I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
A. yes we must get edwards out of the race as soon as possible because he has offended...bill clinton...who is an expert on...fairy tales...and queen latifah...
oh good morning
this is a thrill as much as blueberry hill, i must say
okay i yield the floor.
They're either too smart or too dumb.
g'mornin'!
hi!
Peace
i just want evagrius and racymind to know I could have gone for 5 which would have consigned you to satanism (666) or heaven (777)
Bleichwehl said troops, facing scattered resistance, discovered a factory that produced "explosively formed penetrators" (EFPs), a particularly deadly type of explosive that can destroy a main battle tank and several weapons caches.
the US uses nude bombs and gay bombs...and Daisy cutters and other shiny happy armaments...thiose bad insurgents with their 'deadly' munitions aren't playing fair in war
Chimpy kept the troops waiting for 2 hours at the Kuwait base and then give a speech a few boilerplate sentences and split for Bahrain.
I like this one too from McClatchy:
The U.S. military dropped 40,000 pounds of explosives southeast of Baghdad on Thursday in a series of airstrikes that underscored the tenuousness of U.S. progress against Islamic extremists in Iraq.
The targets were near the town of Arab Jabour, a Sunni Muslim-dominated district on Baghdad's outskirts that American officials recently held up as a security success and an example of how local Sunni tribesmen known as "concerned local citizens" had turned against al Qaida in Iraq.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/iraq/...tory/
24598.html
Chimpy kept the troops waiting for 2 hours at the Kuwait base and then give a speech a few boilerplate sentences and split for Bahrain.
P O'Neill
Hoo-ah!
Are we winning yet?
Because those stupid Arabs - who, just a few years ago, had enough WMD to DESTROY THE WORLD - couldn't make such things. Only the wily Persians can.
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excellent point.
and I'm sure it will be repeated by alert, observant newscasters and commenters....not
I remember the British peddling this crap in reference to Basra... and shortly thereafter a couple of their agents were caught and imprisoned and the Brits used their tanks to do a jailbreak.
utter crap then, still utter crap
Condi is not such a big fan of Iraqi Jesus
Chimpy in bahrain
Bush then watched dancers in flowing robes and headdress perform to rhythmic music as they held swords and rifles. The president and King Hamad were presented with swords, too, which they raised over their heads, just as the dancers had done.
Because those stupid Arabs - who, just a few years ago, had enough WMD to DESTROY THE WORLD - couldn't make such things. Only the wily Persians can.
THIS....IS....WANKING!
Condi is not such a big fan of Iraqi Jesus
attaturk | Homepage | 01.12.08 - 9:04 am
Considering what happened to all of the native Jesus fans in Iraq, this comes as no surprise.
and zombie lies start at the top.
and missing in all of this bullshit is that Iraq is such a fucking success that Bush is AFRAID to even land there to give a fucking speech instead giving it in Kuwait.
God what a fucking clusterfuck this asshole has made of Iraq.
According to KO, the Bushboy is hoping for a revival of his "popularity" to the 45% approval range.
How can this lowlife,incompetent, degenerate, depraved moron achieve that?
Easy (he thinks), start a war with Iran and watch how the MSM falls all over itself to call him a war-time leader and how the public will sing his praises!
Chimpy in bahrain
Bush then watched dancers in flowing robes and headdress perform to rhythmic music as they held swords and rifles.
Somebody misses Jeff Gannon.
From below:
He should stand for a positive, progressive agenda and not some idealistic, kumbaya bipartisanship that will never work.
Rudy | Homepage | 01.12.08 - 9:00 am | #
This is a really common comment. Do you think that Obama got a kumbaya view of the world as a community organizer in the projects of chicago (known for their edenic hippie atmosphere) or as an attorney working on voting rights cases (in Chicago !) or was it when he got legislation controlling police interrogations(something that republicans love) or later?
rootless-e | 01.12.08 - 9:04 am | #
Reposted from below, because it's just too damned fucking important:
Guantanamo detainees not people. Literally, not "persons" under the law. And “torture is a foreseeable consequence of the military’s detention of suspected enemy combatants.”
I thought I read somewhere that they used EFP type of technology in the oil drilling business...ya know, something they have alot of over there in the Persian Gulf area...
Hee. The House, which is probably the most influential political talk show in Canada, just did a piece reminding us that Hillary once spouted a bunch of bullshit about some of the 9-11 terrorists coming from Canada. I don't think Canadians will ever forgive her for that.
WaPo comments still work:
ifthethunderdontgetya wrote:
"Edwards has offended many Democrats with his candidacy."
What? Who?
Who fed you this load of bs, Dan? The corporate friendly media tried to bury Edwards with some nonsense about haircuts and then completely ignoring him.
Since none of that has worked, you've got to try to define him as 'angry' and invent some nonsense no doubt fed to you by another campaign.
You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
~
1/12/2008 9:00:01 AM
THIS....IS....WANKING!
attaturk
I was extolling the virtues of the 300 RiffTrax to dinner companions last night.
Still the only one I've seen, but DAMN it was funny!
obama on the tyra banks show says when he drives through south chicago and sees unemployed black youth he realizes it could have been him-
methinks he's aware of some difficult issues:
Abu Ghraib was a few "bad apples".
Most of the insurgents were from outside Iraq.
EFP's are coming from Iran.
No permanent bases.
I'm sensing a pattern here.
Iran's WMD: copper plates and speedboats.
Only the wily Persians can.
or only Wiley the Persian cat?
Hee. The House, which is probably the most influential political talk show in Canada, just did a piece reminding us that Hillary once spouted a bunch of bullshit about some of the 9-11 terrorists coming from Canada. I don't think Canadians will ever forgive her for that.
Moe Szyslak | Homepage | 01.12.08 - 9:07 am | #
Moe Moe Moe: everybody knows that all of the Florida flight schools are in Canada.
Especially Hillary!
The tree guys have been here for less than an hour and have already made quick work of the oak near our garage that is coming down. The stack of branch wood they are leaving for us is getting huge. I'm gonna need to buy a chainsaw to process it before we can split it. Any recommendations?
What's the difference between an IED and an EFP?
Iran's WMD: copper plates and speedboats.
Don't forget: absence of gays.
THIS....IS....WANKING!
attaturk
I was extolling the virtues of the 300 RiffTrax to dinner companions last night.
Still the only one I've seen, but DAMN it was funny!
V for Virginia, free at last! | 01.12.08 - 9:07 am
The ones with just Mike are really good. The ones with Mike and someone else, and especially with Mike, Kevin, and Bill, are as good as the old MST3K days.
The tree guys have been here for less than an hour and have already made quick work of the oak near our garage that is coming down. The stack of branch wood they are leaving for us is getting huge. I'm gonna need to buy a chainsaw to process it before we can split it. Any recommendations?
Tralfaz | 01.12.08 - 9:10 am | #
I started to offer an opinion and then quickly realized I know nothing about wood or chainsaws.
I think the "obama/kumbaya" story is one of the best bits of political propaganda to have ever been created - and now the Times weighs in on its side.
What's the difference between an IED and an EFP?
I may be wrong, but EFP's aren't "improvised"?
Search me.
Guantanamo detainees not people. Literally, not "persons" under the law. And “torture is a foreseeable consequence of the military’s detention of suspected enemy combatants.”
"FINALLY, VINDICATION BITCHES!"
- Chief Justice Taney
What's the difference between an IED and an EFP?
Moe Szyslak | Homepage | 01.12.08 - 9:10 am | #
EFPs are fancier.
~
Tralfaz-- I wouldn't buy a chainsaw for just one tree. If you're going to cut more trees in the future, sure, but if you just have the one, go rent one.
Whatever Obama's successes were in the the local Chicago area, they would hardly suggest that he could pull off similar achievements with the likes of our national Gooper/rightwing/religiousnuts movement.
They do not believe in a woman's right to choose, they do not believe in science, they do not believe in unions, they do not believe in peace and negotiation and to suggest that you can "bring them together" with rational people who want those things is either a dubious political strategy or a gross naivete'.
I was a rug merchant turned in by my vindictive brother in law who wanted my business.
'that's odd. since when does a non-person sell rugs?'
What's the difference between an IED and an EFP?
Generic explosive made with whatever's handy (old arty shells, e.g., hence "improvised). EFPs are more sophisticated, shaped to penetrated armor.
I may be wrong, but EFP's aren't "improvised"?
Search me.
Zap Rowsdower | Homepage | 01.12.08 - 9:11 am
EFP's are designed to puncture armour.
I'm saddened to say that I have not indulged in rifftrax yet.
I think that I'd just rather watch Pod People over and over...
Getting summoned for breakfast. Later, gang. Hugs all around.
The sons of bitches are absolutely determined to finish off their careers expanding the unnecessary and villainous war to Persia. Presumably so as to give themselves some extra time to resume the looting of the United States - or to solidify their control of whatever suckers are innaugurated as replacements.
I was extolling the virtues of the 300 RiffTrax to dinner companions last night.
Still the only one I've seen, but DAMN it was funny!
V for Virginia, free at last! | 01.12.08 - 9:07 am
The ones with just Mike are really good. The ones with Mike and someone else, and especially with Mike, Kevin, and Bill, are as good as the old MST3K days.
filkertom
The part near the end of "300" where the hunchback leads the Persion army out through the pass and Mike deadpans,
"Um, I want a better uniform" has me rolling on the floor as much as any joke on the show ever did.
"FINALLY, VINDICATION BITCHES!"
- Chief Justice Taney
Wow, they ain't even 3/5?
The tree guys have been here for less than an hour and have already made quick work of the oak near our garage that is coming down. The stack of branch wood they are leaving for us is getting huge. I'm gonna need to buy a chainsaw to process it before we can split it. Any recommendations?
Tralfaz | 01.12.08 - 9:10 am | #
Hire someone.
Seriously, getting a chainsaw capable of cutting up large hunks of oak tree is going to fairly expensive. (You are going to need at least an 18 inch model and 24 inch would be better) Then you are going to have to split the wood. Unless you are superman, doing this with a wedge and a sledge is not for the faint of heart. A log splitter is the answer - that is another $1000 or so. You could probably rent one for a 100-200 dollars. So, 200 for a saw, 200 to rent a log splitter plus all of the work: hire someone.
An EFP is a copper saucer, of a type only made in Iran that usually comes with a huge "MADE IN IRAN" sticker on it.
I'm saddened to say that I have not indulged in rifftrax yet.
I think that I'd just rather watch Pod People over and over...
Zap Rowsdower
What the RIFFTRAX guys do to Lucas' prequels is a wonder to behold.
negotiation and to suggest that you can "bring them together" with rational people who want those things is either a dubious political strategy or a gross naivete'.
Rudy | Homepage | 01.12.08 - 9:12 am | #
Obama has basically said that many republican supporters are ready to move on, if they can be reached. This is not a naive appeal to kumbaya.
I'm sure this question was already asked, but WHY are "some Democrats" offended by Edwards' candidacy?
Because it destroys the "white woman/black man" narrative?
I'm sure the people felling the tree would split the wood for some extra cash.
What's the difference between an IED and an EFP?
I may be wrong, but EFP's aren't "improvised"?
Search me.
Zap Rowsdower
I haven't heard this explained, but I got the impression it was a way to rhetorically distinguish the influence of the wily Persians from the run-of-the-mill local insurgents.
Scarier!
Because it destroys the "white woman/black man" narrative?
watertiger | Homepage | 01.12.08 - 9:14 am | #
Press narrative of Democratic 2008 primary = Mandingo.
~
I'm gonna need to buy a chainsaw to process it before we can split it. Any recommendations?
Tralfaz
Call your local woodlot guys - sell them the wood and let them process it. Keep a quantity for yourself and have them split the difference.
"I'm not making excuses for a government, but to go from a tyranny to a democracy overnight is virtually impossible," Bush added. "And so when you say, 'Am I pleased with the progress?' What they have gone through and where they are today I think is good progress. Have they done enough? No."
Yep, took the U.S. 7 years to go from democracy to tyranny. Give 'em a little more time.
Generic explosive made with whatever's handy (old arty shells, e.g., hence "improvised). EFPs are more sophisticated, shaped to penetrated armor.
NTodd
So, there's a learning curve?
NTodd, check your mail. Although I'm already making a couple of modifications.
Of course, critics of this idiotic war explained that it would involve Iran, but we were derided by the shock-and-awe crew
Deciderer
President Bush said Saturday it's "fine with me" if generals recommend no more reductions than those already planned to take the force posture down to about 130,000.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/
20080...6q4n.kLNsas0NUE
NTodd, check your mail. Although I'm already making a couple of modifications.
Molly Ivors
Looks like someone has to put on some britches.
or to solidify their control of whatever suckers are innaugurated as replacements.
GWPDA, Arthur & Angel
Back in the sixties, Dylan was right that you didn't have to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, and today you don't have to be a clinical psychologist to know that Bushboy and the Goopers are a bunch of sociopaths who don't give a rat's ass about the American people or any people in the world, except those with the Big Money to make their own useless lives ones of obscene extravagance.
Because it destroys the "white woman/black man" narrative?
watertiger | Homepage
well face it, the married couple having a black lover over for a threesome has been way overdone....
Tralfaz-- I wouldn't buy a chainsaw for just one tree. If you're going to cut more trees in the future, sure, but if you just have the one, go rent one.
Moe Szyslak
Actually, we know a bunch of forest ecology grad students who occasionally have need of chainsaws, so it'll be nice to have one around to lend them. There are also other jobs on our property that might need one.
DWD: yes, we're definitely renting a splitter.
Moe? What'dya want to drink?
Morning all.
Have I missed anything of an irksome nature since yesterday>
Looks like someone has to put on some britches.
attaturk | Homepage | 01.12.08 - 9:17 am | #
*britches* 
haven't heard that word in a while.
i'm just gonna check the front 'stoop'now and see if the milkman left the glass jar.
What the RIFFTRAX guys do to Lucas' prequels is a wonder to behold.
attaturk
Ohhhhhhh. Yesssssss.
Which one is the despicable Jar-Jar one? I'm gonna get it immediately.
I'm not making excuses for a government, but to go from a tyranny to a democracy overnight is virtually impossible," Bush added. "And so when you say, 'Am I pleased with the progress?' What they have gone through and where they are today I think is good progress. Have they done enough? No.
With good reason, I've doubted Bush's sincerity for eons.
But when he tries to act "pissed" about something he's knee-deep in, he is the most insincere, condescending jackass in the world.
Deciderer
President Bush said Saturday it's "fine with me" if generals recommend no more reductions than those already planned to take the force posture down to about 130,000.
P O'Neill I was appalled by that this morning too.
And Bush didn't cry, no he was "giddy" about it. So obviously he's TOTALLY qualified to lead...or in this instance...push from the rear.
...At least that's what Jeff Gannon told me.
Uh, that last slutty jewish girl post was me.
I regret the error, but not the brief cross-dressing...
efp are gizmos that go in change machines; ieds are birth control devices. qef'ingd.
When I worked in the foundry in the mid seventies someone put together a little sheet of paper detailing how much money they would save by burning wood instead of natural gas. It went something like, Four wheel drive truck - $12000, Log splitter $1200, Chain saw, $200, Come-along, $100, Wood stove with installation, $1000 and so on . . . .
haven't heard that word in a while.
i'm just gonna check the front 'stoop'now and see if the milkman left the glass jar.
no no nsense | 01.12.08 - 9:19 am
Here the milk in the bottles comes from the Trappists.
nobody has to tell wily persians to put on their britches
Moe? What'dya want to drink?
GWPDA,
Beer, of course. Bitter. I'm worried about this hop shortage. The responsible thing to do would be to drink as much beer as possible before it runs out.
Last night, WT suggested that we should ask Steve Simels how to write "lube" in cuneiform. It was more mirthsome than irksome though.
i'm just gonna check the front 'stoop'now and see if the milkman left the glass jar.
no no nsense
Wouldja drain the icebox pan too?
Uh, that last slutty jewish girl post was me.
I regret the error, but not the brief cross-dressing...
steve simels
That was so hard to tell it was irksome...
Strait of Hormuz
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&...032471&z=9&
om=1
This strait is only about 40 miles across at it's widest point.
Here the milk in the bottles comes from the Trappists.
Tom - 大肚腩 | Homepage | 01.12.08 - 9:20 am | #
wow. that's pretty cool.
do you pick it up at the 'monadairy?'
Big problem is their base wants more blood. Listen to the cheers when they talk about starting yet another war.
Chimpy was hyping up the single woman MP in Bahrain -- did he mix up Kuwait (0 women MPs) and Bahrain (1)?
This hop shortage may drive the price of a barrel of beer to exceed that of a barrel of oil.
Then only rich Goopers will be able to afford a pint of the brew!
Which one is the despicable Jar-Jar one? I'm gonna get it immediately.
V for Virginia
That would be this one
Scary photo time!!
Click this pic--if you dare!!!!!
I regret the error, but not the brief cross-dressing...
steve simels
Everybody likes to feel pretty now and then, it's no crime
Wouldja drain the icebox pan too?
GWPDA, Arthur & Angel | 01.12.08 - 9:20 am | #
my dad's job pre ww2 (or was it after the war when he took advantage of the g.i. bill and moved to the big city?) was hauling ice using big tongs from an ice truck.
If Trappists make milk, can they also make Cheesus?
did he mix up Kuwait (0 women MPs) and Bahrain (1)?
Yes.
Iraq pushes through "deBaath law" (as Chimpy calls it) to give him some political benchmark met for teh Surge.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world...ast/
7184906.stm
DWD-- I've got a buddy with 300 acres of wooded land. It really needs some management, on a lot of fronts, so he's suggesting we make a deal... free wood for me, but yea, the costs are pretty high. Still thinking it through.
From the Strib:
SMALL CROWD GREETS ROMNEY
Republican Mitt Romney, who has embraced Michigan as the heart of his bid to revive his campaign, was greeted by a crowd of no more than 150 people at Warren's Macomb Community College Friday in a space set up for an audience twice that size.
Heh.
wow. that's pretty cool.
do you pick it up at the 'monadairy?'
I think it's called the Mammastery.
But Eastasia has always been at war with Oceania, Atrios!
It is sad to contemplate what the real leaders of the world must think of us as a people when the Bushistas feed us this drivel, and then by the lights of our media apparatus we just seem to swallow it without question.
Big problem is their base wants more blood. Listen to the cheers when they talk about starting yet another war.
qlª |
They're tired of the reruns. Nothing gets them more excited than new strike camera footage of 'smart' bombs blowing things up.
There will be no masturbation in the seminary.
Oooh. I can play Scrabble with the big kidz now!
Here is a picture of the little girl shar-pei I may be allowed to adopt. She has a terrible case of mange at the moment, but it's curing. She's only 4 months old, was out on the street for at least a month, rescued at the last moment. If she comes home to me, her name will be Angel Josefina. 
Angel!
.
I think it's called the Mammastery.
Molly Ivors | Homepage | 01.12.08 - 9:24 am | #
lol.
SMALL CROWD GREETS ROMNEY
Republican Mitt Romney, who has embraced Michigan as the heart of his bid to revive his campaign, was greeted by a crowd of no more than 150 people at Warren's Macomb Community College Friday in a space set up for an audience twice that size.
Mitt's implementing his Guantanamo Plan early.
BTW. I am completely convicnced that the fact the Obama is the good looking young black guy in the race has no bearing whatsoever on why Andrew Sullivan is supporting him passionately.
None of the political goals of "the surge" have been met. And the reduction in the violence in Baghdad and Iraq is more due to the balkanization of Kurds, Sunnis and Shia into more homogeneous enclaves than to any military effort by the US.
And yet, Bobo, Kristol and the MSM in general attempt over and over to convince America that "the surge" has been a success.
Bullshit.
SMALL CROWD GREETS ROMNEY
Republican Mitt Romney, who has embraced Michigan as the heart of his bid to revive his campaign, was greeted by a crowd of no more than 150 people at Warren's Macomb Community College Friday in a space set up for an audience twice that size.
12,000 Kossacks arrive late
Here is a picture of the little girl shar-pei I may be allowed to adopt.
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW goddammit she's adorable.
GWPDA,
She's darling. I'm sure that you and Arthur, given the opportunity, will provide her with much.
Gosh bless you.
BTW. I am completely convicnced that the fact the Obama is the good looking young black guy in the race has no bearing whatsoever on why Andrew Sullivan is supporting him passionately.
steve simels
Ouch!
Call your local woodlot guys - sell them the wood and let them process it. Keep a quantity for yourself and have them split the difference.
GWPDA
Interesting idea. I like the grain of your thinking. (sorry that was lame)
Los Angeles Times blurb ... oy vey:
Clinton stops by for a taco
By Phil Willon
She swings through SoCal to rally union workers and Latinos — two key blocs.
BTW. I am completely convicnced that the fact the Obama is the good looking young black guy in the race has no bearing whatsoever on why Andrew Sullivan is supporting him passionately.
steve simels
Well, I have to give Sully a break here. I'm pretty sure Obama is not a bear.
"the little girl shar-pei"
The poor baby.
She needs some care.
GWPDA, Now that's a cutie.
The president and King Hamad were presented with swords, too, which they raised over their heads, just as the dancers had done.
P O'Neill |
you mean like this?:
http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/
1...A5397277B4DC33E
Mitt's implementing his Guantanamo Plan early.
12,000 Kossacks arrive late
i know a guy married to a woman of another race who adopted two mixed race boys nobody wanted with a drug addict mother.
nothing but trouble and medication and trips to the school and therapy.
my god they have turned their life upside down because they wanted a family.
and you know what? i bet they saved those boys. maybe not guaranteeing them a perfectly 'successful' life but I bet they saved them from total self-destruction.
Chimpy
Iraqis are gradually take [sic] control of their country.
ql, check your mail.
And yet, Bobo, Kristol and the MSM in general attempt over and over to convince America that "the surge" has been a success.
Yes, remember "breathing room"? That was the whole point of the surge, remember? To provide "breathing room" so the Iraqs can get their shit worked out.
No one appears to be breathing any easier, I guess.
(CNN) -- A man dressed as a priest caught at Amsterdam's airport with three kilos of cocaine under his vestments claimed to police that his packages contained "holy sand", Dutch police said.
There's an EFP for ya.
Well, I have to give Sully a break here. I'm pretty sure Obama is not a bear.
attaturk | Homepage | 01.12.08 - 9:28 am | #
Actually, I'm pretty sure Sullivan is a chubby chaser...
oh, GWPDA! TEH CUTE!!
GWDA,
That beautiful little girl is lucky that there are people like you in this world. And you are lucky to get her. Best wishes.
my dad's job pre ww2 (or was it after the war when he took advantage of the g.i. bill and moved to the big city?) was hauling ice using big tongs from an ice truck.
no no nsense |
'Honey, did you set the sign for the iceman?'
http://cgi.ebay.com/WINDOW-
DELIV...1QQcmdZViewItem
Yes, remember "breathing room"? That was the whole point of the surge, remember? To provide "breathing room" so the Iraqs can get their shit worked out.
No one appears to be breathing any easier, I guess.
Southern Beale | Homepage | 01.12.08 - 9:29 am | #
That was a typo. They mean't "lebensraum".
Plenty of pure white kids from "good families" have drug problems.
.Obama is the good looking young black guy
I don't get it. He's got those jug-handle ears, a mouth that looks like Mr Bill's with those blue lips, and he always looks like a scarecrow in his suit. Denzel Washington the guy certainly ain't.
She's going to be big too - vet said she was 30lbs already at 4months - and she's obviously very, very thin at that.
'Honey, did you set the sign for the iceman?'
http://cgi.ebay.com/WINDOW- DELIV...1QQcmdZViewItem
Bullwinkle is a Dope | 01.12.08 - 9:30 am | #
thanks. interesting.
didnt know about those signs.
Chimpy
And that's what we're on track for. My attitude is, if he [Betrayus] didn't want to continue the drawdown, that's fine with me, in order to make sure we succeed, see. I said to the General, if you want to slow her down, fine; it's up to you.
Plenty of pure white kids from "good families" have drug problems.
Moe Szyslak | Homepage | 01.12.08 - 9:30 am | #
oh yeah for sure.
Plenty of pure white kids from "good families" have drug problems.
Moe Szyslak
I blame the Iranians.
And illegal immigrants.
And probably the Inuit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Tra...Haven_Monastery
Most recently in the news due to the oldest monk passing away. 110 years old.
Chimpy
Q What about the political benchmarks? Do those no longer matter?
THE PRESIDENT: Of course they matter. They matter to the Iraqis a lot. It's a sign of reconciliation. I just mentioned they passed a pension law, which, of course, got a huge yawn in our press. But that's -- well, that's okay. (Laughter.) We can't pass -- we can't reform our own pension system, like Social Security, but they did.
So has Darrell Issa called for the recall of Arnold Schwarzenegger yet, now that the California state budget is in shambles and he's talking about raising fees, just like Gray Davis did?
Bushboy's military acumen is equivalent to his economic expertise.
In other words, non-existent.
have a great day everybody. i'm off to fricking work.
then to catch part of the game later when green bay humiliates dallas.
then a dinner party.
this has been a nice way to start the day.
although i do suspect you are all quite 'wily.'
...the whole point of the surge, remember? To provide "breathing room" so the Iraqs can get their shit worked out...
Southern Beale
The obvious corrollary of which, of course, is that the "success" of the surge will only be put to the test when those troops are withdrawn. Which will never happen, apparenly.
Chimpy
That's -- one of the interesting things, Martha, and you follow this a lot closer than a lot of the other folks have -- not to be blowing your horn or anything
Actually, I'm pretty sure Sullivan is a chubby chaser...
steve simels
Alright, I have a chance!
...oh, wait...
And yet, Bobo, Kristol and the MSM in general attempt over and over to convince America that "the surge" has been a success.
Well, as long as someone says so on TeeVee, it was.
"I saw it on TV!"--Robert DeNiro, Wag the Dog.
watertiger,
I thought you'd appreciate this photo of Bush.
Q What about the political benchmarks? Do those no longer matter?
THE PRESIDENT: Of course they matter. They matter to the Iraqis a lot.
Wow...he doesn't even care anymore.
Shameless.
I blame the Iranians.
And illegal immigrants.
And probably the Inuit.
Rmj,
True story: Back in the igloo, we switched back and forth between eating blubber and smoking crack.
White House issues a statement about Edmund Hillary.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/r...20080112-
1.html
And what the hell is Laura Bush trying to prove here?
The obvious corrollary of which, of course, is that the "success" of the surge will only be put to the test when those troops are withdrawn. Which will never happen, apparenly.
blerb, born-again stoner
Yes, at that point, it would fail. And why do you want our troops to fail, hmmm? Don't you support our troops? Or do you just want 'em home so you can spit on 'em?
Depressing fact of the morning:
Doughy Loadpants' laughably bad, spectacularly poorly researched work of "history" is currently ranked #6 on the Amazon bestsellers list.
My own, if I may say so myself, painfully well-researched, fascinating work of history is currently ranked #1,791,172 on same said list.
Do you know that you can do something about this horrific injustice? Send me an email to the address located at Homepage to find out how! Or ask NTodd!
True story: Back in the igloo, we switched back and forth between eating blubber and smoking crack.
Moe Szyslak
did your igloo have those automated defibrillators? Just askin'...
And what the hell is Laura Bush trying to prove here?
That she likes fisting?
That would be this one
attaturk
Purchased and downloaded. Now I want to drive over to the Netflix warehouse and trade in Monster A Go Go . Can't wait!
Thanks for pointing me right to it, dude!
*MWAH!*
Well, I have to give Sully a break here.
Don't give him too much of a break.
Remember all his keening and whining and self-reflection of earlier this week -- and his conclusion that he was gonna tone it down re Clinton?
He's got surrogates doing the dirty work for him now.
He is an ass.
And what the hell is Laura Bush trying to prove here?
"Bring it on Beeyatch!" - Condi
So has Darrell Issa called for the recall of Arnold Schwarzenegger yet, now that the California state budget is in shambles and he's talking about raising fees, just like Gray Davis did?
Southern Beale |
Jeez and why isn't FOX TV News giving CA's budget problems wall to wall coverage like they did during Grey Davis' tenure.
.So has Darrell Issa called for the recall of Arnold Schwarzenegger yet, now that the California state budget is in shambles and he's talking about raising fees, just like Gray Davis did?
Southern Beale
When did he talk about raising fees? In his state of the state address, he specifically said he wasn't going to do that. Then he sent us a budget that tun all our schools into Romanian orphanages and closes down all the state parks. It almost looked like a cry for help more than a serious budget.
the Bush junta won't stop until Iran's oil's in the white hands
In addition to his many character flaws and criminal proclivities, Bushboy suffers badly from Attention Deficit Disorder.
Whether it's caring about the whereabouts of Osama or the goals of "the surge," Bushboy continually exhibits no memory of previous statements and positions and it so convenient, since he is constantly facing another failure.
August 21, 2007 -- WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton told a veterans group yesterday that President Bush's troop surge is working -- but that it is still time to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq.
I blame the Iranians.
And illegal immigrants.
And probably the Inuit.
And priests, obviously.
August 21, 2007 -- WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton told a veterans group yesterday that President Bush's troop surge is working -- but that it is still time to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq.
rootless-e | 01.12.08 - 9:38 am | #
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this is a positive.
simply wrap your mind around her smile as she spoke.
you can do it.
come on now.
did your igloo have those automated defibrillators? Just askin'...
racymind
No, no, we have nationalized health care. So, if anyone had a heart attack, we'd just go down to the local hospital and wait in line for seven years.
August 21, 2007 -- WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton told a veterans group yesterday that President Bush's troop surge is working -- but that it is still time to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq.
rootless-e
War is peace.
Slavery is freedom.
Ignorance is strength.
I give up.
Plenty of pure white kids from "good families" have drug problems.
Moe Szyslak
I blame the Iranians.
And illegal immigrants.
And probably the Inuit.
Rmj, New Angst 4 New Year
actually, israelis are heavily involved in drug smuggling -- esp ecstasy
GWPDA, Arthur & Angel
Bless her scruffy little heart! Good luck to all three of you.
No, no, we have nationalized health care. So, if anyone had a heart attack, we'd just go down to the local hospital and wait in line for seven years.
Moe Szyslak
Hell when you're on crack, seven years is nothin!
And priests, obviously.
Molly Ivors
Mostly the Irish ones. Begorrah!
Hell when you're on crack, seven years is nothin!
racymind
We while away the time curling.
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No, no, we have nationalized health care. So, if anyone had a heart attack, we'd just go down to the local hospital and wait in line for seven years."
That fast?
I'm gonna go catch an early show of "There Will Be Blood."
AM weekend is the only time when going to the movies here is even remotely civilized.
Later.
August 21, 2007 -- WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton told a veterans group yesterday that President Bush's troop surge is working
Anybody here still think she's going to tack to the left as president?
I said it last year -- if we nominate a Democrat who isn't unambiguously against the war we will deserve to lose the election.
I am sick to my stomach over this crap...
I hear the Irish priests like them the whiskey.
Hey! It's mange, not scrofula!
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Purchased and downloaded. Now I want to drive over to the Netflix warehouse and trade in Monster A Go Go . Can't wait!
Thanks for pointing me right to it, dude!
*MWAH!*
V for Virginia
No problem. I'm sure they appreciate the money. As it appears Mike Nelson needs therapy...badly.
I said it last year -- if we nominate a Democrat who isn't unambiguously against the war we will deserve to lose the election.
I am sick to my stomach over this crap...
steve simels | Homepage | 01.12.08 - 9:42 am | #
So you think that someone outside the big three has a chance?
None of them are unambiguously against the war.
Anybody here still think she's going to tack to the left as president?
Don't you get it? She's hoisting him on his own petard. The point is that if the surge is working that means we can finally leave now.
All Arnold did in California was to stretch out the debt and borrow his ass off like any Gooper would, thereby burdening future CA taxpayers with more interest payments.
The Davis plan would have been painful as hell but it would have closed the deficit gap to something manageable.
It's the old story: pay me now or pay me later with interest!
I'm gonna go catch an early show of "There Will Be Blood."
AM weekend is the only time when going to the movies here is even remotely civilized.
Later.
res ipsa loquitur
Ooh, give us a review.
When did he talk about raising fees?
Here:
To the chagrin of legislative Republicans, however, the governor did include two new fees in his plan - an $11 per car fee for registering vehicles to help fund the California Highway Patrol, and a 1.25 percent levy on commercial and residential insurance policies to help pay for fire protection.
Ooh, give us a review.
Will do.
And now I'm really going.
yesterday, sports radio in cleveland was a hoot. why? because peter lewis(progressive insurance) bought the naming rights to the baseball field for 3.5 million/year for 16 years.
ao, the name of the stadium will change from jacobs field to progressive field. so, why the outrage?
because peter lewis gives money to anti-merkin socialist groups like the aclu and moveon.org that want to destroy the merkin way of life. he's a commie, socialist billionaire.
From atta's linky, Bill Corbet said:
FYI:
Mike’s on the left. On the right is Ms. Stritch after her mid-morning Gin & Botox.
Heh.
All Arnold did in California was to stretch out the debt and borrow his ass off like any Gooper would, thereby burdening future CA taxpayers with more interest payments...
It's the old story: pay me now or pay me later with interest!
Rudy
And "it's not a toomah"
None of them are unambiguously against the war.
Edwards is.
Hell when you're on crack, seven years is nothin!
racymind
We while away the time curling.
Moe Szyslak
Y'all are killing me over here!
Hillary Rodham Clinton told a veterans group yesterday that President Bush's troop surge is working -- but that it is still time to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq.
Which we say all the time here. Fine, if it's working, it's time to bring the troops home. Flame away.
As it appears Mike Nelson needs therapy...badly.
So you think that someone outside the big three has a chance?
None of them are unambiguously against the war.
rootless-e | 01.12.08 - 9:43 am | #
That's my point. The part has already sold us out.
I've also said it before -- there was a Republican debate over the weekend without a single mention of George Bush.
So how come the Dems are doing the same thing? How come they aren't running -- at the top of their fricking lungs -- against the catastrophic awfulness of the Bush administration? Why are they acting as if the last seven years was just a sort of vaguely unpleasant act of God, rather than a calculated strategy by vile, criminal people?
HICA!
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To the chagrin of legislative Republicans, however, the governor did include two new fees in his plan - an $11 per car fee for registering vehicles to help fund the California Highway Patrol, and a 1.25 percent levy on commercial and residential insurance policies to help pay for fire protection.
Southern Beale
So the solution in California is to operate it like Texas?
Good luck with that....
We need to be like a normal state and have a poperty tax that goes up when your property is reassessed. All this grannys on the street stuff is bullshit. If it's a real worry, you can offer a state-backed refi that pays the higher tax bill and then maintains the same mortgage payment over a longer term.
My eyelid is the size of a casaba melon.
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But really, I felt like I have arrived when my buds down at the tavern invited me to the curling club.
Things that depress me (No. 103 in a signed series)
Our health insurance just changed. My wife called to cancel an appointment I have. The nurse just kept saying "I am so sorry for you" when she found out we had Aetna.
Which we say all the time here. Fine, if it's working, it's time to bring the troops home. Flame away.
Which is what I was thinking.
Who'da thought that inundating a country with 150k troops wouldn't do something?
So the solution in California is to operate it like Texas?
Conservative goopers brought Rick Perry to California to attack schwarzneggerism in their party
"
We while away the time curling.
Moe Szyslak "
Didn't think you folks up there had the Stones for it.
All this grannys on the street stuff is bullshit. If it's a real worry, you can offer a state-backed refi that pays the higher tax bill and then maintains the same mortgage payment over a longer term.
blerb
Or, you can just exempt the first $300,000 worth of the primary residence. Problem solved.
Which we say all the time here. Fine, if it's working, it's time to bring the troops home. Flame away.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
I'm just sick of hearing about how war is a solution.
But that gets me labeled a pacifist and an idealist, and we all know such people cannot be taken seriously, so even my flames would only be match heads.
blerb, born-again stoner
you can just have abatements for people on fixed income.
Against the grain!
.
California is just paying for the sins of the 70s, when they passed Proposition 13. I think I was in 7th grade then, but even I knew that was a shortsighted, financially irresponsible piece of legislation.
But, voters are children, they want their candy and ice cream instead of eating their vegetables.
No one could have anticipated that 30 years later this would be the predictable result.
.- an $11 per car fee for registering vehicles to help fund the California Highway Patrol, and a 1.25 percent levy on commercial and residential insurance policies to help pay for fire protection.
Southern Beale
I see. But that's chump change. If anybody was really pretended to be chagrined by that, they are an asshat.
I visit California about 3 times/year to see my kids. My daughter recently got a big job with the state in their environmental department.
With 35 million people in California and some of the most extravagant living I've seen this side of the Mississippi, I don't understand how they don't have enough money to pay their teachers, firemen and police and maintain the infrastructure (with federal help) without going into debt.
There must be something I'm missing.
Edwards is.
Southern Beale | Homepage | 01.12.08 - 9:45 am | #
No.
There must be something I'm missing.
Rudy
"Greed is good."
No one could have anticipated that 30 years later this would be the predictable result.
Southern Beale
everyone knew...it was suppposed to be the beginning of major tax reform
There was supposed to be a change in the income tax and a change in the sales tax...none of that happened.
and then sleazy ahhhhnold gave tax breaks to the owners of luxury cars.
Owls are wearing sheets.
There must be something I'm missing.
Cheap bastards.
While I lurv our CA peeps that hang out here, I'm quite pleased to say that I've never visited the state.
But, I'm nuts...and y'all knew that already.
There must be something I'm missing.
Back in 1978 they capped property taxes. The legislature is unable to raise more revenue.
GWPDA, Arthur & Angel
Oh, what a sweetie she seems to be. I remember you saying the other day that even with her hard life, she still greets you with a kiss and a smile.
Thank you for being willing to give that little girl a forever home. I hope things work out, and that Arthur will have a little sister to watch out for (he seems so protective of 4lg's girls.) He'd make a great big brother.
Hillary says "the surge is working"???
Positive proof beyond a doubt that Hillary is a REPUKE.
And so are her supporters.
blerb sounds like he has a man-crush on Aaaaaanode.
Quit defending that Repuke asshole and go smoke a bong.
To my buddies serving in Iraq:
Guys (and gals) just remember that every casualty, every death, is a chance to blame Iran for something.
So, let's go out and get some Purple Hearts!
If the legions can't keep the Iraqi borders completely closed howda hell they expect them to close down US-Mexican border?
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