You choose: Change? Or more of the same unchecked, unaccountable "leadership" from George Bush? Some actual oversight — or a reward for the Republican party that fired the Inspector General charged with providing oversight for war profiteering in Iraq? Something better or more of the same? In my mind, it's a clear choice: vote for Democrats.
And it seems that a whole lot of folks in the US of A agree with me. So much so that George Bush has had to drag his unpopular behind to the reddest of red state territory to shore up the base there: Georgia, Texas, Montana. Who would have thought that Rove would have him campaigning in any of these locations this year?
Charlie Cook was just on MNSBC saying that Democrats are likely to pick up 20 to 30 or more seats in the House and that the Senate is looking increasingly likely as well. Chris Bowers has more poll analysis at MYDD.
But none of this matters if we don't get our voters to the polls. This is crucial — America needs your help, we all do. Now is the time to get out our vote, folks. This weekend is critical crunch time. Pach had some fantastic resource links yesterday, if you aren't already signed up to do something this weekend. Let's get out there and kick some GOP boo-tay!
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Olbermann! ; )
Democracy!!
Amen!
Glad you are first, Coz. The thought of a zero kinda scares me.
GOTV!
This picture cracks me up. The two politicians behind Bush look like they want to be anywhere but standing on a tarmac with George Bush, don’t they?
Say it with me every one….
GET OUT THE VOTE
Get to know your neighbors
Call for Change
Our time is now
It must be a landslide
In keeping with Christy’s question of:
I sent in this response to the CNN Cafferty File’s 5 p.m question of:
Why would Congress shut down the office that’s reporting on fraud and waste in Iraq?
Had enough?
Christy Hardin Smith @ 6
Yes, they’ve very much got that “I wonder how much longer he’ll stand here and talk…” look about them.
I’m glad he went to Elko this time — 400 miles from nowhere — instead of coming to Vegas. Every time he comes here to whore for cash & votes they immobilize half the city for his Imperial ass.
_
Center to left Democrats will be in a good mood next Wednesday.
it’s over; mary matlin just said so on cnn; she sees 1o or 12 seats in the house but that is it.
now he has some GAME FACE. ARRRGGGGGGG.
Christy Hardin Smith @ 6
Why are they wrinkling their noses? Oh Junya, you didn’t?
Christy,
Actually the one on the left is saying, “and everyone thought I was the putz”
The one on the right…
“Thanks for losing me my seat asshole”
Christy Hardin Smith @ 6
LOL– they look miserable and I think John Ensign should have taken his gloves outta his pocket (or are those socks?) and shoved them into booosh’s mouf.
David Kay on msnbc and sez we violated our own laws by putting the nookular secrets out… he’s plenty ticked off.
GOTV!
bdu @ 9
Funny, when I first saw the photo, my first thought was, “why does the guy on Bush’s left look like an orderly from the asylum.”
This election still makes me nervous. I don’t know about you-all, but I’m a bundle of nerves.
I just voted early in Utah, adding a dab of blue to (possibly) the reddest state in the Union. Turnout was amazing for an early vote, and I heard tons of chatter that suggested a lot of dissatisfied citizens. Interesting scene. I’m curious to see how it all turns out here.
I’ve been talking up the early vote in a big way. I have no idea if Utah will blue-up at all, but it’s going to be quite a ride.
ATTAACCKKKK!
Where do you live Sam?
I’m from Park City. Bluest of the of the Red State (outside of maybe Carbon County)
GO! Dems!
shooogarp @ 20
Salt Lake. Not sure how the city’s blueness stacks up, but it’s definitely changed from when I got here in the early 90s.
it’s the night that says NEY!
bye bye bob. it’s official; you need a jailhouse nickname. maybe: ney-ney!
SamTheLurker @ 18
Isn’t it about time all you Utahans found Orrin Hatch with a live boy? :)
Porno-publicans
http://blogs.abcnews.com/thebl…..s_mon.html
no report of the lieber-thugs attack this am on nbc30 news so far. it the folk in ct only knew what they were “supporting”. but i personally know many folk who are voting for ned regardless of the polls. we have a busy weekend ahead…
montag @ 23
Hee hee
I’d settle for incontrovertible proof that he’s a space alien. Many people are aware of it, it just hasn’t been proven.
montag @ 23
Wouldn’t matter. It’s all straight party ticket here. Now a dead boy and we might be talkin’…..
Any further reports from TRex? Or video?
SamTheLurker @ 26
Hmm, that would seem to disprove the belief that there’s intelligent life elsewhere….
i heart jane @ 22
That’s what Duncan (aka Atrios) calls him.
montag @ 29
Not necessarily – the most common theory is that he fell on his big bulbous noggin when he first stepped out of his UFO.
Christy Hardin Smith @
6
All week I’ve been having fun listening to Lakshmi Singh trying to keep a straight voice while narrating the latest from Brush.
Q: Is Reverend Haggard a METH-odist preacher?
_
Early next Tuesday morning before work, I’m taking my 99 year old Auntie Lila to the polls. This old girl is an old fashioned FDR Demo. She told me last night that “Tuesday was our turn”.
i heart jane @ 22
it’s a shubbery….
hey, about that nickname….
From John at Americablog, emphasis mine.
You won’t ever see this investigation, we’ll never know what went wrong, if you vote Republican. From Congressman Langevin’s office:
Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, and Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack, today called on the committee’s Republican leaders to immediately start an investigation into allegations uncovered in today’s New York Times describing a U.S. government website that posted sensitive details about Iraq’s former nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs.
http://americablog.blogspot.co…..-bush.html
BobbyG @ 33
Yes, now that he’s OK with teh gay.
BobbyG @ 33
No, but he is often a guest at the Crystal Cathedral….
About Orrin…
http://www.waynemadsenreport.com/
I know it’s from Madsen, but I still love it.
Oklahoma kiddo @ 34
That’s great. I hope like hell she’s not disappointed in the least.
prostrate at 32 — My favorite part of this whole week has been watching Bush’s volume control wratchet higher and higher as the week has gone along. Watch a clip from his appearances later in the week, and see how much he’s literally screaming at people, even with a microphone. It’s as though he is trying to will people to the polls by the loudness of his screechy voice. Bizarre.
As per Americablog: Add Nebraska to the list of states with a race so dire for Republicans that Bush is stumping in a district that the GOP has held for 48 years.
shooogarp @ 39
Heh. I’d never heard about that. Hatch’s being a clueless, creepy, unethical carpetbagger was enough for me to keep voting against him.
Mr. “18 years is long enough”, running for his sixth senate term… sigh
An idea just hatching on Kos is to paint a finger blue after voting on Tuesday. I think it goes fetchingly with the firedoglake graphics :)
What I am telling everyone here is to be responsible to make sure 5 voters have voted. Then ask them to do the same. My 5 have already voted and they are passing it forward.
Take 5 to vote
Btw… my boyfriend works in TeeVee and unfortunately many of the events he is working follows or precedes a BushCo event. There are very strict rules for a Bush event.
1. no cables on the ground, everything must be hung overhead or wireless
2. people standing or sitting behind are a specified number of feet behind. It is camera tricks that makes them look closer.
3. Bush brings his own potties and all body wastes are removed with him.
we are the knights who say, “na na na na, ney ney, goo-ood bye.”
LJ/Aquaria at 42 — I would LUV to see Kleeb win. He’s run a fantastic campaign this year, and he’s a wonderful candidate. I hear really good things from folks who have worked with him a bit on this.
Christy Hardin Smith @
41
LOL! He is bellowing, isn’t he?!
TDI Guy at 44 — You do it and send me a pix…I’ll see what I can do about wedging it into a post. :)
Christy Hardin Smith @ 47
And he’s H-O-T, too, which doesn’t suppress the desire to vote, if you know what I mean.
Shallow, sure, but it’s no crime to take advantage of a gift nature bestows on a candidate. ;)
HEY FIREDOGS AND FIREKATS!
I have been doing grunt work on some campaigns. Money is all right but you need boots on the ground also. Usually only a subset of local races are competetive, so you can focus on them.
One of these in Kansas, our dreadful Attorney General Phill Kline will hopefully be going down. He is so incompetent, he pleaded a case before the KS Supreme Court, but spent thousands of taxpayer dollars for coaching. His campaign signs are made of PLASTIC!
Perhaps you might have your favorite reasons for campaigning. Here are some of mine.
1) Removing plastic Phill Kline signs illegally posted on right of ways.
2) Toxic viruses put in our food by the FDA.
3) Nuclear radiation in our food by the FDA.
4) Themerisol containing mercury, in vaccines.
5) 9/11 Inside Job-Go to Border’s or Barnes and Noble and get the DVD “TerrorStorm”.
http://www.btinternet.com/~nlp…..ahmood.htm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/…..20,00.html
http://www.wnd.com/news/articl…..E_ID=26249
6) Sibel Edmonds-look her up, I cannot do everything.
prostratedragon @ 48
It’s the Ugly American syndrome. Saying the same thing louder always makes people comprehend better….
Christy Hardin Smith @ 41
Maybe if he holds his breath and stomps…
LJ/Aquaria @
50
I could see myself taking advantage of his natural gifts.
katymine — I saw some poll numbers that show the Kyl race within the margin of error (3 or 4 points). How does it feel out there with folks that you’ve talked to over the last week? Kyl is odious, and I would love to see him sent packing.
I am trying SO hard not to get my hopes up and to be sensible and keep plugging away at GOTV and other efforts…but, damn, there are several races that I would love to see us win (Vic Wulsin, Charlie Brown, Joe Sestak…the list goes on and on…)
Oklahoma kiddo @
34
If my grandmother were still alive (she’d be 103 now, rest her soul), she’d be voting. Given what she would think of the last six years, I wouldn’t put it past the old girl to dig herself out today to vote, if she could.
Pachacutec @ 54
Get in line, honey!
LJ at 50 — he is pretty damn hot. *G* And his commercials have been pretty pitch perfect for his district. I’d really love to see him pull this off. We could use a win in NE with a candidate who has some campaigning moxy.
LJ/Aquaria @ 57
Pachacutec @ 54
Economic
liesstatistics for October are out.The unemployment rate for October 2006 was released today. It was a low 4.4%. Good news, right? Except that this number doesn’t measure unemployment but the number of unemployed who were actively seeking work during the period. It doesn’t measure discouraged workers or any who for whatever reason did not look for work. If it did, the rate would be 2 to 3 times higher.
Another figure, job creation, was also released: 92,000 for the month of October. What you need to keep in mind is that for real job growth to occur and take care of all those entering the work force that number needs to be around 200,000. I saw this spun that August and September figures were revised upward and so might this number too. If this is true, it leaves me asking myself why the numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics are so bad. I also wonder why the Bureau doesn’t release its figures later if its early releases are so wrong.
92,000 represents net job creation and is the difference between jobs created and those lost. It is interesting to note that among the 152,000 jobs created, most were in the lower paying service sector. While of the 60,000 jobs lost, most were in the higher paying manufacturing area.
So what we have here is that unemployment is down but so is job creation and the jobs created don’t pay as well as those lost. I do not see this as good news.
On a related topic, hourly wages rose an average of 0.4% in October to $16.91. Productivity was flat. In theory, it is possible for both wages and productivity to go up at the same time but this hasn’t really happened in decades. It works this way. If I demand you work harder but pay you the same, your productivity goes up. If I give you a raise even though the amount of work you do does not change, your productivity goes down because I’m paying more for the same amount of work. What gets me about all this is that when wages increase at all, a whole passel of economists get up on their hind legs and start worrying loudly about the dangers of inflation, which in these terms translates into that heinous concept of valuing work. Oddly, these same economists don’t think the other side of the equation rates a mention: the increased stress on individuals and the societal deterioration which occur when workers are caught between stagnant wages and increasing costs (such as housing and healthcare). So to recap: Money going to corporate profits, good; money going to workers, bad.
Christy Hardin Smith @ 6
Jacopo Peterman on the right? Maybe?
Christy Hardin Smith @ 41
Great. So now he’s bellowing and whining, at the same time. Or am I the only one who thinks this guy sounds like a WATB whenever he opens his ignorant mouth. Me! Pay attention to me! I wanna I wanna I wanna! You’re being mean to me! Stop it!
ELECTION 2006
Let The Recounts Begin
http://nationaljournal.com/njcover.htm
I wonder if Bush bellows at Laura in bed.
“I DO NOT HAVE SHRINKAGE!”
“SLOWER!”
“THAT’S NOT RIGHT!”
Patrick 4/4 @ 59
Overheard a comment on the phone by mrEgregious, regarding the Woodward book. He could only read half of it because it made him so angry–very uncharacteristic. “This is not how we run things.”
My silent observation, even intelligent nonblog people are about six months behind the curve, but they’re getting there. And just in time for November 7. Apparently there was a reason my credit card bills for political stuff went unchallenged. Guess he’s had enough too.
Republican Leadership, an oxymoron?
katymine @ 45
I’ve got 3 plus myself (early voter). Also I’m an informal leafleter (ahem). Will get to work this weekend on some more voters.
1. OK, we know Brush is on the klutzy side—but frankly, why not make the environment easy to negotiate?
2. Heard this before. With a real crowd I suppose it helps security, maybe. However, I also bet that other Presidents, etc., haven’t worried about this so much.
3. HUH????!!! ‘Course T.Blair always did remind me of Group Capt. Mandrake …
shooogarp @ 64
STAY THE COURSE! STAY THE COURSE! STAY THE COURSE!
ABC Snuffalufagus interviews Chee-knee for This Week Sunday. Here’s two questions he can ask:
2. Why is your party–the family values party–taking funds from a pornographer?
1. Seven more Americans dead Friday–how many American lives are you prepared to slaughter for your corrupt and criminal war?
Nope, I’m not holding my breath either. I figure it’ll be all spin and grin….
Will there be a thread for our predictions? Remember I’m in for 6 and 28.
CNN has been giving the GOP free campaign coverage all day AGAIN. They have been playing the new talking point from bush’s stump speech for Talent every 20 minutes or so. Just like yesterday, very few democrats have appeared — especially ones that are actually running.
egregious at 67 — I wish I had used Oxy-moron as my title now. *g*
Patrick 4/4 @
69
Bring it on, baby, bring it on!
::::Two seconds into the act:::: Mission Accomplished.
Patrick 4/4 @ 69
Oh George, you cut and run again!
egregious @ 67
“Straight Republican Ticket”
Oxymoron
Oxycontinmoron?
Delurking to say I got back from voting early today (took 2 friends) we had to wait a half an hour in line…hopefully for change. Thanks Christy for all you inspiration…Awesome!!!
Tucker is interviewing the other guy in this Haggard mess. This is really sordid. I’m not going to watch the rest of this.
I’m meeting my better half for dinner. We’re using up a restaurant gift certificate his sister sent us for last Christmas. We’re running out of our 1 year time limit to use it. So off I go!
But, is there a line? One of those parties, eh?
Christy Hardin Smith @ 55
Christy, we’re talking seriously about winning seats in Nebraska, Wyoming and Idaho. Rothenberg is now predicting 34-40 seat gain in the House. Sure, we need to get out the vote, and it ain’t over ’til it’s over, but you can relax a little. (But then I’m the guy who predicted plus 50…)
Of course, if you want to be nervous there’s always the Senate.
Hugh @ 60
The truly telling statistic is total employment. IIRC, that number was still lower in January, 2006, than it was in January, 2001, by a few hundred thousand. So, that, very simply, means that this administration only broke even on jobs about May. So, figure those 180,000/mo coming into or returning to the workplace for five years, and that means that this administration is about 11 million jobs in the hole.
BTW, I just heard Tailgunner Joe say on NPR, “I’m against a guy with very deep pockets and who will say anything to get elected.”
Lower and lower he goes….
Christy Hardin Smith @ 55
Early voting has put Pederson up 5% over Kyl
The DSCC dumped another $1 million ad buys, buying up every minute.
AZ-08 is up 12% Dem
AZ-05 up 4% Dem
AZ-01 up 2 % Dem
Senate – up 5 % Dem…
TAKE 5 to vote my AZ friends
Happy dance on Wednesday!
NO Candidate concedes until the LAST VOTE IS COUNTED
Why Arizona….
1. new residents
2. strong DFA & PDA groups throughout the state
3. Howard Dean investment in the AZ Democratic Party
4. Jim Pederson investment in the party prior to Dean.
5. Phoenix Air America Station birth, death and Resurrection and now conversion to its own progressive network – Nova M.
Christy Hardin Smith @ 73
I don’t get it: Rush isn’t mentioned once..
LJ/Aquaria @ 74
Laura: “Damn it George – I told you you needed a plan for after the invasion.”
Repeat of a prod from the wee hours last night:
More information here:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/11/3/01753/1079
Patrick 4/4 @ 84
But Dick said I’d be greeted with flowers this way!
Laura: You’re supposed to greet me with flowers, you numbskull!
The saga continues…
LJ/Aquaria @ 74
For the love of all that’s good and holy, please stop. I threw up in my mouth a little.
The New York Times has a new and oh so timely placed profile of Joe Lieberman that makes him sound like paul bunyan rather than the smug fat cat we’ve all come to know…
“In the depths of that winter leading into the primaries, Mr. Lieberman was increasingly at odds with the left wing of his party — and much of the party irreconcilably at odds with him.”
and then there’s this:
In a recent interview in his car between campaign stops, Senator Lieberman traced the roots of his independent candidacy to years of mounting frustration with “the partisanship in our politics” and to his concern that both parties were being dominated “by ideological wings.”
funny, i thought his independent roots are more closely tied to this summer’s primary. and if these roots are as tried and true as the article suggests, why did he rely on the democratic party to ride his vp and presidential bids…
Iraq cancels leave before Saddam verdict
BAGHDAD, Iraq. Iraq canceled leave Friday for all military officers two days before an expected verdict — and possible death sentence — in the trial of Saddam Hussein. For the second time this week, a top Bush administration official huddled with the Iraqi prime minister.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200…..mi_ea/iraq
prostratedragon @68
Drug testing anyone?
LJ/Aquaria @ 86
“BARNEY!”
cleter @ 87
When George can stand up, the Intruder 5000 can stand down…
Add me to swoon list for Scott Kleeb.
I got a robo call today from Joe Piscipo in support of Tom Kean. He chidded “my own party” in reference to Menendez and his vote to fillibuster and against Alitio.
This the third day in a row that I’ve gotten a robo call from an Americanof Italian descent telling me that I should vote for Kean. My grandparents were from Italy so I’m fortunate to be on the list for these calls.
I really resent the insinuation about how the vote was cast against Alito becuase he’s Italian, and becuse he’s Italian, and I’m am too, that I should vote for Kean, who supported him.
egregious @ 71
6 and 36. Maybe 7, hell.
Sorry. ; )
montag @ 91
Well, that brings a more literal interpretation to screwing the pooch.
montag @
38
As a long-time Colorado resident, I’d just like to register my shock and disappointment at the terrible news regarding Pastor
Swaggert,Haggard. I’m sure everyone shares my deeply held conviction that this upstanding representative of our great state is entirely innocent of these baseless allegations.Now I’m going to watch the local evening news and laugh my ass off, as I am sure everyone else will.
katymine @ 45
No drug testing – can’t test for the meds prescribed for the mood swings [or those prescribed for the paranoia, if antipsychotics weren’t the initial choice for Shrub’s mood stabilizer(s)].
Of course, no testing for Shrub’s relapses, either.
But the prescribed psychotropics for Shrub’s mood disorder and psychotic symptoms – them’s the pay dirt in Shrub’s porta-potties.
(Don’t ask about Laura. Please.)
montag #81
I agree. I find the unemployment rate an irritating indicator. It’s a little like looking at the Dow Jones Average as a true indicator of the health and vitality of the US economy. There can be, but doesn’t need to be, a relation between the two.
Cleter at 87 — I am SO with you on that, my friend. Ewwwwww….*shudder, and NOT with delight*
LJ/Aquaria @ 86
No wonder he’s so rigid about keeping the troops there…
and keeping the Pentagon so tight-lipped.
Oklahoma kiddo @ 78
Shocked. Shocked I tell you.
BWAAAAAAHHHAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAA!
Hugh @ 99
Considering that they’ve changed the way they calculate unemployment, what, three times in five years, I don’t consider it a reliable indicator any longer.
egregious @ 71
The optimist in me has a 7 and 32 prediction.
The pessimist sees 1 and 9.
The realist is saying 5 and 26.
Another gem from Wayne Madsen
katymine @
45
Bush takes his poo and tinkle with him? Did Bill Clinton do this? Is there some sort of secret Presidential Poo repository out in Nevada or something?
LJ/Aquaria @ 104
I’m predicting there will be a thread for our predictions.
kirk murphy @ 98
Can you imagine putting that on your resume… I was Chief POTUS Potty Administrator?
Take 5 to vote
cleter @ 106
Yup. Areas #1 and #2.
Katherine Harris just said she is a “wannabe Jew”, on the Tuckster show. I’m not sure what this means.
Speaking of robocalls- http://murphyforcongress.org/index.php?id=375
~~~Fifth District Residents File Federal Complaints on NRCC, Johnson Robocalls
[]West Simsbury resident and registered Republican H.B. Kaplan said, “We have received more than two dozen robocalls. This is harassment and unacceptable and the fact that it purports to be from Chris Murphy (ed. p.s.- Chris Murphy D) is but is actually paid for by the National Republican party is slimy and scummy politicking. The only acceptable response to tactics of this sort is to not only vote against Nancy Johnson but to vote a straight Democratic ticket this year.”~~
shooogarp @ 105
OMG. OMG.
Wrong. On so many levels. But you can’t send Bunnypants, either. Then it would be the Bush ‘n’ Butts show. Let’s not go there. Although, why not, after the Bush and Laura bedtime quotes tangent?
Christy Hardin Smith @
6
The guy behind his right shoulder looks like he’s been into the presidential Holy Weed and the poor schmoe on his left seems to be carrying extra rolls of bathroom tissue in his pocket – Laura & Babs will not be pleased – the poor thangs.
Wow- whatta day. Turns out that Clusterfuck INSISTED- against the recommendation of his intelligence czar- to put instruction for making atomic bombs on a public website. In doing so, he broke all manner of national as well as international laws. He is CLEARLY guilty of TREASON!!! Not a big deal I guess.
On the political front- bad news and good news.
Bad news- Ford may be falling out of the race in Tenn. Montana slipping gooper- Lieberman up by 12 with three and a half days left.
Good news- Kyl’s losing ground in Arizona (long shot but interesting) Mo looking up a tad- and Webb leading by a whisker in VA.
It’s gettin nervous out there!
Christy Hardin Smith @ 100
Now I’ve got the horrific image of Bush defaming the Lincoln bedroom with his unwholesome rutting, AND a hideous mental picture of him squeezing out a signing statement in a hi-tech Prez-O-Pottie surrounded by cruel and unsmiling Secret Service men.
Aaack.
OK kiddo– Watched the interview with Katherine.
She’s really twisted, imho and that was a truly, truly bizarre statement and segment.
Tucker looked shell-shocked.
cleter @ 115
Umm, from what I’ve read of Bush’s favorite foods, there’d be a good reason for them not smiling….
Clusterfuck disposing of all body wastes- well when ya think of it- short of jumpin into a pot of boilin oil- that’s fuckin impossible.
angie @ 116
I take it he did not ask her to dance….
angie @
116
She’s a wannabe human…
cleter @ 106
Yes, it is in Elko. Why do you think he was there? He was holding it for quite some time now.
Helen Thomas. Still doing some heavy lifting.
Friday, November 3, 2006
Election a referendum on war and on administration’s credibility
By HELEN THOMAS
HEARST NEWSPAPERS
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/…..mas03.html
nope, montag — though she was certainly dancing away from anything resembling the truth.
She says she’s going to win.
shooogarp @ 121
That would explain a great deal of the last several years.
Kathy denies sayin that God wants her to win the senate.
angie @ 123
I hope she’ll be happy at the home. [humming “Mrs. Robinson.”]
katymine @
90
I guess that must be it, although if you really want to worry about that, er, avenue, then I suspect your worries are just beginning with what happens on the road. … (thinking) …
Nah. Sorry. Just too imperial. Can’t wait till we get to the “theater without an audience” stage.
rwcole @ 118
They take it with ‘em. There was an article last Summer about them having a special “port a potty” for “the shrubbery” when he went to Europe for the G8 summit or something and they bring all wastes back with them.
Hell Kathy’s only down 28 points an there are three days left. Piece of cake!
Chris Bowers: I suppose it is theoretically possible that a long-term realignment could have occurred in favor of Republicans had the Iraq war gone really well, but I was always in the camp that it could never go well. Even if you had far ore planning, brought in many more allies, hadn’t lied about the reasons to go to war, not disbanded the Iraqi army, not used Iraq as a testing ground for arch-capitalized, completely privatized distopia, given Iraqis more of a say in their own destiny, not rewarded conservative cronies with leadership positions and fat, no-bid contracts, and had the courage to perform actual oversight, even then I believe Iraq would still be a total clusterfuck. The problem, fundamentally, is that Iraqis don’t want us in Iraq, and Iraq as a whole is not exactly the world’s most unified, post-colonial nation. American cultural supremacists at the Project for the New American Century never understood this, and thought that everyone would always welcome Americans, even if we were pointing a gun at them when we showed up.
I find this a compelling summary of what happened in Iraq. He goes on to priase Howard Dean for helping restore democracy thru netroots and grassroots efforts.
Going over now to pick up the linky.
Here ya go: [edit, CHS already gave us this link, force of habit :)]
http://www.mydd.com/story/2006/11/3/1262/42831
more neo-con fallout, this from Editor & Publisher:
One of the fascinating anecdotes revolves around the May 20,2004 raid by Iraqi and American forces on Chalabi’s Baghdad compound, after the U.S. accused him of giving secrets to the Iranians. “Look, I think they tried to kill him,” Richard Perle, the Pentagon adviser and close Chalabi friend, tells Filkins. “I think the raid on his house was intended to result in violence….It is a miracle that it didn’t result in a massive shootout.”
Filkins returns later to speculation that it was at the behest of the Iranians that Chalabi got the U.S. into the war. Perle refutes this.
What about the WMD propaganda? Chalabi counters views that he was the catalyst, saying that it was Bush officials who “came to us and asked, ‘Can you help us find something on Saddam?’”
I’m taking today off from GOTV -first day off from campaign volunteering in about 40 days. A dress rehearsal this evening and a botched “surprise” party late this afternoon for my 60th birthday.
montag @ 124
Unfortunately I live in Utah, which is downwind from Nevada. That would explain the stench I have been smelling for the last several years. Oh, that and the Constitution rotting under the jackboot of the Cheney Adminstration.
OT Your daily gas and oil prices
Average price for regular gasoline 11/03/06 in 50 states and DC
$2.80 plus 1 state : Hawaii
$2.70 plus 0 states
$2.60 plus 1 state : Alaska
$2.50 plus 0 states
$2.40 plus 5 states
$2.30 plus 5 states
$2.20 plus 15 states
$2.10 plus 14 states
$2.00 plus 10 states : Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri, Mississippi, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
Average national price: $2.203, down $.004 from yesterday
Down 24.5 cents from same time last year.
Highest recorded national average price: $3.057 9/5/2005
Highest average price: Hawaii $2.892
Lowest average price: New Jersey $2.039
http://www.fuelgaugereport.com/sbsavg.asp
Nymex Crude Future $59.20, up $1.32 from yesterday
Dated Brent Spot $56.93, up $1.16
WTI Cushing Spot $59.14, up $1.26
If you are getting tired of these, not to worry. I was only considering doing them on a daily basis through the elections. Gas prices remain low and essentially flat. Oil prices are also low. They tend to get bid down during the week but then return to a more defensible position for the weekend in anticipation of the following week.
Happy, happy Birthday ET!
Why is the party botched?
Completely agree.
Does anyone recall what the poll numbers were like between Ned and Joe right before the primary election?
Happy BD ET!
While Senate control is in doubt, with Democrats most likely to win from 5 to 7 seats, we do not think the two sides have an equal chance of winning a majority in the Senate. Instead, we believe that state and national dynamics favor Democrats netting six seats and winning control of the United States Senate.”
The House:
“Going into the final days before the 2006 midterm elections, we believe the most likely outcome in the House of Representatives is a Democratic gain of 34 to 40 seats, with slightly larger gains not impossible. This would put Democrats at between 237 and 243 seats, if not a handful more, giving them a majority in the next House that is slightly larger than the one the Republicans currently hold. If these numbers are generally correct, we would expect a period of GOP finger-pointing and self-flagellation after the elections, followed by a considerable number of Republican House retirements over the next two years.”
New from Rothenberg– now he’s UPBEAT
ET
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Birthday Edward Teller (PM)!!!!!!!!
angie @ 134
If he already knows about it, it’s not much of a surprise.
ember–Nope- but the odds of moving from 12 points down to victory in three days rivals that of the red sea parting.
Blessings on your head and upon your family, ET. You have been a mighty inspiration in this year, and that alone, gives you and yours and us much to celebrate. Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday, Edward Teller!
Wishing you a happy and fish-filled next sixty years.
john in sacramento @ 128
It’s because they signed the Kyoto accords and we didn’t.
Ed*ard Teller @ 131
Congratulations on reaching another one. Hope you get the present you’ve been wanting.
angie @
134
Thanks, angie.
’cause I’m not supposed to know and ’cause my dress rehearsal starts at 7:00 instead of 8:00 like my wife had thought….
Happy birthday ET!
Ed*ard Teller @ 147
oops.
Glad tidings to you and hope your rehearsal is flawless.
You are a treasured friend.
montag @ 146
On November 3 In 1992 I got Bill Clinton. In 1964 I got Lyndon Johnson. I want 6 and 30 next Tuesday – including Diane Benson, that’s what I want.
marksb @ 17
Full moon November 5. No extra pressure there. Welcome to my world!
May I say, with all delicacy,
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Thank you.
A treat from Poor Man. Not one, but two episodes of Keyboard Kommandos!
http://www.thepoorman.net/2006…..ility-for/
http://www.thepoorman.net/2006…..resents-8/
6 and 30—Yeah- that would result in goopers stoning Clusterfuck publicly.
http://www.vanityfair.com/poli…..cons200612
WOW, talk about throwing the the president under the buss?
no sh!t sherlock, you are a friggin rhode scholar or something?
is there ONE of these MORONS that know how to TAKE FRIGGIN RESPONSIBILITY?
this was YOUR fault IDIOT, you and YOUR SICK PROJECT to put money in your friggin pocket
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY and STOP ACTING LIKE A FRIGGIN DWEAB
kenneth adelman, ANOTHER FRIGGIN MORON THAT DOESN’T KNOW HOW TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY;
NO FUHRIGGIN SH!T A HOLE
but this is YOUR fault and YOUR SICK FRIGGIN PROJECT IDIOT
Frank Gaffney, an assistant secretary of defense under Ronald Reagan and founder of the Center for Security Policy:
Kenneth Adelman:
yea, right, rumsfeld is a military IDIOT…WHY IS HE STILL MAKING MILITARY DECISIONS?
look at these DWEEBS, they CAN’T take responsibility, HEY this is YOUR fault
time for a friggin change from the party of DRAFT DODGERS to a party that knows how to conduct the national defense of this country, TIME TO GET THE INCOMPETANCE OUT OF OFFICE
get these republican morons OUT of their rubber stamping playground and BRING IN SOME OVERSIGHT
VOTE
GET EVERYONE YOU KNOW TO VOTE
GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR LOCAL DNC, THEY NEED YOUR HELP
posted on my board
Hugh @60
Brian Williams just commented on same. Brian’s take was while the figures are lower than expected 4.4 was not so bad. As usual, did not go into the detail that you just did, “but with the market down after the highs of earlier last week, there are concerns with the interest rate…”
I too have reservations about next Tuesday while hoping for a blowout, it will be fun to see these news critters backpedal the Republican talking points.
Ed*ard Teller @ 150
Oh man that would be SO GREAT. Young said he didn’t think any Republicans would lose their seats, and he could wake up on the 8th to find HIS seat gone. Bwahahahahaha!!!
People of Alaska: please do this in honor of ET/PM’s birthday. Thank yew.
It’s such a weird election. I can’t believe Frank Wolf is within 5 points of losing, everybody here just loves him. That’s VA-10/Feder. He has done a lot of good humanitarian work, going incognito to the hellholes of the world and then reporting back to the Congress. I’m sure he will land on his feet if Feder wins, but that would be such an upset here…
Ed*ard Teller @ 131
Happy birthday, ET. Hope Diane gets a big win as a birthday present. :)
Photo Caption for above photograph of President Porta Potty:
Bush: I tell ya! I am so excited for Republicans to hold on to Congress, that I left one this big in mah porta potty back there! Whoa! Don’t get excited. I’m takin’ with me.
Weird smiling guy standing behind him leans over: Sir. This is Elko.
Bush: My mistake. We’re leavin’ it.
Many Happy Returns, Ed*ard Teller! Not to mention Ritornelli!
angie @
116
No she’s not, I’m Twisted. And I resent that implication!
Twisted Martini @ 160
I only date twisted women…who are gay…I’m a lonely man
Clusterfuck insists on claiming that there is no way that the goopers will lose either the house or the senate- leading to a high liklihood of him having to eat shit publicly after the election..
“Hold off on the presidential shitter boys- Georgie’s gonna EAT this one”.
rwcole @ 162
there is NO WAY he would set himself up to eat shit
SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE VOTES
I HOPE I eat my words, I fear I will not
katymine @
45
He probably does this to make everyone think that his s*it don’t stink.
The man’s capacity for denial simply floors me.
Diane Benson was interviewed by the media in Alaska about her chances of winning, this was early in the race. Didn’t she have only a small chance, a wing and a prayer?
She answered, yes, but it’s a big wing and a big prayer.
I was very inspired by that and decided to work for her. People willing to put themselves on the line on faith alone need to be honored and supported.
montag @
23
They showed some file footage this morning of Foley at a mic with “Mentor” Orrin standing proudly behind him, watching every move. Both were wearing “VERY GAY” ties.
me to me, it’s going to be ugly. That’s why we have to get out the vote in massive numbers. It has to be so great of an outpouring that they just can’t steal it all. IT HAS TO BE AN AVALANCHE, A BLUE TSUNAMI. It’s our only hope. Everybody has to drop everything NOW and make calls, talk to neighbors and friends, distribute literature, arrange rides for the elderly to the polls, we have just GOT to do this. It matters so much. MAKE IT HAPPEN.
Clusterfuck removes his body waste to keep someone from doin a dna test and claimin Clusterfuck is the father of a turd he has layin around the house.
rwcole @ 162
`Bout time he did a little of that, considering how much he’s been feeding us since 2000.
Jacqrat @ 166
I think you owe Gay Tie an apology.
Happy B’Day to ET….Just be glad you can’t hear me sing…. Another Nov Birthday!! Woohoo… Have fun and enjoy your day off, we all need one just to get energized for the last push.
This is what full panic mode looks like in Gooperville.
Neocons: We shouldn’t have invaded Iraq
ARCHITECTS OF IRAQ WAR LAY BLAME ON PRESIDENT.
Headline at Raw Story linking to this article.
Vanity Fair Exclusive: Now They Tell Us
Neo Culpa
As Iraq slips further into chaos, the war’s neoconservative boosters have turned sharply on the Bush administration, charging that their grand designs have been undermined by White House incompetence. In a series of exclusive interviews, Richard Perle, Kenneth Adelman, David Frum, and others play the blame game with shocking frankness. Target No. 1: the president himself.
by David Rose VF.COM November 3, 2006
snip.
http://www.vanityfair.com/poli…..cons200612
egregious @ 167
OK lets do it
TAKE 10 to vote
Bustednuckles @ 172
see me to me’s post at 154
Sorry me to me. been wrenching and just popped in, didn’t see the post.
Apple Canyon 2 #155,
If prospects for labor improve (higher wages), even if those improvements are largely fictional (the unemployment rate), there is always a cry that this will put pressure on the Fed to keep interest rates up to combat inflation. Most of these things are about choices and most choices for years now have favored business and the rich.
Bustednuckles @ 175
hehe
I was happy to point everyone to it, I am very proud of it you know, so I have to thank you
tee hee
Christy Hardin Smith @
55
Just gotta say … they … are … scared …
Our GOTV effort is working
I’m telling ya.
Laura Bush was here yesterday (in the building where I used to work, went out of business, and they turned it into a christian fundy Univ. – long story) campaigning for Con Man Do Little. And there is no way she would be here if they weren’t afraid. Reading between the lines – it means the Con Man’s support from women is soft.
And on Sunday, the “Rev.” James Dobson is coincidentally coming to preach at one of the christian fundy churches – reading between the lines says support for the Con Man is soft with the christian fundies.
Not just keeping my fingers crossed, I’m going to be at Charlie Brown’s HQ all day tomorrow and Sunday and Monday and probably Tuesday too, phonebanking and literature drops.
And a little birdy told me of a recent poll which has the margin very close. Which is why they are sending the big gun (Laura).
But, there is one thing: They use Diebold in Placer County, which is raising my antennas. This, is reason number one why we need to vote out our current Sec. of State (since he’s the one who recertified Diebold) and vote Debra Bowen in.
These guys would fuck up a 2 car funeral parade, what makes you think they can steal votes? Just GOOV, and we’ll worry about it on Wed.
Twisted Martini @ 179
they did it with gore, they did it with kerry
did you know gore actually had NEGATIVE 16000 votes in one precinct?
true
Mebbe so; there was lavender and pink and swirls all over the place, not to mention that signature collar-pincher thinger that Hatch always wears, complete with contrasting shirt/collar colors.
me to me @ 180
Was this a result of negative campaigning?
marksb @ 17
Yes – quite frankly, I’ve been a bundle of nerves since July. I will be happy when it’s November 8th. Like the 2004 election – there’s a lot at stake.
Tweety, came close to saying that the Saddam verdict on Sunday will boomerang on the GOP. Instead of a plus, two days before our elections, the newscycles will be about the violent Sunni reaction.
Listen to the first voice mail Mike Jones claims was left by Pastor Ted Haggard. 9NEWS.com
http://www.9news.com/acm_news……89c01ca7bf
more, as in more than once ; )
montag @
103
If it’s anything like their electronic voting machine results the unemployment rate will show more employed than exist.
John- Yeah- I heard that. I’m not sure how it will go down- if it is followed by a bloodbath it may not win many gooper votes.
john in sacramento@ 178
Bringing the big guns to AZ backfired. The protests for the Cheney even at 6:30 am “power breakfast” drew over 3000 protesters, the “chain gang” and the “Billionares for Bush” too. It was a media circus….
St McCain doing commercials for Gov & Anti-gay marriage…. DOES NOT go over well here either. This Prop would make it illegal for business and cities to offer domestic partner benefits even for straight couples.
The Libertarians and the TRUE conseratives are either NOT voting but mostly voting a straight Dem ticket.
Gooper Uber Preacher bought drugs and threw em away- then went to a gay prostitute and only got a massage.
Is that what Jesus would do?
Hugh @ 182
that would be a good line if it didn’t hurt so much…have a read
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0310/S00211.htm
bottom line is this;
it’s impossible for exit polls to be wrong, and they were wrong in florida and they were wrong where there was no paper trail
fox, before anyone could have ever guessed, predicted OPOSITE every other forcast
this is not theory, it is a fact, gore won florida, there is no question
we are a country under seige and I don’t think we can overcome e voting
our only hope is that they weren’t prepared for having to manipulate so many precincts
that’s our only hope of regaining a majority
in my ipinion
rwcole @ 189
Whatsoever you do to the least of these, that you do unto me. So, basically, ted was takin’ one for Jesus.
I’m feeling a new thread, not there yet, but I feel it
newish thread
Is there anyway I can have this thread bronzed? Ah hell…gold leafed??
Edward Teller
Happy Birthday!
And thank you your colorful descriptions of Alaskan politics and the Diane Benson campaign.
Blue Tsunami
From now through election day Tuesday Americans will go to the polls and make a huge statement with their votes.
They’ve had enough of failed policies, corruption, lies, scandals and all the embarassing things the Republicans have done.
We’ve been in Iraq longer than World War II lasted and George Bush still hasn’t found a way to win or a way to say he was wrong, so we can leave.
We were attacked on 9/11/01 by Al Qaeda and they have yet to catch Osama bin Laden or his first lieutenant Aymen Zawahiri. Why?
They’ve whittled away at fundamental rights of Americans and endanger even the Constitution of the United States of America.
They ‘outed’ covert CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson who was part of a group tracking nukes in Iran. They let A.Q. Khan of Pakistan sell nuclear technology to North Korea and Libya. They dropped relations with North Korea which let them build and explode a nuclear device. And, they have just recently put plans for a nuclear bomb on the Internet for anyone to download. Stunning, isn’t it?
They’ve taken a balanced budget and turned it into trillions of dollars of debt while giving out tax dollars to rich people.
They’re inept, corrupt, lying criminals.
Americans have indeed Had Enough!
Jacqrat @ 181
Last week the local entertainment writer for the Salt Lake Tribune solicted I-Pod mixes from local celebrities, politicians, etc. Hatch put one of HIS OWN SONGS in his mix. At the very least he could have selected some sort of Wu Tang Clan remix of Lieberman whining or something. SHEEESH.
Ed*ard Teller @
131
Happy Birthday, Ed*ard!
Don’t you all get why Rove-Bush are so confident yet?
THE FIX IS IN…
DIEBOLD, ET AL….. TRUMP TAKES ALL.
Enough of this “fix is in” bull shit. Shut up and vote anyway. Make your neighbor vote too. The GOP isn’t run by Lex Luthor. They aren’t geniuses. They can’t steal everything. Put too may holes in their cheatin’ dike for ‘em to plug ‘em all.
NOTHING ON THIS EARTH CAN KEEP ME FROM VOTING THESE BASTARDS OUT OF OFFICE ON TUESDAY!
Lou Dobbs Poll…
http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/lou.dobbs.tonight/
Good point at the top. No matter how ’set’ the race may be in your neck in the woods, get out there and vote. we need as many people keeping an eye out for those fucks as possible.
From TPM…The Rothenberg report, like Charlie Cook, has the Democrats picking up 32 to 40 seats in the house and also taking the senate. You folks at FDL are good but TPM is a site that I have found, over the past 4 years to have good information that is rarely wrong. I do read both regularly.