Single What? Female...

Cause Rummy was done...

If you're trapped at the office, and you have meeting, wouldn't you like to be able to just get up and walk out saying, "I've got to get lunch..." and that you have some other meeting more important to attend to (say with a burger, Sam Adams and somebody much more attractive at Burger Joint). WOuldn't we all love to do that. Well, apparently George and Laura aren't the only ones getting a little cockier this term. Rumsfeld, who already carries a bag of attitude with him wherever he goes, decided he was done with being questioned about the military budget yesterday (details, schmetails), well before they were out of questions. He just decided that he needed to get lunch and left the Chair of the House Armed Forces Committee, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), to apologize "to his colleagues for a rather "unusual" situation."

And speaking of that questioning, there are some "key Republicans" who are not happy about Bush's $82 Billion request for Iraq and basically are saying that many of his requests are "Not emergencies" therfore do not need to be there. Apparently, THESE Republicans, don't like be looked at as big spenders...unlike George.

And speaking of people that Rummy may not want to deal with, we actually have an Intelligence Czar now. The most vague job other than Vice President that the Administration can have has now been filled. John Negraponte, who's been the ambassador to Iraq until now, will be the guy who gets all the news first. The only flaw with him thus far is how, when ambassador to Honduras in the 80's, he aided the Contras and apparently didn't know that there were death squads there (so much for keepin' up on intelligence). It also appears that he's the guy who said "yes" after a bunch of other guys said "no way in hell am I taking that job!" (though Chief of Staff Andy Card denies that anyone else was asked...)...and of course I have to add that George, when announcing Negraponte's appointment, he said ""We're going to stop the terrorists before they strike." Um...remember that memo about al Queada looking to fly planes into buildings...?

IN THE MEANTIME...in the "things George doesn't want to hear" category, Porter Goss even had to say "Oh yeah, the insurgency in Iraq has been using the US Occupation as recruiting tool, you betcha. They LOVE that!"

AND...Congress is looking to loosen up Bush's restrictions on stem cell research. "I firmly believe that embryonic stem cell research is the greatest medical hope of the 21st century," Rep. Michael N. Castle (R-Del.) said at a Capitol Hill news conference. (You know George is looking at his people goin' "but he's supposed to be on MY side! what's he doin' talkin like this?...Is there a way to, you know, take care of him?") And they brought up Reagan too, and we all know George hates that...

AND...George, George, George...you might want to hold off on talking about that gay marriage ban cause the Log Cabin GOPers have hired a big-time lobbyist firm to help push forward their agenda..("here we coooome...a walkin' down your streeet...")

AND...Bush's budget not only cuts education funding, and raises the rates for Veteran prescriptions, he's out to cut millions from a fund that helps build housing in Native American reservations. "Native Americans represent less than 1 percent of the population, yet they make up about 1.6 percent of the armed forces, according to Defense Department statistics." Um, George, I got two things to say: 1) they're fighting for you and 2) they were here first...you might want to drop that cut (or just that whole monstrous budget proposal, but that's just me...)

AND...Maureen Dowd and Frank Rich of the NY Times have two great articles on the whole Jeff Gannon/James Guckert and overall press situation at the White House.

Poor George must just have such a headache today ("Condi? Condi? could you just come over and rub my temples?" - "Mr. President, I have to catch a flight to Lebanon, remember? We're putting the screws to Syria-" - "Oh okay..." - "Can't your wife help you out?" - "No...she's busy. Working on some 'state dinner' or something. I really don't like this..." - "Well, I should be back in the morning, Mr. President, we can have a nice snug-I mean talk, then okay?" - "Okay...")

All right back to the dayjob, but like I do here when the phone's not ringing, KEEP E-MAILING!!! E-mail, call, fax, write, your friends and family, the press and your Congressfolk (if it can make Republicans question the budget it might be WORKING) and let them know that you are PAYING ATTENTION! And, as always, pass it on, pass it on, pass it on!

Peace --Alex

posted by funkweee @ 8:47 AM