ThinkFast: November 6, 2008
ThinkFast: November 6, 2008
Unemployment benefits reached a 25-year high, jumping by 122,000 to 3.84 million in late October. It is the “highest level since late February 1983,” according to the Labor Department.
Yesterday, after a wrap-up meeting with his campaign advisers in the morning, John McCain talked about what he’ll do next. “He’s thinking about the future and getting engaged with the Senate again,” senior adviser Charlie Black said. He plans to focus on “Iraq, Afghanistan and the other foreign policy issues.”
Cabinet rumors: Sen. Dick Lugar (R-IN) says he isn’t interested in becoming Secretary of State. Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, who is reportedly being considered for health secretary, says he’d consider a potential position. Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers is a leading contender to return to that post.
Joe Biden is eyeing Walter Mondale – not Dick Cheney – as a vice presidential role model. “Mondale, who served under President Jimmy Carter in the 1970s, was consulted on almost every appointment and had access to the same documents as the president.” “Biden will be more interested in carrying out the Obama agenda as opposed to his own agenda,” said Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA).
Yesterday, talk show host and LGBT activist Ellen DeGeneres put out a statement saying she is “saddened beyond belief” that California voters approved a ban on marriage equality. Gay marriage backers have also filed three lawsuits asking the California Supreme Court to overturn Proposition 8.
A group of conservative power brokers are meeting today in Virginia to “discuss the future of the movement and the GOP.” Convened by Brent Bozell, head of the right-wing Media Research Center, the meeting will include “roughly twenty leaders” and “conservative political and media strategists.”
71 million: Number of viewers who tuned into election night television coverage on Tuesday, according to Nielsen. In 2004, 59.2 million viewers tuned in as President Bush defeated Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), and 61.6 million watched the contest between Bush and Al Gore in 2000.
Fearing a terrorist attack during the presidential transition, “Homeland Security officials are working with Congress to ensure that the Senate moves quickly to confirm a key Cabinet nominee.” The top senators on the Senate Homeland Security Committee are now arguing “that the DHS secretary must be bumped up to top priority, and the secretary should be confirmed on or close to Inauguration Day.”
CentCom Commander Gen. David Petraeus “has decided to reduce the number of U.S. combat brigades in Iraq from 15 to 14 about six weeks earlier than planned, as a result of dramatically lower violence there.” A brigade from the 10th Mountain Division “was scheduled to go to Iraq in its place [but] will instead deploy to Afghanistan.”
Ambassador Ryan Crocker hosted 250 Iraqi officials at the first event in the new American embassy in Baghdad, which cost half a billion dollars and has not yet officially opened. He reminded his guests, “Our president today is George Bush, and he will be our president for the next two and a half months,” and said the size of the embassy reflects America’s long-term “commitment to democracy in Iraq.”
And finally: Juror 11 is ready to tell all. This person was one of the jurors in the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK), who was eventually found guilty on seven felony counts. Now, this juror has decided to start a blog, telling how he or she became Juror 11 and the story behind the missing juror: “Through out the trial and deliberations I had to check my emotions at the door and reserve my comments, but now that it is over let the flood begin!”
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A group of conservative power brokers are meeting today in Virginia to “discuss the future of the movement and the GOP.” Convened by Brent Bozwell, head of the right-wing Media Research Center, the meeting will include “roughly twenty leaders” and “conservative political and media strategists.”
Obstruct, obfuscate, exaggerate, lie with aplomb and smear with passion.
They never had an original idea in their lives.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:05 amGOP MESS AMERICA...
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November 6th, 2008 at 9:07 amThe Grunting Old Prevaricators have a long road ahead of them to get back to the principles of Abraham Lincoln.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:09 amI doubt that the current crop of Boners, Blounts, McIIIrds and Mittens are up for it.
Yesterday, after a wrap-up meeting with his campaign advisers in the morning, John McCain talked about what he’ll do next. “He’s thinking about the future and getting engaged with the Senate again,” senior adviser Charlie Black said.
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"Getting engaged with the Senate again"??? Um...isn't that his JOB??? He's got another two years left on his current Senate term, and I would think that going and finishing the job Arizonans expect him to do would be a no-brainer -- not something he has to spend a long time thinking about.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:10 amRe the GOP.
It has bifurcated into distinct and separate political parties. Evidence: the support for Obama coming from such GOP stalwarts as Powell and Hagel, among others.
The McCain candidacy will be looked at as a historical watershed.
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November 6th, 2008 at 9:10 am"Joe Biden is eyeing Walter Mondale – not Dick Cheney – as a vice presidential role model."
Not surprising. I cant think of any intelligent educated knowledgeable rational person who have Cheney as VP role model
November 6th, 2008 at 9:12 amAmbassador Ryan Crocker hosted 250 Iraqi officials at the first event in the new American embassy in Baghdad, which cost half a billion dollars and has not yet officially opened. He reminded his guests, “Our president today is George Bush, and he will be our president for the next two and a half months,” and said the size of the embassy reflects America’s long-term “commitment to democracy in Iraq.”
I'm thinking it has more to do with Cheney's commitment to the contractors' bottom line.
p.s. - Ryan, baby, you're aptly named; your assertion is a crock - “Our president today is" the smallest man on the planet.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:12 amLincoln was assassinated by a guy who if he were alive today would be a Republican. There never is a going back. I see a Republican Conservative Party (largely in the South) and a Moderate-Liberal Republican Party ( in the North and West).
At least that’s what my crystal ball says…
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November 6th, 2008 at 9:13 amIf what I've read is accurate, congratulations to our Oregonian friends in that Senate race.
Coleman & Franken, out of nearly 3 million votes, are separated by less than 500 votes. Early word this morning is that one polling place 'forgot' to call in their numbers to the Sec/State. I don't know if it's a 'blue' district, but I'm hoping that's the case.
Chambliss appears to be holding on by a thread; hope that turns around.
I hope Obama doesn't pick too many Dem Senators for his admin. I think Daschle would be a good pick for a cabinet position, though. He got railroaded by the Right in SD, but it was nice to see Tim Johnson re-elected. SD also defeated an outrageous abortion bill, set up by outsiders to challenge Roe V Wade.
Still smiling!
November 6th, 2008 at 9:13 am"Conservative political and media strategists" will craft their attack plan on the Obama Presidency. They'll have him failing before he even takes office.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:13 amgreenpagan Says:
Lincoln was assassinated by a guy who if he were alive today would be a Republican.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:13 am
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I'm not so sure about that. He was an actor, after all...
November 6th, 2008 at 9:16 amMornin Joe Scarface was already on the attack about Rahm 'botching' his press conference, and Obama 'stumbling' out of the gate. And, yes, Michelle's dress was pretty wierd, looked like a black widow outfit, but who actually gives a half a shit about that crap anymore? Faux?
November 6th, 2008 at 9:17 am“Getting engaged with the Senate again”??? Um…isn’t that his JOB??? He’s got another two years left on his current Senate term, and I would think that going and finishing the job Arizonans expect him to do would be a no-brainer — not something he has to spend a long time thinking about.
And he's going to have to produce something with his name on it, right quick, to get it through the legislative process in time to be used in two years time, for a Senate campaign.
It's also going to be a very hard sell to his constituents, that he's the right man to deal with Obama.
I'm guessing his "no earmark" reputation is going to be taking a hit, for the cause.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:17 amRegarding nomination and confirmation of the DHS Secretary:
Inside-the-Beltway chatter before the election listed several possibilities Obama might tap to be his DHS chief, including 9/11 Commission member and former Rep. Tim Roemer (D-Ind.); James Lee Witt, former President Clinton’s Federal Emergency Management Agency director; New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly; and Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D). Napolitano was named to Obama’s transition advisory board on Wednesday.
Raymond Kelly would be one of the absolutely worst choices, Google the 2004 Republican National Convention. Many problems with out-of-control police actions, including illegally fingerprinting 1500 protesters that had been arrested. My choice would be James Witt. Experienced and not a danger to our civil liberties.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:19 amI think now, in many aspects, we can begin to say
November 6th, 2008 at 9:19 am"Mission accomplished"
and it will have real meaning.
The divisions between the GOP rightwing and the GOP moderates is as great as the division between the southern Dems and the rest of the Democratic Party during the Civil Rights Era. They are probably beyond any long-term reconciliation. That type of thing isn't unusual. There are great and growing cultural differences within both major political parties. That's just a natural part of the sociological dynamic.
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November 6th, 2008 at 9:19 amstateofthedivision Says:
“Conservative political and media strategists” will craft their attack plan on the Obama Presidency. They’ll have him failing before he even takes office.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:13 am
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Of course they will. They're now going to blame Obama for every day the Dow is down and every bump in the economic road and every bad weather day and every bad hair day and every time they fail to piss champagne and shit rainbows.
However, all the "real Americans" I talk to realize that there's a long road ahead, much work to be done, and that Obama is not going to just wave a magic wand and fix everything.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:20 amwhatever happened to
tracy__5?
he was the troll who
claimed to be a architect
in case you forgot.
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did you he leave the
country after the election?
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thank you.
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November 6th, 2008 at 9:21 amToo bad Michael Crichton died before he could finish his last book. It was about reconstruction dinosaurs from fossilized remains and then something goes horribly wrong. Title: GOP Park.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:21 amimpeachcheneythenbush Says:
My choice would be James Witt. Experienced and not a danger to our civil liberties.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:19 am
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What about Richard Clarke? I hope he gets some sort of antiterrorism coordinator position...
November 6th, 2008 at 9:22 am“Our president today is George Bush, and he will be our president for the next two and a half months...”
And that's fair warning!
November 6th, 2008 at 9:25 amhussein toasterhead @ #11 says:
So was Reagan...
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November 6th, 2008 at 9:27 am"Zooey Says:
“Our president today is George Bush, and he will be our president for the next two and a half months…”
And that’s fair warning!"
More like a threat.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:27 amgreenpagan Says:
So was Reagan…
November 6th, 2008 at 9:27 am
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Ay, good point...
November 6th, 2008 at 9:28 amUnemployment BENEFITS did NOT reach a 25-year high. Unemployment CLAIMANTS did, and the number is going up, daily and steadily and, for a while at least, irreversibly.
Because the Depression caused by the Busheviks has yet to strike in full force. Sometime around Jan 1, I expect...
November 6th, 2008 at 9:28 amFearing a terrorist attack during the presidential transition, “Homeland Security officials are working with Congress to ensure that the Senate moves quickly to confirm a key Cabinet nominee.” The top senators on the Senate Homeland Security Committee are now arguing “that the DHS secretary must be bumped up to top priority, and the secretary should be confirmed on or close to Inauguration Day.”
I suppose this is a necessary CYA move for the party, but, IMO, the DHS will have little actual effect on potential terrorist attacks. It ought to be abolished or renamed the Department of Shampoo Inspectors.
Give the job of police work back to the FBI; and the job of intelligence gathering to experienced CIA agents and civil servants. We don't need another layer of bureaucracy, we need intelligent actors and competent management in pre-existing bureaus. More humint and Arabic linguists would be nice.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:29 amthe Lone Voice of Reason @ #19 says:
Am I correct in believing he didn't agree with theories of Global Warming?
BTW -- Eaters of the Dead (about the historical basis for the Beowulf epic poem) was the only thing I ever read of his.
The guy was sort of our Jules Verne/H.G. Wells.
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November 6th, 2008 at 9:31 am“Our president today is George Bush, and he will be our president for the next two and a half months”
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How lame is a lame duck when his spokesmen has to REMIND the people that he's still President?
At least he's not trying to prove his "relevance" by doing stupid vetoes anymore.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:31 amWhat about Richard Clarke? I hope he gets some sort of antiterrorism coordinator position…
November 6th, 2008 at 9:22 am
Clarke was an early Bushie. He's no civil libertarian. He quit the Busheviks when he thought they ignored him, not because they were "going in the wrong direction."
November 6th, 2008 at 9:31 amcavjam Says:
Give the job of police work back to the FBI; and the job of intelligence gathering to experienced CIA agents and civil servants. We don’t need another layer of bureaucracy, we need intelligent actors and competent management in pre-existing bureaus. More humint and Arabic linguists would be nice.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:29 am
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True. But we also need coordination and communication between these bureaus, so we don't have the kind of stovepiping and turf warfare between the FBI and CIA that led up to 9/11. Whether we need an actual bureaucracy to do that is, of course, open to debate.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:32 amCentCom Commander Gen. David Petraeus “has decided to reduce the number of U.S. combat brigades in Iraq from 15 to 14 about six weeks earlier than planned, as a result of dramatically lower violence there.” A brigade from the 10th Mountain Division “was scheduled to go to Iraq in its place [but] will instead deploy to Afghanistan.”
Petraeus is bowing to political reality, and adjusting strategy for a new boss. Bush can't do a thing about it either, since he's boxed himself in with previous statements about "listenin' to the generals."
November 6th, 2008 at 9:32 amConvened by Brent Bozwell, head of the right-wing Media Research Center
Shouldn't that be Bozell, aka Buckley's wingnut welfare nephew?
Either way, if the righties think a guy like Bozell, someone terminally drugged up on the librul media bong, has answers to their problems, then they can probably look forward to completing the Bush legacy of total GOP destruction.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:32 amToo bad Michael Crichton died
Am I correct in believing he didn’t agree with theories of Global Warming?
He wrote a book which was extremely critical of the idea, but whether he himself believed it was a fraud is unclear, i think...he wrote for an audience...the book didn't sell all that well, iirc...
November 6th, 2008 at 9:33 amColeman & Franken, out of nearly 3 million votes, are separated by less than 500 votes. Early word this morning is that one polling place ‘forgot’ to call in their numbers to the Sec/State. I don’t know if it’s a ‘blue’ district, but I’m hoping that’s the case.
This is crazy and I don't believe it; it doesn't make any sense. And there will be a recount no matter what.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:34 amYesterday, talk show host and LGBT activist Ellen DeGeneres put out a statement saying she is “saddened beyond belief” that California voters approved a ban on marriage equality.
I read somewhere yesterday that advocates actually think this might turn out to be a good thing. This is the first court case on gay marriage where an initiative overturned the right for gays to marry. They feel that is going to give them a good case. It is so sad that we live in a country that thinks it's OK to discriminate against anyone.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:35 amthe Lone Voice of Reason Says:
“Zooey Says:
“Our president today is George Bush, and he will be our president for the next two and a half months…”
And that’s fair warning!”
More like a threat.
More like a diversion, it's Dick not George who runs the show.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:36 ambarfly Says:
Bush can’t do a thing about it either, since he’s boxed himself in with previous statements about “listenin’ to the generals.”
November 6th, 2008 at 9:32 am
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Ah yes. Cause if George W. Bush has shown us one thing over the last eight years, it's that he's a man of his word who always keeps his promises...
November 6th, 2008 at 9:36 amYesterday, talk show host and LGBT activist Ellen DeGeneres put out a statement saying she is “saddened beyond belief” that California voters approved a ban on marriage equality. Gay marriage backers have also filed three lawsuits asking the California Supreme Court to overturn Proposition 8.
My thoughts are with Ellen and others sidelined by abject bigotry.
The right has been clinging to this "victory" in light of their massive losses elsewhere. I don't care who voted for this proposition -- Latino, white, black, etc. -- you're supposed to treat others how you'd like to be treated. It's a simple rule, if you'd like for others to be accepting and tolerant of your presence, then don't stand in someone else's way in their bid for a decent quality of life.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:37 amYesterday, talk show host and LGBT activist Ellen DeGeneres put out a statement saying she is “saddened beyond belief” that California voters approved a ban on marriage equality.
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I'm also saddened, but I think I'm more angry. The backers of Proposition 8 got it passed on lies. Lies like "your school-age children are going to be indoctrinated on homosexuality" and "Priests, pastors, and rabbis are going to be required to marry same-sex couples."
I don't know whether I'm angrier at the liars for telling these whoppers, our legal system for allowing them to get away with it, or the voters for believing this crap.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:37 amtokin librul Says:
Too bad Michael Crichton died
Am I correct in believing he didn’t agree with theories of Global Warming?
He wrote a book which was extremely critical of the idea, but whether he himself believed it was a fraud is unclear, i think…he wrote for an audience…the book didn’t sell all that well, iirc…
I don't think there was any doubt at all that Crichton completely rejected both the concept of Global Warming and any human contribution to significant climate change. The book was a terribly-written piece of agitprop completely lacking in the storytelling ability he'd demonstrated in his other novels.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:38 amAh yes. Cause if George W. Bush has shown us one thing over the last eight years, it’s that he’s a man of his word who always keeps his promises.
Well, today he is a man, freed of all political responsibility, so he might try some last bit of prankish mischief, but demonstrably go against Petreaus?
Not likely.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:39 am“Our president today is George Bush, and he will be our president for the next two and a half months,” and said the size of the embassy reflects America’s long-term “commitment to a long term occupation of Iraq.”
There, I fixed it for them. I wonder what Obama is going to do about that monstrosity.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:42 amhussein toasterhead @ #11 says:
"Re: Lincoln was assassinated by a guy who if he were alive today would be a Republican.
I’m not so sure about that. He was an actor, after all…"
"So was Reagan…"
Lest we forget Fred Thompson, Ahnold Schwarzeneger, Charlie Heston, Ricky Schroeder, James Woods, Bo Derek, and Chuck Norris!
November 6th, 2008 at 9:42 am"Yesterday, talk show host and LGBT activist Ellen DeGeneres put out a statement saying she is “saddened beyond belief” that California voters approved a ban on marriage equality. Gay marriage backers have also filed three lawsuits asking the California Supreme Court to overturn Proposition 8."
From the link:
"The magnitude here is that you are effectively rendering equal protection a nullity if a simple majority can so easily carve an exception into it," she said. "Equal protection is supposed to prevent the targeting and subjugation of a minority group by a simple majority vote."
And couple that with NYC Mayor Bloomberg who only Tuesday, subverted the democratic process (twice over) when he strong armed the NYC council to overturn the term limits amendment to the NYC Constitution that was re-ratified twice in recent years by popular votes. In fact it was reason we were able to shrug off the fascist shackles of the Gooliani administration. He left because of term limits. Even HE did not feel compelled to have to stay at the helm of the city, and this was 1 month after 9/11. But Bloomberg, oh he is such a savant that he MUST stay at the helm through this financial crisis. He, if you are such a friggin financial genious, where were you BEFORE it happened.
Proposition 8 is a blatant unconsitutional concept. It is the same as the other struck down state Amendment that was passed against inter-racial marriage. You CANNOT carve out protection for one at the expense of others PERIOD.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:43 amHow about no rights for left-handed people. Is that good? SO stupid on it face. And it really was the Mormons from UTAH who pumped this piece of crap legislation up. Even with today's SCOTUS, THEY WOULD HAVE TO SHOOT THIS THING DOWN.
barfly Says:
Well, today he is a man, freed of all political responsibility, so he might try some last bit of prankish mischief, but demonstrably go against Petreaus?
Not likely.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:39 am
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I wouldn't expect it either, but not because he's honor-bound by his own words. I'd chalk it up to pure laziness. The man's just sick of all this presidenting stuff and wants to get back to fishing and golfing and clearing brush. I predict he'll be cruising through the next 2 1/2 months on senioritis alone.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:44 amWHen did Ricky Schroeder, James Woods, Bo Derek, and Chuck Norris become guv employees? Did I miss something?
November 6th, 2008 at 9:45 amZimzone Says:
If what I’ve read is accurate, congratulations to our Oregonian friends in that Senate race.
I hope Obama doesn’t pick too many Dem Senators for his admin. I think Daschle would be a good pick for a cabinet position, though.
I knew Merkely was going to win and so did Gordon Smith. The remaining votes to be counted were in Multnomah and Lane counties and both are a couple of the most liberal counties in the state. That's why Gordo did't declare victory the way Coleman did. I don't think that Obama is going to pull any Democratic Senator unless it is a state where the Governor appoints a replacement and the governor is a Democrat. It wouldn't make any sense to take away from the majority in the Senate we worked so hard for.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:49 am"...the new American embassy in Baghdad, which cost half a billion dollars and has not yet officially opened. He reminded his guests, “Our president today is George Bush, and he will be our president for the next two and a half months,”"
Seems like if he has all that time on his hands, he could have shown up for the gala...
"...the size of the embassy reflects America’s long-term “commitment to democracy in Iraq.”"
Size matters most to the militarists...
November 6th, 2008 at 9:49 amPalin as President -- HELL NO!!
Check out Barack as President.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:50 am#hussein toasterhead Says:
I predict he’ll be cruising through the next 2 1/2 months on senioritis alone.
I'm hoping you are right. Two and a half months is a lot of time to do bad things. I'm hoping that Bush doesn't want to further damage his legacy by doing something stupid ow.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:50 amHas anyone taken a looksee at the number of State Legislatures that are Dem? Can we get ERA (including gays) passed already? I think it about DAMN TIME.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:51 amIt is time for some SERIOUS AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION..
November 6th, 2008 at 9:52 am34, impeachceneythenbush,
You are correct. State law here includes an automatic recount.
I also agree with you that 'this is crazy'. It is. So is Coleman.
My math shows them separated by 17 thousandths of 1 percent.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:53 amTrouble is, State law doesn't begin the recount until 11-18 at the earliest, so we won't know an outcome for a few weeks. Franken has not conceded, but Coleman, of course, has claimed victory.
Great link.....I find nothing hidden.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:58 amBilbo Hussein Baggins Says:
It is so sad that we live in a country that thinks it’s OK to discriminate against anyone.
I don't believe that it is our country, or even the majority of our country, who feel this way. It is that minority group, almost completely consisting of "Christians", who believe that discriminatory policy is acceptable, just, and fair. Their inabilty to honestly present a case for these bigoted positions, relying instead on misinformation and outright lies, demonstrates just how morally bankrupt these people really are. The core of the republican party, and continuing on that old theme: fear, fear, fear.
November 6th, 2008 at 10:03 ammisshusseinmolly Says:
I don’t know whether I’m angrier at the liars for telling these whoppers, our legal system for allowing them to get away with it, or the voters for believing this crap.
Who I am angry with are the people who bought the lies and allowed them to influence their vote. I lived in California for 55 years and I always thought of it's residents as being a bit above average in intelligence. I guess I was wrong.
The good thing is that this initiative did not nullify all the marriages that have already occurred in California. I also think it is going to lose in a court battle.
November 6th, 2008 at 10:06 amAlecto Says:
Has anyone taken a looksee at the number of State Legislatures that are Dem? Can we get ERA (including gays) passed already? I think it about DAMN TIME.
Since we still haven't passed an ERA protecting women from discrimination, I doubt we will see one for Gays in our lifetime.
November 6th, 2008 at 10:11 amSome good picks for Obama would be:
Homeland security Willian Ahers
Congress preacher guy Jeramiah Wright
Sorry I couldn't resist.
November 6th, 2008 at 10:23 amClarke was an early Bushie. He’s no civil libertarian. He quit the Busheviks when he thought they ignored him, not because they were “going in the wrong direction.”
Actually, Clark was a carry over from the Clinton Administration.
November 6th, 2008 at 10:31 amI don’t think there was any doubt at all that Crichton completely rejected both the concept of Global Warming and any human contribution to significant climate change. The book was a terribly-written piece of agitprop completely lacking in the storytelling ability he’d demonstrated in his other novels.
Yes, and I remember James Inhoff (recently reelected!) holding this book up in the Senate and quoting from it!!
November 6th, 2008 at 10:33 amNice Zooey!
Great update on a wonderful site!
Unemployment benefits reached a 25-year high, jumping by 122,000 to 3.84 million in late October. It is the “highest level since late February 1983,” according to the Labor Department.
Where's Parodyll the Failure to claims this is president elect Obama's fault.
(By the by, typing "president elect" in front of Obama's name is pretty damn cool. And satisfying!)
And finally, I again ask, what is the gay agenda that I should be so worked up about? I mean, we've got jobless rates at a 45 year high, our citizens going hungry, going homeless. We have a quagmire in Iraq. Children being abused, being abducted, being murdered. Crooks in our government getting re-elected. A stock market in turmoil. Middle class citizens watching their retirement funding fly away.
November 6th, 2008 at 11:13 am...And we're concerned about "gay marriages"???
That is seriously fcked up!
Just sayin...
typo
45 year high should be 25 year, as evident by the above paragraph.
DOH!
November 6th, 2008 at 11:14 amWhat happens to the embassy when we leave the country?
November 6th, 2008 at 11:29 amhussein toasterhead Says:
greenpagan Says:
Lincoln was assassinated by a guy who if he were alive today would be a Republican.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:13 am
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I’m not so sure about that. He was an actor, after all…
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So was Ronnie Raygun.
November 6th, 2008 at 12:08 pmDRxJ Says:
Where’s Parodyll the Failure to claims this is president elect Obama’s fault.
(By the by, typing “president elect” in front of Obama’s name is pretty damn cool. And satisfying!)
Oh, Daryll is probably off somewhere in that fantasy world of his where Huckabee is the president-elect, or he is getting his meds adjusted by his shrink.
Hehe.
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I would agree with you there. Under Bill Clinton there was a terrorist attack on the WTC and within 4 years, 6 people were tried, convicted, and incarcerated without a DHS or any military involvement.
I think the government just needs to get back to the way it was and have an administration pay attention when good information is brought to them.
I am sure I already know the answer to this but, Do you think Obama will ignore the info from his first top secret intel briefing? I don't, but I remember Bush doing it amost 8 years ago!
November 6th, 2008 at 12:19 pmfletc3her Says:
What happens to the embassy when we leave the country?
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Rumor has it more than a few dispirited, disillusioned GOOPers are planning on leaving the country come 1/20/09, and that Paraguay has already reached its quota...
November 6th, 2008 at 12:21 pmSending out complement's to Unbelievable and other's that wrote great post's today about President elect Obama and our country..We have finelly reached the goal many of us worked so hard for 50 year's ago and some much longer than that...I am proud in the end I cast my ballot for him and did not throw my vote away..
I have noticed in the few short hour's since he won the election a concious mind shift from small town america..We the people have really become we the people again, spirit's have rose like never before in my life time...Like the eagle we can rise above it all and fly together with all our brother's and sister's...Blessings
November 6th, 2008 at 12:50 pmfletc3her says: What happens to the embassy when we leave the country?
Convert it into a hotel, perhaps.
November 6th, 2008 at 12:52 pmSen. Dick Lugar (R-IN) says he isn’t interested in .....
For the record, I, MapleStreet, am not interested in accepting a cabinet post of Secretary of Treasury.
I know everyone was asking about me.
November 6th, 2008 at 2:01 pmi thought so... f.y.i.:
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November 6th, 2008 at 2:27 pmBorn in Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1930s, where he was an actor, president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), and a spokesman for General Electric (GE). His start in politics occurred during his work for GE; originally a member of the Democratic Party, he switched to the Republican Party in 1962, at the age of 51.
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From DemocracyNow.org:
"...Lawrence Summers, who headed the Treasury under President Bill Clinton. Summers resigned as president of Harvard University two years ago amidst uproar over his suggestion that women have less innate scientific ability than men. In 1991, while working as chief economist for the World Bank, Summers wrote an infamous memo that advocated exporting the pollution of industrialized countries to the third world, which he called “underpolluted.”
November 6th, 2008 at 5:05 pm