George Allen’s court nominee withdraws name.
By on Jan 19th, 2008 at 11:41 am
George Allen’s court nominee withdraws name.
In September, President Bush nominated E. Duncan Getchell, Jr. for a seat on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia. On Thursday, Getchell wrote a letter withdrawing his name from consideration and blaming the “Senate Democratic leadership.” Virginia Senators Jim Webb (D) and John Warner (R) criticized Getchell’s nomination, noting that he was not on their list of candidates, but on an outdated list created former senator George Allen.
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Aww, don’t sweat it, Getchell, you can skip the judge business, and go straight to the lobbyist company.
January 19th, 2008 at 11:52 amfound this on the google news page… significant?
No. 3 US Diplomat, Lead Negotiator on Iran, Retires
January 19th, 2008 at 11:59 amNew York Times – 2 hours ago
By HELENE COOPER WASHINGTON – R. Nicholas Burns, the country’s third-ranking diplomat and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s right-hand man, is retiring for personal reasons, the State Department said Friday.
Macaca strikes again.
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January 19th, 2008 at 12:00 pmSorry to go off-topic, but there’s no Thinkfast thread today.
From Raw Story:
Rivals blast Obama’s praise for Reagan
Edwards, Clinton Critical of Obama’s Recent Praise for GOP and Reagan
John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized Barack Obama’s praise of the Republican Party and Ronald Reagan — an anathema for many Democrats, particularly union members considered crucial to winning Nevada’s Democratic caucuses Saturday.
Obama responded by suggesting Clinton would be a “president whose plans change with the politics of the moment” — one of his most direct critiques of the New York senator yet.
The intensity reflects what polls suggest could be a tight contest Saturday as Nevada plays its most prominent role ever in a presidential nominating campaign. Nevada was granted a coveted spot right after Iowa and New Hampshire in an attempt to bring more racial and geographic diversity into the selection.
[. . .]
Edwards questioned Obama’s commitment to labor in his final appeal to Nevada voters — a rally with about 100 of his precinct captains in Las Vegas.
“Ronald Reagan, the man who busted unions, the man who did everything in his power to destroy the organized labor movement, the man who created a tax structure that favored the richest Americans against middle class and working families, … we know that Ronald Reagan is not an example of change for a presidential candidate running in the Democratic Party,” Edwards said.
Reagan also “was destructive to the environment by removing a lot of the regulation that existed,” Edwards added in a later telephone interview with The Associated Press. “I would never use Ronald Reagan as an example of change.”
Obama told the Reno Gazette-Journal editorial board Monday that “Reagan changed the trajectory of America in a way that Richard Nixon did not and in a way that Bill Clinton did not. He put us on a fundamentally different path because the country was ready for it,” Obama said.
“I think it’s fair to say that the Republicans were the party of ideas for a pretty long chunk of time there over the last 10 to 15 years in the sense that they were challenging conventional wisdom,” Obama told the newspaper.
What was Obama thinking? He’s praising Reagan’s political prowess, without informing his audience of the consequences of Reagan’s “new trajectory.
January 19th, 2008 at 12:25 pmblaming the “Senate Democratic leadership.â€
Wow, maybe this is whats wrong. John Warner is really secretly the “Senate Democratic leader.â€
That would explain alot.
January 19th, 2008 at 12:26 pm/snark
What was Obama thinking? He’s praising Reagan’s political prowess, without informing his audience of the consequences of Reagan’s “new trajectory.
Comment by barfly — January 19, 2008 @ 12:25 pm
that’s true, but what obama said was true also…
January 19th, 2008 at 12:33 pmhe just didn’t – for some inexplicable reason – make it sound negative…
i dunno… pandering doesn’t quite fit his style, but it seems to fit here…
too bad…
CLINTON / CLARK ‘08
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January 19th, 2008 at 12:34 pmWhat was Obama thinking? He’s praising Reagan’s political prowess, without informing his audience of the consequences of Reagan’s “new trajectory.
Comment by barfly — January 19, 2008 @ 12:25 pm
The hell with the Oba-illary msm dreamteam candidates, vote Edwards or at least another candidate to break the obvious election rigging.
Demand equal voice for all candidates. We as Americans deserve to hear from all sides, not what the media force feeds us into days world.
Fourteen Defining Characteristics Of Fascism By Dr. Lawrence Britt
6. Controlled Mass Media – Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
January 19th, 2008 at 12:37 pmThis entire election run down is just that….The Dem. party has turned into a party that not only doe’s not listen to it’s voter’s it eat’s it;s own..I am sick to death of the entire lot that are now running…..We should put them all on a bus with the Rep.s and run them out of town for not standig up for Kucinich, Richardson, Gavel’s right to debate…..Pissonya…None are answering our call to answer the tough question’s and none are worthy of my vote…As much as I liked them all in the past they now sound like rep. lite…
January 19th, 2008 at 12:42 pmA vote for Clinton or Obama is a vote for the status quo (Edwards is getting damn close to joining that club, Kucinich is the visionary outsider). Think Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid: that’s what Clinton or Obama will give you – more of the same.
We need to break the backs of the powers that be – Democrat and Republican. The electorate needs to send a clear message. No half-assed, whiny bullshit.
January 19th, 2008 at 12:46 pm#10 Bravo, my thinking as well……Blessings
January 19th, 2008 at 12:48 pmWhile I agree with all that’s been said here. I don’t want a republican president and I am unanimous in this.
January 19th, 2008 at 12:51 pmAs much as I liked them all in the past they now sound like rep. lite…
Comment by Witch1 — January 19, 2008 @ 12:42 pm
I don’t see Oba-illary address the issues, they are too busy trying to undermine each other with cheap “dirty trick” crap. And the media is reporting that to the exclusion of almost everything else.
We don’t get to hear from all of the candidates. They get excluded by the media before the first vote is even cast.
If we do not break this, our Democracy is Dead.
January 19th, 2008 at 12:52 pmI don’t want a republican president and I am unanimous in this.
Comment by Fred — January 19, 2008 @ 12:51 pm
Oh, the public will not elect a Republican this time, things are just too messed up. That is why the Corporate Media has been rigging the Democratic side, eliminating the voices of those who would actually change things and buck the status quo.
January 19th, 2008 at 12:59 pmI agree Wayne and would bet there are a lot of us out here with the same view…The vote for the party no matter what has lost it’s luster and bravado…Those of us that for 40 plus year’s have done our part and worked for the Dem’s only to find they not only don’t listen to we the voter’s they don’t do what is good for our country, only their own self intrest’s….There is no loyalty, no honor of country and no moral fiber or back bone….I’m going for the write in and turning away from the bull shit of the media and cannibal dem’s….Blessings
January 19th, 2008 at 1:04 pmTHere ALWAYS is the write in. Jusgt make sure you get the name EXACTLY correct.
January 19th, 2008 at 1:15 pm#16….I’m working on that..LOL.Blessings
January 19th, 2008 at 1:17 pmIf the “Hillary Haters of America” continue to attack the Democratic side of the ticket (which is what Republicans are counting on) then we are sure to see another eight years of Neoconservative Rule in America. Forgive them Lord, for they know not what they do. Sigh…………
January 19th, 2008 at 1:56 pm#18, I’m not a Hillery hater…I have been a bleeding heart libral Dem. all my life..Been in the trenche’s since JFK…Held the party line vote for who ever was nominated, like it or not….Look what that has got us…Representative’s that not only don’t listen to us but are enabeler’s to the rep’s..They are so against us they (Palosi &Reid) should be kicked out for what they knew and when they knew and allowed to happen wire tapping and water boarding among other thing’s…
I am against Hillery and Obama for the same reason, their pocket’s are full of corprate funding, they are not addressing the real problem’s of our country and will continue the status quo….You vote as you choose and I will write in the only candidate that deserves my vote….None of the top 3 qualify right now and we are still 10 month’s out…Blessings
January 19th, 2008 at 2:09 pmI will vote for any democrat that gets the nomination…..my opinion only but I believe your write in votes amount to a vote for nader….I would gladly go back to the Bill Clinton era although it’s not everything I want to see…..it’s not anything like what we have now is it.
January 19th, 2008 at 2:23 pmhow do you think the repubs win every time(aside from cheating)…..they stick together and vote the party line…..
January 19th, 2008 at 2:25 pmDo as you choose Fred…..I have done that for 47 year’s and guess what? Now it seem’s we have traitor’s in the Dem. party….No longer doe’s the voter count…Queen Palosi took impeachment off the table, Palosi knew about wiretapping long before 9/11 Reid has a rubber band for a back bone, the entire dem bunch for the most part drag their feet and send letter’s..They don’t want to fight for us and our country.. All the dem’s want to do is status quo, keep the fund’s filling all politician’s pocket’s…Not me….It’s got to stop and now is the time to stop it….Blessings
January 19th, 2008 at 2:41 pmEver see the movie “Election”? I love when the lesbian tells the kids to vote for anyone or not even vote at all
January 19th, 2008 at 2:43 pmI am against Hillery and Obama for the same reason, their pocket’s are full of corprate funding, they are not addressing the real problem’s of our country and will continue the status quo….You vote as you choose and I will write in the only candidate that deserves my vote….None of the top 3 qualify right now and we are still 10 month’s out…Blessings
Comment by Witch1 — January 19, 2008 @ 2:09 pm
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Dear Witch,
You must think that America is still a democracy. That died in 1980 when Ronald Reagan gave unlimited power to corporations. You can waste your vote on write in candidates if you like. That’s your choice. But that’s exactly what George Bush and Karl Rove would like you to do.
Remember, George Bush and the Republican Party financed Ralph Nader’s campaign in the year 2000 and 2004. Sigh…….
January 19th, 2008 at 2:49 pmEver see the movie “Election� I love when the lesbian tells the kids to vote for anyone or not even vote at all
Comment by dbadass — January 19, 2008 @ 2:43 pm
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I didn’t know that Ann Coulter starred in any Hollywood movies. I guess that’s one movie that I’ll avoid. Thank you, badass.
January 19th, 2008 at 2:55 pmIt’s got to stop and now is the time to stop it….Blessings
Comment by Witch1
I understand and respect that…..I hope you are right.
January 19th, 2008 at 2:56 pmI guess that’s one movie that I’ll avoid. Thank you, badass.
Comment by delafield — January 19, 2008 @ 2:55 pm
If you know any high school social studies teachers this is a must see film.
January 19th, 2008 at 3:09 pmi’ll say it again:
something i heard sam seder explain, beautifully, the other day:
“Voting is not about self-expression – not about expressing your conscience – it must be pragmatic…â€
give the democrats the white house and a real majority in congress – and hold them responsible – is the only way to save the country at this time…
OVERWHELMING DEMOCRATIC VOTER TURNOUT.
IF IT’S NOT CLOSE THEY CAN’T STEAL IT.
worry about the other changes AFTER getting these criminals out of d.c.
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besides, until the electoral college is abolished, there is no chance of a 3rd party win… and public financing is a start to all that…
January 19th, 2008 at 3:21 pm…
Comment by katy — December 14, 2007 @ 10:13 am
Ole George (Ma-ca-ca) Allen just wanted to make sure that his friend who holds the same beliefs he does gets a fair hearing. The fact that Sen. Warner opposes this guy is proof that Warner is really a liberal democrat in drag. The same Sen. Warner who votes 100 percent with the President and his party, is really a closet liberal. He wouldn’t oppose this guy because he’s some kind of racist, who hates blacks, jews, women, and anyone who isnt’ white. Or the fact that this guy opposes the constitution the way it’s currently written. He wants to change is so blacks become 2/3rd of a human again and aren’t free to run for President. He also wants to stop all of those mexican from taking good job from white people. If this guy had his way American would be a 100 percent white God fearing, minority hating, world dominating country.
January 19th, 2008 at 3:30 pm