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April 13, 2005

We Can Play Chess Later; Let's Play Global Thermonuclear War

Ramesh Ponunununununu (whatever) says the GOP now has 50 votes to change the filibuster rule, which, combined with Cheney's tie-breaking vote, gives them the necessary majority for the rather badly-named "Nuclear Option."

GOP Senators-- turn your keys! I insist, sirs, that you turn your keys!*

Meanwhile, the NYT says the GOP may "hasten" the fight over judicial fillibusters. It's about frickin' time.

Surprisingly enough, the Times article fails to note that Fortunate Son is not on Bush's iPod. But I'm sure there'll be a follow-up.

Thanks to the National Journal's Blogometer.

* WarGames trivia: anyone remember who played the two Air Force officers in the "Turn your key" scene teaser that started the film? They're both big, recognizable actors now, one from films, the other from TV.

posted by Ace at 01:29 PM

Comments

Michael Madsen and John Spencer

Posted by: NickS on April 13, 2005 01:35 PM

correct, of course

Posted by: ace on April 13, 2005 01:36 PM

I'm so proud of myself that a) I was able to be first and b) that I was right purely on my own stupidly trivial brainpower (I did check after I posted!).

Posted by: NickS on April 13, 2005 02:03 PM

I could never watch the West Wing without getting the urge to pull a pistol on the CoS.

And that had nothing to do with Wargames, mind you.

Cheers,
Dave at Garfield Ridge

Posted by: Dave at Garfield Ridge on April 13, 2005 02:14 PM

Oh, and Ace?

After very careful consideration, I've come to the conclusion that your system sucks.

Posted by: Dave at Garfield Ridge on April 13, 2005 02:15 PM

I always wanted to do the same thing to the POTUS.

Posted by: 72VIRGINS on April 13, 2005 02:16 PM

Mega Dittos Dave. Guess I need to check out your cat Garfield again.

Posted by: 72VIRGINS on April 13, 2005 02:19 PM

72Virginis-- you really wanted to do that? I hear CafePress sells a shirt for that.

Posted by: Dave at Garfield Ridge on April 13, 2005 02:20 PM

hey virgins, say hello to the SS for me. Unless you figure out how to make it clear you're talking about the ACTOR POTUS (loooooose, loooooose shit, brother)

Posted by: hobgoblin on April 13, 2005 02:33 PM

I'd piss on a sparkplug if I thought it would keep 72VIRGINS from commenting.

http://161.58.5.90/wargames/sprkplug.wav

Posted by: Angus on April 13, 2005 02:58 PM

Hey, did anyone notice that they are talking about smoking DRUGS in that first scene of war games? They are talking about seedless pot!

I always thought that was cool.

Then again, I'm a liberal so all drug jokes are funny right?

Posted by: Winston Smith 6079 on April 13, 2005 05:25 PM

I knew about the non-Michael Madsen guy, but this is the first I've ever realized that the other guy is MICHAEL MADSEN!

Posted by: tachyonshuggy on April 13, 2005 05:31 PM

Yeah, I saw it a couple of years ago again, and I was pretty shocked to see Michael Madsen.

Expected him to cut the guy's ear off.

Great, great movie. Superb.

Can you tell me who first proposed the concept of asexual reproduction?

-- uhhh, your wife?

Posted by: ace on April 13, 2005 10:22 PM

Expected him to cut the guy's ear off.

I thought the same thing about Michael Madsen in "Free Willy"

I don't give a good fuck what you know, or don't know, but I'm gonna torture you anyway, regardless. Not to get information. It's amusing, to me, to torture a cop whale.

Posted by: Rob@L&R on April 14, 2005 08:02 AM

oops, was supposed to be a STRIKE tag around "cop"

Posted by: Rob@L&R on April 14, 2005 08:03 AM