Regarding the pile of fecal matter shaped vaguely human and named Jerry, Rockstar Ryan made the following comment at Infophilia:
I wish fire and bleach would’ve been involved. The man was an evil piece of garbage, one that future generations will look back on the same way we look back on Fascists of the 1940’s.
Rockstar, you hold out greater hope for the future sanity of the world than I at the moment.
I guess I’m in a rut where I feel like at the eleventh hour, The Glorified House Plant Whose Arse Dwells At 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is going to come up with an excuse to assert martial law and refuse to leave, and the fat, lazy, American public-at-large will lift no finger to extricate him.
Today He Who Would Be Caesar appointed a “War Czar” whose authority will apparently circumvent the chain of command vested in the Joint Chiefs.
Why exactly? Is not the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs already the “War Czar”?
Forgive me if I’m fear mongering, but I really can’t see any reason for this other than to have an obedient lap-dog at hand for more direct control of the military should the Joint Chiefs of Staff balk.
Sorry, I put nothing past Dubya and his delusions of grandeur. Whatever we fear he’s doing behind closed doors, I’m sure it’s much worse.
Yeah, “War Czar.” Great fucking idea.
Because we all know how well the “Drug Czar” worked out.
I’m with you, Janie. I wish I could rejoice (I know that sounds bad, but I’m sure you understand what I meant) at Falwell’s death, but I just have a bad feeling that his replacement will be as bad or worse. I’m sure someone else can tell me who said it. “The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.” I know it was one of the founding fathers, Jefferson maybe, but it sums up how I feel. In order for my daughter to live in a world of tolerance, I can’t let my guard down.
-Berlzebub
From what I can tell, Jefferson was actually quoting someone else when he wrote that in a letter in 1790.
Some interesting thoughts on the quote from around the interwebs:
RSL
The Politically Incorrect Show
Wikipedia article on John Philpot Curran
And yes, I’m sure some other breeder of hate will fill his shoes quickly. It may turn out to be a case of “Better the demon you know than the Devil you don’t”. I hope not, but I’m not optimistic on that count.
As for the War Czar, there is a reason that sitting presidents aren’t supposed to be current military leaders, and this smacks of another “work around” by Dubya.
He truly is “He Who Would Be Caesar”, and I consider him the greatest threat to the people of this nation ever.
Yeah, Rev. Hull. He’s chock full of great fucking ideas, ain’t he?
(If you happen to be an aspiring dictator, that is.)