February 2008

End This War Now…or Uh, At Some Undefined Politically Safe Time

February 9, 2008

Matt Taibbi does, and he’s not feeling terribly supportive of the Democrats who have done nothing to actually end the war. Pelosi seemed especially broken up about having to surrender on Iraq, sounding like an NFL coach in a postgame presser, trying with a straight face to explain why he punted on first-and-goal. “We just [...]

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My Super Tuesday Predictions

February 5, 2008

1.  McCain in a blowout, winning all the big states. Willard completely loses it , reversing his positions on abortion, gun control, taxes. He admits that he’s mostly been making it up as he goes. Finally, he tearfully admits that he voted for Carter in 1980.  National radio talk show hosts Rush Limbaugh and Sean [...]

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Yes We Can

February 5, 2008

I’ve decided to go ahead and make the choice for America’s Democratic voters as they head to the polls today. Given the massive reach of this blog, I expect one campaign to announce they are suspending operations and another to begin work for the general election. Give that importance, let’s get to my choice, and [...]

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Newsflash! Mitt Romney’s Son is Rooting for His Father!

February 5, 2008

I know I am hard on Charles Johnson sometimes, but today’s piece about Mitt Romney is a total embarrassment. I’m tempted to ask what the advertising rate for the piece was. I think it’s certainly newsworthy to note, in a full piece, that a candidate’s son thinks he will win the caucus, don’t you? You [...]

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Your GOP Caucus: Ideologically Pure

February 3, 2008

Another of the glowing appraisals of Montana’s irrelevant GOP caucus in today’s Missoulian offered two tidbits to think over: Deschamps suspects one of the 104 people voting in Missoula’s caucus Tuesday is actually a Democrat. The names of new caucus members are checked against a national voter database operated by the Republican Party, Deschamps said. [...]

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Note to Self

February 3, 2008

Do not, I repeat, do not stop to help a car with 15 License plates on the side of the road: Proctor Republican Rep. Janna Taylor is the only woman in the Legislature with a concealed weapons permit… “As a female, I’m not going to carry (my gun) in plain sight,” she said. “It’s also [...]

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In Which I Channel Larry King…

February 1, 2008

Ever have one of those days when nothing you write turns out the way you’d like it to? Four drafts on four subjects started, no blog entries written. Rough day. So simple thoughts: Please let Willard win just enough states next Tuesday to stay in the race. The spectacle of the whole pantheon of Republican [...]

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