White House's new cattle driver

There must be something about all the exposure to manure, not just in Wyoming and Texas, but in the West Wing as well.

A photo of Cheney on a horse from the backside? Hmmm, must be tough to tell them apart...

"Slow bleed," she called it, invoking the GOP label for the Democratic plan. The nation needs only one commander-in-chief in war, she continued on track, not "535 generals."

I can see henry is not the only trained dog.

Isn't Dana so cute with the flip-flop? Maybe she could teach her dog to find Osama bin-Laden since the Bush Administeration can't seem to do it.

Hee, flip flop. Good doggie. I don't think it's even possible for Rahm "I knew about Foley way before Denny Hastert" Emanuel to even open his mouth anymore without lying.

Ah, Henry explains it. I knew Barney couldn't be responsible for ALL the product coming from the White House Press Office - he's just a little guy.

I have a trained dog too....When he hears the name Bush, he goes and poops in the neighbors yard.

If "I'm a war time president" had listed to General Shinseki when he said Iraq would require about 300,000 troops this fiasco might actually have succeeded.

Now were are refeering a civil war and it's time for us to go.

Whenever I am in the mood for a good laugh, I come to the Swamp and read all the hysterical nonsense coming from the Loony Left. But then I realize you folks are actually more scary and sad than funny!

Perino says we need "One Commander In Chief" Does that mean that Bush is solely to blame for four years of terrible failure? I think Bush has the company of the American Generals that did not have the courage to challenge Rumsfeld. This "surge", three or four years ago might have been successful and saved a few thousand American lives. Bush can claim ignorance easily. The Generals lacked either courage or competence.

Dana needs to be brought-up to speed with what's going on in Iraq: There is already bleeding going on & it has nothing to do with Democrats.

So here I was, being optimistic that Bush would have a press secretary that would talk to people who aspire to be intelligent, educated, have general legitimate concerns about the wrong direction the country is heading, & so on.

Nope.

We get press secretary that’s an insult to my intelligence, a right winged hack that caters to the idiot Rush/Fox crowd.

The United States deserves better.

Sounds like Perino got a nice welcoming grilling yesterday.

NPR had a great piece this morning on the questions she was being asked and her awkward responses to them.

She's definitely no Tony Snow.

I really have to dig deep to find any kind of compassion for White House spokespersons because I find their work so repulsive and immoral. Face it- Republican or Democrat, these people are professional liars. The work they do is making this country a more cynical and dishonest place. Of course, if their bosses didn't do so many stupid and underhanded things in the first place, I guess the spokespeople wouldn't have to lie so much.

I do feel bad for Tony Snow, though. And I could almost like Dana Perino for a couple seconds because she has a dog, and I have a soft spot for people who are nice to animals. But then she has to go and ruin it with the unfunny partisan pet tricks.

John D,

Is Loony Left all you know how to type? Reading so many of your inane posts has me pondering this question.

Which would I be more afraid of, standing between Rush Limbaugh and a big bottle of OxyContin or standing in John D's synapses while he tries to spell John D?

Talk about being between a rock and a hard place.

Heather nailed it:

"I really have to dig deep to find any kind of compassion for White House spokespersons because I find their work so repulsive and immoral. Face it- Republican or Democrat, these people are professional liars. The work they do is making this country a more cynical and dishonest place. Of course, if their bosses didn't do so many stupid and underhanded things in the first place, I guess the spokespeople wouldn't have to lie so much."

Whether it was Mike McCurry, Ari Fleischer, Joe Lockhart or Ron Ziegler, the job of these guys has evolved from providing reporters the truth to the exact opposite. My personal favorite is Lockhart telling his superiors specifically to NOT tell him the truth about what the Lewinsky matter, because he didn't want to "have to lie." If you're making that kind of qualification, then you're already lying!

Doug G,

John D finds refuge in "Loony Left" because the 29% dead-ender is devoid of sound arguement.

For example, ask any of these dead-enders what success is in Iraq and you won't get a coherent response. You'll just get more stay the course nonsense which would be laughable were it not for all the dead & maimed.

We need to quit reffering this civil war and let the Iraqis sort out their own problems.

Doug G,

John D loves to use Loony Lefty, you should hear what he used to call the other kids on the playground!

In the meantime, Zook is right on the mark. So much endless talk about winning in Iraq but never how to win or what winning is. John D supposedly has a big Excel spreadsheet that has the names of all the terrorists we need to kill to make the world safe but he wont share it or let me know how many have been checked off. Loony!

And of course if you give a timetable for withdrawal you are aiding the enemy. I suppose that makes some sense, it is nuts to tell the enemy exactly when we are leaving, but what are the other options?
1- stay forever. Haliburton would love this.
2- Sneak out in the dark of night. Not exactly jivin with the macho image of 'stay the course'
3- Leave when we "win". Cue the Excel spreadsheet, once all the boxes are checked, we "win" and there will never be terror again. Awesome! Loony!

John D, waiting for your victory definitions and plans.

Yours in Loony-ness
Erick

Alexander Pope once gave the king a dog with the following engraved on its collar:

I am His Majesty's dog at Kew.
Pray tell me, sir, whose dog are you?

Maybe Ms. Perrino could have something like that engraved on her collar.

All one has to do is read the crap dished out by the Left and Loony fits. But other words that do a good job of telling the tale are nonsense, mush, stupidity, lameness, lacking, small-minded, simple, demented, deranged, ignorant, troubled.

Erick and Doug Zook, in January, the U.S. Senate UNANIMOUSLY approved Gen. Petraeus as commander of the forces in Iraq. The general has a plan. The U.S. Senate knew what his plan consisted of when they UNANIMOUSLY approved him. So, and I fully understand you folks have the intelligence of roadkill, but doesn't it make sense to let the general you just approved do his thing, enact his plan? So far, "the surge" has resulted in fewer attacks and fewer deaths. Does that mean there isn't more to do? No. This is not a one-hour CSI episode.

So, while you Loons can stop for a second with dishing the same, tired, weak talking points, try using the brain God (I can say God to you folks, right?) gave you for something other than drinking Kool-Aid or smoking some dope.

Thinking, it's a novel process. Give it a chance!

Dana reminds me of what it was like when I lived in a communist country & the government would dispel their news; or what it was really called- propaganda. "Everything with communism & the government was going great, getting better everyday. Those who dare question what we are doing know not what they are talking about & is one step away from being labeled a traitor to our great state & communism".

I thought I moved to the USA to get away from that crap, but after six + years, one has to wonder if I made the right move.

Yes John D, you can say God. I have no problem listening to the word of God.

You are just not one I want to hear it from.

Nothing quite like calling a woman a dog simply because you don't agree with her political beliefs. I'm glad we can all still be civil.

The general has a plan. [...] So far, "the surge" has resulted in fewer attacks and fewer deaths.

Posted by: John D | Mar 30, 2007 11:04:40 AM

The general's plan is a military solution to a political problem. While I commend his use of quick-reaction forces with the outposts in the neighborhoods to allow U.S. forces to respond in a matter of minutes instead of nearly an hour, that, combined with any amount counter-insurgency measures, still has no bearing on how to get the Sunnis and Shi'ites to work together to end their differences.

It may have saved lives in the short term, but as it has been widely reported, the insurgents may just be laying low to guage how to react to the surge.

And (this is for you, Bruce) as the Washington Post has reported, troops on the ground have already noticed insurgents changing their tactics by launching minor attacks on checkpoints to draw the U.S. out of the outposts, then launching a secondary attack to inflict even more damage on them once they're out in the open. (And yes, I know it's not a new tactic, but it's been used more than it has in the past.)

John D,

Thanks for answering my question. Clearly standing within your synapses as you struggle to spell D is more frightening.

What does approving a general unanimously have to do with laying down the law on how long we are going to put our troops in harm's way for the debacle in Iraq? Besides, I think a year and two months is plenty of time to see if this "new" strategy will work. What would you like, another 4 year? Another 10?

And yes Mr. D, you can say God to me all you want. It makes no difference to me who you need to fear in order to set your moral companss "straight". I don't believe but hey it's a free country (until Bush gets entirely done with wiping himself with the Constitution). Even if you are right and I am wrong, I wonder who God would welcome into heaven once we meet Her. Someone who opposes this idiotic war or someone who promotes senseless killings by promoting it.

I'm surprised that the Whitehouse didn't bring in another Fox Noise Channel liar.

Oh well,I guess this in-house Neocon partisan chick will have to do for now.

Jeff,
I'm guessing that you've gone your entire life without a girlfriend,right?

Get a life,loser.

By the way John D, my God-given brain was told that Rumsfeld, Cheney, Bush, Powell, etc, etc, all knew where the thousands of tons of weapons of mass destruction are being hidden by Sadam in Iraq. Maybe I’ve been on a pot-smoking, Kool-Aid drinking binge the past few years, but I don’t recall any press secretaries having a press conference saying, “Hah!, you doubting, pinko-liberal, terrorist supporting, welfare queens out there! We found all those wma’s like we told you existed in Iraq. There’s sooo much of it, the US military is practically tripping over them! And while we were at it, we found Osama Bin Laden, hiding in one of Sadam’s many nuclear manufacturing plants! Mission Accomplished!!!

But hey, call me a loony lefty, what do I know. I’ll think about that as I pray for the well being of Iraq’s & Americans in church this Palm Sunday.

John D,

I'm also ugly and my momma dresses me funny.

That and your thesaurus aside...

What you cannot seem to grasp is that we can't stay in Iraq forever and we ARE refereeing a civil war. The Sunnis & Shiias hate each other's guts and the only thing we are accomplishing (at best) is prolonging the inevitable.

It's time for us to go.

John D,

How often should I have my duct work cleaned?

Would it be picky to point out that WCIA-TV originates from Champaign-Urbana, and that Springfield is part of their coverage area?

Having graduated from there a long while ago, which meant I probably watched quite a bit of TV in my down time, the station ID still rings in my head a bit.

http://www.illinoishomepage.net/content/about/contactus/

For all of you who want out of Iraq in a hurry, how long were we in Germany (and how long did it take for Germany to rise from the ashes of WWII?)? How long in Japan (and how long for Japan to rise from the ashes of WWII?)? How long have we been in South Korea? Kosovo?

And, all you hypocritical lefties want us to unilaterally get involved in Sudan. How is that not different than Iraq?

Wow, look at the intelligent level of debate coming out of "The Reamer!" No thanks on the girlfriend, I'm married and she could get me in serious trouble ;)

Jeff...I've got a better one than that;

"This is the operative statement. The others are inoperative." -- Nixon Press Secretary Ron Zeigler's classic shuffle during a press briefing

John D, according the lefties we're still "occupying" Germany and Japan because we have military bases there.

And, all you hypocritical lefties want us to unilaterally get involved in Sudan. How is that not different than Iraq?

Posted by: John D | Mar 30, 2007 12:38:01 PM

Well, for starters, it would be hypocritical for us not to get involved with Sudan, especially after Bush morphed "to rid the country of WMDs" into "to rid the country of an evil dictator and liberate the Iraqi people." And there hadn't even been international recognition of genocide for Bush to need to "liberate the people" of Iraq.

But I'll tell you how it IS different: Sudan can't "pay for the war" with oil.

The new Whitehouse spokeswoman forgot to mention that she herself is a trained dog.

Jeff,
I'm happy for you and your "partner".
Did you remember to punch your time card this morning?

Oh, and Bubba, er John E., er Raving Loon, my suggestion is you never get your ductwork cleaned. Never change your air filters either. Also, never have your furnace or air conditioner serviced or maintained. And, remember, the more you use your air conditioner or furnace, the more you contribute to any global warming!

Wow. "The reamer" certainly is an angry one. I'll tell my wife that you're happy for us. I'm sure she'll be glad to hear that.

I don't punch a clock, John E. How's the basement today?

Good one, dt.

John D,

Apples & apples, John D. Say it with me now... Apples & Apples.

There are huge differences between WWII & the situation in Iraq.

Not the least of which is the Iraqis ARE FIGHTING A CIVIL WAR! WITH US IN MIDDLE!

And, as trajic as the situation in Darfur is, no, I don't want us involved in Sudan either. Sudan is in the Europeans backyard, let them handle it!

Let's get the hell out of Iraq and concentrate on Afghanistan and finding and killing Osama bin Laden. You've heard of him?

My God-given brain hasn’t recovered from many years of smoking Kool-Aid & drinking pot, among other loony endeavors.
I also recall the war in Iraq will be quick, most of the US military would be out by now with only a few thousand soldiers left to help promote the blossoming of democracy in the middle east, all the oil revenue will pay for the war, & we’ll all be safer from terrorist attacks.

I really am trying to believe all those things told to us Americans by the White House press secretaries over the years. Really, I am. I don’t know what I was thinking to even question the logic behind the war in Iraq. Al Qaida & Osama Bin Laden are on the run, terrorists in Iraq are in their final death throes, all those unknown knowns are now known & no longer unknown, all the wma’s & uranium cake has been accounted for, & the Middle East is now the new center of democracy, setting an example for the rest of the world.

Gee. Wow. Conservatives. Their beacon of light & wisdom is so bright I’m going blind.

Bubba,

Dyslin is right,he would rather sell you a new AC/Heat unit than have you get the old one cleaned by someone else.
He wrote about this in the last issue of the Streamwood RSES journal.

John D., I am a young "leftie" who has never smoked pot, and hasn't drank Kool-Aid since age 10. What's your excuse? What worries me is that Baby Boomers seem to take no consideration of the world they are leaving for the next generation. This is why people my age are so attracted to people like Barack Obama: he cares about the environment, the soldiers who should be in college, and those of us here at home, just trying to clean up the mess. May America in 2008 finally get a president it needs, instead of one it deserves.

For all of you who want out of Iraq in a hurry, how long were we in Germany (and how long did it take for Germany to rise from the ashes of WWII?)? How long in Japan (and how long for Japan to rise from the ashes of WWII?)? How long have we been in South Korea? Kosovo?

And, all you hypocritical lefties want us to unilaterally get involved in Sudan. How is that not different than Iraq?

Posted by: John D | Mar 30, 2007 12:38:01 PM

Germany sropped shooting at us in 1945. There was no German Civil War or insurgency against our occupation.

Japan stopped shooting at us in 1945. There was no Japanese Civil War or insurgancy against our occupation.

The North Koreans stayed north of the 38th parallel since 1953. There is no civil war in South Korea or insurgency against our troop presence.

The Serbians stopped shooting in 1999. A political solution has been ongoing in Kosovo crisis under UN administration. Is that what you're proposing for Iraq, Johnny D?

No one wants to get involved unilaterrally in Sudan. Many want the US to push harder for a multilateral solution to the crisis.

Always happy to clear up your ignorance Johnny D.

MH, hopefully you will grow out of your leftiness as you age and grow.

As far as taking into consideration the world we are leaving to those younger, well I contribute monthly to the World Wildlife Fund and have for about 15 years now. I also don't litter, which unfortunately I cannot say for many so-called lefty activists I've encountered. I recycle as much as possible. I also donate regularly to the Salvation Army, Wounder Warrior Project, Humane Society and a few others here and there.

All of us should take care of this planet God gave us. But that does not mean buying into every left-wing cause that says it supports the planet and its people. Hopefully you will learn, keep your mind open and not be sucked into the leftist conventional wisdom, or lack thereof.

Do not fall into the traps of the likes of John E., Raving Loon or the countless other haters of the Left. You will be better for it.

Wow, one of the PAR Chicks From Sangamon State :)became the Mouthpiece for the President, Who would have thunk it :)

The nation needs only one commander-in-chief in war, she continued on track, not "535 generals." -
Dana Perino

No problem.
We have the 535 generals, but are sorely lacking a C.I.C.
Have a press conference when you find one.
Good luck in your new position.

mh, that's just nasty. I think most Americans deserve a better president than the one we have now, even the ones who made the mistake of voting for him (the first time). To paraphrase Condi, no one could have imagined how bad he was going to be. Don't let the rabble on this blog lower your opinion of the rest of America...

mh,

I don't know anyone named baby-boomer. So do me a favor and lay off the condescension and leave home now while you still know everything.

John D you are everything that makes this bush and this current administration so attractive to the American people. You know, the I'm right and you are wrong and if you disagree you're a fool and coward, its my way or the highway concept of government.

As far as Dana Perino's commander in chief statement, if you are a dud as President, you certainly can't be any better as the cic. If bush was the CEO of a company, the stock holders would have fired him long ago. A shame as citizens we can't do that.

All this talk and not one nice comment from you people for Perino. I suppose you want to vote for Hilary Clinton this upcoming election.

Instead of bashing other people's comments why don't try to make your obvious democratic party look good?

What a diappointment these blogs turned out to be, it's only a couple of people bashing my relative, with no real insight.

To all the John D's.

If you really believe we should be in Iraq so much and believe what President Cheney, I mean Bush, says, why aren't you over there defending your beliefs? Or are you a chickenhawk like the other chickenhawks in the WhiteHouse? (And FYI, I served in 'Nam and saw it all, so I'm no "Left Looney".)

Until you send your next comment from the front lines, just zip it up.

Jill,
How can anyone have respect for someone who still supports this mendacious administration?
If you are looking for positive comments about Perino, maybe we can say she shills well.

Have Republicans ever won a war?

*sound of crickets*

I decided to take a cue from White House press secretary Dana Perino and teach my old dog a new trick. Now, whenever anyone uses the phrase "What political legacy will George W. Bush leave for America?", she runs out and takes a crap in my backyard.