The Last Ephor

For Democrats the answer is yes according to The New Republic . He cites some solid reasons but really even if he's completely right it's not going to be another 1994. It will be enough to blunt Obamas further efforts are massive, drastic changes. It will also make his favorite activity (Blame Someone Else) that much easier. It will take the pressure off for the True Believers who will be able to stay safe and warm in their cocoon of belief. It will ensure Obama runs in 2012 and likely defeat. That's a long way off but I think this Gulf fiasco is turning his most ardent supporters toward re-evaluation at least. I'd wager even the redoubtable LGOMB and Kavips have doubts they won't publicly air. In fact, Kavips posted one not too long ago that reeked of whistling past the graveyard . November is a few months away and any sort of predictions are very very early (That doesn't seem to stop you -ed). If things continue apace November could be very bad for...

I haven't done this in a while but I thought I'd link to a few things with some thoughts on the matter. Prelude: I had a crap weekend (which I'll detail later) but was relieved that I got out of the house 15 minutes earlier than normal. I got to work early and when I'm the only one there it's quiet and I can get stuff done. I logged in early today and lo and behold my virus software is going bonkers. I have a list of about 50 viruses listed. All of them are critical apps. Scrolling though the list is says none of them are repairable and have been moved to avoid further problems. It's every .exe on my machine. Literally. I find some other hapless soul here at this ungodly hour. He's got the same problem. Seems they modified the anti-virus software over the weekend and the package now thinks that any .exe that is not delivered by Novell is a virus. Whooptie friggin do. So the only thing I can use is the interweb. So, I've now been doing so...

Anti-gay speaker booed off stage at CPAC. This is a huge deal. This tells you that the Republican party is, at it's heart, a fiscally conservative socially laisez-faire party. The Evangelical wing of the party has been discredited and essentially ejected and rightly so. Bush was a socially conservative fiscal liberal. The exact opposite of what the GOP (and America) needs. More like this please

as none is needed.

Freeberg got me thinking. Yesterday he wrote: "Just talking to liberals face-to-face, and thinking back on those experiences…I’m having difficulty recalling even just one who was enamored of the liberal position on every single issue across the board." It's one of those things that I always knew but had never really put into words. More like one of those "ah ha" moments when someone precisely puts into words something you were thinking. Herewith is the latest example Freebergs point: "ABC, NBC Won't Air Ad Critical of Obama's Health Care Plan" . I can remember all the way back to June when ABC ran the completely non-partisan hour long informercial produced and paid for by the Obama administration extolling the benefits virtues of Obamacare. See how that works? When they ran the Obama ad, it was informative and newsworthy. Like anything there are two sides to this issue. ABC and NBC have determined that the other side is merely "p...

Obama speaking at Langley in April 2009: I have fought to protect the integrity of classified information in the past, and I will do so in the future. And there is nothing more important than protecting the identities of CIA officers. So I need everybody to be clear: we will protect your identities and your security as you vigorously pursue your missions. I will be as vigorous in protecting you as you are vigorous in protecting the American people. Remember that "outing" Valerie Plame was treason! Obama actually tips his hand here by using his tell. The one that let's you know he's going to lie to you. Can you spot it? Sure you can, "So I need everybody to be clear ". So, with Obamacare about as popular as turd in a punchbowl and his approval rating tanking, he's found his previous pledge really inconvenient. So he resurrects the Ghost Of Bush's Past to distract the rubes: Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has named a veteran federal ...

Godspeed Senator . No ill spoken of the dead here. He served his country. Rest in peace

glumbert - Unstoppable heckler

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Several items of note carried virtually everywhere else. First, Obama's spokesman takes the heat for Teh 0ne breaking his oft repeated campaign promise not to raise taxes on the middle class: Liberal blogs are completely ignoring this one because: 1. It hasn't happened yet (fair enough) 2. No criticism of Obama is permissable. Similarly, Axelrod made the rounds with the same message: No embed, video here . This one is good because it includes The Man Himself making said pledge. This is just the latest of many broken promises. The crushing moral urgency of closing Guantanamo? The crushing moral urgency of ending "Don't ask, don't tell". The hints and winks and nods that he'd reverse DOMA. Well, no. That one, at least, was made clear in the debates. He specifically said he wouldn't do anything for gays who wanted to get married. He merely hinted and implied that it was important and would, therefore magically change somehow. I'm most bot...

He's 9 kinds of crazy. This guy has been our President's spiritual advisor for over 20 years. Think about that. You all know the famous lines about "chickens coming home to roost" and "God damn America" so this is not a long trip to "those Jews" and "those zionists". He also talks about "ethnic cleansing in Gaza." I got news for the Reverend. If there's any attempts at ethnic cleansing in Gaza, it ain't those tricksy Jews. Frankly, I hope he's telling the truth and that he hasn't spoken to the President, the only thing he would do is poison him further. If the GOP were smart, they'd video tape ever sermon this guy makes for the next 5 years. They'd also interview him ad nauseum.

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An old priest who for years had faithfully served the people of the nation's capital, lay dying in the hospital. He motioned for his nurse to come near. "Yes, Father?" said the nurse. "I would really like to see Barack Obama and Joe Biden before I die," he whispered. "I'll see what I can do, Father," replied the nurse, and she respectfully forwarded the request to the DNC and waited for a response. Surprisingly, soon the word arrived. Obama and Biden would be delighted to visit the priest. As they made their way to the hospital, Obama commented to Biden, "I don't know why the old priest wants to see us, but the media coverage will certainly help our images." Biden couldn't help but agree. When they arrived at the priest's room, the priest took Biden's hand in his right hand and Obama's hand in his left. There was silence and a look of serenity on the ancient cleric's face. Fina...

Would Ron Paul have fared worse or better than McCain if he had been running against Obama?

Emanuel Was Director Of Freddie Mac During Scandal New Obama Chief of Staff, Others on Board, Missed "Red Flags" of Alleged Fraud Scheme Going uber-meta: Here's this guy talking about that guy . One thing I'll add; the people who talk about "magic" in the real sense not in the Doug Henning "iluuuuuuuusion" sense are always ardent, militant atheists. Truly, those that do not believe in something believe in anything. Three prescient observations about the upcoming administration. Key excerpt: 3. Liberals and conservatives will continue to try and define everything in terms of right and left when the proper lens, now more than ever, is choice versus control. Precisely. I am in favor of the former for virtually everything. The left and right want to control things so that they're in their favor. Neither of them really wants an unfettered electorate. Aprapos of absolutely nothing here is a list of handy DIY tips to make your life easier.

I'm pretty much with this guy: From here via here . I don't have Hope(tm) that things will Change(tm) for the better but I have to believe that we're not going to tear ourselves in two as some on the fringes seem to want.

So here’s my take on things. (I know you were dying to hear it) The Good: Congratulations to President Elect Obama. He deserves our respect and I will give him the benefit of the doubt. I hope he leads our country well and makes us safe and enables us to be prosperous. Expect me to be the loyal opposition without all the derangement we’ve seen from the other side of the aisle. This election sends a message to every minority person in the country that yes, they too can be president. We are not a nation of bigots or racists (contrary to what John Murtha would have you believe). If anything white people voted for Obama because of his race rather than against it. The visceral weight of this election for African Americans is something I can’t really process but I can see it. Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and the rest of the Race Hustlers are going to be unemployed. Good riddance. This woman lived long enough to see an African American president Obama won not onl...