Kissinger

testified today to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee...the snippets on the Lehrer Report show him to be a confused old man. Really pitiful to see.

Why must we drag out these architects of previously failed policies to seek their opinion of the current failed policy? Did Kissinger ever do anything for the US that we can be proud of as a country? Anything?

Al Franken is a Big, Fat...

Senate cadidate...pretty cool. I like Al's personality...he's smart, does his homework and seems interested in multiple sides of issues. His body of work as a comedian provides an oppo guy a wealth of material that promises to be entertaining campaign fodder.

Someone is gonna

have some splaining to do...

F. U .FOX NEWS...

says Obama after the "madrassa" incident. Apparently FOX reporters are being "frozen" out of interviews and access to the candidate after their network aired the untrue and obvious hit piece. I hope that the campaign sticks to it. It's kinda like...principles.


via Altercation.

I'm looking forward

to the presidential political season but not so much to the non-story minutiae we will be constantly subjected to. The inside the beltway pundit-guys will breathlessly tell us how important campaign angles are since we are too naive to recognize it on our own.

Hopefully, the netroots will shine some necessary light on this phenomenom this election cycle. Not everything a candidate says has some kind of "special" meaning and voters DO NOT have to be repeatedly told what they seeing.

Judy, Judy, Judy...

is scheduled to testify at the Libby Traitor Trial today and I can't wait to see if Fitz makes mincemeat out of her or if she takes the 5th for virtually every question.

In hindsight, it's hard to believe she was taken so seriously in the run up to the war, and that she was able to advance the Admin's policy goals without anyone questioning her motives. A back pocket journalist for neocons with no discernible editorial oversight...she was pushing the most extreme scenarios on WMD's and it was all bullshit. She should be a pariah in our country for her part in hyping the cause for war in Iraq. How these people look in the mirror is beyond my comprehension.

Run, Curt, Run!

This is too bad that he decided against because the chance to see Schilling embarrass himself would have been lots of fun.

Marathon Blogging

Got back over 7 hours ago from a very tough 19.5 (est.) and am just starting to feel normal again. If there was medical attention available, I probably would have sought it. The 10 going out was pretty good actually...by then I was out in the hinterlands and the wind started to blow. I was in an area out by the airport...at the end of the runways actually and there is nothing there to break up the wind ...so when it blows, you just hunker down a bit and move on down the road. Felt like crying a bit...thats when I knew it was a gonna be a physical and fortitude tester.

One of my balls disappeared for while which I think explains my recent groin problems...had knee pain, significant foot soreness, chest muscle pain, a effing bitch of a foot arch charley horse that I thought would take me down to the pavement, back spasms and basically finished with a palsy-esque flourish.

The salt deposits on my gear were probably sufficient to dress out a deer for winter. I also came very close to flipping out at more than a few people who rubbed me just slightly the wrong way.

Oh yeah, then I took my boy to his cousins birthday party solo because my wife has sick. Running around for 5 hours chasing a 2 year old is textbook long run recovery..........but I'm hitting my stride with my 3rd beer and I'm certain that the more I pursue that recovery strategy, the better I will feel.

Anyway, a today was a tester for sure but it brings me that much closer to my goal. It also tells me that I'm not quite there yet. I did however make a time of just over 3 hours surprisingly enough. It seemed like 6 or 7 at the time.

Honey, is that a cougar on my head?

An AP account of this story was far more descriptive....unfortunately I don't have the link. The gist was that the cat pounced without warning or any sound and had the geezer's head in it's jaws and was snarling at the wife. The old dude was coherent and apparently calm as well...he told his wife.."I have a pen in my pocket...remove it and stab the fucker in the eye" (literary license with the fucker comment). So the wife complies but notes that it did not seem to do anything and the pen was bending....THE PEN WAS BENDING! Hmmmm, could be walk away time but she whacked at the lion with a log until it let go. Then it stared at her with the husband's blood on it's snout and finally took off. Tough neighborhood but tougher wife...

So Many Good

versions of this song...Early Morning Rain.

Some others that come to mind in no particular order:

The Grateful Dead
Gordon Lightfoot
Elvis

Is it just me or...

Does Chirac have the longest finger you ever saw?

Air America Radio

is using a new tag line..."Let's Talk About it"....sounds somewhat familiar but I can't put my finger on it.

Baseball Blogging

This is really a hose-job on fans that don't have Direct TV. Way to go MLB.

Pottery Barn Redux...

One of the somewhat overlooked aspects of the new Iraq escalation strategy is that now Bush can no longer claim that he is merely following the advice of his advisors and commanders on the ground. As the self described decision-maker, he won't have the aforementioned cover he repeatedly sought previously. All of the strategic and even tactical ops success or failure lead directly back to him. It may be the first time in his life that he will face that kind of accountability. Lonely at the top, ain't it?

Markos

Has a good takedown on Wapo's Broder....That guy is about as contemporary as a K car. Just retire already ok?.... effing feeble minded geezer.

You have to give credit to

Chuck Hagel for his remarks to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday. Pretty damned impressive...I especially like the comment about "if you want a safe job, go sell shoes". Watch the whole thing...

Interesting Tidbit

from the Libby Traitor Trial today...apparently Tom Cruise took a meeting with Scooter to protest treatment of scientologists in Germany. Was Scooter in charge of that?

The pathetic reality of that sarcastic observation is hard to fathom. Seriously.

Nice Jorma...

with bonus video footage...enjoy

Wolf and Cheney

in today's interview....as predicted..


Q All right, there's a lot of good questions -- let's move on to some other domestic issues. The whole notion of your long-time aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby -- he's in the papers, his lawyer now suggesting on opening day of the trial that he was basically set up by people in the White House to protect Karl Rove, the President's political aide. What do you make of this?

THE VICE PRESIDENT: Now, Wolf, you knew when we set up the interview you can ask all the questions you want, I'm going to be a witness in that trial within a matter of weeks, I'm not going to discuss it. I haven't discussed with anybody in the press yet, I'm not going to discuss it with you today.

Q Are you -- but you've --

THE VICE PRESIDENT: Wolf, you've got my answer. You've got my answer.

Someone needs to tell

this skank about etiquette...



via dependable renegade

SOTU Wrap up....

Very little "there" there as far as I can tell. I don't believe that Bush would ever seriously consider many of the initiatives put forth last night....if not for his current political troubles..even so it would be foolish to waste a lot of time on pipedreams.

1. Health care? A non-starter in that format for sure
2. School vouchers again? c'mon...
3. Comprehensive energy policy?...8 ball says highly doubtful
4. Guest worker programs? uh.....nope.
5. Aids and malaria funding?...I'll believe it when I see it.

And of course the elephant in the corner....Iraq, the continuous clusterfuck that the idiot in chief doesn't recognize as definatively cementing his place in history as the worst president ever.

Speeching

A lot of analysis out there and most of it seems to agree that the tone of the address was markedly different from any other delivered from this president. I would go along with that....but I'm not quite willing to nominate him for an award just because the smirking and pomposity that we've become accustomed to were thankfully not evident tonight.

His administraton however will always be remembered as the epitomy of failure and corruption... both personal and institutional. Even so, he remains reminiscent of an unrepentant kid who cracked up the family car and doesn't give a shit because he knows for a fact that he'll still have wheels available for the weekend trip to the beach. There is no shame, no remorse and no acknowledgement that things as they are only exist due to his own reckless and deceitful actions.

In related and I'm sure unwelcome news to the WH, one of the more fascinating stories that could have a dramatic impact on the country's willingness to extend any further trust to this administration is the Libby Traitor Trial.

There is a strong likelihood that publicizing of traitorous political tactics employed by the Cheney wing of the WH will further erode the thread-like support the Bushies are desperately clinging to. I'm of the opinion that the stomach turning actions by the VP deserve impeachment and imprisonment. Most Americans are unfortunately still unaware of the dishonest lengths that the Admin went to in order to facilitate this disastrous war. I don't doubt that most also would be shocked at the depravity of the deceptions. This trial may provide new insight to what is already an important and compelling story. The evidence may also validate some of our more cynical suspicions about the illegal actions of the Cheney gang.

The Libby Traitor Trial

has the potential to be pretty damn interesting if the opening statements are any indication. Fitz doesn't strike me as someone likely to do much grandstanding right out of the gate and
Kevin has some info relative to that. Anything that makes Rove and Cheney squirm at the same time is good fun though...

Cheney is scheduled to be interviewed by Wolf Blitzer tomorrow. How much you wanna bet that either Wolf has been given ground rules that no Libby questions..or Cheney will say he can't comment on a ongoing legal matter and Wolfie doesn't follow up. The latter presumes Wolf even asks about it. That guy is a bootlicker.

SOTU Blogging...

I can't for the life of me figure what Bush could possibly say to garner any active support for his policies going forward but it should be good sport to watch him try. The approvals are in the toilet as most of America finally recognizes an empty suit for what it is. I wonder if a president has ever been booed giving the SOTU?

God boy follow up...

Just once I'd like to see a sporting event where a losing player BLAMES God for the games result. You see so many players thanking the Lord and crediting the Supreme one with the victory that it stands to reason the loser was the object of God's wrath. So why not call him out on it and say..."we would've won for sure but I blame God for making us lose. We are actually a more highly skilled team and superior athletes but fucking God intervened and changed the damn result to favor the other team."

Then I would believe a bit more. Wouldn't you?

God Hates the Patriots...

Apparently...Robert Irsay the owner of the Colts and Tony Dungey the coach of the team credit the "Lord" for the victory...

Excuse me while I puke my guts out. God is rooting for the Colts?? Aren't we all God's children? I was rooting for the Colts in this game because I hate the Pats but .....can you "take it outside godboy"?

I guess I'll root for Da Bears, not because I hate religion but because I hate people who try to use it selectively to justify some random event. If this was predetermined by God, then why bother playing the game?

Why not retire and go build churches or something like that...what a bunch of total morons.

Pitiful SOU

phewwwwww..this stinks....they got nothing so the idea I guess is to set up the Dems to vote against "healthcare".

Marathon Blogging...

with hills and very few thrills today. Horse property, trails and fellow travelers made a chilly 10 seem like a chilly 10. funnily enough...passed a guy going in the opposite direction...twice. Both us training...he was on the reverse route I was.

Via Carpetbagger...

John D. Rockefeller bitch slaps El Presidente.....here's the rundown and money quotes:

Mr. Rockefeller was biting in his criticism of how President Bush has dealt with the threat of Islamic radicalism since the Sept. 11 attacks, saying he believed that the campaign against international terrorism was “still a mystery” to the president.

“I don’t think he understands the world,” Mr. Rockefeller said. “I don’t think he’s particularly curious about the world. I don’t think he reads like he says he does.”

He added, “Every time he’s read something he tells you about it, I think.”

He tells you about it.......effing priceless.

Jerry Douglas and Bela Fleck

Dobro and banjo extraordinaires...

For the Musically Discerning ...Mark Knopfler and Chet Atkins

doing some John Lennon ...they sure sound like more than 2 people...




Yeah, you're welcome...

Alberto Gonzales

is on Lehrer Report defending the Admin's perogative to bypass FISA and keeps referring to the FISA court as a tool.

You're a tool Gonzo...and when the Big Boys eventually need someone to throw overboard to lighten the load...guess who might that be?

Denny Dougherty

was an original member of The Mamas and the Papas.... passed away today....This was their signature song and I have to say it holds up pretty well. Denny's part was always great.

Down Goes Ney..

for 30 months...he'll be going "down" for real pretty soon probably. I can't wait to see the pictures of this scumbag without the rug on his head. They won't be pretty but we'll post'm anyway. Let me know if anyone is aware of any out there...

The Libby Traitor Trial

hasn't exactly lit up the airwaves but it should start to get more and more interesting. I am bit surprised the Bushies didn't have the long knives out for Fitz since they appear to be gunning for US Attorneys. Anyway, as it does inevitably heat up there should be lots of opportunities for Democrats to comment on the proceedings and I think everyone should universally refer to it as the "Libby Traitor Trial". Get that into the public consciousness and keep pounding on it every chance and when Cheney has to come to court to defend the traitor Libby...voila! Fun for the whole family. Just an idea.

Smither Blogging...

Once a Toe-sucker...

...always a toe-sucker in my humble opinion...

sorry always is the hardest word though

Good God Man...

get a haircut you dirty hippie....

Hat tip to Dependable Renegade.

Dinesh (D'Douchesha) D'Souza

Has a Op-Ed in the LA Times blaming liberals for most everything under the sun but especially Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton for 9/11. Don't these guys have any other playbooks?

I especially like how he references "pundits on the left" without naming anyone. What do you call that again?.....oh yeah, making things up....

What a douchebag....

Funny email I received...

seemed worth a post....

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WH Press Briefing

Q Just to be clear, do you believe that a non-binding resolution that opposes a troop increase, does that provide comfort to the enemy?

MR. SNOW: I don't know. I think -- the question again is, does this send a signal that the United States is divided on the key element of success in Iraq. And I will let members of Congress express themselves, because I'm sure they're going to say, no, we're committed to success, and then they can elucidate on that point.



Ummmmm, Tony...uh, yeah...the thing is...ok, the country is not divided...it is pretty damed united in opposition to the current policy... and to Bush also..or anything associated with Bush...ok Tony?

One more thing...the enemy doesn't give a fuck about congress...really it doesn't.

The Bush interview on Lehrer Report

might make my head explode if my expectations weren't below the elucidation I receive talking to my dog.

The painful smirking is back...

The definitions utilizing the word being defined?.. come on down.

Also, the tangent-chasing non answers come complete with deer in the headlights look ....at no extra cost apparently.

The lack of any understanding to how badly he has fucked up is still astounding to me.

If it was a job interview you were conducting....seriously, you would feel compelled to fire your human resources person for bringing in such a dipshit to waste your time.

Bob Dylan and Willie

do Pancho and Lefty live....awesome.

Kidding, right?

Tom Trancredo the nutjob from Colorado has joined Duncan Hunter of CA as the latest declared presidential candidate. To say that he is not exactly presidential timber is to be unkind to timber. I would sooner vote for a tree....

Unified?

The Bushies contention that escalation in Iraq is the only solution is based on the mendacious claim that the Dem's have no plan. That lie is being repeated ad nauseum as the central talking point and is being dutifully reported by the MSM. It is a lie of course because John Murtha put forth a phased withdrawl approach about a year ago.

The companion to the "no plan" message is that Dem's aren't unified......ok...so what? You want unified...look at the polls that show close to 80% of Americans opposing the escalation. Many of which I presume are republicans. Any journalist that reports this crap with a straight face should ashamed unless they are drawing a paycheck directly from the WH. Even if the Dems did not have a plan, that in itself does not validate the WH plan.

Look, I don't know how to fly but I do know that jumping out of plane without a parachute is not the way to do it.

El Busho

Watching Bush torture grammer to explain his misguided policies on 60 Minutes is like watching a person speak louder in an attempt to be understood when they are talking to someone who doesn't speak their language. Amazing...

Scroll back

to see some cool Jerry G and John Sebastian...

Got some Dead here....

hmmmmmm.........it's good.

Live Uncle John's Band...very exclusive stuff.

People who..

haven't listened directly to Townes Van Zant have missed the boat but ...hearing any Townes is great. Challenge is out to anyone who heard otherwise...

Pancho and Lefty is one of the best songs...ever..I mean ever.

Marathon Blogging

An enjoyable excursion of 18 today. Chilly with a strong headwind but the turnaround was sweet and really helped the return trip. Sore feet and fatigue seem to be the only residual so I'm happy with that. Pace was good at just under 3 hours. Next week is easy week with light mileage but 10 miles of hills on Sat. Then back to heavy miles and build incrementally to 22 miles on the long day. ... which if all goes well, should leave a few weeks of tapering before race week. All in all a pretty good 42 mile week.

Now, to the beer.....hmmmm...sweet, sweet beer.

The Inimitable

Homer Simpson for your viewing pleasure..

These are the Sickies...

I like the Pebble Beach one...I hear you can golf there too...

Let's have an argument over...

what is the stupidest argument (?) between arguably the stupidest people ever...Both stories are from recent newspaper articles and I naturally thought they should be paired up in a cage match of ultimate stupidity...( I don't have the links but will try to find)

Alrighty then, here are your sides to choose:

1. A man was stabbed to death in a bar by another patron after an argument ensued over which branch of the service, the Army or Marines were "better". Neither man was a current or previous member of the armed services.
2. A man was shot (in Georgia I think) by his friend during an argument over the height of the recently deceased James Brown...aka, the Godfather of Soul.

I'm hard pressed to pick one over the other..they're both pretty compelling.

The Dealer

in the Garcia video is Ricky Jay a well known magician and card man extraordinaire. His show called Ricky Jay and his 52 Assistants features him flinging ordinary playing cards into watermelons accross the room. I guess he could embed one into your face if you crossed him in a poker game. He is also seen a lot as an actor in David Mamet movies. Funny looking dude but he's entertaining for sure.

Gone?

No it ain't after all

A Really Big Shoe...

As Ed Sullivan used to put it....

Story worth

watching I think...what a total douchebag this Sussman is.

I think it is a given he is a pussy in real life but a big dog on radio....

Always a Crowd Pleaser...

Enjoy..and you're welcome.

Cool new blog

I heard about...

Seek and Ye Shall Find

Here's the money shot from today's Senate hearings...

Kudos to

Chuck Hagel for his Q & A with Condi today on the Hill. He was straight up and deserves recognition for his contribution. I don't have the transcript or video but will try to track down because some of the comments and observations were priceless for a Republican Senator.....tracking...

Hang in there Bobby...

Terrible news for Bobby Murcer. Pathology reports from the surgery to remove a brain tumor revealed the tumor to be malignant. He will be undergoing extensive chemo and radiation therapy. Good luck to him.

Mitch McConnell

is a dipshit...and this proves it.

Thursday, January 11, 2007Senate Republicans' filibuster threat could kill Bush's "surge" plan by John in DC - 1/11/2007 02:38:00 PM
Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is threatening to filibuster any congressional attempt to stop Bush's plan to escalate the war in Iraq. Only problem? He can't. And here's why.1. Filibusters kill legislation. They don't create legislation.2. In order to do his surge/escalation in Iraq, Bush doesn't need to STOP Congress from passing laws, he needs to get them to PASS a law - to the tune of $5.6 billion. That's the price tag of Bush's latest little escalation gambit.3. That $5.6 billion is new money - money that Congress must appropriate, or Bush can't escalate the war because he won't have the money to do it.4. That means Mitch McConnell can filibuster legislation until the cows come home, but all McConnell's filibuster is going to do is guarantee that the Congress doesn't pass legislation addressing Bush's escalation plan. Fine. If Congress doesn't pass some kind of escalation plan, then Bush won't have the extra money he needs to launch his escalation.5. So McConnell's filibuster threat is meaningless, and in fact, counterproductive. McConnell will in essence be doing the Democrats' work for them - stopping any legislation that would provide Bush the money he needs to escalate.Ergo, the overwhelming majority of Americans who oppose Bush's escalation plan have Bush by the balls.

From Americablog

Burrito Bros.....

I meant to post this yesterday and didn't get around to it...some nice pedal steel guitaring by Sneaky Pete...

Full Disclosure?

ABC Nightly News with Charles Gibson had General Jack Keene (ret.), one of the supposed architects and strong advocates of the surge option on the newscast last night. Identified as someone who consulted with the administration, he proceeded to lay out all the positives of a surge prior to the speech. No one bothered to point out he presumably authored much of it or even ask him about the extent of his involvement.

I think most interested observers are aware that the plan is a Kagan/Keene creation...it seems though that ABC should either engage a guest directly on that aspect of their participation or at least point out the clear bias before asking for an evaluation from them.

Oh...by the way, he thought it was a super plan.

Speech Quick Hits

More or less what everyone expected and hard to find anything that will rally people to the cause. Delivered pretty well given the standards set but very little substance of course. I can't say I heard any of the supposed "benchmarks" being identified or what action would follow for missing the goals.

Anbar Province was pointed to as the hotbed of Al Queda (sp) and the most likely threat for terrorist bases and hostile held territory so we are sending 4000 troops...everyone else to Baghdad....sounds familiar so far.

Intimating that the Malaki gov. will now be able to help control the violence is disingenuous to say the least. There is zero evidence that Iraqi's weak gov. can have that kind of impact. All of a sudden, it is gonna happen based on what...asking nicely?...asking not nicely?

At the start of this mess Bush did not listen to military experts and the predictable results came to pass...again he is not listening to military experts as he treats the troops like tackling dummies for his misguided fiasco.

One comment about achieving a democracy in Iraq that can defend it's territory was coupled with the remark about also being responsive to the will of the people...??? So it is high on the list for Iraq but not for us????

The Library?

I heard that the Bush speech will be from the WH library tonight. I guess they need to change the background scenery to convince people that something is new here.

Now if someone can tell Bush exactly where it is, he'll be able to give his speech...How much you wanna bet it's the first time he's ever been there?

Sneaky Pete RIP

Another Flying Burrito Brother has landed so to speak....pedal steel guitarist Pete Kleinow from the aforementioned passed away recently of Alzheimers.

They were a pretty interesting band that grew out of the Byrds....Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons, Doug Dillard and Sneaky Pete put together one of the first bands to blend country and rock with decent success. They are worth a listen...

Sutter vs. Gossage

Sutter is in the HOF...Gossage, not so much. I don't get it though because there is nothing I can see in their stats that really separates them...except Gossage has more innings pitched, more games, more strikeouts, saves and wins....see?

*** little bit of text reflow on the stats but you get the idea and the link is provided here



Bruce Sutter P


Pitching Stats: Next Stats >>

SEASON TEAM W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HBP BB SO
1976 Chicago Cubs 6 3 2.70 52 0 0 0 10 --- 83.1 63 27 25 4 0 26 73
1977 Chicago Cubs 7 3 1.34 62 0 0 0 31 --- 107.1 69 21 16 5 1 23 129
1978 Chicago Cubs 8 10 3.19 64 0 0 0 27 --- 98.2 82 44 35 10 1 34 106
1979 Chicago Cubs 6 6 2.22 62 0 0 0 37 --- 101.1 67 29 25 3 0 32 110
1980 Chicago Cubs 5 8 2.64 60 0 0 0 28 --- 102.1 90 35 30 5 1 34 76
1981 St. Louis Cardinals 3 5 2.62 48 0 0 0 25 --- 82.1 64 24 24 5 1 24 57
1982 St. Louis Cardinals 9 8 2.90 70 0 0 0 36 --- 102.1 88 38 33 8 3 34 61
1983 St. Louis Cardinals 9 10 4.23 60 0 0 0 21 --- 89.1 90 45 42 8 1 30 64
1984 St. Louis Cardinals 5 7 1.54 71 0 0 0 45 --- 122.2 109 26 21 9 1 23 77
1985 Atlanta Braves 7 7 4.48 58 0 0 0 23 --- 88.1 91 46 44 13 3 29 52
1986 Atlanta Braves 2 0 4.34 16 0 0 0 3 --- 18.2 17 9 9 3 0 9 16
1988 Atlanta Braves 1 4 4.76 38 0 0 0 14 --- 45.1 49 26 24 4 1 11 40

Career Totals 68 71 2.83 661 0 0 0 300 --- 1042.0 879 370 328 77 13 309 861


Rich Gossage P


Pitching Stats: Next Stats >>

SEASON TEAM W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HBP BB SO
1972 Chicago White Sox 7 1 4.28 36 1 0 0 2 --- 80.0 72 44 38 2 4 44 57
1973 Chicago White Sox 0 4 7.43 20 4 1 0 0 --- 49.2 57 44 41 9 3 37 33
1974 Chicago White Sox 4 6 4.13 39 3 0 0 1 --- 89.1 92 45 41 4 2 47 64
1975 Chicago White Sox 9 8 1.84 62 0 0 0 26 --- 141.2 99 32 29 3 5 70 130
1976 Chicago White Sox 9 17 3.94 31 29 15 0 1 --- 224.0 214 104 98 16 9 90 135
1977 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 9 1.62 72 0 0 0 26 --- 133.0 78 27 24 9 2 49 151
1978 New York Yankees 10 11 2.01 63 0 0 0 27 --- 134.1 87 41 30 9 2 59 122
1979 New York Yankees 5 3 2.62 36 0 0 0 18 --- 58.1 48 18 17 5 0 19 41
1980 New York Yankees 6 2 2.27 64 0 0 0 33 --- 99.0 74 29 25 5 1 37 103
1981 New York Yankees 3 2 0.77 32 0 0 0 20 --- 46.2 22 6 4 2 1 14 48
1982 New York Yankees 4 5 2.23 56 0 0 0 30 --- 93.0 63 23 23 5 0 28 102
1983 New York Yankees 13 5 2.27 57 0 0 0 22 --- 87.1 82 27 22 5 1 25 90
1984 San Diego Padres 10 6 2.90 62 0 0 0 25 --- 102.1 75 34 33 6 1 36 84
1985 San Diego Padres 5 3 1.82 50 0 0 0 26 --- 79.0 64 21 16 1 1 17 52
1986 San Diego Padres 5 7 4.45 45 0 0 0 21 --- 64.2 69 36 32 8 2 20 63
1987 San Diego Padres 5 4 3.12 40 0 0 0 11 --- 52.0 47 18 18 4 0 19 44
1988 Chicago Cubs 4 4 4.33 46 0 0 0 13 --- 43.2 50 23 21 3 3 15 30
1989 New York Yankees 1 0 3.77 11 0 0 0 1 --- 14.1 14 6 6 0 1 3 6
1989 San Francisco Giants 2 1 2.68 31 0 0 0 4 --- 43.2 32 16 13 2 0 27 24
1991 Texas Rangers 4 2 3.57 44 0 0 0 1 --- 40.1 33 16 16 4 3 16 28
1992 Oakland Athletics 0 2 2.84 30 0 0 0 0 --- 38.0 32 13 12 5 2 19 26
1993 Oakland Athletics 4 5 4.53 39 0 0 0 1 --- 47.2 49 24 24 6 1 26 40
1994 Seattle Mariners 3 0 4.18 36 0 0 0 1 --- 47.1 44 23 22 6 3 15 29

Career Totals 124 107 3.01 1002 37 16 0 310 --- 1809.1 1497 670 605 119 47 732 1502

Push the Bush

I believe that the House Judiciary committee should consider preparing a presidential censure resolution to start the push back against the Bush war escalation. If the Bush intention (and it is) is to ignore the will of the American people, then he should have to pay some kind of political price for that. I think it is clear that he can't be embarrassed but there should be a concerted effort to use all available means to call attention to the disregard of the public's wishes. A presidential censure motion might get the debate into higher gear a bit faster. Just an idea.

Punduncery

One of the interesting benefits to the upcoming Bush war escalation speech will the watching the pundocracy tie itself into knots trying to tell us why it is a good idea despite the overwhelming majority of Americans being against it. Alterman has the links starting with the Joe Klein dustup...what a douchebag disguised as a gasbag that guy is.

Big Mac

is big miss in Hall voting. Didn't come close apparently and it doesn't look good for the future based on the low vote totals. I'd bet if he had just admitted that he had used steroids and apologized, he would have received more consideration. It's not like lots of players weren't using them at the time....The writers don't like the way he handled the congressional appearance and it will probably keep him out.

Some kind of

weird service problems for blogger accounts today..hopefully will be fixed soon. Some access to blogspot sites may be affected though.

Ohio State vs. Florida

Who will win?

Don't know and don't care.....39 days till pitchers and catchers.

Wanna get high?

These guys do and they are...check the link so you can get perspective on how effing big the face of El Capitan is.....

...crazy fucks.

Hetch as is...

Ponderosa Pine, Black Oak and Granite for as far as you can see...Wow.

Oh yeah, if they drain it, the bathtub ring will last 75-100 years. Seriously.

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Hetch Hetchy

Restoration project is a environmental reclamation that would be an incredible engineering achievement. Hetch Hetchy Dam (not sure of the actual dam name)and valley was flooded for a reservoir that is now 400 ft deep. It is part of Yosemite National Park and the idea of the project is to drain the res to go back to the original and natural landscape.

My brief acquaintance is from a PBS documentary highlighting the area but I want to go in person...it looks visually stunning and serene simultaneously...

Anyway, if you happen to be in the Yosemite area, you might want to check it out.

** pic is obviously pre-res**

Torrance Beach

after the sun goes down...nice.

Fair enough...

Let's consider that paid then.

"I have presidential ambitions, but they pale in comparison to what I think is most important to our nation's security. If it destroys any ambitions I may have, I'm willing to pay that price gladly," McCain said Friday, brushing aside scenarios of political fallout.

Shall we?

This Link

is being removed due to the surf reports going pay only...too bad because it is cool site.

John, we hardly wanna know ya...

Nice McCain take-down here....what happened to his guy...why does he need to destroy his reputation?

This quote from..

Patriot linebacker Roosevelt Colvin makes my head hurt......

Linebacker Roselvelt Colvin says, "A lot of people have football knowledge, but they don't necessarily know what to do on the street if they had to change a tire. But I think he does a great job of instructing their offense."

....but as a Jet fan, I hope he is heavily involved in the Patriot Game plan.

Marathon Blogging

16 miles underfoot today in perfect conditions along the beach. Beautiful sunshine with light breeze in the mid 60's to 70's. I came thru relatively unscathed although some twinges in back along with expected foot discomfort. Pace was good enough for a respectable marathon finish of about 4 hours but 16 ain't no 26.

It's funny because when you do a 16 miler....it's pretty effing far but it's not even in the neighborhood of where you need to go. From here after the mind games come in to play...and the physical demands increase exponentially. The sanity and stupidity questions more frequently enter the mind to reinforce the self doubt...then any injury becomes a threat. The thought of quitting can seem such a reasonable idea...but not an acceptable one.

The Bush War Room

Signing Statements

The signing statements Bush is attaching to bills are clearly designed to absolve the executive branch of any culpability for past, present and future transgressions. The fact that Bush doesn't want to play by the rules should come as no surprise.

His whole life has been one of privilege that never included established parameters of behaviour. The family fixers were always on call to smooth over the boy's propensity for screwing up. And screw up he did...with remarkable consistency.....high School, check...college, check....military service, check..business, check...governing, check....

The fact is that Bush is the Barney Fife of politics...he has no idea that multiple incarnations of Andy's have been covering for him all along.

So, the signing statements are the new tool...the new Andy for Barn. This guy will never, ever, ever take responsibility for anything and the SS's are the new currency Bush is using for his personal "get out of (name the problem) free" card. His problem is that no one ever said no to him, ever made him pay a debt or more importantly kicked the shit out of him.

So when it comes out that many, many laws were broken by Bush, the fallback position will be the signing statements. He'll get away with it of course because he always has.

There should be more attention called to the legal phenomenon and the severe damage being inflicted by these statements...in my opinion, if the president actions are above the law..then the law doesn't hold real meaning to anyone else.

Hard to believe that an intellectual lightweight like GW could alter the foundations of the US constitution....

Personally, I still wouldn't trust him to properly clean up after my dogs. I don't think he is bright enough.

Something here is not like the other...

Republicans then: Sit down, shut up or I'll slap you around again while your hands are tied.

Republicans now: my hands are tied, it wouldn't be fair for you to take advantage.

Subtle differences that help you not be able to stand other human beings.

Wheeeeeeeeee!

BUSH'S JOB APPROVAL RATING

Approve
30%
Disapprove
63%

D'Backs got their Johnson

Big Unit goes to Arizona for Luis Viscaino (right handed reliever) and a few minor leaguers to free up some Yankee payroll dollars and make space for Clemens to return to pinstripes. 42 days until pitchers and catchers.

I guess we

won't have Harriet Miers to kick around anymore. She has resigned as WH counsel effective Jan. 31. You have to admit there is something kinda creepy about her....she reminds me of some "cat" lady who has 60 cats living in a one bedroom apt.

Also, she once remarked that GW was the most brilliant man she ever met.....apparently she doesn't get out much (if at all)...probably home with her cats.

First Spitzer...

then Arnold?

REPUBLICANS FOR HEALTHCARE....The latest news from California:

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will propose that all Californian children, including those in the state illegally, be guaranteed medical insurance as part of the healthcare overhaul he intends to unveil next week, according to officials familiar with the plan.

....If enacted by the Legislature, his proposal would affect about 763,000 children who now lack insurance....That would be a small piece of Schwarzenegger's stated goal: to ensure medical coverage for all of the 6.5 million Californians who now have none.

Details are murky so far, but I don't think the mechanics of Schwarzenegger's plan is what's important anyway. What's important is that two of the Republican Party's highest-profile governors have now publicly endorsed the idea of universal health coverage for their states. In other words, some kind of universal, or semi-universal, healthcare has now been established as the rightmost bound of the healthcare debate.

Democrats should understand what this means: (a) universal healthcare is no longer some lefty fringe notion, and (b) the plans from Schwarzenegger and Massachussetts' Mitt Romney are now the starting point for any serious healthcare proposal. Any proposal coming out of a Democratic policy shop should be, at a minimum, considerably more ambitious than what's on offer from these two Republicans.

From Drum....

Best done...

late at night...I recommend a martini glass using a slotted spoon and cube of sugar over ice... This years Thanksgiving experiment yielded so/so results but anything that is 130 proof that doesn't kill ya deserves a closer look...especially if cannibus (sp) enhances the experience...


developing...

John Dean knows

a thing or two about impeachment...he also has an interesting take on the political reality of the presidential version of that procedure. His point is well taken that sometimes you have to attack problems from unexpected angles to be successful....you need to be willing to kneecap some of the more objectionable of the Bush gang so they can't come back and kick you in the balls later....food for thought.

Robertson...

is either praying really hard or taking a dump...no matter, the guy is priceless comedy whatever he's doing...

via truthdig.com

Stat Blogging...

Looks like we are findable via google! ......verry coool.

Ellison's swearing in

on Thomas Jefferson's Koran....THAT is too funny and I'm betting ol' Virge Goode sure didn't see that coming. Probably didn't realize that TJ had a few books laying around and they were available for ceremonies and such. Bit of a turn of the tables on the hillbillies...good stuff!

Hey Leahy...

Go Fuck Yourself! Boy, Pat seems to hear that a lot from the Bushies...First Cheney on the floor of the Senate...now from Alberto Gonazales in a response letter refusing to turn over requested documents on the Admin's detainee interrogation techniques. Uh, thats gonna be a no Pat. Why should you expect anything different?? The balance of the Bush time in office will be devoted to running out the clock with a particular focus on shifting blame late in term.

Belichick

is probably gonna have a meltdown in public if the Jets win on Sun. But more fun are the questions he's going to have to sit thru and answer per NFL media playoff protocol...it will be highly entertaining to watch Bill squirm past the "why do you hate Mangini's guts? inquiries.

What does that Mean?

You have to be a special kind of stupid to nod your head and smile knowingly at the Admin's description of the failed strategy in Iraq..."clear and hold"....????? I'm sorry but that kind of idiotic attempt to use made up military sounding descriptions just vague enough to confuse the willing is falling a bit short. Especially when Steve Hadley is shopping the venacular. The dumb-fuckery is astounding.