–It turns out convicted Lockerbie terrorist Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi wasn’t released from a Scottish jail for “humanitarian reasons” as first reported. It seems the Brits and the Libyans put together an oil and gas exploration deal worth up to 15 billion pounds, and al Megrahi was the “sweetener” that put it over the top. Apparently liberals’ commitment to one of their long-cherished slogans, “no blood for oil,” is rather tenuous.
–According to Ted Kennedy biographer, Ed Klein, the late Senator had a great sense of humor. “One of his favorite topics of humor was Chappaquidick itself,” said Klein. Yup, Chappaquidick is a regular laugh riot. In fact it’s so funny, the phrase “stop, you’re killing me” comes to mind.
–According to Rasmussen Reports, President Barack Obama’s approval rating has slipped below fifty percent for the first time. Is it too soon to say “hope and change” is looking more like “crash and burn?” In a similar finding, if given the choice between keeping or replacing the entire Congress, 57% of Americans would toss all of them out “and start over again.” With apologies to WWll Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, Congress “has awakened a sleeping giant and filled (us) with a terrible resolve.” Here’s hoping it lasts until November 2010.
–Within hours of Ted Kennedy’s death, Democrats were calling for his name to be affixed to the health care boondoggle, as in calling it KennedyCare instead of ObamaCare. Ironically, radio host Rush Limbaugh was excoriated by those same Democrats for predicting they would do precisely that. I guess no one likes to be characterized as a crass opportunist–especially in advance.
–I once thought the most ridiculous parsing of a word that could ever happen was when Bill Clinton ruminated on what the definition of “is” is. I was wrong. By the time the Democrats and their media shills get through with torturing the word “torture,” it may be a crime for an interrogator to raise his voice when questioning a suspected terrorist. If Attorney General Eric Holder’s primary objective is to completely destroy morale at the CIA, he’s doing a helluva job. And anyone who thinks he’s doing it without approval from Barack Obama makes Bambi seem world-weary.
–Charles Rangel, whose own tax-related shenanigans might land a lesser mortal in jail, has come up with stiffer penalties for taxpayers facing IRS proceedings for what might be honest filing mistakes. And where did Charlie put these provisions? They’re part of the HEALTH CARE bill. Rangel’s most recent disclosure reveals that he “forgot” to report over $1.3 million in income and $3.1 million in business deals between 2002 and 2006.
Does anyone recall Nancy Pelosi’s campaign slogan regarding Republicans’ “culture of corruption?” The bet here is most Americans would prefer it to the “culture of hypocrisy” infecting the Democratic Party, that which allows a bum like Charles Rangel to crack down on American taxpayers, even as he remains seemingly invulnerable to the same rule of law.
–Speaking of invulnerable, the NY Post is reporting that disgraced former governor Eliot Spitzer is considering another run for political office. Ironically, in the cesspool of corruption and ineptitude that passes for governance in that state, Spitzer compares favorably with many of the other hacks who hold elected office. In addition, his extensive experience with whores would be an asset when it comes to working with other members of the state legislature.
Good luck, “Client Nine.”
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