Only the Media is Wrong on Gen. Clark
Yeah, yeah, I know, we've all heard about Gen. Clark's statements and Obama's rejection (reject and denounce?). The criticism has been generally: Clark shouldn't go there at a minimum, or he's a...
View ArticleTake A Deep Breath
My dad used to have this old boat my grandfather has used to troll for shrimp. On the back it had a little Johnson 75 hp motor, which is perfect for trolling, but not very great for water skiing....
View ArticleScrew Politics - It's BBQ time!
I have come to the point where I physically and mentally cannot keep up the pace I set for myself during the primary season. This triathalon of political junkiism went from reading the entirety of the...
View ArticleDemocrats Informed That They Are Actually in the Same Party
Looking at the election landscape as it exists today, I have come to a conclusion that has been gnawing at the back of my mind for awhile. I probably knew it was true before, but hey, denial is a...
View Article20 lbs of sh*t in a 10 lb bag
I think that we have reached a time of maximum density as far as the ridiculousness of our politics, the parties involved in it, and the media covers it. As I see it, here is the current state of...
View ArticleHot Head McCain
It's time to really think whether we want this man in office, negotiating with foreign rulers and dignitaries in what we can assume are going to be fragile circumstances.Here's my video tribute to John...
View ArticleSarah Palin - The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Let me add to the pile of diaries on the vice-presidential candidate for the Republican Party - Gov. Sarah Palin.Like a lot of people, I am leery of piling on Palin herself, as I think the only way she...
View ArticleMcCain - Judgment and Hypocrisy
Looking at the Palin decision, one has to wonder where John McCain has gone. It is interesting that a man who withstood 5 1/2 years of poor treatment from the Viet Cong can be broken decades later by...
View ArticlePalin Drinks the Kool-Aid
I'm going to be the first to tell you, I am not the most objective observer when it comes to the GOP. From the start, I have thought that Sarah Palin is an absolute zero, coming to power in a very...
View ArticleLet's All Take A Collective Pill
It's been a hard 24 hours for me. Why? Because a lot of the places I like to go and review the state of the race and the current events are all up in arms, from concern, to sheer panic, to I give up....
View ArticleWhy The Media Sucks
I believe as sure as God made little green apples a lot of you on DKos are going to laugh at this title, blurting out "Uh yeah, why do you think we are on here? This in from Mr. Winky, water wet, sky...
View ArticleSplit Decision
There are many reasons why I am voting for Obama, and as I am speaking to the choir, I am not going to waste valuable internet ink in spelling them out here b/c I am sure you feel the same way....
View ArticleSarah Palin- The Inside Story of an Insider
Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce myself. Circumstances dictate that I may no longer remain silent. We, through the course of this campaign, have had diarists make outrageous claims as to...
View ArticleMcCain is a befuddled old man
The situation in this campaign is absolutely surreal. Republicans have always had that Dr. Stranglove bizarro feel to them, but there is no doubt that they are excruciatingly effective when it comes...
View ArticleSarah Palin: Portrait of a Trainwreck
I am writing this b/c like many of us, I am stumped. There are many levels to my stumpedness, and this may be my attempt to work through them. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out the selection...
View ArticleJack Johnson, Jackie Robinson & Feminism
A thought occurred to me as I was thinking about the Sarah Palin candidacy: It could really set feminist causes back 100 years. I don't say this because I believe feminism only exists on the left and...
View ArticleA Tuesday Debate Wish
With the oncoming debate tonight, I flinch at the thought of the nastiness that will be spewing from McCain. Part of me is encouraged, not only by Obama's ability to field such ploys handily, but by...
View ArticleThe Right Once Again Fails to See The Stupidity of Their Own Arguments
Listen to the Right long enough, and you will hear the exact opposite thing come out of their mouths. Unlike the rest of us who change our stances from time to time, they won't even realize that it is...
View ArticleThe Truth About Obama and the Nobel Prize
I'm going to make this quick, b/c this is so straightforward that it really doesn't require much thought.Regardless of where you stand on the accomplishments of Obama internationally and specifically...
View ArticlePaul Ryan and Frat Boy Economics
The selection of Paul Ryan as the Republican Veep pick strikes a cord with me due to his infatuation with Ayn Rand. Now, I know there have been a number of posts dissecting Ayn Rand, many of them...
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