Bush's Bullies, Bastards and Bitches

Bully O’ Day: This morning’s WaPo reports on a third attempt by U.N. nominee John Bolton “to purge career officials he perceived as impeding his policy goals.” (The WaPo’s style section goes after Bolton’s hair: “Tidy the curling, unruly locks at the nape of his neck, tame the volume at the crown, reel in the wings flapping above his ears, and broker a compromise between his sand-colored mop and his snow-colored mustache.”)

Bastard O’ Day: What else do you call the legally illegitimate Thomas Griffith, a nominee for federal appeals court whose “troubling record and serious ethical lapses [include] practicing law with a suspended license in the District of Columbia and practicing law in Utah with no license at all.” (The Senate Judiciary Committee gave Griffith the green light yesterday.)

Bitches Oy!: Oh, those be 31 Democrats who voted for the wealthy and the banks … more below:
The Bitches: The Leftcoaster makes a scary prediction about the 31 House Democrats who voted for the very wealthy on Wednesday (estate tax) and for the banks on Thursday (bankruptcy law):

[D]on’t think for a moment that Rove doesn’t know now who his bitches are in the House. He also knows after the last two days that these Democrats in the House will sell out Social Security.

Here are the 31, listed by The Leftcoaster, “who did the dirty deed the last two days”:

Melissa Bean, Illinois
Robert Marion Berry, Arkansas (Member of the New Democrat Coalition)
Sanford Bishop, Georgia (Member of the Blue Dog Coalition)
Dan Boren, Oklahoma
Leonard Boswell, Iowa (Member, Blue Dog Coalition)
Rick Boucher, Virginia
Dennis Cardoza, CA
Ben Chandler, Kentucky
Jim Costa, CA
Bud Cramer, Alabama
Henry Cuellar, Texas
Lincoln Davis, Tennessee
Chet Edwards, Texas
Bart Gordon, Tennessee
Ruben Hinojosa, Texas
Darlene Hooley, Oregon
Steve Israel, New York
William Jefferson, Louisiana (Co-Chair of the DCCC)
Rick Larsen, Washington
Jim Matheson, Utah
Carolyn McCarthy, New York (member of the NDC)
Mike McIntyre, North Carolina (member of the NDC)
Charlie Melancon, Louisiana
Collin Peterson, Minnesota (Member, Blue Dog Coalition)
Nick Joe Rahall, West Virginia (DLC Member)
Mike Ross, Arkansas (Member, New Democratic and Blue Dog Coalitions)
Dutch Ruppersberger, Maryland
John Salazar, Colorado (Ken’s brother)
David Scott, Georgia (Member, Blue Dog Coalition)
Ike Skelton, Missouri
Albert Russell Wynn, Maryland

The Leftcoaster notes:

… I hope that Rahm Emmanuel spends his DCCC money next year on those more deserving than this crew. I’m sure the ABA and MBNA will gladly finance the campaigns of these 31 next year, and the NRCC won’t run serious opponents against them next year, as a “thank you” for their votes with Bush the last two days.

Right.

Sure thing. Idiots.

Cross-posted at Daily Kos.