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February 2008

Sanctimonious John McCain

February 21, 2008

If you haven't read the New York Times piece about John McCain's dealings with Vicki Iseman, 40 year old lobbyist, go here. Link Apparently in 1999-2000, Ms. Iseman, working as a lobbyist, was often seen hanging around McCain. They traveled together on corporate jets. She attended McCain fundraisers. Now ex-McCain campaign 2000 aides say they [...]

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Obama Already Running Foreign Policy

February 20, 2008

Much was made of Barack Obama's earlier comments about what he would do if he had actionable intelligence pinpointing where Bin Laden was to be found in the northwest frontier of Pakistan. Obama's clear, concise, and reasoned answer drew much hand wringing and head wagging from conservatives and neo-conservatives. Obama said if he knew where [...]

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Ohio Democrats…..Listen Up

February 19, 2008

There are a few specific reasons why Ohio Democrats should seriously consider voting for Barack Obama in the March primary. 1) Obama will defeat John McCain. Polling already demonstrates that reality. Obama is very popular among Independents. He will take Independent voters away from John McCain. McCain must rely on Independent voters because conservatives have [...]

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Picture of the New Sheriff

February 18, 2008

Just thought folks would appreciate a picture of the new sheriff in town. Those GOP outlaws better run and hide.

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Michael Douglas: Defending The Indefensible

February 17, 2008

In this morning's Beacon Journal, Michael Douglas editorializes that Hillary Clinton's vote in 2002 to authorize George W. Bush to use U.S. military force in Iraq, was, somehow, understandable because it was consistent with other "coercive diplomacy" actions in the past carried out under Bill Clinton. Douglas references Michael Crowley's year old New Republic piece [...]

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Wag That Dog

February 16, 2008

UPDATE BELOW When I first saw the satellite-shoot-down story this week I knew it was a tail wagging the dog type story. There have been so many of these types of stories over the last 7 years….. they are no longer difficult to recognize. Fabrications to stroke the ego of the failed Commander Guy and [...]

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John Boehner: Ohio Embarrassment

February 15, 2008

Unintended irony is comical at times, but this gem from Ohio's disgraceful excuse for a representative, John Boner Boehner, is a…..what is that word…..lulu…. Republicans insist there's no time to waste. "The Democratic leaders ought to be held accountable for their inaction," House Republican leader John Boehner told reporters after the White House meeting. Link [...]

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GOP House Members Reject Rule Of Law

February 15, 2008

Finally, we may see the Constitutional crisis that's been brewing for years over the Bush administration's lawlessness. Rather than even be involved in a vote in defense of Congressional rights to subpoena White House staff, House GOP members walked out yesterday demonstrating their disdain for the rule of law, separation of powers and the Constitution [...]

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Reality Based Leadership

February 13, 2008

Lately I've noticed how folks from both political parties have been whining over what they claim is a lack of specifics coming out of Barack Obama's campaign. Well……here's a few, fresh from his campaign, to talk about…. Democrat Barack Obama said Wednesday that as president he would spend $210 billion to create jobs in construction [...]

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"Most Important Partners The Government Has"

February 12, 2008

I can't even come up with the proper adjectives to describe the following video clip…. Let's say that for national security reasons the president of the United States sits down with trucking industry representatives and seeks their consent and co-operation on a new top secret security program involving the transportation of Afghan heroin throughout the [...]

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