Re Miers appointment Columnist George Will kinda-sorta calls President Bush an idiot

[elucidator]

A libertarian? No shit? Gee, he always seemed such a sensible, level headed fellow

[Johanna]

@Evil Captor

Bush is going to nominate some hellish tirebiter of a troglodyke female conservative

Excuse me. The word is spelled troglodyte. With a “t”, not a “k”. Please do not associate dykes with reich wingers, er, I mean right wingers. Thank you.

Your friendly neighborhood liberal dyke Johanna

[astro]

This was pretty amusing, and I just wanted to tack it on to the end of this thread

Peggy Noonan WSJ - Thursday, October 13, 2005 12:01 a.m. EDT

I think I know what White House aides are thinking.

They’re thinking: This is the part of my memoir where we faced the daily pounding of our allies. They’re thinking: This is the “Churchill Alone” chapter. They’re thinking: He was like a panther in the jungle night. For five years he sat, watchful, still as marble, his eyes poised upon his prey. And then he sprang in a sudden burst of sleek-muscled focus, and when it was over his face was unchanged but for the scarlet ring of blood around his mouth. But enough about George Will. They’re thinking: That’s good, save it for later.

[Evil_Captor]

@Johanna

Excuse me. The word is spelled troglodyte. With a “t”, not a “k”. Please do not associate dykes with reich wingers, er, I mean right wingers. Thank you.

Your friendly neighborhood liberal dyke Johanna

OK. I’m hip to the new paradyke … er, paradigm.

[Johanna]

Paradyke? Good one. I wish I was part of a pair o’ dykes.

[saoirse]

@ShibbOleth

Carter was pretty famous for his Cabinet appointments as well. Burt Lance was the biggest loser of that lot, IIRC.

Burt Lance was Budget Director, which is not a cabinet position. Of course all presidents appoint friends and cronies to positions that are answerable only to the president. Cabinet positions, and SCOTUS appointments should be taken a little more seriously.

[Evil_Captor]

@saoirse

Burt Lance was Budget Director, which is not a cabinet position. Of course all presidents appoint friends and cronies to positions that are answerable only to the president. Cabinet positions, and SCOTUS appointments should be taken a little more seriously.

And of course, Burt Lance was a banker, which is a reasonable qualification for his being a Finance Director. The real problem was that he was a crook.

[RTFirefly]

@Johanna

Paradyke? Good one. I wish I was part of a pair o’ dykes.

Which is why visions of Johanna keep me up past the dawn.

[Johanna]

@RTFirefly

Which is why visions of Johanna keep me up past the dawn.

DING DING WE HAVE A WINNER. Yes, I named myself after the song.