Blue Blogs: Worthy Mentions from the Liberal Blogosphere

Here are what some of the liberal blogs are posting:

Crooks& Liars: 'Republican Senator At Center Of D.C. Madam Scandal Earmarks$100K For Christian Anti-Darwin Group' - Sen. David Vitter, R-La., earmarked$100,000 in a spending bill for a Louisiana Christian group that has challengedthe teaching of Darwinian evolution in the public school system and to which hehas political ties. Readon ... (My 2 Cents:..umm, ..Oh brother)

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ThinkProgress: 'Bush Offering ‘Back-Channel’ PoliticalAdvice To Democratic Candidates: Stay In Iraq' - In an interview with GQcorrespondent Robert Draper for his book DeadCertain, President Bush described his Iraq strategy as “playing forOctober-November.” He explained that his hope was to “get us in a positionwhere the presidential candidates will be comfortable about sustaining apresence,” and, he said, “staylonger.” Readon... (My 2 Cents: ain't he a Helluva guy?)

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MyLeft NutMeg: 'Vote on Lieberman-Kyl Iran AmendmentTomorrow?' - Lieberman's latest warmongering"sense of the senate" language against Iran may come up for a votein the Senate tomorrow, on the same day that Ahmadinejad speaks to the GeneralAssembly in the UN:

Today the Senators Lieberman and Kyl presented arguments in favor ofAmendment No. 3017 to the Fiscal Year 2008 Defense Authorization bill. Accordingto John Isaacs, the Senate is expected to continue consideration of the DefenseAuthorization bill this week, but it will also break for other bills, includinga Continuing Resolution to keep the government going after October 1 because noappropriations bill have passed. Senators Lieberman and Kyl predicted thattheir amendment could come up for a vote tomorrow if there are votes on theDefense Authorization bill. Readon... (My 2 Cents: Lieberman = Bush's"pretend Independent" and lap dog)

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TheHuffington Post: 'Bush: Clinton Will Beat Obama' - PresidentBush seems confidentthat Hillary Clinton will top Barack Obama for the Democratic presidentialnomination, and that Clinton will lose to the eventual Republican nominee.

How quaint.

With due respect for the office of the President and for its currentoccupant, George W. Bush doesn't know a damned thing about the mindset ofDemocratic primary voters in 2008. Why not? Because he didn't know anythingabout them in 2004, and he didn't know anything about them in 2000. It's notthat he's blind to Democrats as American citizens -- really, it's not. But neveronce has President Bush had to contend with Democratic voters on a nationalscale. His victories have been crafted through careful cultivation of aconservative message designed to rally his reactionary conservative base anddraw in just enough independents to get to that nebulous "50% 1" thatcampaign managers love to tout. Readon...(My 2 Cents: Maybe this is Bush's way of endorsing the "whiteguy"? after all, what's worse than a woman running the country?...wasprobably discussed among the Skull& Crossbones Crew)

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Bonus Track:

Committee on Oversightand Government Reform: 'White House Approved LobbyingEffort to Block Approval of California Vehicle Standards' - Internal e-mailsshow that Transportation Secretary Mary Peters personally directed abehind-the-scenes lobbying campaign approved by the White House to oppose EPAapproval of California’s landmark standards reducing greenhouse gas emissionsfrom motor vehicles. Read on...(My 2 Cents: Naturally)

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Comments

[granny]

Bush promotes Clinton: There they go again! Aren't those little maggots just busy, busy.

I think you give that office and its occupant more than it's due.

Whatever they learned about Democrats they learned while they were busy having to "steal" the first election. My guess is what they learned was to just go ahead and rig the second one.

Sometimes I wonder why we give this guy and his gang any room on the page at all (except for keeping an eye on them)

As to the Secretary of Transportation directing lobbying: Isn't that against the law? Hello? Anybody home there, in Congressional Oversight?!

[granny]

I bet David Vitter’s parents opposed “sex education classes” and taught their boy what he needed to know, right there at home!
It figures, non-committed/no personal involvement sex, and “intelligent design” have some common ground. No blame, no foul, no responsibility, throw in a few apologies … you know the script.

BUSH: “playing for October-November.” –

This is talking about a war, where thousands of people are being killed, maimed, their lives destroyed … “playing for position”. A guy who couldn’t even hack the peace time National Guard. Makes me sick