Snips from Cheers and Jeers

From Bill in Portland, Maine via DKos. It's the only thing I can read over there anymore without getting a tremendous headache.

CHEERS to Democrats at the helm. Nancy Pelosi promised a slate of progressive reforms within the House's first 100 hours...and blew through it (with robust Republican support) in less than half the time. Since you have 58 hours left, come up here and shovel my driveway.

JEERS to dangerous minds. Alberto "Dick" Gonzales went in front of the Senate Judiciary committee yesterday and---with a straight face---suggested that the writ of habeas corpus (which guarantees that people can't be jailed indefinitely without hearing the charges against them in a courtroom) isn’t guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution. When asked what was guaranteed, the boy Attorney General responded: "guns and government cheese."

CHEERS to Dennis Kucinich. Kos may roll his eyes at the Ohio congressman, but I say anyone who advocates bringing back the Fairness Doctrine gets a gold star in my book. And now for an opposing view: "Bill, you ignorant slut."

JEERS to Rick Santorum. The former senator says Bush's plan for Iraq is downright Lincolnesque. Which answers the question: "Guess why Rick Santorum is a former senator?"

Fairness Doctrine? YES YES YES!!!