There hasn't been a good week in politics in a while.  I vowed to support
our new president until he gave me reason not to, and he and his
gargantually stupid staff have given me reason in spades, to wit:

1.  Obama is dragging this country kicking and screaming into the third
world by hinting at investigations and the criminal prosecution of his
predecessor's staff and perhaps the former president himself.  Tin horn
dictators in banana republics do this sort of thing not presidents of the
United States.  But I will give this warning - Obama is opening a Pandora's
box that will haunt him and his presidency.  All glory is fleeting and this
flawed man will not be president forever.  Criminalizing politics is
suicidal, as Obama will find out if continues down this foolish road.

2.  Mrs. Cigar Willy hauls her fat ass before a House committee and is
questioned by Dana Rohrbacher, who asks if she supports Vice President's
Cheney call to release memos detailing the results of harsh interrogation.
This stupid, cuckolded broad replies, "I don't think Dick Cheney has any
credibility in this matter."  (a paraphrase but an accurate one).
Rohrbacker replies, "If you plan to have any credibility with this
committee, you will answer the questions that are put to you.  No one asked
you about the former vice president."  Well said, Mr. Rohrbacher.  Who in
his right mind would have asked this moronic, bitter woman to be secretary
of state?

3.  Obama's Director of National Intelligence, Dennis Blair, said that
extreme interrogation methods resulted in "valuable information that gave us
insight into Al Qaeda."  One CIA report says that such methods worked,
indeed thwarted "the second wave," a follow on to 911 that would have
targeted Los Angeles.  Fox News's Shepard Smith explodes when he hears this,
hysterically pounding the desk and screaming, "I don't give a rat's ass if
it worked!  This is the United States of American!  We do not fucking
torture!"  Welcome to Fox News, Otto.

4.  Last week's tax day tea parties have the left hyperventilating.  CNN's
childish Anderson Cooper called them "tea bagging parties" and explained to
his panel the sexual meaning of his callow term.  Olbermann
hyperventilated - as always - over the tea parties as did most of MSNBC.
Here's why.  Liberals know that political pendelums swing and that their
time in power is temporary.  But, until now, the GOP has been sort of
swaying in the wind with no leader and no direction.  The left sees these
tea parties as event around which the Republican base can coalesce and
identify new leadership - and they are terrified by this prospect.

5.  How the hell did Janet Napolitano get her job?

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