Cornelius Timberlake comes to America

Even if you don't like Justin's music, you must admit he's pretty funny when he visits SNL. Admit it, dammit! :)

 

"President Obama, you're an amateur." -Dick Cheney

OK, maybe he didn't use those exact words. But he was thinking them (and a whole lot worse). 

The speech Cheney made today was awesome. Granted, the angels didn't descend from the heavens while he spoke (as they tend to do when The One is orating), but his words had something Obama's lacked: substance. 

You should read the whole transcript. It's worth your time. Here's one of the many highlights:

Even before the interrogation program began, and throughout its operation, it was closely reviewed to ensure that every method used was in full compliance with the Constitution, statutes, and treaty obligations. On numerous occasions, leading members of Congress, including the current speaker of the House, were briefed on the program and on the methods.

Yet for all these exacting efforts to do a hard and necessary job and to do it right, we hear from some quarters nothing but feigned outrage based on a false narrative. In my long experience in Washington, few matters have inspired so much contrived indignation and phony moralizing as the interrogation methods applied to a few captured terrorists.

I might add that people who consistently distort the truth in this way are in no position to lecture anyone about “values.” Intelligence officers of the United States were not trying to rough up some terrorists simply to avenge the dead of 9/11. We know the difference in this country between justice and vengeance. Intelligence officers were not trying to get terrorists to confess to past killings; they were trying to prevent future killings. From the beginning of the program, there was only one focused and all-important purpose. We sought, and we in fact obtained, specific information on terrorist plans.

Those are the basic facts on enhanced interrogations. And to call this a program of torture is to libel the dedicated professionals who have saved American lives, and to cast terrorists and murderers as innocent victims. What’s more, to completely rule out enhanced interrogation methods in the future is unwise in the extreme. It is recklessness cloaked in righteousness, and would make the American people less safe.

No matter what you think of the Bush administration, you can't deny the fact it kept this country safe for 7 1/2 years. That was not luck. As much as Obama would love to believe Bush was and is responsible for all the ills of the world, he should at least acknowledge that Bush's policies prevented another 9/11-like attack. If he wants to de-classify information pertaining to "torture", he should uncover it ALL. What are you afraid of, Mr. President? I thought you were the champion of transparency. I guess it only applies to information that will support your own agenda. How silly of me. 

Do you feel all hopey/changey yet?   

I'm getting thiiiiirsty!

I actually can't recall ever drinking white sangria, but it looks pretty darn tasty. As an added bonus, you also get your daily serving of fruit. Healthy and refreshing! Sign me up. 

If you have trouble seeing the recipe, go to the WS website. 

Choose the ripest fruits you can find. Feel free to use one or any combination of the fruits listed below (you will need a total of 3 to 4 cups sliced, pitted fruit). If you’d like, top each glass off with sparkling wine or soda water to create a refreshing beverage that’s just right for a hot summer’s day.

Ingredients:

• Ice cubes as needed
• 4 cups dry white wine
• 1/4 cup amaretto liqueur or apricot or peach 
    brandy
• 2 Tbs. sugar
• 1 ripe peach, pitted and sliced
• 1 ripe nectarine, pitted and sliced
• 1 ripe apricot, pitted and sliced
• 1 cup pitted and sliced cherries

Directions:

Fill a large pitcher two-thirds full with ice cubes. Add the wine, liqueur and sugar and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add the peach, nectarine, apricot and cherries and stir to mix. Pour into chilled ice-filled glasses and serve immediately.

Serves 4 to 6.

Nancy P. of the West gets a bit wet...

...with some unfortunate results.

She would probably be happy to be waterboarded if it meant this

nightmare she's created for herself would go away.

Happy Mother's Day!

Hope all the moms out there had a fab one. Unfortunately, my poor mom had to celebrate sans kids this year since Heather is "out of town" and I had to work. Sorry, mommy!! I'm glad you had a nice day with Dad. Love ya lots!  

Now it's time for something kinda disturbing...

OK, I'm a nurse and all, but I really don't feel the need to see anatomical pictorials on my food. You can talk endlessly about disgusting things while I'm chowing down, but don't put them on my plate.  Not that human anatomy is disgusting, but it is when it's made of fondant (or whatever that reproductive system is made of). And what's with the black background? Is that the body cavity? I guess it is pretty dark in there. 

Thanks to Cake Wrecks. Love that site! 

Mmmm...jerky cards.

I'm guessing these wouldn't be too popular among the folks in the PeTA organization. I would love to see their faces when handed one. You want my card? Are you suuuure?

Apologies to my veggie friends. :)

What the hell?

Via NRO:

Why on earth did President Obama ask Timothy Geithner to talk about tax cheats during his overseas tax-plan announcement yesterday? I received a ton of e-mails and comments from folks totally baffled by all of this. I have no idea why Obama did this.

Here’s an excerpt from Mr. Geithner’s remarks:

Today we are taking another important step toward those goals by ending indefensible tax breaks and loopholes which allow some companies and some well-off citizens to evade the rules that the rest of America lives by.

Huh? Let’s take a look back at Geithner’s “non-answer” answer to a simple question posed by Sen. Jim Bunning during Geithner’s confirmation hearing.

SEN. BUNNING: Would you have paid your 2001 and 2002 tax had you not been nominated to be the treasury secretary?

GEITHNER: Senator, as I said initially, I should have asked more questions when I concluded that audit at the time, and I didn’t. When I think back on that, I regret not having done that. But I should have done it at that point.

Hmm. Incidentally, it’s worth remembering that Geithner was working at the IMF when he dodged his taxes. The IMF itself is a tax haven. The income is tax-free. All you’ve got to do is pay your payroll taxes, which is precisely what he failed to do until he was nominated back in December.

Clearly, Timothy Geithner is not the guy to be talking about tax evasion. All this did was remind people that our current Treasury secretary — the individual charged with overseeing the IRS — was guilty of a multi-year delay in paying his taxes...

I don't know who's more brain dead. Obama for allowing Geithner to make the speech or Geithner for agreeing to it? I still can't believe Tim Geithner is our Treasury secretary. If you owe the government one cent in unpaid taxes, you should be disqualified from being considered for that position. You're in charge of the IRS, for God's sake!!! AAAARRRGGGHHHHH!!! (Apologies for my Garfield-like freak out.)

To President Obama: "Why, sir, why?"

You really need to see this. 

H/T: The Corner