Double talkin jive

Date February 15, 2009

“(CNN) — Top Republican lawmakers Sunday called on President Obama to change his political strategy, arguing that the passage of a massive stimulus bill on a party-line vote showed he has failed to deliver the “change” he promised.”
“Yeah man, that guy sucks! He promised that the GOP and Dems would all work together but the [...]

In praise of Bush

Date November 6, 2008

A good article by John Cole at Balloon Juice:
Reading about the celebrations in Kenya over the election of Obama, I came across this reminder:

Mr Obama’s victory is being celebrated across the continent.
South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu said it showed “that for people of colour, the sky is the limit”.
The BBC’s world affairs correspondent Adam Mynott [...]

Condi Rice is in the tank

Date November 5, 2008

Actually, she put aside all the ideological bullshit and spoke as an American:
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I wonder if she’ll get bashed like Powell did?

Let the Palin bashing begin

Date November 5, 2008

One of my contentions has been that a McCain loss would be blamed on Palin – not by McCain himself (he handled the loss with aplomb and 2000 style class last night) but by his advisers. I’ll document these as they occur.
They plucked this woman from obscurity, frothed her up in front of the [...]

PSA: Vote, but not for your own sake

Date November 4, 2008

This is a public service announcement. Sorry to utilize the bullys pulpit and I promise not to do it too often. Please feel free to comment, forward or disparage me for the article below. I welcome your feedback and thoughts. But most of all, please believe me when I say that the following is sincere [...]