Gee, dubya threw a little bit of a hissy fit last night, didn’t he? You know, if I could ask these assholes questions, I’d ask how come good, god-fearin’ Christians are terrified of swearing an oath – in public – to their God, that they will tell the truth. I mean, lying is a sin (a big one, too – bearing false witness and all that; I don’t claim to be an expert, but I believe that’s one of those commandment thingies they’re always whining about), and they’re all a bunch of fucking holier-than-thou, party of God types, so you’d think they’d be chompin’ at the bit to get out there and rub their greasy palms all over the good book (among other things). Hell, let ’em handle a few snakes and speak in tongues, if it’ll make ’em happy (give ’em some crystal meth and gay hookers, too, for all I care). I guess that’s why they’re always in such a freakin’ hurry to say “b-b-b-b-but Clinton lied under oath.” Yeah, and you assholes know you’re gonna lie, so you refuse. Buncha hypocrites. The only thing worse than a hypocrite and liar is a coward. And you chickenhawk motherfuckers are the biggest bunch of lying hypocrite cowards this country has ever seen. I say, if Rove and Miers refuse to testify in public under oath, hold Bush responsible. Impeach him, convict him, and then throw his ass to the International Criminal Court (just make sure Cheney goes with him).

On the bright side, Al Gore is gonna testify today at a joint hearing of House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Science and Technology energy and environment subcommittee, and later on, before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Hopefully it’ll all be on C-SPAN. Imagine if President Gore were two years away from ending his second term. What a different world we’d be living in. Peace, prosperity due to major investments in green technology, and people like Ralph Nader sniping at him for not doing enough. Imagine, a President not doing enough good, rather than one doing too much evil.

Have a nice day.

So, lotsa talk, but Gonzo aint Gone-Zo quite yet. Fuck him anyway – I want Rove. And not just to resign to spend more time with his fake family. I want him to go to prison. Of course, if I have him pegged right, he’ll adjust much more quickly than a lot of people might. In other news, we might’ve been screwed out of the NCAA’s, but that didn’t keep us from breaking the 28-yr old NIT attendance record, with over 26,000 watching SU spank San Diego State last night. Hey, what can i tell ya; it’s Syracuse in March. Not like there’s a hell of a lot of other stuff going on. Next up is a trip to Clemson on Wednesday. It might only be the NIT, but winning always beats the hell out of losing. Have a good Tuesday.

Here we go, another Monday. Let’s see if Gonzo makes it to Friday.

As we approach the four year anniversary of the beginning of our glorious triumph known as the invasion and occupation of Iraq (the fourth year is Fruits and Flowers, by the way), it’s time for another round of Sunday boobleheads.

On Press the Meat, it’s the icky Tom Delay (shouldn’t he be in prison with the rest of his friends?) and the even ickier, Richard Perle (who I thought had to stay in his coffin when the sun’s up). Representing the human race, there’s the director of “Win Without War,” Tom Andrews, and PA’s Joe Sestak. And then Chuck Schumer will talk about Alberto Gone-zales (hey, Chuck, big Al isn’t enough; Rove’s gotta go, too).

At the best damn Sunday talking head show, Faze the Nation (it’s the best, because it’s the shortest), SecDef Bob Gates and semi-Democrat Dianne Feinstein will keep bush buddy Bobby Schieffer company.

Over at Fux News Sunday, Weaselface Wallace hosts shitcanned US Attorneys Bud Cummins and David “Julio” Iglesias, plus the tough talkin’ and impotent Sen. Arlen Specter, and John Kerry.

On the Goebbels Network, George Snufalufagus chats with fellow deadhead Pat Leahy, and batshit crazy redneck John “Corn Out” Cornyn. Then it’s National Security Adviser, Stephen “Elmer” Hadley. At the roundtable, it’s Mr. Claire Shipman, Jay Carney, the woman who ran Al Gore’s brilliant 2000 campaign for president, Donna Brazile, Mrs. Jay Carney, Claire Shipman, and George :jerk: Will. Plus, Sam Waterston (what, is everybody from Law and Order running for president now? If so, I’m voting for Munch).

Over at CNN, it’s, oh, hell, who gives a shit? If Wolfie isn’t enough to deter you, they have Carville on, too. Though it’s kinda fun (in a creepy sorta way) to turn the sound down and just look at him. It’s kinda like watching an iguana or something in a terrarium.

Later, on 60 Minutes, Scott Pelley speaks with Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, who is charged with killing 18 Iraqi civilians in Haditha (and who looks like he’s about 12 years old), and Anderson Cooper wastes air time on Simon Cowell for some fucking reason.

Have a good one.

If you’re reading this, it means you haven’t had enough to drink yet. Get out there and get busy – it’s already 5 AM, fer chrissakes. Here, we’re trying to find the green line marking the parade route underneath all the snow. Be careful out there – there are a lot of rookie wannabes on the loose, and you don’t wanna get run over by one of ’em.

Ah, tonight’s the night when good boys and girls all over the world will be putting their beer mugs in the freezer, hoping to awake in the morning to find them filled with Guinness or Smithwicks or Harp or Macardle, or something equally yummy. Those who have been bad this year will find their mugs filled with Budweiser.

Speaking of bad boys, our Irish Attorney General, Albert O’Gonzales finds himself more and more alone as one Republican after another tries to throw him under the bus. I just hope they don’t stop with him. This is an abuse of the office of the president, and exactly what the founders meant by “high crimes.” Unfortunately, the government moves at such a snail’s pace, two years is way too short a time to get the bastard out of there (and really, if Cheney isn’t out first, things could get even scarier than they are now).

Time to get the water board out, I think.

So, how long before our boy Alberto is sent packing? Prior to Rummy’s rather abrupt departure, I’d have thought there was no way dubyas would give him the boot, but now, I’m not so sure. I guess I’d like him to linger a bit longer and eat up a few more news cycles before he decides to spend more time with his family. And if Ginsburg or Souter or somebody happens to croak in the next year or so, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Judge Gonzalez on the Supreme Court. I figure Lieberman will support him, if nobody else.

Of course, whether big Al hit the road or not, it’s all meaningless unless the spying and the torture and the unlawful searches and seizures are all repealed, and habeas corpus is restored and reaffirmed. And it’s time to start working on impeaching Cheney and throwing Rove in prison, too. If there’s any time left, they go after Bush, too.

Wednesday already, and what have we learned this week? We learned that gay sex is immoral (though presumably killing hundreds of thousands of people is OK). We learned that Bush and Rove had nothing to do with the US Attorney firings, except they did (but it’s OK, ‘cuz they can), and that they weren’t politically motivated (except when they were, but that’s OK, too). We also learned that “mistakes were made” (always use the passive voice when you want to apologize for something while making clear it has absolutely nothing to do with you). Oh, and we learned that the Army is sending troops back to Iraq that are not only unfit for duty, but they can’t even wear the body armor that not enough of them have in the first place (which should mean there ought to be plenty to go around now). I think we probably learned some other stuff, too, but it’s all too much for my little head.

It’s supposed to be another beautiful day here today. Mostly sunny, and 52 degrees or so. If you live someplace where it’s sunny and warm all the time. you really just can’t appreciate how nice that is. Especially when you’re out walking around on a couple of feet of packed snow (remind me to thank whoever was out at the park on the snowmobile, and packed down a nice path for us; we got to walk our usual full route yesterday for the first time in ages, and the dog was pretty darn pooped out last night). Odds are, it’ll get cold again (and I’m sure we’ll get some more snow), but for now, I’m gonna enjoy this while I can.

No joy here in Syracuse today; we got screwed. Oh well, at least I won’t have to waste time watching basketball, and I certainly won’t be tempted to spend $70 on the DirecTV NCAA package. For those of you who couldn’t care less, feel free to keep it to yourselves.