Comments on: McCain’s Already Crowned Himself President http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/02/mccains-already-crowned-himself-president/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:04:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: mls78 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/02/mccains-already-crowned-himself-president/#comment-1423662 mls78 Sat, 03 May 2008 09:29:42 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/02/mccains-already-crowned-himself-president/#comment-1423662 <p>That McCain ad kind of reminds me of this bit of American <a href="http://blogs.chron.com/aboutchron/archives/dewey_defeats_truman1.jpg" rel="nofollow">history</a>. </p> <p>Do not count your chickens before they hatch.</p> That McCain ad kind of reminds me of this bit of American history.

Do not count your chickens before they hatch.

]]> By: akak http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/02/mccains-already-crowned-himself-president/#comment-1422933 akak Sat, 03 May 2008 01:28:42 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/02/mccains-already-crowned-himself-president/#comment-1422933 <p>apparently <a href="http://www.star-telegram.com/ed_wallace/story/541726.html" rel="nofollow">supply is stable</a>, it’s the speculation that’s sending the prices soaring. </p> <blockquote><p>On the same day the president and our Energy Secretary made those foolish comments, no less an authority than Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson was quoted by Marketwatch as saying, “The record run in oil prices is related more to speculation and a weakening dollar than supply and demand in the market.” He added, “In terms of fundamentals, fear of supply reliability is overblown.”</p></blockquote> apparently supply is stable, it’s the speculation that’s sending the prices soaring.

On the same day the president and our Energy Secretary made those foolish comments, no less an authority than Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson was quoted by Marketwatch as saying, “The record run in oil prices is related more to speculation and a weakening dollar than supply and demand in the market.” He added, “In terms of fundamentals, fear of supply reliability is overblown.”

]]> By: bobschacht http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/02/mccains-already-crowned-himself-president/#comment-1422667 bobschacht Fri, 02 May 2008 22:35:33 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/02/mccains-already-crowned-himself-president/#comment-1422667 <blockquote> <p>O/T via TPM</p> <blockquote><p>Hillary spokesperson Howard Wolfson, on a conference call with reporters moments ago, confirmed that she’d be going forward with her plan to introduce the gas tax holiday legislation.</p> <p> House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opposes the proposal, so there’s very little chance it will ever come to a vote, at least in the House. If it did, however, it could put members of Congress — the same ones who are also super-delegates being courted by Hillary — in a bit of a spot.</p> <p> Anyway, she’s going forward with it.</p></blockquote> <p>*head-to-desk*</p></blockquote> <p>Heh. She knows how to win friends and influence people, eh?</p> <p>How many times has Hillary shot herself in the foot now? I’ve lost count.</p> <p>She doesn’t seem to do well consulting with people who are not on her own team (maybe not well with them, either.)</p> <p>Bob in HI</p>

O/T via TPM

Hillary spokesperson Howard Wolfson, on a conference call with reporters moments ago, confirmed that she’d be going forward with her plan to introduce the gas tax holiday legislation.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opposes the proposal, so there’s very little chance it will ever come to a vote, at least in the House. If it did, however, it could put members of Congress — the same ones who are also super-delegates being courted by Hillary — in a bit of a spot.

Anyway, she’s going forward with it.

*head-to-desk*

Heh. She knows how to win friends and influence people, eh?

How many times has Hillary shot herself in the foot now? I’ve lost count.

She doesn’t seem to do well consulting with people who are not on her own team (maybe not well with them, either.)

Bob in HI

]]> By: earlofhuntingdon http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/02/mccains-already-crowned-himself-president/#comment-1422608 earlofhuntingdon Fri, 02 May 2008 22:09:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/02/mccains-already-crowned-himself-president/#comment-1422608 <p>President McCain. Right. Just like Admiral McCain; he never made it to that rank either. His daddy and grandpappy did and it burns, the same way it burns for Shrub. We can all buy those fake degrees and titles from the ads that plague our in-boxes. But I don’t think electing St. John would give us four more years of George. I think it would give us four more years of Big Dick.</p> President McCain. Right. Just like Admiral McCain; he never made it to that rank either. His daddy and grandpappy did and it burns, the same way it burns for Shrub. We can all buy those fake degrees and titles from the ads that plague our in-boxes. But I don’t think electing St. John would give us four more years of George. I think it would give us four more years of Big Dick.

]]> By: CalGeorge http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/02/mccains-already-crowned-himself-president/#comment-1422603 CalGeorge Fri, 02 May 2008 22:07:49 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/02/mccains-already-crowned-himself-president/#comment-1422603 <p>He secretly wants more Americans to undergo the kind of torture he experienced. Warmongering is the best way to achieve that.</p> He secretly wants more Americans to undergo the kind of torture he experienced. Warmongering is the best way to achieve that.

]]> By: perris http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/02/mccains-already-crowned-himself-president/#comment-1422580 perris Fri, 02 May 2008 21:49:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/02/mccains-already-crowned-himself-president/#comment-1422580 <blockquote> <p>This would be funnier if I didn’t have a horrible feeling that McCain knows something the rest of us don’t.</p></blockquote> <p>do you remember on the plane when it looked like bush didn’t have a shot in this last election</p> <p>he was having a friggin ball and he asked if they thought kerry was having as much fun</p> <p>he knew as a fact he was going to win, he knew the fix was in</p>

This would be funnier if I didn’t have a horrible feeling that McCain knows something the rest of us don’t.

do you remember on the plane when it looked like bush didn’t have a shot in this last election

he was having a friggin ball and he asked if they thought kerry was having as much fun

he knew as a fact he was going to win, he knew the fix was in

]]> By: clio http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/02/mccains-already-crowned-himself-president/#comment-1422570 clio Fri, 02 May 2008 21:44:07 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/02/mccains-already-crowned-himself-president/#comment-1422570 <p>This would be funnier if I didn’t have a horrible feeling that McCain knows something the rest of us don’t.</p> This would be funnier if I didn’t have a horrible feeling that McCain knows something the rest of us don’t.

]]> By: DefendOurConstitution http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/02/mccains-already-crowned-himself-president/#comment-1422561 DefendOurConstitution Fri, 02 May 2008 21:35:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/02/mccains-already-crowned-himself-president/#comment-1422561 <p><strong>Want the Draft again? Vote for John McCain!</strong></p> <p>We need this message out as without the youth vote we are screwed. If the 100 year war is tied to a certain Draft, you can bet young people (and hopefully their parents) will show up to vote against McCain.</p> Want the Draft again? Vote for John McCain!

We need this message out as without the youth vote we are screwed. If the 100 year war is tied to a certain Draft, you can bet young people (and hopefully their parents) will show up to vote against McCain.

]]> By: DefendOurConstitution http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/02/mccains-already-crowned-himself-president/#comment-1422554 DefendOurConstitution Fri, 02 May 2008 21:32:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/02/mccains-already-crowned-himself-president/#comment-1422554 <p>That’s the same Supreme Court that will likely overturn any electoral victory in November.</p> <p>In any case, Republicans don’t care any more about Congress (perhaps not even the WH although they would love to hold on to it) because they can now rule from the Supreme Court - any law or person they don’t like will be ruled against!</p> That’s the same Supreme Court that will likely overturn any electoral victory in November.

In any case, Republicans don’t care any more about Congress (perhaps not even the WH although they would love to hold on to it) because they can now rule from the Supreme Court – any law or person they don’t like will be ruled against!

]]> By: TLinGA http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/02/mccains-already-crowned-himself-president/#comment-1422537 TLinGA Fri, 02 May 2008 21:26:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/02/mccains-already-crowned-himself-president/#comment-1422537 <p>My bad there…but then again if I can make that mistake I bet there can be a few others who do as well. :)</p> My bad there…but then again if I can make that mistake I bet there can be a few others who do as well. :)

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