Are something like "Paul von Hindenburg" and "Adolf Hitler."

The semi-respectable old warhorse turned politician who dies in office, to be succeeded by the younger charismatic maniac on a mission....

Yeah, I think those would be the German words for this.

Several different versions:

http://tinyurl.com/62gt2q

It's funny because it's true...

Really? First I'd heard of it, but then I try not to consume too much news product.

Abso-fuckin'-lutely.

How do you suppose the ruthuglicans keep winning elections? Charisma and sound economic policy? Yeah, that's gotta be it.

No, you moron, it's because they ATTACK their opponents viciously!!! Those 'when did you stop beating your wife' type of tactics, a constant drumbeat of innuendo that takes endless energy to counter, ads that go out right before the election so they can't be answered... all that stuff WORKS.

Straight-out, relentless, HONEST attacks on Palin to uncover every bit of dirt on her and get her to blow her cool and her cover as she tries to answer them seem like a solid strategy to me. She's tough, that for sure. All the more reason to swift-boat her big time. Keep her and the old fart on the ropes all the way through November; make whatever 'october surprise' they're planning that much harder to pull off. No quarter this time around.

You could just circle the word bride or groom next to the space for each person? Wouldn't bride/groom or bride/bride or groom/groom be ok? Somehow I suspect having that choice available would piss off the fundies just as much as A & B.

I prefer party A and party B myself. Groom is what you do to your purebred dog before a dog show, it seems like a strange word to me.

It's just a short article to read on a Sunday evening. Don't worry, the American people will continue to consistently choose the finest possible leaders.

Forwarded to me today:

"I just took a very important action on the VoteNoBailout.org website: I sent a letter to Congress demanding that my representatives reject Bush's proposes bank bailout legislation.

Congress is poised to vote to give the Executive Branch of government, and specifically the White House's political appointees in the Treasury Department, the absolute right to take our money and give it to domestic and foreign banks and corporations without any oversight of elected officials, from the courts, or from the people.

I thought you might be interested in sending a similar message to your elected officials. I urge you to take action yourself and spread the word!

You can do so by going to www.VoteNoBailout.org.

To take action on this issue, click on the link below:

https://secure2.convio.net/pepib/site/Advocacy?s_oo=QgWG4Wb8yiFVFt3cWXsumQ..&id=123

If the text above does not appear as a link or it wraps across multiple lines, then copy and paste it into the address area of your browser."

This is just a variation of an old CIA trick. Once something gets published in a 'real' newspaper, it's not fiction anymore. It can then be quoted and/or cited as a legitimate example of grassroots opinion. It doesn't matter if it's 'true', all that matters is that it gets repeated. The quotation marks make it true. Then once it's true, you don't need quotation marks anymore.

"Gives an opportunity for the VP candidates to show their ability to step in when necessary."

Ouch!

Now that's just plain mean.

How about a 'take your V.P. candidate to work day' instead?

1 Democrat and 1 Republican, missing out on the bailout mess because they are busy running for president, will affect the outcome approximately how much? { } And how much will a candidate missing out on a presidential debate affect the outcome of that contest? { }

Somehow I think the remaining ninety-eight senators will be able to muck this up as well as a full complement of 100 could.

I wonder if he hears those 'Psycho' violins when his future mother-in-law is around?

Actually, fishface, there's nothing wrong with any of those things individually or in combination. If that was what it was about, it would be fine. But it isn't. She's a fool and a hypocrite.

She doesn't just hunt for food, she also kills terrified cornered animals from an airplane and enjoys it. That's unsporting and sadistic.

She went ahead and made that last baby without regard for its health, seriously endangering the poor kid by traveling after her water broke... what the fuck was that about? And she clearly doesn't provide enough guidance to the other ones either.

And she wins elections by cheating, lying, and backstabbing; and she isn't even in the big leagues yet.

I can't say why 'liberals' dislike her so much, but I dislike her because I think she's dangerous and power hungry.

Boulet? How's that pronounced in English? Seems to me regular American english pronunciation doesn't work on that name, something's not right there....

.... yep, that there's a FRENCH word! This guy probably eats cheese that smells like my feet! How'd this frog get into my country?!?