News Update: Bush now Emperor, Rosie vs. Elisabeth on the next Smackdown

Two items of "real news" importance that caught my eye that I would like to share.

First, this article on Progressive.org, states the Dubya has issued a directive stating that in times of great national emergency, the President takes control of the entire government, basically telling the legislative and judicial what to do. Liberals are up and arms over this.

This only seems like a bad idea because Dubya suggested it. When the fit hits the shan, you need a strong leader to come in and make sure things run right. Someone like Lincoln, FDR and JFK. Dubya is nothing like them but likes to think he is. 

Some people seem to believe this is a way for Dubya to install himself as President for life. All he needs is a terrorist attack or a bad hurricane to hit near January of 2009 and bingo, Dubya sticks around indefinitely. 

See, I doubt that the American people will stand for that for very long.  This was a country founded on revolution. Why do you thing the founding fathers included the 2nd Amendment anyway? I'm just sayin'!

So, I am not worried about a dictatorship. Even Dubya isn't dumb enough to try it.

Also, here's a video link for you.

 

5/23/07Cat Fight on the View, Rosie vs Elizabeth

Yeah, it's from the View. I don't watch it. I just came across the story in my internet travels. Apparently, Joy Behar was listing a reason why Dubya should be ousted. It was mostly jokey (she lists that he choked on a pretzel as a reason. While I am not comfortable that the leader of the free world cannot chew his food correctly, I don't think that that is grounds for impeachment.) but that didn't stop Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who, as a surprise to me, is a rampant Republican, from trying to talk over Joy so she could make her points. I guess she had to read a hand out on how to belittle opposing points of view when she drank the "Dubya is great" kool-aid.

This ranks right up there with "If you criticize the war, you are not supporting the troops" and one of the most used and most odious tactics. The whole "I DON'T WANT THE PEOPLE TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING SO I AM GOING TO YELL RUDELY OVER YOU AS YOU TRY TO MAKE YOUR POINT' thing. Why do they do this? Because they can't argue with reason.

At the end, there is some Rosie and Elisabeth personal conflict. Watching two strangers argue is always good for a good time. And Rosie actually comes out looking as the better of the two, in a expressing her point of view way at least.

Oh, and Congress has decided to let Bush's funding request go through without a pullout date attached, just as Bush wanted. Good going, Congress. I know 12-year old girls who can stick to their guns better than you guys.