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U.S. Government To Save Billions By Cutting Wasteful Senator Program | The Onion

"Now more than ever, we must eliminate needless spending wherever possible," President Obama said at a press conference Wednesday. "When we sat down to go over our annual budget, we asked ourselves, where can we safely trim back? What programs can we do away with without negatively impacting the American people? Which bloated and ineffective institutions can we no longer justify having around?"

"The answer was obvious," Obama added. "The U.S. Senate just needed to go."

via www.theonion.com

I threaten you with a continuation of current trends!

I threaten you with a continuation of current trends!.

“If they jam through health care,” said Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, then Democrats will have “poisoned the well” on other issues...

Stimulus didn't get a single Republican vote in the House. The Gang of Six didn't secure Republican votes for health-care reform. Bob Corker won't support the financial regulation plan that he admits has been fundamentally transformed to address many of his concerns. Graham himself has declared cap-and-trade dead in the Senate. If Graham doesn't think the well is already poisoned, then I dare him to take a sip from it.

M. Palin for President

No one ever expects ....

The GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

Making the mail rounds ....

The GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY is now in the planning stages, the Library will include:

01. The Weapons of Mass Destruction Room, which no one has yet been able to find.

02. The Hurricane Katrina Room , which is still under construction.

03. The Alberto Gonzales Room, where you won't be able  to remember anything.

04. The Texas Air National Guard Room, where you don't even have to show up.

05. The Walter Reed Hospital Room, where they don't let you in.

06. The Guantanamo Bay Room, where they don't let you out.

07. The National Debt Room, which is huge and has no ceiling.

08. The Tax Cut Room, with entry restricted only to the wealthy.

09. The Airport Men's Room, where you can meet some of your favorite Republican Senators.

10. The Economy Room, which is in the toilet.

11. The Iraq War Room, after you complete your first tour, they make you go back for a second, third, fourth, and sometimes fifth tour.

12. The Dick Cheney Room, in the famous undisclosed location, complete with shotgun gallery

13. The Environmental Conservation Room, still empty, but very warm.

14. The Supreme Court Gift Shop, where you can buy an election.

15. The Decider Room, complete with dart board, magic 8-ball, Ouija board, dice, coins, and straws.

Additionally, the museum will have an electron microscope to help you locate the President's accomplishments.

Admission: Republicans - free; Democrats - $1000 or 3 Euros.

The GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

Making the mail rounds ....

The GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY is now in the planning stages, the Library will include:

01. The Weapons of Mass Destruction Room, which no one has yet been able to find.

02. The Hurricane Katrina Room , which is still under construction.

03. The Alberto Gonzales Room, where you won't be able  to remember anything.

04. The Texas Air National Guard Room, where you don't even have to show up.

05. The Walter Reed Hospital Room, where they don't let you in.

06. The Guantanamo Bay Room, where they don't let you out.

07. The National Debt Room, which is huge and has no ceiling.

08. The Tax Cut Room, with entry restricted only to the wealthy.

09. The Airport Men's Room, where you can meet some of your favorite Republican Senators.

10. The Economy Room, which is in the toilet.

11. The Iraq War Room, after you complete your first tour, they make you go back for a second, third, fourth, and sometimes fifth tour.

12. The Dick Cheney Room, in the famous undisclosed location, complete with shotgun gallery

13. The Environmental Conservation Room, still empty, but very warm.

14. The Supreme Court Gift Shop, where you can buy an election.

15. The Decider Room, complete with dart board, magic 8-ball, Ouija board, dice, coins, and straws.

Additionally, the museum will have an electron microscope to help you locate the President's accomplishments.

Admission: Republicans - free; Democrats - $1000 or 3 Euros.

White House Unhappy With Former Press Secretary's Book

I'd always wondered how the conservatives came up with such bizarre readings of our Constitution:

Re: White House Unhappy With Former Press Secretary's Book | The Onion - America's Finest News Source:

White House lawyers have been advising the president based on their interpretation of the Articles of Confederation, not the Constitution

:-)

The [Annotated] Climate Speech Dot Earth

“Excerpts” from Bush's climate speech (too little, too late):

The [Annotated] Climate Speech Dot Earth - Climate Change and Sustainability - New York Times Blog:

- “That’s why I’m calling on the Congress to fully fund my Administration’s Future Gen program to build clean coal power plants that will reduce our competitivity with foreign sources of oil and increase our commitment to carbon emissions.”

- “Congress needs to fully permit and fund the development of our oil reserves on the outer continental shelf. These reserves can be developed with clean, cutting edge technologies with no environmental damage, because nobody lives in the ocean.”

- “We have got to develop carbon capture and rendition technologies so we can keep the carbon locked up before it attacks America again.”

- “My administration believes in the promise of solar, I believe in the sun. In fact, top scientists with the Department of Energy have evidence that the sun comes up every single day, rain or shine. We need to study this and, if confirmed, Congress should set aside significant funding to confirm these studies.”

- “Finally, America can not achieve its energy and climate goals without learning how to pronounce the word ‘nukular.’ Tonight, I am announcing a new initiative through the U.S. Department of Education to train America’s children in the appropriate spelling and diction of nukular technologies. I am committing $14 trillion dollars to this program, which is about what it would cost to build two or three nukular power plants by the year 2075 – enough to dramatically reduce our discussion of carbon dioxide emission reductions while accelerating the deployment of kerosene lanterns, candles and dung fires. Together, we can take America back to the future, which, with my commitment, looks a lot like the past we all miss so dearly. Thank you and God Bless.”

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Re: ‘Significant’ Amount Of U.S. Funds For Iraq Funneled To Sunni And Shiite Militias

A bit close to home.

Re: Significant’ Amount Of U.S. Funds For Iraq Funneled To Sunni And Shiite Militias :

During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing today on waste, fraud and abuse in Iraq, GAO Comptroller David Walker said that “the Iraqis have a budget surplus” which “is not being spent.”

... Walker confirmed that a “significant” amount of what the U.S. spends on Iraqi contracts is being diverted to Sunni and Shiite militias.

Bottom line: We’re fighting them spending money over there so we don’t have to fight them spend money here at home.

Clip: Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early

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