For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: with the Democrat presidential nomination process now likely to run into June, things are getting uglier and uglier:
A day after Hillary Clinton regained her footing in the Democrats' presidential-nominating marathon, she and Barack Obama intensified their attacks on each other, geared up for messy rules fights and wooed the party leaders who could decide the race.
With Clinton's kitchen sink, scorched earth strategy having worked in Texas and Ohio, is Obama going to have to drop the nice guy facade and begin vociferously attacking back to save his campaign? How ugly do you think this is going to get?
Maybe more important, if he goes to the convention with a delegate and popular vote lead, but the Clintons use their influence to steal the victory from him, would he actually accept Hillary's offer to be vice president?
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It's a win/win for the GOP.
March 6, 2008 - 09:56 ET by Missouri ConservativeThe longer this thing goes on, the better. Now they will have to raise and spend millions upon millions attacking each other through May, and possibly June. Plus, there are going to be all kinds of manipulations and machinations by the Clinton campaign to steal the nomination away from Obama.
If Obama eventually does walk away with the nomination, he will be bloodied and brought down to earth by the Clinton Inc. He will no longer be "change and hope", but just another politician.
"women and minorities hardest hit"
MC
March 6, 2008 - 15:58 ET by Noel SheppardMC,
Are you feeling less certain about Obama being a cakewalk to beat McCain? ns
Well, this is awesome news
March 6, 2008 - 09:59 ET by futbolisgreat1Well, this is awesome news for the Republicans. Obama and Hillary need attack each other. This will destroy their party.
Hillary is too proud to get out of the fight before the Democratic Convention. I can already see a repeat of 1969 convention in Chicago.
Funny thing is that Obama is saying about the Clintons what Republicans have been saying about the Clintons all along.
and the Clintons are attacking Obama with the same ammunition and facts that Republicans have been using all along.
I wonder if left wingers will call each other liars as they have called Republicans.
I wonder if left wingers
March 6, 2008 - 10:06 ET by HelenSI wonder if left wingers will call each other liars as they have called Republicans.
Heck no. They KNOW stuff. We only accidently trip over insights and therefore are still morons, not capable of coming up with the truth on our own through our own thought processes.
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
Fut did you meant the 68
March 6, 2008 - 10:09 ET by Dan The Man 2Fut did you meant the 68 convention? The one where a lot of teh 60 radicals came to prominence, the police created a spectacle? Now taht would be rich.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
sorry Dan, yes I ment the
March 6, 2008 - 10:28 ET by futbolisgreat1sorry Dan,
yes I ment the 1968 convention. and shoot, obama supporters have sworn that they would riot if Hillary is nominated and I can guarantee you that Obama would lose most of Hillary supporters.
I have personally witness in my office the hate that Obama and Hillary supporters have for each other. It is scary, it is almost, almost at the same level of hate that Liberals have for Bush.
I just think that is quite sad that Obama's main supporters are young college kids that when channel 9 news, here in Chicago, went out on Wednesday and asked Obama supporters why they supported him they all would laugh and simply say, "He stands for hope and change..." when the reporter would ask them to name specifics they couldn't.
I will say this over and over again....Obama reminds me of Hugo Chavez in 1998. Chavez had the same message of hope and change for Venezuelan voters, he had no specifics, other than...I am not your typical politician, I am for hope and change. And i am sure we can all agree that Chavez hasn't been exactly a great leader for Venezuela. Obama is no different, the man is a radical, listen to his wife, listen to his advisers and shoot look who his friends are, William Ayers! God help the USA if this man gets elected. Listen to the man Obama calls his mentor, the pastor of the "Christian" black separist Church Obama has belonged to for 20 years.
I thought I would never say this, but I pray every night that if a Democrat ends up in the White House in November, it is Hillary Clinton.
I had a friend that was in
March 6, 2008 - 10:16 ET by ricklailI had a friend that was in the 82nd Airborne in '68. He was sent to Chicago to put down the rioting that went on. I just wish I was still in and they would send me to the Dem convention this year. Sure would be fun to bash some Dems in the head.
If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.-Lewis Grizzard
No matter how I squint
March 6, 2008 - 10:03 ET by HelenSNo matter how I squint or turn it, I can't see anything presidential about either of these two. They resemble nothing more than a squabbling duo of infantile grade-schoolers trying to outshout each other for mommy's attention and squealing in fury when they don't get their way.
Grow up! Hil and Obie. Knock off the fighting or you don't get any dessert!
What whiners.
That's what I loved so much about Fred Thompson: he is such a calm, dignified, and mature gentleman (can I say stately? Statesmanly?) who could have set any number of foreign heads of state at ease just by his presence.
These two set everybody's teeth on edge just to look at them!
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
Bob and Tom
March 6, 2008 - 10:27 ET by pbanks7This morning one comedian was saying he didn't like any of the candidates. It was kinda like trying to decide which of the Golden Girls he'd like to schtupp. [sp?]
MSM - shaping all the perceptions you need to believe.
I love Bob and Tom! I grew
March 6, 2008 - 10:43 ET by balboaI love Bob and Tom! I grew up listening to them, but they aren't broadcast where I live now.
Chick is the best.
PB
March 6, 2008 - 16:05 ET by Noel SheppardWhat, you didn't find Betty White, Bea Arthur, and Rue McClanahan attractive?
What's your problem? :-) ns
NASCAR is the worst
March 6, 2008 - 10:09 ET by ricklailNASCAR is the worst organization to change rules not only in a season but sometimes in the middle of a race. It appears that the Dems are following NASCAR. From what I have been reading they are now talking about a redo of the primaries in FL and MI. Will this not really piss off the Obamantion supporters? As things go now he would have to have 77% of the remaining delegates to win the nomination-Hillary would need 94%. It seems that many of the superdelegates are leaning toward Obamination. I am like Rush. I want to see the Dems destroy themselves and keep this fight up between the Hildabeast and Obamantion. There is HOPE.
If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.-Lewis Grizzard
"They're not really rules,
March 6, 2008 - 10:34 ET by pbanks7"They're not really rules, they're more like ... guidelines" - Pirates of the Caribbean.
Remember when their guy was nailed in a corruption scandal and they violated (was it New Jersey) election laws to switch candidates 2 months before the election? I believe he won.
MSM - shaping all the perceptions you need to believe.
You're talking about
March 6, 2008 - 11:01 ET by FastEdthe Torch - Torecelli, a (D) who was able to pull out, against the rules, but approved by the state supremes (dummy pubs didn't fight that) and the new rookie replacement was Lautenberg, who needs to be propped-up in order to "look" awake.
But hey, it's Joisey, the Blue Garden State, where rules are made to be broken.
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
If you live in New York the
March 6, 2008 - 11:21 ET by ricklailIf you live in New York the light at the end of the tunnel is New Jersey.
If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.-Lewis Grizzard
And as bright as that light might seem
March 6, 2008 - 12:02 ET by FastEdit's really a mirror, reflecting your headlights. Our blue is on the same paint chip card, just a shade difference.
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
»→ FastEd
March 6, 2008 - 12:07 ET by Cool ArrowThat light at the end of the tunnel could also be an oncoming train
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I had thought of that
March 6, 2008 - 12:29 ET by FastEdIt'd be an NJ Transit, taking NJ taxpayers to NYC, to be taxed again by the city AND the state. Ya gotta wonder why we stay, fight the demolibs, or just love where we grew up - I'll be leaving soon, heading south - but not to worry, I ain't bringing demolib values with me, that's the fact, jack!
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
no way
March 6, 2008 - 10:16 ET by mom_roxIf I were Obama and had the nomination stolen/arm-twisted away from me, there's no way I would want the position of being Hillary's VP.
Even I didn't like my running mate, I would have to have respect for him/her.
And, as others had mentioned, Obama should not ask Hillary to be his VP. That gives a whole new meaning to 'watch your back'.
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
- George Bernard Shaw, 1944
TEXAS DIMS VOTES IN QUESTION/BLOWING UP
March 6, 2008 - 11:12 ET by PawpawNCNN just running stories on VOTER FRAUD, MISSING CAUCUS SHEETS, ILLEGAL VOTES, Etc., in TEXAS & that both OBEWAN & SHILLARY are planning lawsuits! & the plot thickens. Can't wait for RUSH on this!!
Anyone...
March 6, 2008 - 11:16 ET by stratmanwe know?
CLICK
(Heats up at ~3:00 minute mark)
RRAM Tough!
I'm just wondering,
March 6, 2008 - 11:20 ET by FastEdhow many election results have been questioned or challenged by democrats? Either general or, more specifically, primaries? And (rhetorically) what is the political make-up of the district being questioned?
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
»→ Key Largo
March 6, 2008 - 11:25 ET by Cool ArrowThere can be no more prophetic utterance in a movie than the words of Edward G. Robinson in "Key Largo".
"Let me tell you about Florida politicians. I make them, I make them out of whole cloth, just like a tailor makes a suit. I get their name in the newspaper. I get them some publicity and I get their name on the ballot. Then, after the election, we count the votes, and if they don't turn out right, we recount them again until they do"--Edward G. Robinson to Humphrey Bogart in Key Largo
You go Florida!
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Great actor, but you gotta ask ..
March 6, 2008 - 12:33 ET by FastEdWHAT was he thinking!
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
Today's Obamanation
March 6, 2008 - 11:36 ET by R D HelmSo, you think our government, through its hideous tax policies, among other things, hasn't forced enough American jobs overseas? Fear not, because Barack Obama, along with a little help from some friends, has a scheme cooking to see how many more jobs the government can force out of our country.
Theme for Election '08: I want my mommy!
One thing about it, these
March 6, 2008 - 14:45 ET by Gary P JacksonOne thing about it, these folks sure know how to name stuff exactly what it ain't! "Patriot Employers."
These people have no concept of the word. I wonder if Dick Durbin will compare employers who fail to get on board to Pol Pot?
Only Al Gore Can Save the Democratic Party
March 6, 2008 - 11:48 ET by Gothampchttp://www.nypost.com/seven/03062008/news/columnists/only_gore_can_stop_a_meltdown_100624.htm
"Hang on boys... it's
March 6, 2008 - 11:59 ET by Jack BauerTimes Square Bombing is just that- Times Square
March 6, 2008 - 12:00 ET by CapitalismRulesI've been reading all morning about the Military Recruting station bombing in Times Square and most of the headlines Read "Times Square Bombing," mostly leaving out the military aspect of the story. Most reports downplay the importance or sophisitication of the event, but I wonder if this would get the same treatment if it were an abortion clinic...thoughts?
»→ That's different CapRules
March 6, 2008 - 12:05 ET by Cool ArrowAbortion Clinics double as Obama campaign headquarters.
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Well sure, they all love him
March 6, 2008 - 12:11 ET by CapitalismRulesWell sure, they all love him at Planned Parenthood, but if there is no Hillary of Obama angle to the story, I guess the media just kinda ignore it these days. I for one am friggin' outraged first that some idiot would fly in from the 60's and do this during a time of war and second that the press pretty much once again will side with any victim as long as it is not American Military.
if it was an abortion
March 6, 2008 - 12:33 ET by TruthMongerif it was an abortion clinic? hmmm - plenty of options to run with...
The discussion in the "news" room...
"front page, above the fold - leads to special pull-out section - voices of hate, intolerant Christians, right-wingers, or maybe just republicans in general, talk-radio, bill buckley legacy..."
Oh, it was a MILITARY RECRUITING STATION?
"page 29, below the fold, democracy in action, healthy dissent, bush's iraq debacle legacy, poor economy, global warming, tax cuts for the rich..."
Explosion at Recruiting Station in NY
March 6, 2008 - 12:05 ET by candanceSome leftwing do-gooder thought it would be cool to place a small bomb in front of an Army recruiting station this morning.
Looks like wer're all taking a time machine back to 1968.
»→ How do you know CD
March 6, 2008 - 12:11 ET by Cool ArrowHow do you know it was set off by a Lefty?
OK, it's clear now:
"We're treating it as if it were an incident of vandalism," Army spokesman Paul Boyce said at the Pentagon.
Righties would have been described as domestic terrorists
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In the meantime, abortion
March 6, 2008 - 12:13 ET by CapitalismRulesIn the meantime, abortion clinics and mosques qualify as hate crimes instead of petty vandalism.
cool
March 6, 2008 - 12:16 ET by candanceCR was correct just above: if this had been an abortion clinic, the guy would have already been identified and his mug shot would be on Newsweek within days.
Then lefties would be on here screaming, "this is what the intolerant right does to people!!!"
But since the target was something supported by the right, this was nothing but a harmless prank.
classic double standard
March 6, 2008 - 12:57 ET by candanceNames like Larry Craig and Ted Haggard are used as firebrands to attack conservatives daily.
This and this and this all happen in the scope of one year, but they are isolated incidents not reflective of liberal values.
Candance
March 6, 2008 - 12:33 ET by ricklailI would like to go back to the fall of '68. I was starting my senoir year of high school. Finally we were the kings of the school. The only thing I had to worry about was if my car, a 64 Ford, was going to make it to school. I only had to pass English and World History to graduate. The other 3 courses were just to fill in the day. The music was great. Girls were starting to be, let's say, a bit more "loving." I thought I was a big man because I was dating an older girl who was a freshman in college. All in all those were the good ole days.
If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.-Lewis Grizzard
This one's for
March 6, 2008 - 12:37 ET by balboaThis one's for Rog:
Patrick Swayze has pancreatic cancer.
Been rough past two weeks
March 6, 2008 - 12:41 ET by Roger the ShrubberBeen rough past two weeks for Steeler fans. First Myron passes away, now Buddy. On Willie Stargell's birthday, no less..
At least I can cheer myself up knowing that David Gilmour turns 62 today...
President Klaus
March 6, 2008 - 12:48 ET by ricklailIf you missed part 2 of Glenn Beck's interview with Czech President Klaus you can view it here. This man is really impressive. His background is in ecomomics not law. He in not your typical politcian.
It was said the other day but I'll repeat it. Why out of a country of close to 300 million people can't we find a man like this to run for POTUS?
If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.-Lewis Grizzard
easy answer rick
March 6, 2008 - 12:59 ET by candanceWhy out of a country of close to 300 million people can't we find a man like this to run for POTUS?
Two words: McCain-Feingold.
oops!
March 6, 2008 - 12:59 ET by candancedouble post
Go Tar Heels!
Breaking News
March 6, 2008 - 14:01 ET by candanceEveryone's favorite lefty blog The Daily Kos has officially proffered a theory that the far right attacked a recruiting station to frame the left.
»→ candance
March 6, 2008 - 14:06 ET by Cool ArrowShark Jumping for Dummies.
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cd...Oh isn't that just
March 6, 2008 - 14:11 ET by bigtimercd...
Oh isn't that just precious....these people stop at nothing with their complete insanity.
I also noticed right below that post was the topic of the importance of the Fairness Doctrine.
These critters are getting down-right spookier and spookier.
Wished they would do themselves a big favor and check themselves in to the nearest nuthatch factory...oops wait a minute, that would be the dem. party.
BT
March 6, 2008 - 14:17 ET by candanceYou still think America is full of common sense voters with just a few moonbats?
cd.... I give it a
March 6, 2008 - 14:20 ET by bigtimercd....
I give it a 50-50.
The Hopeful Changer once
March 6, 2008 - 14:06 ET by Roger the ShrubberThe Hopeful Changer once again shows why he is a Not Ready For Prime-Time Player...
I expect a full-court press on Obama in the next 6 weeks.
»→ Shrubber
March 6, 2008 - 14:14 ET by Cool ArrowTo be untruthful in the furtherance of Islam is not sin.
We must Partner with Islam (where have I heard that before?)
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Congress votes 404-1
March 6, 2008 - 14:12 ET by Roger the ShrubberCongress votes 404-1 comdemning the Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel. Gee, who was the one Congressman who voted "no"?
Rog... ummmm.....ummmm....
March 6, 2008 - 14:16 ET by bigtimerRog...
ummmm.....ummmm....let me see....ummmm....
R.Paul?
Mmmmm, does it rhyme with
March 6, 2008 - 14:27 ET by Jack BauerMmmmm, does it rhyme with GALL?
LOL Jack...I see you're
March 6, 2008 - 14:32 ET by bigtimerLOL Jack...
I see you're right on the BALL....
Excellent CALL.
I think he's hit the
March 6, 2008 - 14:40 ET by Jack BauerI think he's hit the Wall.
Jack... He sure did show
March 6, 2008 - 14:48 ET by bigtimerJack...
He sure did show his true colors after his bid for Prez downfall.
Which one
March 6, 2008 - 14:59 ET by MassConservLOL
Ok, which one of you is Fezzik and which one is Inago?
http://www.imdb.com/...
Hopefully DasSarkBot will be
March 6, 2008 - 14:42 ET by Roger the ShrubberHopefully DasSarkBot will be sober enough today to explain how this was a brilliant move by the good doctor.
»→ Well, Rog
March 6, 2008 - 14:46 ET by Cool ArrowIn a roundabout way I guess one could determine an opinion is kinda like sometimes maybe but almost hardly never, you know, a foreign entanglement.
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Roger
March 6, 2008 - 15:00 ET by candanceLet me provide DasSarkBot's answer for him to save the poor man some extra time.
...ahem...
Ha! You whiners on NB and elsewhere will-stop at nothing to promote your unfair-agenda of attacking Dr. Paul. Are you going to call this an ad hominem attack because I gave you an honest-answer? I could care-less. My job is expose all unfair attacks even-when they come from the right.
Paul is holding to his platform that my tax-dollars should not be used to pay people to condemn other-countries. [Random president] created the current-problem in the middle east and you whiners are all upset because Paul has the guts to stop wasteful-government.
Keep on spinning this to make Dr. Paul look-bad, I'll enjoy another fun day of exposing you as the whiners you are.
Eerie.
March 6, 2008 - 15:04 ET by MassConservEerie.
But totally-inaccurate, as usual...
March 6, 2008 - 15:14 ET by sarcasmoThe whining, as we all saw whether or not we all agree to describe it that way, was yesterday. Peden lost, so a hysterical reaction here was to be expected, frankly. You're faced with the horror of another 2 years of fiscal conservative votes. Oh, he horror.
IMO today isn't a whine, but a legitimate difference of opinion over a frankly-meaningless vote. I can see the arguments of both sides. I'd have probably voted "present," because the vote is meaningless, but "no" is just as meaningless and gets more press. Not that press matters in the least at this point, because McCain won...
JMR
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
serious question Sarc
March 6, 2008 - 15:16 ET by candanceDo you still consider yourself a newly minted Republican?
Well, I haven't changed
March 6, 2008 - 15:28 ET by sarcasmoThe party registration, so the state of Florida still does, but I have not decided how I'll vote in the fall. Or even whether I'll stay registered Republican -- something the Ron Paul groups all urge me to do, BTW.
And do any of the confident predictors of a Ron Paul 3rd party run want to admit they were wrong? I've seen lots of predictions 'round these parts, but so far 0 such admissions. Isn't it becoming obvious he's gonna be a Republican congressman for a couple more years? Why not admit I was right?? I just saw a great Aldous Huxley quote in Downsizer Dispatch today:
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." The fact is, even counting the '88 Libertarian run, Ron Paul is a hell of a lot more loyal to that party than it has been to him, or than I am.
The good news for your party, for the time being, is that laziness is on your side. Oh, and I took a sober look at my celebratory words from yesterday, and I stand by all of 'em. But you could use some work in the "thinking like sarcasmo" department, to be brutally frank. Not everything said here is a whine, but I call whines (like everything else) when I see 'em.
JMR
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
I'll do better next time
March 6, 2008 - 15:32 ET by candanceThat was my first attempt to parody you. Dead-ringer impressions take some time ya know.
Ron Paul is a hell of a lot more loyal to that party than it has been to him.
ROFPSML
Thanks for the laugh.
Check the inconveniently-true link...
March 6, 2008 - 15:36 ET by sarcasmoI wasn't being funny...
JMR
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
»→ sarc
March 6, 2008 - 15:43 ET by Cool ArrowYou've got to appreciate "the sincerest form of flattery" just a little, don't you?
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I read that story Sarc
March 6, 2008 - 15:45 ET by candanceI know well what happened in 1996. And that was conveniently after the 1988 libertarian fiasco.
Which followed (1974)
March 6, 2008 - 15:58 ET by sarcasmoRon Paul's early & continual support of the most-conservative candidate out there, another conservative named Ron, come to think of it, against Gerald Ford. But the Republican party chose differently, and we all know how well THAT went when they betrayed conservative principles.
Then, once Reagan finally got power, the size of big government (despite constant media lies) greatly increased! What, pray tell, should an ambitious, conservative politician have done in that situation? Who got betrayed, and who did the betraying, anyway? Think carefully about Republican Party history, and you'll see why I wasn't joking.
Anyway, and regardless of why, he ran as a Libertarian for President in 1988. In fact, he had the balls to be openly pro-life in a largely pro choice party. Dr. Paul ran against another cool guy named Russell Means, and he won* a tough Presidential primary honorably. But this is all ancient history, and it's probably boring everyone.
JMR
* My late Libertarian friend Harry, who supported Mr. Means, recalls the race in the "Freedom Is For Everyone" section of his site (start with "Seattle story" if you're interested).
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
Saydaintso sarc
March 6, 2008 - 15:20 ET by Cool ArrowRon Paul would vote for shock value rather than principle?
You may have carelessly misrepresented his intentions?
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I have no idea.
March 6, 2008 - 15:30 ET by sarcasmoI'm not him. I said how I'd probably vote, but it's doubtful I can explain anyone else's vote for-certain, so you're right, it's careless speculation on my part. And as I said, others may not have lost hope against McCain, but I did. Weeks ago, in fact.
JMR
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
lost hope
March 6, 2008 - 15:33 ET by candanceI lost hope on Super Tuesday.
»→ Whatever R Paul is
March 6, 2008 - 15:37 ET by Cool ArrowWhatever Ron Paul is, I've never considered him as unprincipled or doubletalking.
That's more than I can say for most other politicians.
You're right.
March 6, 2008 - 15:44 ET by sarcasmoHe's less likely to cast such a vote than I implied in my speculation. It has not hit the DP or my email yet, but chances are, he has an explanation for this no-vote. Much like the controversial "let's mint a gold medal with the taxpayers' money for Rosa Parks because (who cares about that stupid-ol Constitution??) we like Rosa Parks" no-vote, his explanation may even make a bit of sense. If so, again like that time, it's likely to be ignored in the news media due to their proven antilibertarian bias, so I'll be sure to post it here if I see it.
JMR
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
After reading the text of
March 6, 2008 - 16:14 ET by Roger the ShrubberAfter reading the text of the bill, there is no mention of any expenditures or usage of taxpayer dollars whatsoever. Let's face it, loser, your God is a Jew-hating bigot.
I am sure the your God's handlers are busy crafting an cheesy explanation that will make his dumbass base happy (ie: you), but this is just another example why Paul is a pathetic joke. The 5% Revolution Lives On!
I have goose-bumps on my
March 6, 2008 - 15:55 ET by Roger the ShrubberI have goose-bumps on my arms, it was so eeriely-close-to-the-real-thing.
Jason Lewis subbing for Rush
March 6, 2008 - 14:55 ET by bigtimerAnybody listening to Jason Lewis out of Minnesota who is subbing for Rush today...it is about Global Warming, drilling, ethanol and McCain ect...there have been some really good callers and he has been pretty good on this subject...for that I thank him, it would do McCain well to be wise and listen to some of these callers IMHO.
Excellent job Jason.
BT
March 6, 2008 - 15:03 ET by candanceSince I live up here in Minny I get to listen to Jason every day. :-)
I love it when he gets to represent!
bt, I heard the show today, too.
March 6, 2008 - 15:08 ET by R D HelmAnd Jason nailed it when he pointed out that many conservatives are afraid that if McCain were elected, he would turn into a green weenie.
That is but one of many fears I have about a McCain presidency.
Theme for Election '08: I want my mommy!
cd and RD... I just
March 6, 2008 - 15:15 ET by bigtimercd and RD...
I just posted a somewhat long post to mvfreeman about this on one of Noel's GW blog threads about this very subject we are talking about...lol.
Dems, the Stimulus, The FED and the Economy
March 6, 2008 - 16:15 ET by onlybeef42Today I was listening to all the pundits complain that the FED rate cuts have around a 6 month lag time until they can boost the economy. I started to think this sham, so called stimulus package, will result in checks being mailed in May, meaning checks received in June and checks ‘spent to boost the economy’ by July. This is conveniently around 6 months from when the FED cut rates...
Does anybody feel we will see this stimulus passed on as a genius idea? And push for more government charity (selectively made and with borrowed money) because its sooooo effective when it’s merely the FED cuts which are the true ‘stimuli’ to the economy.
This is SCARY
March 6, 2008 - 17:42 ET by Conservative Voicehttp://proteinwisdom...
Without parental rights, it won't take much to institute Hitler's youth, oh wait we already have, with global warming.
This is so wrong, how much more before we take up the torches?
Why is this not getting noticed?
March 6, 2008 - 18:10 ET by Conservative VoiceI am really surprised that this isn't front page news, its barely a whisper.
Homeless vets officially "Overstated"
March 6, 2008 - 20:26 ET by BDLike those of us who are actually vets didn't know this...
VA Estimates Fewer Homeless Vets
Associated Press | March 06, 2008
WASHINGTON - The number of homeless veterans has declined to just over 150,000, the government says.
The Veterans Affairs Department estimates that on any given night last year, 154,000 veterans were homeless, about a 20 percent decrease from 195,827 in the agency's 2006 estimate.
The decrease comes even as Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are trickling into shelters. The VA has seen about 500 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in homeless-specific programs, and the number is increasing as the pool of troops who fought in the wars grows, said Pete Dougherty, the VA's director of homeless programs.
VA and community programs targeting homelessness, a decline in the number of living World War II, Korean and Vietnam veterans, and an improvement in the way the annual estimate was taken so fewer people were counted more than once were all credited as reasons behind the overall decline.
This shrubber is beginning
March 6, 2008 - 20:31 ET by Roger the ShrubberThis shrubber is beginning to think that the claims of the demise of the Republican chances for 2008 were premature...
Just up on Drudge: DNC LAGS FAR BEHIND RNC IN FUNDRAISING.. DEVELOPING...
Congress
March 6, 2008 - 20:37 ET by nkviking75I hope you're right Roger. What concerns me is that the odds of Congress going back to the GOP are pretty slim. Our state will probably hack up Tom Harkin for another term.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
I like your choice of
March 6, 2008 - 20:50 ET by Roger the ShrubberI like your choice of words: "hack up". Hahaha
Shrub
March 6, 2008 - 23:33 ET by Noel SheppardShrub, Shrub, Shrub...
Who's been talking about all ye who have l'il faith?
Eight months to go, and so much is destined to happen. Maybe most important, whether it's Hillary or Barack, compared to McCain, both will look like the zeros they are. I promise. ns
ANGER / GRIEF: Shocking Murder at UNC
March 6, 2008 - 21:24 ET by Britcom22 Year old Female UNC Student Body President Murdered During Apparent Car Jacking.