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Friday, March 14, 2008 01:26 PM

Linkin Park, "Hands Held High"

Like this war's really just a different brand of war.

Like it doesn't cater to rich and abandon poor.

Like they understand you in the back of the jet, when you

can't put gas in your tank, and these f**kers are

laughing their way to the bank, cashing the check

asking you to have compassion, AND have SOME respect

for a leader so nervous in an obvious way

Stuttering and mumbling for nightly news to replay

and the rest of the world watching at the end of the day

in the living room laughing like "what did he say?"

I got nothing to add. When folks asked why I retired in 2006 after 28 years in the Air Force instead of going for 30, I tell them I just could not stand my boss any more.

Friday, March 14, 2008 02:45 PM
Original article: "Journey to Freedom"

Svenson

Only an intermittant McCain fan (when he isn't pissing me off) but he was interned in Hanoi, not some Rambo jungle stockade. He was offered parole at least once because his dad was an admiral and he turned it down because it was not offered to comarades.

I don't think time spent honorably as a POW necessarily qualifies you to be president of the united states. Neither should it be minimalized as a sign of character, at least at that time.

Monday, March 17, 2008 11:11 AM

I'm concerned about the REAL debates if Clinton is nominee

Serbia! Hanoi Hilton!

8 years senate experience! Decades of senate experience!

Husband championed NAFTA but I think it sux now! That's part of your experience?

Spoke with leaders everywhere for women's rights! I thought you said words don't matter?

Health Care for everyone! Like 1993?

Supported kicking Saddam Hussein's butt! We are agreed!

This isn't going to go well.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008 02:01 PM

WES, I normally ignore your one note symphonies but,

"And small Hillary face tattoo on my bicep. (no shit)"

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Friday, March 21, 2008 09:22 AM

"It's no wonder that top journalists are calling the Obama campaign desperate, saying that it's amateur hour in Chicago."

And which top journalists would those be? Do tell. Folks from Newsmax? Fox? Talon news? Sean Hannity? Assistant editor of the Little Rock gazette? (no offense meant to anyone working at the Little Rock gazette)

Monday, March 24, 2008 09:55 AM

I knew the race was over

When Clinton made the comment about how she and McCain were ready to lead and Obama was not. Having handed the republicans their most effective attack ad, I knew the democratic party hard core (see "superdelegates") would not forgive her anytime soon. That coupled with the idea that the only thing she had left to run on was "experience", for which McCain can claim double...and use the same Clinton endorsement against her as well, she was more or less toast for 2008. Question is, if Obama loses the general, does she have a chance in 2012 or will she take the blame for the loss (likely) and will still find herself out in the cold.

Monday, March 24, 2008 12:52 PM

I live in Texas and am tired of the "two vote" BS

I went to the Caucus. Here's the deal.

You don't get a second vote by going to the caucus. You get the other 1/3 of your vote by going to the caucus. Clinton did very well with the republicans who may have put her over the top in the primary and who voted for her because rush told them to. They weren't about to kill an evening at the Caucus on Clinton's behalf whereas Obama supporters (you know, the ones who will be going door to door in October) did.

It's the rules, always has been. If she's that good, she should have done better.

The other states with caucuses, same deal.

Florida and Michigan were according to DNC rules, not Obama machinations.

She doesn't have the pledged delegates, she doesn't have the number of states, and she doesn't have the most votes (why do the clinton folks keep saying that? She doesn't)After Penn, she won't either.

And before long, she won't have the superdelegates either (She used to have over a hundred extra; I think she's down to less than 50)

A porsche is a nice car; I wish I had one. I've been driving for 35 years (really!) I have a safer driving record than most folks driving them so I think I deserve one and I would drive it really, really well. I'm ready to drive it on day one. But wishing ain't going to make it happen.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 12:40 PM
Original article: Quotes of the day

"A fool or a fraud?"

How about, "Yes"

and "Yes".

Monday, March 31, 2008 11:08 AM

WTF?

"It's really not about superdelegates," said Clinton. "This process is not, and never has been about superdelegates, or delegates, or the number of state contests won or lost, or the popular vote. It's not about issues, or personalities, or who can win, it's not about polls or elections. I think the Americans know that. It's not really about anything at all."

Did she really say this? I would ask, then, how she thinks elections are done and what exactly she thinks she has been doing the last year or so. It sounds sort of "surrenderish" to me but I'm sure a Hillary supporter will be quick to correct me that she has been using the last 6 months to become a Zen master.

Monday, March 31, 2008 12:59 PM

You are right, of course.

"If she runs as a third party candidates she would guarantee a McCain win and she could run again for prez in 2012."

But not as a democrat. Not ever again anything as a democrat.

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