Monthly Archive for December, 2006

The First?

This picture from Friday could be the first baby kissed in the 2008 campaign.

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The Bush Cult Still Exists

Sitting on Hugh Hewitt’s lap, Dean Barnett pens an ode to beloved leader George W. Bush. Inexplicably, he writes that terrorists are afraid to attack America because Bush is so awesome. Of course, he leaves out that the worst terrorist attack in America’s history happened under George W. Bush.

Saddam’s Last

The butcher of Baghdad sleeps with the fishes. Kind of quick and relatively pain-free for such a monster.

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Kansas Crackup

The Republicans in Kansas, harbingers for their national compatriots?

Ford’s Flaw

I’ve read some assessments of history that say Ford did the right thing by pardoning Nixon, saving the nation from a criminal trial of a president. But on the other side, I have to wonder if Richard Nixon had been made an example of, perhaps the Reagan and current administrations wouldn’t have felt they could get away with such murder. Right now they’re grabbing any lawyers with warm bodies to cover their now-exposed rears, because the rubber-stamp congress they relied on is no more.

Against Escalation

Barack Obama just sent out an email opposing the president’s attempt to escalate the war in Iraq.

In escalating this war with a so-called “surge” of troops, the President would be overriding the expressed concerns of Generals on the ground, Secretary Powell, the bipartisan Iraq Study Group and the American people. Colin Powell has said that placing more troops in the crossfire of a civil war simply will not work. General John Abizaid, our top commander in the Middle East, said just last month that, “I believe that more American forces prevent the Iraqis from doing more, from taking more responsibility for their own future.” Even the Joint Chiefs of Staff have expressed concern, saying that a surge in troop levels “could lead to more attacks by al-Qaeda” and “provide more targets for Sunni insurgents.” Once again, the President is defying good counsel and common sense.

I’ve seen opposition from Biden and Edwards as well. Not Clinton, however. This may be the first major clash of the new political season, and a major test of the 2008 Democratic candidates – they should remember the last time they went along with this president it led to the Iraq War.

Ford

Hey, I’m sorry for his family but Gerald Ford was the very definition of a practically inconsequential president who’s crowning achievement was the pardon of the worst president in history and elevating Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld to power, you know?

Running

Things you miss when you’re in Georgia with your family. John Edwards is in.

Merry Christmas

The chances of me updating between now and tomorrow is slim and none, so Merry Christmas to everyone.

Circular Firing Squad

I love it when the GOP picks up the Democrats bad habits.

Deafening Silence

The campaign for conservatives to tell the truth about what they truly believe marches on. Congressman Virgil Goode stands by his anti-Muslim tirade and not a darn word of condemnation from the GOP.

And really, why should they? Goode just said what so many of them believe in their hearts. At least he was honest.

(Of course in the Land Of Double Standards that is conservatism, those Muslims better condemn stuff… or elese…)

UPDATE: Perennial idiot Dan Riehl argues the wonderful concept also known as “those effing muslims, you never know”.

Facts Disagree

The AFP has a story speculating on whether Barack Obama can “sell” himself to black voters. Predictably conservative bloggers have seized on the story to once again try and explain the black vote. Much like the way they expertly predicted Michael Steele would do so great with blacks in Maryland a few days before he went down in flames, especially with black voters.

In the case of Obama, when he ran for office in 2004 he got 92% of the black vote, in a race where his opponent happened to be black. As crazy as a Mad Hatter, but black.

John Edwards: Plane Truths & The Golden Rule

I think he’s learned from 2004. The 2008 election, at least among Democrats, is going to be won by the candidate who seems the most real.

The Missing Black Republicans

A couple of weeks ago Michael Steele was supposed to be coronated as the RNC chairman after having accomplished nothing, but now he’s nowhere to be found. Nowhere.

Atheist Asses

I can’t be the only one who finds strident atheists like Sam Harris as annoying and dogmatic as their religious fundamentalist counterparts. Its people like that who alienate the mushy religious-nonreligious middle like myself.

Who Is The Real Mitt Romney?

Even he doesn’t seem to know.

Challenge Me

If you want to see just how bad I am at Madden (and this is “bad” in the old sense of “not good”) I’m now on XBOX 360 Live as “owillis1977″.

Wild

Football is just a game, folks.

Rudy Giuliani & The Memory Hole

Wannabe presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani somehow omits his first two wives and children from his online bio.

Amen!

Hand drawn animation is back at Disney.