Audacity of Truth
Rahmbo:
"Rahm Emanuel is son of the devil's spawn. He is an individual who would sell his mother to get a vote. He would strap his children to the front end of a steam locomotive."
-Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) on Obama's COS, 3/7/10
Velvet Lair- Legends March 18, 2010
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- The adventures of the lady spider killer continue March 11, 2010
- Intermission February 19, 2010
- People who allow their dogs to poop in other people’s yards February 16, 2010
Howdy
Just wanted to check in and say hello to everyone – feeling better at this point today but had the hunger pangs problem earlier this morning so it is touch and go. My visit to the doctor was a mixed bag in terms of what I felt was accomplished from it but I am back on the Prevacid thanks to the doc. writing a prescription for it that allows for two refills. I’m on my way to getting a handle on the problem, which in and of itself makes me feel better.
Taking the rest of the day to relax and make sure I’m feeling up to speed and then will return to work tomorrow. I’m looking fwd to it as I feel like this has been one of the most unproductive weeks in my entire life. I hate that! I’ll have a lot of work to catch up on Friday during the day but sometime tomorrow night or early Saturday I should be back to blogging as normal. I have missed it, along with chit chatting with all of you.
Thanks to everyone who has sent well wishes in email or posted them here. I have not had the chance to respond to each one personally because I’ve been trying to rest this week and do *very little* online – but I know the kind thoughts and prayers have definitely helped me feel better and stronger. God bless you. I have been at mom and dad’s most of the week for some extra TLC – there is nothing like the extra sweet care from your folks to help you get through times like this. I didn’t want to be alone considering how I was feeling (with sometimes feeling to weak to get a glass of water), so they invited me to stay with them and so I did 
The down side to that is that I’ve hardly seen my house this week – so it’ll be nice to return to my home tomorrow after work and get back into the swing of things.
To any radlib nutheads out there who might have been hopeful that I was leaving the blogosphere for good just because I’ve been gone for a few days, I’m not sorry to disappoint you 
Consider this a new open thread, and I’ll catch back up with ya’ll either Fri night or first thing Saturday. Lookin’ fwd to it!
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Forest, an apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
- The Presidents briefing for the press was relatively short, thanking Goss for his long service to the country, but making no mention of a possible successor. Some insiders have speculated that in view of the much talked about “5 year” plan fielded by Goss when he first took over the reins of the agency, the recent appointment of John Negropointe as the Cia zsar, over-seeing the 27 different security agencies and being named the person to take over the daily presidential secrecy briefings, may have finally been the cause for Goss to bow out. Even though it first appeared as if the WH did not see this coming, later comments indicate that it was in fact the Presidents choice during the week, when Goss was summoned to the WH for talks in the oval office. Several Senators on the hill have stated, along with John Kuisick, former Senator from Ohio, and several FOX Washington correspondents, that they were highly puzzled over the Goss resignation at this point in time, particularly with the ongoing shakeups and investigations in CIA ranks. Most are speculating that there will be much more to come to light in the background story in the coming days. No doubt this weekends roundup of News talk shows will be buzzing with the Washington guessing games that always come on the heels of this sort of sudden change, even more so because it involves the beleagured CIA at such a critical time with the Nation still deeply involved with the WOT.
- Bang
Forest, most of our Senators and Congressmen are above the great unwashed they don’t have to play by the rules they put on us. Just take Social Security we are forced to pay into it but they (Congress) don’t if it is such a good deal then why don’t they participate in it. Remember what Clinton said about tax cuts he was opposed to and said “they (the government) know how to use the money better than we (The tax payers) would”.
Good to have you Back Dear. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate this action.
– Lorica
- Chris Wallace, speaking on FOX, stated that a high level source in the WH, most likely Josh Bolton, said that the Goss resignation is just a part of the ongoing changes in the Bush administration, and not any surprise, that Goss had done the job the President wanted in shaking up the agency and bringing profeessionalism back into the operation.
- Bill Kristal on the other hand, isn’t buying it, saying that this has all the earmarks of an “event” in the past 24 hours, as the root cause, sighting that the normal way these sorts of changes are handled is with departure speeches at the agebcy itself and a Presidential congratulatory dinner and normally pre-announced press release. there was absolutely no indication of the upcoming change this morning as the President showed up unexpectedly at a Washington neighborhood hardware store and mingled with customers making some off the cuff comments to reporters on the scene concerning the high gas prices and lauding the healthy ecnomy. Best guess is that the President and Goss reached an impasse on several areas, particularly the cutoff of daily access to the oval office and the direct ear of the Chief.
- Bang
- Busy news day – Patrick Kennedy announced ina news conference a few minutes ago that he is submitting himself to a drug abuse facility. He claims to have taken two different over the counter medicines prior to last nights auto accident at the Capital. No metion was made of his late night drinking at a local pub.
- The Chief of Capital police says that the situation was being handled properly by the police on the beat when they were suddenly “interrupted” from their normal process of field sobriety testing to determine Representative Kennedy’s condition, and told that they could leave it to their Supervisors, and Kennedy would be driven home. he said this is absolutely improper and the entire incident will be thouroughly investigated, and any charges against Kennedy for DUI will be applied.
- This whole thing stinks to high heaven of the fabled “Kennedy” form of justice as usual.
- Capital hill insiders say that many of the Democrat leaders were on the phone all day urging Kennedy to take the steps he did “for the good of the party”, citing the embarrassment and problems it was causing the party at a time when they are squaking so loudly about the so called “culture of corruption” and poor leadership of Republicans. You gotta love the Dembulbs. Its all about “appearences”, never mind substance.
- Bang
Bang, I posted this:
“Patrick Kennedy has announced to the press that he’s sorry for being caught. Ted has invited Lyndie England over for an evening of Naked Twister and pointing at Patrick’s nutsack. Patrick stated that, “Undergoing this inhumane torture will be my pennance to the public for my unfortunate luck at being caught and word getting out that I was caught.” “
On right voices at 12:30 central as a tweak to the resident lib blind partisan Democrat who was defending Kennedy.
I posted this at 9:39am Central on the Conservababes’ site:
“If Patrick doesn’t face DUI charges, be forced into involuntary rehab, and forced out of Congress, then there is no justice in America.
This is just another example of the culture of corruption that is today’s Democrat party.”
I’m just having a Rush Limbaugh moment today.
He claims to have taken two different over the counter medicines prior to last nights auto accident at the Capital. No metion was made of his late night drinking at a local pub.
Ambien and phenergan are not over the counter medications, and that is what I heard he claimed to have been taking. Don’t know if he called them over the counter or if it’s being misreported, but they are most definately not OTC. Both can and will screw you up, I’ve been on phenergan for nausea/vomiting, and I can tell you I never would have even thought about getting in a car while on it, it screws you up. Either he was drunk and lying (probable), or he’s so stupid that he’d actually think of taking drugs like this and then driving.
If these were just prescribed or OTC medications, why does he need to check into rehab? Of course, rehab is the modern “confessional” that you go to and receive absolution from the press and public, regardless of whether or not it makes a difference or was needed.
- PCD – You go guy….If ever there was a case in the history of the Republic of the Political pot calling the kettle black, thus whole “culture of corruption” thing is the biggest self projection of all.
- Maybe I should have said “…. its all about appearences, never mind substance (abuse)…. *cuckle*
- Bang
Jeez, Louise, this is what happens when I’m out of circulation for a while? Get better soon – I’m heading back to WiFiLand and regular internet access, and the Web’s just too small a place without Sister Toldjah!
Oh, and to the rest of the valued commentariat here, pay no heed to the asinine drivel about depleted uranium from the usual morons (no, I don’t mean Steve – I believe he’s putting on an act and is not as stupid as he presents himself to be). I handle the stuff, among other ordnance. Without a radiation suit. Or MOPP gear. And if the usual idiots had a clue what the word “depleted” means then we wouldn’t be hearing the same litany of brainless bull from cretins too stupid to pay attention.
- Well Sev its sort of a mixed bag….He claims to not remember “[getting] out of bed, the accident, or being cited by the Capital police for three driving infractions”…. I think he actually said he was diagnosed as OTC drug dependent as well as alcoholism back in December, which is another thing that came out to day; that he had been in drug rehab in December for addictions.
- Its the Usual run of comments that bump into each other similar to what we were treated too during the Chapiquiddick manslaughter case of his Daddy.
- Bang
Sev,
If this were Rush Limbaugh and not Patrick Kennedy, you know there’d be charges of Doctor Shopping and illegally obtaining prescription drugs against him in a New York second.
Again, look at how silent the Left is. They lost their moral superiority permanently now.
- Along with the witnesses, a bar tab and he’s toast.
-Actually the more interesting aspect of this is the question of who was involved in calling off the proper FST, and interupting the beat officers from doing their jobs. More Democratic obstruction of justice? They must have Democrap moles all over the place. Or maybe some other Dem party worker or Senator saw him stagger out of the bar wasted, followed him and got on the cell phone in a hurry when the crash happened. Will be interesting to see where this goes because the Chief is adiment about getting to the bottom of it, and theres no way the fair minded news outlets will let this go.
- Bang
PCD, I’m still waiting for an explanation of how taking a prescription sleeping pill and anti-nausea medication can suddenly become “I’m addicted to pain meds and need therapy.” I sense that to some extent it’s an attempt to ride on the recent Rush Limbaugh pain killer addiction coattails. I suspect that someone in the DNC decided to spin it to pain killers (rather than the fact he’s probably a simple drunk like his father) so that when the inevitable complaints come down they can then claim that conservatives/republicans are hypocrits since they defended Rush but lambast Kennedy, ignoring the fact that Rush was never caught driving under the influence. They’ve already started this by whining about Bush’s and Cheney’s “DUI’s.”
Question….
If Ambien, is linked with sleep driving, one he should have a perscription for it, that should be checked.
Two, if he is aware of the possible side effects, what was he doing behind the wheel then?
If a drug says do not operate heavy machinery after i take it, and I go ahead and do it anyways – who is at fault?
Myself, since I did not heed the warnings.
Aside from all that, he made no mention of being on Ambien before, a comparison of his handwriting should be done, because the night of the accident his handwriting was barely legible.
I am really suprised by the police though, this sickening display of covering for senators and congressman that mess up is redicuous and show another form of preferencial treatment that should not be allowed. For anyone else, the first thing that would have been done would have been to have us in the back of the cruiser while they administer a breath-alyzer test, refusal to sumbit meant being brought down to jail, and not being driven home by the police.
This latest Kennedy gaffe is funnier than a Chappaquiddick neck brace.
Eeewwwww – CZ…. that was nasty…. *snort*
- I recall that those were the days when you could still play to the publics sympathies, presenting him as an injured pathetic figure who could hardly have been expected to save Mary Jo, when he’d barely managed to escape himself. Several authors that had an “inside” to the Kennedy Klan have said that he was actually coached on how to act and look to support the idea. Today of course, with so many people discovering the cashin possibilities of any sort of 15 minutes of fame, with a possible book deal, sympathy is a thing of the past.
- Bang
Ted and Patrick Kennedy are a menace to society. I find it ironic that this father and son combo are both drunk drivers, but neither has seen the inside of a jail cell. They are voted in for another term and continue to drive around drunk.
Did anyone see big fat Teddy asking stupid questions of Judge Alito? Ted was sitting there all high and mighty, like he is someone of importance. The fact Ted Kennedy is in office really is a joke.
My father always had a saying that works well in situations like this: If you’re looking for sympathy you can find it in the dictionary between sh1t and syphillus.
Blame the voters of his state that keep putting him back there.
btw it was never said that patrick was drinking in the report, though it certainly looks to be so, and I believe there may have been a witness that has said that he was drinking.
Now interstingly enough, if he was drinking, and mixing it with perscription drugs, since they are playing it up as an Abien issue, that would be an interesting spin on the story.
Hey Bang!
You know, Mayo Clinic may be the wrong choice for Teddy’s Mini-Me…
The clinic Patrick and Ted should both check into until judged clean and sober is Maricopa County (Phoenix, AZ) Jail run by Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Is is Abu Ghraib level torture to post pictures of the Kennedy father and son in PINK PRISON ISSUE UNDERWEAR?
Is is Abu Ghraib level torture to post pictures of the Kennedy father and son in PINK PRISON ISSUE UNDERWEAR?
PCD – Apparently so, according to PeopleJudgeBush.org. Check out their link here:
http://www.peoplejudgebush.org/files/Gitmo.pdf
All I gotta say is – Go Joe!!
