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McCain Sets Timetable For Getting Out Of Iraq

Good analogy. The Republican party is underwater. But unlike Repub leaders, dolphins have a level of intelligence approaching that of human beings. posted 05/15/2008 at 12:21:51

McCain is saying we'll be done by 2013 because we will have beaten al-Qaida by then. Some questions:

1) Does McCain think al-Qaida is the problem in Baghdad? Does he not understand the problem is about 1% al-Qaida and about 99% sectarian violence?
2) What does "winning" mean? Does it mean the violence will come to an end?
3) What if we DON'T "win" on time? Will McCain pull out before the job is done?
4) Hasn't McCain spent the last five years saying that setting a deadline merely emboldens our enemies and demoralizes our troops? How is this plan not an utterly hypocritical flip-flop born out of desperation? posted 05/15/2008 at 12:16:15

Bush Asked If He Feels Sorry For Clinton

I wonder if George H.W. Bush is sorry he put his son in the Oval Office, only to see W sh*t all over him. posted 05/14/2008 at 14:14:02

Sure, and Bush's photo makes him look like a CEO on a winning streak. Who says cameras don't lie? posted 05/14/2008 at 14:10:09

Barack Obama and Israel: More GOP Lies

I remember the Mideast before Carter. It was a lush green land where flowers bloomed among the oil derricks painted in polka dots and paisley. Sunni and Shiite, Jewish and Christian people heldblock parties with potluck dinners. There was no Farsi or Arabic word for 'war' or 'gun' because the blissful Middle East knew nothing of these things. Then that damned Carter ruined everything. posted 05/14/2008 at 09:36:35

The Bipartisanship Scam

House members get two-year terms, not six.

Term limits for politicians would make lobbyists even more powerful, since they would be the only ones with more than 12 years experience in Washington. (And what do you think term-limited pols would be doing, anyway?)

I'd rather look for ways to level the playing field so incumbents wouldn't be re-elected 98% of the time. posted 05/13/2008 at 13:51:47

Bill: "I Didn't Come Here To Ask You To Vote For My Wife"

'Hi I'm Bill...I have no self control over my evil thoughts and deeds...Hi Bill...' LOL!

I thought the "tensions are up" comment was the most pathetic thing I've heard. Bill, this isn't the missiles of October. It's not even the general election. Is getting your wife the nomination more important to you than anything she would accomplish in office. Wait, don't answer that -- I know the answer and that's what's pathetic. posted 05/05/2008 at 11:40:37

I'll pray for her soul. Hillary, it's not to late to repent your campaign sins! Can I get an amen? posted 05/05/2008 at 10:39:31

My Friend's Son Killed in Iraq: By Contractors and U.S. Agency?

Mini-fridge. If yer gonna lie, go for broke. posted 05/05/2008 at 11:53:28

OK up until the last four words. The US Supreme Court made GWB POTUS in '00. In '04, it was Diebold. posted 05/05/2008 at 11:51:28

I'm going out on a limb here to say that hopeless277 is being facetious. posted 05/05/2008 at 11:47:13

McCain Implies Iraq War Is For Oil: Watch Video

It's not a surprise that oil is at the root of all policy and action regarding the Middle East. That doesn't mean Iraq is a war for oil, it means oil dependence is a piece in the puzzle that, if removed, would make our problems in the Middle East go away. McCain can't say this though, because 1) he's about as articulate as GWB, and 2) his voter base can't grasp any idea that won't fit on a bumper sticker. posted 05/05/2008 at 18:48:35

If Hillary gets the nomination, I'm writing in 26eaj24! posted 05/05/2008 at 18:40:30

Clinton Adviser Claims Indiana Slur Video Is Conspiracy

Not "maybe" -- he did say it. But as he notes in the article, he wasn't referring to residents, he was talking about the pollsters. I'm also an Obama supporter and I also would like to know who doctored the video. I hope it's just a random nobody who has it in for Clinton. posted 05/02/2008 at 13:46:08

Johnny Come Late-Nightly

The main difference between broadcast-channel and cable-channel comics is that the former--Leno, Letterman, O'Brien--target politicians while the latter--Stewart, Colbert--target the news media.

Most nights, the Daily Show gets its best humor by simply editing together a dozen clips of different pundits using the same cliches to hammer home the same inane points about the same non-issues of the day. It's the TV equivalent of YouTube (without all the dreck).

Leno, on the other hand, basically makes jokes that reinforce the banal media talking points. It may have a bad effect on our political system because lots of people who don't watch the news do watch Leno-O'Brien-Letterman, but who's to blame for that? At most, LOL are a side-effect of a much larger disease. posted 05/01/2008 at 11:30:20

Gates: New US Carrier In Gulf A "Reminder" To Iran

Oh, a reminder. As in:

"Ya got a nice little oil-producing country here. It'd be a shame if anyting were to, y'know, happen to it." posted 04/30/2008 at 10:42:49

Excuse Me, But I Have Something To Say About the Reverend Wright Scandal

Who cares about Wright? If you don't have anything to say about LAPEL PINS, then just shut up. posted 04/30/2008 at 10:36:24

Probing a Political Paradox: Why the Discredited Right Still Sets the Agenda and Dominates the Debate

Placing the blame on corporate media is exactly right but you make it sound more like a vast right-wing conspiracy than it really is. Project Censored (www.projectcensored.org) does a great job of explaining how the corporate model leads to self-censorship even within left-of-center media. As with many things that go wrong in a democratic capitalist society, the breakdown is gradual and mostly unnoticed even by active participants. I believe it started in the mid-90s when media started consolidating and manifested itself during the Clinton-Lewinsky affair and the 2000 election, but it only started to become visible after 9/11, especially during the run-up to the Iraq War. The only mitigating factor has been the rise of Internet media, where refugees from the MSM can still tell the truth. posted 04/29/2008 at 14:40:15

Long Primary Damaging Democrats

She can only run in 2012 if McCain wins this time around. That seems to be her strategy at this point. At some point Dem leaders should make it clear that if she continues this strategy the party will not support her in future runs. I don't think that time has come yet though. Let Indiana and the rest of them vote first. posted 04/24/2008 at 12:23:41

Bill Clinton: Obama "Played The Race Card On Me"... Listen To Audio

The pardons of Marc Rich was my "good riddance" moment for Bill. It showed that his loyalty was to his political contributors and not to the American people. posted 04/22/2008 at 10:40:06

Ten Things to Remember on Tuesday Night

About nine items too many. We just need to remember two things: 1) tomorrow, Obama will still lead in the delegate count and the popular vote, and 2) Clinton is not going to drop out of the race. posted 04/22/2008 at 16:11:43

Hillary Clinton Ad Features Osama Bin Laden: Campaign AdWatch

What association are we supposed to make? Are we connecting Osama bin Laden with Hillary Clinton? Somehow i don't think that was her intent.

Now if you fast-cut back and forth between OBL and Obama I would say yeah, that's waay out of bounds. Here, Osama is just one of many current events (didja notice the Katrina picture, or didjer brain fail to make that association) used to say "we need competent leadership." posted 04/21/2008 at 18:39:21

plbcm's point is that the ad isn't meant to be scary at all. It's a laundry list of the kinds of things that a President has to deal with, and the shot of bin Laden is one of more than a dozen fast cuts. It's 1/2 second at most. Linkins' inference is that Clinton is somehow trying to link Obama with terrorism in a sinister way, and that's just not the case here. This is just a slightly more positive way of delivering the "3 am phone call" message. It's the best argument Clinton has, weak as it may be. posted 04/21/2008 at 18:33:34

Michael Moore Endorses Obama, Calls Clinton Tactics "Disgusting"

Clinton would have sailed to the nomination but a better candidate came along. posted 04/22/2008 at 09:15:00

Could even hurt Obama in the general election. Being best buddies with Farrakhan is one thing, but getting Michael Moore's endorsement is like getting a valentine from bin Laden. posted 04/22/2008 at 09:06:11

A few months Moore was dismissing Obama as an unknown neophyte. At the time, Edwards was saying all the labor-friendly things Moore likes, and Moore fell hard for Edwards' line.

I've been for Obama from the start, and I agree that some of Clinton's campaign tactics have been unfair. It's a campaign she should have won, she's losing, she's going to throw an elbow or two. Moore shouldn't crucify her for it. posted 04/22/2008 at 09:02:42

He Blinded Me Without Science

I was hoping for a more thoughtful analysis of Expelled -- what points does Stein make to fill 90 minutes, and why are those points dishonest or demonstrably wrong?. This reads like Chez hasn't actually seen the movie. I've seen the 30-second commercial four or five times and what strikes me is that Expelled is billed as a "documentary" but the scenes shown are clearly not done in documentary style. Maybe Chez could shed some light on this, if he had seen the movie he was trashing. posted 04/18/2008 at 09:18:02

Good point about the Pope. Chez is right about ID but it's comments like this -- making Christians a fair target of derision where other religious groups are not -- that allow evangelicals to make Stein's argument somewhat persuasively for a lot of on-the-fence Americans. posted 04/18/2008 at 09:17:39

Joe Scarborough Walks Off MSNBC's "Race To The White House" After Exchange With Rachel Maddow

Walked off? I thought snakes slithered. posted 04/18/2008 at 11:19:14

ABC Debate: High Ratings, Critics Give Broadcast Poor Reviews

There is such as thing as "undecided". posted 04/17/2008 at 16:51:15

Did you just say watching the Hindenberg explode would be FUN? posted 04/17/2008 at 16:34:15

Haven't these two debated each other enough? I wouldn't know what to ask either of them that hasn't been asked 1,000 times before. No wonder ABC just looked at recent headlines.

Actually I would like to see a Dem debate about all the reasons McCain is an idiot and a hypocrite. Pick an issue, any issue, and ask each candidate to talk for three minutes about why McCain is either and idiot or a hypocrite or both on that issue. Why wait for the nomination question to be settled? Let's start hammering the old guy now! posted 04/17/2008 at 16:32:42

David Cross And Amber Tamblyn Reportedly A Couple

Flunitrazepam posted 04/17/2008 at 14:36:13

McCain "Family Recipes" Lifted from the Food Network

I don't know -- In our house, the Food Network is on so much of the time, I think of it as a member of the family. posted 04/15/2008 at 13:49:36

So in the 80s she stole millions of dollars, in the 90s she stole drugs, and now she just steals recipes? At least she's moving in the right direction. In another 10 years she'll be stealing paper clips. posted 04/15/2008 at 13:47:16

The same planet where people believe success in Iraq is within reach and the universe is 4,500 years old. Planet Red State. posted 04/15/2008 at 13:42:16

The point is that they did think it was necessary to pass her off as someone who cooks. And why should she not be? She wasn't always a senator's wife. And other people in her family must cook. The campaign was just too lazy to get real family recipes and, having been politicians for so long, they're just accustomed to lying and cheating. posted 04/15/2008 at 13:36:43

Clinton: Gore And Kerry Lost Because They Were Viewed As Elitist

2000 was stolen by the Supreme Court.

2004 was stolen by electronic voting machines. Exit polls showed Kerry about 7 million votes ahead. Machine tallies put Bush 3 million votes ahead, a 10 million vote swing, or about 10 percent off from exit polls. That's a national average, but the disparaty between exit polls and electronic vote tallies was most pronounced in several swing states, and the Election Board found more than 1,200 "irregularities" in voting, concentrated in those states, virtually all benefiting GOP.

In both elections, but particularly in 2004, mainstream media failed in its job as watchdog for democracy. posted 04/14/2008 at 09:49:50

Cheney Challenges Hillary to Hunting Contest

That's good stuff. Of course, as inspirational as her first and middle name may be, it's her last name that got her where she is. posted 04/14/2008 at 10:43:59

Specifically, at "shoot-a-lawyer-in-the-face" value. :) posted 04/14/2008 at 10:26:11

To Sandtats, Biracial1, ljsfolly, et al:

IT"S SATIRE!

Cheney didn't call-out Hillary. She didn't say the "recoil" line. These are the jokes, people. posted 04/14/2008 at 09:58:52

Obama Tells Woman "I Don't Want You To Think I'm Getting Fresh"

He should have rejected and denounced the deporable actions of his phone.

No, he should have thrown the phone away entirely to show that vibration will not be tolerated in his campaign.

I knew this guy was trouble when he refused to wear a "Ringtones for Jesus" lapel pin posted 04/10/2008 at 15:47:20

McCain hasn't been fresh for a long time. Has anyone checked his expiration date? posted 04/10/2008 at 15:37:52

How Do You Get 100 Years in Iraq? Six Months at a Time.

What a coincidence. Victory, like McCain, is just over the hill. posted 04/09/2008 at 17:20:41

Greenspan: Economy In Recession

We also have socialized police and fire services, roads, public parks, libraries and a lot of other things that we all pay for based on our ability to pay, and that we all use based or how much we need or value them.

And, um, public education IS socialized (duh). I don't have kids but I pay into the system same as parents with 4 kids in the system. And gunshot victims get admitted to the hospital even if they can't pay. These institutions are at least partly socialized already -- but the funding methods are set up to create a kind of apartheid (based on class, not race) whereby a few people have more "pie" than they can eat while many go hungry.

Our education problems are complex and not solved merely by more socialism, but the healthcare would work much better for the vast majority of Americans if we could cut out the insurance companies (except for coverage of rare, expensive treatments), go back to non-profit hospitals, rein in pharma company marketing tactics, and reform the medical malpractice system to compensate victims fairly and swiftly without the ridiculous win-the-lottery jury awards. posted 04/09/2008 at 11:16:33

Petraeus Testimony: Summing Up Today's Hearing on Iraq (Update)

Maybe, maybe not. It might depend on whether it could be proven that Bushco knew their reasons for invading were bogus. But there's no question that the extended detainment at Guantanamo without due process, the institutional torture at Abu Ghraib, waterboarding of suspected al-Qaeda members and other episodes in the "war on terror" qualify as war crimes. posted 04/08/2008 at 17:43:04

BushCo knew exactly what they were getting us into. If GWB himself didn't know, it was only through his own willful ignorance. Cheney/Rumsfeld/Rice aren't that dumb and neither are our intelligence services.

Bush may have sort of believed that the promise of democracy would be enough to tamp down centuries of hatred among these groups. But post-war Iraq hs never looked like democracy. Imprisonmnet without due process, cruel and inhuman punishment, violation of free speech, religious intolerance--how does a free nation rise from those ashes.

The only motivation for war that makes any sense is the simple profit motive: Halliburton and the rest of the war contractors will make sure BushCo will never want for campaign financing. posted 04/08/2008 at 17:31:51

Katie Knows What You're Thinking

Katie's my favorite news reader to watch with the TV on mute. posted 04/08/2008 at 12:23:52

Clinton Hospital Story May Actually Be True

NYT owes HRC an apology. posted 04/07/2008 at 17:52:24

"Exploited" is one of those loaded words. Would it be exploitation if it was Obama's story? Clinton didn't name the woman when she told the story. As usual, the real exploiters are the media. posted 04/07/2008 at 17:51:14

Who Can Beat McCain?

Either one of them will beat McCain. Only three ways McCain can win 1) Dem superdelegates overturn the will of both the popular vote and state delegate count; 2) Repeat of 2004 strategy: GOP slime machine, backed by mainstream media, and topped off with massive election fraud. posted 04/08/2008 at 15:37:40

Rhodes Says Air America Breached Her Contract

I wonder if it was "whores" or the other word that was objectionable. If it had been on the radio, I could understand the suspension. But this was not a broadcast event. Seems like an over-reaction.

It sure was an asinine comment, though, especially for a liberal commentator to make about two women who have been inspirational to liberals in the past. Sure, Hillary has sold out to corporate interests, but many people think of her role as heroic. Maybe Rhodes should have called her a "heroine whore". Feel free to use that, Randi, no charge. posted 04/04/2008 at 11:14:18

Clinton Compares Herself To Rocky Balboa: We "Have A Lot In Common"

A Streetcar Named Megalomania? posted 04/01/2008 at 14:16:43

That's hitting below the belt. posted 04/01/2008 at 14:14:21

Chelsea Clinton Asked About Monica Lewinsky Again, Watch Video

Yes, let's direct these 10-year-old questions to the source of the problem in the first place--Chelsea! "Don't you think if you had been a better daughter this wouldn't have happened?" posted 04/02/2008 at 11:14:36

Top 10 Myths Keeping Hillary in the Race

Obama got this right. Clinton can stay in the race as long as she wants. That's no myth. posted 04/04/2008 at 09:14:21

His positions are to the right of Clinton's and he has no positions. Got it.

I'll say what I've said before about issues: don't listen to what anyone here or in the media says about any of them. Clinton's Obama's and McCain's positions are there for everyone to see, details or not details, on their campaign websites. You'll be surprised at what the candidates say compared to what the pundits and posters would have you believe. posted 04/04/2008 at 09:09:37

Obama: Clinton Can Run "As Long As She Wants"

People in states that haven't voted yet might like to have a voice for a change.
People in states that have already voted might prefer not to give others a voice--as long as it's their candidate who is selected.
Maybe Clinton should step aside for the good of the Democratic party, but for the good of the democratic process, she should run "as long as she wants."
What BIll-Hill shouldn't do is spread more lies and dissemination about Obama, or talk about how great McCain is. These tactics are designed to put a gun to the superdelegates' heads--either overturn the majority of Dem voters or we'll help put a Republican in office so we can run against him in 2012.
This nomination was Clinton's to lose. Her business-as-usual politics, divisive campaigning and victimization tactics have alienated many voters who once liked her. If she and Bill continue on this path they risk losing the goodwill they have built up over 16 years. posted 04/01/2008 at 10:33:11

Yes she can, mathematically, win. If she gets 100% of the votes from here on out she will win the nomination. If she gets less than 50% of the vote she can still get the nomination from the superdelegates. The first scenario isn't plausible, the second is inadvisable. But let's not say it's mathematically impossible -- leave the fuzzy math to the GOP. posted 04/01/2008 at 10:14:17

Rice: Race Still Issue Because Of U.S. "Birth Defect"

An unfortunate choice of metaphors. For the most part, a birth defect can't be corrected; you just live with it. Slavery was corrected, but it took another 100 years of unequal treatment before the Civil Rights Act. Even now there is a lot of inequity in law enforcement and the courts. Obama has shown more leadership than the other candidates in recognizing this. But he has not interest in making race a central theme of his candidacy. It's his political opponents--and I guess that would mean the Bush-Rice team--that want to keep race a front-burner issue. posted 03/28/2008 at 14:42:44

Bill Clinton Praises "Moderate" McCain

Bill Clinton shows for about the 100th time that he identifies with the right-wing nuts who hate him. Hillary often does this as well -- Murdoch, Scaife, saying McCain "passed the CIC test". It's warped thinking, not only because it's wrong on the facts, but because it's politically tone-deaf. If McCain is a moderate, then Hillary must be an extreme liberal if she disagrees with him; if she doesn't disagree, why vote for her when McCain has more integrity and experience?

It's as if the Clintons know Hillary won't get the nomination and they would rather see McCain win (so she can run against him in 2012?) than Obama. posted 03/28/2008 at 11:04:20

Barack Obama On "The View": Barbara Says, "You're Very Sexy!"

Maybe your ears aren't attuned to the Banality frequency. Just a couple of minutes of those ladies makes my ears bleed. posted 03/28/2008 at 14:52:07

The only difference between Clinton and McCain is Clinton will probably end the Iraq war and probably won't try to invade Iran. posted 03/28/2008 at 11:11:44

What does that mean, working 150%? It would have been nice if she had read the intelligence report on Iraq before she voted with George Bush and against half the Dems in Congress. Maybe she's working 50% for the Democratic Party and 100% for the GOP. posted 03/28/2008 at 10:38:06

Barbara is not too old to have an Obasm. posted 03/28/2008 at 10:29:28

Britney and the Bear: Who Says You Can't Get Good Help Anymore?

Hey, not fair! You lure us in by promising to talk about Britney and then it turns out to be all about stockholders and investors and other boring stuff. If this Wall Street place is so bad off, why can't they get Angelina or Madonna to adopt a baby from there? And this Stearns guy--if he needs a comeback he should go on "Dancing with the Stars". posted 03/27/2008 at 14:09:04

Time Mag Cover: "How Al Gore Could Save The Democrats"

He may have won in 2000 but he didn't become President. It takes a special kind of loser to do that. Al needs to stick to his slide show--he'd be a disaster as President. posted 03/27/2008 at 14:19:55

The only way this could happen is if a large number of superdelegates refuse to vote.

Throwing out the millions of Democratic votes that have been cast for Clinton and Obama would be the absolute surest way to a McCain victory.

If Gore wants to be president, he has to run through the election cycle like everyone else. posted 03/27/2008 at 14:16:22

Players, Not Cheerleaders

Maintaining a strike force of a few thousand soldiers is not a continuation of the war or occupation. An immediate and complete pullout could easily cause chaos, whereas the plans put forth by Clinton and Obama have the best chance of achieving our goals.

The fact that Clinton flipped so easily on the question of independent contractors is not a point in her favor. Probably both of them concluded that it would be a bad idea to pull Blackwater out of Iraq when there was no one to fill the security gap--better to pull the contractors out as you pull the troops out. Votes should be practical matters first and political point-scoring last. Obama tends to vote for or against the actual law and its actual application -- it's not an idealistic vote on what the law ought to say, and it's not a political vote based on what Americans think the law says. Clinton's votes are always political--she doesn't need to read the law, she just reads the poll results. There are worse ways to govern than by public opinion, but it's not real leadership. posted 03/27/2008 at 09:38:33

McCain, Iraq, and Bush's Third Term

Those numbers come from an email that's been circulating for months but has no credible source.

It's true that Detroit's murder rate is 5x higher than the national average, so if you pick the right month, the 4 million residents of the city might have as many violent deaths as the 160,000 U.S. troops. Of course, if you count independent contractors, aid workers, Iraqi security forces and non-combatants, the number is many times higher.

I wouldn't want to live in Detroit. But it's about 100 times safer than Baghdad. posted 03/26/2008 at 12:40:08

Halliburton? Yep. posted 03/26/2008 at 11:56:00

Chelsea Clinton Has Quick Response For Lewinsky Question

How would Chelsea possibly answer that question? "Yes, my mother's political credibility was hurt by my father's infidelity which is why she's losing to Obama now" ? "No, her reaction to the scandal got my mom a sympathy seat in the U.S. Senate" ? A question is legitimate only if there is a way to answer it legitimately. This was just insensitive. posted 03/26/2008 at 10:32:40

My Dual Citizenship: Why Did the Media Get It So Wrong?

Funny! But unfortunately not true. Every day I hear people pick up ridiculous talking points straight from CNN without engaging their own brains. "Pastorgate" is a case in point. posted 03/26/2008 at 09:16:54

"Obama's Test" or Ours?

The speech excited me so much I had an Obasm. posted 03/25/2008 at 13:18:39

A McCain Moment: Do You Want Four More Years of This?

Every other candidate of a "certain age", including Reagan, faced the "Is he too old?" question. McCain is older than any of them. He's clearly not in the best health, physically or mentally. Shouldn't this be an issue for serious discussion? posted 03/25/2008 at 10:41:40

I'd like to see the actual quote. I suspect he does not literally "equate himself" with JFK but perhaps mentions him in some other context, in which case you are the one who's not really listening. posted 03/25/2008 at 10:38:28

Repeat a lie until it becomes the truth? Where could he have possibly learned a trick like that? posted 03/25/2008 at 10:31:58

The illegitimacy of a war doesn't detract from the courage of the people willing to fight it. It's true that dropping bombs from overhead doesn't require the same fortitude as slogging through rice paddies. There has also been some embellishment of exactly how heroic McCain's stoicism was as a POW. But I'm willing to stipulate that he's a war hero. He's just not a foreign policy expert. posted 03/25/2008 at 10:30:31

McCain Gaffe -- It Wasn't on Our Minds

Probably more of a Corporate Media machine than Republican. If you're correct that Clinton gets more of a pass than Obama , it's not because she is a GOP fave but because she gets more of her money from corporate interests and is therefore in their debt. But there's also a case to be made that some media folk are slobbering over Obama and treating Clinton like a psycho ex-girlfriend. Democracy in America. posted 03/24/2008 at 10:38:41

Bill O'Reilly Needs to Enroll in "Understanding the Internet 101"

I was never enamored of the "vibrant" comments. I'd rather not have to wade through slime to get to a few thoughtful comments. Occasionally I actually learn something nw and interesting from a comment, and that's the real appeal. posted 03/21/2008 at 08:56:52

Bill O'Reilley is a [deleted] who should be [edited for inappropriateness] posted 03/21/2008 at 08:51:36

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