ThinkFast: April 15, 2008
ThinkFast: April 15, 2008
A new Washington Post/ABC News poll found that 70 percent of Americans disapprove of President Bush’s handling of the economy, an all-time high for that poll. “Bush’s overall rating stands at 33 percent, a percentage point above his all-time low in Post-ABC polling.”
“At 39 months in the doghouse,” President Bush has surpassed Harry Truman’s record as “the postwar president to linger longest without majority public approval. Bush hasn’t received majority approval for his work in office in ABC News/Washington Post polls since Jan. 16, 2005 — three years and three months ago. The previous record was Truman’s during his last 38 months in office.”
Democrats charge that controversial lawyer Steven Bradbury is illegally running the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel because has been acting head of the office for three years without Senate approval. Under a 1998 law, “a nominee can serve as an acting head of an office for only 210 days after a nomination is returned to the president for a second time,” which happened to Bradbury on Sept. 29, 2006.
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld “is working on a memoir to be published by Penguin Group (USA) in 2010″ and will donate proceeds to a non-for-profit foundation he founded. “His memoir will be released by Sentinel, a conservative imprint of Penguin.” “This will be a story that will span my lifetime,” Rumsfeld said.
Refugees International reports today that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s government has “failed to support millions” of “internally displaced persons who are instead being aided by militias.” The study found that, “with many displaced Iraqis living in poverty,” Moqtada al-Sadr’s militia group has become Iraq’s “largest ‘humanitarian’ organization.’”
Eighty-three percent of Arabs have “an unfavorable view of the United States and 70 percent had no confidence in the superpower,” according to a poll of six Arab countries, which also found that only “6 percent believed the US troop buildup in Iraq in the last year has worked.”
“Some of the country’s most prominent Jewish liberals are forming a political action committee and lobbying group aimed at dislodging what they consider the excessive hold of neoconservatives and evangelical Christians on U.S. policy toward Israel.” The group “will fill a void” as a counterweight to the right-leaning American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
“Home foreclosure filings surged 57 percent in the 12 month-period ended in March and bank repossessions soared 129 percent from a year ago,” according to real estate data firm RealtyTrac. “For the month of March, foreclosure filings, default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions rose 5 percent.”
And finally: On a section of John McCain’s campaign website site called “Cindy’s Recipes,” you can find seven recipes attributed to Cindy McCain, each with the heading “McCain Family Recipe.” The Huffington Post reports that at least three of the recipes are “word-for-word copies of recipes on the Food Network site.”
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April 15th, 2008 at 9:01 amSigh. No recommend or flag buttons yet — hopefully we’ll get them today?
April 15th, 2008 at 9:03 amLingering, squatting, what’s the diff.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:05 amA new Washington Post/ABC News poll found that 70 percent of Americans disapprove of President Bush’s handling of the economy…
And this is why McCain has no hope of winning in November. McCain has no more clue about the economy than Bush does. When the pinch is so tight that many Americans, even small town Americans, can’t afford to drive to work or put a meal on the table, they are NOT going to vote for McCain. If small town America would just listen to what Obama is saying, not the 30 second cherry picked sound bytes, they will see that he does know what they are going through and he will be there to help them recover financially. Then, maybe, they can give up their obsessions with voting according to gays, guns and abortion.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:06 am“The Huffington Post reports that at least three of the recipes are “word-for-word copies of recipes on the Food Network site.”
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Ya think that at least one member of the McCain family has prepared each of these recipes at least once? Or is this just “We’re just a regular family” window-dressing fluff?
April 15th, 2008 at 9:06 amBush hasn’t received majority approval for his work in office in ABC News/Washington Post polls since Jan. 16, 2005 — three years and three months ago. The previous record was Truman’s during his last 38 months in office.”
That’s no surprise. The Iraq occupation has now gone on longer than WWI, WWII and Vietnam.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:07 amDemocrats charge that controversial lawyer Steven Bradbury is illegally running the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel because has been acting head of the office for three years without Senate approval.
So…you really don’t expect to see Bush starting to follow the law now, do you? One thing the Bush Administration has made clear is how toothless many laws that affect our government are.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:08 amIMF: The Times They Are A-Changin’
by Robert Weissman
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There is overwhelming evidence of the failure of the IMF’s policy agenda. Mass privatization has led to enormous concentrations of wealth and encouraged corruption. Deregulation has contributed to financial crises, including those that foreshadowed the current global crisis centered in the United States. The overall economic model had impoverished tens of millions and left developing countries poorer. And government budget ceilings and inflation targets have prevented countries from expanding desperately needed investments in healthcare and education. Indeed, the IMF’s own Independent Evaluation Office has found that the Fund requires poor countries not meeting Fund inflation targets to divert most new donor aid. Instead of spending additional donor money on healthcare, for example, countries must use it to build up foreign reserves or pay down domestic debt.
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/04/14/8289/
**Mass privatization has led to enormous concentrations of wealth and encouraged corruption.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:08 amThey are just now figuring that out? Yet, even with all of the evidence to the contrary, neocons contiue to find other public trust and government agencies to privatize and gouge the public with excessive profit and pretty well complete lack of regulation.
“A new Washington Post/ABC News poll found that 70 percent of Americans disapprove of President Bush’s handling of the economy…”
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Hmmm…Americans don’t like the way Bush is handling the economy. They don’t like the way he’s handling the war. Either war. What DO they like about Bush’s presidency? His tax cuts?
April 15th, 2008 at 9:09 am“Militias of all denominations are improving their local base of support by providing social services in neighborhoods and towns they control,” the report says. It also finds that the Iraqi government, “although it has access to large sums of money,” lacks the capacity and political will “to address humanitarian needs.”
Uh-oh, sounds like they would do just fine without us.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:09 am“His memoir will be released by Sentinel, a conservative imprint of Penguin.” “This will be a story that will span my lifetime,” Rumsfeld said.
Now, that’s guaranteed to be a best seller…only with the NEOcons. Another book that the NEOcons will buy pallets of and then when they can’t give them away, will destroy rather than return. Because if they return them, the book will no longer look like a best seller.
I love it that the proceeds will go to a “non-profit” he controls. Sounds a little slimy to me.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:10 amThumbs up 2mil and others! Really miss this feature.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:11 amThe study found that, “with many displaced Iraqis living in poverty,” Moqtada al-Sadr’s militia group has become Iraq’s “largest ‘humanitarian’ organization.’”
Maliki is profoundly stupid that he doesn’t see what is going on there. His government is sitting on billions of oil revenues and is not using it to help the citizens of Iraq. If he thinks that’s how to “make friends and influence people”, he certainly doesn’t get it.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:12 amMilitias of all denominations are improving their local base of support by providing social services in neighborhoods and towns they control,” the report says.
Perhaps this is what democracy is supposed to look like in a country as factionalized as Iraq, and our interference is slowing the real thing from taking form.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:13 amEighty-three percent of Arabs have “an unfavorable view of the United States and 70 percent had no confidence in the superpower,” according to a poll of six Arab countries, which also found that only “6 percent believed the US troop buildup in Iraq in the last year has worked.”
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Cheney: So?
Joe Voter: Wow — Six and a half years ago, we had the whole world on our side. This rapid depletion of world favorability must have set some sort of record.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:14 amThe group “will fill a void” as a counterweight to the right-leaning American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
This can only be a good thing. A majority of the citizens of Israel are a peace loving bunch and don’t support the war-mongering of their government. Unfortunately the government in Israel no more supports the will of its people than Bush does here. That is why Ahmadinejad said that the government of Israel should be wiped off the map.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:16 am…seven recipes attributed to Cindy McCain, each with the heading “McCain Family Recipe.” The Huffington Post reports that at least three of the recipes are “word-for-word copies of recipes on the Food Network site.
My favorite was the Iranian Stew…ingredients included:
April 15th, 2008 at 9:18 am1 Old Fart to stir things up
3 Lies-add anytime during the process
8 packages of rhetoric
12 oz false courage
140,000 young Americans for ’stock’
Add ingredients slowly, depending on which way the wind blows
This recipe can be changed at anytime Old Fart deems apropos
Boil slowly for 7-10 years, while liberally adding rhetoric
Feeds whoever is in the White House
*Warning: This recipe may cause unexpected death if ingredients are added to quickly.
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld “is working on a memoir to be published by Penguin Group (USA) in 2010?….
Stay tuned for Book Two: The Prison Years.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:18 amBush has compared himself to Truman in the past — now he has surpassed him in sustained unpopularity. But Bush believes he will eventually be vindicated, as Truman was.
Bush has also compared himself to Lincoln in the same way, even though he had to manufacture Lincoln’s unpopularity to make the comparison work.
One president Bush hasn’t compared himself to is Hoover. And that may be the best parallel.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:19 ammisshusseinmolly,
April 15th, 2008 at 9:22 amWho cares about the Arabs. Seriously, I’m a Progressive and no fan of the Islamic religion. Islamic societies repress Women and kill Gays. I want nothing to with them. We need to get off oil so they can go broke and become Carpet sellers.
We need to focus on home and not overseas. That’s how we got into this mess.
jdc Says:
Typical angry, bitter, small town, gun toting, church going white guy under sniper fire from the USKKKA reporting for duty without fear of being flagged.
Enjoy it while it lasts a$$hat. It won’t last forever. This post is proof positive that trolls don’t come here hoping to inform and discuss. They simply come there to throw their feces on the wall and stink up the place.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:22 amFrom Raw Story:
A growing number of bankruptcies among US retailers is set to prompt thousands of store closings, the New York Times will report on the front page of its Tuesday edition.
“The consumer spending slump and tightening credit markets are triggering a wave of bankruptcies in American retailing,” with ensuing store closures “expected to remake suburban malls and downtown shopping districts across the country,” writes Michael Barbaro for the Times.
Barbaro notes that over half a dozen store chains have filed for bankruptcy in recent months amidst “mounting debt and plummeting sales” and warns that financial troubles are “quickly spreading to bigger national companies.”
The Times articles comes amid a slew of reports underscoring America’s economic woes. Even presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain, who only months ago panned talk of a recession, admitted today that he thought the country was now in one.
Even relatively well-off retailers face troubles. Added Barbaro in the article, such store chains who can avoid bankruptcy “are shutting down stores to preserve cash through what could be a long economic downturn.”
April 15th, 2008 at 9:24 amFrank White Says:
misshusseinmolly,
Who cares about the Arabs. Seriously, I’m a Progressive
If you are a progressive, I’ll eat my socks. Just another “concerned troll”.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:25 amhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/15/obama-would-immediately-r_n_96690.html
Ok, just what we have been waiting for. A little equivocating about “tread carefully”, but at least Obama is saying he will investigate the crimes committed by the Bush Crime Family. Go Obama!
Now, just wait for Hillary to say something similar.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:29 amYou’re still being flagged, we just have to contact admin. with emails to do it.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:29 amHanddukskalle Says:
Better go shopping, before The Last Mall closes…
April 15th, 2008 at 9:30 amHanddukskalle Says:
Found some stories!
I think you are a little confused. The site you are looking for is called redstate.com. No one here is interested in what you have to say.
TP, GIVE US BACK OUR FLAG…this is getting ridiculous. By the end of today the RNC will have every troll it controls here because it is a wide-open playground for them without our ability to flag their a$$.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:31 amOh I forgot, Think Progress is Pro-Iran.
No, we’re pro-Pampers, and by the smell, yours needs changing…
April 15th, 2008 at 9:32 amyou can find seven recipes attributed to Cindy McCain, each with the heading “McCain Family Recipe.
Mmmmm, trollop pie!
April 15th, 2008 at 9:32 amSo, is that a picture of the hole that bush is digging for the rest of the country?
April 15th, 2008 at 9:33 amSteven Bradbury is illegally running the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel
So?
April 15th, 2008 at 9:33 amBomb Iran Now Says:
Hey Think Progress how about this?
Iran: We’ll ‘eliminate Israel’ if it launches attack
http://www.jpost.com/ servlet/ Satellite?cid=1208246573612&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
This a$$hat troll seems to think it is perfectly OK to invade an unarmed nation for no good reason. But, if a nation fights back after being attacked, now that’s not acceptable. Typical right wing troll talk.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:33 amRight wingers are so scared all the time.
How do they live with so much fear and ignorance?
April 15th, 2008 at 9:35 amChapters in Rumsfeld’s book:
- Predicting the past
April 15th, 2008 at 9:35 am- I left my brain in Afghanistan, or in some other country, or dead
- Promoting democracy around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat
- Not my business to do intelligent work
- I believe what I said yesterday
- Unknowns I have known
Evidence is Growing: Continuity of Government Plan is CURRENTLY in Effect
April 15th, 2008 at 9:36 am“it seems to me that this administration has justified its crimes by NOT suspending the state of emergency that went up on September 11, 2001. They are using emergency powers if you look at the whole of the spying, military actions inside the US, etc. I would wager that if asked, this administration will admit that we have been in a state of emergency for their tenure in office.”
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If we are in a state of emergency and COG plans are in effect, then Congress even more obviously like corporate and military lapdogs than normal and totally ignoring the will of the people would make sense. It would make sense that “impeachment is off the table”, because Congress would not even be sitting at the table under a non-constitututional COG form of government. If we are in a state of emergency and COG plans are in effect, then the corporate media’s acting even more obviously like the disinformation arm of the government than usual would make sense.
http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/diarypage.php?did=6955
**I have thought this for some time. It’s one of the few things that make sense. We need to find out if this is true and explains Congress completly ignoring the public.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0408/9594.html
April 15th, 2008 at 9:36 amWay to go TP, do you think somebody there could watch comments here?
April 15th, 2008 at 9:37 amBilbo Hussein Baggins Says:
Frank White Says:
misshusseinmolly,
Who cares about the Arabs. Seriously, I’m a Progressive
If you are a progressive, I’ll eat my socks. Just another “concerned troll”.
You know, in the 2 years that I’ve posted here, I’ve never really had to declare my political affiliation. It’s kinda like stating “You know, I’m a caucasion, but…”
April 15th, 2008 at 9:37 amIt’s irrelevant, and usually indicates a disruptive troll. Probably for use on the hilarious TPWatch, which now has, I think, 35 hits!
Jimmy Carter, in his ’80’s, continues to show more diplomatic courage and intelligence than the entire Bush administration combined.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:38 amNot only a Nobel Peace Prize winner, he initiated the Carter Center that has been invited globally to monitor more than 80 elections. He also continues to be involved with Habitat for Humanity, building homes for poor & impoverished Americans.
While our Secretary of Shoes, Condaleeza Rice, fumes about Carter talking with Hamas while she sits on imaginary laurels, this unique American flatly states that someone has to be talking to them. Obviously, she’s not.
Jimmy Carter…
A true American hero in a time America could use one.
Rumsfeld book, chapter five:
Democracy is Sometimes Messy – that’s what no-bid contractors are for.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:38 amRantingTommy Says:
Right wingers are so scared all the time.
How do they live with so much fear and ignorance?
It’s the only thing they have to keep themselves going. Right now if they gave in to their despair, they would all slit their wrists. So, they get mad instead and spew their hatred, ignorance and prejudice to make their miserable lives worth living.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:38 amThey never leave the basement.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:38 amWhy, that must be it!
That $100 that the average American got from Bush’c tax cut almost pays for 1 tank of gas now.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:39 amI never met a dog as stupid as these two.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:39 amBilbo Hussein Baggins Says:
Obama Would “Immediately Review” Potential Of Crimes In Bush White House
April 15th, 2008 at 9:29 am
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He’s made similar statements in the past. However, if he said “nobody is above the law” then he’s taking it a bit further.
The part about “willful criminality” seems like a qualifier. One can commit a criminal act minus the “willfullness”.
Is he leaving himself an out?
April 15th, 2008 at 9:40 amCross posted at TheZoo:
What would YOU do with $3 TRILLION dollars?
I’d invest it in a no-load mutual fund paying 5% or better income/year.
That would generate $150 billion per year and never touch the principle. Then, I’d set up a non-profit corporation and donate the proceeds. That would enable me to make 150,000 millionaires per year. And I would give one million dollars to every one who voted for Bush, on the condition that they voluntarily sterilize themselves and give up the right to ever adopt or have foster children. They also could not teach, not even Sunday school. Especially not Sunday school.
Within one generation, stupid would be eliminated from this country. It would be worth the investment.
/satire.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:41 amAdios, P-brain.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:43 amThe Return of Mr. President Says:
Hello everone. I’m black.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:44 amYou are under the mistaken impression that anybody gives a shit.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:45 amAnd ever(sic)one replies,
So?
April 15th, 2008 at 9:45 amcrew = mouse in pocket…
April 15th, 2008 at 9:45 amHow stupid is the McCain campaign? They actually lift recipes from the Food Network and claim them as their own “family recipes.”
Something so easily discovered, albeit by accident in this case, tells us a lot about his campaign and their efforts at pandering.
BTW — can we get back the “recommend” and “flag-abuse” buttons?
April 15th, 2008 at 9:46 amMarie, that’s rhetorical right. The stupid factor is how McCain is truly carrying on the Bush legacy.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:47 amhe thinks his gang of retarded monkeys is a ‘crew’
Why are right wingers so scared of information and fact?
Add it to the extremely long list of things right wing sissies fear.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:47 amSo Bomb Iran Now, you must be the Joker. English is your second language right?
April 15th, 2008 at 9:47 amShayne, I doubt that someone that lame would even have a first language, let alone any command of a second…
April 15th, 2008 at 9:52 amFrank White Says
April 15th, 2008 at 9:22 am
misshusseinmolly,
Who cares about the Arabs. Seriously, I’m a Progressive and no fan of the Islamic religion. Islamic societies repress Women and kill Gays. I want nothing to with them. We need to get off oil so they can go broke and become Carpet sellers.
We need to focus on home and not overseas. That’s how we got into this mess.
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I suspect you are confusing the Islam (the religion) with some cultural and political aspects of some predominately Muslim societies.
Women are no more repressed in Islam than they are in orthodox Judaism or fundamental Christianity. Most of what we see from our media regarding women in Muslim countries (must wear a burqa, not allowed to drive, not allowed to attend school, etc.) is not mandated by the Quran, but springs from local cultural practices. Furthermore, if you look beyond Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan, you will see that Muslim women have as much freedom as anyone else in any modern society. Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, and even Iraq do not repress women.
As far as killing gays — this also doesn’t happen everywhere. And the places where it does happen are places that deal out equally harsh punishment for adulterers and other “sinners” — not just gays.
I’m no fan of the way Saudi Arabian society operates. But I refuse to condemn a religion encompassing a fifth of the world because of it. But seriously, I recommend you finding out a little something about Islam itself. And you will see that it’s not the boogeyman here. No more than Christianity is bad just because of people like Robertson, Dobson, and Wildmon.
I agree with you that we need to reduce our dependence on oil. We are way behind in developing alternative energy sources that we will need to survive before long. This has nothing to do with making others “go broke” — it has more to do with sustaining ourselves.
As far as focusing on home and not overseas — yes, that should be our priority. However, we should not become isolationists. Getting along and interfacing with the rest of the world is necessary for survival. I made a trip to the Soviet Union before it collapsed, and I was able to see first-hand what cutting off from the rest of the world could do. It wasn’t pretty.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:52 amFact: Trolls fling feces, not facts.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:53 amEngaging them may not be hazardous to your health, but usually results in a foul smell of sulphur and/or feces on your person.
Chris Matthews appeared on “The Colbert Report” last night where there is much speculation over whether he will run as a Democratic candidate for Arlen Specter’s senate seat in 2010.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:55 amMatthews said he wanted to be a Senator.
His contract with MSNBC is up in 2009.
It’s Tax Day. The Republican National Committee will try to seize the day by releasing a research piece titled “Tax Day: Dems’ Favorite Holiday,” quoting a line President Ronald Reagan used in his 1984 reelection campaign: “Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but Democrats believe every day is April 15.”
Only the RNC would quote the second worst president in history. (in my lifetime of history) The writers strike is over in Hollywood; I think you guys need some new material.
Republicans love of Ronald Reagan makes absolutely no sense. Reagan was for raising taxes and amnesty; these are issues that the Rupublican Party does not embrace at all now.
Ronald Reagan quote “Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States. If he were alive today and said this; the RNC would be putting out political ads against him.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:55 amCaption: When finding one’s self in a hole, MOST people quit digging…
April 15th, 2008 at 9:56 amanother damn playground i see…
why is it so hard to ignore stoopidity?
April 15th, 2008 at 9:56 ammarie – was that special or what!
he wouldn’t commit, but said as much… he wants to be a senator…
i loved the final get – when tweety said colbert is keeping people up late,
stephen shot right back that he’s been put to sleep at 6 by matthews…
that was classic colbert!
April 15th, 2008 at 10:01 amRummy’s book to be titled “An Ashloch’s Arrogance“?
April 15th, 2008 at 10:02 amWait a minute! Those are my family’s recipes and I have hounded the Food Network about them for years.
April 15th, 2008 at 10:04 amTwo Car Bombs Kill Dozens in Iraq
April 15th, 2008 at 10:04 amNew York Times – 43 minutes ago
By ALISSA J. RUBIN and GRAHAM BOWLEY BAGHDAD – As many as 53 people, including 12 children, died in a car bombing Tuesday in Baquba, a city the Americans believed they had largely taken back from Sunni insurgents last summer.
Dozens killed in 2 Iraq blasts Los Angeles Times
Car Bombs Kill More Than 50 in Iraq The Associated Press
this is going to get so messy… more american taliban news:
Women of Polygamist Retreat Speak Out
April 15th, 2008 at 10:06 amThe Associated Press – 46 minutes ago
ELDORADO, Texas (AP) – Mothers separated from their children as part of a wide-ranging abuse investigation within a polygamist retreat accuse state officials of misleading them before taking their children into custody.
One of the Largest Child Custody Cases in US History Gets Underway … ABC News
Texas set for sect custody battle BBC News
will it even make a dent? glad to do something, anything…
US to give $200M in food aid
April 15th, 2008 at 10:09 amCNN International – 8 hours ago
WASHINGTON (CNN) — US President George W. Bush has ordered the release of $200 million in emergency aid to help countries where the soaring cost of basic food has spurred riots and instability.
Bush Seeks to Boost US Food Aid to Neediest Countries Voice of America
White House: Bush concerned about food shortages Reuters
McCain to Seek New Tax Cuts, Spending Curbs in Economy Speech
Bloomberg – 3 hours ago
By Matthew Benjamin and Alison Fitzgerald April 15 (Bloomberg) — John McCain will propose new tax cuts and spending reductions in a speech today, laying out a plan that would give the federal government a central role in reviving the sagging US …
McCain to propose tax cuts, lash Democrats Reuters
McCain to propose summer “holiday” from taxes on gasoline USA Today
no gas tax! more and better infrastructure degradation!
April 15th, 2008 at 10:12 amwoo hoo!
Can anyone else see the tag on my #70 “Your comment is awaiting moderation”??
April 15th, 2008 at 10:16 amno, RU, because your comment isn’t there…
April 15th, 2008 at 10:23 amit’s awaiting moderation…
Ruc,
April 15th, 2008 at 10:24 amno.
Yeah, RU, you must be one of those trolls or something. Funny that their comments land here without any moderation at all.
April 15th, 2008 at 10:25 amPutin to Head United Russia, Strengthens Power Grip (Update2)
Bloomberg – 1 hour ago
By Patrick Henry and Lucian Kim April 15 (Bloomberg) — Outgoing Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to head the United Russia party that dominates parliament, strengthening his hold on power as he prepares to become prime minister under his …
yay! just like old times!
April 15th, 2008 at 10:25 amBilbo Hussein Baggins Says:
Frank White Says:
misshusseinmolly,
Who cares about the Arabs. Seriously, I’m a Progressive
If you are a progressive, I’ll eat my socks. Just another “concerned troll”.
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I’ve been pointing that out every time this sock puppet shows up and mouths off.
April 15th, 2008 at 10:26 amTP, I want my flag button back =)
April 15th, 2008 at 10:27 amRUCerious Says:
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Can anyone else see the tag on my #70 “Your comment is awaiting moderation”??
Katy has the #70 slot..
April 15th, 2008 at 10:28 ami want to be able to drag my mouse across the page
without the WHOLE THING lighting up… so annoying…
is it just mine?
April 15th, 2008 at 10:29 amAnd it’s a post about polling, and Obama vs Clinton.
April 15th, 2008 at 10:40 amTP can really be a pain in the ass sometimes…
1998 laws obviously represent pre-911 thinking.
April 15th, 2008 at 10:42 amRuc,
if I good give you a green thumb I would. My post has been “awaiting moderation” for nearly an hour now. Maybe TP’s moderator called in sick.
My post concerns how Bilbo is an idiot. Apparently this is a sensitive subject.
April 15th, 2008 at 10:44 amRumsfield will donate profits to charity.
Knowing the republican idea of charity, I just can’t wait to hear the charity he’s gonna donate to. I’m sure the release will be followed by a rimshot.
April 15th, 2008 at 10:47 amHow can TP justify holding up a comment on Polls in PA and NC, and delegate projections based thereon, whilst allowing trolls free and unfettered crapping rights is beyond me.
April 15th, 2008 at 10:53 amdim wit,
Maybe you should talk about Jihadis, and act like your head is spinning around on your neck — no moderation on that…
April 15th, 2008 at 10:55 amZ, your snarking is first rate these days.
***sounds of applause and chuckles from audience***
April 15th, 2008 at 11:00 amBilbo Hussein Baggins Says:
Bush hasn’t received majority approval for his work in office in ABC News/Washington Post polls since Jan. 16, 2005 — three years and three months ago. The previous record was Truman’s during his last 38 months in office.”
That’s no surprise. The Iraq occupation has now gone on longer than WWI, WWII and Vietnam.
Actually, the U.S. was involved in Vietnam for 15 years. We began providing military equipment and advisors in 1961, (16,000 advisors by 1963); escalation to ground troops by Johnson in 1964 and the war finally ended (for the U.S.) in 1975 when we withdrew our troops. U.S.: 58,000 dead and 153,000 wounded (my husband was one of them), no civilians killed. Vietnamese, both sides: 1.3 million combatants and 2.2 million civilians (est.)
The Iraq war has lasted nearly 6 years, and we’ve lost over 4,000 troops with 30,000 injured. We’ve been told that if an injury results in death once the troop is out of Iraq, they are not counted as deaths, and neither are suicides, so the total dead is unknown. We also don’t know how many Iraqi combatants have been killed and have very inaccurate estimates of the number of civilians killed, nor do we have numbers of injured among Iraqis. Thanks to medical advances, many of the injured, who would have died during the Vietnam era, survive. If that were not the case, we’d probably have reached 20,000 dead troops by now. If we were to stay in Iraq for 15 years, we’d end up with close to the same number of dead and wounded as in the Vietnam war. Only God knows how many civilians will die in this unnecessary Holocaust.
The only reason Vietnam went on as long as it did was due to the draft…so fight it, or we’ll be in Iraq for many more years and probably in Iran as well.
April 15th, 2008 at 11:02 amHey, let me try the Daryll of Parodyll test.
Sex in the rectum.
Okay, let’s see if that’s moderated.
April 15th, 2008 at 11:05 amDemocrats charge that controversial lawyer Steven Bradbury is illegally running the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel because has been acting head of the office for three years without Senate approval. Under a 1998 law, “a nominee can serve as an acting head of an office for only 210 days after a nomination is returned to the president for a second time,” which happened to Bradbury on Sept. 29, 2006.
Dana Perino retorts that an OLC memo concludes the contrary view, and that not only can Bradbury continue as head as long as he wants, but that he is also free, as acting head, to waterboard those that disagree and/or complain.
Whatcha gonna do about it? Huh? Huh?
Cheers,
April 15th, 2008 at 11:06 amDRxJ Says:
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God Lord, man.
Are you trying to conjure up a demon?
April 15th, 2008 at 11:07 amOooooh… that’s what Bush is doing in the photo.
He’s burying what’s left of the Constitution in a hole.
April 15th, 2008 at 11:08 amLet me rephrase my on hold comment…
April 15th, 2008 at 11:09 amIf the results of the PA and NC primaries result in a net gain of only a few delegates, HC is screwed.
The Republic of Stupidity Says:
Z, your snarking is first rate these days.
***sounds of applause and chuckles from audience***
April 15th, 2008 at 11:00 am
I have learned much from the Master Snarkers TRoS & Uncle Ho. This unworthy neo-snarker is eternally grateful for this undeserved praise from Sensei TRoS.
April 15th, 2008 at 11:09 amTRoS, isn’t that an awfully big scoop of dirt for the chymp to be hurling at his wife?
April 15th, 2008 at 11:10 amPerhaps the hole was predug, and the shovel scoop prescooped for the imbecile-in-cheef.
DRxJ Says:
Hey, let me try the Daryll of Parodyll test.
Sex in the rectum.
Okay, let’s see if that’s moderated.
April 15th, 2008 at 11:05 am
I’m trying to eat my breakfast! Sex in the rectum — fine — but don’t be mentioning the name Daryll while I’m trying to eat the most important meal of the day.
Sheesh…
April 15th, 2008 at 11:10 amZ~ that was quite a meltdown Eli, I mean, St D put on yesterday…
April 15th, 2008 at 11:11 amRUC, you can say anything around here unless it’s about Hillary losing.
April 15th, 2008 at 11:11 amBilbo Hussein Baggins Says:
Unfortunately the government in Israel no more supports the will of its people than Bush does here. That is why Ahmadinejad said that the government of Israel should be wiped off the map.
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Except he didn’t say the bit about the map. He said that the Israeli regime would fall from the page of history – a far cry from “should be wiped off the map.”
April 15th, 2008 at 11:13 amAh! Thanks Shayne, I knew there was some kind of code words involved… Crikeys!
April 15th, 2008 at 11:13 amGotta wonder about the Flag buttons still missing. Perhaps they’re working on a next generation Go Cheney this comment icon?
April 15th, 2008 at 11:15 am“This will be a story that will span my lifetime,” Rumsfeld said.
Is he planning on checking out soon? One can hope, eh?
Cheers,
April 15th, 2008 at 11:16 amZooey Says:
I have learned much from the Master Snarkers TRoS & Uncle Ho. This unworthy neo-snarker is eternally grateful for this undeserved praise from Sensei TRoS.
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Aw shucks… laying it on a bit thick, aren’t we?
****pssst…. you forgot to bow head…***
April 15th, 2008 at 11:23 amRUCerious Says:
Z~ that was quite a meltdown Eli, I mean, St D put on yesterday…
April 15th, 2008 at 11:11 am
I’m assuming that was on “teh gays are invading” thread. I haven’t read that one yet. I’m sure y’all had the boy seriously twitching. ;)
April 15th, 2008 at 11:25 amRUCerious Says:
TRoS, isn’t that an awfully big scoop of dirt for the chymp to be hurling at his wife?
Perhaps the hole was predug, and the shovel scoop prescooped for the imbecile-in-cheef.
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Saaaay there, RU. ya gotta a valid point. That is quite the clot of dirt in the picture. Almost too big to be handled w/ one shovel.
Geez, do you really think these creeps would even fake a shovel op?
April 15th, 2008 at 11:25 amThe Republic of Stupidity Says:
Aw shucks… laying it on a bit thick, aren’t we?
****pssst…. you forgot to bow head…***
Hey, I just thought you were so good, you’d know my head was bowed. Sooooorrrryyyyy. :P
April 15th, 2008 at 11:27 amAt Clinton’s Side in Pennsylvania, a Dedicated and Often Blunt …
New York Times – 2 hours ago
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. – Edward G. Rendell, the governor of Pennsylvania, demonstrated his value to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton last weekend, helping her quickly devise a strategy to counter and exploit remarks by Senator Barack …
so now she can blame the fat liar when that tact backfires…
and some good comments here… from which i found this awesome video:
Barack Obama on Rural and Working Class America, Circa 2004
3 minutes… be sure to pass it around…
April 15th, 2008 at 11:30 am.
Zooey Says:
Hey, I just thought you were so good, you’d know my head was bowed. Sooooorrrryyyyy. :P
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Uh… yeah… that’s it. Very good, young Grasshopper.
April 15th, 2008 at 11:30 amHillary is a loser!
April 15th, 2008 at 11:31 amPlease get the flag comments back up.
April 15th, 2008 at 11:33 amThe trolls once again show us why they are too immature to post on an adult site.
take care
tony and guidedog Lido
TRoS, IMO that’s not such a big scoop of dirt from a “man” who has been practicing his shoveling technique for the last eight years (at least).
April 15th, 2008 at 11:34 amYou have a good point, PLC.
On the other hand, how can we be sure it’s actually just dirt…
April 15th, 2008 at 11:35 amzooey – you need to get that to the ZOO… somehow…
April 15th, 2008 at 11:38 amgreat story…
jdc Says:
Typical angry, bitter, small town, gun toting, church going white guy under sniper fire from the USKKKA reporting for duty without fear of being flagged.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:11 am
You’re Pensilvanian, by any luck?
Gun rights, gun deaths divide Pa. voters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080415/ap_on_el_pr/pennsylvania_primary_guns
Gun control arouses deep emotions here. Deadly shootings have earned the state’s largest city the ominous nickname: “Killadelphia.” One of the strongest antigun control groups, the National Rifle Association, has 250,000 members in Pennsylvania, more than in any other state. This month the Pennsylvania House soundly defeated a bill to require handgun owners to report the theft or loss of their guns to police.
Please, enlighten me, what is bad about informing the police your gun is lost and probably in the hands of the bad guys? Where not Republicans the ones of Law & Order?
April 15th, 2008 at 11:40 amThanks Katy I put up that video at TheZoo. It explains a lot about those comments.
April 15th, 2008 at 11:47 amYet another moonbat report from a Far Rightie stink tank:
Divorce, unwed parenting costing taxpayers
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080415/ap_on_re_us/fragmented_families;_ylt=Ahe0a1Kze7CxtIymQYUfjqGs0NUE
NEW YORK – Divorce and out-of-wedlock childbearing cost U.S. taxpayers more than $112 billion a year, according to a study commissioned by four groups advocating more government action to bolster marriages.
Wow! Singlehandedly, they conflate the issues of traditional families and reducing tax expending, all in one, and all to be done simply by pressuring the government to take action. But wait! Weren’t the Republicans against Big Government? Such a program from the Governemnt wouldn’t require money from taxes? Where is the fiscal responsability of traditional family conservatives?
April 15th, 2008 at 11:48 amThankfully, McCain as admitted that there is a recession, finally:
MGM Mirage fires 400 managers
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080415/ap_on_bi_ge/mgm_mirage_layoffs;_ylt=AicC8WDnj.jAD1Y7UBDbvPis0NUE
“We were able to see the signs of trouble on the economic horizon last August,” Feldman said. “The economy was beginning to worsen and clearly was not going to get better in the immediate term.”
April 15th, 2008 at 11:51 amyou’re welcome, shayne… and THANK YOU!
April 15th, 2008 at 12:11 pmThose “awaiting moderation” notices have happened to me too. I didn’t know if anyone else saw the comments in question, but the note was never removed.
April 15th, 2008 at 1:36 pmKaty, at #114
April 15th, 2008 at 1:44 pmThanks for that video link — that one should be sent to as many outlets as possible.
Marie, it puzzles me that the only thing in my post was some polling data from PA and NC. And a statement about how difficult it will be to overcome a 150+ delegate lead when the vote is split even near to 50/50.. And presto, it’s suppressed… Much more of this and I’ll be outa here.
April 15th, 2008 at 1:50 pmHey, RU and all – without those flag buttons, this is site is not worth bothering with. I’m sick to death of the effing trolls.
April 15th, 2008 at 2:04 pm.
The War on Debt
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April 15th, 2008 at 2:27 pmdim wit Says: Your comment is awaiting moderation.
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Bilbo Hussein Baggins Says:
Frank White Says:
misshusseinmolly,
Who cares about the Arabs. Seriously, I’m a Progressive
If you are a progressive, I’ll eat my socks. Just another “concerned troll”.
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D0uche Baggins,
is it possible for anyone to hold a different opinion than yours and not be a “troll?”
For one, I (sort of) agree w/ what Frank is saying. It seems that Christianity takes a beating around here while the Islamists get a free ride. As far as I’m concerned they’re both stupid make believe religions and I don’t feel Islam deserves any more respect than Christianity.
However, I think Frank misses the point of the poll. I think the poll is indicating a that our current foreign policy is negatively affecting our perception around the world. missmolly’s comment seems to recognize this.
As for you, I can’t see how you are progressive in the least. You accept your point of view only and anyone disagreeing with you is a “troll.” I’ve read some of your posts on redstate and, personally, I think your idiotic rants do us a great disservice.
April 15th, 2008 at 2:45 pmWell, I figured mine out. It appears you are not allowed to use the word “d0uche” here on TP. Wow. Of all the things I can’t say….
RUC, did you happen to use the word “D0uche” in reference to your PA and NC poll commentary?
April 15th, 2008 at 2:50 pm>if they’d sent ole man Reno down there
>with a tank and a few Molotov cocktails.
you redneck religious weirdos and you’re bizarre guns + cult obsession makes me laugh. you think guns are going to keep you safe from the government? all the government has to do is tell you that you’re under constant attack from evil brown skinned forces and you’ll bend over and let them do anything to you they want..
April 15th, 2008 at 8:12 pm