The Semantics of a Press Secretary

You know, there is much to be found in a name. And Tony Snow, the new White House Press Secretary and chief target of the media, has a great name for a spinmaster. Snow, to obscure behind layers of flakes. Very nice.

Tony, about as American(o) a name as could be, why? When parents couldn't afford to go with their kids to the new world, they wrote on their boys foreheads "TO: NY" which became Tony when they got here.

And you know what? I actually am appreciating his candor thus far. He makes Scottie look like the grease oozing doughboy he was, ineffectual, thoroughly icky (as in, make sure he doesn't actually touch you, ever) and pathetic. Snow is, by contrast, clear spoken, direct and, seemingly, honest. Which is a snow job obviously as its his job to redirect and misdirect the media from the current, previous and pending White House and Bush Regime scandals and misdeeds and outright criminality.

But he's the Regime's first good choice in a while. Not that a new coat of paint could even begin to gloss over the gaping holes and rot underneath but hey, points for one good play amid an ever increasing disapproval by the entire country.

I'd say good luck with that but I want BushCo to go out of business and then to be prosecuted and imprisoned for their myriad crimes.

People get worked up over Barry Bonds passing Babe Ruth in home runs in a game. Where is the outrage with our country being led by either truly incompetent dumbshits or by a thoroughl criminal syndicate bent on keeping the coffers open as long as possible to get absolutely as much as possible for as long as possible until they are caught.

How the Republicans convince people to vote against their interest is a great (if utterly depressing) trick.

Anyway, welcome aboard Tony. I'm sure I'll loathe you short order and that you'll start to sweat constantly.

Hindsight is The Bitch

Kerry Would Defeat Bush in New U.S. Election: Angus Reid Consultants

The question asked:
Regardless of how you may have voted in the presidential election in November 2004, knowing what you know today, would you vote for George W. Bush or John Kerry if the presidential election was being held today?

John Kerry (D): 47%

George W. Bush (R): 40%

Someone else: 6%

Would not vote: 4%

Don’t know: 3%

Source: Bloomberg / Los Angeles Times
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,357 American adults, conducted from Apr. 8 to Apr. 11, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Yeah, keep in mind that ShrubCo's running approval rating is now down to 32% in some quarters. He is approaching Nixon territory, be careful, he's gonna invade.......something or someone. And then posture around about it afterwards.

I just hope we can get this buffoon out of office before he realizes he can nucularize anyone he wants.

And I'd like, you know, schools to be funded, the government keeping Big Business in check instead of holding the door open while they loot the country. I want the environment protected, not held down so it can be raped all the more efficiently. I want our troops home, I want our national honor restored and I want to not be ashamed of my elected representatives anymore.