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Showing posts with label Elections 2006 National Mid Term. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Elections 2006 National Mid Term. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

20061115 There is always plenty to laugh about

There is always plenty to laugh about


November 15th, 2006

The only alternative is to cry…


Hat Tip: Mrs. Owl


No matter Republican or Democrat, now that elections are over, the late night talk show hosts can always find humor in politics.


From Daniel Kurtzman,


Your Guide to Political Humor.


"This week, on Tuesday night, in an ironic turnaround, Iraq brought regime change to the U.S." --Amy Poehler

"President Bush held a news conference where he vowed to work with the new Democratic majority, which, if true, can mean only one thing: the Democrats have a nuclear bomb." --Amy Poehler

"What a day for the Democrats. They've won the House of Representatives, they are poised to take the Senate as well, Donald Rumsfeld has resigned, and this just in, Dick Cheney came out as gay." --Jon Stewart

"Even though the Republican lost big on Tuesday, they've been busy all day in Washington. They’ve been spending all day packing up their bribe money."
David Letterman

"Dennis Hastert is no longer Speaker of the House. Don't worry about Dennis. He's going to be the new before-guy for Jenny Craig."
David Letterman

"The new Speaker of the House is Nancy Pelosi. She had lunch today with President Bush, but the lunch honestly did not go well. She would not pass him anything he asked for."
David Letterman

"It's ironic because Republicans always wanted to appeal to minorities. Now they are one." --Jay Leno

"It has not been a good week for the Republicans. This election was kind of like a bad divorce
- they got rejected, insulted, and lost the House." Jay Leno

"Here in California, the voters overwhelmingly decided they do not want Arnold Schwarzenegger to ever make another movie." --Jay Leno

"The only Republican now with a mandate is Congressman Mark Foley." --Jay Leno

"There were many reports of problems with the voting machines yesterday, especially with touch-screen voting machines. In fact, in Congressman Mark Foley's district, some of the machines were touched inappropriately." --Conan O'Brien

"Big, big win for the Democrats. Senator Hillary Clinton's overwhelming victory has fueled speculation that she will run for president in 2008. In other words, there was some good news for Republicans." --Conan O'Brien

"Today in Florida, on the last day of campaigning, a Republican politician refused to appear in public with President Bush because the president is so unpopular. And it's worse than it sounds, because the politician was former Congressman Mark Foley." --Conan O'Brien

"They say they don't need to rely on any last minute surprises, since their Republican base is still very strong, very active, and they still have all the voting machines rigged." --Jimmy Kimmel

"Democrats are favored to win most races. As a matter of fact, the only Republican in Washington whose seat is safe is Lincoln." --David Letterman

"During the election, do you know what Vice President Dick Cheney will be doing? He's going spend the day hunting at his lodge in South Dakota. That's the one place you want to be if the Republicans lose -- Cheney with a gun." --Jay Leno

"President Bush warned Democrats not to celebrate too early. This is from the guy who put up the 'Mission Accomplished' sign three years ago." --Jay Leno

"How about this John Kerry controversy? So he's out there in California, tells some kind of joke and it backfires. He's saying he botched the joke. ... This guy can lose elections he's not even in." --David Letterman

"Senator John Kerry gave his opponents in the struggling Republican Party a much needed distraction when he told a college audience on Monday that if you don't do well in school, you might get stuck in Iraq. Some people are taking that as a slam against our troops. Kerry says it was a botched joke about the president being dumb. It doesn't bode well when you try to make a joke about someone being dumb and you wind up looking even dumber." --Jimmy Kimmel

"It's interesting. The president's approval rating is at an all-time low, North Korea's setting off bombs, Iraq is a mess, the Foley scandal keeps getting worst. Even the Democrats might not be able to blow this election." --Jay Leno

"The election is three weeks away and there are rumors the Republicans are getting ready for an election night disaster, which would be a first -- a disaster they were actually prepared for." --Bill Maher

"Tuesday is Election Day. ... In California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is so confident of being re-elected that he's groping women again." --David Letterman

"This is a bleak time for the Republican Party. You know you have trouble when the least embarrassing guy in your group is Arnold Schwarzenegger." --Jimmy Kimmel

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Wednesday, November 08, 2006

20061108 Ole Luke, Get used to this face and now what?

Ole Luke, Get used to this face and now what?

November 8th, 2006


Get used to this face. Hat Tip: Kujanblog

And one face that you will not be seeing much of…

He won't seek the minority leader post. Hat Tip Breitbart.com and Michelle Malkin.

Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., stepping down is another step in the correct direction for clearing the decks to work with the Democratic majority in Congress.

For a conservative political columnist, the next two years will be a field day. I’ve already looked into purchasing a larger hard drive for my laptop.

Sooooo - now that the Dems are in power, it will be interesting to see what they will do with their new-found responsibilities.

White House spokesman Tony Snow said the outcome of the elections, in which Democrats were projected to win control of the House and pick up several Senate seats, was "not what we would've hoped."

"But it also gets us to a point: Democrats have spent a lot of time complaining about what the president has done. This is an opportunity for them to kind of stand up," Snow said. (Reuters. Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin.)

I love to tell the story of once, as a young lad, I was riding around the farm with my Grandfather – “Pop-Pop,” in an old blue Chevy pick-up truck. Ole’ Luke, the family farm dog was running along the truck and raising a ruckus.

All of the sudden, Pop-Pop stopped the truck. I asked Pop-Pop: “Why are we stopping?”

At that, Pop-Pop responded, “I want to show you what a farm dog will do when he catches a truck.”

Ole’ Luke circled the truck several times, barking and barking the entire time. Then Luke sniffed the tires. Then he peed on the tires and walked away.

We certainly hope that the Democrats will do better than Ole’ Luke – or do we?

As we turn our attention to the 2008 presidential elections, the Dems may consider a thoughtful approach. Hearing and hearing after hearing, sprinkled with tax increases, will set the Republicans up for a great chance at the White House in 2008.

So just what will the Democratic priorities be in the upcoming session of Congress?

The Associated Press gives us the following glimpse. Hey – AP, the campaign literature office of the Democrats, ought to know… So, consider this to be straight from the source.

Hat Tip: Breitbart.com and Michelle Malkin

Democratic Priorities in Congress
Nov 08 2:12 PM US/Eastern

By The Associated Press Some priorities set by Democrats in Congress:

_Military: Force an immediate drawdown of troops in Iraq and conduct oversight hearings on missteps on the war. The announcement Wednesday that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was resigning met Democratic demands that he step down to take responsibility for the situation in Iraq.

_Intelligence: Increase attention given to emerging terrorist threats in Africa and Southeast Asia and devote more resources to North Korea and Iran. More oversight of terrorism and government surveillance.

_Homeland security: Boost security for rail and mass transit systems. Tougher oversight of the Department of Homeland Security, potential restructuring of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

_Judiciary: Conduct oversight hearings on treatment of terrorism detainees, domestic surveillance programs and President Bush's use of "signing statements" affecting some requirements in the laws he signs.

_Minimum wage. Pass legislation to raise the minimum wage from the current $5.15 an hour to $7.25.

_Veterans affairs: Increase oversight with detailed budget accountings. More funding for veterans' health care, including additional mental health counseling for vets returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

_Health: Allow the Medicare program to negotiate directly with drug companies for lower prices. Pass a vetoed embryonic stem cell research bill again. Require insurance companies to provide benefits for treating mental illnesses equal to other medical and surgical benefits.

_Transportation: Consolidate air traffic control facilities. Allow more foreign control of airlines. Limit the number of Transportation Security Administration airport screeners to 45,000. More oversight hearings on the Federal Aviation Administration.

_Taxes: Increase education-based tax breaks. Close the so-called $345 billion tax gap, the estimated amount that people and companies owe but avoid paying each year.

_Trade: Let a law expire that forbids Congress from amending trade agreements negotiated by the president. Create a chief enforcement officer in the office of the U.S. trade representative.

_Energy and environment: Increase incentives for biodiesel, ethanol and other alternative fuels as well as wind, solar, geothermal and other sources of alternative energy. Renegotiate oil and gas leases that waived royalty payments to the government. Impose a national cap on industrial carbon dioxide emissions. Resist Bush's efforts to open more public lands to oil exploration.

_Agriculture: Increase conservation programs and require more corn- based ethanol in motor fuel blends.

Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster Maryland USA. E-mail him at: kdayhoff@carr.org www.thetentacle.com Westminster Eagle Opinion and Winchester Report www.thewestminstereagle.com www.kevindayhoff.com has moved to http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/

20061108 GOP officials Rumsfeld stepping down


GOP officials: Rumsfeld stepping down

November 8th, 2006

MSNBC just flashed on their web site that according to the Associated Press, the Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, is stepping down.

The copy reads:

Defense chief has been a prime target of war critics in midterm elections

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, a key target of Iraq war critics, is stepping down, Republican officials said on Wednesday.

And that is all that was reported – at this time…

In spite of what I wrote in The Tentacle today, “Rumsfeld must stay” – Secretary Rumsfeld, our 21st Secretary of Defense, stepping down is the right thing to do in light of the results of yesterday’s elections.

Word is that Dr. Robert Michael Gates has been recess-appointed to take Secretary Rumsfeld’s place.

It would appear that the Bush administration did their homework in anticipation to yesterday’s elections as this has all transpired less than 24 hours since the election results.

Hopefully it will be accepted as an olive branch to the Democrats who were so victorious in the mid-terms…

It is also smart politics for President George W. Bush. The president now needs to work with the Democratic majority in Congress and hanging to Secretary Rumsfeld would just be an albatross around the Bush Administration’s neck.

Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster Maryland USA. E-mail him at: kdayhoff@carr.org www.thetentacle.com Westminster Eagle Opinion and Winchester Report www.thewestminstereagle.com www.kevindayhoff.com has moved to http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/