“I’m very sensitive. Really, I am.”
Any normal, semi-sane person would have been mortified by the series of political pratfalls Rudy Giuliani’s been taking lately. From his stumbling performance on "Meet the Press" to a phlegmatic debate appearance to critics stepping up to the plate to debunk the myth of "America’s Mayor", Rudy’s makeshift machismo that held the rest of the country in thrall is finally flagging. Finally.
The New York Post today announced "NY GOP Cooling on Rudy".
But, pointing to his declining national polling numbers and his surprise slide to third place in Florida, GOP strategists are privately calling Giuliani’s own strategy efforts "lackluster," and an increasing number of them now predict that "America’s mayor" won’t be their party’s nominee for president next year.
And this next little tidbit just makes me laugh out loud. Oh, you puny humans, Rudy had scoffed. You know nothing of political judo. I have supercandidate skillz in Florida! Watch my Nosferatu Technique! His much-vaunted "Screw Iowa and New Hampshire, Let’s Focus on the Sunshine State" strategy? Pinned to the mat in the first round.
The latest Rasmussen Reports polling in the state of Florida suggests that Giuliani might need to work on a “Plan B.’ Mike Huckabee now leads in the Sunshine State Primary with 27% of the vote. He is trailed closely by Romney at 23% and Giuliani at 19%.
Even Giuliani can’t recover from his own tactical stink bombs. From the AP:
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The increased attention Rudy Giuliani has been giving to New Hampshire doesn’t seem to be paying off. The Republican still trails in the first-in-the-nation primary and also faces likely defeats in other early voting states.
I know I shouldn’t find tremendous satisfaction or heaps of schadenfreude in Rudy’s Icarus-esque descent. Does acknowledging that make me a less bad human being? But seriously, how can you not dance a quick jig when you read this?
"The baggage is finally starting to catch up with him," a neutral GOP consultant said.
Ssssh, don’t tell him that. After all, this is Rudy Giuliani we’re talking about. If he stays true to form, I don’t think he’ll fade away without at least one more bravura flameout of a performance. We all know by now how he loves the smell of greasepaint. Come on, Rudy. Sing out like the fat lady already. And then get off the stage.
[photo: AP/Mike Carlson]
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WT!
Water Tiger!
Dang, I had to type it all out, subsequently no Zed… 8-(
hi water tiger!
WaterTiger!
Hey, you stole my Nosferatu reference!
:->
He won’t get off the stage. He tried to use 9/11 to become Mayor for Life, tried to delay NYC’s mayoral election because he was so essential, dontcha know!
watertiger
I thought Rude-E’s performance on MTP was an absolute masterpiece…
compared to Romney’s.
I’m here, I’m here! Just came rushing in the door!
Pach, GMTA!
May Rudy fall quickly and completely.
jeb ‘08
Whatever you do, Rudy, please stay away from New York.
How about a little villa in Versailles for you and
Marie Antoinettethe Mrs. ?Whoa! Did Reid really pull the bill?!?!
What a strange dynamic this election season… …I know that once we have candidates the right-wing will start with the usual hijinks… …but for now, there doesn’t seem to be a downside for the Republican possiblities.
I can’t decide which of these clowns will be more fun to run against in 2008!
Whole wheat, white, or rye toast..????
Shouldn’t we have the SNL picture for this posting?
Surely the fat lady is singin’ this turkey gone….
rudy judy rudy is not going over well with women according to this NYDailyNews article i got sent today from a friend who added:
Women when polled don’t want Rudy and Judy to babysit, they don’t like a homewrecker. They prefer the Big Dawg and Hillary. Oooh this is NOT going to make little Mr. Rudy happy!
Make our day.
No, I’d like it to be a slow fall, slow enough that he can savor every bump along the way, slow enough that he can feel every scrape and thump to his overgrown ego, slow enough that he can agonize over his petty little failed schemes to grasp at power.
This is opera — and his fall needs to last long enough for the chorus to sing him off the stage in harmony, to the billows of cheers and applause from the audience at his political demise.
Until January 15th!
Rudy is going to be facing some SERIOUSLY icy conditions if he pulls out of the race.
jeb/cheney ‘08
How about a little villa in Versailles for you and
Marie Antoinettethe Mrs. ?Hey – we’ve got one of those right here in Indiana.
‘Course it’s pronounced “Ver-Sales”. does that matter?
Oh yeah, there may be a shortage of “villa’s”. Plenty of double-wides, though.
Singing “O Bernardo, avanti a Dio!” I have a Tosca poster in my kitchen, it will never look the same!
I’ve been away from the computer for the past couple of hours. I’ll take Jan. 15!
Playing devil’s advocate, YDJ?
It is kinda looking like Ried temporarily pulled the FISA bill, not because of pressure so much, as it looked like it was gonna be a real filibuster and mess up the Christmas recess…
Ass-hattery to resume in January?
I forget if it was Beverly Sills or someone else who told this Tosca story. The opera company to save money hired a couple of guys off the street to play non-singing bit roles. In the last scene Tosca sings like mad and then jumps off the parapet. The two extras dressed as soldiers didn’t know the story or the language so when they see Tosca jump, they are left alone on the stage. They look at each other and assuming they are supposed to leave the stage as well they jump after Tosca.
Rudy’s fall from grace is a harbinger of GOP things to come.
You and me both. I just got the news a little while ago . . . Snoopy Happy Dance time!
Rudy’s got baggage?? Who could have imagined? Rudy’s got more baggage than Mrs. Howell took on a three hour tour. Judith is not going to be taking this well. She had her tiara all picked out and everything. heh.
Snoopy Dance!!! Maybe, Reid will offer the SJC bill as the ‘base’ bill… Anyways, Dodd vows to keep up the good fight!
Reid realized he was not going to be able to wrap things up quickly before Friday, and the Senate still has to deal with the funding bills by the 21st to keep the government open.
To be charitable, Reid recognized that FISA could wait, but the omnibus spending bill can’t.
To be realistic, Reid recognized that the winds are shifting on FISA, and there’s a real storm that’s going to blow through before this one is settled.
It isn’t over by a long shot — but things are moving in the right direction for once.
This is opera — and his fall needs to last long enough for the chorus to sing him off the stage in harmony, to the billows of cheers and applause from the audience at his political demise.
that is way excellent.
the moment of flight;
the uncertainty of free fall;
the dawning certainty of descent;
the impact of utter defeat.
Watertiger
Icarus-esque descent – I love it ! What a great picture in my head.
Splat…! Couldn’t happen to a nicer feller… ;-)
Retroactive telco immunity could still be added to the SJC base bill. Apparantly there were more than a dozen floor amendments for the SSCI version.
Cheney in 08 – why settle for the lesser evil?
Rudy does have more baggage than will fit in the overhead compartment; MittBot and Huckster are religious wackos and that pic of McCain hugging Shrub is still out there. A good year for Rethugs. Oh yeah, and Ron Paul is batshit insane.
Dodd showing cojones.
Nice. Very nice. More of this please.
wouldn’t hurt to set up the easiest targets.
or at least ones with opportunities.
However, I think it would take the necessary 60 vote threshold to add Telco immunity, plus, the House bill does not include immunity, the only bill offering immunity was the SSIC bill…
Ron Paul may be batshit insane… …but those who lean towards batshit insane donated 6 million to him in on day.
…cause they s t i l l haven’t found… …what they’re looking for…
batshit insane is
as batshit insane does.
All repukes are batshit insane. Every last one of them. They’re ALL criminals, too.
I’m kind of torn about Rudy’s plummeting to earth.
He makes for such great material.
There’s a frightening thought! Is there any info on these numbers? Like who gave and how much? Just wondering if it is being sold as a grassroots effort and if that is really the case. Still, why would a moneybags type give money to Paul?
Between teh R’s and teh DINO’s, I don’t see getting 60 votes for telco retroactive immunity as all that improbable, do you brah?
And I’nm hoping that Dodd can earn more for his day of Patriotism! Donate here.
I wouldn’t want any of us DFH’s to miss this gem from Huckabee, ostensibly an argument in favor of his crackpot national sales tax scheme:
Don’t shove Rudy off the stage so soon! We want him to stick around. He does, as you say, have a “Nixon problem.”
Rudy’s just one bird in a whole flock of wingnuts. Don’t worry — there’s more like him that will be flying over your hunting blind soon — and you’ll have other targets to shoot at when he’s gone.
They apparently had an online fundraiser Sunday that included a re-enactment of the Boston Tea Party. They set an online fundraising record for a 24 hour period.
I think it is maily because Paul is the only “out of Iraq now” Republican candidate. That siphons off a LOT of support from the GOP.
Ahhhhhhhggggghhhh….wouldn’t surprise me though…they’ve got Jebby waiting in the wings if the climate is right…
Problem is…Global Warming!!!!!!!!!!!
They very likely will try this, but…it will be….wrong!!
The climate is not right….unless…”unless”…”unless”…that is the problem…they’ve got the finger on the button of terra!!!!!
I look forward to seeing Rudi-mentary as a regular commentator on Fox News critiquing the dailies of the real candidates.
That is of course until the indictments roll in.
UglyMotherFucker-itis
Rudy still has a chance in Florida…as President of the Del Boca Vista Retirement Condominium Association! Perhaps he can bring Opera to the Seniors!
But he’ll have to give up his hobby of bothering people on the subways.
He will probably bounce and live to offend for a long time to come. And as long as he stays with Mistress Dog Staplerer, it should be a farce, a comedy and a tragedy all rolled into one.
So Ron Paul fans are into “Teabagging”?
707!
Oh dear God you are right.
Even when he is “out of the race” he is gonna be tormenting the world with teh crazy!
Problemz..multiple problemz…
Rye? Whole Wheat? White?
Breakfast is “fine”….
Holy crap, medicare is handing out pot and hashish now? Who knew? Huckleberry is such a freaking tool. Sadly, there are idiots out there who buy this steaming pile of BS hook,line and sinker.
Well they are Republicans…
Jane, RUDY has MANY problems.
Heh. Was at a show tonight called Shoot the Messenger. Rachel Maddow was the special guest. She discussed the problem Republicans seem to have with dogs.
Actually, I doubt it would’ve been inserted if the SJC bill had been the base bill, like I mentioned previously the House didn’t proffer it and the House conferees would’ve taken a dim view of it’s inclusion…
It is almost sure thing. That’s why each vote has to be made painful as possible..That means no UCs, drag every vote out with the full thirty hours of debate. It only takes one Senator with a lot of guts to do it.
Got to head to bed — g’nite all!
And Jane, thanks for helping make today an exciting day.
Yes, many republicans here support Paul. Right outside of Camp Pendleton.
The military folks want out of Iraq, big time, and Paul seems to be their guy.
Yesterday there was a sign outside of an upscale neighborhood offering free BBQ to people who came to hear about his virtues.
So many idiots, so little time.
Aloha, Peterr!
g’nite peterr
I can’t believe St. Rudy has lasted this long. The stories about him have been well known by New Yorkers, and no one in New York City (at least, few there) think that he was the hero of the hour. Sure, he did well after the event, but he wasn’t the terrorism expert he claims to be; why didn’t he PREVENT it, or have his command center somewhere else? He was an extremely polarizing figure, and a blowhard to boot.
Well, I’m not so sure the House would necessarily come out on top in the conference committee — else why the worry about the Senate basing on the SSCI version instead of the SJC version? — but I do love your optimism, CT. Wish I had that…
night peterr
Certainly a ‘Target-Rich’ environment… 8-)
Rudi is gunning for the coveted “CT for Lieberman” Party endorsement. Once he gets that, he’s gonna kick some major Hadassah!
Hey, all. FISA was very good news today. This may be a drive by, though. Work is nasty this week, courtesy of a boss who can’t plan her way thru a frippin’ paper bag…
Was it Selise who she McCain would be the last man standing after the rest of that loonie group of characters finished shooting themselves in the foot? It’s looking more and more likely.
I believe it only takes one conferee(House or Senate)to request the conference bill to be submitted to which ever house conferee objects to the bill…
Rudy is not “driven” by the Prezdinazi…he is driven by Judy…$$$$ to keep her in her Jooolz….she’s runnin’ the show for him…she’d probably rather they keep up the $$$ or whatever…so she has…
serpentsservants…to walk the doggetts and all…They probably want a pad in Paradise Island, Dubai…..Betcha. I don’t see the….gumption…lately…he’s makin’ “back door” deals…..Judy’s drivin’ the T’Bird…$$$$$….Rudy’s missin’ in action…Uh…Huh….
Judy lives up to the other Judy ….Juday, Juday, Juday…
Ruday….I want…Pearls, and a pool, and servants……Rudy? Are we on the no fly list???? No Hon….What did you say your name is????
Two telecom cakes for this evening’s snack.
1
2
Let’s swallow the evidence!
He has Lieberman to shoot him in the foot later.
Don’t forget about Fred. Sure he’s nearly comatose, but at least that way his chances for saying utterly stupid things he has to explain later goes down exponentially.
Hi PB, bye PB.:)
ooh, nom nom nom…
The wonderful thing about the Republican primary is that Giuliani, Huckabee, Romney, and McCain are all running, and (at least) three of them are going to lose.
Whoops. And Thompson, too. Forgot about him.
3ike giving Constitutional rights to a fertilized egg. Why are the two OB/Gyn’s in the Senate bat shit crazy??
Heh, he even has ‘Bipartisan’ support… Lieberman… Bwhahaha…
PB, you get your own!
(Since I know you don’t talk on the phone much)
That wasn’t Rudi…that was Judi, silly…
Hey, PB! Been missing you!
Who are they?
Rachel Maddow needs to have a TV show (MSNBC are you listening?) Even with Man’s best friend those damn wingnuts have no clue about that do unto others/ reciprocity thing! Must be cultural.
anyone have any ice cream to go with all this cake? those look yummy tex
Suzanne!
Coburn and Paul..Bay shit crazy.
Suz, how ’bout some coffee ice cream?
Will Ben and Jerry’s coffee ice cream do?
thanks, mommmybrain, no such thing as too much coffee in my book
hey mary mcc
LL, can I have some of your ben and jerry’s? I like theirs best, I think. Except for homemade…
Well, the anti-Huckleberry folks are out in full force!
Citing new reporting and old stories, Newsweek reports that Huckabee’s then-17-year-old son was implicated in the torture and hanging of a stray dog while working as a Boy Scout camp counselor in 1998. David Huckabee was fired from the job, but Newsweek reports that Huckabee, then governor, leaned on law enforcement officials to squelch a request by a local prosecutor for investigative help in the case. No charges were ever filed, and Huckabee denied any inappropriate actions.
Mommybrain, you got it.
*uploading ice cream through the toobz*
RIP Dan…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdDwm3QIwfg
So true….
Amen to that. She’s clean, articulate, and polite!
Well, maybe not polite…
is it just my imagination, or did I hear on the radio that Holy Joe endorsed a rethug for president today?
Ouch…my heart just got squeezed hard….
Same here. Crazy at work, you know? Compressing about three weeks into the last week and a half before the holiday recess. Which scares the shit out of me, it’s worse than putting new code out Friday evening and disappearing for the weekend *headdesk*
blub, the &%$%*))*^%er did.
The Goddess is on the job.
I love it! Thanks ;-)
And about six months later, the Huckster fired the head of the State Police because he wasn’t helpful with the cover up.
Mmmmm
Ben and Jerry’s
(wiping ice cream off keyboard)
clogs the tubes though.
Thanks LL.
CT, RIP indeed. Ever since I heard the news I’ve been hearing “Part Of The Plan” in my head.
Fred “Tommy” Thompson is still around?!? Huh.
I guess Mary Matalin has lost her pewter touch. After such great success with the likes of BobDole and Macaca Allen, I can see why Frederick of Hollywood would want her around.
Maybe we’ll finally be able to put the Matalin/Carville traveling circus out to pasture once and for all. Not holding my breath. They serve an important purpose for the stringpullers.
tis a fine celebration we are having here :)
anyone know what the oddsmakers have the rethug nominee odds set at?
If you missed Senator Kennedy, in support of Chris Dodd, this afternoon, it’s right here in 5 parts.
Teddy was really very good.
Ron Paul scares me … the folks going crazy over him are the same type of crazies who voted in Jesse Ventura as Gov. of Minnesota. Jesse the Bod was proof of what an excess of steroids can do to a brain, Ron Paul now, i’d say he’s living proof of the fallacy of Intelligent Design.
He does have his moments, today was one of them.
Oh, if I had more time, I’d be watching the Huckabee frenzy with popcorn from the sidelines.
But Romneys gone way down now that the right wing’s right wing have a proper fundie candidate.
Apropros (generally) of which, I found this chart very interesting.
When he can keep his pants on… We’ve finally received our allotment of Sugar Bowl Tix!
If I was the guy who took over the “Connecticut for Lieberman” party, I’d issue a statement that Lieberman speaks only for himself, and doesn’t have the backing of the party in this endorsement. Y’know, like the Minutemen split over Huckabee. *g*
I can’t believe I was the first one to digg this post – usually you pups beat me to it. Be sure to digg it after you get done with the ice cream and cake.
I still think Mittmo will be the Repube. Yes, for anyone that somewhat pays attention, his Meet the Russert performance was a joke, but as we know all to well, most of the electorate doesn’t pay attention, and Mittens “looks good” and “seems nice.”
Better start studying up on yer Romknee opposition research now.
They’re already smoothing over the Mormon thing big time. Most of the Conglomerate Media is playing along as planned.
Lieberman is the only member of his party, iirc; Some fun seeking, smart character took over as president… someone who hated Lieberman.
A talking head on the NewsHour was just remarking that he’s the only independent that’s Pro-War… I like their new look, rather spiffy…
Did I hear coffee ice cream?
I’m not usually one for very sweet desserts but I luvv coffee ice cream.;)
OT:
Couple welcomes 6 children after parent’s deportation
A month ago, Christopher and Christine Norwood went overnight from having two teenage sons under their roof to having eight children after her friend, Esperanza Ceballos, was arrested, jailed and deported to Mexico.
“Any normal, semi-sane person”
Two descriptors which should never be used in the same sentence with Ghouliani’s name.
Evening all.
I disagree. I just don’t think the base is going to turn out and vote for “cultists” like Romney and Giuliani.
Duly dugg, Suz.
hey dr (pause) dick
thanks, LL
Sold them all out yet? You ought to be nearing the Panama Canal soon, eh?
Huckabee won’t last. He’s just the flavor of the week for the media.
And on that note, I must bid you fair and liberal-minded peeeeples good night. More craziness awaits me this week.
g’nite water tiger.
We’ll barely remember Shucksabee in 6 months. Iowa often thrusts nutballs into the limelight for a few seconds.
There does seem to be a bit of closing ranks around McCant recently, so not sure what’s happening with that yet.
sleep well wt
“I just don’t think the base is going to turn out and vote for “cultists” like Romney and Giuliani.”
I think you are probably right, but right now the money boys are shitting their pants thinking the rubes might steal their party from them. I really think the New Republican coalition that Reagan forged is a bout to shred. I suspect the money boys will be able to hold onto the racist knuckle draggers, but the theocons are going to be gone.
Hey, Suze. How’s life in the redwoods?
Thanks for the post and the shoot the messenger link. I just watched the David Rees interview and it was cool! G’nite.
g’night WT, thanks for a great post.
Night WT.
All sold out, with many people asking the season ticket holders to sell them… Dang, I didn’t realize it was so far… The Warriors are flying on Xmas…
A huge portion of their base are the theocons and they are not going to be happy unless it is their candidate that is the nominee. That is the carrot that has been dangled out to the fundies, support us and have your voice heard – and we can get a fundy into the White House.
not gonna be happy at all.
teddy was great!
but linky does not work for me. :(
Hi DrDick! How’s MT?
dr dick, we got 3/4″ rain last night and more expected to come in late tonight. about forking time.
Time for bed, good night all!
Didn’t work for me either, sadly — it told me I didn’t own the playlist :-(
nite mm!
Hey Alicia! Montana is gorgeous right now. We have some snow and it is snowing tonight and and tomorrow, but not really cold. Done with classes for the semester and have a couple of weeks off before I teach an intensive 3 week intersession class (14 weeks in 14 days). Plan to go cross country skiing tomorrow afternoon.
Seems like the old gooper guard is biding their time to see how the early numbers work out and how the candidates (fail to) distinguish themselves. Anytime now the overwhelming creepiness of the frontrunners should become so undeniable that the formerly powerful, like ex-anointed George Felix and the decrepit and departing John Warner, will throw some
paybacksupport behind old faithful M’cacaCain.Watertiger, you’ve outdone yourself with “Icarus-esque”!
S’pose Rudy can pronounce it? *g*
g’nite mmom
Mittmo has overcome this Mormon problem before. Now that his company Bane (sic) Capital owns Clear Channel, that’s going to help tremendously in minimizing his Mormonism. His pappy overcame this same issue as well.
Mittens also has Gov. Ahnold Ham-and-egger as an example of how to play both sides. Unfortunately, large chuncks of the public fall for this shit. He’s probably happy to lose some fundies if he can gain a bunch of “centrists” just like he did is Massachewsets.
Just a note to thank everyone.
Dodd couldn’t have done it without you.
phuque Rudy.
Gnite all.
g’nite astral
*standing on chair clapping for the pups hard work today*
night AT
S’pose Rudy can pronounce it? *g*
Dunno, but if he tries and you are in the vicinity I suggest having one of these handy:
http://www.newlinemedical.com/….._large.jpg
LL & selise – try this one for me please…
Aloha, MM and AT!
dru, those would be handy to have around for when no spew warning is issued.
Sounds wonderful Dr.D. Semester here all but finished and all art historians gone to Greece or home, or some wonderful place. Our son just moved to Denver to ski on his time off. Lovely snow weather here in Cleveland, too.
Seems pretty plausible. I’d imagine most of the GOPP base could feel comfortable with McCain if none of the others pan out. Saint John has good name recognition and hasn’t really done anything very wrong in the warped minds of Repubes.
Newton, it works great!
newt, that worked perfectly — thank you! Saving it to my faves now :-)
Some folks here may have seen it already, but back in 1994 I wrote a Christmas Story in a subway station beneath the World Trade Center. I’d appreciate it if you would pass it along for the Holidays.
A Christmas Card to the World
Namaste
Hey Christine. They really work you down to the last minute there. I think our students would rebel if the semester got out that late.
Watch: Huckabee Invokes Jesus In New Holiday Ad
from Huff Po by The Huffington Post News Editors
It may be one of Iowa’s first ever TV ads that wish people a Merry Christmas and then ends with the federally required disclaimer: “I approved this message.”
Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, and Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, are renewing their TV air war with each candidate putting up new ads to promote their campaigns.
Huckabee’s is done in a Christmas-card like setting, in front of a decorated tree, the candidate wearing a red sweater and “Silent Night” playing in th
Considering Mittmo’s and Phuckabee’s kids could use one now, I’m surprised neither of them used this song…
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1-zXsqrA-9s
Some even still around! We’ve had huge changes here at Case — and Mr. CE has been asked to give a ten year plan for his museum. He thinks that they should merge and create a University Museum for Medicine and Science, or something like that. Happy Holidays!!
bonkers, that shudda had a spew warning (laughing)
Hi Betsy! How are you doing?
LOL!
Doing well Alicia. You?
ENjoying my new bed.
ooops – wrong reply. Anyways, I hope both of you are getting some free fun time after school’s out.
Fine as a frog hair. A good bed makes all the difference in the world.
I figure this week’s pre-holiday friday news dump is gonna be a good one. the prime crap always tries to silently sneak by without notice by others.
Hey Tex,
So how is the new glorious bed?
whoops…fergottabout the warning…heh.
seriously though, I still can’t get over what a freakshow the Repube candidates are, no offense to freaks. I mean, just imagine a Dem with a dog killing past within the family…that one thing alone would be enough to end the Dem’s campaign. Strange days indeed…
bonkers, yep — they would have gone all PETA on us…
The Repubs deserve a fundie – God knows they’ve used the evangelicals with impunity. Now see how they like it!
Beautiful! Comfortable! And MINE! (Keep having to remind the teens of that fact.)
I presume y’all did see TBoggs “Equus of Lake Winnepesaukee”, a mere click away.
I can look around and see if i still have any official bright yellow ‘do not cross’ crime scene tape you can use to keep em out tex
May be a minor point, but “La Tosca” was a five-act dramatic play by Victorien Sardou, from the 19th century. “Tosca” is an opera by Puccini, from the 20th. Seeing as Rudi claims to be an opera buff, shouldn’t it be the latter. Maybe somebody else aready pointed this out.
AAhhhh, so great.
Rudy. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. But remember in one of teh first GOP debates – maybe it was evn the first one – and the moderator asked who didn’t believe in evolution and Huckabee raised his hand. Everybody goofed on him. He was a joke. Looked like he was heading to oblivion. Now their making him their guy. Things have changed.
(personal to Suz — I am trying really hard to hang out here for the next shift!)
Suzanne we are very familiar with that tape.
Attention parents: If a group of 9 yr old boys ever tell you that they built a cool fort called Fort Caution, be sure to ask them how the fort got its name, and then check out all the cool stuff they found inside caution tape and then decided to use as materials for the fort. Just sayin’
hang in LL – tis a winner coming
tex (eyes rolling) oh yeah, i can just picture that fort in my mind. laughing but oh dear…
I got some from a friend one Christmas to keep people out of the kitchen. It worked!
dru, it is unbelievably handy to have around the house for painting, waxed floors, teens laundry hampers, etc.
Yeah. Lotsa others have said it, but I’ll chime in. Teddy was great today. I thought Dodd looked a little unsteady early on and I was kinda worried. But it turned out. H did great.
Sorry, Reid not buying your version, kudos go to Dodd…
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12…..ref=slogin
thanks, et – i’ll let watertiger know – she headed off to bed a little bit ago
asphalting the driveway…;0)
it does, i must warn, freak out the neighbors when used to protect newly planted bulbs in the bulb bed
Ain’t that the truth… 8-)
Well, I tink I will head off to bed. Take care all.
Been away from the BlueState for a bit and came back and found it the White -and-cars-frozen-into-icepacks-State. Mine included.
Great night to be back in the Lake. Don’t know if this is news at all, ’cause I have got five days of catching up to do. Here goes anyway.
Courage Campaign in CA has just received word from the CA Secretary of State that she will be investigating the fraudulent signature collecting activities of the signature gatherers who, you will remember, were sighted early (and then often) by Old Coastie, one of our own and others here at the Lake and on Daily Kos.
Aloha, DD!
It’s news to me! Thanks, BlueStateRedHead!
The Huckster sez: Who Would Jeebus Vote For?
Great day, eh pups?
I approved this message:
Huckabee or Christ? Are we sure the Huckster knows the difference?
g’night DrD
g’nite dr dick
Glad to be the bearer of good tidings. Here are the dets:
http://www.actblue.com/page/newera
And let not forget to raise a glass to the people of Potero who have slowed the moving sludge of Blackwater, for the time being.
Night, DrDick!
And you definitely don’t want to mix it up with the Crime Scene tape, either!
Giuliani’s record as a crime buster is, well, busted. Seems he is taking credit for someoneelse’s work.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12…..ef=opinion
Now why are we not surprised.
Good night all.
Suzanne, see message from the BlueState for Old Coastie and please pass it on.
Good night all.
Mario, Mario, Mario . . .
I wonder to whom La Toscaiani will deliver her kiss (a knife to the bad guy’s solar plexus in the opera). Then she prays for forgiveness and the bad guy’s soul. You know the opera is not going to turn out well when she refuses to take responsibility for her actions. Mario (her lover) is killed – it is her fault, so she suicides.
So, who will Guiliani take down with him? Too bad the music will not be as good as Puccini’s, but at least there will be popcorn.
Sounds like the best explanation of events. Maybe Reid was doing Dodd a bit of a favor today. I hope so.
It all depends upon Jay and DiFi and Dodd & Kennedy & Feinstein coming up with a great compromise amendment by next time FISA comes around on the gitar. So, we just wait ’til it comes around on the gitar. *strum* *strum* Alright then…
On the Repub side it’s not good for a dog to have been killed by accident, but if they did it intentionally (as Huckabee’s son is aledged to have done) that’s different and it’s probably acceptable and maybe even applauded — unless it was a good hunting dog and then that candidate is a goner. Complicated politics over there on the wacky Right.
works great for me now – thanks!
WaterTiger; I understand your joie de phuqueup at seeing the rudesters’ campaign implode, but let’s not be hasty now. Wouldn’t it be nice to have all this coming out during the general, AFTER Rudy has secured the nomination of the goopers? :o)
I know, it’s sooo hard to have these delicious bon-bons sitting on the coffee table, and NOT go diving into them NOW.
And the CHOICES! :o)
Should we treat our taste-buds to Mitt and Huck, having a rattler-twirling contest for the fundy support? :o)
Or: How about the musky-tasting one, of Rudy’s using taxpayer funds to set up his boinking sessiions with his mistress?
Yummers! I feel like Olive Oil, with Popeye standing at the door, proffering a whole box of enticements. :o)