ABU Go Home

Abu speaks today about his role in the firings of the US Attorneys.This is probably not going to help him:

''There obviously remains some confusion about my involvement in this,'' Gonzales said Friday. ''At the end of the day, I know what I did. And I know that the motivations for the decisions I made were not based on improper reasons.''

Umm, okay. I guess that translates to, "You gotta trust me when I tell ya I didn't do anything bad." Well, no, we don't. And the only confusion here is yours- you're apparently confused as to just how gullible the rest of us are.

This isn't going to help him either.

''I signed off on the recommendations and signed off on the implementation plan, and that's the extent of my involvement,'' he told reporters after a holding a round-table discussion in the U.S. attorney's office here with state and federal law enforcement officials about a Justice Department initiative to thwart online predators.

So basically he just turns little asswipe Karl, Jr. wannabes like Kyle Sampson loose to make decisions and he then signs whatever is put in front of him.

That leaves just a few options, either (a) Abu is an incompetent hack who hasn't got the faintest fucking idea what is going on in the Justice Department or (b) he's a fucking liar who doesn't want to get nailed as the Bush-Rove lackey that he is. No, wait, it must be (c) all of the above.

Dear Abu, I think you belong in prison, but I'd be happy if you'd just go the fuck away.

Comet Maxx with Three Galaxies!!

Photo: Miloslav Druckmuller

I miss my Maxx.

Explanation: Diffuse starlight and dark nebulae along the southern Milky Way arc over the horizon and sprawl diagonally through this gorgeous nightscape. The breath-taking mosaic spans a wide 100 degrees, with the rugged terrain of the Patagonia, Argentina region in the foreground. Along with the insider's view of our own galaxy, the image features our outside perspective on two irregular satellite galaxies - the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. Recorded on January 28, the scene also captures the broad tail and bright coma of Comet Maxx, The Great Comet of 2007.

Hat tip to the lovely Plum P.

Friday Kitten Blogging

Would you like to play fetch? I brought you a toy to throw.

A kitty for Watertiger

The "toyger."

Hee.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!

Okay, you have to click on the photo and check out the eyelashes. Is that not the funniest face evah?

Update: Oh dear, I forgot something, "Haaaalloooooooooooooooo!!"

Michael Jackson

Who knew that Michael Jackson was a horror film aficianado?

AHHHHHMMMMOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!!!!!

Michael Jackson May Erect 50 Ft. Jackobot in Vegas Desert.

Okay, another one

A cute one.

Daily Maddie

Sampson makes Maddie want to yak.

Artificial Distinction

Oh, for fuck's sake. Via TPM Muckracker, baby Rove-in-training Kyle Sampson is gonna opine on what "political" really means:.

Eight federal prosecutors were fired last year because they did not sufficiently support President Bush's priorities, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' former chief of staff says in remarks prepared for delivery Thursday to Congress.

"The distinction between 'political' and 'performance-related' reasons for removing a United States attorney is, in my view, largely artificial," said Kyle Sampson.

Well, in my opinion, the distinction between bushies and large, festering assholes is largely artificial.

Throw the bums out, and destroy the RNC before it destroys America. It's the only way to be sure.

Update: This is HIGH-LARIOUS. From the WAPO, in an editorial by Michael Waldman and Justin Levitt:

But the notion of widespread voter fraud, as these prosecutors found out, is itself a fraud. Firing a prosecutor for failing to find wide voter fraud is like firing a park ranger for failing to find Sasquatch.

Ouch.

(Michael Waldman is executive director and Justin Levitt is an attorney at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law)

Roly poly

A roly poly picture of Maddie from her first day home with me. Just because I likes it.

She's grown just a little, eh?

stretching

I want to go home and hang out with my kitten. Feh.

WW I kitten

From the World War I Document Archive: GWPDA. It's kind of sad, kittens should never have to go to war.

Update: edited for spelling errors. Sigh.

Wednesday kittenicity

I wish 4lgs would stay home and play with me.

Even more kitten

A sheep that is 15% HUMAN????? WHA?????????

Pretty picture of the Day

AFP/Roslan Rahman

I'm not sure what this is- something about a laser light show with music or something.

It's very pretty though.

More kitten

Halloooooooooooo!!!

R.I.P. Teddy

So sad, Scout Prime's kitty Teddy has passed away. RIP, sweet girl.

Why can't they live forever?

Your daily kitten

She's upside down. Always being a roly-poly.

And a little girly-girl. ("Why are you putting stuff on me again?")

Oh dear, Pony Blow

I really don't like the guy much, but I wouldn't wish this on anyone. Tests Show Snow's Cancer Has Returned Not to be negative, but when cancer spreads to your liver, you have a real fight on your hands.

Here's to hoping that he makes a full recovery.

Latest night kitten

Halloooooooooooo!!!

Naughty Maddie

She's getting a little frisky these days. We just almost had a kitten induced laptop keyboard malfunction.

Luckily, all is well.

Afternoon Maddie

It's a gloomy, rainy afternoon here. Maddie should be napping since there won't be any birdies to watch in the courtyard.

Knut Madness!!

What a little ham.

Happy Birthday GWPDA!!

A very happy birthday to our favorite historian, Auntie GWPDA. Maddie sends you her best purrrrrs and a slightly bedraggled feather on a stick.

Monday Morning Maddie

Playing makes me thirsty.

She loves her feather on a stick.

R.I.P. Petey

Watertiger's Mom's pup Petey has gone on to that great meadow in the sky.

Rest in peace sweetie. You were well loved and will be missed.

Sunday Madeleine

First I play.

Then I nap. Life is good.

Saturday night Kitten

Not that she'll be a kitten for long.

Just for nostalgia's sake, here she was on her first night home with me.

Arrow and Hidey

Two of Barry in Alaska's critters.

Sigh. Hidey is just the uber black and white kitty.

Special Sallyh Maddie-palooza

Sally, wanna play fetch?

It's really, really fun!

Or maybe I could just purrrrr for you.

Another tuxedo... Gizmo!!!

Gizmo is out of Gitmo, making an appearance on Eschaton. Since we luvs us some tuxedo kitties, I'm posting him here too. With the, ahem, color in the fucking photograph corrected.

Maddie Update

There is good news and terrifying news.

The good news is that Maddie got the rest of her booster shots and, out of caution, we did blood work and a urine test to check for possible kidney damage. The results showed that everything is normal so she gets a clean bill of health. Apparently she didn't eat enough of the contaminated food to do any damage. Whew!! What a relief.

The terrifying news is that they weighed her and she weighs..... a wopping 5 lbs. 3 oz. At sixteen weeks.

Holy. Crap.

She didn't enjoy her little trip much even though everyone made a big fuss over her, including Maxx's doctor, the wonderful Dr. Calloway.

Ah, also a note for any pet owners out there who's animals might have eaten contaminated Iams. My clinic had a kitty there who has permanent kidney damage, but Iams is paying the vet bills of any animal that was injured. Kudos to Iams for doing the responsible and caring thing.

Get well Lola

Oy, I didn't realize that Lola was in the hospital. Apparently he's eaten a small object. Hope he's better soon.

Lola Update. Oh, and Ntoddler, isn't about time to give that kitty a boy's name? I'll bet the other kitties are making fun of him.

Hat tip to Whaleshaman for keeping me in the loop.

Update: Lola has had surgery and is doing nicely. He ate part of a tennis ball. Silly cat. Anyone for tennis?

Your friday kitten

Whaaatta ya mean I have to go to the vet?

Might as well play while I still can.

We had some of the affected cat food and home- I want to get her checked out to make sure she's okay.

Memorial Maxx Blogging

Maxx!! I hope he's found a nice, cool spot in heaven to nap.

Daily Madeleine

Hallooooooooooo!!!

We play fetch a lot these days. Endlessly, in fact.

Elizabeth Edwards

Getty Images

Our very best wishes and prayers go out to John and Elizabeth Edwards. And here's to a hope for the end of cancer in our lifetimes.

Update: You can click here to send the Edwards a note. I think they appreciate the support from everyone.

Late night kitten

For whiny Aunt Flory and feeling poorly Aunty Plum.

BTW, Maddie is 16 weeks old today.

We luvs plushy tuxedo kitties

This is Miuti, who lives in beautiful Vancouver with his human, lurker jmajor. Miuti doesn't look like he wants to eat his greens, but I'm told Miuti just got his very own CHEESE-CHASE particle accelerator and that he loves doing physics experiments!!

Most excellent.

Karl? Tell the Truth?

And not be under oath? "WHAAAAAA???????????????"

Only a dog would believe THAT story.

Oh yeah, kittenz

Hopefully, this is what she's doing right now. Dreaming of electric mice.

Run Al, RUN!!!

Kevin LaMarque/Reuters

Damn but I hope he runs for president. Just think how great the last six years might have been? It's enough to make a centaur weep.

Gore testifies to Congress today. Gore Warms Congress of Planetary Emergency.

If you haven't seen "An Inconvenient Truth" yet, do so.

Where's the hook?

Have I told you guys that Ben Sargent is one of my heros? Cartoons like this are why.

Chimpy's almost as pretty in drag as Guiliani, eh?