How can the Republicans win with either of those two self-promoters? In 2012 we’ll be running Barack Obama who always wanted to be just a community organizer but eventually found himself pressed into duty to serve the needy people of Illinois; first as a State and then as a United States Senator. Proving there’s no rest for the transcendent, members of the creative class from all across America thereafter forced a reluctant Obama to run for the presidency.

I’m a Democratic ditto-head and I approve the creation of this reality.

The titan of ’90s venture capitalism, just like the meltdown never happened.

Can you say carpetbagger ?

We had to deal with Romney as our governor ,he spent 90% of his time out of state working to further his national political ambitions.
I can’t think of anything the Mittster did to help the Commonwealth , except maybe leave !

And, in breaking news from here at home:

U.S. Rep. Paul Broun will re-introduce a Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in the wake of recent votes and court decisions legalizing the practice in at least five states.

Morning pups from Paris. I see from the papers — and now doubt this will be a topic of extended discussion as the people on EDT get themselves appropriately caffeinated — that the Chairman of the NY Fed did some nice little insider trading on the public’s dime last fall. Nice work if you can get it. The Wall Street fiasco is, I think, Obama’s achilles heel, more so than Iraq and Afghanistan, where most people will support whatever we do. The only thing that is protecting him from the bank bail-out fiasco is that the Thugs are in the cookie jar up to their eyebrows, and can’t squeak too loud for fear of being caught out. But as Paul Krugman notes this morning, it’s not good. There’s opportunity for a political entrepreneur in this mess. Who is going to come forward?

Wall Street ,big money interests run this country.
I wouldn’t expect much in the way of change,this is one area where the status quo will survive.
I don’t know of anyone in the Capitol that has the political will to take on the banks,to do so in this environment would be political suicide

Citizen Raven:

Yeah, that’s gunna go over like a pay toilet in a diahrrea ward…the fascist party of America, even the Democratic Party can’t fuck this one up.

But yer gunna hafta send me that recipe for steakin’ the Tuna…I’,m gunna try it with the Lake Trout we’re gunna haul inta the boat up in Lake Vermillion this August.

Citizen Knut:

Whatcha doin’ taday over in Frogtown…have ya learned the art of sittin’ on the sidewalk, sippin’ some wine and watchin’ the local two legged art forms?

Good morning all and thanks for the post, Attaturk.

Because it is far past time for it to be said, and it has yet to be said, allow me to say;

Mitt,
Go.
The.
Fuck.
Away.
And please take that Wasillabilly with you.

markann at that famous email provider, you know the one billgates owns

Romney has been busy selling his homes so he can be more relatable to the common people? HIGH-sterical! The right wing is melting down! Even Joe the Plumber doesn’t want to be a part of it. LOL

You see Lt Choi on Rachel? Arabic expert, West Point, Infantry, Iraq. . .kicked out because he fessed up to being gay.

It makes you wonder who PURPOSELY did the electronic run on the banks last September 11, 2008 where A HALF TRILLION DOLLARS was taken out of the system in an hour and a half?

I did a post last night questioning if it was ‘al-Qaida’ (Bush Family & Friends Death Squad) or if it was the very angry Lynn De Forester Rothschild of British banking fame who was pissed about Hillary being thrown to the curb?

http://whitenoiseinsanity.com/…..y-friends/

SOMEONE purposely wanted our economy to completely collapse….you know….another 9/11/01, but on 9/11/08.

Here’s Rep. Kanjorski explaining (@ the 2 minute mark) what happened last year:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NMu1mFao3w

Good morning, pups. It’s Bobo and Krugman this morning. Bobo really has learned. When you share the page with Krugman don’t burble about economics. Today he presents us with “The Harlem Miracle,” and tells how an inner-city school eliminated the white-black achievement gap by establishing a rigorous no excuses standard for learning. Prof. Krugman, in “Stressing the Positive,” says Washington has made a decision to muddle through the financial crisis, hoping that the banks can earn their way back to health.

Here they are.

The coffee and tea are ready, and I’ve got banana pancakes today. I’ve got to dash and go and peel Hoover off the ceiling… He has an appointment with the vet this morning for his annual shots and checkup and he’s going nuts because he wants to go outside. I think I’m going to inquire if Pam can install an “off” switch, or at least a speed control… Have a great day.

thanx for the links marion!

I don’t understand how the republican party thinks they can run mutt, the base won’t let a candidate worshiping what they consider a pagan religion represent their party and even they will leave if mutt becomes their candidate.

they need to toss their fringe out but they need to do it on the right terms, getting the fringe mad over religion isn’t really a succesful method for growing their tent

The tent fell down a long time ago, now they are all trying to crawl out from underneath

Citizen Raven:

Yes I saw the interview and ya know what…ever since Clinton the fuckin’ dinosauers in the military have been screamin’ that there would be mutiny and murder in the services if gays were allowed in, well, it’s time ta call their fuckin’ bluff and any officer who defies the order should be sacked and brought up on charges…time ta stop bein’ intimidated by these fuckin’ closet leather freaks.

Problem is that with this new “volunteer” army, the cadres of Aryan Nation types might cause a bit of a stir.

I don’t understand how the republican party thinks they can run mutt,…

And this is certainly no time to be cluing them in.

hey, if Mitt wants to spend a couple hundred more of his personal millions, I say go for it. He already has the big “L” stamp on the forehead, and all the charm of a puddle of stale piss.

The fringe has always been employed by Dick Cheney and he continues to say, “Keep the fringe! Out with the moderates!”.

What Romney doesn’t realize is that the more you know him, the less you like him. After 3yrs of living in New Hampshire, he’ll get fewer votes then he did last time.

I don’t understand how the republican party thinks they can run mutt, the base won’t let a candidate worshiping what they consider a pagan religion represent their party and even they will leave if mutt becomes their candidate.

As a NH resident I can say that I do not want that bastard here. You are right, Morons and other RWNFs are not too popular here although the goopers have yet to come up with a viable candidate for 2012 so, as of now, the mutt has a good a chance as anyone else. With the fat flounder John Sunnunu now in charge of the NH goopers who knows what crook they will have as a candidate……. maybe another bushie?

This should be political Viagara.
The Chinese-made kind.

The fringe has always been employed by Dick Cheney and he continues to say, “Keep the fringe! Out with the moderates!”.

dick Cheney is the marionette not the puppeteer

the puppeteers are the Koch brothers, Cheney is almost as much a dullard as bush, think; bush with better grammar skilz”

read up on “koch industrys”, those are the puppet masters, responsible for the cato institute, the resurgence of the federalist society, billy krystol, etc

they are the masters behind rushbo, rove, cheney, everyone

people should start mentioning how cheney would have made it without socialized medicine taking care of his heart

U.S. Rep. Paul Broun will re-introduce a Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in the wake of recent votes and court decisions legalizing the practice in at least five states.

Brilliant. As more states and populations across the country stand up and put their actions where their beliefs are, this maroon wants to break out the Big Government Big Boot Up the Ass.

Yep, gotta move quick before that pesky democracy thing produces some unsightly results.

I suppose that I really don’t need to ask about the good Rep’s party affiliation?

OT: Mika very nicely listed all the right wing talking points against Sotomayor this morn (presented as such, but mainstreamed them, nonetheless). One of the things she listed is that Sotomayor is ‘possibly’ gay. Where did that come from?

What Romney doesn’t realize is that the more you know him, the less you like him.

nah – don’t worry. I heard he’s been working on getting all the words to “Who Let the Dogs Out” memorized for this go-round.

They’re gunna love him.

“‘Possibly gay” is a well known code for “empathy”.

She is actually a gay, transgendered, drug using peacenik commie. She is also a supporter of Al Queda, a financer of the PLO and a friend of Kim Jong-il. She is an illegal alien, has never paid taxes and has had 3 children out of wedlock. That Mika is a dangerous woman.

Peggy Noonan is so deeply worried about Nancy Pelosi’s role in the torturing of prisoners that she wants Nancy to go on a tour of the United States talking about it. Geee Peggy, sure you’re not trying to put all the blame on Nancy to deflect blame from your buddies, George Bush & Dick Cheney? Seems like it to me!

That and more. Most of the time, buried in my office preparing the three-hour lectures that are the norm over here. Have three of them next week. Plus giving seminars. At my advanced age (which is the same as yours) I should be taking it easy, but want to clean off my plate before it cracks. Plus, I came down with a bad case of shingles on my scalp, which hurt like hell and I can hardly open my left eye. Kind of a permanent wink that seems not to attract the two-legged fauna. Marched in the May Day parade last Friday along with everybody else and her second cousin. Sarko is trying to turn the University and Medical systems into the local version of General Motors. People here have more spine than in the US, and the demonstrations have forced him to pull back a bit. But the threat isn’t going to go away. I have been in an out of emergency rooms for my eye the past month, and can say that the care and professionalism are incredible, even by Canadian standards.

Peggy Noonan is so deeply worried about Nancy Pelosi’s role in the torturing of prisoners that she wants Nancy to go on a tour of the United States talking about it.

goddammit Nooners, you’re raining all over my deep and abiding personal love for all things mysterious…

And just when they can’t get any weirder, they do.
Two of America’s Finest Traitors linsley graham and lying joe liberman telling Obama to act like bush and ignore a court order to release the torture /murder /treason photos on 5/28.

You would think the would want the whole world to see how well their white policies worked.
You look at those pictures ,if you can stomach it, and not one white person was tortured I bet.

Did you catch Harold Ford earlier. He said he’s not bothered by this issue because he has no problem with waterboarding. Honest, that’s what he said.

…not one white person was tortured I bet.

John Walker Lindh?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walker_Lindh

Yep, and when he was asked if it was a republican rather than Nancy, would he have been just as upset? He faultered, paused, and then said he would. Yeah sure, you a-hole!

I can’t stand these kinds of Democrats. They’re pathetic. Peggy is a republican but she acts just like a conservadem. Some days you can’t tell these asswipes apart.

Absolute perfection! LOL I’d love to see you in action in the court room.

You’re right but we may still not be allowed to see those pictures of how an American Citizen was Treasoned
I should stop talking in absolutes and switch to percentages.

Thank you perris for the Koch reference. Will read up.

Was wonderin’ what the pups think.

Gayness in the military now. About the same as general population? More? Less? I’d guess a little less.

ariana is on joe with noonan

That would be my guess as well, why put yourself in that position when you have a choice?

I’d rather have more gays in the military than Evangelicals!

The system is so flooded with insider trading, scams it’s essentially de rigeur if you are on wall street. People there feel entitled to play by any rules to make themselves richer.

Every rock you over turn in the financial sector you will discover rather disgusting, illegal, certainly unethical activity.

it’s bad enough that they made up nonsense financial products to flog and extract huge fees and gin up asset bubbles for these ethereal products of no value to anyone except the people of Oz, but there is no amount of wealth that is enough for these miscreants.

Capitalism is a virus and it’s infected the entire financial sector and the top of the nation.

We don’t want to give the medicine and they don’t want the cure.

Oh Peggy Noonan….she just so concerned this morning about everything left wing! Ummm Peggy, the republic party is the New al-Qaida, and you’re worried about us? As Ariana pointed out….it all comes down to facts which is something the right wingers don’t have or refuse to absorb!

it came from her not being married and supposedly having no social life other than spending time with her clerks. that last bit of info i tink was obtained from some clerks. But it’s also been said that, when she was a trial judge at leasrt, her demeanor was not good. She just may not be somebody anyone wants to date much less settle down with. She might just be dedicated to her work. Or she may be “actively straight” and it’s just nobody’s damn business. Just a thought. Or maybe she is gay. As my man Joe The Biden would say: “Who gives a shit?” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk3Kc9SwVvs
This whole line is utter bullshit. the whole wignut opposition to Obama’s Supreme Court nominee who doesn’t even exist yet, is utter bullshit.

good luck on that

heh. which reminds me – I gotta go.

*grabs soundtrack to Pulp Fiction, and heads for the door*

Palin must have gone down on Mika the way she “gushes” over her every day. Who “may” be gay? “Some” would say Mika.

I tried to put that out to the arts community when the Kochs bought off the NY City Ballet at Lincoln center. They are politically out to lunch and disparate for funding.

Take the track to Jackie Brown too, the Del Fonics!

Exactly. We should start calling our military the Evangelical Military For Jesus.

Every rock you over turn in the financial sector you will discover rather disgusting, illegal, certainly unethical activity.

Can there be unethical conduct when they don’t have ethical standards to begin with? I guess there are certin basic ethical standards that are constant and apply in all situations. Like don’t steal an’ stuff.

I watch Joe hardly ever. Mika digs Palin? Hmmm. Interesting couple.

Caught the tail-end of that…..with nooners being the first part of that t-e word. Santimonious (sp?) twit. Wrt your reference @50, I’ve often thought along similar lines. Mika *hearts* palin says more about mika’s IQ than it does palin’s.

I suppose someone has to watch these idiots to know the spew. I can’t waste my time. prefer to waste it with FDL spew. hahahahaha

I didn’t know koch industries bought the ballet center, thanx for that heads up sander0

They paid for the reno and it’s names after them now!

I want to read up on this, got any links you suggest I start with?

Did someone charge up the Mitt-bot again? Next time, I’m going to hide the charger.