"Do you know how to make God laugh? You tell him your plans." Hari Sheldon – Foudation's Fear
Posted in Blog Post on Dec 15th, 2008
The Unreal Universe A Book on Physics and Philosophy “For thinking laymen.” Ouch: Sen. John McCain said Sunday he would not necessarily support his former running mate if she chose to run for president. So the question becomes why the hell did he pick her?
Posted in Blog Post on Aug 1st, 2008
The Unreal Universe A Book on Physics and Philosophy “For thinking laymen.” By way of Paul Krugman. I know it’s asking a lot I’d like to see the mainstream media actually report the truth when they show McCain mocking Obama for suggesting conservation and developing new sources of energy like solar and wind. The Energy [...]
Posted in Blog Post on Apr 28th, 2008
The Unreal Universe A Book on Physics and Philosophy “For thinking laymen.” It’s based on lying to the public about the true costs by ignoring the mendacity of the way Bush sold them in the first place. Bush Made Permanent – New York Times But here’s the thing: the reason the Bush tax cuts are [...]
Posted in Blog Post on Mar 18th, 2008
Or perhaps he displays his senility: UPDATED: McCain makes a major mistake about a very basic Iraq issue — two days in a row – AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth Pressed to elaborate, McCain said it was “common knowledge and has been reported in the media that al-Qaeda is going back into Iran [...]
Posted in Blog Post on Mar 11th, 2008
If Obama gets the nomination, it looks like it’s going to be a nasty campaign: Mutual Contempt Though they differ in many ways, John McCain and Barack Obama have one thing in common: Each sees the other as a posturing phony. When McCain talks about Obama on the stump, he trades his typical graciousness for [...]
Posted in Blog Post on Mar 7th, 2008
She can’t win. She’s hurting the party. And she keeps praising John McCain. Maybe she wants a spot on his ticket… Hillary’s New Math Problem | Newsweek Voices – Jonathan Alter | Newsweek.com Hillary Clinton won big victories Tuesday night in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island. But she’s now even further behind in the race [...]
Posted in Blog Post on Feb 26th, 2008
Andrew Sullivan writes about a Charles Krauthammer op-ed in the Washington Post, that cites Anthony Cordesman’s latest report on Iraq. He riffs on McCain’s policy for Iraq and what it will take to win in the process: The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan If McCain is going to give us straight talk – one [...]
Posted in Blog Post on Feb 15th, 2008
Crooks and Liars » Countdown: John McCain’s Tortured Logic And Flip Flop On Torture After courageously opposing the Bush Administration’s love affair with torture, the Straight Talker himself voted against a Bill to outlaw torture. The only real satifiying explaintion for this is that he sold his soul to win the approval of the torture [...]
Posted in Blog Post on Feb 13th, 2008
Who’s Singularly Lacking In Specifics? – THE NEW REPUBLIC Jon Chait points out that Obama has made very specific policy recommendations and that it’s Sen. McCain who’s been all fuzzy and non-specific. Voicing a criticism of an opponents positions is certainly valid, but pretending that they don’t exist is just stupid.
Posted in Blog Post on Feb 8th, 2008
Mr. Bush speaks to to the Conservative Political Action Conference: Bush Urges Conservatives to Rally Behind 2008 Nominee – New York Times “We have had good debates and soon we will have a nominee who will carry the conservative banner into this election and beyond,” Mr. Bush said to a boisterous audience. “Listen, the stakes [...]
Posted in Blog Post on Feb 7th, 2008
Lying about it must be congenital for republicans: The Associated Press: McCain Seals GOP Nod As Romney Suspends John McCain effectively sealed the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday as chief rival Mitt Romney suspended his faltering presidential campaign. “I must now stand aside, for our party and our country,” Romney prepared to tell conservatives. “If [...]
Posted in Blog Post on Feb 3rd, 2008
The Clinton-Obama race is tied at 41% each. They report 14% undecided. Could it be possible that the democratic party can move past the moribund narrative of the Vietnam Era? I still have a sinking feeling that Hillary will manipulate the convention and try to steal the nomination using super-delegates and we get stuck with [...]
Posted in Blog Post on Feb 2nd, 2008
This morning on MSNBC New live, Pat Buchanan was talking about how conservatives would feel about a Clinton v McCain race: “In a Clinton versus McCain race, there’s always a third choice, the pistol on the bedside table.” Ouch, they really really don’t like McCain. About the only thing that would get them out the [...]
Posted in Blog Post on Feb 1st, 2008
Some Guy With a Website by August J. Pollak – xoverboard.com I don’t watch Fox Noise, if I can help it. There’s nothing worse than being forced to listen to a fool like Steve Doocy blather on in a waiting room because it someone’s bizarre idea of a “good news show”. Ewwww Anyway, Auggie took [...]
Posted in Blog Post on Dec 4th, 2007
Crooks and Liars » John McCain: There are No Thomas Jeffersons in Iraq Does McCain know that the internets keep everything he’s said? He claims that he’s always thought the Bush/Rumsfeld was a failure despite many, many statements of support for the Iraq policy in the nearly five years this disaster has stumbled along.
Date: 07/30/2006