Hellooooo Ethanol!

I’m betting the Federalist Society really regrets ramrodding through a “figurehead� president like Bush, because he’s set their agenda for total governmental control by and for the rich by decades.

sleipner, while I’d love to give the Federalist Society the power to elect the President, the description of the “ramrodding of a ‘figurehead” is not only disgusting, but a bit of the superflous goofatry I have come to love you by.

But the regret of which you speak is true, however it is tempered by the relief of two exceptional Supreme Court Justices. It is also tempered by the recognition of the alternative history and the solace that everyone can take when “what else was I do?”-situations arise. The Federalist Society as an organization supports no individual candidate for political office and there is no litmus test of individual members.

he’s set their agenda for total governmental control by and for the rich by decades

In the lexicon of “Stupid Things Sleipner Has Written”, and it is voluminous, this nugget may take the cake. The FS is perhaps the most respected scholarly legal organization is the US, on par and above any legal thinktank. Its agenda is ideological, not monetary. Do you you really think that the FS ideology is: Rich people should control the government to make them more rich. If that is your misconception then you have fallen down the rabbit’s hole to inescapable depth and I can only wish you good times making tinfoil hats.

But after years of saying “Security first, rebuilding second, and that means we need more troops,” I feel it’s only fair to give Bush a chance now that he has said, “You know what? We should secure the place first and *then* rebuild, and that means we need more troops!” Sure, the guy’s a slow learner, but he deserves some reward for finally catching up to the rest of the class.

Now, I think 23,000 troops is a drop in the bucket compared to what’s needed, as the surge is arguably starting to show: Violence is down (though obviously not eliminated) in Baghdad, but up in neighboring provinces. But if the surge succeeds in calming Baghdad, it will show that victory *is* possible, if only we commit enough troops.

Where we will get those troops, I have no idea. But that’s a matter for debate after the surge shows it can work.

Iraq is an utter failure and disaster, there is nothing America can do to make things better there except leave, and the sooner the better.

I’m betting the Federalist Society really regrets ramrodding through a “figurehead” president like Bush, because he’s set their agenda for total governmental control by and for the rich by decades.

That’s the problem with most Americans… they are too quick to forget. Remember back in 1988, NO MORE BUllSHit? Until our main-stream media stops distracting us with American Idol and whatever else, this type of thinking that “Bush isn’t that bad” because they forgot all the past events of just last week (forget about 5 years ago) will continue.

Reminds me of the phrase: “If you’re not pissed, you’re not paying attention.”

Everything he touches falls apart.

in·com·pe·tent /ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt/
–adjective
1. not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable: an incompetent candidate. In other words -Bush-

This occupation is coming up toward completion of it’s fourth year now, and even with the Dems plan, it will end up at nearly five before it’s done. Isn’t that long enough to see progess?