Carp, carp, carp.

Haven't you heard that Obama's Treasury Secretary--Timmeh!-- is going to reign in the gift card industry? That's what this country has been needing!

It was so painfully obvious that Obama knew little and had done less. And yet people fantasized that he would rise up, complete and ready for divinity, like Aphrodite from the sea. But it was so very painfully obvious that his controllers would be running things, and that they were none other than those who controlled the previous guy.

Shame.

"I am not a crook."

"I am not gay."

"I did not have sex with that woman." (Sorry, Dawg, but you said it.)

"I'm different from all the other politicians."

See a pattern here?

I don't possess Mr. Greenwald's powers of articulation, but I do know a fraud when I see one. This is only the beginning; an Obama presidency will be a catastrophe. Again and again, he will betray principle in favor of the policies of his corporate masters. Did you know, for example, that one of the members of your precious DNC Roolz committee runs a company that sells health insurance? deTocqueville was right; fascism is coming to this country, and it is arriving in corporate guise.

This blog, which began with such great promise, has done a great deal of damage in promoting Mr. Obama. I'd like to see you fix what you can before it really is too late.

Seriously--you didn't see this coming?

The Rovebots all sound alike. Their masters knew it wouldn't be possible to steal this election, so they stole the Democratic Party instead.

What's happening in the media right now has the stench of Karl Rove all over it. Has anyone wondered why the fourth estate, formerly so adoring of all that's Dubya, suddenly is in love with a Democratic candidate? It won't last. Once the 527s are set loose on Obama, what's being done to Clinton right now will look like a lovefest. In the end, there'll be nothing left of the Democratic party, and we'll be in for another 20 years of Republican rule.

Disgusting.

Remember Valerie Plame? Her husband, Joe Wilson? Did you happen to catch his essay on the Huffington Post yesterday? If not, do.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-wilson/obamas-hollow-judgment_b_89441.html

Careful scrutiny doesn't seem to be what anyone is about these days. Barack Obama is an empty suit. Someone picked him out of a lineup, knowing that David Axelrod could create a marketable brand and product around him. That's exactly what's happened, beginning with that Orwellian video on YouTube that essentially asked, "Aren't you tired of listening to your mother?"

I was looking forward to helping elect a Democrat, but I'll vote for Nader first. And the Republicans will savage Obama. He's not electable, and the Democrats would be crazy to run him.

... I wonder why Schuster didn't ask whether Michelle Obama isn't being sort of pimped out.

This is a shoutout to your correspondent, who could have been me 12 years ago, handicapped kid and all.

My ex also is an abusive, lazy shit. Unlike your correspondent, though, I was very clear from the moment of his departure that I wanted a mate. Not an abusive, lazy-shit roommate, but a mate. Over the years I got involved with men who, I may have known, wanted nothing but the obvious to do with a woman who had 3 children, one of whom is handicapped.

People in miserable marriages tend to ignore the value of mates. This is understandable, and I did it myself. It can take a long time to realize the value of a partner, and maybe your correspondent never will. For myself, 12 years after the departure of the abusive, lazy shit, my youngest is out of the house. I too have productive work that I love. I am engaged to be married, and happily planning for my fiance to move in within the next couple of weeks.

Your correspondent's mother has a point--the children WILL grow up and leave somehow or other, and then your correspondent may well want companionship and a mate. But she should look for one at her own pace, if at all. There is some value to shopping around, and there are lots and lots of wrong men out there to shop. Getting involved with them is a possible, but not strictly necessary, part of getting on with life.

Hang in there, sister.

Obama felt a beckoning, now, did he? I've felt a beckoning or two myself, but this is a family publication so I won't say how I take care of this.

I'm writing this on the fly, and apologize in advance for the vagueness. But there's a use people can make of British law, whereby someone from outside the country who objects to something published in Britain, can sue the writer for defamation in British court. The law doesn't address hate speech, but is being used just as these hate speech laws are being used. Right now, somebody with deep, oil-lubricated pockets took exception to a work criticizing Islam, and is suing the writer for defamation. I'd love to see Glenn's sharp legal wit trained on this issue.

"Crying usually doesn't work in campaigns. Only in relationships."

BZZZZZTTTTT! Wrong! Thanks for playing.