas,ā€ he said.

    The Guard is also responding to flooding elsewhere in the state, but Peck said the truck shortage wouldnā€™t stop the Guard from completing its missions.

    But it will take longer, he said, because fewer trucks mean more trips.

    Which is pretty much what Sebelius had said. That their state NG has less equipment for emergencies due to it being used in Iraq. Something all 50 governors know is true in their states as well, but she said it. Which is what prompted Tonyā€™s tantrum.

    Why does Baghdad Tony hate the Kansas National Guard? Theyā€™re troops too.

  31. 31.

    grandpa john

    I wonder if Tony has intentionally overlooked the irony of the situation in that if the equipment was in state where it belonged, then The governor would not have to request the equipment from anyone, she, as the commander in chief of the state guard could just order it in to action the same kind of deal that bush pulled when he nationalized the guard.

  32. 32.

    Paul L.

    10,000 dead in Kansas? Say it ainā€™t so, Toto

    Her spokeswoman, Nicole Corcoran, said the governor didn’t mean to imply that the state was ill-equipped to deal with the storm. Sebelius’ comments about National Guard equipment were, instead, meant as a warning about the state’s inability to handle additional disasters, such as another tornado or severe flooding, she said.

    “We are doing absolutely fine right now,” Corcoran said. “What the governor is talking about is down the road.”

    Let’s see how the Barack Obama defenders to spin this. Let after he gave a speech decrying SUV’s and then drove away in a SUV. His people claimed the SUV ran on ethanol.

    Barack Obama, caught up in the fervor of a campaign speech Tuesday, drastically overstated the Kansas tornadoes death toll, saying 10,000 had died. The death toll was 12.

  33. 33.

    Tim F.

    As with so many of Timā€™s posts, the reality is far different:

    Frankly, I’m not terribly concerned about what a guy with a history of making things up thinks about my story.

  34. 34.

    ThymeZone

    Barack Obama, caught up in the fervor of a campaign speech Tuesday, drastically overstated the Kansas tornadoes death toll, saying 10,000 had died. The death toll was 12.

    So? He still wasn’t as far off as you usually are.

  35. 35.

    AkaDad

    Barack Obama, caught up in the fervor of a campaign speech Tuesday, drastically overstated the Kansas tornadoes death toll, saying 10,000 had died. The death toll was 12.

    Obama’s explanation.

    “There are going to be times when I get tired. There are going to be times when I get weary. There are going to be times when I make mistakes,” he said.

    Is America ready for a President who admits mistakes?

  36. 36.

    Zifnab

    “Turns out that the National Guard in Kansas only had 40 percent of its equipment and they are having to slow down the recovery process in Kansas,” Obama said, his shirt sleeves rolled up and his head glistening with sweat.

    Unfortunately he got both things wrong. A) 12 were killed and B) the Kansas Guard had plenty of people and equipment.

    Wow. I guess if Obama makes a factual error in an impromptu speach this gives a blogger the right to make an outright lie in a researched article.

    Define “plenty of people and equipment” because Obama’s 40% number looks pretty much on the ball and that doesn’t sound like “plenty” to me.

  37. 37.

    The Other Steve

    Letā€™s see how the Barack Obama defenders to spin this.

    He misspoke. He admitted to it.

    To quote Senator McCain… “Get a Life”

  38. 38.

    Scruffy McSnufflepuss

    Is America ready for a President who admits mistakes?

    No. That only emboldens our enemies, the terrorists.

    Maybe in a happier, simpler time, America could afford Presidents capable of error. But 9/11 changed everything. Thank God Bush is our Commander-in-Chief. He understands the dynamics at work here.

  39. 39.

    Rome Again

    Frankly, Iā€™m not terribly concerned about what a guy with a history of making things up thinks about my story.

    I totally concur!

  40. 40.

    Rome Again

    Maybe in a happier, simpler time, America could afford Presidents capable of error. But 9/11 changed everything. Thank God Bush is our Commander-in-Chief. He understands the dynamics at work here.

    I supposed the dynamic you speak of is to make a gazillion mistakes and just not admit to any of them? Oh, yes, Thank God for that… NOT!

  41. 41.

    Rome Again

    What goes up… must come down
    What goes round… must come round
    What’s been lost… must be found.

  42. 42.

    Scruffy McSnufflepuss

    I supposed the dynamic you speak of is to make a gazillion mistakes and just not admit to any of them? Oh, yes, Thank God for thatā€¦ NOT!

    At least Bush didn’t forget Poland!

  43. 43.

    Steve

    Next thing you know, Obama will be suggesting that the Queen of England is 280 years old.

  44. 44.

    Rome Again

    Next thing you know, Obama will be suggesting that the Queen of England is 280 years old.

    Sorry, little Georgie Bush already did that. Next?

  45. 45.

    tBone

    Next thing you know, Obama will be suggesting that the Queen of England is 280 years old.

    Isn’t she?

  46. 46.

    Paul L.

    The Other Steve Says:

    He misspoke. He admitted to it.

    To quote Senator McCainā€¦ ā€œGet a Lifeā€
    I’ll let it go when the democrats let go of Dan Quayle and potato.

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