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Posted by BooMan | Jan 19, 2006 | 40 |

Is it Friday yet? It would be if we had banned Mondays like I suggested.

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Martin Longman a contributing editor at the Washington Monthly. He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.

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Street Kid on January 19, 2006 at 4:30 pm

No dammit! And get this!

…Dick Cheney offered a robust defense of the Bush administration’s domestic surveillance program Thursday, calling it an essential tool in monitoring the activities of al-Qaida and associated terrorist organizations. But he stressed the program was limited in scope and had been conducted in a way that safeguarded civil liberties.

Yeah and the moon is made of green cheese!

…Cheney warned that the United States still faced significant threats from a network of terrorists intent on establishing a radical Islamic empire throughout Northern Africa and the Middle East.

…U.S.-led war in Iraq was essential to combating that threat and said American military presence there would be determined by military commanders, “not by artificial timelines set by politicians in Washington, D.C.”

…the vice president’s speech addressed the warrantless surveillance conducted by the National Security Agency after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

“A spirit of debate is now underway, and our message to the American people is clear and straightforward: These actions are within the president’s authority and responsibility under the constitution and laws, and these actions are vital to our security,” Cheney said.

What a crock of shit! And what is scarier is that some people actually believe this…assholes!
- boran2 on January 19, 2006 at 4:35 pm
  
  …a radical Islamic empire…
  
  A predictably incoherent statement from the people that brought us the radical ‘Murican empire.
  - Dean Pajevic on January 19, 2006 at 4:41 pm
    
    Yeah well, as Scottie said this morning, we’re in one of the CIVILIZED COUNTRIES ….
    
    god, can you imagine if one of Clinton’s spokespeople had dared say that?
    - Street Kid on January 19, 2006 at 4:43 pm
      
      Booman should have asked if it was possible to skip over the next few years so it would be 2009!
- Salunga on January 19, 2006 at 4:36 pm
  
  …U.S.-led war in Iraq was essential to combating that threat and said American military presence there would be determined by military commanders, “not by artificial timelines set by politicians in Washington, D.C.”
  
  Lets see if he says this as we get closer to the elections. They used artificial troop strengths set by politicians who new their lies would not fly in the face of a draft. These fuckers stuck us with this war like they’re sticking us with the debt. Its all about politics and power with cheney the pig and hypocrite.
  - Street Kid on January 19, 2006 at 4:48 pm
    
    Really! IMO, all the dem candidates have to do is ask if gwb is advocating a military dictatorship in this country, as opposed to a democracy!
idredit on January 19, 2006 at 4:31 pm

Since most say TGIF and others blah sick o’ Monday blues, I’m saying we go for a 3 day work week, 12 hrs/day. Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday, make everyone happy.
- Dean Pajevic on January 19, 2006 at 4:42 pm
  
  Briefly, decades ago, my company tried a four-day work week with 12 hours a day — it was MARVELOUS!
  
  ‘course, then, I had more stamina for a 12-hour day. But those three uninterrupted days were priceless.
- sjct on January 19, 2006 at 4:45 pm
  
  My Hubby, on the other hand… After a long weekend of projects around the house and garden, he often says he needs to go back to work to get some rest!
- keepinon on January 19, 2006 at 6:22 pm
  
  That’s Tuesday..Thursday.. Wednesday.
alohaleezy on January 19, 2006 at 4:50 pm

When I worked for the airlines, one of the shift bids was four ten hour days. Well, I just thought thst would be so cool to have a three day weekend all the time. Let me tell ya, by the end of the 4th day I was so wxhuasted the first day off was spent vegging out from poopdom.
- Our Man in Redmond on January 19, 2006 at 5:58 pm
  
  I worked for a while doing tech support for Windows 95. Four ten-hour days, and work I find mentally taxing — I was good at talking people through problems with their computers on the phone, but I didn’t much like it. (I like my current job where I can sit at my desk and ignore the phone a whole lot better.)
  
  But that extra day off a week was sure nice.
- keepinon on January 19, 2006 at 6:25 pm
  
  Many Nurses and ER Doctors work three/sometimes four 12 hour days. Don’t know how they survive in that intense environment for those long stretches!
  - NorthDakotaDemocrat on January 19, 2006 at 6:31 pm
    
    I know a nurse who just got through with a five 12hr days stretch! Which is not as uncommon as you’d like to think.
NorthDakotaDemocrat on January 19, 2006 at 5:02 pm

since yesterday I told one convenience store “associate”, Have a nice weekend! She looked a little puzzled…

We don’t have normal work routines at all in this household…
- Street Kid on January 19, 2006 at 5:05 pm
  
  I’ve basically lost track of time–a neighbor stopped by to see how I was doing, and told me it was Thursday–I thought it was Wednesday!!!
  - dada on January 19, 2006 at 5:13 pm
    
    Kid…ya need a calendar
    
    Mine says it’s Sunday
    
    Peace
    - NorthDakotaDemocrat on January 19, 2006 at 5:20 pm
      
      Where you coming up with a calendar that starts weeks on Mondays anyway? At least mine, the ones I forget to look at, start with Sunday.
      - Street Kid on January 19, 2006 at 5:22 pm
        
        So does mine! And it is right by the damn computer!!
      - dada on January 19, 2006 at 5:33 pm
        
        It’s a Stendig Calendar. Very cool large (3’x4′) wall calandar…save the sheets and use them for wrapping paper…amaze yer friends and confuse all others…Ha!
        
        European practice is M is first day…frankly very cool. Used to get them free but now have to buy them…bummer.
        
        Peace
      - Our Man in Redmond on January 19, 2006 at 6:04 pm
        
        At one time I was going to do a calendar that looked something like this:
        
        M M M M F S S
        1
        2 3 4 5 6 7 8
        9 10 11 12 13 14 15
        16 17 18 19 20 21 22
        23 24 25 26 27 28 29
        30 31
        
        since as far as I can tell any day that ain’t Friday might as well be Monday. The calendar was going to have pictures of disasters, commemorate dates like “The Sinking Of The Titanic” and be titled the “I Hate Mondays” calendar.
        
        Alas, I’ve never been ambitious enough to get it put together.
      - dada on January 19, 2006 at 6:11 pm
        
        Too negative Omir…one Monday’s more than enough. I like hump day myself, a nice break at mid-week, especially so when you have a standing date w/ your best girl for dinner and live jazz and…makes Thursday not so bad and then Bingo…Friday!
        
        Peace
      - Our Man in Redmond on January 19, 2006 at 7:19 pm
        
        It’s intended to be funny, not negative. Maybe you have to see it to get it, which would be a good trick, because as I said I’ve never gotten the oomph together to build a prototype.
      - dada on January 19, 2006 at 7:56 pm
      - Our Man in Redmond on January 19, 2006 at 8:15 pm
        
        Sometimes it’s hard to tell from the way you type. I guess we need a version of the new Asperger’s mood phone for blogs, eh? 🙂
      - dada on January 19, 2006 at 8:36 pm
        
        That link brought a “Wha?” Interesting, but scary ramifications.
        
        I’m much more personable face to face…tend to be rather minimalist in my written communications.
        
        Peace
    - maryb2004 on January 19, 2006 at 6:03 pm
      
      I got one of those calendars accidentally once and I was constantly missing appointments because I was looking at the wrong date.
- Captain Future on January 19, 2006 at 5:22 pm
  
  Before I moved to (far northern) California, a friend who lived in LA summed up the (southern) California sensibility as meaning you tell people to have a great weekend starting Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday at the latest.
Andrew C White on January 19, 2006 at 5:06 pm

Perhaps John “Skiing with Sweeney” will propose banning Monday’s for you along with his call sweeping changes in House leadership. I’m bettin he particularly wants to ban Monday’s that follow fund raising weekends with big pharma lobbyists in Utah right about now.
BooMan on January 19, 2006 at 5:23 pm

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/1/19/15305/9877

I guess some diaries are too long for people to bother with.

Sometimes it is difficult to make a point in an average diary length.
high5 on January 19, 2006 at 5:29 pm

Here’s something that’s gonna make those IDCers go bonkers:

Researchers at the university of Uppsala, Sweden have conducted an examination of a fossilated fishhead from Lithuania. Their conclusions? Humans got ears – initially to breath with.
mlk19569 on January 19, 2006 at 6:10 pm

My Friday starts now. I’m taking tomorrow and Monday off so I have a 5 day weekend. Wooohooo!!

Plus I’m very very close to getting a new job offer and I’m waiting for that.
idredit on January 19, 2006 at 6:12 pm

I need some help off the floor on reading this jaw dropper. Rep. Slaughter reveals that one eyed, ‘blind trust’ Bill Frist and gerrymandering Tom Delay had staffers day-trading out of their offices on inside info from lobbyists and legislators.

Well, I’ll be a monkey’s aunt. The GOP culture of corruption just keeps on giving.

Next we’ll hear it’s bi-partisan since Abramoff gave money to democratic congress persons.

(hat tip Josh Marshall/americablog)

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/007485.php
- Street Kid on January 19, 2006 at 6:36 pm
  
  My first impulse after following the link was that is fucking unbelievable! But, how many times have I thought that before?
ask on January 19, 2006 at 6:51 pm

It is almost official.
Raw Story:

Justice Department to declare warrantless wiretaps legal
In a detailed 42-page legal memorandum set for release this evening the Bush Justice Department will defend the President’s warrantless wiretap program as legal. A copy of the document was leaked to RAW STORY.

“The NSA activities are supported by the President’s well-recognized inherent constitutional authority as Commander in Chief and sole organ for the Nation in foreign affairs to conduct warrantless surveillance of enemy forces for intelligence purposes to detect and disrupt armed attacks on the United States,” Justice Department lawyers write, referring to the President’s order to wiretap Americans’ calls overseas.

It adds, “The President has the chief responsibility under the Constitution to protect America from attack, and the Constitution gives the President the authority necessary to fulfill that solemn responsibility.”
- idredit on January 19, 2006 at 7:11 pm
  
  No. The kingdom was already announced over and over with every signing statement. The king, saying in a low voice, “My subjects, this law does not apply to me.”
  
  All we need is the official coronation, anointing of the crown and cape. Long live the king. We impeach him on the morrow at the Monument; all his vice royals, courtiers, erm cronies being summoned to attend.
  
  Pathetic.
idredit on January 19, 2006 at 7:00 pm

no boundaries curtail.
Street Kid on January 19, 2006 at 7:05 pm

OMFG!

The Senate may be the place for some former first ladies, but President Bush on Thursday categorically ruled out a run for office by his wife, Laura Bush.

“She’s not interested in running for office. She’s interested in literacy,” Bush said during an appearance at JK Moving & Storage here.

The topic came up as the president took questions from his audience after a speech on the economy. A woman asked if Mrs. Bush would ever run for Senate from the first couple’s home state of Texas, and Bush responded “never” _ twice.

He also declined the woman’s plea that she at least ask Mrs. Bush if she might be willing.

“She’s a great lady,” the president said. “She’s not interested in running for office.”

Mrs. Bush’s popularity well exceeds her husband’s, leading some to speculate that she might follow in the footsteps of her predecessor as first lady, now-Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and seek elected office. But, as the president dryly pointed out, his intensely private wife has never shown any interest in running for office.

“I’m pretty certain, when I married her she didn’t like politics or politicians,” Bush said.

With an influence-peddling scandal swirling around Washington, Bush also said he expects elected officials to comply with the law and be open to scrutiny.

“In Washington, D.C., there needs to be high standards for the conduct of public officials,” he said after a man asked him about tax fraud.

Several lawmakers are being investigated for their ties to lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who has admitted to conspiring to defraud his Indian tribe clients, which he sometimes directed to contribute to elected officials.

What next???
Street Kid on January 19, 2006 at 11:15 pm

More Medicare D

dem and repub response to this fiasco
Cali Scribe on January 20, 2006 at 12:35 am

I got the frog baker the other day…the instructions say to soak it with boiling water before first use, so I’ll take care of that tomorrow, then make my chicken rice casserole in it (probably Tuesday) and give a report on how it does…maybe even post a picture… 🙂

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