Japanese Liberal Democratic Party humiliated

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Edwards: "They" want to shut me up

Assault Against Reason - memoirs of a liberal?

I recently purchased this book - "The Assault Against Reason" by Al Gore. From the cover, my first impression was that this would be a continuation of the Demo-scare tactics of global warming (but God forbid an FBI scuba terror alert!?)

A review might appear soon.

Nutty Professor Canned

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Gil Smart: FBI a "bunch of ninnies" (stupid, foolish)

Scuba Intructors to Watch for Terror Training

The FBI is asking the nation’s scuba instructors to watch for potential terrorist threats. The agency’s Joint Terrorism Task Force recently alerted dive shops around the country to look out for divers seeking advanced training, including diving in murky water and in sewer pipes.

Flipped on the Weather Channel to see what the morning weather babes had to say and encountered one of those annoying "HeadOn" commercials. So I surfed over to CNN, where I found something infinitely worse.

At the bottom of the screen was the red-bannered headline, "Scuba terror alert."
Scuba terror alert?

And apparently it all had to do with potential terrorists taking scuba lessons so that they might plant explosives in bridge piers and some such. A legitimate concern, I'm sure.

But scuba terror alert?

What a bunch of ninnies we have become.

Gil Smart, LNP

Source

Definition of "ninny"

Judge dismisses Valerie Plame's lawsuit against Bush administration officials

Judge dismisses Valerie Plame's lawsuit against Bush administration officials

A federal judge just dismissed Valerie Plame's lawsuit against the federal officials she blames for outing her as a covert CIA operative in retaliation for her husband's criticism of the decision to invade Iraq.

According to the Associated Press, "U.S. District Judge John D. Bates dismissed the case on jurisdictional grounds and said he would not express an opinion on the constitutional arguments. Bates dismissed the case against all defendants: [Vice President] Cheney, White House political adviser Karl Rove and former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby."

(File photo of Plame with her husband, Joseph Wilson, taken July 14, 2006, by Lawrence Jackson, AP.)

Losers at Large - Newest Weasels of the Month

Correcting Weasels -- yet again

What a wonderful NC vacation this week! And saw a terrific popcorn summer flick - Transformers. Then I had the misfortune of reading more weasel work.

Fallacy No. 1

...Matt Drudge was hypocritical for bring up 61+ pardons...

Pardons allow convicted criminals to get away with crimes. Clemency (ie commuting a sentence) let's the crime stand. If anyone is hypocritical, it is any Democrat who would accuse Bush of ignoring the rule of law.

Fallacy No. 2

...Libby's conviction was pursued by Patrick Fitzgerald, a Bush appointee...

Wrong! Well, it was Patrick Fitzgerald who "pursued" Libby.

"...After the investigation was under way, the Justice Department appointed United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Patrick Fitzgerald as a Special Counsel in charge of the case. Mr. Fitzgerald is a highly qualified, professional prosecutor who carried out his responsibilities as charged..."

Source

Bush did not appoint Fitzgerald. The DOJ did.

Fallacy No. 3

...And so here we are, four years after we were manipulated into war...

In fact, Democrats voted to authorize the use of force in Iraq. Hillary Clinton, John Kerry and John Edwards all voted in favor of the use of force. Saddam Hussein did declare jihad (holy war) prior to any Iraq invasion.

Fallacy No. 4

...And Libby is free to commit perjury because...

Whoa, right there. I don't know what alternate universe you perceive, but perhaps you should take a long, hard look in the mirror.

Mr. Libby was sentenced to thirty months of prison, two years of probation, and a $250,000 fine. In making the sentencing decision, the district court rejected the advice of the probation office, which recommended a lesser sentence and the consideration of factors that could have led to a sentence of home confinement or probation.

I respect the jury's verdict. But I have concluded that the prison sentence given to Mr. Libby is excessive. Therefore, I am commuting the portion of Mr. Libby's sentence that required him to spend thirty months in prison.

My decision to commute his prison sentence leaves in place a harsh punishment for Mr. Libby. The reputation he gained through his years of public service and professional work in the legal community is forever damaged. His wife and young children have also suffered immensely. He will remain on probation. The significant fines imposed by the judge will remain in effect. The consequences of his felony conviction on his former life as a lawyer, public servant, and private citizen will be long-lasting.

If Gil thinks $250,000 is "free", I'd enjoy a "free" lunch sometime.

All of this because Democrats cannot admit they were wrong. Remember them screaming about Karl Rove and Plamegate and Joe Wilson being targeted by the administration? That has now crumbled. None of the claims were validated.

In fact, Joe Wilson did take a CIA-paid trip to Africa - which he denied on numerous occasions. When is his sentence for lying to us?

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Proof Joe Wilson outted Valerie Plame

John Edward's $1,250 haircut???

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Torrenueva said one haircut during the 2004 presidential race cost $1,250 because he traveled to Atlanta and lost two days of work.

Pardon me? I think I hear libral heads exploding with hypocrisy

List of Clinton pardons

Oil, gas futures rise - barely a pipsqueak from the (D) jerkoffs who promised this wouldn't happen under their watch

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