Stewart takes Sununu to task over spending

I have to admit that when Obama won the presidency, I was wondering how the few prominent left-wing voices would react and adjust. Well, so far, so good.

Jon Stewart hasn't lost his sardonic wit or the ability to tell a politician "eff you" with a smile on his face. The latest example was when former Sen. John Sununu (R-NH) appeared on the show to rail against the Democratically controlled Congress' spending. Well, it didn't take Stewart long to point out the rank hypocrisy involved in such whining, and I loved every minute of it.

My favorite part in the clip above is when Stewart points out Republicans' way of thinking regarding spending: "It's as if history starts RIGHT NOW." Very well said - how much money have we spent in Iraq and Afghanistan to date? With interest, into the trillions, when these wars are all said and done, and we don't seem to be close in either case. (The worst part about it is that we don't seem to have anything to show for either war, but that's another topic.) Kudos to Stewart for also pointing out the Bush tax cuts which were rammed through Congress with Republican majorities in both houses - these will also cost taxpayers into the trillions, with interest.

Yet, overnight, Republicans are trying to re-don their traditional "fiscal conservative" robes after eight years under Bush of virtual blank-check spending (and this includes ill-advises tax cuts). Clearly Stewart isn't buyin' it. Neither am I, and you shouldn't, either. If there's ever been a case where deficit spending is necessary, it's right now.

Personally, I don't think Obama's plan went far enough. I think we're going to see a whole lot more spending in an attempt to dig us out of this hole. I don't know if it's going to work, and President Obama probably doesn't, either. But, at least he's taking action, which is a whole lot better than inaction.

The Gonzales death watch is on

Tick Tock Tick Tock, Alberto.

It's only a matter of time before Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales is given the gate. A Newsweek poll released this weekend found that 35 percent think he should resign, only 33 percent think he should stay, and the rest don't know. Those aren't encouraging numbers. (I have to wonder where the 33 percent of respondents who said "Don't Know" have been living, however.)

What's more, Republicans are now beginning to jump ship, too. The first big name to do so is John E. Sununu, (R-NH). Considering the fallout over the federal prosecutor firings and the disclosure about the FBI illegally abusing the USA PATRIOT ACT wiretapping provisions, it's time for this guy to go.

And I thought I disliked Gonzales' predecessor, John Ashcroft! (which I vehemently do). Gonzales has taken a place alongside Ashcroft as one of the worst AG's in U.S. history.

Let the eagle soar, Alberto. (Sorry, I can never miss an opportunity to post the video below. Like I always do whenever I post it, I triple-dawg-dare you to get through the whole thing.)



This is some funny #!@@%$#@! Can an appearance on American Idol be far behind? I wonder what Simon would say to him? BTW, I dunno who did the camera work for this footage, but I got dizzy watching it. At least the tremendous audio always comes through.