El Presidente

First, I would like to thank CHUCK and jedi for posting first and leaving that embarrasing "this is our blog...it is all about blah blah" stuff for them to cover. Good job guys. Second, I'll be the guy offering some political commentary from time-to-time, so feel free to refute, argue, or be completely wrong with your own opinion in the comment section because opinions are like assholes...everyone has one.

Now to the good stuff. If anyone has been paying attention to the opinion polls lately, it would seem that El Presidente Bush has got a 28-30% approval rating. Who the hell are these people that still support this guy? Even though my fellow bushido bloogers will disagree, I'm actually a moderate in the political realm. But seriously folks, this Department of Justice debacle has got to be the highlight of the Bush presidency's complete and utter incompetence. Here is a guy who orders his then Chief of Staff and White House Counsel to go to the hospital room...HOSPITAL ROOM, of his then sick Attorney General to ask that he certify an illegal program. When Ashcroft refuses...he proceeds to keep the program running until many higher up's in the FBI and Justice Dept. threaten to resign. The guy is a tool, and I'll be expaning on his "toolness" for the next 18 months.

But everyone blogs about how horrible El Presidente is and will continue to be. So, to shift to something a little different, lets talk about the Republican primaries. Not the South Carolina one...but the first one at the RR library. I have to admit that I haven't watched a primary on either side from beginning to end yet...and don't plan on watching anytime soon. But, I was sitting at the bar the night of the RR library debate and saw through the crowd of people a TV playing the debate. (Note to readers...I live in D.C. and a debate on TV in a crowded bar is probably the least strange thing you will find). Now, I can't hear what they are saying...and in my quest to consume copious amounts of alcohol, I probably would have forgot the moderators question by the time the candidate was done speaking anyway. However, I see that three of the ten candidates raised their hand. I thought that was odd...I didn't realize debates were like grade school. Having learned later about Tommy Thompson's need to go to the bathroom...I guess debates are like grade school. But I digress, three of the guys raise their hand...and for some reason that stuck out in my mind. I go to work the next day and read that the question asked at that point was, "who here does not believe in evolution" or some variation of that. Frankly, I'm fucking shocked. Three out of the ten people who intend to be the Republican candidate for our country think evolution is bullshit. Frankly, that should be a disqualification for higher office right there.

Let's see...30% approval rating for Bush...30% of the Republican Presidential field doesn't believe in evolution. Hey...guess that figures.

Finally, I wouldn't be "fair and balanced" if I didn't bash some of the Democrats. The whole troop withdrawl plan (to me) is a sham. Their plan doesn't bring home all the troops. As the wording states (and I won't quote it since I'm not sure of the exactness), troops will remain to help train the Iraqi military/police, protect American troops there (?bases?) and hunt for Al Qaeda. So, we invade the country to fight terrorists, we don't find terrorists, our being there brings terrorists to Iraq, and now we can't leave Iraq because we need to fight terrorists. Holy shit! These are the reasons I live an angry life.

P.S. I recommend everyone get the Harry Shearer podcast "le Show" as well as check out electoral-vote.com for campaign related news. Check em out. Do it!