the President is not a credible person

* great interview with hackett on demnow (link)

* "The August getaway is Bush's 49th trip to his cherished ranch since taking office and the 319th day that Bush has spent, entirely or partially, in Crawford -- nearly 20 percent of his presidency to date, according to Mark Knoller, a CBS Radio reporter known for keeping better records of the president's travel than the White House itself. Weekends and holidays at Camp David or at his parents' compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, bump up the proportion of Bush's time away from Washington even further... And from the president's point of view, the long Texas stints are the best way to clear his mind and reconnect with everyday America." (link)

* flashback - there's still no news on haririkiri after the original claims from the UN 'investigation' that syria was involved and they had good evidence to point to it.

* theres a massive security thing going on in london today - ya see, the second attack was *exactly* two weeks after the first one (plus about 4 hours) - cant you see the pattern??? *exactly* two weeks. and now we are *exactly* two weeks later. morans.

* heres ray mcgovern on cheney's plans to nuke iran

* " At the White House, where intelligent design has been discussed in a weekly Bible study group, Mr. Bush's science adviser, John H. Marburger 3rd, sought to play down the president's remarks as common sense and old news." (link)
ahh - it warms the cockels. bumiller continues: "Intelligent design, advanced by a group of academics and intellectuals and some biblical creationists..."

* harry reid: " the President is not a credible person." (link)