tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54749112012-02-16T08:13:29.736-06:00Liberals don't hate America ... we want to reclaim it from the cretins and fuqtards.Jakenoreply@blogger.comBlogger621100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-25002510639197644052009-01-23T06:55:00.004-06:002009-01-23T07:21:02.934-06:00

Remember when Texans used to strut around annoying the hell out of everyone by declaring how badass they were? Not anymore:Cornyn, a Republican from Texas, told Politico that he's written a letter to Obama "telling him, 'Don't move these dangerous terrorists to Texas - we don't want them there.'""I think governing is a lot harder than campaigning," Cornyn said. "I think he needs to be very

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-72571171043730569252009-01-14T19:37:00.007-06:002009-01-23T07:04:39.308-06:00

I'm gonna channel my inner Jim Rome here for a second:So let me get this straight -- Clemens lied to Congress about taking the spike (allegedly), while this Schloz cat lied to Congress about illegally hiring a bunch of nutjobs to subvert the Department of Justice (alleg ... oh wait, he really did), and it's CLEMONS who's likely to be indicted?WHAT THE FUCK?No wonder so many people have so little

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-81794265065635277892009-01-14T19:29:00.001-06:002009-01-14T19:33:04.581-06:00

Remember when the History Channel used to kick ass? Now they send all their premier programming to History International or the Military Channel.What's on THC right now: "Modern Marvels: The Horse"What's on HI right now: "The Naked Archaeologist: Babes, Brothels and Baths"I rest my case.

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-81879407351655020642008-12-30T22:12:00.003-06:002009-01-14T19:35:29.620-06:00

Face of an angel, body of a pornstar, mind of a neo-fascist, hops of a 400-pound white guy:

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-79849554392725057812008-11-04T23:44:00.002-06:002008-11-04T23:53:37.730-06:00

Watching CNN earlier, I think I saw that old crusty bastard Bill Bennett get a bit choked up over the election of a black man to the White House.Now that McCain is off the stage, what happens to the Republican Party? Do they go bat-shit crazy under the standard of someone like Palin, or do they hit restart and realize that the demographics of the nation no longer favor the politics of division

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-15390227205634471382008-11-04T23:43:00.001-06:002008-11-04T23:43:37.060-06:00

Yes we can!

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-91980762122584150982008-03-06T18:26:00.001-06:002008-03-06T18:26:44.950-06:00

First her campaign compares Obama to Ken Starr and now she's saying that her and McCain have the chops to be prez, but Obama doesn't: "I think that since we now know Sen. McCain will be the nominee for the Republican Party, national security will be front and center in this election. We all know that. And I think it's imperative that each of us be able to demonstrate we can cross the

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-69093134961052629912008-01-22T12:57:00.001-06:002008-01-22T12:57:06.051-06:00

Dear Ralph, Thank you ever so much for single-handedly giving us 8 wonderful years of having the W-tard as our president.  Sincerely, Me, and the rest of the world P.S.  Thanks again, asshole

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-47959855043468956952007-07-22T15:50:00.000-05:002007-07-22T15:58:03.698-05:00

A new sexual revolution, that is. Am I the first one to make the connection between this:A new nasal spray to combat shyness -http://in.news.yahoo.com/070714/139/6i1jk.html?and this:Scientists discover an incredible, inhalable aphrodesiac -http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=3&entry_id=1849I for one will be welcoming our new inhalable overlords.

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-49458650972375167772007-07-18T00:56:00.000-05:002007-07-18T01:03:50.244-05:00

Someone at Voice of America has a scathing, dry sense of humor:President Bush has signed an order that allows the U.S. government to block the assets of any person or group that threatens the stability of Iraq.The order exempts the United States.http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-07-17-voa73.cfm

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Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-25188502683097726052007-05-09T22:56:00.000-05:002007-05-09T23:01:04.939-05:00

Tonight for the first time I was lucky enough to sample some of Stephen Colbert's Americone Dream ice cream (by Ben & Jerry's). The perfect time to eat it? During the Colbert Report, of course!Tonight's guest was Jane Fonda, who spent her entire interview sitting on Colbert's lap and playing kissy-face with him. I don't think he expected it, as even he seemed a bit flustered. Definitely check

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-24362015885239332292007-04-27T00:13:00.000-05:002007-04-27T00:59:43.850-05:00

Just finished watching "Babel" on DVD. I guess I can now say that I've finally seen what kind of movie boring, pretentious, self-important assholes use to masturbate to. Was it brilliant, or just 140 minutes of verbal vomit? The answer: BLECH ...Let's see, lets take 4 short stories written by the high school drama club and then ask a precocious 3rd grader to weave them together in the most

Jakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1157737353632355612006-09-08T12:41:00.000-05:002006-09-08T12:47:21.720-05:00

I don't always agree with Thomas Friedman, but today he hit the nail right on the head:Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld told us we are in the fight of our lives against a new Islamic fascism, and let’s have an unprecedented wartime tax cut and shrink our armed forces. They told us we are in the fight of our lives against a new Islamic fascism, but let’s send just enough troops to topple Saddam — and never

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1150954977263440092006-06-22T00:30:00.000-05:002007-04-27T01:05:59.683-05:00

FauX News is reporting that since 2003 we have found 500 WMD's in Iraq.http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,200499,00.htmlI love watching all the right-wing fuqtards (tm) fall all over themselves saying that they were right and the "liberals" were wrong and history will show that W is definitely one of our best presidents EVAR!!!Of course, all of us out there that don't have Darth

Jakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1130084335270424542005-10-23T11:07:00.000-05:002007-04-27T01:07:45.004-05:00

Pork-barrel politics and Alaska. A match made in Tom Delay's version of heaven.Can someone explain to me why Alaska needs $453 million to build a couple bridges, while at the same time it hands out checks for $919 (FY 2004) to each resident from the Permanent Fund, totalling $552 million? Here's an idea ... if you want a bridge that goes to nowhere, pay for it yourself. You've got the money ..

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1128020890970362362005-09-29T14:05:00.000-05:002005-09-29T14:08:10.976-05:00

Confirmed this morning, sworn in this afternoon ... I guess when Bush really cares about someone or something, he can actually move pretty fast.Chief Justice Roberts is now the 17th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. This should be interesting ...

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1127538982093786752005-09-24T00:12:00.000-05:002005-09-24T00:16:22.100-05:00

Holy frak! Another incredible episode of Battlestar Galactica (v2.0). These guys continue to hit the ball out of the park. "Best show on TV" indeed. Shows that in an era of reality-show garbage, there is still an outlet for quality writing and storytelling. Great job guys!And by the way, whoever arranges the music deserves multiple Emmy's. Tonight was the second time this season I was

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1122606164834176472005-07-28T21:53:00.000-05:002005-07-28T22:02:44.840-05:00

Rep. Charles Taylor (R-NC) put out a statement today claiming that he'd voted "NO" on CAFTA only to have the House Clerk's office make an error which led to his vote not being counted.Well, sorry 'bout that. You see, the Republican party controls Washington, and according to them, it's your own fault if you were too stupid to make sure that your vote got counted correctly. Besides, your vote

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1121471136966410962005-07-15T18:40:00.000-05:002005-07-15T18:45:36.973-05:00

Sometimes the littlest things can really set me off ... here is the text of a resolution introduced into the Senate today by Bill Frist, the Senate majority leader:"Any federal officeholder who makes reference to a classified Federal Bureau of Investigation report on the floor of the United States Senate, or any federal officeholder that makes a statement based on a FBI agent's comments which is

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1119916503186171412005-06-27T18:54:00.000-05:002005-06-27T18:55:03.196-05:00

"At a time when we see around the world the violent consequences of the assumption of religious authority by government, Americans may count themselves fortunate: Our regard for constitutional boundaries has protected us from similar travails, while allowing private religious exercise to flourish. … Those who would renegotiate the boundaries between church and state must therefore answer a

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1119581301650362552005-06-23T21:44:00.000-05:002005-06-23T21:50:18.133-05:00

Why Jack Nicholson is my hero, part deux: Jack Nicholson ... reportedly “rewrote” some of his sex scenes in Martin Scorsese’s The Departed to include some of his tools of the trade --From Rush & Molloy:"Jack suggested using a [prosthetic appendage],” adds the source. “He also wanted to dust the [posterior] of one of the actresses with cocaine. Marty said, ‘Go for it!’"http://www.defamer.com/Keep

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1116872347535536482005-05-23T13:18:00.000-05:002005-05-23T13:19:07.543-05:00

Is this the way to Amarillo?British Army music video

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1116603771953149302005-05-20T10:10:00.000-05:002007-04-27T01:12:42.129-05:00

Looks like the Republican leadership still wants to go "nookuler." "The attempt to do away with the filibuster is nothing short of clearing the trees for the confirmation of an unacceptable nominee to the Supreme Court," Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada said. He accused the president of an attempt to "rewrite the Constitution and reinvent reality" with his demand for a yes-or-no

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Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1116433876259578612005-05-18T11:20:00.000-05:002007-04-27T01:15:35.011-05:00

After a little bit of thought, I do want to qualify one item that I mentioned yesterday. To me, an overriding principle in many cases is that a person has no obligation to answer a question that should not be asked, and if asked such a question, lying in response is not always morally corrupt. So asking Justice Scalia a question about his own sexual habits might seem to be out of bounds. And

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1116392856140972572005-05-17T22:35:00.000-05:002005-05-18T11:34:20.963-05:00

This is a little late in coming, but it's absolutely necessary. Last week, I was perusing Arianna Huffington's new blog portal and ran across an entry from David Prager entitled Campus Barbarians. I have republished the post in its entirety here, because the full passage needs to be appreciated before reading my own comments (which will follow): Check out the accompanying article by Ajai Raj, a

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1113977695862983182005-04-20T01:03:00.000-05:002005-04-20T01:14:55.863-05:00

Here's my quick thought on the election of Pope Benedict XVI. As I was discussing with Mr. Korean Air Force guy at the dry cleaners earlier today, I believe that this pope is intended to be a transitional pope. While he has strongly expressed very conservative views on a number of issues, at 78 he is really too old to create much of a legacy for himself. He is there to protect the legacy of

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1113259634467401402005-04-11T17:16:00.000-05:002005-04-11T17:50:09.106-05:00

It seems these days that the level of contempt that the hardcore conservatives are showing towards the federal judiciary is at a level not seen since the civil rights era. And it's rising.Some of the well-documented slurs that Cons such as DeLay and Cornyn have been throwing around are tame in comparison to what's coming out from a number of prominent Cons that are not household names.Andrew

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1113257748222228592005-04-11T17:13:00.000-05:002007-04-27T01:20:18.700-05:00

I read somewhere today that Tom DeLay attended the funeral of Pope John Paul II.I guess even the anti-Christ sees merit in having his lackeys scout out the opponents ...

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1109337473022844852005-02-25T07:15:00.000-06:002005-02-25T07:17:53.023-06:00

At least "on paper" it sounds like Bush gets it ... now if he could just convince his vice president, his party, his minority whip ... ok, you get the picture."Democracies always reflect a country's customs and culture, and I know that," Mr Bush said. "Yet democracies have certain things in common; they have a rule of law, and protection of minorities, a free press, and a viable political

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1109073925068718402005-02-22T05:42:00.000-06:002005-02-22T06:10:10.570-06:00

I sincerely doubt that I am the first "media" source to ask this question, but nevertheless, here goes nutin':Why is it that there has been one election in Iraq and everyone is acting like everything will be just peachy-king from here on out? "Elections" by themselves do not lead to freedom, democracy, or prosperity without the underlying legal and administrative institutions essential to good

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1109053773540143582005-02-22T00:12:00.000-06:002005-02-22T00:33:17.353-06:00

Sometimes the headlines from Fark.com are so damn funny they just have to be preserved for posterity here on the old blog:Army spends $5 million to create Xbox game Full Spectrum Warrior. Cheat codes are "Halliburton" for unlimited supplies and "Rumsfeld" for unlimited lives.St. Petersburg Times http://sptimes.com/2005/02/20/Worldandnation/Did_the_Army_get_out_.shtmlThe underlying issue in the

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1109030065871887222005-02-21T17:46:00.000-06:002005-02-21T17:54:25.873-06:00

Unbelievable. Karl Rove (Slimemaster(TM)) & Co. are revving up the slime-machine to go after their next perceived roadblock -- the AARP. So now instead of "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" (which turned out to be a few bitter vets whose view of the world was anything but the "truth") now we're going to get Seniors for the Truth, or something or other.This could get ugly. And it's sure to be

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1108750717039648162005-02-18T12:11:00.001-06:002005-02-18T12:18:37.043-06:00

Ahhhh the irony ... or is it hypocrisy? Dean also said the Bush administration has ignored the mounting threat in Iran and North Korea. "We picked the low hanging fruit in Iraq and did nothing" about the other, more dangerous regimes, he said. Perle had his own barbs, too. He began his opening comments in the 1 1/2-hour debate by saying Democrats "looked at the Democratic Party and chose a

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1105115038748975502005-01-07T10:20:00.000-06:002005-01-07T10:23:58.746-06:00

These are the people that run our government -- From: Wehner, Peter H. [mailto:Peter_H._Wehner@who.eop.gov] Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 2:57 PM Subject: Some Thoughts on Social Security I wanted to provide to you our latest thinking (not for attribution) on Social Security reform. I don't need to tell you that this will be one of the most important conservative undertakings of modern

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1105048604690300682005-01-06T15:35:00.000-06:002005-01-06T15:56:44.690-06:00

Certification of Electoral Vote Today I had the opportunity to see the reading of the electoral votes in the House of Representatives, and part of the debate that occurred when a few Democrats protested. I am not exaggerating when I say that I was thoroughly disgusted by the way the Republicans acted towards the Democrats. The purpose of the protest, which is allowed by statute, was to call

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1103007252245701662004-12-14T00:54:00.000-06:002004-12-14T00:54:12.246-06:00

Ever wonder just how fucking stupid Sen Hannity really is? Let's takethe name of his book from earlier this year: "Deliver Us from Evil :Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism".Does anyone see the inherent contradiction in that title? I hate tothrow water on his burning hatred, but doesn't he realise that theterms "despotism" and "liberalsim" are pretty much polar opposites?If he means

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1102698733832855542004-12-10T11:05:00.000-06:002004-12-10T11:12:13.833-06:00

It's Rummypaloosa! SecDef Rumsfeld recently responded to a US soldier asking about the supply of armor plating for humvees that "you go to war with the Army that you have." This is potentially an important insight into decisionmaking by the current administration, and prompts some very serious questions: (1) the perception and definition of those security threats which must be dealt with

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1102693288101170752004-12-10T09:35:00.000-06:002004-12-10T11:46:57.720-06:00

So Bernard Kerik thinks "Political criticism is our enemies' best friend." I got news for you you G. Gordon Liddy wanna-be ... it's facist fucks like you that are giving aid and comfort to our enemies in their quest to destroy freedom and justice. And the march toward banana republic keeps rollin' along ...

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1102609967943154362004-12-09T10:30:00.000-06:002004-12-09T10:32:47.943-06:00

If they show the movie "National Treasure" in the UK, do they have to change the name to "Treasure of the Insurgents"? Thank you everyone, I'm here through next Tuesday, tip your waitresses, and try the chicken, it's fantastic.

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1102002928374087392004-12-02T09:55:00.000-06:002004-12-02T09:55:28.373-06:00

Admittedly I haven't closely followed this story, but I am somehowleft to wonder whether all of the Republican lawmakers who are sopissed about the U.N. "Oil for Food" scandal would have felt a lotbetter if Haliburton had been running the program.I think it's NBC news that has a regular feature called "The Fleecingof America" -- I think it's time for a new series called "The Rapingof Iraq".

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1101117452368552092004-11-22T03:57:00.000-06:002004-11-22T03:57:32.366-06:00

Since well before our invasion of Iraq, I have been torn between twoopposing feelings concerning the war. On the one hand, throughout myadult life, I have supported the actions of the U.S., the U.N., andother individual nations to conduct humanitarian missions, and evenmore broadly, to "liberate oppressed peoples."On the other hand, any war will inevitably lead to casualties,military and

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1100623541129614862004-11-16T10:37:00.000-06:002004-11-16T10:47:18.320-06:00

Given my views on the mush that sloshes around inside the head of John Asscroft, I really should acknowledge the telling and disturbing criticisms leveled by AG Asscroft against the federal judiciary last week. Essentially, he labeled certain federal judges as a threat to national security for their audacity to challenge the administration on several terror-related issues. I think Phil Carter

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1100584723770500622004-11-15T23:50:00.000-06:002004-11-16T10:49:23.123-06:00

It looks like Bush's second new Cabinet member will be an old one -- current National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice. I don't have a huge problem with this from a political standpoint, but I do from a competency standpoint. I used to have a fairly high opinion of Dr. Rice, until hearing her responses to the questions asked of her during the Congressional hearings on the pre-9/11 terror

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1100110964445284682004-11-10T13:21:00.000-06:002004-11-10T12:25:56.010-06:00

Gonzales for AG? Mr. "Torture laws don't apply to us because we're the good guys"? Welcome to 4 years of Ashcroft Jr. And just for good measure, he's got ties to Enron too.

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1100063099615136552004-11-09T22:59:00.000-06:002004-11-10T12:24:30.420-06:00

From Asscroft's resignation letter: "The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved." Well that's great, Mr. asshat former Attorney General. Maybe your next project could be achieving world peace, curing AIDS, feeding the hungry, exploring Mars, etc. While you're at it, could you please change Coke to Pepsi, and miracle the Kansas City Chiefs a decent

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1099683660077279562004-11-05T13:04:00.000-06:002004-11-05T13:41:00.076-06:00

Well, I guess it's time to finally make my observations on the election. First, a general note about the election process: why in the hell should anyone anywhere have to wait in line for more than 30 minutes to vote? This is fucking insane! To me this is one of the biggest stories of election day, but the media spins it the wrong way: "Look at how patriotic these people are to stand in line

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1099149228400507342004-10-30T10:13:00.000-05:002004-10-30T10:13:48.400-05:00

Jack Nicholson, my hero: "In a new biography, actor Jack Nicholson admits that he once stopped making love to a woman to eat an entire apple pie before returning to bed for more sex."

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1094133955684977942004-09-02T08:50:00.000-05:002004-09-02T09:05:55.686-05:00

I saw the latest "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" ad this morning and to tell the "truth," it's pathetic. The group should be more aptly named "Swift boat veterans who are still pissed at John Kerry 30 years later for telling the truth." The ad interposes Kerry's anti-war testimony from 30 years ago with veterans today stating that they don't trust Kerry, that he dishonors them, that his words

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1093305671548622112004-08-23T19:00:00.000-05:002004-08-23T19:01:11.550-05:00

test -- I'm having problems

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I've mostly been ignoring the Olympics, especially because they're on NBC, which could turn even ultimate fighting into a sentimental crap-fest. But today, I tuned in for women's fencing. See, a friend of mine tried to talk me into participating in fencing a few years ago, but the practices were on Monday nights, and, well, I wasn't ready to take up a new hobby at the expense of MNF. At several

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1090089299245927662004-07-17T13:33:00.000-05:002004-07-22T12:36:44.246-05:00

From: What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America by Thomas Frank: "But it is also true that things that begin in Kansas --the Civil War, Prohibition, Populism, Pizza Hut -- have a historical tendency to go national." http://www.tomdispatch.com/index.mhtml?emx=x&pid=1551

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1089861050470101872004-07-14T22:09:00.000-05:002004-08-18T02:56:52.080-05:00

The prospect of a Ditka candidacy clearly buoyed Republicans in Washington, who had considered the seat all but lost. "He's got name ID, and he'll get the Bubba vote," said House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas. http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/14/ditka.senate/index.html This goes along with my common theme that the Republican party's leadership is truly contemptuous of the common man

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1089706454302796352004-07-13T15:12:00.000-05:002004-07-22T12:39:51.523-05:00

I'm re-launching The Lament (would love to call it Jake 2.0, but I really don't want to be associated with a crappy show on UPN or WB or FOX or whatever crappy network that show was on). A few classic articles will be retained (and a few cleaned up), but the new and improved Lament will be, well, "new and improved", as well as safe for public consumption. Stay tuned for more frequent posts, as

Jakenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1074744854876183372004-01-21T22:14:00.000-06:002004-07-22T12:34:54.536-05:00

From the State of the Union Address: "Dozens of weapons of mass destruction related program activities" Whew, I'm glad we put a stop to that!

Jakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1067649016111569412003-10-31T19:10:00.000-06:002004-07-22T12:33:48.416-05:00

This is too sweet not to post: Georgie Anne Geyer BUSH SR. SENDS NOT-SO-SUBTLE MESSAGE WITH AWARD TO KENNEDY WASHINGTON -- It's not as though Osama Bin Laden gave a Jihad Award to Ariel Sharon, or Donald Rumsfeld gave his Good Pal Award to Condoleezza Rice. It's not even as though Dick Cheney gave his Favorite Foreigners Citation to the French. But the news from College Station, Texas, this

Jakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1056685134247246082003-06-26T22:38:00.000-05:002005-02-22T00:48:51.680-06:00

More on the tax issue ... a C-corp pays taxes at the corporate level, and then dividends are taxed to shareholders at the individual income rates (well, at least this was true before the latest tax cuts, which exempt some dividend income from taxation).Many people call this "double taxation", and claim it is "unfair". What's funny about this is that usually the same people are the ones who want

Jakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1056651550966823592003-06-26T13:19:00.000-05:002005-02-22T00:46:53.890-06:00

OK, I didn't find exactly what I was looking for, but I found where Bushie is getting his info from, and the stupidity simply fucking amazes me. He's been on this kick for 2 years. Check this out:President Advocates Tax Cuts During Visit to NEMA Companyhttp://www.nema.org/publications/ei/mar01/bushvisit.htmThe article states:"Control Concepts is one of many small NEMA member companies who are

Jakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1056650596126900002003-06-26T13:03:00.000-05:002004-07-22T12:48:04.910-05:00

OK, I've been slacking, but with so much going on, I've been sufffering from the paralysis of overload. No more! Sit back, here it comes ... How can Democrats be on the "right" side of nearly every real issue that makes a tangible, positive difference in the lives of the average Joe, yet not control the presidency, the House, or the Senate? Here's the latest from our friends on the other side

Jakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474911.post-1056055027163040282003-06-19T15:37:00.000-05:002004-07-22T12:45:52.476-05:00

Ann Coulter's new book is "TREASON: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism." I can't wait for her next book after that, which will talk about the "lie" of the Salem Witch Trials and how it's all a big liberal lie designed to generate sympathy for occultists (93% of whom are registered Democrats of course). Here's a little diddy from Chapter 1: " Jimmy Carter couldn't land a

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