Dick Cheney: Once A Bad Cop, Always A Bad Cop?

(After Republican Convention) (After Cheney Wandered Off Message This Tuesday) If you factor out the ideology, the Bush spin machine is a pure wonder to behold. Look at the way the Republican’s used the convention to moderate Dick Cheney’s image, for example. By featuring his speech alongside a decompensating...

“We Worked It Out With The Military”

It’s quite possible we will look back on this week as the turning point in the cover-up of George Bush’s military record. As the article in today’s NYTimes elaborates, confirmatory evidence has emerged which indicates Bush not only lied about the use of family influence, but also whether he...

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“W” is (Almost the Middle of) My Middle Name

I suppose I was about seven months premature on this story. send this cartoon to a friend!

Caught With That Silver Spoon In His Mouth (or: “We Worked it Out With the Military”)

send this cartoon to a friend! It’s quite possible we will look back on this week as the turning point in the cover-up of George Bush’s military record. As the article in today’s NYTimes elaborates, confirmatory evidence has emerged which indicates Bush not only lied about the use of...

Caught Off Guard

Although the milestone of 1000 Iraq War battlefield deaths had been approaching, who would have expected that a sudden one-day 14 person loss, coupled with a next-day 7 person loss would accelerate its arrival. The NYTimes, which is usually “money in the bank” for trumpeting such things, did mention...

Zellous Response

As you can tell, Zell Miller’s poltergeist moment at the RNC had quite an impact on me (as it had on many others). As a result, I thought I’d post a couple of choice clips that shouldn’t go unnoticed. The first is the crazed interview Miller gave to Chris...

Astern Reply

In a move to counter the Swift Boat attack, a Texas group called Texans for Truth is seeking to throw the spotlight back on Bush’s military record. They are raising money to run an ad, featuring a member of Bush’s Air National Guard unit, questioning whether he ever fulfilled...

Latest BAGnews Cartoon: Your Keynote Eats Kitty Litter!

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Political Psychology: Hail to the Stiff

On the subject of Jon Stewart, he really did a great job with John Kerry a week and a half ago. People fault Kerry for being stiff, and he is. That said, he’s still far healthier psychologically than Bush. When you take a closer look at both candidates, Bush...

Latest BAGnews Cartoon: Torpedo Season

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GOP Macho

In the Republican’s new “kick-butt” stance, even the Bush twins have gone through another makeover. (Pre-Election) (Pre-Convention) (Post-Convention)

Read My Lips — Chapter 2

Although it’s difficult to maintain the highest consistency four nights a week (and some of those Helms, Colbert, Bee pieces make me cringe), The Daily Show was in fine form last week at the RNC. If you’ve been following this blog, you know I’ve been carefully culling the internet...

Tanks But No Tanks: Arnold’s Big Lie Just Par For The Course at GOP Convention

(Austria just printed 600,000 copies of these. Did somebody say recall?) Consistent with the Republican theme this week (not to mention, the past four years) of shaping facts to conform to fantasy, it now appears that the core of Arnold Schwarznegger’s endearing personal account of his political awakening was...

4th Night RNC 2008 Springboard Competition. Contestant: George “What Goes Up” Bush

Dive: It Takes A Bucket Level of Difficulty (10 point scale): 10.0 Analysis: After a strong take off into completely blue sky, it seemed President Bush would have no trouble following through on his promised course. Below sight of the audience, however, it became apparent that the President, having...

3rd Night RNC 2008 Springboard Competition. Contestant: Zell “Spitball” Miller

(This entry is part of our continuing coverage of the Republican National Convention Springboard competition. Each night, we rank the performance of various speakers for their ability to execute career enhancing maneuvers with their performance.) Dive: Last One Out Of The Pool Is A Terrorist Appeasing Democrat Level of...

2nd Night RNC 2008 Springboard Competition. Contestant: Doctor Bill “Free Sample” Frist

Dive: Drug Industry-Sponsored Synchronized Lobbyist/Legislator Personal Gainer Level of Difficulty (10 point scale): 2.5 Analysis: Without a splash, the leader of the Senate executes a perfect synchronized Personal Gainer in tandem with a fully clothed lobbyist from the pharmaceutical industry. The flawless technical expertise of this performance compares favorably...

2nd Night RNC 2008 Springboard Competition. Contestants: Jenna “Sex and the City” Bush and Barbara “The Hamster Didn’t Make It” Bush

Dive: Seemingly Unplanned Giggling Young and Irresponsible Faceplant Level of Difficulty (10 point scale): .005 Analysis: Reflecting the consistency they have maintained over the past four years, Jenna and Barbara execute a perfect version of their trademark feat. Considering the adverse consequences of the entry, it’s impressive how willing...