Scary Facts
Nothing major today, as once again, health issues intercede. I carved my annual pumpkin — and the kids asked for something scary, so I went for scary. And damned if the thing doesn’t look exactly like Dick Cheney. I’ll post a shot tomorrow.
Love the new Gerlach fiction, uh, campaign commercial on the eminent domain issue. As seems to be the theme of his 2006 campaign, the ads aren’t backed up by facts, but you have to give him points for being consistent. I just wish I could be as sure he’s going to be out of a job as I am about Curt Weldon. Weldon’s "do a favor for a friend and vote for me" commercials are so touching — and proof that he doesn’t really get it. C’mon Curt, it’s this doing favors for a friend — especially when you know it’s a bad idea — that got you in hot water in the first place. It doesn’t seem fair to expect the voters of CD-7 to share your sense of morals (or lack thereof) right?
Finally, I’m working on a dual review of "State of Denial" by Bob Woodward and "The Greatest Story Ever Sold" by Frank Rich for ihateitall.com. I won’t spoil the punchline here — but you might be surprised by my conclusions.
And now a new, semi-regular feature of this blog: Advice to Democrats.
Today, my advice is to would-be Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
Ms. Pelosi, the guts of my advice amounts to two words: "shut up." It seems lately, every time I hear you say something in public, it is ill-advised or just plain stupid. Enough of us Democrats already are afraid you’re a plant by the Carlyle Group, a sleeper agent primed to kill the Democratic Party should it gain control of Congress.
So, let’s be honest: promising not to impeach G.W. Bush wasn’t bright. A non-committal "until we see clear grounds for an impeachment proceeding, any discussion of it would be irresponsible" would have been great. Now, no matter what comes out (and not to put too fine a point on it, what has come out already makes Watergate look like a church social) — you can’t even consider impeachment.
While I’m not one of those on the left who has been screaming "impeach the bastard," I’m also smart enough to know you don’t cut yourself off from options. It’s bad enough that the Democrats have been enablers for the Bush Administration, but to give them a free pass, specifically, the president, who may have committed multiple impeachable offenses is a back-bencher move. I can only think Thomas P. "Tip" O’Neil is spinning in his grave right now.
Ms. Pelosi, find some brains and guts, or step aside.