Am out of town for a couple of days - going down to visit V. Hmm, if only I had put it off until next weekend, I could have done a blow by blow trawl through the newspapers and blogosphere tomorrow morning (Australian time) of whoever is getting indicted for the CIA leak. Will just have to keep an ear out for the radio news tomorrow I am guessing, after the cute dog stuck up tree piece - am thinking that US politics doesn't rate that highly in the local radio news LOL.
At least I was around to see Meiers withdraw her nomination - although I do really think that the next nominee will be someone that liberals can complain about, rather than the conservatives whinging about Meiers this time around. The Bush Administration, equal opportunity nominations LOL.
And the funny thing is, one of the Washington Post's columnists, Charles Krauthammer, foresaw both the withdrawal and the reasoning for withdrawal a week ago -
'Hence the perfectly honorable way to solve the conundrum: Miers withdraws out of respect for both the Senate and the executive's prerogatives, the Senate expresses appreciation for this gracious acknowledgment of its needs and responsibilities, and the White House accepts her decision with the deepest regret and with gratitude for Miers's putting preservation of executive prerogative above personal ambition.'
And that was from October 21, people. Now I'm wondering, did the White House have this plan in mind and Krauthammer discovered it, or did they read the Washington Post and think, now there's a good idea LOL. Who knows with this Administration at the moment - everything they have tried to do since Katrina has blown up in their faces. What a shame, boo hoo hoo - or the case of chickens coming home to roost.
As if the Administration could nominate Meiers and then think of putting the lid on the last five years of her career. Hmmph.
Oh, a spot of good news in the world, from Toronto - as part of a Wendy's competition during halftime of the Toronto-Hamilton CFL game, 'ordinary guy' Brian Diesbourg kicked a goal from the fifty yard line and won a million dollars - to be paid over forty years in $25K installments. What is even more amazing is that he missed from the twenty, thirty, and forty yard lines before getting the big one. Everyone all together, awww :)
Spot ya later everyone :)
Pauly
At least I was around to see Meiers withdraw her nomination - although I do really think that the next nominee will be someone that liberals can complain about, rather than the conservatives whinging about Meiers this time around. The Bush Administration, equal opportunity nominations LOL.
And the funny thing is, one of the Washington Post's columnists, Charles Krauthammer, foresaw both the withdrawal and the reasoning for withdrawal a week ago -
'Hence the perfectly honorable way to solve the conundrum: Miers withdraws out of respect for both the Senate and the executive's prerogatives, the Senate expresses appreciation for this gracious acknowledgment of its needs and responsibilities, and the White House accepts her decision with the deepest regret and with gratitude for Miers's putting preservation of executive prerogative above personal ambition.'
And that was from October 21, people. Now I'm wondering, did the White House have this plan in mind and Krauthammer discovered it, or did they read the Washington Post and think, now there's a good idea LOL. Who knows with this Administration at the moment - everything they have tried to do since Katrina has blown up in their faces. What a shame, boo hoo hoo - or the case of chickens coming home to roost.
As if the Administration could nominate Meiers and then think of putting the lid on the last five years of her career. Hmmph.
Oh, a spot of good news in the world, from Toronto - as part of a Wendy's competition during halftime of the Toronto-Hamilton CFL game, 'ordinary guy' Brian Diesbourg kicked a goal from the fifty yard line and won a million dollars - to be paid over forty years in $25K installments. What is even more amazing is that he missed from the twenty, thirty, and forty yard lines before getting the big one. Everyone all together, awww :)
Spot ya later everyone :)
Pauly
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