Alito Confirmation Another Setback for Bush
(2006-01-14) — With confirmation of Judge Samuel Alito as the next Supreme Court justice all but assured, Democrats seized upon this “most recent failure of the Bush administration” as a likely springboard for their party’s electoral triumph in November.
This latest setback for President George Bush — coming on the heels of free and fair elections in Iraq, a growing economy, the first December budget surplus since 2002 and movement by Europe and Russia toward the original White House position on dealing with Iran’s nuclear ambitions — sets the stage for a Democrat return to power in Congress this year, according to many leading party insiders.
“We’ve got him on the ropes,” said one unnamed Democrat political strategist. “Alito’s confirmation could be the knockout punch. When Bush is flat on his back like this, it’s hard for Republican Congressional candidates to ride his coattails.”
A celebratory mood prevails from Democrat offices on Capitol Hill, to DNC headquarters, to MoveOn.org and The New York Times. Several political action groups said they would immediately launch multi-million dollar TV ad campaigns to capitalize on their political momentum.
“It’s the triumph of our progressive principles and ideals,” the source said. “We’ve got a beautiful feeling, everything’s going our way.”
Grey skys are gonna clear up,
Put on a happy face
NOT
Comment by beekabok1 — January 14, 2006 @ 8:07 am
Yeah, the Democrats have GWB right where they want him. Unfortunately for them, so do we. And now we’re about to have Sam Alito where we want him too.
Comment by Jersey Guy — January 14, 2006 @ 8:40 am
Sadly it is exactly what the progressives think. They whipped themselves into frenzy with so many “leads” (Deley, SC, NSA, etc.), they truly believe they are on the verge of taking back the Congress (as the first step).
Comment by always right — January 14, 2006 @ 8:58 am
Darn, the harder I suceed the easier I flail.
Comment by Ms RightWing, Ink — January 14, 2006 @ 9:10 am
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Yeah, Kennedy, Biden and Schumer showed Bu$Hitler than he can’t run roughshod over the American Constitution with his extreme reich-wing KKKonservative SCOTUS pick of Alito. Everyone knows that a centrist like Harry Bellafonte, Barbara Boxer or even a George Soros would have brought more balance to the court.
Comment by Darthmeister — January 14, 2006 @ 9:21 am
As if all this wasn’t enough, in a couple of weeks poor President Bush will have to deliver a State of the Union address that is likely to be interrupted several times with applause and standing ovations. This guy can’t catch a break.
Comment by Shelly — January 14, 2006 @ 9:39 am
Not to worry: Crusader Bill Clinton dons the armor for his own party to suggest that President Bush may have broken the law with the spying intercepts. Through ambiguous innuendo, Bubba provides another roadblock to truth by conveniently forgetting his own history with Carnivore and Echelon.
Though this OT belongs on an earlier thread, Dilbert demonstrates that the devil is in the details during the stoning ritual at Mecca.
Comment by onlineanalyst — January 14, 2006 @ 9:49 am
Since the Leftoids insist on painting the president as a clueless ape, I thought that we all might recall an old childhood tune:
“All around the cobbler’s bench/ A monkey chased a weasel/ The monkey thought it was so much fun/ Pop go the weasel(s)”
Comment by onlineanalyst — January 14, 2006 @ 10:06 am
Love the weasel analogy. And Shelly’s right about the SOU address.
Comment by PatsRick — January 14, 2006 @ 10:26 am
It’s a shame the Sam Alito confirmation hearings were not held prior to Christmas. The Dem’s were green with envy, and Ted Kennedy’s nose was such a merry red, it would have been the best Christmas special in years. God Bless Us, Everyone!
Comment by Just Ranting — January 14, 2006 @ 10:28 am
Good Morning! Just checkin’ on the Scrapple gang and I see most are still cuttin’ the ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Hail to the Redskins!!!!!!!! Fox channel at 4:30 est.
Comment by Maggie — January 14, 2006 @ 10:30 am
Good one Scott, morning folks!
Comment by boberin — January 14, 2006 @ 10:44 am
Good morning boberin. This must be kismet, as I was just going to address a personal note to you.
I’m still two threads behind in catching up, but can go no further until I say this to you:
Would you please show the common courtesy to the humanity of Scrappleface by capitalizing the first words of your sentences. We all know your shift key works, as you use it for proper names.
Everyone who reads and writes the English language knows that each and every sentence starts with a capital letter. Please exhibit that you have grasped this basic rule.
Personally, I would give what you have to say a lot more credence if you weren’t too danged lazy to exercise your pinky fingers.
Thanks,
MargeinMI (back to catching up)
Comment by MargeinMI — January 14, 2006 @ 11:02 am
Maybe the headline ought to actually read: “Alito Confirmation another ‘Brokeback’ for Democrats.”
Comment by Darthmeister — January 14, 2006 @ 11:04 am
Just Ranting,
Now that’s clever … “and the Democrats’ hearts were as black as coal” would sum it all up nicely!
Comment by Darthmeister — January 14, 2006 @ 11:06 am
Heh, heh, heh…good ones, Darthmeister!
Comment by da Bunny — January 14, 2006 @ 11:10 am
MargeinMI,
Maybe he lost his pinkies when KKKhristian fundies, with the help of NSA intercepts, had earlier identified his IP and then conducted a raid on his home and strung him up by his pinkies from the telephone pole! You know, since we live in a theocracy an all. [(~;]œ
Comment by Darthmeister — January 14, 2006 @ 11:10 am
The dumb-o-crats just don’t “get” the fact that their “Borking” days are OVER!
Comment by da Bunny — January 14, 2006 @ 11:11 am
Sorry to rant so early in the a.m. (ok, almost noon), but it just drives me nuts. Sheeeesh.
Comment by MargeinMI — January 14, 2006 @ 11:19 am
OUCH! Easy fella, I think you broke my back.
Comment by TouchyFeely — January 14, 2006 @ 11:20 am
e. e. cummings is rolling over in his grave
I’ll try
Comment by boberin — January 14, 2006 @ 11:24 am
The Dems out did themselves this week. They seem to have a very perculiar understanding of what it takes to win over centrist America…. I for one which they had even more time to dig themselves a deeper grave.
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Comment by ZardozZ — January 14, 2006 @ 12:00 pm
Sheesh, I capitalize on post and everybody leaves
Fine then
Comment by boberin — January 14, 2006 @ 12:12 pm
Ah, the post stealer has returned
Hide the women and children!
Comment by boberin — January 14, 2006 @ 12:19 pm
Okay, I want to know how Mr. Ott manages to get in on the highest levels of Democrat strategic planning like this. It happens all the time…he publishes something totally lame and lo and behold!
They actually do it.
Comment by CalGirl — January 14, 2006 @ 12:20 pm
Triscadecaphobics unite
Today’s dose of NIF - News, Interesting & Funny … spooky(?) Friday the 13th edition!
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One Republican operator was quoted as saying, “We’ve cut the opposition to the bone. Where else could we make cuts, except ourselves?”
I quite agree.
Comment by Jericho — January 14, 2006 @ 1:02 pm
oneline
According to Betty Buttermilk’s guide to old songs, the original words were all around the mulberry bush the monkey chased the weasel
This is because weasels were very excited when they found mulberrys, which in turn would cause the monkeys to rise up in anger and slay the weasels, whom always kept up on the left side of the bushes (Bushes).
Now this may be more than you wanted to know-but I felt it needed clarification.
Comment by Ms RightWing, Ink — January 14, 2006 @ 1:04 pm
Oh, and support your local sheriff.
Comment by Jericho — January 14, 2006 @ 1:05 pm
I love that movie!
Comment by Shelly — January 14, 2006 @ 1:09 pm
That and support your local gunfighter
Nearly the same movie but both quite amusing
Danged Shelly, we agreed on something again
Must be a full moon…
Comment by boberin — January 14, 2006 @ 1:14 pm
Do the caps actually help? I’m not seeing it
Comment by boberin — January 14, 2006 @ 1:15 pm
Another one to shelve under WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!?!
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/01/13/D8F41B9O3.html
Comment by Shelly — January 14, 2006 @ 1:21 pm
Random thoughts:
*Aren’t they all kinda’ crooked?
*Who is gonna run for prez in 2008 (Rep.)
*Everyone I know is doing better now than 5 years ago.
*Abortion is murder!
*Go Colts!!!
done for now, awaiting reply………………….
boink!
Comment by beekabok1 — January 14, 2006 @ 1:28 pm
Caps are looking good, bob. Now let’s work on those periods at the end, shall we?
Comment by MargeinMI — January 14, 2006 @ 1:29 pm
Danged Marge! Periods too? Will the madness never end?
Sorry, need to get an actual period in here somewhere.
There we go…and 3 more for good measure.
Comment by boberin — January 14, 2006 @ 1:34 pm
Can I assume that you are a teacher?
Comment by boberin — January 14, 2006 @ 1:42 pm
Do I really have to post one saying “my posts are disappearing” just to make them show up?
Fine then…
Comment by boberin — January 14, 2006 @ 1:43 pm
And again, works like a charm every time.
Comment by boberin — January 14, 2006 @ 1:43 pm
Off topic: From Iraqthemodel.com
“Meanwhile, there are some good news coming from Anbar.
Al-Qaeda is apparently being chased down and confronted by Iraqis in Anbar and Samarra according to a report from al-Sabah.
Mohammed al-Ubaidi is a citizen of Anbar who took part in a battle against al-Qaeda fighters said that people were enraged by the attacks that kill civilians in Anbar and other provinces and therefore have decided to form squads from the residents to rid Anbar from the foreign terrorists.
The reports mentions that several tribes’ sheikhs had a meeting in the home of a sheikh of the Dulaim tribe where they pledged to fight al-Qaeda and throw them out of the province. There are also news that some 120 al-Qaeda members have already fled outside Iraq after a series of battles between their cells and the residents of Ramadi and other towns and suburbs of Anbar.
According to the same report, similar measures are being taken by the residents in Samarra and have succeeded in forcing foreign terrorists out of their city.”
Sounds a little like Costner’s “Open Range.”
For further Iraq coverage visit
Iraqthemodel.com
Comment by Jericho — January 14, 2006 @ 1:50 pm
bob, A+ for your efforts! See, you CAN do it! Go ahead and smile and be proud of yourself! And a big cyber pat on the back to you!
No, I’m not a teacher, but I used to proofread a lot, and really, it makes it hard to read your posts when you don’t cap.
Thanks!
Comment by MargeinMI — January 14, 2006 @ 1:52 pm
Wow, is it windy in here, or is that just the sweet breeze of cyber high-fives headed my way?
D
Comment by MargeinMI — January 14, 2006 @ 1:55 pm
Thanks, but now posting is, to quote a great American, “hard work”. But, if that’s what it takes to win the war on terror then I’m happy to contribute.
Not really, but it sounded good.
Comment by boberin — January 14, 2006 @ 1:58 pm
And Shelly Winters will no longer be posting, anywhere.
Comment by boberin — January 14, 2006 @ 1:59 pm
Alas, Bob, my last name is not Winters. (Plus she spelled it Shelley.) I know you were hoping…
Comment by Shelly — January 14, 2006 @ 2:27 pm
e. e. cummings is rolling over in his grave
I’ll try
Comment by boberin — January 14, 2006 @ 11:24 am
Just so you know, e e cummings didn’t use periods after those first 2 initials…
Comment by camojack — January 14, 2006 @ 3:01 pm
boberin, are you sure want to be such a conformist? Next think you know you’ll be singing the “Star Spangled Banner” with your hand on a Bible! And then who will we have for our whack-a-mole wake-up call in the morning?
Comment by Darthmeister — January 14, 2006 @ 3:44 pm
Ted Kennedy thinks that the selection of a Supreme Court justice is “too political.”
Teddy, Teddy, Teddy, how much can your hippo-critical self spin your bulk of bloviation to please your party? Go back to spin the bottle, Tedster; it suits your MO.
Comment by onlineanalyst — January 14, 2006 @ 3:49 pm
Shelly,
When you hear Shelley Winter’s name, what do you think of?
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I think of …….
THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE!
Comment by Darthmeister — January 14, 2006 @ 3:51 pm
Wasn’t she on “What’s My Line”? No wait, that was Kitty Carlile
ping!
Comment by beekabok1 — January 14, 2006 @ 3:55 pm
Oh my! Can you believe this? I just looked at the Yahoo news service and found this about Shelley Winters! I’m having a Twilight Zone experience.
Is that what you were referring to, boberin? Was this news posted elsewhere?
Comment by Darthmeister — January 14, 2006 @ 3:57 pm
Jericho
ref your #30 comment:
That isn’t easy when your local sherrif weighs over 300 pounds.
Comment by kajun — January 14, 2006 @ 5:07 pm
“V I am not a crook! V”*
McCain
*impersonation of Rich Little impersonating Richard Nixon.
Comment by kajun — January 14, 2006 @ 5:15 pm
PS: Geaux Tigers!
Comment by kajun — January 14, 2006 @ 5:17 pm
Mark Twain, describing a fight: “Thrusting my nose firmly between his teeth, I threw him to the ground on top of me.”
Comment by kj — January 14, 2006 @ 5:28 pm
Boberin:
the problem with uncapitalised sentences is that it looks new-agey. if there’s anything we conservatives hate, it’s the new age movement. you may note that artists, students, and liberal bloggers are far more likely to type like this. it’s like ragtime but with the shift key instead of middle c, like stream of consciousness, it brings back unsavory memories of Hunter Thompson…
Comment by Effeminem — January 14, 2006 @ 7:08 pm
kj: That description sounds like the ninja-fighting scenes in the suspense thriller that I’m currently reading.
kajun: Is that 300-lb sheriff named Bubba, perchance?
MsRW,Ink: In the old “pop” 78 RPM tunes of my yout’, I think that my version referred to a “cobbler’s bench.” Then again, we had less “global warming” then. Darn, what these mulberry bushes have contributed to these eco-disasters.
Comment by onlineanalyst — January 14, 2006 @ 7:08 pm
Hey, kajun: Have you signed to petition circulating in LA to oust Blanco yet? Does it say, “Geaux, Babineaux Blanceaux”?
Comment by onlineanalyst — January 14, 2006 @ 7:11 pm
“There are many versions of this rhyme. Some have the monkey chasing the weasel around the cobbler’s bench (what we believe to be the ‘official’ version). In others, they’re chasing around the Mulberry Bush.
There are also a number of speculations on its origin. It is almost certainly from England, however, as the consensus is that “the Eagle” is a pub in London. The rhyme probably dates from the 17th or 18th century.”
I love computers!!
Comment by prettyold — January 14, 2006 @ 7:38 pm
www.kididdles.com/mouseum/p024.html
Better give credit to the site I found the info. It has about 40 verses. I think you could really have some fun with some of the verses with the understanding that the ‘weasel ‘ is the democrats.
I can’t remember how you make the addy all blue.So you will have to copy and paste.
Comment by prettyold — January 14, 2006 @ 7:43 pm
Wow . It’s ,magic .
Comment by prettyold — January 14, 2006 @ 7:44 pm
FMM,
To me ,not using Caps just looks like someone talking in a monotone. I’m so glad boberin can use his little fingers. I had thought that he was handicapped (pinkycapped?)or that possibly he didn’t have opposable thumbs.
Now MargeinMI ,see if you can get him to stop sucking up to any and all trolls we get here in Scrappleville.
Why aren’t you that nice to any of us boberin?(Sob)
Comment by prettyold — January 14, 2006 @ 7:54 pm
Thanks for the great lyrics link, prettyold. Now the site is linked on my “favorites.” I did foul up the lyrics somewhat though (dern Old-timers’ disease!) Yes sir, those “weasels” are all over the map, and right now the Dem/Leftoid versions are hunkered in their bunkers, trying to look relevant in a world that doesn’t match their definition of reality.
I can remember listening to a lot of “pop” classics on our old Philco radio/record player as a child. In fact, that fine piece of furniture, I later learned, was the first piece that my newlywed parents had purchased for their home. Listening to those old 78 RPMs, I used to march around the dining table to a collection of armed services’ anthems as a youngster. I liked “The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers”, too. Who knew that I was such a militant at the time?
Comment by onlineanalyst — January 14, 2006 @ 8:33 pm
Oh, here it is, but this has little to do with the Dumocrats, but since music is a hot topic, I present to you
THE TEDDY BEARS’S PICANIC
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/midi/antsgo.mid
Comment by Ms RightWing, Ink — January 14, 2006 @ 9:07 pm
oops
http://www.stinalisa.com/TeddyBears.html
I’m all done now.
Comment by Ms RightWing, Ink — January 14, 2006 @ 9:22 pm
Whaaaa! The Redskins lost.I’m depressed.sigh
Oh wait!There’s still the Carolina Panthers…….
Comment by Maggie — January 14, 2006 @ 9:59 pm
Maggie,
Rush Limbaugh in his PC whacko picks said the Redskins would lose against the Panthers because saying “Redskin” is politically incorrect and it’s a bunch of white and black guys acting like they’re real Indians. Whereas the Panthers are one of nature’s predators whom PETA fully support and protect.
Comment by Darthmeister — January 14, 2006 @ 10:04 pm
You kinow, I just didn’t feel right all day yesterday. Come to find out I had a bad case of paraskevidekatriaphobia. I feel amazingly better today.
That is much less serious than the Audiovideohomophobia that I used to have.
Comment by prettyold — January 14, 2006 @ 10:56 pm
Tomorrow the Steelers will play. I wish them good. That is the only team I want to see go to the SB
Comment by Ms RightWing, Ink — January 14, 2006 @ 10:58 pm
Did anyone ever read any of those ‘ads by google’ that are alongside of Scotts satire? I can think of some really funny answers for some of them, but I’m a lady,Whao-oh-oh I’m a la-dy, talkin’ about a prettyold lady.
Comment by prettyold — January 14, 2006 @ 11:00 pm
I think I’ll run the Teddy Bears picnic as background music for Scrappleville for inspiration.
Way past my sleeptime, but sigh extra busy these days.
Thought that you might like this …
http://www.aim.org/aim_column_print/4294_0_3_0/
“As for Kennedy, who suggests Alito is anti-woman, here is a Senator who was directly responsible for the death of a young woman, riding from a party with him in a car that went off a bridge and into a pond. Kennedy swam to shore, pondering his political future, while she struggled for her life in the bottom of that submerged car. It’s probable that she breathed for a period of time in an air pocket before her lungs filled with water and she died a horrible death.”
Comment by mig — January 14, 2006 @ 11:02 pm
I think this is funny too, same link…
“My theory is that Biden is trying to make up for the 1988 case, which is still on the public record for those in the media with any interest in pursuing it, in which he was caught plagiarizing from a speech made by a British politician. Biden seems determined to prove that he really can think for himself, and that he doesn’t need to crib from what others are writing or saying. It’s amusing when Biden appears on various TV programs and is introduced as a foreign policy expert.”
Comment by mig — January 14, 2006 @ 11:04 pm
Oh and Marge, question…
Does the (”) go before or after the (.) ? And I promise I am not being sassy.
Comment by mig — January 14, 2006 @ 11:05 pm
I’ll bet the other two posts show up as soon as I repost them. But this time I am going to just wait and see what happens.
Comment by mig — January 14, 2006 @ 11:06 pm
Two words always come to my mind when I hear Biden ,even when he is trying to be nice, Blow Hard.
Comment by prettyold — January 14, 2006 @ 11:06 pm
My bad, Redskins lost against the Seahawks … same principle applies, however.
Broncos are beating the Patriots, which is on course. Broncos are lovely animals who are often mistreated by rednecKKK KKKowboys at rodeos. Whereas the Patriots are nothing more than jingoistic warmongers who want to kill innocent Muslim freedom fighters and rape their women. Gaia willing, Broncos should beat the stormtrooper Patriots.
Comment by Darthmeister — January 14, 2006 @ 11:10 pm
mig..#74. Depends.
Comment by Just the Facts, Ma'am — January 14, 2006 @ 11:19 pm
“Sometimes it does”, he said.
“But sometimes it doesn’t”.
That doesn’t look right…MargeinMI, HELP!
Comment by Just the Facts, Ma'am — January 14, 2006 @ 11:22 pm
Check this site out concerning the multiple scandals of Ted Kennedy. If even half of them true (and I have no reason to doubt they are all true), what kind of DemDonk morons would propel a reprobate like this into a position where he passes judgment on a fine man of character and competence like Samuel Alito?
Comment by Darthmeister — January 14, 2006 @ 11:29 pm
“He’s illiterate,” I said.
“He certainly is.”
Comment by Effeminem — January 15, 2006 @ 4:22 am
Maggie and JTfFM, It has been my understanding that quotation marks go after the period or comma. I am guilty of doing it both ways, so don’t call me on it!
Hank, As far as stopping bob’s sucking up action, I’m NOT a miracle worker man! My hope is that with the extra time he spends capitalizing, he might think a little longer before posting. [boberin, Anything worthwhile is worth a little effort. We all think that Scrappling is fun, but no one said it was EASY! ;o)]
prettyold, That note to b. was the third or fourth draft, each one getting more polite. Flies and honey, donchaknow. Be it known, however, that it was your previous pleas to him that motivated me to speak also.
I do like bob for the most part, he tries so hard to be all things to all people. Occasionally, however, he just blows it to pieces with some incredibly STUPID remark that just makes me shake my head and say, “Idjit.” (Most recent example a couple of threads back while agreeing with ET……We need the draft, more meat for the grinder… or words to that effect. sigh.)
Comment by MargeinMI — January 15, 2006 @ 7:45 am
Gooood Moorning Scrapple USA!
The severe winds we had yesterday in the rubber city have died down. One could barely tolerate yesterdays weather and even the semis were not out chasing me.
I guess Ted Kennedy has quit bloviating. Now the sun is shinning and something good is going to happen today. Don’t ask me what.
Comment by Ms RightWing, Ink — January 15, 2006 @ 8:44 am
Help, where am I
Comment by Ms RightWing, Ink — January 15, 2006 @ 8:44 am
Today is God’s day, it don’t get no better than that!
)
Comment by MargeinMI — January 15, 2006 @ 8:55 am
Picnic 01-14-2006
Items I found while perusing my blogroll.
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Okay, boys and girls, enough celebrating. If I’m correct, here, the next MSM/DNC “Republican Scandal” should be out at 2:03pm Eastern time. That’s just enough time to take the talking points and get them into the teleprompter. There HAS to be something to override the release of the 10-yr Clinton Report.
Comment by radioone — January 16, 2006 @ 7:25 am
home equity line of credit
home equity line of credit
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