John Ashcroft (Hypocrisy, Whore, Gun Lobby) 

FACT: Our privacy is being chipped away. Our "justice system" now includes military tribunals, secret evidence, and wiretapping of attorney-client conversations. And more of what we say by phone or Internet is being monitored. But the Attorney General drew the line when he felt that gun rights were being threatened. When the FBI asked to use gun purchase records to see if detainees had bought weapons, he denied the request. 

COMMENT: So to Ashcroft, any dissenting, innocuous opinion is treasonous, but if you're suspected of terrorism and you buy a gun, that's none of the government's business. 

John Ashcroft (States' Rights, Lies, Hypocrisy) 

FACT: John Ashcroft once conducted an interview with Southern Partisan magazine Confederate rag that it is) entitled "John Ashcroft: Champion of States' Rights and Traditional Southern Values." States Rights aside, he then urged the FBI to trample California state law and shut down "cannabis clubs" which aided terminally ill patients. Now, it seems that Ashcroft's latest target is Oregon, where he's now urging the FBI to crack down on doctors who perform assisted suicides. The voters of Oregon approved the assisted suicide law last year.

COMMENT: It seems that the "Champion of States' Rights" should more accurately be dubbed the "Champion of States' Rights That I Agree With" So let that confederate flag fly and stamp the ten commandments on every public school wall, but don't ever give comfort and/or relief to the terminally ill. Got it?

John Ashcroft (Lies, Hypocrisy, Supporting Terrorism, Fanaticism) 

FACT: Following the September 11 attacks, the FBI arrested and detained many suspects of Middle Eastern origin, and in some cases the suspects were denied lawyers and held for weeks before they were interrogated and cleared of suspicion. Planned Parenthood recently received 250 letters in a two week period which contained white powder and the following message: "You have been exposed to anthrax. We are going to kill all of you. Army of God, Virginia DARE Chapter." So far, the white powder in these letters is not anthrax. So far, the FBI hasn't taken action against the Army of God.

COMMENT: This raises the specter of John Ashcroft's confirmation hearing where he promised that he would not shirk his responsibilities when it came to protecting the legal rights (and indeed lives) of abortion clinic workers. Of course he would defend such accusations by stressing the critical need for the DoJ's resources to be focused on fighting the war on terrorism and raiding state-run clinics that care for the terminally ill. You know, the important stuff.

Bob Barr (Hypocrisy, Lack of Leadership) 06/2002

FACT: It was revealed that Bob Barr has filed suit against Bill Clinton, Larry Flynt and James Carville for - wait for it - "loss of reputation and emotional distress" during the impeachment debacle of 1998. Unbelievable but true. Barr is claiming "injury in his person and property," alleging that Clinton, Flynt and Carville conspired to "hinder [the plaintiff] in the lawful discharge of his duties." Now the poor Barr wants $30 million to soothe his hurt feelings. 

COMMENT: Now, if that isn't enough, Barr filed the suit almost immediately after pushing for legislation to end frivolous lawsuits and limit damages to $250K. Unbelievable, but typical.

Bob Barr (Hypocrisy, Honor and Integrity, Infidelity)

FACT: It is well known that Barr cheated on his wife. Recall that Barr was a leader in the campaign against Clinton’s own infidelity.

Dan Burton (Hypocrisy, Aristocracy)

FACT: Dan is an expert on sexual misconduct and special favors - his illegitimate son was once handed a fine, probation and community service after being caught in possession of 7.5 pounds of marijuana. It must have been for personal use! 

Dan Burton (Hypocrisy, Honor and Integrity, Infidelity)

FACT: It is well known that Burton, not only cheated on his wife, but has an illegitimate child as well. Recall that Burton was a leader in the campaign against Clinton’s own infidelity.

Dan Burton (Taxpayers' Money, Ethics, Lies, Hypocrisy)

FACT: Dan went to Frankfurt to investigate the German postal system. Strangely, Burton traveled without any congressional aides, and had no formal agenda or briefing papers - highly unusual for an official "fact-finding" tour. Truth be told, Burton's wife is in Frankfurt right now undergoing experimental cancer treatment. To sum it up, Burton traveled abroad at taxpayer expense for the purposes of visiting his sick wife and then lied about it. He was taking a government-paid trip, including per diems and Air Force transport, but he'll never be investigated because the congressman in charge of the committee which investigates government waste is none other than….Dan Burton.

Jeb Bush (Hypocrisy, Honor and Dignity) 

FACT: "To suggest there should be no penalties for continued drug use is to stick our heads in the sand," pontificated Governor Jeb Bush back in August last year. Bush was at a luncheon honoring the 30th anniversary of the Center for Drug Free Living, and was trying to explain why Florida judges should not be forced to grant treatment or rehabilitation to non-violent first- or second-time drug offenders. "Prevention is the key to reducing drug abuse in our state," Bush said. "Preventing the illegal use of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco among our young people now will save us a myriad of costs later - social, economic and, of course, human." Then, his daughter, Noelle, was arrested for illegally attempting to obtain the prescription drug Xanax. Now, according to Leon County State Attorney William Meggs, fraudulently obtaining a prescription is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. But Meggs went on to say, "The most likely course in this case is probation or drug court," And apparently, if she goes to drug court, "she most likely would be placed in a rehabilitation program or in counseling with drug testing." 

COMMENT: Note, that this is the complete opposite of what her Dad has been advocating. Seems Jeb just wants to put other people's kids in prison for non-violent drug offences. 

Jeb Bush (Aristocracy, Hypocrisy) 05/2002

FACT: Despite the fact that Jeb's daughter Noelle - who was recently arrested for attempting to purchase the controlled substance Xanax using a fake prescription - was sentenced to treatment rather than jail, he is still fighting a proposition that would require that first- and second-time nonviolent drug offenders be given treatment, as opposed to jail time. The proposal includes consequences - in some cases more severe than the current drug court penalties - if an offender fails the treatment program. However, Jeb says, "This amendment would destroy the best drug court system in the country," 

Bush Administration (Hypocrisy)

FACT: The Administration announced last week that the elections were marked by "numerous and profound irregularities," that the president may "claim victory but not democratic legitimacy," and that the outcome did not reflect the will of the people. 

COMMENT: Of course they were referring to recent elections in Zimbabwe, not the Coup of 2000. 

Bush Administration (Supporting Terrorism, Oil, Hypocrisy)

FACT: It was announced that Saudi Arabia (our "allies") in the "War on Terror" are refusing to hand over 13 Al Qaeda suspects who have been accused of plotting to blow up a US plane at a military base near Riyadh. This is the exact reason that led the administration to bomb Afghanistan in the first place. 

COMMENT: "You're either with us or against us!" was Bush's mantra regarding the "War on Terrorism". Obviously, this does not apply to Saudi Arabia, which seems to be the one country that can defy the US without threat of retribution. Remember, however, that the Taliban, although offered a "Carpet of Gold" from the Bush administration in exchange for their oil and an oil pipeline, refused to cooperate and instead received the other Bush promise, " a carpet of bombs". Saudi Arabia seems happy to accept the carpet of gold. I don't blame them.

Bush (Hypocrisy) 

FACT: President Bush lambasted congressional Democrats, saying they want to "increase taxes" because they brazenly suggested that tax cuts be put on hold until we get our economy under control. Not surprisingly, however, he hasn't been slamming his own brother or three other Republican governors for doing exactly the same thing. It seems that Jeb's tax cut has created a state deficit much like the one brother George created both in Texas as Governor and Nationwide as current squatter in the White House. When Florida's books didn't balance, Jeb did what he had to do. USA Today says he "signed a bill depriving Floridians of $128 million in tax relief promised through mid-2003." 

George W. Bush (Hypocrisy, Aristocracy)

FACT: Despite his "Three-Strikes" program (Instituted as Governor, which made jail time mandatory for anyone convicted 3 times for any reason) and his new policy of denying college funding to any person who has been convicted of a drug-related crime, (including possession), Bush is very soft on his own drug use. Remember back in the campaign when Bush dodged questions about allegations of cocaine use? Obviously not wishing to buy into the idea that drug use is some youthful right of passage, one of Bush's answers was, "When I was young and irresponsible, I was young and irresponsible." 

COMMENT: Under the laws that he has enacted since being elected Governor of Texas, Bush would have served some time in jail and been denied government student loans, not that he would have needed them, with Poppy's money and all.

George W. Bush (Death Penalty, Hypocrisy) 2002

FACT: Bush executed 152 people while governor of Texas, far more than any other governor in any other state.

COMMENT: According to the USA Today, religion "infuses" George W. Bush's daily life. Apparently he reads the Bible each morning, studies a daily Bible lesson, and frequently prays in the Oval Office. Now, what was that pesky commandment that the oh, so pious Bush seems to be overlooking? Oh yea, "Thou shalt not Kill". He must have learned to ignore that one when his poppy was the head of the CIA.

George W. Bush (Hypocrisy, Lies) 

FACT: Last week the Department of Transportation issued a rule which will impose a $2.50 "fee" on all air travelers, to help the government pay for the cost of providing security. 

COMMENT: This fee is obviously a TAX, despite the fact that Bush proclaimed, with his usual touch of dicombobulation and Freudian slippage that, "Not over my dead body will they raise taxes!" This just goes to show how dumb Bush thinks the American population is…to be taken in by such nonsense.

George W Bush (Hypocrisy, Pro-terrorism) 

FACT: The Bush administration spent $3.5 million on anti-drug commercials during the Super Bowl. The commercials, which preached that American drug users are funding terrorists, were designed solely to further demonize drugs among non-drug users. "It's so important for Americans to know that the traffic in drugs finances the work of terror, sustaining terrorists, that terrorists use drug profits to fund their cells to commit acts of murder. If you quit drugs, you join the fight against terror in America," said Bush. 

COMMENT: More importantly, while we're on the subject of where terrorists get their money and weapons, let's note that it was Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush who supplied advanced weaponry 
to the Taliban while they were selling weapons to Iran (a member of the "axis of evil") in order to fund 
right-wing terrorists in Central America. Who's the terrorist here? Oh yeah, and let's not forget that oil is the true source of funds for terrorism. We buy oil from Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia funds terrorists. Terrorists kill Americans. See how it works. So forget the whole drugs-funding-terror nonsense. Instead get rid of the SUV, or better yet, put a true president in the White house, one that has a vision of energy independence, one that will invest in alternative energy sources.

Bush (Hypocrisy, Election 2000) 

FACT: The White House rejected a request from the Federal Election Commission for $5.5 million over two years to beef up its Office of Administration. The money would have been used to develop standards that ensure elections are run properly. 

Bush (Lies, Hypocrisy, Corporate Interests) 

FACT: Bush announces he is ending the American Bar Association's (ABA) half-century role in vetting nominees for federal judgeships. White House Counsel Al Gonzales notified ABA president Martha Barnett in writing, saying, "In our view, granting any single group such a preferential, quasi-official role in the nomination process would be unfair to the other groups that also have strong interests in judicial selection. It would be particularly inappropriate, in our view, to grant preferential, quasi-official role to a group, such as the ABA, that takes public positions on divisive political, legal and social issues that come before the courts." Shortly thereafter, the Administration grants that preferential, quasi-official role to the fringe right wing Federalist Society, headed by Ed Meese. 

COMMENT: Of course we cannot forget the meaningful and invasive role that Enron and other energy interests played in the forming of the Cheney "Contributor Payback Program" as well as the firing of the FERC head by Ken Lay himself.

Dick Cheney (Hypocrisy, Honor and Integrity, Lies) 

FACT: In a dramatic departure from the unacceptable practices of the prior adminisstration, VP Cheney has banned fundraisers at the VP's Mansion. Instead, the VP will throw "thank you" parties in the VP's mansion for people who've previously made contributions to Bush/Cheney? See. A complete departure.

Dick Cheney (Hypocrisy, Honor and Integrity)

FACT: Despite vast criticism of the Clinton administration for having Coffee with contributors at the white house and allowing some to stay over night in the Lincoln bedroom, Cheney and the Bush administration took the whole fundraising thing to a new level, actually throwing a fundraiser in the VP’s mansion (The White House claimed that it was not a fundraiser, they were just having a party in which past contributors were invited. (Oh! Of course. How could I have been so foolish.) In addition, the administration has created special access for contributors to high-level administration officials including the Vice President himself.

Dick Cheney (Hypocrisy, Despicable Behavior) 

FACT: During the height of the California faux-energy crises non-other than energy-industry whore Dick Cheney was refusing to pay his energy bill. It was revealed that the VP didn't want to spend any of his budget to pay the $186,000 bill - he wants the Navy to pay it instead. 

COMMENT: It seems to be okay that the average citizen is getting shafted by the energy companies because the Bush administration is unwilling to take any steps to ease the situation. But grossly unfair if any of the simpering members of the administration have to pay the bills (even though its really the taxpayers money paying the bills)

Jerry Falwell (Hypocrisy, Bigotry) 

FACT: Rev. Falwell told Beliefnet.com last week that "the Moslem faith teaches hate," and therefore should not receive any federal funding under Bush's new faith-based initiative. He went on to say that "any group that is anti-Semitic, racist, or in any way bigoted should be disqualified". I recall one of Jerry's love-filled quotes from the past, "When [the antichrist] appears during the Tribulation period he will be a full-grown counterfeit of Christ. Of course he'll be Jewish."

Jerry Falwell (Bigotry, Homophobia, Intolerance, Hypocrisy) 

FACT: Ever the good shepherd, Jerry Falwell just could not resist the opportunity to use the September 
11 tragedy for his own twisted ends. People were still reeling from the shock of it all when Falwell appeared on Pat Robertson's TV show The 700 Club and went off on a tirade against all things liberal. According to Falwell, the disaster occurred because God was displeased with feminists, gays, lesbians, abortionists, pagans, the U.S. courts, the ACLU and the People for the American Way. "I point the finger in their face and say, you helped this happen," he announced. For Falwell to even think of making such comments in the first place is sickening; to make them on behalf of a religion which is supposed to promote forgiveness, tolerance and compassion is despicable. 

Ari Fleischer (Hypocrisy) 05/2002

FACT: First of all the White House puts pressure on congressional Democrats to "back off" any investigations of the events leading up to September 11. Now that everyone knows that the administration knew something before 911, the administration is pretending to consider an investigation. According to Ari, the White House doesn't want "a fishing expedition" that becomes "an endless waste of taxpayer money in an open-ended congressional investigation." 

COMMENT: I don't have to remind anyone reading this (but I will) that the GOP endlessly wasted taxpayers money on an open-ended congressional investigation into a blow-job. God forbid that they would actually dedicate some resources for an investigation into the most outrageous, lethal attack on American soil in the history of the nation.

Ari Fleischer (Lies, Hypocrisy) 

FACT: Ari was asked how George W. Bush's support for a new airline passenger surcharge could possibly be in line with Ari's previously held position that revenues is exactly the same as increasing taxes. "I never defined it that way," he said, and, "I defy you to find that statement because it has not been made." At the next press briefing reporters presented Ari with the transcript of the September 6th briefing, in which he said, and I quote, "If you raise money, it's a tax hike." 

Newt Gingrich (Hypocrisy, Honor and Integrity, Infidelity) 

FACT: Newt served divorce papers to his wife while she lying in a hospital bed fighting cancer so that he could marry his long time mistress. Fortunately, he’s already gone. Recall that Newt was a leader in the campaign against Clinton’s own infidelity.

Newt Gingrich (Honor and Dignity, Hypocrisy, Despicable behavior) 

FACT: While filling in for Rush Limbaugh, Tony Snow quoted Newt as saying: "The attacks of September 11th may not have happened if the Clinton Administration had not been so pathetically weak and unable to focus." 

COMMENT: First, charge that Clinton was somehow responsible for the 911 attacks while overlooking the blatant facilitation of the attacks by the Bush administration (ordering US agencies to hold back on investigations of the Bin Laden Family, Threatening the Taliban with a "carpet of bombs" if they don't accept the "Carpet of gold" in exchange for their oil, Ignoring vast amounts of intelligence and warnings regarding the imminent attacks, etc.) is absolutely outrageous. The secondary charge (distraction) is equally outrageous, that Clinton was weak and without focus (The Clinton administration formed a bipartisan commission to suggest proactive protections from terrorism. Their suggestions were boldly ignored by the Bush administration. Clinton proposed legislation to federalize airport security. The GOP crushed that proposal. The GOP accused Clinton of wagging the dog when he assaulted the al-queda outposts in Afghanistan, narrowly missing Bin Laden, instead of taking the threat seriously.) Indeed Clinton was both focused and strong. The terrorists were not able to perpetrate the atrocities of 911 until the ideologues of the Bush administration changed the focus of the white house to repaying the many corporate interests that keep the GOP afloat (and lets' not forget the int4ense focus of AG John Ashcroft, who spent all of his time usurping state's rights by raiding "Cannabis clubs" and "Assisted suicide centers" for the terminally ill. 

Katherine Harris (Election 2000, Hypocrisy) 

FACT: Harris was shocked that the U.S. Civil Rights Commission released a report which accused her and Jeb Bush of "presiding over an election in which blacks were systematically disenfranchised." She claimed that the report was bogus because the chair, Mary Frances Barry, "was rooting for Al Gore." Harris blamed the commission's "partisanship" on the fact that Barry supported Gore in last year's election.

Orrin Hatch (Lies, Hypocrisy, Self Serving, Taxpayers Money) 

FACT: Hatch was trashing Democrats for a "systematic and calculated effort to confirm the absolute minimum number" of George W. Bush's judicial nominees. "Contrary to the widely held belief," he whined, "the Republicans did not play such games when Bill Clinton was president." Back in the world of reality, the Washington Post had this to say of Hatch's claim: "During Mr. Hatch's tenure as committee chairman, the average time between a judicial nomination and final Senate action grew substantially, with individual nominees sitting around for outrageously long periods of time - sometimes years. In 1999, Mr. Hatch went so far as to freeze consideration of all nominees for several months in an effort to force Mr. Clinton to nominate a conservative lawyer favored by Mr. Hatch for a district judgeship in Utah. Before Mr. Hatch complains too loudly about the 28 nominees the Senate confirmed this year, moreover, he should recall that in 1996, the Senate confirmed only 17." 

Trent Lott (Hypocrisy) 

FACT: George W. Bush recently asked the Senate for billions of dollars to fight his increasingly obscure war on terror. Tom Daschle stated that "I think that it is critical that we keep the pressure on; we do the job that this country is committed to doing. But we are not safe until we have broken the back of al Qaeda, and we haven't done that yet." and that while the war had been so far successful, "the jury is still out on further success." Trent Lott’s ridiculous response was, "How dare Senator Daschle criticize President Bush while we are fighting our war on terrorism, especially when we have troops in the field,'' "He should not be trying to divide our country while we are united.'' 

COMMENT: Recall Trent’s Arch-hypocritical blabbering during the Clinton Administration,  "I cannot support military action at this time." Or how about this one, “We can support our troops without supporting the president” Or did Tom Delay say that? Is there a difference?

Trent Lott (Hypocrisy, Honor and Integrity) 

FACT: Lott defended Dick Cheney's use of the Vice President's house for a GOP fundraiser despite the criticism he and the rest of the GOP laid on Clinton for allowing contributors to stay the night in the Lincoln Bedroom. When Trent was asked what he thought about Cheney’s misuse of government property, he could only come up with, "I'm sure it's being done in an appropriate way, or Dick Cheney wouldn't do it." Of course he wouldn't do it. He's a Republican.