Any wiggle room on Maliki's statement supporting Obama's Iraq withdrawl plans? Sure, because when you're fucked it's kitchen sink time!

What can I say, I like this guy. No, I'm not crazy, nor have I suddenly sold out to the gang at Swindlers' Inc (aka the current Republican Party).

THE END IS NEAR! The rapture is soon upon us!

Those of ypou in the elite know that Obama is supported by the same high percentage of democrats that Gore and Kerry were supported by. Yet when a news reporter goes looking to interview a democrat who supports Obama.

                                  BOOM!

There is a rapture and the only dems left are Zell Millerish dinos (democrats in name only) that KNOW that Obama is really an anti-american, racist christian muslim (at the same time).  All of you progressive liberal dems who support Obama can't be found you have been raptured.

1848 - The first women's rights convention, called by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia C. Mott, was held in Seneca Falls, New York.

1870 - The Franco-Prussian war began.

COINCIDENCE? I think NOT!

Quote:
"In the early days of woman-suffrage agitation, I saw that the greatest obstacle we had to overcome was the bible. It was hurled at us on every side."
-- Elizabeth Cady Stanton, at Seneca Falls, 1848

From the CHURCH OF INEFFABLE STUPIDITY:

For us at the Washington Post there can be no greater thrill than the upcoming spectacle of Senator Barack Obama's upcoming visit to Iraq, Afghanistan, and various other places he has never been and does not know the language. The spotlight is upon him now and the chips are down and every tiny little thing he says must be nuanced exactly right,  or it will prove to all the world that he is no better than a newbie in a Usenet group getting flamed until he says stuff about Hitler. We do not expect the Senator to do this, of course, but still. Here are only a few of the things that could go wrong.

The United States and Iraq have agreed to seek "a general time horizon" for deeper reductions in American combat troops in Iraq.

This is excellent news  because, not only does it give us hope that we might finally get our troops out of this senseless war, but also we might finally be on track to meet our inevitable Orwellian language conversion.
More below the fold.

Not that we in the netroots need to be told, as we lamented his 2000 loss, saw his movie, heeded his environmental call to arms and clicked on his ads on the top of this site. But as he laid out his challenge to the Presidential nominees and America as a whole, Al Gore reminded everyone that he was "the fucking man."

No surprise that this part of his speech wasn't covered, but I thought it was the most fitting, and truthful, part of the landmark speech he gave yesterday. I have dropped an anchor in this link so it takes you right to the part I'm talking about:

Gore Lays Out "Awesome" Goals for Next President

Former Vice President Al Gore, a leading crusader for all things badass since the Supreme Court handed him a controversial defeat in the 2000 Presidential election, on Thursday challenged the winner of this November’s election to "be like Al" and make the country completely awesome within ten years.

One of the repercussions of John McCain learning to go online has come to light today:

According to FEC records, and to the dismay of GOP strategists, John McCain accidentally made a contribution to Barack Obama's campaign late last month, reportedly while learning how to navigate political sites online.

A consultant close to the McCain campaign, speaking anonymously, said that McCain intended to engage in an online debate with Obama by going on his website, but none of the Obama videos would pause for his rebuttals.  After McCain clicked on the donate button, intending to write an extensive screed on how he had donated far more of his life to America than Obama had, he saw no problem with giving the computer his credit card number - after all, it was just his own computer.  It was only after monthly donation figures were released by both campaigns, and after several hours of top McCain advisors working together with the candidate, that they were able to piece together the puzzle.

Updated 12:45 EST - More of the article below the jump:

Hey, live from Netroots Nation here!

I'm no good at typing fast so there will probably be a lot of mistakes, but even though I had to go through a full-body cavity search and sign a loyalty pledge (and agree to allow my phone and my email and my private thoughts to be tapped) I wouldn't have missed this opportunity for the world!

64 - Rome burned on this day -- while Nero fiddled, literally.

1918 - Battle of Marne begins

COINCIDENCE? I think NOT!

"It's not dying for your faith that
is hard; it's living up to it."
-- William Thackery

FROM THE CHURCH OF INEFFABLE STUPIDITY:

With all of the political posturing about drilling for oil on the the Continental shelf or in ANWR, I have yet to see any politician provide a guarantee that any/all oil extracted from the Continental shelf/ANWR/Florida will stay within or be sold only within the United States market.

Where is my guarantee?  Will we spoil our natural wonder just to ship the oil to East Asia at market prices?  Before we go any further in this debate, I want a Drill Here, Sell Here guarantee!

Any and all new leases must pay reasonable royalties and ship the crude to US refineries/processors only.  If a refinery can not handle the capacity, the oil is sent to the Strategic Oil Reserve.  Now, don't even get me started on price.  Should this crude be sold at market rates?  Hmmm.  The oil companies have wanted these leases for years.  How about they sell it to us at 2002 rates?  It was a good deal back then at those rates, why not now?  

Many may say that the Drill Here, Sell Here movement smacks of price controls and nationalization.   I say it is about cooperation and breaking our dependence on foreign imports.  It is a national security issue.  I am certain that all parties can agree on that. This isn't about profits, it is about patriotism!

The American way of life presently depends on the continued supply of a resource -- oil -- that will run dry within our lifetimes.  Much of the current oil price hike is attributable to concerns that demand is already outstripping that supply.  The Bush Administration's response to this crisis has centered on calls to open up the Outer-Continental Shelf and Arctic National Wildlife Preserve to pump our remaining oil out at a faster rate, beginning in 2018.  That Congress will heed this call is an inevitability.  In this diary, I ponder another solution to our energy crisis, one that I am assured is equally logical and effective.  I caution you, though, this solution is not for the cowardly or faint of heart.

So Time Magazine is publishing contributions by Obama and McCain in their own words about various issues, this week Afghanistan.

Of course, John McCain uses his ink to pretend that he takes Afghanistan seriously.  But the most notable sentences are the last:

I will not bluster, and I will not make idle threats. But when I am Commander in Chief, there will be nowhere the terrorists can run and nowhere they can hide.

Seriously, he juxtaposed these two sentences.  He really did!

I've gotten pretty disillusioned with the lack of imagination of the Obama smear mongers, so I've decided to debunk some of the more obscure smears.

Democratic Convention Fails to Meet Expectations

"News" "Analysis"

By Adam Nagourney
Published August 29, 2008

DENVER - In what can only be deemed a crushing blow to his presidential campaign, Barack Obama addressed a crowd of 75,000 at Invesco Field at Mile High last night, falling far short of records set by other mass gatherings.  For example, the Rose Bowl game routinely boasts a crowd in excess of 100,000, while the Daytona 500 and Indy 500 attract around 180,000 and 300,000 fans each year -- and those events charge for admission.  Jesus Christ's Sermon on the Mount is acknowledged to have been heard by at least as many as the Democratic nominee,  despite the fact that it was promoted entirely by word-of-mouth, offered only general admission on a hillside, and had a very limited selection of concessions (if an ample supply).

Hi gang.  I'm a little pissed tonight.

Why?

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.  What a horse race we have in this country.  Barack Obama and Senator John McCain are competing for the highest office in the nation.  Can Obama win?  Alas, no.  Here is why:

Not sure if anyone picked up on this story, but I think it's a major revelation that needs to be exposed. It's pretty shocking.

Bush Admits To Not Being An Economist

The nation was shocked to learn on Tuesday that President George W. Bush was in fact not an economist, shattering a commonly held perception of the fiscally-savvy President.