As usual, and less than stellar lineup on the the talking head shows this week. Timmuh touts an Exclusive! (gosh) with Bill “Cat Killer” Frist on Press the Meat, and some other lazy slob urinalists will be on to talk about how wonderful Stripsearch Sammy is, how regal dubya will be on Tuesday night, and what a bunch of sore loser assholes those mean old Democrats are turning out to be.

George Snufalufagus has Barack Obama and Chuck Hagel, oh, and looky here, Joe Klein (wonder if they’ll ask him how it felt to get his ass kicked by a girl).

But, it’s Billybob Schieffer that scores big, with an exclusive interview with President George Dubya “Two-Terms Mandate” Bush.

Hey, it’s obvious that none of this shit is worth watching, so get back to those phones, fax machines, and computers. If you can’t get through to a Seantor’s office, then use that media link page to call or write the traditional media whores.

We’ve got a filibuster to bring home.

OK, I hope everybody’s ready to do the big work this weekend. Debate on the Alito nomination will continue
on Monday, until about 4:30 or so, at which time there’ll be a vote for cloture (an end to debate). If three-fifths of the Senators (that’d be 60) vote for cloture, there’ll be an up or down vote on Strip Search Sammy Alito on Tuesday. If not, the Republicans will likely attempt to declare the use of unlimited debate unconstitutional with respect to judicial nominations. Likely, that will take a while to work out, as moderate (that is, not quite totally insane) Republicans are reluctant to do this; what goes around comes around, eh?.

The State of the Union address is Tuesday night. You can either look at President Bunnypants stumbling over the English language with that smug fucking look on his puss, fresh from ensuring his imperial legacy for the next 25 years or so, or you can watch the arrogant little prick blink and scowl as he works that coke jaw back and forth, wondering what the hell happened to all that political capital he thought he had.

Work your phones, fax machines, and computers. Call your Senators. Call everybody’s Senators. Don’t forget the “moderate” Republicans, or the “conservative” Democrats. Screw ’em if they’ve already said they’d vote for Alito. They can change their minds (what, a politician saying one thing and doing another? Perish the thought). Be polite to their staffers, but let them know they’ll be rewarded for doing the right thing, and shunned – or worse, actively campaigned against – for running away from this fight with nothing but their lonely little tails between their legs.

You know what you’ll hear from the traditional media all weekend. Kerry’s crazy. There aren’t enough votes. This is bad for America. Poor Sammy’s wife is gonna cry. You name it. There’ll be venom aplenty. The Democrats in the Senate need to know that we’ve got their backs – that this won’t be political suicide. In fact, this may be the only thing that can save them. Win, lose, or draw, if they don’t at least put up a fight, they’ll turn those of who care off completely – and maybe permanently. They can’t afford that, and neither can this country.

Stop Alito. Start a revolution.

Lots of work to do today. With a vote to end debate on the Alito nomination set to happen on Monday, we all need to call our own and other senators to push for a filibuster. To have the thugs nuke the rules of the US Senate is one thing, but to try a filibuster and lose because you’ve been stabbed in the back by your own party, well, that’s something far worse. Say what you want about John Kerry (I’ve said a thing or two myself), he promised to lead a filibuster, and he’s kept his promise. Now we need to let the other Democrats know they can’t turn their backs on him – and us – on this one.

They need to know that standing up to this group of fascists in power isn’t what will get them in trouble – it’s cowering and posturing that will do them in. Giving in to Bush, Frist, Cheney, and their ilk is no different than Neville Chamberlain appeasing Hitler. Well, Hitler wasn’t satisfied with Poland, and this unholy bunch won’t be satisifed until this nation has been bankrupt in order to line their own pockets, and we’re all living in a Police State, with no right to privacy, no sovereignty over our own bodies, and surviving only by the grace of our corporate masters.

These people have no ethics, they have no shame, and they have no right to be in charge of this country. They must be stopped, and this filibuster is a good first step.

So, why is it so damn hard for them to tell us how long Marc’s new show is going to be, what time it’s going to be on live, and whether or not KTLK – or some other radio station(s) – is going to air the show live? I mean, surely they’ve figued that out by now, right? I mean, they try and tout their “premium” service by telling me that Marc’s going to be part of it, but they leave out any details?

Today’s my early day, up and out of the house. So, I’ll just say, carry on.

Big day ahead of us today; the garbage bags in the garage has gotten to the point where it’s us or them, so now that I’ve finally got the wood pellets unloaded from the van, I guess it’s a field trip to the dump tomorrow. Now that I’m around during the day, my wife makes me go with her. I don’t know why; she’s the one who’s pals with all the dump dudes, with the “hey buddy, wutt’s up?” stuff and all.

Hey, y’all, Gypsy is trying to recreate her recipes into a book (or at least booklet), so if you have any saved up, post them as comments under the “Gypsy’s Recipes” page.

So, there’s supposed to be an official “announcement” tonight about Marc’s new show and podcasting and stuff (exactly when and how, I don’t know). I wonder if Marc’s mailing list subscribers will get the news first? I hope so, and I hope it comes early, ‘cuz I have a class tonight, and it’ll be a lot easier to sit through if I know what’s going on. It would be even better if Morning Seditionists got an exclusive pre-release, but I know that’s not gonna happen. I just hope it isn’t a disappointment (c’mon, one hour just isn’t enough; give us at least two).

Well, what excitement do the Sunday talking head shows have in store for us today?

Press the Meat w/ Timmy Potatohead has Barack Obama on to talk about his visit to Iraq and the Democrats’ lobbying reforms that don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of passing the Republican-corrupted Congress. And then, Mary Matalin has a threesome with her husband and his pal Paul Begala. :yawn:

Over at CBS’s Faze the Nation, Bob “Claudia” Schieffer has Pat Roberts (always a thrill) and fellow Republican Joe Lieberman on to talk about the vewy, vewy, scawy Osama bin Hidin’ tape, :omg: and probably to engage in serious debate over the job that dubya’s doing on the War on Terra. (Pat: “I think dubya’s grrrrrrrreat!!!” Joe: “I disagree, Pat. I think he’s faaaaaabulous”). :yuck:

This Week w/ George Snufalufagus has John Kerry (will he exhibit some spine now that he’s a Daily Kos blogger, or go back to being the guy that couldn’t kick the crap – electorally speaking, of course – out of the worst president in history?). There’s also that wacky gang of regulars they like to call the Roundtable: Cokie :barf: Roberts, Sam :doh: Donaldson and George :jerk: Will. As an added attraction, Gary Sinise will be on to talk about work with the USO & his charity Operation Iraqi Children, and maybe tell us how you can take a low resolution video surveillance camera screen capture, and blow the reflection off an eyeball of somebody in the picture, to get an eight-by-ten color glossy photo (with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back) that clearly shows who that person was talking to. What? No CSI: NY fans out there?

Weaselface Chris Wallace and Fox News (Someday) will talk about scary bin Laden, and then ridicule the Democrats’ lobbying reform plans (while no doubt insisting that Democrats are up to their ears in Abramoff money, too, damnit).

And, of course, CNN will do whatever the fuck it is that CNN does these days.

Enjoy your Sunday!

Ah, Saturday. Lots of things that need to get done, but very little motivation to do them. Plus, if I don’t take the dog out for a nice run on the canal, he’ll pout all weekend long.

Well, here we are, another week down. Four weekends to get through before the Marc Maron Show. I wonder when we’ll find out what time it’s on, and how long it’ll be?