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Thursday, February 19, 2009 01:46 AM

@Akron Mike

What i meant as backstabbing was the way they hung out Spitzer to dry.

Ultimately the Feds dropped the case and Spitzer was not charged.

Will the Dems take him back?

Yes, he paid his OWN money to a girl in return for unspecified services.

Well, the DC madam had diaries full of Republicans. Did Dems attack or investigate those names?

The Dems are more interested in in-fighting than attacking enemies.

In 2010, the Dems face a rout if they keep Nancy as their leader and spineless pork-laden senators amongst them.

Palin is shooting for a 2010 win and will campaign on star power with her 18 yr old daughter claiming it was Obama's insistence on sex-ed in schools that led to her daughter's pregnancy (never mind the fact it is untrue, people will believe anything as long its told by a pretty face).

The Dems only hope is to slavenly obey Obama and keep their mouths shut. Will They?

NOPE. Each one of those Dems self-important idiots does not know the value of team work and cooperation.

Which is why Obama is on the wrong team.

I hope the Dems lose in 2010 miserably, having failed to do bring no republican to justice.

And i will pray for their defeat daily, as that is the only way Nancy can understand what's at stake.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 09:14 PM

Impeach.

When a leader breaks the law, impeach him. Impeach enough leaders and you will have law-abiding citizens.

Obama is not God.

If Obama does not keep good on his poll promises, he WILL be impeached.

Hope he realizes that quickly.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 09:12 PM

Why should we get rid of Roland Burris?

The question should be WHY?

Because he was appointed by an impeached Governer?

Because he campaigned for the Governer and raised funds?

Hmmm...

Wasn't Elliot Spitzer conveniently forced to resign just before the Wall Street crash and madoff scandal?

Are Democrats Stupid? Yes, i think.

Karl Rove ignored subpoenas, and Abramaoff broke the law. Cheney broke many laws.

None of them were hounded by either Dems or Republicans to resign.

Why do Dems behave like underdogs and put their tail between their legs and run when Republicans attack them?

Why do they immediately abandon their own kin when he is attacked?

Next you know, the republicans will hound Ms.Clinton and she will be forced to resign.

Don't Dems know that the Republicans operate on a divide-and-rule principle?

If Dems keep backstabbing their own kin, soon they won't have anyone.

I hope Dems realize this and close their ranks against Republicans.

Defense has never been a good choice.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 03:52 AM

Change in law

There should be a constitutional amendment:

When the president sends the armed forces thundering into another country, it must have as its soldiers, the sons and daughters of the president, the vice-president and the speaker of the congress.

There would be no more wars and no more cheneys.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 01:48 AM
Original article: This war is our war

The right strategy to fight a wrong war.

I hugely respect Gen.Petraus.

As a soldier ordered by his commander-in-chief to solve a problem, he solved it loyally without question.

BUT,

The surge is the right way to handle a wrong war.

If the surge were directed to Afghanistan (as Obama did yesterday), Gen.Petraus would have captured or killed Osama by now and we would be having a peaceful Afghanistan.

Of course, Gen.Petraus is not to be blamed for the wrong war. It was not his war.

It was Bush's war.

It was Cheney's war, who wanted to war-profit his company.

Don't blame the tool for the handler.

Gen.Petraus did an excellent job, which he has been tasked.

I whole-heartedly salute him.

Unfortunately, like Gen.Manstein or Gen.Guderian, he fought the wrong war.

If Bush had pushed Gen.Petraus to Afghanistan, he would have succeeded there.

Will Obama do so?

Monday, February 16, 2009 11:13 PM
Original article: The death of the news

If subsidizing poorly-run banks is a MUST, so must be subsidizing newspapers

Newspapers are the fifth estate.

Subsidizing newspapers cost a lot less than subsidizing a $45 million bonus to an ex-CEO.

Newspapers are still run on traditional business practices: They reward successes, but punish failure, hence the investment can be recouped easily. This is unlike banks where failure is rewarded with multi-million dollar bonuses and success invites dismissal from job. (ask the many number of HR and IT staff of Lehman Bros and AIG)

Hence, it can be proven like theorem that subsidizing newspapers makes much better business sense.

Saturday, February 14, 2009 09:11 PM
Original article: Senate approves stimulus

The bill is up for comment- and am sorry

In my earlier post, i had doubted whether Obama will out up the bill for public comments before signing it.

Well, am wrong. Obama did put up the bill for public comment at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/02/13/ARRA-for-comment/

My bad.

Lets hope everyone leaves a valid comment.

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