Would you like some fries with that?"You know what most Americans I think realized is that you don’t offer a job, let alone the vice presidency, to a person after one job interview. Even at McDonald’s, you’re interviewed three times before you get a job." - Former Reagan chief of staff Ken Duberstein
Dick Cheney endorses John McCain
And of course, Sen. Obama, being the gentleman diplomat he is, was very congratulatory to Sen. McCain for his new endorsement.
Kid sure knows his history
Sure, Barack's a real dove
Ms. Palin warned of Democratic plans for a one-quarter cut in defense spending -- "one of the first things on the chopping block" she said. "Let's not gut the defense budget in a time of multiple conflicts and let's not entrust the powers of the federal government and one-party rule to Obama, Pelosi and Reid," she said.
Obama's stated policy on defense from his website; "Obama and Biden will complete the effort to increase our ground forces by 65,000 soldiers and 27,000 Marines. They will also invest in 21st century missions like counterinsurgency by building up our special operations forces, civil affairs, information operations, foreign language training and other units and capabilities that remain in chronic short supply."
[Sarah Palin is a liar and a fear-driveling demagogue. Barack Obama has been very clear about his intentions with our military. Of course, utilizing your troops wisely, and not bogging down 150,000 of them in a unnecessary and tremendously costly occupation, is sound defense policy, too. Not to mention the ridiculous waste of $3 billion a week.]
Stick a fork in him
Petraeus to CENTCOMMACDILL, AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Under a sparkling South Florida sun, thousands of miles from the deserts of the Middle East, Gen. David H. Petraeus took charge Friday of the Central Command with responsibility for military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and across the region. General Petraeus becomes responsible not only for overseeing military operations in Iraq, where he still views recent gains as extremely fragile, but for a strategic crescent that includes Afghanistan, where violence has increased markedly since last year. The area of responsibility also includes Pakistan, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and the former Soviet republics of Central Asia.
[Petraeus at CENTCOM reminds me of Tommy Franks fighting Osama bin Laden at Tora Bora - over the phone ... 'under a sparkling South Florida sun' in Tampa Florida, while bin Laden snuck out the back door. Let's hope Petraeus gives it a little more effort than Franks.]
The second time they stole it
And they will definitely try a third
Newly obtained computer schematics provide further detail of how electronic voting data was routed during the 2004 election from Ohio’s Secretary of State’s office through a partisan Tennessee web hosting company. A network security expert with high-level US government clearances, who is also a former McCain delegate, says the documents – server schematics which trace the architecture created for Ohio’s then-Republican Secretary of State and state election chief Kenneth Blackwell – raise troubling questions about the security of electronic voting and the integrity of the 2004 presidential election results.
[Suppress, suppress, suppress and maybe they'll give up and go home.]
Because below average is their average
Out on topRAVENNA, Michigan - A Michigan man who bowled his first perfect game immediately collapsed in the bowling alley and died. Don Doane belonged to the same team at a bowling alley for 45 years. On Oct. 16 at Ravenna Bowl, he scored a perfect 300. As he was being congratulated by his teammates, local television reports said Doane collapsed on the floor. The 62-year-old was taken to a local hospital but could not be saved. A medical examiner later determined that a heart attack killed Doane.
Not your Granddaddy's Democrat!
Joseph 'Slugs' Smarrella, 64, another Democrat, retired steelworker and former union official, said McCain's push for "clean coal technology" could help revive the economy in a region that was hard hit by the decline of the steel industry. When Smarrella was a young man, he said, the local Steelworkers union had about 13,000 members, and now there are about 1,600. "I like McCain's stance on most of the issues," Smarrella said. "On the economy. The war. Abortion. Guns. I've been a Democrat all my life. My grandfather and father worked in the mills. Three generations."
[You have helpless wingnuts and then you have these 'life-long Democrats', who cling to their guns, their Bibles, and their ingrained suspicions, who just can't quite go with the Democrat this time. Okay, 'Slugs' ... by the way, Obama supports clean-coal technology, too. Just in case it mattered.]
What else needs to be said, really?'The Vanishing Republican Voter'
At the same time, conservatives need to ask ourselves some hard questions about the trend toward the Democrats among America’s affluent and well educated. Leaving aside the District of Columbia, 7 of America’s 10 best-educated states are strongly “blue” in national politics, and the others (Colorado, New Hampshire and Virginia) have been trending blue. Of the 10 least-educated, only one (Nevada) is not reliably Republican.
[Another 'conservative', David Frum, whining and, to his credit, admitting the obvious about his downward spiraling Party of not so bright losers.]
'George W. Flush'
No matter who you are pulling for in this election, the popularity polls indicate that the vast majority of Americans are ready to see Bush pack up his things and get the hell out of the White House. While there is tons of anti-Bush paraphernalia out there, few things capture our disdain as well as "George W. Flush"—a design by famed urinal sculptor Clark Sorensen.
So let's give her some federal money?
A new complaint accuses Gov. Sarah Palin of breaking state ethics rules by charging the state for her kids' airline tickets to various events. The Washington Post and Daily News reported in early September that the state has spent tens of thousands of dollars on Palin family travel. The topic grabbed headlines again last week when The Associated Press reported that the state paid $21,000 for commercial flights for Palin's daughters.
[Palin loves spending and she thinks she's owed whatever she can squeeze out for her and her family. Send her obnoxious ass back to Alaska.]
'Ken the shooter'
Angered that two neighborhood teenagers knocked over a John McCain sign on his lawn, an Ohio man allegedly grabbed a rifle and fired three times at the duo as they sought to drive away from his Warren Township home. Kenneth Rowles, 50, was charged with felonious assault in connection with the Saturday afternoon incident, which resulted in one boy suffering a minor bullet wound.
[What an absolute moron.]
We're fucked
Republican-appointed judges, most conservatives, are projected to make up 62 percent of the bench on Inauguration Day.
The Bush Legacy
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- At least 7.5 million Americans owe more on their mortgages than their homes are currently worth, according to a real estate research firm's report released Friday. In other words: If they sold their homes today, they'd have to bring a check to the closing. Ouch. Another 2.1 million people stand right on the brink, according to the report by First American CoreLogic. Their homes are worth less than 5% more than the mortgages they're paying on them.
[When you add $5 trillion to the nation's $10.5 trillion debt over an eight year period it really shouldn't be a surprise that we're at where we're at. Oh, and did Bush and Republicans push for predatory loans for everyone?]
Good blood flow
A functional MRI brain scans show how searching the Internet dramatically engages brain neural networks (in red). The image on the left displays brain activity while reading a book; the image on the right displays activity while engaging in an Internet search. Photo/UCLA - Source/All Hat No Cattle
Where's Condi?
After Colin Powell endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) last week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has been touting the five former secretaries of state who have endorsed him. McCain tried to use that argument today on Meet the Press, but at first he could name only four of the five (who represent Nixon, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush administrations), momentarily forgetting George Schultz. So why isn’t Condoleezza Rice, the current Secretary of State, on that list?
It's been great
WASHINGTON - Each day from July through September, more than 2,700 Americans lost their homes in foreclosure.
That dude knows his stuff!
"Just wanted to point out that not only did Reagan raise taxes during a recession, but Bill Clinton raised taxes in 1993 a year after his election. We were mired in the worst recession since the depression at the time. Not one GOP Congressman or Senator voted for Clinton’s tax raise at the time and they all claimed it would ruin the economy, the same as now. Well, as you know, Bill raised taxes and we saw the greatest growth in our history along with record surpluses that will probably never be equaled. Under Reagan we saw the beginning of the deregulation era that brought us the savings and loan crisis, the Enron debacle and this current banking crisis that we find ourselves in today. When Reagan took office in 1980 our total debt was under 1 trillion dollars. Today it is 11 trillion and we had surpluses under Clinton. So under Reagan, Bush 1 and Bush 2 we increased our national debt from 1 trillion to 11 trillion." - From the C&L inbox, Rick
[How many times have you read those undeniable facts here at 'done that '?]
Thanks for your help, Newt
“Any serious Republican has to ask, ‘How did we get into this mess?’ ” Newt Gingrich, the former Republican house speaker, said in an interview. “It’s not where we should be, and it’s not where we had to be. This was not bad luck.”
The 16th Anniversary Edition
Actually, 16 years ago today, November 2, 1992 was a Monday. It was early morning and I was getting ready for work when my wife screamed out that my mother had just called and paramedics were at their house. My father had a massive heart attack.
At the time I lived about 40 miles away and I raced 90 mph all the way there passing the hospital and going an extra four or five miles to the house I grew up at. No one was there.
I drove back to the hospital and saw my brother and my brother-in-law out front near the circular driveway. I could tell my dad was gone. He was two months shy of 63.
It was a Monday, November 2, 1992. The next day, November 3, was the election between Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush.
My dad wasn't a very political guy. He was a quiet, soft-spoken man who didn't get riled about anything. He often teased me about inheriting my mother's temper. I wish he had been wrong about that ... I have often wished I had my dad's temperament.
But my dad and I had talked about that election and although he probably voted about every other four years, if that, he was happy to be voting for Bill Clinton. My dad could peg a man like George Bush.
But he died the day before, on November 2 - All Souls Day.
I didn't want to go to the polls that following day but I knew my father would have wanted me to, so I did. And if he was around today, he'd definitely be voting for the 'colored' guy. I miss you, Dad.
The Limbaugh Award
"... This Obama guy loves the PLO. Can't you figure that out? Jews for McCain because Obama wants to gas the Jews, like the PLO wants to gas the Jews, like the Nazis gassed the Jews."
Ladies and gentlemen, Bill Cunningham, some weird-ass rightwing radio nutjob, who says Obama is out to gas Jews like the Nazis did, is hands down the winner of this week's Limbaugh Award.
Congratulations asshole, without a doubt, you're #86.
Past winners of the prestigious, but infamous,
The Limbaugh Award
Josephine the Plumber - Ashley Todd - 10/26/08
Joe The Plumber - Sammie Joe Wurzelbacher - 10/19/08
Drug-Addicted Beer Queen - Cindy McCain - 10/12/08
Anti-Semitic Lying Traitor - Sean Hannity - 10/5/08
Bye Week - 9/28/08
Pretty Pork Princess - Gov. Sarah Palin - 9/21/08
Lying Lil' Bush - John McCain - 9/14/08
Pretty Pork Princess - Gov. Sarah Palin - 9/07/08
Pretty Pork Princess - Gov. Sarah Palin - 8/31/08
Alleged Pedophile Pigboy - Rush Limbaugh - 8/24/08
A Terrible American Liar - Sean Hannity - 8/17/08
Self-described Narcissist - John Edwards - 8/10/08
Al-Qaeda in Iraq Liar - Traitor Joe Lieberman - 8/3/08
McCain Campaign Operative - Katie Couric - 7/27/08
Stupid Hillbilly Bitch - Libby Dole R-N.C. - 7/20/08
Lyin' Lil' Bush - John McCain - 7/13/08
Fox Assholes & Friends - Doocey and Kilmeade -7/5/08*
Fear-Mongering Buckeye Fan - Hugh Hewitt - 6/29/08
A Terrible American - Sean Hannity - 6/22/08
Tim Russert Memorial Truce Week - 6/15/08
Fox's Toe-Sucking Ethics Expert - Dick Morris - 6/7/08*
Troop Level Idiot - John 'Lil' Bush' McCain - 6/1/08
Sub 10th Grade Debate Loser - Rush Limbaugh - 5/25/08
Scared Little Man - George W. Bush - 5/18/08
Sugar Momma Beer Queen - Cindy McCain - 5/11/08
Uncultured Wussy - Bill O'Reilly - 5/4/08
Nazi Running for Congress - Tony Zirkle, R-IN - 4/27/08
Fox's Toe-Sucking Ethics Expert - Dick Morris - 4/20/08
Lying Dickhead VP - Dick Cheney - 4/13/08
McCain's Chief Lobbyist - Charlie Black - 4/6/08
Neo-Nazi Supporter - Sean Hannity - 3/30/08
Shiite for a Brain - John McCain - 3/23/08
Client #9 - Governor Eliot Spitzer - 3/15/08*
Turd Blossom - Karl Rove - 3/9/08
Lying Redneck Rep - Jack Kingston R-GA - 3/2/08
Lying Little Twirp - Tucker Carlson - 2/24/08
Mr Straight Talk - John McCain - 2/17/08
Bye Week - 2/10/08
Mr Straight Talk - John McCain - 2/3/08
935 of them - Bush & the Gang of 7 - 1/27/08
Fox News Co-Liars - Hannity & O'Reilly - 1/20/08
Sheep's Favorite Liar - Rush Limbaugh - 1/13/08
Longtime Lobbyist - Trent Lott - 1/6/08
2007 Co-Champions - Dick Bush - 12/30/07
Lying Piece of - Mitt Romney - 12/23/07
Psycho Pervert - Michael Savage - 12/16/07
Sheepherder-in-Chief - George W. Bush - 12/9/07
Turd Blossom - Karl Rove - 12/2/07
Cowardly Welsher - T. Boone Pickens - 11/25/07
Republican Tool - Matt Drudge - 11/18/07
Their Favored Liar - Rudy Giuliani - 11/11/07
Fox News Liar - Chris Wallace - 11/4/07
Uncultured Wussy - Bill O'Reilly - 10/28/07
Phony Patriot Liar - Rush Limbaugh - 10/21/07
Old Kentucky Homo - Mitch McConnell - 10/14/07
Liar-In-Chief - George W. Bush - 10/7/07
Phony Patriot Pig - Rush Limbaugh - 9/30/07
Big Stretch 'the truth' - Bill Sammon - 9/23/07
Mr. Straight Talk - John McCain - 9/16/07
Sycophant - Gen. David Petraeus - 9/9/07
His own Idaho - Sen. Craig R-Idaho - 9/2/07
Turd Blossom - Karl Rove - 8/26/07
The Exterminator - Tom Delay - 8/19/07
Big 'Rooster' - Mitt Romney - 8/12/07
Total Suck Up - Glenn Beck - 8/5/07
General Gonzo - Alberto Gonzales - 7/29/07
Pro Liar - Tony 'Snowjob' Snow - 7/22/07 **
Bush bin Lyin - George W. Bush - 7/15/07
Freed Felon - Scooter Libby - 7/8/07
Mr. Overrated - Rudy Giuliani - 7/1/07
Crazy Lying Okie - James Inhofe - 6/24/07
Pro Liar - Tony 'Snowjob' Snow - 6/17/07 **
Mormon Moron - Mitt Romney - 6/10/07
Bye Week - 6/3/07
Commander Guy - George W. Bush - 5/27/07
Pat's Brother - Bay Buchanan - 5/20/07
Used Car Salesman - John Boehner - 5/13/07
Uncultured Wussy - Bill O'Reilly - 5/6/07
Mr. Overrated - Rudy Giuliani - 4/29/07
Turd Blossom - Karl Rove - 4/22/07
The Decider - George W. Bush - 4/15/07
Lying Chickenhawk VP - Dick Cheney - 4/8/07
Mr. Straight Talk - John McCain - 4/1/07
Attorney General - Alberto Gonzales - 3/25/07
Fox mouthpieces Sean Hannity and
Victoria Toensing - 3/18/07
Fox News guy - Brit Hume - 3/11/07
VA Secretary - Jim Nicholson - 3/4/07
Rep. Michele Bachmann - (R-MN) - 2/25/07
