Thanks Julia !

ZED cooool !

hey julia

Pride of ownership: The party that runs aground the ship of state, then runs and hides.
I guess Powell was talking about America, too, but he’s not a real Gooper, so…

Hey Julia

Hey there. (Zed?)

That is too funny. I’d heard of republicans using GOP instead of republican, but this guy didn’t even do that!

Yeah, well. It’s kind of Steele’s MO. He was pretending not to be a Republican when pretending not to be a Republican wasn’t cool yet.

I’m guessing that’s how he plans to rebuild the brand. I think Matthew Dowd did more damage than he knew when he convinced Rove not to pretend they were a reasonable party. It’s going to take a lot of stealth to bury that again, and their primary voters don’t do stealth.

steele and his bling bling is so hip – not. may this tactic also fall flat on its face

Well, maybe he doesn’t want to brag about being a Republican.

Wow. Tedsico looks like he thought he was a member of the (now former) Senate Majority in NY instead of the Assembly Minority.

What was the justification that got him a state car in the first place?

$ 600 a day in gas ,state cars must get terrible mileage

Hey, you!

Jim The Disco.

hahahahaha

When whatever teh Goopers strategy for resurrection is fully fleshed out, Colbert is going to have another great subject for his next Green-Screen Challenge. Grand Master Steele will deserve all the derision we can pile on him, and more.

By November ‘10, he will probably be as welcome in the BigTent™ party as McCheese.

enough money to fill 5 SUVs Hmmmmm !

when did the rate go up to almost $18/mile?

His Republican opponent, James N. Tedisco, the minority leader in the State Assembly, refuses to say how he would have voted on the stimulus bill. To endorse it, Republican operatives acknowledge, would put him at odds with every House Republican and endanger his support from Washington.

But to oppose it openly carries other risks. Democrats say their polling shows lopsided support for the stimulus in a district that President Obama carried and that Ms. Gillibrand, a Democrat, won twice, despite a 75,000-vote Republican registration edge.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02…..house.html

We need to keep asking hm if he will support the Stimulus Plan. We need to ask him are the voters in his district his boss or the GOP in Washington?
We need answers the economy is in trouble we can afford leaders who are weak and indecisive.

I think it’s kind of funny, in a sick sad way. Even if his ’street’ slang wasn’t twenty or thirty years old, who that bothers to vote votes for a candidate because their party is branded for using the language of teenagers?

Simple modesty is the key to republicanism.

That was over many years.

When you buy drugs, hookers, something ? at the gas station. Why isn’t he being investigated?

Yeah, but there was one day when he supposedly charged over $600 for his state car.

between palin and steele, the talking points are gonna go down the crapper. also. ya know.

Mustn’t slight Jindal. I think he has a lot to contribute to this effort.

I’m not sure if this is humor or cynicism, but maybe Steele is there to ‘free’ Republicans to say anything they want, a la Cheney. Trying to bring the phrase “Go Fuck yourself” a new respectability. Michelle Bachman will be taking that one for a spin on Hardball real soon.

urkle jindal is the comic relief and palin/steele the heavyweights?

He’s got leatherface Boehner and Rudy Giuliani campaigning for him, Mitt Romney’s PAC raising money, and Mr. Steele’s RNC promoting his race as a Republican national comeback (although oddly enough, if you look at the first ad they payed for, it sorta leaves something out)

So the New GOP Chairman is an African American who hid that he was a Republican to get elected.
The first race since Obama gets elected the GOP candidate won’t mention that he’s a GOPer.
Or whether he supports the Stimulus plan.
Just how bad is the GOP brand polling at? I thought this was a Red district?
Just what is the Stimulus plan polling at in this district?
I’m wondering when the MSM will pick up on the GOP’s new plan to gain power…stop mentioning that they are Republicans.
Ha! Whats the next step after that?… To run as Democrats?

Palin is supporting a bill allowing abortion with parent consent. How could her views change so dramatically and so quickly?

There’s really good evidence that the country is ready for some serious, thoughtful leadership, and at this precise moment in history, the Republican brings the bling with a comic routine?They go style over substance?

Either a calamitous idea that they hatched before the country when down the tubes, or very unfortunate timing.

dugg

Dugg

Palin is quite funny Tina Fey’s career got a boost from her.
Maybe Bobby will get 30rock’s Kenneth the Page his own show.
Steele however gets elected GOP Chairman because he got elected office by not advertising that he is a Republican? 3 way tie on the humor we need a cage match 3 GOPer’s enter 1 GOPer leaves.

David Plouffe tells me I’m supposed to share this video with my friends.

Obama on his budget.

I think what she’s supporting are the parts of the bill that REQUIRE parental notification and consent.

I hope Steele takes Colbert up on his challenge!

Oh, no, no. Michelle Bachman has her phrase now.

As she said to Michael Steele at CPAC, “You be da man“

Yeah, that was ugly.

Right, but isn’t she supposed to be against all abortion? Parental consent or no?

After the Katie Couric interview Sarah’s daughters might have a case that their mom is to confused to give consent:)

She must be angling for the Dems who are against Obama … /s

Michael Steele may end up being more fun than turkey massacres. Unless Bunning turns out to be the superstar.

The Kentucky Republican suggested that possible scenario at a campaign fundraiser for him on Capitol Hill earlier this week, according to three sources who asked not to be identified because of the politically sensitive nature of Bunning’s remarks.

The implication, they said, was that Bunning would allow Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, a Democrat, to appoint his replacement — a move that could give Democrats the 60 votes they need to block Republican filibusters in the Senate.

It’s not like the law is legalizing abortion. It’s a law that chips away at current practice. That’s the approach that opponents have been using while awaiting their opportunity to go whole hog.

Kinda think that ship has sailed.

Good point Sarah is going moderate on abortion. I bet she comes out in favor of abortion in cases of rape and incest too.
Otherwise she can’t win the women’s vote for President nationally. The GOP may be realizing that they can’t win with just the 20%ers.
Sarah’s church must be feeling betrayed. The Fundies might stay home if the GOP Judases keep denying them.

Yes.

There are more Sarah daughters in line.

Antiabortion Hilary Voters?

Think pure thoughts and stay out of Alaska.

Good point Sarah is going moderate on abortion…

Maybe politically. But with a single gesture (which she is well known for), she will tell her base that everything’s alright, it’s part of the plan…
The wink.

the problem is that their end game was always to pack the Supreme Court, and the liberals were too tough for them.

There really isn’t a legislative path for them, I don’t think.

Agree there is no way in sight, that’s why the chipping approach will continue.

Anti-Obama Hillary voters … shhhh, someone forgot to tell Sarah that Hillary is on Obama’s side now !

Wasn’t it so cool to see Justice Ginsberg on Tuesday evening? She looked the picture of health to me.

That was cool. But for me, Alito looking like he was in his first day in a penal colony – priceless.

That was cool. But for me, Alito looking like he was in his first day in a penis colony – priceless.

fixed

I actually teared up when she hugged Obama. I remembered his grandma …

Clarence looked uncomfortable too …

Dang it, I missed Alito.

GOPers wink at a dark exception to abortion laws (a dark father) if we restrict abortion laws white girls who want an abortion will just claim the father is dark.
Hmmm the advent of modern medical abortions and the increased lynching in the early 1900’s was their a connection?

Yes, he wanted to get out of there. I wonder if he felt any sense of pride in having a black prez.

Why would Alito look worried? Any more good news coming our way?

Uh, Prolly not

Simple answers

I doubt it … IIRC, he spoke against Obama during the election.

Yes, because an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court is expected, heck required, to weigh in on social and political matters, so as to keep abreast.

Heh… He said “a breast”

Right, we want our Justices to be as political as possible.

Summary of Clarence V Obama – HuffPo

He might have felt threatened by a black man who actually understood constitutional law.

… and who was comfortable in his own skin …

And had the nuggets, as your links points out, to mention what a sham Thomas’ appointment was.

He had good reason to feel threatened by a black woman who actually understood constitutional law, and we know what he did there.

I thought that was an indication of how Obama would stand up to the Rethugs and their entrenched mindset in D.C.

I always regretted that he didn’t end up with a coke enema and a smile.

Gas receipts too funny.

Granting ludicrous benefits of the doubt — state supplied vehicle gets 10mpg; ‘01 gas at $2 per gal; and day started on empty tank, ended on full.

Rough calculation gets you something like:
June 29, 2001, he drove the vehicle over 1,500 miles
Dec 11, 2001, he drove the vehicle over 2,500 miles.

I say his NY vehicle issue was snafued – he got a jet for the 17mi trip.. yanno Gummint can’t do anything right.

I wouldn’t give him the satisfaction.

Laugh line of the day!!!!

You would think that with the endorsement of Steele and Palin, and with the puffing up of his mileage account, I would automatically oppose Goper Tedesco. I do and I recommend you do too.

However, as Selise has pointed out in the past, the enemy of my enemy is not always my friend. I reserve the right to object to Murphy’s candidacy, because he has stated his wish to become a Blue Dog Democrat. They want pay go spending controls, opposed the stimulus bill, and generally vote Republican. I reserve the right to not vote for someone I do not want elected. And I refuse to be bullied into voting for him by those who say that I am electing his opponent by not voting for him.

Mr. Murphy needs to wake up and smell the coffee. Our district is populist territory, not fodder for financiers such as he. When this district (20) voted for Obama, it meant voting for ‘change’, to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, to create jobs in energy, infrastructure and health care reform. If you must ascribe to Blue Dog conservatism, don’t bother running for congress, there’s already a Republican running, Tedesco.

All they care about is whether other people’s catastrophes help them politically, or teach someone a lesson (preferaby both).

If everybody heeded their words, and behaved themselves, those “conservatives” would be miserable. What would they do, then?

$600 for a day of driving?!? At the corporation I used to work for, they check gas cards to make sure you don’t sell, or give, gas away to friends, relatives, or the cute girl you met at the WaWa.
So, either he was cheating, obviously, or he was using his Hummer to pull an aircraft carrier back and forth to work…Go Murph!

WADR, I think hte time to address that is in the primaries for the general. This guy has a lot of experience with becoming entrenched. He doesn’t need a head start.