dmac's Comments (283)

“Cool! You know the "facts". I suggest contacting the Justice Dept post haste; they need to hear from you.

So it was Armitage, eh? He wasn't a volunteer Fall Guy? Not Wilson himself? Not Bush/Cheney? Cheney/Bush weren't at all concerned about what Wilson had written about the real reasons for invading Iraq, the whole shift to outing Wilson's wife was just a happy coincidence? How did you cut through that particular knot, one wonders.

The public doesn't know the "facts". And that says a great deal about the Bush/Cheney administration.”

“Not giving wiki any credence, but there are thousands of Federal bureaucrats who have "more Federal government work" experience than Obama. Which of them shall we elect President?

You're defending the indefensible.”

“You need some perspective here. And some logic. Ms Cheney was spewing complete nonsense, again, as if the Bush Administration never happened.

Did you mean any of the President's speeches or the Nobel acceptance speech? Did you hear his speech and, if so, what do you think needed to be "fact checked"? Try to make sense.

And did you call George Bush (either one) "B" or do you just use the diminutive with Obama? Gee, I wonder why.....”

“"Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating".

Or do you have your own definition, Humpty Dumpty?”

“Were you being forced to write an article? And this was the best you could do?

Most toys are junk. Some are fun junk, some not. No kids, eh?

Hate styrofoam myself, but disposable dinner ware, cheap, certainly makes a large party easier. Or one could just go our and buy 50 plates and 100 glasses. And wash them. And store them. Sure.

Multiples on flashlights and reading glasses? Great idea! Even if one person does not have use for all of them, some of us have friends to share with.

Nope, not a good job here.”

“Hyberbole is the best thing ever.”

“I don't recall anyone saying "planned". I do recall the ignoring of evidence as passed along by the Clinton Administration. ("There, you've covered your a$$" report). I even know that the investigation of Hassan' and his e-mail buddy started last year during Bush's administration; so who gets absolved by your logic?

And even Liberals have questioned Obama about the wars, the economy, and a whole lotta other things starting this summer. Which was before September.

And absolutely NONE of that is an excuse to say what she said. Her comment was at best moronic.”

“Isn't she of the political party who advertised heavily on the Never Forget theme?

Oooops.

I was always amused by that notion, as if in ten or fifteen years someone would say, "Remember whe those planes crashed into the WTC?" And someone would reply, "No, refresh my memory."

It seems I was wrong........”

“They don't listen; they wait to talk.

Well, they don't always wait.....”

“You haven't been paying close enough attention. 9/11 was Clinton's fault; the economic meltdown AND the deficit are Obama's fault. And we're closing in on the aftermath of Katrina being Obama's fault, too.”

“Well played.

An American Idol pre-fab pop star chooses to go all obvious and edgy (oooo) -- while staying true to his "Is It Still The '80's?" persona. Hey, the staging took attention away from his mediocre talent. And he got to capitalize on his orientation.

Had no clue it would cause controversy? He was counting on it.”

“Between tainted Bonds MVP awards and the travesty of Howard's 2006 selection, Pujols should have a case full of these by now. Let's hope he has many more years to add to the collection.

Well deserved, AP.”

“Well, you could say few if any were about the campaign. How many pages of the book were about Palin's paranoid fantasies about how everybody else was responsible for her own inadequacies? Pretty close to 400.”

“Yup. Autographed Palin books on eBay (currently, there are 100) are going for $75 - $100.

I wonder if anyone honestly answered the 'why are you here' question with 'to clear $95 bucks on eBay".”

“But "she's just like us".

Which to them, is apparently a Good Thing. (sigh)”

“Quite. It was telling the way the interviewer slipped in that "are you afraid there won't be enough white people to vote for her" in there, and the old guy took it as a perfectly natural part of the conversation.

Sad, sad, sad.”

“From your link:
"Fifty-five percent of all Iowa residents, including Democrats, hold an unfavorable opinion of Palin, according to the poll, while only 8 percent say they are unsure about her. " What were the choices? Only Pro, Con, & Unsure? Was there a Neutral? The information is incomplete and therefore pretty meaningless.

Lies, dam (sic) lies, and statistics, as Mark Twain said; they can be used to "prove" most points. How many people in Iowa identify themselves as Republicans? That "as many as 68%" (is that like 'discounts up to 75%'?) does mean "as much as 68%" of XX% of the population.

The number shrinks.........”

“A nutshell ---- a most appropriate receptacle.”

“The Tort Reform MadLib is a way to make the arguement against health care reform sound more reasonable. Unfortunately, the facts don't substantiate the claim that tort reform will have a major impact on health costs:

There hasn't been a big (or any) drop in medical costs in the states that have modified their tort laws, or maybe those patients just lost legal rights but din't gain lower costs? Medical malpractice claims, inflation-adjusted, are down 45 percent since 2000. Yet there has been no corresponding drop in health-care costs. Medical malpractice premiums are less than half of one percent of the country’s overall health care costs. Medical malpractice claims are a mere one-fifth of one percent of health care costs and at no time in more than 30 years have premiums and claims have never been greater than 1% of our nation’s health care costs. Medical malpractice insurer profits are higher than the rest of the property casualty industry, which has been remarkably profitable over the last five years. So Conservatives are upset about lawyers' profits but are quite happy about the insurance companies'?”

“I was pleasantly surprised that Dobbs took the mariachi band with grace (and then I remembered Dobbs belongs on Fox, but isn't actually Beck).

Jon absolutely nailed it, particularly the 'limited government' line ---- perfectly, succinctly put.

But, of course, no real answers from Dodd. Any of our resident RWers got a response to the Big Government, Hitler-Fascist-Communist reaction, or why, indeed, so much hair is burning amongst the Right?”

“Do you think its...its....Sarah?”

“I'll see your snide nitpick and raise you:

There is no evidence that Marie Antoinette ever said the oft-quoted phrase. It was a common theme even when she was a nipper. Rousseau used it in his writings, for example.

Had she said it, she would not have used the word brioche (bun), but gateaux (cake).

Careful when you attack anyone's "education"; yours might be showing as well.”

“You're here.

And any number of RW members.

Unlike Katherine Harris, we let everybody vote here.”

“Her supporters believe her when she talks. Heck, they may even understand her sentences.”

“Ah, but Tina is smart and funny.....and those are attractive qualities.”