ALL YOUR BASE BELONG TO US.

DAMN i meant all your base ARE belong to us.

All his base? You can have McCain’s base! All his base are belong to jacqrat.

What in the world is up with that John McCain site you linked to Attaturk!

I find it downright creepy!

Wow, that John McCain site is teh Hi-larious!

He’s OOOOOLD. get it? “is wearing Velcro sneakers”? “still has his left blinker on”?

Knee-slappers, all.

Good Morning, John McCain can take it easy now for the next few days since it appears that Hillary is touting all his many years of experience.

It’s a response someone made to the “Barack Obama is Your New Bicycle” site someone else had made.

A bbq that will live in infamy. . .geeze

Good morning, pups. It’s Bobo and Herbert. Bobo says that on Nov. 10, 2007, Barack Obama unleashed a zealous part of himself that has propelled his candidacy ever since. His first big subject was belief itself. Zealous. That’s not a loaded word is it? Nah, didn’t think so… Mr. Herbert points out that there has been little public conversation about the consequences of the costs of the Iraq war, which are like a cancer inside the American economy. (Of course, if reporters write about icky stuff like that they can’t write happy-fluffy-bunny puff pieces about McCain’s barbecue…)

http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/

The coffee, tea and hot chocolate are ready, and the Thomas’ English muffins are out of the toaster. Does anyone know what the weather forecast(s) for Ohio and Texas are? I’m glad that one of the few bad habits I never developed was nail biting. Otherwise I fear I’d have none left at all… Have a great day.

Oh, yeah — what kind of idiot gives cooked rib bones to a dog?

Thanks Marion for the goodies. According to the National Weather Service online, Columbus is expecting heavy rains and possible flooding and the Cleveland area is expecting icy winter mix. I’m not sure that it benefits either candidate. Fortunately for us it looks like Atlanta will escape the severe weather.

Raven, How’s the princess?

“– about the notion of Mr. Straight Talk in such close proximity to what may be the nation’s highest proportion of crystal-wielding psychics.

Pet peeve: “close proximity” is repetitive. Proximate means close. Anyone ever hear of far proximity or distant proximity?

Thanks for the weather update. I just hope it doesn’t prevent people from voting — I’ve reveled in the huge voter turnout numbers. I’ve missed voting when I had a fever of 103, but I don’t know if even I would brave a flood…

Sorry OT Here is some common sense you will not read about in the American propaganda sheets

JERUSALEM: Israel is likely to launch more deadly assaults on the Gaza Strip before it realises that it is an ineffective strategy for ending rocket attacks by militants, analysts warned on Monday, with one saying the Jewish state was acting like a “blind Goliath”.

Talk, you mean talk with a freely, democratically elected government…NEVER we are Israelis we can take anyone’s land and kill all we like. YIPPEE

Does anyone know what the weather forecast(s) for Ohio and Texas are?

Have only been listening to CNN with half an ear but doesn’t sound like favorable conditions for turnout in either place.

Oh, a quibbler after my own heart! The one that grates on me is “somewhat unique.”

Thanks for the weather update. I just hope it doesn’t prevent people from voting — I’ve reveled in the huge voter turnout numbers.

Thanks for the Hot Choc. I love it in the morning.

I do not think that earthquakes or volcanoes could keep people from voting today. Energies seem to be pretty high among the electorate. Exciting times.

So McCain shops at Costco not Sams?
What a Maverick!

The weather is supposed to be clear and relatively warm throughout Texas today. A frontal system passed through yesterday and last night, which actually gave some of us (north central Tx) a little sleet and snow flurries, but it’s all supposed to be in AR and LA this morning.

It’s surprising McCain can bend down to feed his dog at this point. Isn’t he 90 years old?

Now I guess that one will clang in my ear everytime I hear it. The one which amuses (rather than irritates) me is, “a whole nuther…”, instead of “another whole.” It’s almost universal.

It’s Morningtime!
And a nice one at that, nothing like toastyhot buttermelting English muffins at Marion’s and sharing the hot chocolate here. It’s not hot chocolate weather today in PA although we have been advised to build arks for later this afternoon.

So I’ll go out on a cloud and say the weather in Ohio is not clement at all, but it does appear to clement in Texas. And I didn’t hear any predictions for earthquakes and or volcanoes — so yayz!

happy one more election day!

I bet just yesterday McCain tripped over a lobbyist in a Costco. What do you want to bet?

Xrays showed a fracture so we are off to the orthopod. This could be a BAD garden season!

thx

so sorry to hear that Raven
hugs and hugs to (((Mrs. Raven)))
may her recovery be speedy.

“somewhat unique.”

It is “very unique” that gets to me. Unique is not quantifiable.

Good news, that. I must have misheard something about unusual snow in the state. Multi-tasking isn’t one of my strengths. *g*

Oh, triple spit! Lousy news…..location?

There was a little last night, but it didn’t completely cover the ground. I don’t think it’s supposed to be lower than about 48 deg. anywhere in the state after mid morning.

Actually, anything that modifies “unique” is a clanger because, as you say, it’s not quantifiable.

One thing which could be a problem on the Texas primary involves the second step, or caucus/convention part. We voted early. My wife taled to someone in the county elections office yesterday who said we should have had a receipt. We didn’t get no stinking receipt and I didn’t see anyone else get one. I couldn’t find any reference to a receipt anywhere else and the Dem. party telephone voice mail was full. So, we’re just going to go and see what happens.

OT,

Why do campaigns always tend … well the supporters do… go negative and hostile?

The dem race now seems so negative and I wonder how these warring camps will be able to make peace and support the nominee?

Don’t the Republicans have just a straight primary in Texas? Do you know where the hybrid Democratic “primaucus” came from, or why it was instituted?

Yes, Republicans do. I know the Democratic two-part system was instituted after the McGovern reforms, to maintain some control over the rabble. However, since then, the Texas primary has been so late that it had no effect and has been largly ignored. The internet Texas Democratic Party instructions explain how, if you’re the only one there, you take charge, obtain the proper forms, and run the whole thing alone.

I don’t think we need receipts. They should have a printout showing we voted in the first part.

McCain comes across as a what-you-see-is-what-you-get guy

Yes, Charles Keating certainly thought so.
And was right.

Oh, and speaking of press-corps man-crushes,
George Will be sad .

One who doesn’t actually pick up the mess ot personally take the dog to the vet.
Indicative, n’est pas?

Why do campaigns always tend … well the supporters do… go negative and hostile?

Because being “positive” means coming up with actual plans not rhetoric. Talking about issues is a no no. BBqs, race, gender, sex, religious rantings, rumours of financing shenanigans and licentious lobbyists are all that matters to MSM.

Just below the kneecap, it ain’t good but it could be way way worse!

I agree and too many blogs have been leading the cheering or bashing. It’s been a real disappointing thing to see and not a great credit to the progressive blog world.

Prefer Obama, or prefer Clinton, but stop trying to make the other option the worst option possible. I’m not going to name blogs, but we all know various Obama and Clinton supporting blogs have been way over the top in bashing the alternative unjustly.

Sorry to hear it, man. I hope it just means you’re going to have to carry a bigger load around the house for a while, rather than anything more serious.

In addition to this, Attaturk, it doesn’t help when Hillary says that she and McCain are the only ones who have experience and Barack only has a speech in 2002 as his experience. Hillary is supporting a republican over a Democrat? That right there is a sign to me that the DLC loves what the republicans have done over the years.

It appears the candidates have no problem with dividing us even more.

Good Morning Attaturk, thanks!

Not being especially for anyone, I guess I don’t understand the go-for-the other-guy’s-jugular on this — of all elections.

My mantra is Supreme Court, Supreme Court, Supreme Court, Supreme Court, Supreme Court, Supreme Court, Supreme Court. . .

WOW… hot pre voting blog…
Will Barack take out HRC today in TX/OH,,,will OH turn blue…what’s doin with FISA and early in the EAST sleepy time here in CA
attaturk attacks the opponent good move as opposed to autophagy feeding on the democrat political carcas instead of attacking the opponenet…enjoy Muffs and Choc approximately

I think they mark your name along with the sign up sheet when you vote. My card was stamped and I need to bring that with me.I sure hope we don’t have a probelm tonign. This is my first time to caucus and in my precinct we have 22 delegates one of the largest in the city of Killeen.
It’s going to be cold and a little windy today and tonight. But our city had a huge early voting.

We didn’t take cards to vote in the initial part, just showed driver’s liscences and they removed a self adhesive strip from the rolls and put it on something else, which they kept. So, we’ll see.

Attaturk, I agree with KayinMaine. Hillary made some odd statements of late in support of McCain and taking Obama at his word that he is not a Muslim. Those are not the statements of someone who wants a united party.

Wow, that’s a lot of delegates. We only choose three; obviously not many Democratic voters in prior elections in this part of Denton.

Take it to the bridge…
My sentiments exactly.
I have my likes and likes about each candidate, but
Supreme Court
Alito Roberts
Rinse
Repeat

Ah, while we spend our time fretting about when the nomination fight will end, John McCain gets to spend the time shoring up his base, the press corps.

I am under the impression the longer our primaries the stronger our candidate in the election

obama has learned to be swift, classy and brutal all at the very same time when attacked

this was an incredible developement in campaigning and we can thank hillary for it

hillary will have learned from obama and that technique if she’s the nominee as well

mccain grows a weaker and weaker candidate with each and every day and it seems he becomes even more frail

as far as “shoring up his media base”, he’s had that since the media became consolidated, nothiing to do about that

Why do campaigns always tend … well the supporters do… go negative and hostile?

I don’t see how two candidates so much alike in policy and platform can be anything but negative, they can’t extole each others assets

and once they start comparing their platform against their oponents they have to be negsative concerning that respective comparison

I know, I was surprised also. Our precenct has largest amount of delegates for the caucus in the whole of Bell County. Amazing. We are a much older community and vote. I can only say, since I moved to Texas I have voted in all the races so that improves the caucus numbers. I talked to a meet-up person for Obama last night so I will meet her there. Fingers crosssed.

FWIW. My wife and I and two of our children voted for Obama. I talked with my sister last night and she said she and her husband, in East Texas, as well as my brother and his wife in Kerrville, had all voted for Obama. Prior to that, I knew they would all vote Democratic, but not for whom.

McCain looks like more of a wingnut with each passing day…his intro by a wingnut radio host, Bill Cunningham…which I don’t believe for a second that he *didn’t know* this guy was controversial…it’s a wink,wink,nudge,nudge sort of thing.

And then Hagee endorses him…that guy is so full of hate and a bigot, sexist, and homophobic…I don’t see that he would put his endorsement behind McCain unless he was sure McCain was of the same beliefs.

I’m not exactly enamored with those statements of Senator Clinton, as I state on my regular blog.

So don’t take my general statement as an endorsement of pretending they don’t happen.

But before that statement and regardless of it, many blogs supporting either candidate have been over the top…and hilariously, if disappointly, pointing fingers at one another for being worse.

In the General it is R’s vs, D’s.

THe perspective is lost in the heat of the momment…the MSM creates non issues and the candidates bite…promote your candidacy by attacking the opponents for their bad…the best of this debate wins without damaging your party.

I should have been a yellow card reading “This certifies that _____ election precinct no ___ of County______ voted in the Primary Election of the Democratic Party.”

The County Clecrk is the signing offcial. Hope you can get some resolution. Good Luck!

They were also supposed to supply you with a white card telling you where & when the caucus is going to occur.

If two candidates are so similar why not emphasize the subtle difference and why THEIR approach “works” and opposed why the other approach fails?

Or why doesn’t this force the two to divide more and move apart on the issues?

I don’t feel excited by either of the two, both a million times better than the Rs, but as usual not what I want to see.

Even this recent tanker award raises to many questions about the size of the military and our “need” to fuel plans in mid air. Just why does this need arise? What ARE the circumstances to refuel planes in mid air? This sounds like an enormous amount of tankers? Doesn’t it?

None of that happened. I’ll check with the County Clerk’s office, but don’t have much hope on election day. Thnaks.

If two candidates are so similar why not emphasize the subtle difference and why THEIR approach “works” and opposed why the other approach fails?

well, that’s negative right there snader0

in addition, if they are similar and you have to win your oponents candidates, subtle differances are not going to do that, the differance has to be marked

autophagy

Ah, the medical transcriptionist loves you!

McCain looks like more of a wingnut with each passing day…

gotta agree, sometimes there’s that crazed-lust-for-power look in his eye — least that’s how it registers with me. CrazyTrain McCain.

We have to be able to refuel our hideously expensive fleet of exotic strategic bombers and next generation fighter aircraft which we don’t need either. Citizens be damned, the military beast shall be fed!

Whenever I hear McFlake utter “my friends”, I want to break something.

Just watching Zogby on C-Span. HIs numbers don’t look real good for Obama in Texas. I sure hope he is wrong. I think if Clinton winds you can put that on the doorstep of the Repugs. Fingers crossed, I’m wrong

FISA: All aboard the capitulation express!

Kagro X has a diary up.

“– about the notion of Mr. Straight Talk in such close proximity to what may be the nation’s highest proportion of crystal-wielding psychics.

Pet peeve: “close proximity” is repetitive. Proximate means close. Anyone ever hear of far proximity or distant proximity?

Is this in imminent proximity to gun-wielding psychos as well?

J. Sidney McVain III treats the press the way they want to be treated with wine and “deep-tissue” massage.

HRC treats them they way they deserve to be treated, putting them next to urinals.