You forgot bachmann

Thanks, Attaturk.

Maybe little sean would tap bachmann for his running mate. Remember how well the crazy picking the loon worked out for mccain.

God held a press conference, and wants retractions. No matter what He tells ‘em, they only hear “RUN”.

In your guts, they’ve proved they’re nuts.

You’d have to throw a bucket of water on them like you do when two dogs get stuck together!

Thank you Raven. Having now had the best laugh in some time I can go to work in a much better mood.

I suppose my comment is an insult to the cocker sitting next to me and the mutt at my feet!

Mornin Joe is ranting about how “no sleep deprivation” on prisoners is going to be applauded in San Fran and the Upper West Side! Hell, even frats do it. . .he oughta know.

Good morning, pups. It’s Bob Herbert flying solo again. Bobo is still on vacation. My sense of dread that he’s working on hatching something big increases. Mr. Herbert, in “The Ultimate Burden,” says if the war in Afghanistan is fundamental to our defense, as President Obama stated, then we shouldn’t be leaving the entire monumental task to a tiny portion of the population.

Here he is.

The coffee and tea are ready, the cold drinks are in the fridge, and I’ve got apple walnut muffins that are still warm from the oven. If anyone has ever had a problem with algae in a birdbath, let me share a secret. Copper. I put about 18″ of copper tubing in the bottom of the birdbaths and the algae gave up the ghost. It’s almost miraculous. Have a great day.

Raven, I’d be interested in your take on what Herbert has to say this morning, if you have a chance…

All I can say is; fuck joe.

That tired old “Democrats are soft on National Defense” bullshit is so 10, or even 20 years ago. The man has no original thoughts what so ever.

Off to work where I will lurk all day. Have a safe and happy day all.

After all it’s not like the left won’t still unenthusiastically vote for the latter no matter if our hopes have been crushed, or lightly bruised

Not necessarily true, This person will not be voting for BO if he does not shape up and deal with healthcare instead of trying to appease the insurance business and if he does not re examine FISA and if he does not close Guantanamo and if he does not stop renditions and if he does not pursue the prosecution of the bushies and all thier crimes. No I will not vote for a two faced liar.

You laugh, Attaturk, but having seen the 9-12 Project thugs
intimidating fellow citizens at a HC town meeting, I’m not.

I totally agree with him. Did you look at the book he mentioned?

Why would anyone, especially FDL take this seriously.

The guy wants a bigger and bigger stage, and you’re giving it to him.

Not yet. I’m a bit trepidatious…

I agree with him too.

P alin
B eck
&
J ingoism

I, for one, do not want any of the above running for president because I am sick and tired of how much our political system has devolved. Call me elitist, but I don’t want know-nothings with bland smiles and ugly rhetoric dominating the campaign, even if it does help “my side” win the election. In my idealized world, all the parties (yes, there are more than two) set forth their best candidates, and the election is a dignified, thoughtful process in which the voters of America choose the candidate they think will best serve the interests of all Americans.

You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.

if he doesn’t have the skeletons in his closet that rush has, hannity might be the republican’s best chance at the presideny, don’t forget he’ll get billions of dollars in free advertisement from corporate media

someone simply needs to point out to these morons that a man will go insane with sleep deprivation and their idea of sleep deprivation is not a torurers idea of sleep deprivation

that would shut them up pronto

The last paragraph said it all, lol.

That’s because he doesn’t have the latest INVISIBLE, magic underwear

Skeletons in the closet is a really chilling image in reference to Rush.

I’m gonna bet hannity has multiple mistress issues but I’ll tell you, if he didn’t he would energize and mobilise “the base” far more then palin did

in addition hannity has all the public speaking and debating tools to fool a good many voters, it would be very hard to “win” a debate with hannity until that debate was fact checked but we all know fact checking doesn’t mean squat to republicans, if hannity wins immediatly after the debate then he won regardless of what happens after the debate with regards to fact checking

also he’s a good looking man (don’t beat me up here, I’m just saying it as I see it)

also he’s not afraid to make shit up, he’s not afraid to create straw men, he’s not afraid to walk around with a red white and blue suit on

hannity would be a pretty formidable campaigning candidate, this I’m pretty sure

By 2012 Obama will have a lot trail of real skeletons.

Yes, it’s the argument Charles Rangel was making when he introduced a bill to reinstate the draft during the early part of the Iraq invasion. I guess the thing that gets to me the most, makes me want to do some sort of violence, is to hear plump, pink young Republicans explain why they haven’t enlisted. It’s always some variation of the,”We all have different patriotic roles to fill.” Theirs is always to mouth Limbaugh to their frat brother choir.

“We all have different patriotic roles to fill.”

Ah… The motto of the 101st Fighting Kerners…

ghost –

Yeah, right — you mean skeletons, like Sean Insannity’s skeletons . . . ???

How’s his gay lover’s divorce trial going, hmmmmm??? That should be a real knee-slapper in 2010, or 12, or wheneverrrrrr “she” decides to run.

The weepublican Party is made up of evangelical freaks like Sister Sarah and pedophile perverts like Rash Limpballz and Seany — oh, yeah — and the white supremacists/KKK/NRA lunatics.

Hey, when are you weenie bullies going to have your “Revolution!” — hmmmmm??? What a bunch of losers.

It’s always too soon to eat the chickens before their hatched (or as they say up here in Canadaland, to wear bearskin before you’ve shot the bear), but one of the not-too-hidden strengths of the Obama administration, and they know it, is the utter weakness of the Republiks. They do not have a single viable candidate on the horizon. By this time 10 years ago, the Republiks had the supposedly charming governor of Texas in the wings, not to mention a number of relatively experienced politicians who could have mounted a decent campaign. At this point the Thugs ‘got nuttin’. JEB would have been their candidate except for his brother, and it isn’t going to happen for him. All the others have the wingnut base attached to them like a rattling can on a dog’s tail.

Probably any Republik candidate can break 40 percent no matter who runs, even Sarah Palin. But if you know in advance that they can’t break 47, you are not going to donate big money. They are in a hole. Here’s an off the wall prediction. A right-wing Dem (blue dog) with some name recognition will shift parties an run as a Thug. The corporocracy will get behind him like they got behind Bush; the Broderocracy will do the same, and it will be a horse race, and everyone on the right will be happy again(except the wingnuts, but they will have no other place to go). You heard it here first.

Now I’m convinced Gawd is a She…who else in their infinite wisdom would go around telling more than one wingnut at a time to run for preznit for the exact same race/year…as only one can be Chosen to win.

OT but germane to the public knowledge on healthcare from The Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/soci…..re-america
Last night Digby at hullabaloo had another from The Guardian that remains outside public discourse:
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com…..ok-at.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/soci…..sion-us-uk
Just in case anyone cares. Later…

Hannity is not good-looking at all. The rest of your points, I might concede, but not that one. In addition, most women don’t reflexively vote for the good-looking guy (at least not in America), so I don’t see that as a bonus, anyway.

I don’t think Hannity would get as far as Palin for that reason.

Whatever. They all are beneath contempt, anyway.

Why do they need a candidate at all. Obama has pretty well done the job for them. Wow, they threw the progressives a bone yesterday. Holder will investigate. Sorry, though, only the low level Lindy Englands, not the
architects of the torture policy. Oh yea, how about the medical plans floating in congress. Rather than medicare or single payer for all,
now you will be forced to buy a high deductible plan from United health care etc. No wonder the health care stocks skyrocketed yesterday on wall street. 500 a month premium, 2000 deductible. That means $7,000 out of
pocket before you get to use it. Great reform, thanks Barack.

God doesn’t love us that much.

If mom starts paying too much attention to Sean, the sibling rivalry could get ugly. I think there’s a good chance that Davey, Chuck and Jake would start acting out in public. Boys will be boys and it can be a lot of fun to watch.

Everyone seems to be forgetting Ronald Reagan’s ascent to the presidency.

The only way to overcome the Global Bankers, Entrenched Media and International Traders power against health care reform is to amend the constitution to provide health care as a worldwide entitlement.

The preamble to the constitution requires elected to promote the General Welfare. What is more general and more in need of welfare than the to maintain the quality of humans life?

The Amendment to the constitution might be amended as follows:
proposed AMENDMENT to be numbered XXVIII :
HUMAN ENTITLEMENT TO HEALTH CARE
Section 1. The human citizens of the United States of America are entitled, to the very best science that scientists can package for health care providers to deliver.
Section 2. No Law shall be passed which abridges, or permits to abridge, health care or health services to any human, who is a citizen of the United States by the United States, or by any State.
Section 3. The United States Of America shall make available and provide timely, sufficient, appropriate and without cost to the patient health care to each of its citizens for their lifetime.
Section 4. The congress shall have the power to tax the public non human entities for the full cost of providing the entitlement herein recognized.
Section 5. The United States of America shall establish and maintain a National Medical University to teach and train sufficient health care professionals to provide for the entitlement obligations demanded by this amendment.