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White House Accidentally E-Mails Story On Iraqi PM Backing Obama Withdrawal Plan To Reporters

Has there ever been a less competent white house in anyone's memory?

Since does not prize competence I assume they never worry about in the first place. posted 07/19/2008 at 16:29:28

Arianna And SNL's Fred Armisen Appear On "Connections With Jennie Saunders"

It is the inability to change your position no matter how circumstances changes or the facts demonstrate that you are wrong that brands you as a right winger. Even when demonstrably wrong, your ideology demands that you hold on and deny reality. When your ignorance obstructs your ability to see a problem as it is, rather than as you were taught, you are a right winger.

Arriana is a bright woman and I refuse to hold it against her that she is incidentally gorgeous. Nothing sexier than a working brain. Remember that it is not the physical equipment that is important. It is the operator. She is a better than first class operator. posted 07/19/2008 at 07:15:50

Fast-Food Chains In NYC Post Calorie Info

40 years ago I prepared the a big Mac for the first time when I was a high school student working at McDonald's. It was an unappetizing mess then and it remains one now. It falls into America's pursuit of fats, salt and sugar. It alcks much in the way of flavor and chewable consistency. In 40 years I have eaten 4 of them, once each decade to remind me why I don't like them.

They used to cost 39 cents and were overpriced even then. (I still like the fish sandwich but restrict myself to only one of them each month.)

I was there when the sign changed from 2 millions sold to 3 millions sold. After we changed it to 4 millions sold we went with millions and millions sold and even that disappeared quickly. The average sale was less than $1.00 by the time I went off to college in 1969. posted 07/19/2008 at 10:44:25

Harold Ford Heckled Over Fox Comment At Netroots Nation

Politics is about money. In this nation anyone with enough assests can buy any legislation they want to buy. The Democrats will sell America off just as quickly as the Republicans.

No one retires from Congress poor. Leaving Congress means getting a job that will add $1 million to your net worth in no more than 3 years.

Doing what is best for the nation is never higher than second in any politician's priority list, mostly it never gets quite that high.

As soon as the Supreme Court decided that money equates to free speech we were doomed. The speech bought by sacks of money will always drown out the moans of the starving and sick poor and the slipping of the middle class into poverty. posted 07/19/2008 at 10:29:38

Why Karl Rove Should Go To Jail

You mean like Bill Clinton's impeachment? posted 07/18/2008 at 12:12:11

A Republican with a smoking gun standing over a corpse will deny that any shots had been fired and defy you to to refuse to accept as his lies as truth. posted 07/18/2008 at 12:11:37

McCain Gets Social Security Benefits But Calls Current System A "Disgrace"

It used to be the law that you had to start collecting SS at 70.5 years of age. I am not sure why the stated that. Seems a waste if you don't really need it. posted 07/17/2008 at 17:10:39

Why Obama Is Actually The Financial Underdog

Would $.49 do? posted 07/17/2008 at 16:58:52

Bob Barr, will.i.am Attend Gore's New Energy Challenge Speech

When he does the Republicans will claim he has abandoned America in favor of those damned foreigners. You know they will. You can't join the GOP till you demostrate mud flinging skills. posted 07/17/2008 at 17:07:39

"25,000 Members" But Only 5 Donors? Is This The New Math?

I blame the supreme court for this. How did they conclude that money equals free speech?

I saw the commercial and it is quite objectionable. The grunts don't get any say in how a war is prosecuted. They don't get to say, Hey, we want to go out there and die or bleed for a few more years in pursuit of an undefined, unattainable vague goal.

I used to be a grunt and no one ever asked me if I wanted to keep on going. What a strange concept to have non-coms and enlisted appear to demand to kep a war going.

You just know there's a chickenhawk in charge of these guys. posted 07/17/2008 at 17:18:08

Elisabeth Hasselbeck Cries After Sparring With Whoopi Over N-Word (VIDEO)

There lots of blacks alive who have been subjected to racism overt and covert. As an immigrant I've wondered why America seems to put on a face that says we are no longer bigots. Quite often I've had people demand that I ratify their feeling that Afro-Americans are lazy and no good as a group even though there are few individuals who are not.

My usual response has been to point out that I've seen far more lazy ignorant no good white Americans.

Once someone internalizes bigotry it seems to flow out so glibly & smoothly during conversations and arguments. posted 07/17/2008 at 16:54:24

Hezbollah, Israeli Prisoner Swap Reveals Soldiers Were Killed

I don't understand why you accuse liberals of all this BS? It is reactionaries that are the problem since all they want to happen is people dying. It is liberals who created the state of Israel against all the obstacles that the reactionaries put in their way. Some of the liberals later became conservative and lied that Israel was all their doing. Israel's worst problems came into existence when the conservatives took over.

I have yet to ever see any good accomplished by reactionaries and conservatives. They lie, accuse, fling mud and call everyone by pejorative names but that is all they are good for. posted 07/16/2008 at 16:04:44

The Real Legacy of the 'Reagan Revolution'

Once in Congress Gramm was asked, "what about the poor and the middle class?" His response was," no one poor or middle class ever gave me a job. Why should I care about them?"

I am not sure I am quoting this verbatim but it's close. Mr. Gramm and his cohorts know that only the rich count in this country. The rest of the population is just cheap labor to be exploited to build up already large fortunes. posted 07/16/2008 at 14:08:22

Obama Spokeswoman Hits Back At McCain's New Afghanistan Argument

McCain knows how to win wars because he has participated in one in which the USA did not exactly win but he thinks he learned how it should have been done. Having experience of that sort is invaluable. You learn what not to do, but you don't necessarily learn what it is you should do. posted 07/15/2008 at 15:19:30

Bush: Troubled financial system is basically sound

If you have a net worth greater than $100 million, you are most likely better off. posted 07/15/2008 at 11:16:42

Phil Gramm May Be Gone, But His Porn Lives On

He takes his lead from the Bush White House where competence will not be tolerated. posted 07/15/2008 at 11:32:22

Republican Jewish Coalition Official Spends Day Lying To Reporters About Obama

Who'd have thunk that a Republican would ever lie to the media and to the public?

Is there such an animal as a truthful Repubican political operative? Perhaps we'll find one when we land on Mars. None have ever been located on this planet. posted 07/15/2008 at 06:09:03

Bush lifts oil drilling ban, wants Congress to act

Bush can pass legislation to provide welfare for the rich all day long but can't do anything else. posted 07/14/2008 at 10:36:27

The guys who do not allow any legislation to pass that they don't like, The Republicans. So long as they interfere with whatever they don't like, no legislation passes. Surely during the period between 1994 and 2006 they had at least one spare minute to pass legislation on this matter and they did exactly what you'd think they's do. posted 07/14/2008 at 10:34:31

Currently refineries are operating at 90% capacity so why build more? posted 07/14/2008 at 10:32:15

Miss Universe in Vietnam -- Isn't That Wild?

Ahh the smell of bigotry in the morning. posted 07/14/2008 at 10:41:39

Senseless war is right. We were fighting for the right to knock over dominos anywhere we wanted to. No Vietnamese ever threatened to come to North America and bomb people.

America betrayed Ho Chi Minh after FDR promised not to let the French back into the area and then American ships brought the French back.

Still at no time did Vietnam threaten the USA's safety.

When it comes to holding the moral high ground, America peers up and wonders where it might be located. posted 07/14/2008 at 07:59:37

Sounds like they have truly grasped free market capitalism. They do what multinationals are doing everywhere but as a government function. Better yet, they will not consider their citizens as disposable debris the way that corporations tend to think of their labor forces. posted 07/14/2008 at 07:54:43

Air Force Blows Up Own Plane (VIDEO)

The destruction of a plane that costs over $100million seems to be a desperation move. posted 07/13/2008 at 15:12:06

Mark Sanford Draws A Blank On McCain/Bush Economics

The MSM spent so much time brown nosing Republican in the past 7.5 years I thought they'd given asking anything that might get a Republican flustered. posted 07/13/2008 at 15:07:15

TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads

How high were they exactly? Did he even get near 50% during Snow's tenure? posted 07/13/2008 at 15:48:05

The Political Economy of Last Week

After the savings and loan debacle of late 1980s, all my rich friends were looking for profitable deals to pick off as the government sold the properties it had to take in compensation for the $100 billion dollar the taxpayers provided to help those poor bankers and S&L officers out.

The rich borrowed the money and threw it away and then they bought the distressed properties at a steep discount.

By the way, Bush's younger brother's finacial institution was involved in that debacle to the tune of $5 billion loss. How is he doing these days? Is he poor and contrite or rich & laughing all the way to the bank? posted 07/14/2008 at 10:40:05

Sunday Roundup

I have been in the USA since November 1962. At no time have I seen any evidence that the Republican Party cares at all about anyone other than the rich and powerful. They may claim to have all of Amrica's interests at heart but they lie.

What has fascinated me all that time has been how they succcessfully persuaded poor and middle class voters that all will be well if they just learn to survive on the crumbs falling off the feasting tables of the rich. posted 07/13/2008 at 06:01:35

Sticking A Wrench In The Gearbox

How nice of you to point out that Hillary is only looking to have someone pay her bills. She spent more than a year running for office only in the hopes that someone else will pay her bills. Seems a little silly, you, not Hillary. posted 07/12/2008 at 14:03:37

McCain=Bush

As much as I dislike McCain's current flapping in the wind persona, I would not attribute this action him. Someone in his organization learned that Bush's campaign would not permit any signs of protest to appear where MSM types might show them and commment on them.

I am sure that the GOP in the future will do all that is necessary to keep those dastardly citizens who are under the mistaken impression they have rights away from any public appearances. In the GOP world dissent is to be squelched as forcefully as possibly so long as no MSM is likely to show it being happening in real time. posted 07/12/2008 at 09:48:20

McCain Campaign Had Protestor Holding "Bush=McCain" Sign Removed From Event

Speech does not equal money anywhere except in the fantasies of the rich and the terminally stupid. posted 07/11/2008 at 19:25:11

American Life Worth Less Today: AP

Try buying that much life insurance and see what you are really worth. posted 07/11/2008 at 08:48:07

Report: Bush Privately Told Germany He Had Misgivings About Obama Speech

The only priority is to keep power in the hands of those ultra competent Republicans curently in charge of our utopian democracy and to insure prosperity for America's poor and middle class while they collect unemployement benefits for a little while longer. posted 07/11/2008 at 08:35:50

McCain Campaign Initially Stood By Gramm Remarks

Gramm is nearly solely responsible for bringing about the subprime mess. He and his wife have betrayed America's citizenry in favor of America's overprivileged ultra rich while they served in the 1990s.

If Gramm admits what he did and names those who paid him to do it, I'd listen to what he has to say. posted 07/10/2008 at 17:57:56

Phil Gramm: Recession Is "Mental," America Is "Nation Of Whiners" (VIDEO)

The man most responsible for the housing collapse now claims its all in our heads. I bet he got paid millions for betraying America. Must want a few million more. posted 07/10/2008 at 12:28:15

Bush Threatening To Veto Homeless Veterans Bill

Bush does not now nor has he ever cared about Vets. He cares about his the incomes of his rich buddies far more than you'll ever know.

This is part of his religious faith. As a follower of Jesus he knows that making sure the rich get richer is god's deepest & fondest wish. At no time will GW Bush do anything that might benefit the average worker or the suffering veteran. Those guys have not donated to his favorite persona charity, himself. posted 07/10/2008 at 06:51:13

The G8: Humanitarian Failure and Making the World Safe for Corporate Power

Corporate pollution will flower as money talks and the public chokes. No doubt about it, fascism will win in the end unless the spineless leaders of teh world find some way to forestall corporate demands to be allowed to pollute till only the rich can afford clean air. posted 07/10/2008 at 08:46:03

Jesse Jackson Disparages Barack Obama: Caught On Tape (VIDEO)

So one comment from the left and how many comments from the right?

If the right cared about American lives, Bush would have been out of office by 2005 and possibly in prison as of that year. The right does not care about anything other than getting and keeping enough power to screw up this country and besmirch its foremrly good name.

Show us all a right winger doing good for all of America rather than its privileged top 5%? posted 07/10/2008 at 06:43:28

Reading The Pictures: The Case Of The Invisible American War Machine

If you believe the Iraqi army is doing all the heavy lifting I am certain you would like to purchase my share of the Brooklyn bridge for a mere $1 million in cash. I will provide you with a statement allowing you to set up a toll bridge. posted 07/10/2008 at 06:59:07

Brave New Films: Sorry FOX, We Won't Let You Trash Michelle Obama

Telling Fox not to be what it essentially is is a foold's game.

Fox has never been a news channel. It is a right wing propaganda machine. Putting on 10% news and 90% right wing mud slinging in no way makes it a news network. It loves incompetent oafs so long as they are right wingers and truly abhors anyone who is comptent no matter what their political bent.

It is the essence of what is wrong this country in part because it reflects its ownership which uses this country but dislikes it. No one of the right wing likes Americans unless they are rich and even then they belittle those who are rich and are not as mean spirited and hate filled as they are. posted 07/09/2008 at 12:43:56

Lieberman Ally Claims "Jewish Banking Plot" Sermon Copyright Protected -- Senator To Speak at July Hagee Event

Can it be that Lieberman has secretly converted to christianity? posted 07/09/2008 at 06:27:54

Maureen Dowd Becomes Fictional Actor In Obama Smear

The only weapon in the right wing arsenal is mud. Since no one in the right wing has the intellect necessary to to produce a cogent explanation of the gross failures and abject incompetence of their wonder boys, Bush and Cheney, they are only left with their ever popular and fondest tool, mud slinging. posted 07/09/2008 at 06:17:05

Republican Hypocrisy, a Tenfold Increase in Exports to Iran

If you study political science you know the name of the system where a government is run for the benefit of corporations and not for the benefit of the citizenry at large. The clue for today is that it is neither a Democracy nor a Representative Republic. posted 07/09/2008 at 06:33:32

Is McCain Poised To 'Refine His Position' On Iraq?

There are strings. Very costly strings, not to those pulling them but to America's taxpayers. posted 07/08/2008 at 16:15:46

Bill O'Reilly Takes On New York Times, Cries Foul

It is impossible to underestimate the intelligence of O'Reilly's audience. His IQ is is equal to his height in inches and his audience will likely be fairly serviceable halfwits as soon as they get some brains. posted 07/08/2008 at 16:30:45

Lara Logan Pregnant With Joe Burkett's Baby, Couple Will Wed

Perhaps social gossip should be in another blog. posted 07/08/2008 at 16:12:21

Hagee's Revenge? Videos Of Controversial Pastor Removed From YouTube

You must be a member of the grave robbers union. posted 07/08/2008 at 16:46:58

You mean not let the government practice welfare for the rich don't you? posted 07/08/2008 at 16:42:11

A crack in his credibility? What credibility is that?

If god wanted Jews to leave Erope and go to Israel, all he had to do was lower the travel cost and make lnad purchases more reasonable.

I don't undertsand why right wing religious adherents thinks that a massively murderous god is the best kind of god? Can gods only comunicate with humans by means of mass murder?

I don't understand the notion of a group that worships a dead jew hoping that when that dead jew comes back to life he will shower his blessings on the guys who have mercilessly harassed jews and murdered them for the past 2,000 years. Can someone please explain this delusion of the evangelicals? posted 07/08/2008 at 12:55:29

Scooter Mileage Picks Up With Latest Gas And Electric Scooters

Is there some reason you should have the choice to make everyone else miserable? posted 07/08/2008 at 06:07:00

Amazing Grace (VIDEO)

It used to be said that one is born every minute. These days one is born every tenth of a second. Hope you have not spent much on this project.

Ignorance is the greatest enemy of mankind. It is currently headquartered in the USA with its home office at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. posted 07/07/2008 at 12:35:13

TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads

Is there really such a dearth of Sabbath Gasbags that we need to hear the same fools each week? posted 07/06/2008 at 14:58:52

Sunday Roundup

Connections to political power and money were her qualifications.

Both her tenures as government employee are hallmarked by errors and lack of accomplishments beneficial to America's citizenry.

She has done so little with very little. posted 07/06/2008 at 10:09:05

Bobby Jindal, the Ball is In Your Courts

Since there is nothing in ID to be taught, I wonder why the schools are expected to include it in the curriculum?

The notion that if tiday I can't explain something my ignorance inthe matter proves the existence of a designer, is ignorant BS.

50 or 100 years ago no one could explain many things that are clear today. Did the so called designer determine that humanity's ignorance o those topics should no longer obscure its existence?

There is much in chemistry, biology and physics that is opaque to the majority of the population. I would wager that at least 75% of the population has no idea how to make soap from scratch yet 100 years ago nearly every housewife knew the basic formula. How is that reflected in ID?

Egyptians knew how to make glass but that process was lost for a time and rediscovered.

What we can't explain today may be explained tomorrow or in a thousand years but ID will never explain anything. posted 07/05/2008 at 12:27:34

Arianna On CNN: Discusses Secretary Rice's "Proud" Comment

One of, perhaps the major axiom of the Bush administration is that no mistakes were ever made by the administration and its leadership. Mistakes are the province of opponents of the administration.

The Pope is far less inerrant than GW Bush and Dick Cheney.

Condi backed the war and Condi has done as close to nothing as is humanly possible since being appointed to the job of Secretary of state. Her task is back up Dick Cheney and GW Bush while avoiding any action that might reflect poorly on those men. She has avoided being in the limelight and undertaking any task that might demonstrate that any other course may have been beneficial to America and/or Iraq. posted 07/05/2008 at 12:10:18

Amy Winehouse Drinks Onstage At Latest Show

Let her kill her self or survive. Harassing her will accomplish nothing much more than some blowback. posted 07/06/2008 at 05:32:02

Franken tries the switch from comic to Congress

When coleman claims he was working to make a city's streets safe in 2000 Al can claim Coleman is now making the world safer for multibillionaires while jeopardizing average Americans by supporting Bush's administration. posted 07/05/2008 at 08:40:16

NY Times Slams Obama For Being "New And Not Improved"

The times cravenly swallowed all sorts of lies told by the Bushies and later claimed they were duped by those slick hucksters in the admin.

As soon as NY Times starts to get tough with conservatives and demand some truth, I'd be willing to listen to their complaints about a liberal. Lets hear their litany of McCain's magical reversals on all his maverick talking points first.

The day that NY Times calls for both Bush and Cheney's impeachment for their crimes against humanity and the USA, I'll believe the editors are serious about political commentary rather than conservative brown nosing. posted 07/04/2008 at 14:20:44

The Terrorist in the $10 Gallon Hat

Rather give it to Chavez than to the guys who are funding Al Qaeda or are we no longer paying attention to those Muslim philanthropists paying for Bin Laden's militias?

Someone should let me know if the USA has lost more interest in those wonderful muslim philanthropic murderers who pay for explosives belts and IEDs? posted 07/04/2008 at 14:25:14

Philly Radio Station Refuses To Run Dem Ad

Stop shamelessly faltering them. Those are atributes they are aspiring to achieve some day when they climb up out of the muck. posted 07/04/2008 at 14:14:01

Rush Limbaugh On His New Deal: "I'm Not Retiring Until Every American Agrees With Me"

IT IS THE EQUIVALENT OF THE OLD SAW: - I will live forever or die trying.

He is stupider than I ever imagined. posted 07/03/2008 at 10:50:43

Military Chief: US Doesn't Have Enough Troops To Send To Afghanistan

Having been drafted during Nam I am less than enthusiastic about another draft. Let's allow the current service people to vote for or against war by insisting that no more stop loss orders be permitted. If the chickenhawks want to keep on going, let them vote in a tax on everyone who grosses more than $300,000 per year to pay for hiring mercenaries. The tax should be in 90% range on all forms of income and would have no exemptions. posted 07/03/2008 at 13:16:44

I feel so safe because the GOP's finest thieves are in charge of this nation's security. What a relief to know that Dick Cheney is hiding out somewhere worrying about America's safety and keeping GW Bush on a short leash.

Wish we could re-elect the miserable sods. posted 07/03/2008 at 10:57:55

GOP Looks To Redistrict Itself Back Into Power

A party that is fully vested in disenfranchising as many voters as often as possible will do anything necessary to gain power. At no time has the GOP considered what is best for America over and above what is best for the GOP. If a few million poor people must suffer so as to allow the GOP to keep hold of power then so be it. If the middle class must lose any of its gains, the GOP will be glad to shove it over the edge.

Anyone who can provide any documentary evidence to the contrary will receive a respect hearing from me. I fully expect a thundering silence followed by accusations that I am somehow unAmerican for suggesting that the GOP is anything like exactly what it I have observed it to be. posted 07/07/2008 at 15:14:31

Justice Department Considers Racial Profiling For Terror Prevention

Hey, it was just manifest destiny. That's all.

Does anyone know if anyone else other than Europeans lands on a new reached coast and declares all that can be seen the property of their king or queen? posted 07/03/2008 at 14:40:42

The policy is questioned because it is ignorant, arrogant and uniquely in error. We all know that the FBI and other agencies of the same repute do not attract the most intelligent and/or competent people in this country. If you don't believe me I can tell you that the FBI pent several weeks looking for me and finally found someone in another city that would call me to tell the FBI wished to talk to me.

When I met the agent he commented on how difficult it had been to find me. I showed him my name address and phone number in the local white pages. He explained that he never thought to look there. I would not entrust such sterling examples of human intellect to create and use any profiling system. posted 07/03/2008 at 13:03:44

Monica Crowley Caught Plagiarizing From a Single Mom And Her Baby

That's from +$5 trillion to -$10 trillion which in the my school days is actually a $15 trillion loss for this country. That from the people who assure America they are fiscally responsible.

Why does America love being lied to so much? Has any Republican politician told the truth about anything in your lifetime? posted 07/03/2008 at 11:02:52

Why can't you people accept that its OK if you are a Republican. The law does not apply to Republicans, ethics were discarded long ago by GOP and morals are for other people not Republicans.

You simply must understand that this is how it is in America. The GOP does not recognize any authority other than mulitbillionaires or Republican conservatives as arbiters of what it is proper and fitting behavior for America's citizenry.

At no time will any right wing radio host abide by the law, any set of ethics or morals but will cry foul if anyone else mimics their behavior. posted 07/03/2008 at 06:59:35

David Frum: GOP Base Needs To Suck It Up And Follow McCain

The GOP mantra is now and has been, follow the jerk we sent out to run for office. He is a thief and a scoundrel but he is not a democrat or liberal who will make your life better unless you are a multi-millionaire.

The GOP cares only for itself and not for this country. It prefers anyone with wealth over anyone who is honest, ethical and/or moral.

Can anyone point out any legislation passed by GOP members that is beneficial to at least 75% of the population? No such animal exists. posted 07/02/2008 at 18:17:06

Living Limbaugh: $400 Million Contract, Gulfstream, Scented Candles, And The "Business" Of Hating Liberals

Every place where Randi Rhodes went head to head with Limbaugh she beat him up. Others can do it also. His audience is largely composed of the feeble minded and willing believers of lies. posted 07/02/2008 at 13:08:12

Vanity Fair's Christopher Hitchens Undergoes Waterboarding

A raffle on how long he would last could have generated enough money to pay for the war in Iraq. posted 07/03/2008 at 13:06:39

History 101: Bill O'Reilly Gets It Wrong Again

No it was not. That was a fiction story written by an itinerant bookseller and minister long after Washington died. When will America begin teaching America's history and stop fobbing off mythology as reality? posted 07/02/2008 at 07:27:06

For McCain A Candidate's Military Pedigree Hasn't Always Mattered

Bombing civilians does not either. posted 07/01/2008 at 19:11:43

Stephen Baldwin On Fox News: If Obama Wins, I'll Leave The Country

Not funny at all. It is part of the I am ignorant and arrogant and indifferent to anyone who is not like me but I think the majority is like me, conservative persona that is rampant in certain circles.

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Black Republicans Launch Racial Anti-Obama Ads

The only people who are better off today than when Bush was elected are the top 5% income earners and asset holders. The bottom 95% are not happy campers. The fiscally responsible party showed us a new deifinition of fiscal responsibility. This definition includes being responsible only to the already over-privileged.

Bush was inaugurated with a $5 trillion surplus staring him in the face. He leaves with a $10 Trillion staring him in the ass. Since we know that the war has cost less than $1 trillion to date, the rest has gone to someone else and not to those poor and middle class entitlement recepients, either. posted 07/01/2008 at 07:19:32

Where's The Line? Fox Shows Footage of Dead Supermodel

The standard is that Fox can do what it wants and everyone else will be verbally slammed if they don't wait for Fox to take the lead. This is typical of conservatives who feel that no matter what happens they own the moral high ground even when they've sunk below the gutter. posted 06/30/2008 at 10:31:58

Amy Winehouse Spits Gum At, Fights With Fan

If one were to coin the "Winehouse effect," what would it signify? Stupidity? Arrogance? Suicidal wishes?

Why is she worthy of space here or anywhere else? I know she is a vocal talent but is her talent so scarce that the world must be made aware of her peccadilloes? posted 06/29/2008 at 14:46:42

Since Bad Government Costs the Same as Good, Let's Choose Good

Any government that permits the assets of the nation to be concentrated in a few hands will be permitting the sale of legislation. As the assets of the country are owned by fewer people those people tend to buy legislation that insures their hegemony over the populace.

This is an intentional strategy to destroy democracy. Once legislation is up for sale, nothing will happen that is beneficial for the general populace. It will make no difference which party is in charge since all or the majority of the legislators will have been bought and paid for by those whose wealth permits such purchases. posted 06/30/2008 at 11:28:32

It always makes sense to have good rather than bad government and it is to be devoutly desired. It has been the contention of conservatives that any government that does good is inherently bad. In this case doing good is defined as taking into accoun the needs, wishes and desires of all the citizenry rather than doing good for the rich and hoping that enough crumbs fall of their feasting tables to feed the poor and middle class.

Expenditures are dependent on what exactly is being purchased. America's conservatives have ardentky fought against infrastructure expenditure but are more than willing to spend tons of money on armaments and tax breaks for those who need it the least in our society.

Even stranger yet they insist on privatizing military tasks by spending much more money on mercenaries that they are willing to pay soldiers. That is income/expense shifting which they decry whenever anyone suggests progressive taxation. posted 06/30/2008 at 10:26:25

So you contend that we do not need a civilization, roads, telecommunications, police, schools, courts? posted 06/30/2008 at 10:18:18

NAFTA was not totally Clinton. Papa Bush got it started but Billy boy kept it going without paying attention to the potential consequences.

No one in the government will allow any discussion of unanticipated consequences because so fe wpeople in the administration or legislature spend the time learing what it is they are voting for and why some lobbyists are pushing/paying for it.

The minute a corporate lobbying group pushes any action, it is important to introduce an amendment that disallows that entire industry from ever profiting from it., unless the lobbyists clarify what the advantages are for its group and how deletriously it will affect the general public. posted 06/30/2008 at 10:16:29

The conservative contention that government is bad was reached through their analysis of what happened each time they they took the reins of government. Their incompetence at running an institution that should operated for the benefit of all is all the proof they need. If they can't do it correctly, why should they assume someone else might succeeed? (There is one other obstacle that stands in their way, their need to appease the rich at the expense of the poor and middle class.) posted 06/30/2008 at 06:32:00

McCains Defaulted On Home Taxes For Last Four Years, Newsweek Reports

Most people like Cindy McCain have an accountant who tracks all bills and makes sure they are paid.
Someone made the decision not to pay the taxes each year when the bills showed up. It was not an oversight but rather a decision on the part of whoever is in charge of taking care of the matter.

All that said, the blame can't be laid at Mccain's feet since I doubt that he ever sees such bills and he may not even know the person whose job it is to keep them paid.

Cindy's personal after tax income is about $300,000 per month or about $3,600,000 per year. It is quite doubtful she was short each of the past few years and made a decision to let this puny sum slide. posted 06/30/2008 at 06:44:57

Sunday Roundup

Bush is not stupid so much as he is ignorant, arrogant and utterly indifferent to anything and anybody he is not personally interested in at the moment. He is very resentful of anyone who displays erudition and intellect.

What amazes me is his desire to go on the lecture circuit to make money. He is the champion poor speaker of my life time. I learned English in 1963 and I admit that I had some rpoblems with public speaking during my first few years. I have yet to hear anyone running for office who is as bad GW Bush is at giving a talk.

I stand ready to be corrected in this matter. I may have missed someone during the past 45 years who performed more poorly than Bush has. posted 06/29/2008 at 14:41:27

False Obama Muslim Rumor Spread Quickly And Widely Throughout The Internet

" "as a matter of Islamic law began life as a Muslim" due to his father's religion.""

Since when does American give a damn about Islamic law? How many Americans are ever heard to say, "you should not do that, it is contrary to Islamic law?"

Considering that christians are often trying to convert people to christianity, how often do worry about which religion the new convert was before they took him in.

Hypocricy is an essential building block of American politics. Ooops I meant of conservative American politics. I have yet to hear a conservative operative speak who was not a hypocrite. Conservative have so little intellectual ammunition at hand that hypocracy and personal smears are indsipensible to them. posted 06/28/2008 at 13:32:02

Carville Knocks Politico Reporter: "I Don't Know If I'd Know Ben Smith If He Fell On Me"

I am amused that Ben Smith fails the accomplished test because some readers are not familiar with him. This is akin to ID proponents who claim that if they can't explain how something came to be it is proff that a supernatural force created it.

The shortcomings of the people writing in response tp this blog prove that Ben Smith is a nobody and no one. Bah humbug! posted 06/28/2008 at 13:42:46

Amy Winehouse Performs At Celebrity-Packed Mandela Show

Because she is a force to conjure with, you twit. posted 06/28/2008 at 17:51:27

Mahender Sabhnani, NY Millionaire Who Tortured Housekeepers, Sentenced To Prison

Knowing how to sell perfume is no indicator of great intellect. posted 06/28/2008 at 17:58:42

Sex Every Day? How Men And Women Differ On The Idea

I wish I had something of substance to add to this discussion. I have learned that it is the operator and not the equipment that is most important. posted 06/29/2008 at 15:01:12

McCain Flip Flops Again -- Praises GI Bill He Opposed

McCain will back any bill that does not cost money unless its money for war or for the rich. If you cut those 2 out, he will vote against but take credit for passage if it passes.

Somehow McCain who is very wealthy imagines that he is just common folk. Between him and his wife, their income is at least $300,000 per month. They keep up 11 residences and a private jet. Thois makes them richer than at least 99% of Americans. His connection to common folks is that he lives in North America and so do they. posted 06/28/2008 at 13:37:16

Joining GOP's Bold March Backwards, Bobby Jindal and Louisiana Democrats Pass "Stealth Creationism" Education Bill

You can't teach atheism. You either believe or you don't. Belief is taught by parents or churches. Which institutions teach non-belief? Cerainly not schools.

If you want your children to believe nonsense you are allowed to instill nonsense into them. If you wish to teach them empirical skills you can do so.

Denying that science has anything worthwhile to say about the universe is at its most generous stupidity.

It is science that is responsible for your computer which was intelligently designed by a human being or maybe many human beings but not by a supernatural force of some sort. posted 06/28/2008 at 07:14:20

Clear Channel Bans Ads For Harry Shearer's CD Over Anti-Bush Image

The office may deserve respect. Its current occupant deserves none at all. he is despicable in nearly every sense of the word. he has lied to the citizenry repeatedly. Who in your personal orbit do you respect who is a vicious liar? posted 06/27/2008 at 14:12:03

I'll Trade You the 2nd Amendment for the 4th

At what point has a poll become the true indictor of the will of the people? Polls are notrious for being manipulable. posted 06/27/2008 at 14:57:21

Unearthed: News of the Week the Mainstream Media Forgot to Report

Better yet, eliminate the funding for his office and demand a rebate of all funds spent in the past 7 years. posted 06/28/2008 at 07:23:34

Help Me Write a Book

For some reason in our culture doing a few nice things for everyone balances out doing a great deal of evil or harm most of the time. You can hurt millions of people by your actions but build a nice concert hall and you are good guy. posted 06/27/2008 at 09:38:57

Madonna Gets McCartney's Divorce Attorney And Guy Quits Kabbalah: Reports

You must think GW Bush is a genius also. He has lots ofmoney and will make more using his skill as a silver tounged orator. posted 06/27/2008 at 15:04:44

Serenity Lost: Obama And The Netroots

Honest????? From America's right wing???? Never gonna happen. Truth scares America's right wing. They hate it. Lies they cuddle up to and kiss on the ass. posted 06/25/2008 at 15:19:10

John McCain Should Probably Stop Calling Barack Obama "Dr. No"

If Obama is Dr. McCain is Johnny Blowhard aka ernst blofeld.

John McCain said no toture, no tax breaks for the rich, no offshore drilling. Now he says no, no I meant yes. posted 06/25/2008 at 18:28:51