2.
Q
How was Benedict Arnold a better American than George W. Bush?
A
He actually served his country before he sold it out, or tried to.

3.
Q
What's the unofficial subtitle of Bill Frist's book From Good Genes Come Good People?
A
The Frister Race

4.
Q
What's the title of the new Porter Goss instruction manual for all the political hacks hired to replace outgoing CIA pros?
A
Intelligence for Dummies

5.
Q
What do you call a Texas sporting event that's been rigged well in advance?
A
a DeLay race

6.
Q
What's the original (long) name for Operation: Iraqi Freedom?
A
Operation: Make Every Iraqi Wish He'd never Heard George W. Bush Say the Word Freedom

7.
Q
What did Cheney say to Senator Leahy to suggest that the Senator take a more fair and balanced view of Cheney's lucrative Halliburton connections?
A
Go Fox yourself!

8.
Q
What did Rumsfeld say when questioned in New Orleans about the poor government response to Katrina?
A
"You respond to hurricanes with the government you have, not the government you want."

9a.
Q
The location of Saddams' WBDs before the March 2003 US invasion of Iraq?
A
They were in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad, and east, west, south, and north somewhat.

9b.
Q
The location of major insurgent activities after the March 2003 US invasion of Iraq?
A
See answer to 9a

10.
Q
What's the good news and bad news about Saddam's WMDs?
A
The good news is that they've been found. The bad news is that they're in Tehran, and a Fed Ex form is already filled out to overnight them to North Korea (Axis of Evil member number 3).

11.
Q
What was Alito's unofficial Supreme Court acceptance speech (spoken in private with his friends, like all his racist comments)?
A
That's one small step for a fascist, one giant leap for fascist kind!

12.
Q
At the Senate committee hearings, Alito said he could not rule out
a) overturning Roe v. Wade
b) unwarranted strip searches of 10-year-old girls
c) finding in favor of companies when he can make a profit
d) executing an innocent person
e) all 4 -- a, b, c and d
A
e (a-"It's not settled law." b-"Where would drug dealers hide their drugs?" c-"I might not have recusal on my mind." d-"Even if you're innocent you still have to follow procedures.")

13.
Q
What impeachable offenses has the Bush administration committed?
a) high crimes
b) misdemeanors
c) bribery
d) treason
e) all 4 -- a,b,c, and d
A
e -- all four (the home run!)

14.
Q
Cheney said in 1991 that sending American troops to Baghdad would be "the very definition of a quagmire," so when he sent them into this quagmire in 2003, he did so because it would
a) give him the chance to steal for himself and his cronies on a scale previously undreamed of (Billions with a capital B)
b) move American foreign policy away from that namby-pamby "human rights" idea that quaint old guys like Jefferson, Lincoln and Carter seemed to favor
c) create whole new categories of human suffering and endless opportunities to try out new methods of torture
d) all 3 -- a,b, and c
A
d -- another win-win-win situation for evil uncle Dick

15.
Q
What's another term for the "unitary executive" that Samuel Alito, Chief Justice John Roberts and other members of the Federalist Society would like to see the President become?
a) dictator
b) king
c) despot
d) tyrant
e) ******** (what Bush and Cheney called New York Times writer Clymer)
f) all 5 -- a,b,c,d, and e
A
f (is anyone seeing a pattern here?)

16.
Q
Jack Abramoff, the corrupt Republican Superlobbyist who has pleaded guilty to a number of felonies, and who George W. Bush claims he doesn't know,
a) has visited Bush's Crawford "ranch" 4 times
b) has attended a couple of high level White House staff meetings
c) attended a Presidential dinner with Bush in 2001 and brought a client along who paid him well to meet Bush
d) was a member of Bush's 48-person 2000-2001 transition team
e) posed for pictures with Bush at least 6 times
f) was a Bush "pioneer" -- meaning he raised at least 100Gs for Bush's last Presidential campaign
g) was College Republican National Committee (CRNC) National Chairman in the 1980s
h) said, "It is not our job to seek peaceful coexistence with the Left. Our job is to remove them from power permanently."
i) all 8 -- a,b,c,d,e,f,g and h
A
i (pattern, pattern, um, maybe...)

17.
Q
Jeff Gannon, who George W. Bush claims he doesn't know,
a) is a gay male hooker who has visited the White House 196 times
b) was issued a daily press pass to the White House almost every working day for over a year
c) posed as a reporter working for a Republican party front organization calling itself Talon News
d) had a web site that advertised his male escort services, for which he usually wears military outfits
e) all 4 -- a,b,c, and d
A
e (maybe these questions are too easy...)

18.
Q
What is the purpose of the Constitution, according to libertarians?
a) form a more perfect Union
b) establish justice
c) insure domestic tranquility
d) provide for the common defense
e) promote the general welfare
f) and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity . . .
g) all 6 -- a,b,c,d,e and f
A
d (a trick question, unless you know libertarians or you read my previous blog)

19.
Q
According to Alito, being black in America is about the same as being
a) a left-handed President
b) 3/5 of a person
c) a member of an inferior race
d) all 3 -- a,b, and c
A
another trick question, any answer is allowable... he said a, as a member of the Federalist society he believes b, and since he was a member of a racist organization for 14 years we all know he thinks c is true even if we don't have proof beyond a reasonable doubt, making d a good answer as well

20.
Q
What is George W. Bush's biggest lie?
a) Saddam has WMDs.
b) Brownie's doing a heckuva job.
c) We don't torture.
d) I have no idea who gave the Press Valerie Plame's name.
e) Tom DeLay's not guilty.
f) The economy's stronger than ever.
g) I'll get Osama dead or alive.
h) We believe in the rule of law.
i) Major combat operations in Iraq have ended.
j) 9/11=Saddam.
k) We're keeping you safe.
l) We kept you safe.
m) We know how to keep you safe.
n) We care about keeping you safe.
o) We're working hard.
p) I don't know Jack Abramoff.
q) I don't know Ken Lay.
r) I don't know Jeff Gannon.
s) When we talk about war we're really talking about peace.
t) We're going to rebuild New Orleans.
u) We care about the poor people in New Orleans.
v) I don't wiretap Americans without a warrant.
w) I swear to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.
A
w (all the others are pretty big ones, and you can probably think of a few that I didn't put up here, but this one still tops them all, and he said it twice)

1/30/06