Reprinted from The Satirical Political Report http://satiricalpolitical.com

Ever since he was a young boy
He had a silver spoon
From Greenwich down to Midland
That's where he learned to moon
But I ain't seen nothing like him
In any skid row saloon
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure is a mean buffoon

He stands like a statue
Part of the Neo-Con machine
Constitution in the dumper
Likes big oil, not green or clean
Plays by faith-based intuition
The Mid-East countries fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure is a mean goofball

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Joe Lieberman's gut reaction to losing the primary was to declare a "do-over," by pretending it was halftime instead of the end of the game.  In this his instinct is firmly connected to that of a typical Neo-Confederate Republican.  They've been the "Do-Over" Party (DOP) for a long time.

1996:  Clinton beat Dole:  DO-OVER!  We'll devise some bogus charges so we can impeach you!

2000:  The Florida Supreme Court, ruling on what was exclusively a matter of state election law, held that the ballots would be counted in the manner advocated by Gore.  DO-OVER!  Bush and Scalia, working together, threw law and principle out the window so the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn the Florida Supremes.

2002:  The Texas redistricting plan for the 2000 census does not sufficiently favor Republicans.  DO-OVER!  Tom DeLay and his state-level henchmen perform an unprecedented mid-decade redistricting, yielding Rorschach blot districts putting a lot more Republicans in safe districts.  Upheld by the Supreme Court.

2001-present:  The House GOP announces a deadline for a vote, but when the time comes, they are losing.  DO-OVER!  They hold the vote open until they can twist a few arms and crack a few heads.  Meanwhile, the Senate GOP tries to pass failed legislation by sneaking it on to other bills.

August 2006.  Joe Lieberman loses the Connecticut Democratic Senate primary, fair and square, to Ned Lamont.  DO-OVER!  Joe says it's only halftime.

In a letter to the president, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) urged Bush on Friday to intensify efforts to put interceptor missiles at a Europe site....the move would also project an image that the potential presidential candidate is strong on national defense, which could be a major issue in the White House race two years from now..[excerpt]

Frist for president?..so this is for his repu?..his not even cut out for the job..i don't think he even has the money..how will he campaign?..

I posted this on DailyKos as well, with the title, "Fuck Net Neutrality - Let's Cure Alzheimers, Parkinsons, and Paralysis."  Maybe a little provocative -- but deliberately so.  Here's why...

If you had the chance -- even a small chance -- to cure Alzheimer's, Parkinsons, spinal cord injuries, and whole host of other ailments, would you work to make that happen? Would you send an email? Make a call? Tell your friends?  Write a few posts to stoke the fire?



Of course you would. If you're here, you're a progressive -- and that means you actually care about the world. Or you're a wingnut troll, who only cares about himself -- which means you'd still take that chance, out of pure self interest. Well guess what -- you've got that chance.

Whoda thunkit?

The ultra-partisan topic of criminal and ethical misdeeds of politicians should bring together a perfect bipartisan consensus as to the true villain of the piece: the FBI.

The Feds seem rather concerned to hurry along the Jefferson investigation - but the raid on his office in the Rayburn Building (Ah! Rayburn!) has brought squeals of indignation from both sides of the aisle.

The boys and girls of the Senate are taking this week off, of course.

I wonder, though, whether Brer Reid is using his leisure to contemplate what the Dem response will be if (more likely, when) the GOP decide to get the Feingold res back onto the floor.

I can understand why they didn't try before the break: corporate welfare comes before partisan games! But I'm pretty sure they'll be able to find a slot in their schedule when they get back.

It's a genuine question: the record shows that, in the first flush of GOP success in finally wresting control of Congress away from the Dem, a bill which (among other things) increased the minimum wage passed the House 354-72 and the Senate 76-22. With such guys as Thurmond and Frist voting for it.

Even Kerry, in his Our Plan For America, said (p78) he planned to increase the minimum wage to $7.00 an hour by 2007. (Which is almost upon us.)

Yet I get the impression (it's as scientific as that!) that Dems in general aren't terribly keen about discussing the issue.

Not that I think he'll be the 08 GOP candidate. But his idea sounds too tempting for his winning rival to go all Not Invented Here.

According to Brownstein,

Frist wants to allow private insurers to compete more directly with the government in providing healthcare to seniors.

Washington isn't likely to provide private insurance companies a larger role in Medicare until they prove they can smooth out their administration of the new prescription drug benefit.