FITZ and FDL!

Unbelievable! ;D Back to the post.

Colleen Rowley rocks my socks.

The GOPerv Spin Machine constantly pushes the meme of (perceived) liberal relativism, which begs the following:

It depends on what your definition of “stay the course” is!

Get Out The Vote!!

FIGHT BACK!!!!

I’ve been doing a lot of volunteer data entry for local progressive orgs, mostly in support of their GOTV efforts. My most recent assignment involved inputting registered voters who were leaning or definitely voting Casey.

Now, granted this is kind of a self-selected sample, but I saw a *lot* of Republicans (mostly older) who were not just leaning Casey, but *definitely* voting for Casey. Warmed my heart, it did.

Quoting myself from prev thread, was close to EPU’d and less OT here than there.

HotFlash @ 134

Twisted Martini @
10

Maybe the 387 large was needed for Dangerstein’s body waxing?

Just a drive-by, trying to speed-read past 24 hours of FDL. John Casper and others were wondering why if just legit per diems for campaigners, why thru petty cash? RevDeb noted that she was required to sign for her $5 lunch money when campaigning for Ned, Joe’s people would (should) have had a similar procedure. So there should be a record.

But if the volunteers (or ‘volunteers’) in a *Democratic* primary were in fact Young Republicans or such, would that be something Joe would try to keep quiet? Would be embarrassing, if not illegal.

Matt Stoller reported an incident in a diner August 3, I think. Christy has links to that and some other assorted LieberThuggishness w/signs and some shoving at the Temptations concert here .

Assertions were made that these folks, whoever they were, were paid $60/day. I seem to recall someone (CTBob?) finding out that they’d been bumped up to $100/day nr the end? TeddySanFran wondered over at MyDD whether they were Young Republicans at the time. Some of them were older, and their actions certainly seemed more like the Brook Brothers Riot that we are used to seeing from the left — we tend to be more chaotic, as a rule. *g*

Couldn’t exactly funnel it through Alan Schlesinger’s campaign, either, he was unopposed in the primary, IIRC? There are a couple of names in the newspaper account, would be interesting if they are registered voters anywhere.

Hundreds of dollars!
Thousands of dollars!!
Millions and billions and trillions of dollars!!!

Now don’t be too hard on Joe. He’s so used to dealing with all the big numbers in the Pharma bills and the Halliburton/KBR no-bid contracts that this $387K just seems so . . . petty.

I mean, a hundred thousand here, a hundred thousand there, and it adds up to nothing in Joe’s world. Once you get to the billions here and billions there, then you’re talking about real money.

One last pitch for McNerney then I’m on the road for the week, but back walking precincts again on Saturday.

This from the gang at SayNoToPombo re: the LA Times article you linked to above. The DCCC keeps promising $$$ to CA-11, but so far they have given NONE.
SayNoToPombo

As a side-note, with $2,045 for phone banking last Thursday and $3,702 for additional phone banking and $20,805 for McNerney slam piece number 17 on Friday, NRCC total independent expenditures in CA-11 for the last three months now stand at $649,373. DCCC, still zero.

Frankly, given the DCCC’s dismal record at reading the local atmospherics, I’m not holding my breath that CA-11 will be one of the 11 new districts announced on Tuesday. But miracles can happen. I suppose it couldn’t hurt to give them a holler on behalf of Jerry McNerney: (202) 863-1500.

IMHO, that’s a whole lotta cash for phone banking. Paying for phone banking!

To phone bank from ANYWHERE in the country, sign up to help Jerry McNerney defeat Richard Pombo. Help us GOTV.
Phone From Home for McNerney

Thanks FDL!

(My unscientific estimate is that roughly 20% of the Casey definites came from Republicans)

It always occurred to me that someone who had the facts and could reason soundly could easily see through the repub BS and people like Lieberman. I suspect that too many people simply are lazy, or don’t have the time to read through everything and get their news and ideas from sound byte MSM. And the MSM is hardly fair and hardly informative. This leaves John and Jane Q Public with a hard row to hoe to make sense of it all.

More recently the republican crap has been so overwhelming that the MSM is having a hard to time glossing over it and making all the problems bi partisan (not that the dems are all angels). So now the MSM is giving the public a smattering of the failures of the repubs and the Cheney Administration.. but it is hardly a tough hard hitting indictment of their horrendous behavior over the past 6 yrs.

If anyone compiled a list of all their disgusting behavior it would stagger anyone who could even get to the end of it… a litany of lies, corruption, malfeasance, nepotism, bribery, torture, trashing the constitution etc. How even 20% of the people can support these thugs is hard to believe… How does it feel to thing that so many of our neighbors condone such behavior? Makes you wanna move away… far away. No?

Or maybe wisdom will prevail in the end… against all odds.

Did this get linked to yet?

Nedrenaline!

Don’t forget… that Joe’s dirty, nasty slush money has its source in scum like Mel Sembler and other Florida Republicans. Joe needs to account for his campaign spending.

Like T-Rex said last night, “… rain and sunshine lead to grass growing and flowers blooming.”

Hey all,

The Rep seat in Wyoming is still up for grabs. The republican incumbent has been resorting to negative ads (surprise), but it doesn’t seem to have much effect.

With only a couple of weeks to election day, my buddies and I are doubling our GOTV efforts.

Again, I ask you guys to check out the worldcan’twait.net website. Out here in the west we refer to this as hedging your bet.

The calm demeanor of Bush/Rove spells trouble, as in election tampering. If Pelosi is serious about the no impeachment pledge, than all of this is for naught.

Anyway, the good candidate in WY is Gary Trauner. Send him some love or good wishes. By keeping a race competitive in a state with 60 % of voters registered GOP, the GOP is having to spend time and money that could be spent elsewhere.

Blue America Act Blue - $397,096.50

YOWSA!

http://www.actblue.com/page/blueamerica

Jacqrat @
3

Colleen Rowley rocks my socks.

Amen!! Saw her debate Kline on TV yesterday - he was such a boor, and she was cool!

Co-signed the Ned letter. Thanks for posting it Christy. Now for some warmed up bread pudding. *g*

Moderator(s) - please close an open italics tag, apparently located in comment 150 in the prior thread. Thank you very much for your assistance.

Stephen at 18 — I think I got it. :)

via Taylor Marsh:

Active-Duty Troops Launch Campaign to Press Congress to End U.S. Occupation of Iraq

For the first time since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, active- duty members of the military are asking Members of Congress to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq and bring American soldiers home.

Sixty-five active-duty members have sent Appeals for Redress to Members of Congress. Three of these people (including two who served in Iraq) and their attorney will speak about this on Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 11 a.m. EDT.

Small point: it’s Coleen Rowley, with one L.

Last evening, DiFi’s first ads appeared on teevee. Essentially, she and a young woman are watching her 1992 ad, when she first ran for Senate, holding a little baby. Turns out the little baby is her granddaughter, who is also the young woman in the current ad, watching the old ad with Grandma Dianne.

awwwwwww

They chat about protecting the environment and a strong national defense, getting our troops out of Iraq and making college affordable.

Missing from this ad:
Senator Feinstein’s party
Support for any other Democrats, including strong Congressional challengers to corrupt Pombo and Doolittle and do-nothing Bono.
Endorsement of any statewide Democrats with whom the Senator shares the ticket next month.

That’s what happening on our airwaves — a four million dollar ad buy, putting almost half a million dollars in Feinstein’s media buyer’s pocket, with no endorsement or mention of the Democratic Party.

Looking forward to tonight’s debate. Joe should be very worried that he will be totally crushed by the slush fund mess. And, I’m going to enjoy every second.
But, I have to wonder….what happenned to this guy? When he voted for the Bush Torture Bill, I was just stunned. That bill is the most despicable, un-American, freedom-hating, vile thing that has happenned in the history of the U.S. So, I have to wonder..how did this senator with a decent record for his first 13 years become the man he is today?

TSF - How very Lieberstein of her.

Great editorial endorsing Charlie Brown, from the Tahoe Daily Tribune:

http://www.tahoedailytribune.c...../110230050

In astonishment we have watched the political and ethical implosion of Congressman John Doolittle and his failure to take personal responsibilities for his actions. His entanglements have been meticulously reported in this newspaper and among the nation’s most distinguished press from coast to coast.

We know the record. We know the investigations. We know the back-biting vindictiveness, the brutal and mean-spirited side of Fourth District Congressman John Doolittle as demonstrated in a selectively televised Oct. 11 debate. We know it all too well. We’ve tolerated his personal attacks on the First Amendment for years. But leave it to Mr. Doolittle, a fortunate son with three draft deferments and no military service, to slam his opponent Charlie Brown, a decorated veteran of two wars. Accusing the retired Air Force Lt. Colonel of not looking out for the safety of our country speaks volumes of his character.

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Brown has dedicated his life to defending our country, and we can count on him to put our security first in Congress. By contrast, John Doolittle has denied our troops the tools they need to win the war on terror, and has accumulated a poor voting record on veterans’ issues in the 109th Congress. He’s voted raises and more perks for himself and “no bid” earmarks for himself, while voting against increasing VA healthcare funding, against raises for combat forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, against providing healthcare for Guardsman and reservists - among other things.

In the five years since 9/11, little has been done to secure our borders and our ports. And, the most worrisome part about the tragic response to Hurricane Katrina was that it occurred four years after 9/11. Brown knows that America can no longer trust its security to those who have proven themselves unwilling or unable to lead us through dangerous times.

Despite the glib picture Mr. Doolittle likes to paint out of desperation, this Congressional race is not between liberals and conservatives. In fact, politics isn’t really what’s at stake. This election is about right vs. wrong, abuse of power, leading with integrity, protecting the earth, protecting the country and living within our means. For that Charlie Brown has our vote on Nov. 7.

Signed the letter to the FEC, too. Long-time lurker on FDL who has long appreciates the commentary on this site. What with all the adrenaline building up for Nov 7th, guess I’m coming out of the closet, so to speak.

From ABC News:

It is now possible that not a single Democratic incumbent member of the House will lose, leaving Republicans to play defense in an expanding number of places for a grueling two weeks.

From me:

Former Judge, and current State Rep., Jari Askins (D-OK) for our next Lt. Gov.!!! Next month.

Vote Feinstein: Her Granddaughter Is All Grown Up!

Stirring.

TeddySanFran, that’s why I’ll be holding my nose as I vote for her. Next time around (if she tries running again) I want a real Democrat running against her, just so people can see the difference.

OT: I wonder what would happen if Jenna and not-Jenna got on a snailmail list for military recruitment literature.

In the five years since 9/11, little has been done to secure our borders and our ports.

Heh.

Nancy Pelosi has announced she won’t seek impeachment if the Dems take control. The DLC will be sooo happy!

retirin’ at 26 — you know, once you’ve delurked, there’s no going back in the “closet.” *g* Great to have your voice added to the mix. :)

retirin’ in five @ 26

Signed the letter to the FEC, too. Long-time lurker on FDL who has long appreciates the commentary on this site. What with all the adrenaline building up for Nov 7th, guess I’m coming out of the closet, so to speak.

Welcome! Let’s hear from you often.

TeddySanFran @ 22

Last evening, DiFi’s first ads appeared on teevee. Essentially, she and a young woman are watching her 1992 ad, when she first ran for Senate, holding a little baby. Turns out the little baby is her granddaughter, who is also the young woman in the current ad, watching the old ad with Grandma Dianne.

awwwwwww

They chat about protecting the environment and a strong national defense, getting our troops out of Iraq and making college affordable.

Missing from this ad:
Senator Feinstein’s party
Support for any other Democrats, including strong Congressional challengers to corrupt Pombo and Doolittle and do-nothing Bono.
Endorsement of any statewide Democrats with whom the Senator shares the ticket next month.

That’s what happening on our airwaves — a four million dollar ad buy, putting almost half a million dollars in Feinstein’s media buyer’s pocket, with no endorsement or mention of the Democratic Party.

Good catch, Teddy. Sadly, its all about DiFi and her consultants - and zip about we hapless constituents. With Boxer shaming & compromising her once fine reputation by kissing up to HoJo and refusing to endorse Lamont, much less help him, guess its up to Nancy Pelosi to act like a Democratic leader. sigh….

TSF - assume you saw this re the challenges facing Charlie Brown:

Red district makes Doolittle tough to beat

Greg Lucas, (SF) Chronicle Sacramento Bureau

Although he’s giving eight-term Republican Rep. John Doolittle of Rocklin the toughest challenge of his political career, Democrat Charlie Brown can’t win — Doolittle has to lose.

The Fourth Congressional District, centered in fast-growing Placer and El Dorado counties northeast of Sacramento and stretching to the Oregon border, is arguably the most conservative district in California. Voter registration, as of the most recent September report, was 48 percent Republican, 30 percent Democratic and 17 percent independent. Those numbers give Doolittle victory — unless droves of Republicans desert him.

“Doolittle is not going to be defeated by any Democratic tsunami. He is in as Republican a seat as you can get, at least in California,” said Allan Hoffenbloom, publisher of the Target Book, a nonpartisan handicapping of legislative races in California. “His defeat would require enormous Republican crossover, which would only result from a repudiation of him as a candidate.”

…which will make Brown’s victory all the more remarkable.

EPU’d from last thread:

GWB: Stay the course? I was just sayin’ I didn’t want dessert.

punaise @ 35

TSF - assume you saw this re the challenges facing Charlie Brown:

Red district makes Doolittle tough to beat

Greg Lucas, (SF) Chronicle Sacramento Bureau

Although he’s giving eight-term Republican Rep. John Doolittle of Rocklin the toughest challenge of his political career, Democrat Charlie Brown can’t win — Doolittle has to lose.

The Fourth Congressional District, centered in fast-growing Placer and El Dorado counties northeast of Sacramento and stretching to the Oregon border, is arguably the most conservative district in California. Voter registration, as of the most recent September report, was 48 percent Republican, 30 percent Democratic and 17 percent independent. Those numbers give Doolittle victory — unless droves of Republicans desert him.

“Doolittle is not going to be defeated by any Democratic tsunami. He is in as Republican a seat as you can get, at least in California,” said Allan Hoffenbloom, publisher of the Target Book, a nonpartisan handicapping of legislative races in California. “His defeat would require enormous Republican crossover, which would only result from a repudiation of him as a candidate.”

…which will make Brown’s victory all the more remarkable.

…which would also make support from the TOP of the ticket all the more welcome.

Paging Senator Feinstein!!!!

the online headline at SF Chronicle website:

DiFi’s Run Is A Waltz
The senator is seeking another term, but her campaign is more of a coronation.

it’s not deserved, but DiFi Inc. (NYSE symbol: DFINK) can just phone it in.

1,312 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN GOEZ ON AND ON AND…

Citizen Hardin Smith:

Kos has a good post on Joe Liarman’s
“precarious” lead in the most recent polls…I can’t believe that Lamont hasn’t polled better’n 65% of registered Dems in Connecticut. This race is the classic 3-way split that can put a parade clown in office if the electorate is turned off to both parties (see Jessie Ventura in Minnesota…er don’t if ya wanna sleep well). However, I was given ta understand that Connecticut is pretty “blue” and doesn’t show signs of abandoning the Dems, so wazup with Lamont’s low showin’ among registered Democrats?

The landscape in Minnesota looks pretty good right now for a 3 seat pickup…Walz and Rowley could use some cash but if the turnout is there on election day, the fascists are gunna be down ta one seat in the Minnesota delegation.

KEEP THE FAITH AND PASS THE AMMUNITION, THIS IS JUST A BATTLE IN A LONG WAR!!

Re Pelosi and impeachment:

Well, there might not be impeachment hearings. A super majority is required in the Senate, I believe to do the impeachment thing, and the smart money is on there won’t be enough votes to do it. But… I’d bet my last whatever on there being an inquiry, by Conyers etc. And that works for me, at least. And there are the criminal courts too.

Norske at 39 — Matt Stoller has done some great reporting this week on the polling situation in CT. Take a peek over at MyDD on that for some great insight. My take is that the polling models for this particular race have been all over the map, depending on the stance of the person running the poll — the QPoll has been consistently off by around 10% (it was way up for Ned in the primary, in what was really a tight race, and now it’s way up for Joe…so I’m trusting the ground game reporting that I’m hearing more than poll numbers because of that “once burned” sort of feeling, ya know?)

TeddySanFran @ 37

punaise @ 35

TSF - assume you saw this re the challenges facing Charlie Brown:

…which will make Brown’s victory all the more remarkable.

…which would also make support from the TOP of the ticket all the more welcome.

Paging Senator Feinstein!!!!

I used to live in Auburn. Placer Co. is a major “red-county”. And Doolittle and his wife are major crooks. They fit right in.

Holy crap — we could get 1 to 2 inches of snow today. Brrrrrr…we have had the weirdest weather this year.

punaise @
35

TSF - assume you saw this re the challenges facing Charlie Brown:

Red district makes Doolittle tough to beat

Greg Lucas, (SF) Chronicle Sacramento Bureau

…
The Fourth Congressional District, centered in fast-growing Placer and El Dorado counties northeast of Sacramento and stretching to the Oregon border, is arguably the most conservative district in California. Voter registration, as of the most recent September report, was 48 percent Republican, 30 percent Democratic and 17 percent independent. Those numbers give Doolittle victory — unless droves of Republicans desert him.
…

…which will make Brown’s victory all the more remarkable.

This district is changing, and I haven’t checked those numbers — but there are many new residents from the Bay Area and from So Cal. Many are anti-tax, to be sure — but I don’t think the district is as conservative as 20, even 10 years ago. I don’t think corruption and hiding behind his awful record is playing well. Charlie Brown is a fantastic candidate at just the right time, it will be a fantastic takeover of a previously uber-conservative district that may show that the Democratic affiliation doesn’t automatically disqualify someone.

retirin’ in five @ 26

Signed the letter to the FEC, too. Long-time lurker on FDL who has long appreciates the commentary on this site. What with all the adrenaline building up for Nov 7th, guess I’m coming out of the closet, so to speak.

Nice to meet you, retirin’ in five.

Christy Hardin Smith @ 43

Holy crap — we could get 1 to 2 inches of snow today. Brrrrrr…we have had the weirdest weather this year.

so this would be the wrong time for a paean to our glorious Bay Area October shirtsleeve weather?

UPDATE ON NC-11

Greetings from the beautiful mountains and trails of Asheville NC. Things have been heating up on the SHULER vs. TAYLOR front.
Charles Taylor is a long-time congressman, multimillionaire, bank and large-scale landowner, apologist for GWB, and is strongly anti-conservation). Remember ‘Mr. Potter’ from the Christmas movie? You get the idea.

Heath Schuler has beat back some mud and lies, most recently in a well-funded direct mail blitz from Taylor. And now the good news:

Heath has received endorsements from the Hendersonville paper, AFL-CIO, NEA, League of Coservation Voters, etc. Recent polls show that his message is getting out and that the voters may be ready for a BIG change. For comparison, two polls from Constituent Dynamics-

10/12 Shuler (D) 51% Taylor (R) 43%
9/6 50% 47%

We’re running out of lawn signs!

My very best,
tfitznc

I have not seen anywhere where the IRS has been interested in the dispersal of almost $400,000 off the books. Seems to me that they want to track who is going to be reporting that as income, eh?

re impeachment:wont seek it doesn’t mean it wont happen as a result of all the investigations and public clamoring for it (yeah I know..in my dreams but I do dream….)

About the slush fund, someone just told me they spoke to a person at the FEC, who acknowledged that the complaint had been filed, but that it was unlikely anything could be done with the investigation until after the election. Which is pretty much what I figured.

The real damage this can cause for Joe is if the MSM picks up on it and starts asking the campaign where the money went. But my opinion of the MSM is that they’re a bunch of lazy, status-quo loving sheep, who would rather transcribe what is given to them than actually have to go out and DEVELOP a story, so I don’t expect a lot from them.

Basically, it’s up to US to keep the pressure on Joe and the MSM to cover this story. Don’t forget that Dick Nixon was reelected almost five months after Committee to Reelect the President employees were caught burglarizing the Watergate DNC HQ office, so if we don’t dig for the truth on this, it won’t come out until it’s way too late.

LTTEs and calls TV & radio news stations will help. And GOTV efforts can REALLY help at this point, since we’ll be the prime source of info on this scandal.

And CSPAN will rebroadcast the debate at 11PM EDT, if I heard correctly. WTNH.COM has streaming video, and WTIC.COM will have streaming audio. And watch your local listings, because CSPAN has been known to include important coverage last minute.

OT, from today’s WaPo (h/t to Waldo Jaquith):

Meanwhile, administration officials were often divided on North Korea policy, with some wanting to engage the country and others wanting to isolate it.

Before North Korea announced it had detonated a nuclear device, some senior officials even said they were quietly rooting for a test, believing that would finally clarify the debate within the administration.

You know that wingnut blather about “the Democrats are rooting for our enemies”? More projection.

How crazy an ideologue do you have to be that you’d prefer to have something really bad happen to provide support for your position rather than compromising to prevent it?

Christy and Egregious: thanks. It will probably be an infrequent voice. But I’m watchin’, nonetheless. And fully supportive.

punaise at 46 — nah, you caught me at a good time — having a nice, hot mug of tea. :)

ruffian @ 49

re impeachment:wont seek it doesn’t mean it wont happen as a result of all the investigations and public clamoring for it (yeah I know..in my dreams but I do dream….)

A last-minute National Republican Congressional Committee ad campaign, indirectly raising the Clinton-Lewinsky issue, played in 30 competitive districts in the hopes of swinging them toward the GOP.

It was a gamble that didn’t necessarily pay off. Fears of a backlash appear to have had some foundation as more of the open House seats went Democratic than Republican.

http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS.....index.html

Lame Duck is fine with me.

Christy Hardin Smith @ 53

punaise at 46 — nah, you caught me at a good time — having a nice, hot mug of tea. :)

stay warm!

Connecticut Bob @ 50

About the slush fund, someone just told me they spoke to a person at the FEC, who acknowledged that the complaint had been filed, but that it was unlikely anything could be done with the investigation until after the election. Which is pretty much what I figured.

The real damage this can cause for Joe is if the MSM picks up on it and starts asking the campaign where the money went. But my opinion of the MSM is that they’re a bunch of lazy, status-quo loving sheep, who would rather transcribe what is given to them than actually have to go out and DEVELOP a story, so I don’t expect a lot from them.

Basically, it’s up to US to keep the pressure on Joe and the MSM to cover this story. Don’t forget that Dick Nixon was reelected almost five months after Committee to Reelect the President employees were caught burglarizing the Watergate DNC HQ office, so if we don’t dig for the truth on this, it won’t come out until it’s way too late.

LTTEs and calls TV & radio news stations will help. And GOTV efforts can REALLY help at this point, since we’ll be the prime source of info on this scandal.

And CSPAN will rebroadcast the debate at 11PM EDT, if I heard correctly. WTNH.COM has streaming video, and WTIC.COM will have streaming audio. And watch your local listings, because CSPAN has been known to include important coverage last minute.

FYI - Commenter “TC” over at the official Lamont blog had this to say:

“Word running rampant through a few State Agencies today that the Lieberman “slush fund” is a BIG problem… and from a person (Lieberman) who used to tout ‘campaign finance reform’ as one of his promises? Sheeeesh. GO NED!”

ot and pretty bad news, the richt wing is gonna take off on this

the new york times is publishing a mia culpa claiming they never should have published the warrantless searches article

that’s obsurd

the only thing that was revealed was that the searches were being conducted without warrants, nothing else was revealed

who the hell is this omni budsman?

Christy Hardin Smith @ 41

Norske at 39 — Matt Stoller has done some great reporting this week on the polling situation in CT. Take a peek over at MyDD on that for some great insight. My take is that the polling models for this particular race have been all over the map, depending on the stance of the person running the poll — the QPoll has been consistently off by around 10% (it was way up for Ned in the primary, in what was really a tight race, and now it’s way up for Joe…so I’m trusting the ground game reporting that I’m hearing more than poll numbers because of that “once burned” sort of feeling, ya know?)

Appears that the “party affiliation” issue is confounding the pollsters.

punaise at 55 — I’m just thrilled they got our heater fixed in time! :)

Christy Hardin Smith @ 59

punaise at 55 — I’m just thrilled they got our heater fixed in time! :)

well, if the snow starts to melt maybe Peanut can go outside for some slush fun.

1,312 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN GOEZ ON AND ON AND…

Oklahoma kiddo:

The numbers won’t be there in the Senate but if several committees start hearings on war profiteering, illegal surveillance, 9/11 and vote rigging, then we might have a situation like what happened with Watergate where enough of the fascists in the Senate will be lookin at re-election in ‘08 and will bail on the Chimp. Remember, the momentum for impeachment is gunna come from the senate investigations with the House committee takin action on evidence from the Senate. (At least that’s the way it worked with Nixon).

But I hafta tell ya that I am very torn about impeachment. On the one hand, for the survival of the constitution and our system, if we can’t get these fascists impeached for and illegal war and the complete corruption of the federal budget process then we’re toast. On the other hand, spendin the better part of a year on impeachment at the expense of soldiers’ lives and the collapse of the economy doesn’t bode well for takin the whole enchilada in ‘08.

But havin’ the choice to impeach or jest let the nazis stew in their own vomit is a nice situation.

KEEP THE FAITH AND DON’T LET THE BASTARDS OFF THE GROUND!!!

Don’t let the criminals off the hook!

From the Walsh report on Iran-Contra: “…the failure to punish government lawbreakers sends the perception that public officials are not wholly accountable for their actions. It also may lead the public to believe that no real wrongdoing took place.”
and
“Congress has the duty and the power under our system of checks and balances to ensure that the president and his Cabinet officers are faithful to their oaths.”

Christy Hardin Smith @ 43

Holy crap — we could get 1 to 2 inches of snow today. Brrrrrr…we have had the weirdest weather this year.

Good thing we’re not getting it in DC, we’d have to shut the entire city down! *g*

Signed the FEC letter.
For some reason I am still fixated on all those Uncle Sam costumes Lieberliar paid for.
BTW. I *remember* hearing about the shoving match at the Temptations concert from someone who witnessed it. What’s more the Lamont person that got shoved was a tres petite young fille, and the person doing the shoving was a Lieberthug (mid to late 20’s I think). His supervisor aparently apologized to hers. But still!

I’m having trouble getting my head around the concept of $400K as petty cash. I think of petty cash I think of donuts money, money to buy a new ink cartridge when you run out of ink in the middle of printing , that sort of thing. Is $400K a reasonable and normal amount of petty cash for a Senate race? If it is what is it normally for? Anybody know?

punaise @ 60

Christy Hardin Smith @ 59

punaise at 55 — I’m just thrilled they got our heater fixed in time! :)

well, if the snow starts to melt maybe Peanut can go outside for some slush fun.

OMG, punaise! Even Christy wouldn’t file a complaint about that.

Hey,
Maybe Lieberman can be punished now for the use of the slush funds.
There’s been a lot of talk about the possibility of vote-buying, but what if there was signature-buying, for Joe’s independent run?
Does the timing work for that possibility?
Can Joe be kicked off the ballot in this event?
Probably a long shot, but the issue is worth looking into.

Sally @ 62

Don’t let the criminals off the hook!

From the Walsh report on Iran-Contra: “…the failure to punish government lawbreakers sends the perception that public officials are not wholly accountable for their actions. It also may lead the public to believe that no real wrongdoing took place.”
and
“Congress has the duty and the power under our system of checks and balances to ensure that the president and his Cabinet officers are faithful to their oaths.”

Thanks, Sally. This is one for a cross-stitch sampler. Hmm, it’d make a nice Christmas present for Speaker Pelosi to hang in her new office, don’t you think?

scarecrow @ 66

punaise @ 60

Christy Hardin Smith @ 59

well, if the snow starts to melt maybe Peanut can go outside for some slush fun.

OMG, punaise! Even Christy wouldn’t file a complaint about that.

but surely she’s a seasoned negotiator: this would give her something toboggan for.

GW Clusterfuck meets with generals to discuss renaming Iraq–”We’ve got to call this fuckin war somethin else” said Clusterfuck.. WE can’t afford to keep callin it “the war in Iraq”:

Senator Clinton’s GOP challenger, the NY Daily News reports, calls her “ugly”.

I may not care for the Senator’s Iraq and Middle positions, but if true, Republican John Spencer is hitting another new GOP low.

Senator Hillary Clinton is far from ugly. Speaking for myself only, I find this woman rather attractive, physically.

http://www.nydailynews.com/

The Iraqi theft of $1.2 billion discussed on 60 Minutes last night (which was supposed to be used for defense purchases) might also come under Joe’s idea of petty cash. The interviewer asked an Iraqi if any country had ever stolen that large of an amount and I hoped he would say, “Oh, sure, the U.S. has done that here and much more.”

In my cash-handling days for Federal and State governments, petty cash in no way meant it did not have to be accounted for in every detail.

If Tammy Sun can’t find the logbook re: the petty cash, how did they come up with the figure?

TeddySanFran @ 22

That’s what happening on our airwaves — a four million dollar ad buy, putting almost half a million dollars in Feinstein’s media buyer’s pocket, with no endorsement or mention of the Democratic Party.

Waitaminnit!!!!!!??????!!!

Media Buyers get ***paid***?

I’m so crappy at math. What percentage does that work out to?

Daily Kos has a post up that the Green candidate in CT-04 is pulling out to give the Democrats a better shot at Shays.

Oklahoma kiddo @ 71

Senator Clinton’s GOP challenger, the NY Daily News reports, calls her “ugly”.

I may not care for the Senator’s Iraq and Middle positions, but if true, Republican John Spencer is hitting another new GOP low.

Senator Hillary Clinton is far from ugly. Speaking for myself only, I find this woman rather attractive, physically.

http://www.nydailynews.com/

[Okay JH: Swopa was right; some men just can’t handle strong, intelligent women, especially those in power. Some of us are barely out of the trees.]

Clothodi at 65 — no, it’s not a normal number. As an example, the Lamont campaign had around $500 in petty cash expenditures for the same period of time. The FEC regs require that you only have $100 at a time on hand for petty cash, and you have to keep track of every single penny that you disperse. You are required to make payments to people via check — just like you are for any other business. Petty cash is for stuff like an emergency box of paperclips or quarters for parking or something. Not handing out money by the bucket.

punaise @ 69

scarecrow @ 66

punaise @ 60

OMG, punaise! Even Christy wouldn’t file a complaint about that.

but surely she’s a seasoned negotiator: this would give her something toboggan for.

You’re now on a slippery slope; tough sledding here.

HotFlash (68), I’m all for sending every member of Congress the sampler you mention.

Oklahoma Kiddo (71), is this a love/hate relationship with Senator Clinton? I thought so.

Holy Shit, do you think Rove’s November surprise could be a blizzard on November 7th?

Jack

scarecrow @ 76

Oklahoma kiddo @ 71

Senator Clinton’s GOP challenger, the NY Daily News reports, calls her “ugly”.

I may not care for the Senator’s Iraq and Middle positions, but if true, Republican John Spencer is hitting another new GOP low.

Senator Hillary Clinton is far from ugly. Speaking for myself only, I find this woman rather attractive, physically.

http://www.nydailynews.com/

[Okay JH: Swopa was right; some men just can’t handle strong, intelligent women, especially those in power. Some of us are barely out of the trees.]

does that account for this, via Raw Story?:

Ala. Hopeful Puts Forth Unique Platform

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Loretta Nall, the Libertarian Party’s write-in candidate for governor of Alabama, is campaigning on her cleavage and hoping that voters will eventually focus on her platform.

“It started out as a joke, but it blew up into something huge,” said Nall, a 32-year-old with dyed blond hair.

(emphasis addded)

Bay State Librul@80– well, NOAA is part of the Dept. of Commerce, DOC is under the auspices of the white house, NOAA has planes and the ability to seed clouds. Yep, that’s the surprise. Hope it happens in red states. Freak snow storms in the south.

NorskeFlamethrower @ 61

1,312 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN GOEZ ON AND ON AND…

Oklahoma kiddo:

The numbers won’t be there in the Senate but if several committees start hearings on war profiteering, illegal surveillance, 9/11 and vote rigging, then we might have a situation like what happened with Watergate where enough of the fascists in the Senate will be lookin at re-election in ‘08 and will bail on the Chimp. Remember, the momentum for impeachment is gunna come from the senate investigations with the House committee takin action on evidence from the Senate. (At least that’s the way it worked with Nixon).

But I hafta tell ya that I am very torn about impeachment. On the one hand, for the survival of the constitution and our system, if we can’t get these fascists impeached for and illegal war and the complete corruption of the federal budget process then we’re toast. On the other hand, spendin the better part of a year on impeachment at the expense of soldiers’ lives and the collapse of the economy doesn’t bode well for takin the whole enchilada in ‘08.

But havin’ the choice to impeach or jest let the nazis stew in their own vomit is a nice situation.

KEEP THE FAITH AND DON’T LET THE BASTARDS OFF THE GROUND!!!

I want, no, I demand criminal proceedings against these brown-shirt thugs. Upon conviction, I want them in jail!

And…I’d like nothing better than full-on impeachment hearings. These Bush guys are nothing more than an organized criminal mob. Unfortunately, I just don’t see how, without the votes, that impeachment will happen.

Oh, and not incidentally this bunch are war criminals, and should be tried as were their political brethren in 1948 at Nuremberg.

Bay State at 80 — I think Rove looks more like the Heat Miser guy, instead of Snow Miser.

punaise (81), cleavage? That lets me out (no punaise intended).

Great investment opportunity:

Shredding Machine Futures!

Chaucer @ 82

Great poetry and analysis… deserves a
Haiku…

Jack

scarecrow @ 78

I’m just thrilled they got our heater fixed in time! :)

well, if the snow starts to melt maybe Peanut can go outside for some slush fun.

Even Christy wouldn’t file a complaint about that.

but surely she’s a seasoned negotiator: this would give her something toboggan for.

You’re now on a slippery slope; tough sledding here.

Apres moi, de luge

off topic again, raw story is saying palosi guarantees no impeachment if the democrats win majority

IS SHE OUT OF HER MIND?

scarecrow @
78

punaise @ 69

scarecrow @ 66

but surely she’s a seasoned negotiator: this would give her something toboggan for.

You’re now on a slippery slope; tough sledding here.

I think Christy and Fiona will be able to go with the floe. :)

Pelosi: Impeachment ‘off the table’

RAW STORY
Published: Monday October 23, 2006

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In an interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) pledged that impeachment of President George W. Bush was off the table should Democrats gain a majority next month.

Pelosi speculated that Republicans would “just love” the “waste of time” such proceedings would be. “Making them lame ducks,” she concluded, “is good enough for me.”

A video clip of the interview may be viewed below.

Bay State @87 — of course, you are in the Bay State so you at least know how to get to the polls in a blizzard. I’m in the CT snow belt in the Litchfield hills — what’s nice is ice. I can walk to the polling station, so blizzard be damned.

marky @ 67

Hey,
Maybe Lieberman can be punished now for the use of the slush funds.
There’s been a lot of talk about the possibility of vote-buying, but what if there was signature-buying, for Joe’s independent run?
Does the timing work for that possibility?
Can Joe be kicked off the ballot in this event?
Probably a long shot, but the issue is worth looking into.

Hmm. Could the any signature signing malarky have happened in the Hartford area, by any chance? I remember a woman telling she had been presented with a petition but refused to sign, with a lot of mysteroius emphasis in her voice, but maybe I am reading too much into it. I did think it was peculiar at the time though. The way it was expressed.

Stephen Parrish, CPA @ 90

I’m just thrilled they got our heater fixed in time! :)

well, if the snow starts to melt maybe Peanut can go outside for some slush fun.

Even Christy wouldn’t file a complaint about that.

but surely she’s a seasoned negotiator: this would give her something toboggan for.

You’re now on a slippery slope; tough sledding here.

I think Christy and Fiona will be able to go with the floe. :)

it presents a Calvin-and-Hobbesian dilemna

Good old Leslie Stahl wanted Pelosi to “pledge” there will be no impeachment. Shades of Russert, O’Reilly, Matthews, Blitzer, Kurtz, Brooks. I so wanted Pelosi to come back with a headliner quote but she failed me.

If this has been mentioned before, apologies.

But