Comments on: George, meet Barry. Now sod off.

By: Niklaus Pfirsig

Niklaus Pfirsig — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:03:18 +0000

In a few years, there may be A G.W. Bush library, just as soon as he finishes colorin the rest of the “pitchurz in thuh secund” book!!! (rim-shot, followed by groans from most of the audience along with rotten produce, half full beer bottles and an occasional bullet from the ultra-cons in the back)

Oops, a bit of brain flatulence…

GWB could stand for George W. Bush, and it can also stand for Gay White Boy.

Sorry about that, my mind wandered off for a bit and I had to go catch it before it got lost.

By: Hank

Hank — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:15:06 +0000

Darn right Kenny. It seems that’s pretty much been the choice in a lot of Presidential elections lately anyway: halfwitted ten-gallon-hat evil or evil in a nice suit who can dance, talk purty or get laid at work.

Big O - sounds like a great show. I’ll have to find me some.

By: Kenny Celican

Kenny Celican — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:58:27 +0000

You… you… *deep breath*

First, very nice insignts.

Next, even if that last item happens, at least we’ll have classy slick evil instead of trailer trash evil running the show for a while.

Finally, the reason for the stutter - from now and forever more I will be unable to look on or think about Obama without envisioning him as Roger Smith (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheBigO)

By: Niklaus Pfirsig

Niklaus Pfirsig — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:42:32 +0000

This morning, Obama began plans to shut down the detention at Gitmo, and to restrict the methods used for interrogation to those allowed under internation law.

The Bush administration, through it’s shoot first and ask questions later style of defense, has made America into the schoolyard bully, and the rest of the world has started to gang up on us as a result, making the US much less secure in the process. The US has wasted 8 years by often doing the opposite of what it says it stands for. We need to prove by our actions that we believe in democracy and freedom and not just say we do.

By: Hank

Hank — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:49:12 +0000

Nice one Bazza. The whole lobbyist system in the US always struck me as legalised bribery and long overdue for an overhaul. Even if everyone concerned was, against all probability, behaving in the most responsible way possible, the system was so wide open to abuse and corruption I’m surprised it persisted as it did for so long.

By: Erich Vieth

Erich Vieth — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:56:17 +0000

Barack Obama is now in charge. In one of his first acts:

“As of today, lobbyists will be subject to stricter limits than under any … other administration in history,” Obama told reporters as he signed the new rules. The restrictions included a ban on gifts by lobbyists to anyone serving in the administration.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/21/obamas-govering-begins-fi_n_159602.html

This is a terrific beginning. Just think about this for a second or two. How could it possibly be that a lobbyist ever had any legitimate need to give “gifts” to any politician or any employee of the government? There is no valid reason for this practice. If a lobbyist wants to show appreciation to a government official, write him/her a thank you note. There’s no need for gifts of any type and any value.

Obama’s decision to implement a new no-gift rule is thus bitter-sweet. It’s wonderful to have the new guy come in and do what should have been done hundreds of years ago. On the other hand, it speaks to the high level of corruption and dysfunction of our government that such a practice could have existed in the first place.

May Obama invoke many additional needed changes that others before him haven’t fully considered! In short, Obama is already looking like a qualitative change, rather than merely a matter a degree.