Charming report out of a source I have never heard of before, so I have no clue about the validity of the story (and doubt it is true, as what is being suggested is pretty insane), and readers should beware: CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus, supported by Defence Secretary Robert Gates, tried to convince President …
Archives for February 2009
Making Demands From a Position of Weakness
The brazenness of the GOP never ceases to amaze me: There are three issues on which I can see a Republican-led filibuster successfully blocking Democratic legislation: card-check, nationalized health care, and taxpayer-funding of abortion. On each of these issues, at least one or more Republican senators will break rank, but there are also a few …
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Open Thread
I am still wiped out. BTW- do we need to put out a missing persons report on Punchy and JSF? I was convinced they would be griefing me pretty hardcore last night.
Tommy Daschle Raphael
Am I the only one who thinks these glasses weren’t thoroughly vetted by the Obama administration? Consider this an open thread.
How Did I Get On All These Email Lists
Today’s entry: The national organization, Americans for Legal Immigration PAC, is filing an arrest request with Immigration and Customs Enforcement today and issuing a public demand for President Obama to honor his rhetoric about the Rule of Law by deporting his aunt Zeituni Onyango. Seriously. I am reasonably sure I never signed up for alerts …
Screw ’em
This is why Nancy Pelosi is the only Congressional leader I like. Here’s a discussion of her attitude towards House Republican opposition to the stimulus package: “I think the take-away here is ‘screw ’em,’” half-joked a House Democratic aide. “Remember, you have a speaker who has dealt with that for a couple years. She dealt …
These Guys Kill Me
Apparently Andy McCarthy has ended his birth certificate fetish and conceded that President Obama is, in fact, and American, and is now kvetching because Keith Olbermann was part of the Super Bowl coverage. Got that straight? After years of Republicans ridiculing Olbermann’s Countdown because he is nothing but a washed up sportscaster, McCarthy is pissy …