OmnesOmnibus's Comments (221)

“And as we subsidize Israel to the tune of about 3 billion a year, we are indirectly subsidizing their universal health care.”

“As much as I believe Lieberman to be a shameless turncoat to the values for which he had been elected and at one point nominated to be vice president (!!), and the fact that he is a bought-and-paid-for handmaiden of the big insurance companies, I do not believe for a minute that he is a traitor to the United States as you scurrillously suggest.

You'd better be ready to back up a statement like that, Slick.”

“Joe Liebermann is a traitor & he will vote 4 anyone who agrees with his agenda to take America to war again in order to protect Israel .he's trying to tell the people that he cares about America and
says that giving health care to Americans is very expensive but it's OK to spend Billions of $$$$$$$$
on his wars for Israel....­..SHAMELES­S !”

“Hardly.

The WH has been spinning AGAINST the public option for months now.

All accounts suggest that they are still favoring the trigger.

This is backed up by the fact that they have still yet to come out in support of the vigorous public option with no trigger.

I think the Obamabots may prove to be even more the historic revisionists than the Bush supporters were.”

“Yeah right.”

“Co-signed.”

“the problem with your argument is that there is question about whether health care reform will happen... it will...

rather than fighting for what is right though, obama is sitting back so he can take credit for the reform no matter what it looks like in the final passage...”

“Great point! Thanks!”

“I like your big picture thinking. Not much of that in the blogosphere these days.”

“If you think "Obama is doing fine, thank you", you have yet to come up for air. Take your head out of the sand.”

“sure, he's having a real good time....he­'s fine OK...

not that's he's doing much for the rest of us...”

“What they really mean is that there is no upside for THEM. After all, doesn't the world revolve around Joe?”

“Absolutely!! Faved!”

“kinda like going hunting with Cheney?”

“I'm sure there is a method to his madness. They also mentioned that the administration would like to get a democrat in his seat. That apparently was another reason why he was nominated.”

“" . . . are there no reliable Democrats in the military arena?"

Apparently not.”

“mbondr1 is correct. This whole thing is about hearts and minds. The Taliban isn't really that interested in the hearts and minds of half their population (women and girls). All either side would have to do to win the strategic part would be to get electricity, clean water, food, education, and basic government services to the people who lack those things. Whoever does those things the quickest wins. Since neither side seems to be aware of those tactics, they will continue to employ the wrong tactics (more fighting). Soon, we may have to concede Afghanistan to whichever is strongest (the Taliban or Karzai's Kabul-based government {which barely exists outside of Kabul). The end-game is the same in whatever country gets invaded by whomever, whenever: Getting the people what they need. Without that strategy, you can fight until nobody is left and still lose the war. When people go without, they blame it on the government and side with the anti-government forces. If the only school in your province is run by the Taliban, you send your kids (not the girls) there. If the only school is a Karzai government school, you send them there. In this case, the Taliban are making an error, but there are enough f#ck-ups to go around on both sides.”

“....yes, I fear the day when the massive Pakistani armies invade us from both coasts.”

“Tell it like it is! the guy is an A H!”

“No time for parties.

He has a real job and papers to grade. He does this work because he loves his country like all liberals do; --while others are doing everything to sell off the assets of this beautiful land we live on while taking up residence in Dubai and spending their lives at the gaming tables laughing at the proletariat back home.”

“Agreed.”

“You and Justtellthetruth have put your fingers on the central problem of our foreign policy -- the fact that our most dangerous challenge is being managed to suit the wishes of an internal political force being directed by Israel rather than in terms of the nation's national interest.

The defeat of Charles Freeman's nomination -- as far as I can tell the only independent voice encouraged on the Obama administration, illustrates the power of this profoundly destructive lobby.

Now israel is appointing a bald-faced fascist as its foreign minister. Will the administration bow and scrape to this outrageous individual? I'd put money on it.

Would love to be wrong, but I think this is all headed for more war, more violence, and a tighter grip by the israeli lobby on the American press and political process.

Welcome to occupied America and its Web-friendly Vichy government.”

“Oh please. She is a bored housewife with no qualifications who thinks she should be given the job because of her name.

Aside to Caroline Kennedy: shut up and go home. If you're bored, get a hobby--besides selling out the people of New York state.”

“Left Gatekeeper extraordinaire”

“Caroline is a pal of Maureen Dowd's. Maureen says as much in her column.”

“he is more qualified than Obama.”

“Al's incredibly talented. Do you know any untalented writers/performers that have lasted in show biz nearly 40 years? Doubt it. But then you seem to be the type that doesn't care whether or not you know what you are talking about before you post.”

“Evidently you have never read it.”

“He is way more intelligent than st ronnie the B actor moroon.”

“as compared to the "not very taIented" chim.py-in-chief currently shiiting aII over the ovaI office????”

“as compared to the "not very talented" chimpy-in-chief currently shiiting all over the oval office????”

“About as qualified as the faux cowboy playing El Presidente for the past 8 years.”

“What are the qualifications to be senator? Do you know?”

“Like his Harvard education, his best-selling books, his firm grasp of the issues, his studious regard for the truth and his other qualifications?”

“Then she should have run for office before this. Braved public disapproval, worked for votes. Not just sailed in when someone appointed her.

Maybe it's because I wasn't alive back when people became infatuated with JFK, but I have a problem with this.”

“"It's doubtful that Obama would be the next President if it weren't for Caroline Kennedy."

Every place Caroline campaigned for Obama during the primaries, Obama lost in.”

“How is she smarter and more informed? She has never shown herself to be an intellectual.”