Here and There

I just thought of something while watching a clip of Bush speaking (I didn’t embed because, really, any old clip will do): His wife was a librarian.

His delivery reminds me a lot of those kids who, when they learn to read aloud, over-annunciate and basically mimc adults. Bush is one of those kids.

Seriously, I bet if we scoured talent-show reels from across the nation, we could pair them up with clips of the president, and the similarities would be eerie.

I wonder at which point in their courtship or marriage Laura taught little Georgie to read.

A Rasmussen poll shows Obama up by five in Big Sky.

Barbara Boxer, holding Bush’s (and by extension, all capitulating House Democrats’) balls to the fire on FISA:

“The Bush Administration trampled on the Constitution, and we are not doing anything in this bill to provide accountability.”

Makes me think they want to lose.

Thx: TPM

I know that no president has won without winning Ohio in like 3,000 years. But I have to wonder why it’s so significant.

Still, encouraging that Obama is solidly ahead there.

File under: Landslide.

SCOTUS takes six years to get it right. Go Justice Kennedy.

Do not give a misbehaving child what (s)he wants.

And with that implicit analogy, this blog now turns its full attention toward taking down John McCain. Reader submissions are accepted.

The aim will be to expose John McCain for what he is — an old-school politician, beholden to special interests with deep pockets who play by their own rules. The arguments about approach to government are tired, but must be hashed out. The real question is who these candidates are, what they represent, and how they will lead and represent the United States of America at home and to the world.

Given these tenets, the choice should be pretty clear, methinks.

Which is almost beautiful, until you realize how vile it is.

The thought occurred to me today that maybe former press secretary Scott McClellan looked at Bush’s disapproval ratings (between 63 and 70 percent in most recent polls) and thought, I want to sell my book. What if I join this “Bush is a moron” chorus? I’m sure that’ll sell.

Maybe he never bought it all, but also never saw what an enabler, or, at least, accomplice he was. The dots were never connected between message and mouthpiece.

Either way, he’s sure to sell enough books to live handsomely for some time.

Evoking Lincoln from the book Team of Rivals, Obama suggests he’d one-up Mr. Clinton, that’s for sure.

A whopping 94 degrees here in San Francisco today. Which reminds me:

No, but seriously, on shameful day that started with news out of Israel of our (yes, sadly, still) president disgracing that body politic and this entire nation, let alone Barack Obama, and soon enough got wind of a group of Hillary Clinton supporters so incensed by NARAL’s endorsement of Obama that they’ve threatened to undermine his candidacy (and what, elect John McCain?), I feel that it’s only appropriate for a much-needed lolbreak (NSFW):

On your DailyKos Post “Bush Attacking Obama Is Bush Attacking All Democrats.”

Thx: Kottke.

I figured it out: Bill Clinton turned so mean, so vindictive, willing to stoop so low, because his wife won’t have sex with him till she’s president (memo to Bill: it ain’t gonna happen).

Now, wait, wait, you might say. Bill has never had trouble getting nooky on the side. My response? He’s too busy campaigning for a lost cause.