Best President Bush quotes of 2005

"Brownie, you're doing a heckuva job." - This now famous line was on many people's quotes of the year list, in addition to being the punchline of hundreds of jokes, japes, and parodies. It was named on Thursday as U.S. President George W. Bush's most memorable phrase of 2005.

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." - OK, this one is from 2004, but I can't let it die.

"See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda." - President Bush explained his win-their-hearts-and-minds strategy in May.

"I think I may need a bathroom break. Is this possible?" - POTUS wrote to Secretary Rice during a U.N. Security Council meeting.

"This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. And having said that, all options are on the table." - The President said almost a year ago in Belgium.

"In terms of timetables, as quickly as possible - whatever that means." The President explained his timetable for passing Social Security legislation in March.

"Those who enter the country illegally violate the law." - POTUS explained, describing illegal immigrants in Tucson in December.
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Happy New Year From The Brummets & Curran

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Bigfoot: Not Just In The Northwest U.S.

Bigfoot fever has come to Malaysia. The local 'papers and official news agency are reporting sightings of a Sasquatch in the southern rainforests.

Click on the title for a link to the Reuters story. . .
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Poem: Mad Song

In the kitchen in repose
Tuna tap at their cans with power
Wheat rustles in golden rows
Inside the bag of flour

All the mirrors and windows
Are crumbling back to sand
The wooden floors moan and bruise
Everywhere I stand

Late at night cockroaches sing
Lined up in an all-star choir
Voices so low I can't hear a thing
But they seem to be getting higher.
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It's the New Year. . .how do you feel?

Write in and let us know how you're feeling today. I had a great night and I came home and even wrote a poem. There are many better nights to get drunk (at least 300). I was compos-mentis anyhow, at the end of the night.

Happy New Year Mister President!

Happy New Year Mister President!

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Poem: Reasons To Keep On

Reasons to keep on

1
We build crystal palaces
Outside our tarpaper shacks of dreams

They make each other gleam
In juxtaposition

2
You can't be sure about the next world
Or the ones beyond that

3
All is never lost
But often gets misplaced

4
It's better to sit in the sun
And think about

That Cold Island across the river
Than the other way around

5
Our toys do not matter
This is as good as it gets

And it may be this good
Or better tomorrow.
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Happy new year to the Republican Party!

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Chinese President Hu Jintao promises open development and work for peace

Chinese President Hu Jintao said in a New Year's speech that ". . .China's development is peaceful development, opening development, cooperative development and harmonious development."

"The Chinese people will develop ourselves by means of striving for a peaceful international environment, and promote world peace with our own development," Hu said in the address broadcast by China Radio International, China National Radio and China Central Television.

This doesn't seem like a bad way to start the New Year.

Click on the title of this post to link to the article on The Drudge Report.
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Lobbyist Jack Abramoff about to cut deal with prosecutors

Federal prosecutors are wrapping up a plea deal with lobbyist Jack Abramoff that could be announced early next week, according to sources close to the negotiations.

The Associated Press reported the plea agreement "would secure the Republican lobbyist's testimony against several members of Congress who received favors from him or his clients."

This deal has to make a lot of congress pretty nervous. The lobbyist contributed millions in casino income to congressional campaigns, routing the money through political action committees (e.g., PACs) to conservative lawmakers. Abramoff also provided trips, sports skybox fundraisers, golf fees, meals, entertainment and jobs for lawmakers' relatives (ed. note: and probably prostitutes, shares of stock, bets, drugs, sex trips to Bangkok, and other illegal activities, as well).

Sources have speculated that up to a couple dozen legislators may be caught in Abramoff's snare when he finally rats out his old pals. He has greased congress up one side and down the other, and congress is experiencing an extreme case of the willies at the thought that Abramoff is about to begin singing.

This may be wishful thinking, but is this just the first nail in the coffin for a Republican-dominated Congress? I think we're up to the first row of nails by now...
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Drawing: Lines

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I've worked on this drawing called Lines sporadically over the last couple of months...

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Poem: Conspiracy Theory

Conspiracy Theory


There's a conspiracy in his cerebral cortex
Our friend is trapped in the middle

Caught on the barnacled reef
Of his skirmishing selves

He swings at the circle of gnashing teeth
His oars are chomped down to the stub

He sends mass prayers
To all the known deities

Up to and including old God himself
who remains characteristically silent.
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