It's telling that Obama's reply to you was on his campaign letterhead instead of his official Senate letterhead.

Accordingly, the contents of that letter should be considered as just more grist for the campaign mill and certainly not assigned the weight of a Senatorial committment.

That's the long form.

The short form is....

he's once again ducking the issue and he needs to be called on it.

Get on your fucking campaign plane, Senator, and stand next to Senator Dodd when he fights to bring the rule of law back to our government. Absent that, there's no reason to support you in your quest for higher office. The same should be sent to Sen. Clinton and Ex-Sen. Edwards.

Tom Englehardt wrote a piece about our Dancing around the Corpse of Iraq with all these pronouncements regarding the "success" of the Great and Glorious Surge. Tom is on the right track but it's not the corpse of Iraq that is being danced around, it's the corpse of the promise that once was the United States of America that is on the gurney.

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/174882

It's time to buy stock in Sidney's Peace and Love and tell this country's "leaders" to stick it in their ass.

Why would Klein lie when it's so easy to pin his ears back with the truth in his own words?

Because, one year from today, Joe Klein is going to want access to the administration and he is now beginning his rehabilitation period.

It has nothing to do with good reporting and all to do with Joe Klein.

There is a special place in hell for people like Klien and Leiberman.

"If for no other reason than the individual elected wants a good word or two from Joe Klein, and Klein's megaphone."

Actually, I was thinking quite the opposite.

If the Democrats win the WH, Joe Klein is going to want access. If you were either Bill or Hillary Clinton, would you give "most favored reporter" status to the likes of some scumbag like Klein who dumped on you to stay in the good graces of the cool kids, or would you give that status to a reporter who didn't kick you when you were down?

Actually, I think Klein's object here is a rather pathetic attempt to pander to whomever he perceives will have a good bit to say about whether the the next four years of his career will be good or bad.

It's actually quite sad to watch.

"And now I try to pick up women by walking on my hands. You know, sort of a proximity warning, if you get my drift."

The only proximity warning that I am aware of swings through trees, he doesn't walk on his hands.

Umgawa, indeed.

I was not responsible for smearing John McCain in 2000.

"We moved to NJ for a variety of reasons and I very much look forward to the day when we can move out."

I'm pretty sure your neighbors feel the same way, Shooter.

Have you considered Falluja?

"Yet, that isn't even Glenn's point. I'll award a pony to the person who figures out what it really is, which he patently made clear. (And oh, I'm tending toward Obama on November.)"

I win the pony. I'd like a pinto pony like Tonto had.

Glenn's point is actually one which could (and should) be considered as PRO Obama and that point is that folks shouldn't criticize Obama's obvious political pandering of Christian votes unless one is going to also criticize Huck's political pandering of Christian votes.....and vice-versa.

Like I said, I'd like a pinto pony. Could you please drop-ship it to my granddaughter in Ohio?

"@Kemosabe

Tonto's horse was a spotted palamino or "paint."

His name was Scout."

I still want a pinto.

Oh, Tom Mix' horse's name was Tony.

I predict no one will answer Achybreakyheart's questions.

Bop - sound off!

"Did it ever bother anyone but me that the Lone Ranger's faithful companion was named Tonto? In the fifties, granted, Spanish wasn't as much in the ear of American suburbia as it is today, but still...."

Granted, William, you barely got it in under the midnight line but once again this site has fulfilled my daily quest to actually learn something. Thank you.

No, it never bothered me until now.

I still want my pony from Mona. She should be grateful that she didn't promise me a cat.

I shall now call Mona and ask her, "Where in the hell is my pony?"

Now that Thrasher has made a horse's ass of himself, we can allow this thread to go gently into the night.

"Right Now We Have Bigger Fish To Fry

Than the subpoena stuff or telecom immunity. We have to win this damn election. It's 10 months away."

To what end would you win "this damn election"?

Would you win it so that the newly elected President will be a Democrat? If so, why do you believe a Democrat President would be any different than a Republican President given the performance of our currently elected Democrats?

Frankly, the only candidate currently running for President who will get my vote is John Edwards......and he won't get it unless he gets off his ass and starts leading the discussion toward correcting the lawlessness of this current bunch of miscreants.

May I suggest that everyone send a one word email to Sen. Reid's office and encourage their friends to do likewise.

The word?

Resign.

Reid is a waste of both skin and oxygen.

He needs to GO and he needs to GO now.

Frankly, if I could trade a Reid resignation for a Republican President in November, I would.