Sex, Lies, Leaks, and Scandals!

Local Reflector chastizes Red Dog and gives a history lesson!

Had you said "Warren G. Harding" over "Herbert Hoover," you'd REALLY be onto something.

It was under President Harding that oil (yes, oil!) leases where shifted shifted from the Navy Dept. to the Dept. of Interior. The Interior then illegally issued those leases to certain oil barons (Mammoth Oil)....the Teapot Dome Scandal!Also, Harding was nominated by party bosses because he was easily led by others and would do as told.

RD, to be a proud liberal, at least pick the correct GOP presidential whipping boy of the roaring twenties!Now, now...wouldn't that be a better analogy.

Besides, Hoover was semi-slated to possibly come back as a Republican nominee in 1940. It went to Wendell Wilkie - the Democrat who had only recently become GOP before the election season. It also took the political risk of helping Britain fight Germany through arms lending/leasing as both candidates where interventionist.

I think Hoover was also widely considered non-partisan up until he "chose" to run Republican in the 1920's as they were the successful party. Much like the courting of Colin Powell which occurred in the 1990's by the Dems and Reps. is how I'd compare.

If you want some good reading, pull "Five Days in Philadelphia" from the library. It makes a compelling argument how the GOP's nominee in 1940 made a great difference in U.S. boldness in Europe before Pearl Harbor. The book also reveals a political shift in philosophy was under way -much as I suspect today is occurring where Democrats are turning isolationist, much like Republicans of early and mid 1900's.

Why does it seem that all Republican Administrations are corrupt and riddled with "good 'ol Boy" scandals and Democrats are more prone to the more interesting and much more mesmerizing sex scandals?

Harding? Merely two years to screw the country a la "Tea Pot Dome" and laissez faire, yet Coolidge and Hoover literally driving the country into depression, through "do nothingism" and just sheer bad economic policies. Let's fast forward to the 50's, I liked Ike, because he played a lot of golf and led through "benign neglect." He did, however, give us the Interstate Highways. Zip over to Richard Nixon, the most dishonored and disgraceful president the Republicans have had to offer. Liked that one? How about "Voodoo Economics" Reagan? "Mr. Supply Sider" or "Let's give one for Big Business?" Bush I? "It's the economy, stupid?" Then Bush II, a composite of all the above, only worse. We can call it "know nothingism" and "I get by with a little help from my friends" government.

I can take the heat for the amorous adventures of Clinton and Kennedy, but they were only screwing a few people, with Bush, we all wear the "blue dress." I can equate Hoover to Carter, both engineers way over their heads. Johnson? Well, clueless for the most part, but did try to attack the plight of the poor. Knew when he was over his head. Roosevelt? It took him damn near four terms to try to straighten out the mess Harding, Coolidge and Hoover made. Wilson? well, it just wasn't his time.

Isolationism, I hardly think so. Diplomacy will win out over the bully pulpit and military intervention almost all of the time. However, LR if you have resigned yourself to equate the Bush II scandals to the Harding scandals, give it up. Bush wins hands down.

Thanks for your comments and keep up the good work at DS, you are getting there.

The Eggman

I am a uniter
I am a decider
I am a liar
Koo-Koo-Ka-Choo

Will the real George Bush please sit down!

News Flash!!
Six dead President's called for George Bush's resignation. Herbert Hoover dissented, saying "Well, he makes even me look good."

33% and its Sinko de Mayo! The "Sneak-in-Chief" is truly in his last throes.

CAIO

Dog Bites

Well, to the audience that wonders where I've been the past few months. Well, like most of you I've been trying to eke out a living. The big difference for me is that I no longer live in the Delta. Yes, I've escaped the time warp and entered the 21st Century again. In some ways it resembled a bad dream and in other ways a bittersweet memory. Anyway you look at it that spot on the earth occupies a part of my psyche and always will.

To my more liberal and conservative friends, how about a round of reddog fleas:

• Plamegate back in the news, with the "Leaker in Chief" admitting he leaked information to the American people to "see, to tell them the truth." Well, the only thing is that the information he leaked happened to be a lie. Iraq never sought "yellow cake" from Niger. Yeah, we already knew that. Big time fleas to George W. Bush on lying about Iraq. Remember the 16 words in the SOTU Address? Of course you do.
• If you bought that one then I suppose you are having wet dreams about Iran. We may get the chance to try out our tactical nuclear weapons on a country that really "hates our freedoms." Nevermind that our own intelligence people say we know less about Iran than Iraq. Rummy finally gets to go to war with the army he wishes he had, a missile with a nuclear warhead. In the words of Slim Pickens "Yeeehaw!"
• Don't you just love the "Illegal Immigrant" debate. If you want to be technical, we are all illegal immigrants. And if you thought Katrina was a "cluster f--k", don't you know we can handle deporting 12 Million illegal immigrants? What are we to do? The conservatives want to throw the bums out and the moderates want to make more money off of them. Who will prevail?
• The price of gasoline has gone up 20% over two weeks and over what? Iran, you silly twerp. Oh, I really think that it is Exxon needs more government welfare, now don't you? Be honest. Their profits aren't nearly big enough,
• Are you sure your phone isn't being tapped? Your e-mail being monitored? "Oneheckuvajob", surely we will all be in Gitmo, before it's over. Alberto Gitmolez testifies that he knows shit we don't and we shouldn't ask, but it is a big deal if we only knew, but he can't tell us about it because it is classified, a big deal.
• Bush approval rating in the 30's, Congress not too far behind and Cheney, 18% mostly for being a "bad" shot. Give him a break, he's not the "Big Leaker" just a "Little Drip."

And Finally, for my Republican friends in MS-02, Why, in the hell, do you want to vote in a Democratic Primary to unseat Bennie Thompson, when the new Democratically controlled Congress will give better key committe positions to those with seniority? Go Figure. It must truly be the "brown water."

For LR

"Crossroads"
By Robert Johnson

I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees.
I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees.
Asked the lord above for mercy, save me if you please.

I went down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride.
I went down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride.
Nobody seemed to know me, everybody passed me by
.
I’m going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side.
I’m going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side.
You can still barrelhouse, baby, on the riverside.

You can run, you can run, tell my friend-boy willie brown.
You can run, you can run, tell my friend-boy willie brown.
And I’m standing at the crossroads, believe I’m sinking down

Thank you for caring enough to do what you do!

While you're blogging at midnight and a stranger takes the keyboard out of your hands, just remember. He ain't there to give you a Tennessee Williams play.

As my generation would say. "Keep the Faith, Baby" or was that "Keep the Baby, Faith?"