Only 357 to go.

For so many reasons, I’m really starting to believe that this bubble thing is real, tangible, visible, … It renders the people in it unable to formulate priorities that reflect reality.

Clintons on parade? No surprise. Edwards, marginalized and dismissed as a pretty boy with $400 haircuts, Hillary, racist, ball busting bitch without merit..Obama, rock star, the new JFK, negatives? *crickets*. If Obama is the nominee, why do I have the feeling it will be 24/7 Rezko. Interviews of elderly African Americans living in Rezko slums a mile from Obsma’s house..blah..blah.

Then there is the media darling, Saint McCain. Why do I get the sick feeling that Corporate media is going to work very hard to get John McCain to the WH? The one Dem who could win without any drama is John Edwards. He can get no media attention. I wonder why?

This in the Guardian this morning - a parting shot at what is left of the piñata?

(the grammar police very quietly point out: the word in the header should be “they’re”)

Here is NYT comment on the Bush SOTU if it is inappropriate post delete

Published: January 29, 2008

Six years ago, President Bush began his State of the Union address with two powerful sentences: “As we gather tonight, our nation is at war, our economy is in recession, and the civilized world faces unprecedented dangers. Yet the state of our union has never been stronger.”

Monday night, after six years of promises unkept or insincerely made and blunders of historic proportions, the United States is now fighting two wars, the economy is veering toward recession and the civilized world still faces horrifying dangers — and it has far less sympathy and respect for the United States.

The nation is splintered over the war in Iraq, cleaved by ruthless partisan politics, bubbling with economic fear and mired in debate over virtually all of the issues Mr. Bush faced in 2002. And the best Mr. Bush could offer was a call to individual empowerment — a noble idea, but in Mr. Bush’s hands just another excuse to abdicate government responsibility…

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I’m thankful for the grammar police for checking things “early” in regard to posts written on too little sleep or caffeine.

*spanking little Dickey Cohen*, for stirring up trouble!

morning!

is fisa on the senate schedule again today?

Then BBC has some more good news, just in case you haven’t enough

Good morning, pups. I’m glad no one seems to have had apoplexy during the STFU last night. This morning it’s Bobo and Bob Herbert in the NYT. Bobo says something fundamental has shifted in the Democratic Party, now that a throng of Kennedys has endorsed Barack Obama. Mr. Herbert writes about “Investing in America,” and says Senators Chris Dodd and Chuck Hagel have co-sponsored legislation that would create a national infrastructure bank to promote and help finance large-scale projects across the nation.

http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/

The coffee, tea and hot chocolate are ready, and I’ve got lemon poppy seed muffins that just came out of the oven. Have a great day — 357 more days of W.

Jeeze I missed the shithead last night. Did he say anything profound? honest? Should I have put down my novel and tuned him in?

You’re joking, right? You expected honesty from him? Not a chance. Even a Barbara Cartland “novel” would have been preferable. NPR fact checked the speech — start on this page and go to the newer posts.

A Republican Congressman — who appeared to be Rep. Chris Shays (R-CT) — greeted Bush on his way up to the podium and planted a gentle kiss on the President’s cheek.

What is it with these people from CT?

I need hot chocolate! It was not Cartalnd but was a trash novel. Thanks for the NPR “Fact checking” even though NPR and fact should not be in the same sentence.

Well, this time they did point out some of the more egregious (sorry, egregious!) errors in his “oration.”

Thanking all of those who did SOTU, for bravery above and beyond the call of duty, so those who didn’t do the SOTU have firsthand accounts.

My 9; the good news the asteroid will (probably) miss the Earth, tempered that the math was (probably) done by the product of educational systems not in collapse by students not cheating (lying) their way through.

Yes they did. I waded my way through the comments….lots of wingnuts over there… and found that I missed nada, nothing, zilch.
Listening to NPR this morning I discover that the illegal invasion of Iraq has been a great success, the economy is booming and the country just loves the fuc**ng chimp.

mornin’!
least that was the last SOTU we have to listen to from George W. Bush

here’s what’s on Washington Journal this morning.
7:30 - Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Budget Cmte. 8am - Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), Financial Services Cmte., Chair.
8:30am - Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI)
8:50am - Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA), Armed Services Cmte.
9:10am - Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Joint Economic Cmte. Vice Chair
9:30am - Susan MacManus, Univ., S. Florida

I ain’t voting. If the Democrats wanna boycott here I’ll boycott this bogus primary. But:
But Democrats found a silver lining in the early-voting turnout. Some 434,000 Democrats — along with just over 500,000 Republicans — had cast ballots through Sunday’s deadline.

That’s pretty damn good under the circumstances.

Listening to NPR this morning I discover that the illegal invasion of Iraq has been a great success, the economy is booming and the country just loves the fuc**ng chimp.

You didn’t already know? Where have you been? ;-)

Good morning Attaturk and FDLers.

Glenn Greenwald is reportedly going to be on Democracy Now (Amy Goodman) this morning talking about the FISA debacle. The program should be available online later this morning too.

On the other side:
Giuliani has spent more on television advertising that either of the Republican front-runners, according to the television tracking Nielsen Co., airing 2,878 spots in January, compared with 1,392 for Romney and a modest 470 for McCain.

But Giuliani, once the favorite in Florida and nationally, has little to show for it. With his political future darkening, he tried to pump life into his campaign during an early-morning stop in Central Florida.

That’s twice as many TV spots as Willard, who’s second.

Loser. Rudy, don’t go away mad. Just go away.

You didn’t already know? Where have you been? ;-)

Swimming in the Lake.

From my 22:

This part was also from the paper which shoullda been indicated by italics:

But Giuliani, once the favorite in Florida and nationally, has little to show for it. With his political future darkening, he tried to pump life into his campaign during an early-morning stop. . . .

Someone needs to Triple Dog Dare little Dicky Cohen to put his tongue on a pole during a cold winter day. Oh, and super glue his fingers while he’s at it too.

which paper are you quoting from?

I ain’t voting. If the Democrats wanna boycott here I’ll boycott this bogus primary.

Flatulent Socialists are required, by law, to vote. Your vote will not be wasted if you vote for MrsBillMrHill as they are going to claim all delegates. Frankly I would suggest staying at home and sending money (you know that tax break/rebate that chimpy is sending you) to Edwards.

Edwards is not on the ballot in Florida? Or am I misunderstanding?

Orlando Fishwrap.

This Florida and Michigan deal: Seems we’re always upset that the Dems don’t have any loyalty to Party goals, and how we always have some rogue Dems screwing up anything we try to accomplish.

Isn’t that precisely what Howard Dean was trying to do with these two states? Each state’s Dem leadership went against the plan anyway, so there’s consequences to hurting the Dem Party as a whole. If this is how it really went down, I say Bravo Dr. Dean! It’s about time there was AT LEAST SOME discipline instilled to members of the Dem Party. We’re much stronger as a unified front, just ask Repubes.

And predictably, The Clintons are ignoring this and trying to gain at least PR advantage from “winning” these states. Lame. They should be punished as well by the Dem voters on Super Tues IMHO. More and Better!

Edwards is not on the ballot in Florida? Or am I misunderstanding?

I don’t know. Are they on the ballot despite the Dem party not recognizing the vote?

ahhh, thanks!

The Clintons are ignoring this and trying to gain at least PR advantage from “winning” these states.

The clintons are for themselves and that is it. They do not give a sweet shit about party or unity if they can see where there is an “advantage” for them they will crap on anyone to get there. Not nice people.

He is.

The Shays/Shrub slobberfest is even better than Traitor Joe’s, since you clearly see SahShays aggressively plant on the Death-Lovers jowl.

Oh I can’t wait to see what CTBob and friends come up with for that one. Go Jim Himes and Maura!

But Democrats found a silver lining in the early-voting turnout. Some 434,000 Democrats — along with just over 500,000 Republicans — had cast ballots through Sunday’s deadline.

Interesting in view of the fact that FL has 3,825,727 registered Republicans and 4,137,067 registered Democrats for the Presidential Preference Primary (at least according to the Florida Department of State, Division of Elections). Wonder why fewer Demos vote early?

Fewer are gonna vote. No delegates. No House races. No Senate race. No state legislature races. No gubenatorial race. Nuthin’.

I don’t know. Are they on the ballot despite the Dem party not recognizing the vote?

That’s right, I forgot about that. Michigan redux. Thanks.

Yip. All of ‘em. Biden, Kucinich, Dodd, etc.

I really hate this Administration from top to bottom and all the way around - so corrupted.

CDC Suppressed Toxic Trailer Warnings

… CBS News has learned that the Centers for Disease Control, the nation’s top public health agency, suppressed repeated warnings from one of its top scientists, raising questions about whether the CDC bowed to pressure from FEMA to conceal the long-term health risks of formaldehyde in the trailers it distributed to hurricane victims - health risks like cancer and birth defects, CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian reports. …

The one Dem who could win without any drama is John Edwards. He can get no media attention. I wonder why?

Because he could win without any drama? Media loves itself some drama.

He is already written off. by MSM, but also by Floridians. Try this article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01.....f=politics

And Mr. Giuliani — who as mayor once told a man who called in to his weekly radio show to protest the city’s ban on pet ferrets that “there is something deranged about you” — called Monday for an end to the “name-calling” in the race for president.

Monday was the first time in the campaign that Mr. Giuliani had allowed the traveling press to fly with him. But the crowds at some of the airport rallies were so small that it might have been more efficient to fly them to the candidate, instead of vice versa.

He is mad, that is, insane. He will go away madder, too. But not go away entirely So what’s to be done about this evil magalomaniac is the FDL word, I believe, coined by I forget. See below. Shorter me. If it is going to happen, we will have to do it.

Will he suffer for going on the greatest fool’s errand in political history? Up to his clients for motivational speakers.

Will he be more vulnerable to the Kerik fall out? Up to the DOJ.

Will he be a laughing stock in NYC? Up to the capacity of Yankee fans who like to seek out vengeance to boo and namecall and to the tabloids. (Full disclosure here, I an BlueStateRedSoxHead, but do not think that Yankees s**ck. Their fans do frighten me.) But they do the scandals and not the serious underpinning evil madness.

Will she leave him now that the ladder of upward social mobility has cracked, in good part thanks to sex on the city, that is her? Who knows? (Did anyone notice in the videos how bad she was at the spouse on the campaign trail thing or how much they had clamped her down?)

Will the vengeful unjust and corrupt acts that he committed as mayor know be known outside of NY and not forgotten? (as per NYT last week) Up to us, the progressive blogosphere. So keep those NYT and Village Voice articles bookmarked. And keep an eye on Josh as he keeps an eye on him.

I think MI got a turnout of about 40% Dems. Anybody know? I’d like to see how FL does.

Having seen both Senator Clinton and President Clinton give about 5-6 stump type events, in the last week on C-SPAN, I just want to reiterate how great and wonderful they both are.

We are lucky to have them fighting for our country and for us. Hang in there guys!!

We must not allow the psychological abusers Chris Mathews, Tim Russert, the Gloria Borgers of the world, and all the other voices of the republican controlled media TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE VOTE!!

As a very proud Baby Boomer, with no amnesia, and historic perspective, who had a great public school education…I was struck a few years ago by the discovery of the parts of space where stars are born!..And wanted to go back to science class and marvel together with old classmates.

Which brings me back to the birthplace and center of Cascades of Erroneous Assertions and psychotic projections: MSNBC (where the reporters seem to get their news from)…It was remarkable to see Tim Russert on Saturday night endlessly obsessing about the “Cli-ton’s” racism (though as it turns out it was his very own) for over an hour he pounded minds..this while South Carolina was still going to their voting booths!!

How terrible of Bill to have described Obama: “As a young eloquent leader with a base in South Carolina.”

And so one can therefore extrapolate that it must have been racist of Obama to focus his SC campaign on African American Beauty Parlors!!

And to make the connection between anyone and Jesse Jackson must definately racist, Aint it? “they made Obama into a black man” they seemed to say. Oh Ok

Now as the “When Did You Stop Beating Your Wife Crew (WDYSBYWC)” sits there repeating their succession of lies one must remain mentally firm so as to not to begin to believe that one is crazy!

And poor Senator Kennedy’s and his vitriolic speech you can see that he
is so desperate for unity that for him it’s worthy of attacking the victims of OBAMA’S FRANK LUNZ campaign. Whose book rather than being called: “it’s not what you say but what people hear” should be called what it is: “It’s what you imply and who you implicate with lies, how to psychologically abuse of the electorate”

And isn’t it up to the Abusive Republican Dividers to stop and desist? And Obama (whose speeches I have seen about 15 times)…along with the October debate where he took Mathews up on his challenge to attack the Democratic front-runner..

Believe me I have seen many inspiring speeches over the years (including Martin Luther King in 1963) And Obama’s speeches aint ones of them.

While he may repeat the words: “we need a new kind of politics” this is sandwiched in between the most divisive word (such as using the word
“they” angrily 100 times in an hour).

As for all the endorsements: Seems to me that just because someone is a Democrat doesn’t make them not invulnerable to BRAINWASHING.

Currently a Republican Liar on Washington Journal as part of the repetive operatives asking electorate with lies to please keep the Bush tax cuts..

That was funny. I don’t know if we were the only ones but I called him a megalomaniac and someone else - I forget who - called him that at the very same minute. Uncanny.

Barney Frank live on CSPAN Washington Journal now…

It was better then mega, it was a neologism like Magamega, I think. Anyway more me upstairs. Do vote. for anyone. we need our democrats at the poll BIG numbers. our surge - the one that is working.

Not so sure if I loved the 90’s…We have seen the “Downzizing of America” and what it has done to our jobs being shipped off to China and else where…It seems that the Chinese campaign contributions did pay off for them..Now I wonder which other country is plannning on overnighting in the Lincoln bedroom..

I am positive that all this stuff about Rezko and Illinois politics is being withheld until the General Election in case Obama is the nominee. If elected, expect 4 years of investigation, ala Whitewater.
In all the talk about the Clintons playing the “race card”, nobody has been able to tell me ONE WORD that was said by the Clinton camp that was a racial slur. People, this is made up stuff. President Clinton’s administration was a good one when it came to economic prosperity, especially for the poor. Its a shame to have Democrats buying into the revision of history just as they have with the Reagan legacy. Stop being sheeple. Remember, this is the same rhetoric that had you vote for George Bush because Al Gore was stiff and uninspiring and you’d rather have a beer with Bush. Vote with your brain.

Clintons economy. 60% dependence on foreign oil. Clintons will give you disneyland and lead us off the cliff.