Hominid Views

The Presidential oath of office is given in Article II, Section I of the U.S. Constitution:

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

In the eyes [...]

I was talking to Goldy this evening and he mentioned that William Kristol was on The Colbert Report. (”Why, on earth, would Kristol subject himself to that?”)
Being cable-TV-less, I had to find the video on-line. Check it out…Stephen Colbert takes Kristol to the woodshead!
Kristol, (the Grand Poobah of PNAC) shares [...]

Ohhh…I’ve been so busy that I haven’t had time to even mention (let alone listen to) last Tuesday’s Podcasting Liberally, recorded at Drinking Liberally.
So…give it a listen, and let me know what it is about. I was there, but not on the Panel. And, if you like what you hear, check out [...]

It appears that Fox News commentator Tony Snow will replace Scott McClellan as Bush’s press secretary.
So, what has Snow had to say about George Bush and his administration in recent broadcasts? From Think Progress comes these morsels:

– “George W. Bush and his colleagues have [...]

Imagine if you had an army of 1 million volunteers preaching your political gospel. You might be able to swing elections with that kind of organization!
Well, maybe it is just such a strategy that explains how an idiot like George W. Bush got elected, and how the political control of Congress [...]

Another week, another record-breaking low poll result for George W. Bush and his administration. Actually, there were two new record-breaking lows. Just today.
This American Research Group poll shows Bush with a 34% approval and a 60% disapproval. Both are the worse showings for Shrub in this particular poll.
A newly released CNN/Opinion poll [...]

Happy Earth Day! This is the 36 anniversary of the celebration.
I have a pretty good recollection of the first earth day on April 22, 1970. I was in the third grade. My family had, four months earlier, moved to Madison, Wisconsin from Chicago, and I was still feeling like [...]

Meth: really, really, really bad shit!
From the AP (via Seattle Times):

A 33-year-old Oregon man on methamphetamine and suffering from mental health problems fired 12 nails from a nail gun into his head and survived.
The man, who has not been identified by medical officials for privacy reasons, went to an Oregon hospital last year complaining of [...]

It’s more “fun with media” this Friday evening.
First, check out this most excellent song via Huffington Post. (thanks Ric!).
Next, check out this moving tribute to Scott McClellan (wmv file via BushFlash.com).
Also via BushFlash.com comes this Air Force ad (Quicktime).
Finally, Will from Pike Place Politics points to this David Letterman Top 10 George [...]

Hmmm…shortly after posting about a politician calling a constituent an asshole comes this strange twist on the subject from Renton, Washington. From today’s The King County Journal:

RENTON — Someone snuck into Mayor Kathy Keolker’s private bathroom Monday night amid infighting during the City Council meeting and wrote “bitch” on her mirror with [...]

Ohhh…those bad-ass politicians. What’ll they stoop to next? Imagine getting a letter from your U.S. Representative that concludes, “i think you’re an asshole.” (No doubt, this Rep. is freshly trained in the Dick Cheney school of political etiquette.)
Yeah…you got it. It was a Republican. From the AP:

But that’s what happened [...]

There are two new podcasts that might be of interest to you.
The first is announced by Andrew at the Northwest Progressive Institute (NPI).

This episode is a special edition, featuring an extended interview with Markos Moulitsas of Daily Kos and Jerome Armstrong of MyDD.
As anyone who’s read this blog recently knows, Markos and [...]

Poor Scotty McClellan. If only he could handle the press corps with such self assurance shown by his fictitious namesake (from Star Trek The Trouble With Tribbles).
After one thousand and nine days of handling the White House press briefings, Scott McClellan has thrown in the towel.

Actor John C. [...]

Tuesday happens once a week, and this week is no exception. It is, therefore, time for the Seattle chapter of Drinking Liberally to meet, drink and be merry (and record the ever-popular Podcast) — it all starts at 8:00pm at the Montlake Ale House (2307 24th Avenue E).

Drinking Liberally’s local Seattle hosts are Nick Beaudrot [...]

At the White House today President Bush announced his nominee for the White House budget director. Afterward, he answered a few questions. When one reporter asked, “…what do you say to critics who believe that you’re ignoring the advice of retired generals, military commanders, who say that there needs to be a [...]