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I won't rehash what's wrong with the reported debt ceiling deal. I will add a bit of perspective, however. We all know that we have a debt problem largely because of irresponsible Republican spending-- King Ronnie got us started down this road and those of us who are old enough remember the Republican mantra-- "Deficits don't matter-- it's the percentage of GDP that matters." Bill Clinton

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I've spent much of the last 16 years defending Bill Clinton. I've done it over the last four plus years in the dKos community when people attacked him for not effectively pursuing a more progressive agenda. I've also done it in countless discussions and arguments with more conservative friends and acquaintances elsewhere. Many of the criticisms I defended him against were complete and utter

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After promising not to make us wait for a decision, he made us wait for a decision. Kerrey will not be running for Senator of Nebraska. My guess is he saw a real challenge ahead and hated the prospect of ending his political career on a sour note. He doesn't sound like a guy who is finished, though. I suspect he is eyeing Hillary's Senate seat. NY is an easier place for him to win. He's

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I was amazed when I first heard little Georgie Allen mentioned as a front-running presidential candidate for 2008. I heard that he was the heir apparent to Bush because he had a similar "charm." Granted, I thought he had a similar smarm, but I never found either person charming. Just another junior who lived off of Daddy, even down to taking his first name. They are both putrid little bullies.

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Over the last couple of years there have been numerous pundits touting the chances of George Allen's anticipated quest for the presidency. I've heard some say he's the most like Bush, which I guess means his first name is George, he's vapid and he owes every bit of "success" he's ever had to his daddy. I'm thinking this is another George junior whose luck has run out.Webb wins Democratic Senate

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Sen. Johnny Isakson, GA (R), relating a conversation with a member of the Kurdish minority:And even though the results of the election were not complete at the time we were there, we knew they would be in a minority, and we asked, 'Don't you fear that the Shi'ites inevitably being in the majority, that you'll be overturned?' He says, 'Oh, no, we have a secret weapon.' Mr. President, this is a

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I keep hearing about Democratic soul searching in the wake of what has been portrayed as an electoral disaster for the Dems. To an extent, this is needed and healthy. But the perspective strikes me as somewhat out of whack. Dems are said to be teetering on the brink of irrelevance. But why is that meme so strong right now? Between 1968-1988, over six presidential campaigns, the Democratic

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Bushco wants media folks repeating their "mandate'" meme and we will hear it repeatedly as the Repugs hope it sticks.  I keep hearing how Bush won a clear majority, had a 3.5 million vote margin, was the first to win more than fifty percent since his dad, etc.  The victory is supposedly sweeping.  In fact, 1.5 million of Bush's margin came from Texas which the Repugs robocalled like crazy to

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All of a sudden, we're hearing that a narrow victory is a mandate.  The press is already acting on cue.  Amazing how quickly we go from a "deeply divided electorate" to a "mandate".  It is 51%.  Less than 300 EVs.  That ain't no mandate.  Fight the notion.  Write LTEs.  Tell all your friends.  Call talk radio, no matter how small the audience.  Send emails to all media outlets and reporters.  

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Okay, truthfully, I'm not totally without fear. Bad weather in Cleveland and Detroit, Repug fraud, and a possible Bushmen coup could prevent us from ending the nightmare that is Bushco, Inc., but short of such scenarios, I'm feeling pretty good. Well, good in the sense that we can finally get some sanity back in the WH to work on the incredible mess "the adults" have created. Victories are

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I know they shelter Bush like one would a child who is easily upset, but has he not even been allowed to see the commercials against him? Right off of the bat, he set up the next DNC commercial-- and if it is not the next DNC commercial, heads need to roll. Not only did he flat deny once saying he wasn't concerned with Osama, he was a smart ass about it -- "What you call an ex-a-ger-a-tion."

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Kerry: calm, strong, presidential Bush: ranting, delusional, angry, tired, flustered, impatient...loser. A quick trip to the Freerepublic showed that either they are in la la land, (or I am), or they are afraid of showing fear. Or their red-hot hatred of Kerry outweighs everything else. Bush's base loves the fighting Bush. He's preaching to the choir. The problem is, the respective choirs

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I think for the respective bases, each liked their guy. It certainly wasn't the obvious victory that Kerry had over Dumbya last week. I think for undecideds, the foreign policy section was probably close to a draw, although I suspect the women voters Kerry needs to cement preferred Edwards. On domestic issues, Edwards won hands down. Cheney's dodge of the jobs question was classic, and Edwards

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The DNC is close, but they use the wrong quote, and don't connect all the dots. Text: President Bush speaks on Osama bin Laden. September 17, 2001 VO: George W. Bush [9/17/01]: "...there's an old poster out West, as I recall, that said, `Wanted: Dead or Alive.'" Text: Six months later...March 13, 2002 VO: George W. Bush [3/13/02]: "I don't know where he is. I, ah [laugh] I repeat what I said.

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Atrios has a post that recalls what I posted the other day on Dailykos. Q Scott, on the National Guard documents on "60 Minutes," the First Lady says she believes these are forgeries. The RNC has accused the Democratic Party of being the source of these documents. Knowing then what you know now, would you still have released those documents when you did? MR. McCLELLAN: Well, that's a

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You can’t trust this administration to keep you safe. Two key messages attacking two key “strengths” of Bush in voters minds. Kerry needs to hit hard now and not let up. I’m waiting… Narrator: After 9/11, the Bush administration instructed the Environment Protection Agency to provide misleading information, telling New Yorkers the air was safe to breath when it was not. The government agency

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Kerry needs to add some more punch to the 200 billion for Iraq in a way that questions Bush's honesty and credibility and reminds people how pissed they were about the 87 billion. Here's my ad: When Bush’s Senior Economic Advisor estimated that a war with Iraq would cost up to 200 billion dollars, he was first “corrected” and later fired. Less than two months before the war, Donald Rumsfeld

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Bush is trying to link Kerry with Howard Dean: For his part, from his first stop this morning on a football field in Lee's Summit to a late-afternoon rally at a fairgrounds here, Mr. Bush ridiculed Mr. Kerry for his saying on Monday that Iraq was "the wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time." "He woke up yesterday morning with yet another new position," Mr. Bush told more than 10,000

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Bushco and fiends are saying Kerry’s case for the Presidency is based on 4 months in Viet Nam. The man has accomplished nothing else, and on closer inspection, he made those 4 months up, too. Being a prosecutor? Nah, nuthin. Bringing pressure to end a stupid, badly managed war? Liability. 20 years in the Senate? Show me the landmark legislation. Senate investigations? That’s kinda like

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Excerpts from McCain's 2000 GOP speech: And I am proud to join you this evening in commending to all Americans the man who now represents your best wishes and mine for the future of our country, my friend, Governor George W. Bush, the next president of the United States…. It is easy to forget in politics where principle ends and selfishness begins. It takes leaders of courage and character to

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Given a choice, he picks the Swift Boat Vets over Bush? Bush Campaign Lawyer Quits Over Ties to Ads Group CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - A top lawyer for President Bush's re-election campaign resigned on Wednesday after disclosing he has been providing legal advice to a group that accuses Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry of lying about his Vietnam War record. Benjamin Ginsberg was

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The recent SBVT controversy has reminded folks of how Bushco savaged John McCain in the primary there in 2000, not that John McCain needs reminding. McCain’s initial response was quick and to the point: WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. John McCain, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, called an ad criticizing John Kerry's military service "dishonest and dishonorable" and urged the White House

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I would like to talk to you a little bit about what the result is of the feelings these men carry with them after coming back from Iraq; men who have returned with a sense of anger and a sense of betrayal which no one has yet grasped. As a veteran and one who felt this anger, I would like to talk about it. We are angry because we feel we have been used in the worst fashion by the administration

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I've heard that when Clinton's letter to the ROTC Colonel surfaced, while Stephanopolous wrung his hands and reconsidered the seminary, Carville smiled and said, "This letter is your best friend." Kerry needs to approach his 1971 Senate testimony in the same way.  He was a returning soldier who had seen his friends maimed and killed for a war that was being administered very badly by the

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In case you haven't heard, John Kerry is a flip-flopper.  In fact, he does it so often, we are reminded of it daily.  Why doesn't he stop before the characterization defines him to a point from which he can't recover?  Well, its not exactly up to him.  You have a GOP spin machine that is so on message its frightening and an incompetent press corps that is more than willing to carry its water.  

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Cowboy Bush has been calling Kerry out. Dubya wants to know if Kerry would have voted to authorize force if he knew what he knows now, i.e. that the entire rationale for possible force did not exist-- no WMDs. Of course, if that were known, there would likely be no other support from any major country. The Brits had to be fooled into thinking that they were 45 minutes from destruction.

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I received this email awhile back, but it got lost in a sea of spam and then I went on vacation. Better late, than never, I guess. Here it is: I am writing to you and a few other bloggers asking for help. My name is Tom Mauser and my son Daniel was killed at Columbine High School.  If we don’t stand up to President Bush and the NRA right now, the assault weapons ban will expire and AK47s and

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Physically, I’m under the weather today. Politically, I’m feeling pretty good. Over the weekend, I developed a nagging case of Gephardtitist. I knew it wasn’t terminal, at least not for me, but it did leave me lethargic. That illness peaked early this morning when the New York Post was faked out of it shorts, but was replaced with a sore throat, slight fever and a headache by early morning.

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Well, Dubya just couldn't wait to let "our guys" start loppin' of heads and hands: But following a recent string of fatal attacks on Iraqi officials by the insurgents, Iraqi Minister of Defense Hazim Shaalan tells Newsweek that "we will hit these people and teach them a good lesson they won't forget. Americans and allied forces have certain restrictions we won't have." He declined to be more

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Dubya is in Europe to mend fences, win friends and influence people. Hell, let's poke 'em in the eye first to make it more of a challenge. “Most of Europe supported the decision in Iraq. Really what you're talking about is France, isn't it? And they didn't agree with my decision. They did vote for the UN Security Council resolution. ... We just had a difference of opinion about whether, when

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Monica says she has tried to get on with her life-- by trading on the celebrity she gained from performing oral sex on the President, saving a semen stained dress and telling her "friend" Linda Tripp all about it. Grow up already. He's responsible for what he did, you're responsible for what you did. You are not the only one who suffered. Neither is he. Destroyed' Lewinsky Speaks Out on

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And that's just from his own party (And perhaps some apolitical pissed off Trekies). Obama hadn't said a word, and likely wouldn't. He didn't need to. Ryan's own Republican Party, on the other hand, were questioning his integrity and credibility. Jack Ryan Says He's Quitting Senate Bid Jun 25, 3:34 PM (ET) By DAVID ESPO and RON FOURNIER WASHINGTON (AP) - Illinois Republican senatorial

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Well, the long awaited divorce papers of the Ryan's have been revealed, and they're pretty juicy.  While I believe what two consenting adults do in private is their exclusive business, it would appear that would-be Senator Ryan has a preference for public places and that the misses didn't exactly consent.  In any event, I wouldn't particularly care if a candidate and his/her spouse had such kinky

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The incompetence of this administration is truly mind boggling. This should be getting tons of play. No wonder we can't gather intel. We can't even gather statistics. Terrorism up, not down in 2003: State Department Report States BY BARRY SCHWEID ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The State Department acknowledged today it was wrong in reporting terrorism declined worldwide last year, a finding

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Of course, that's "freedom" in the Bushspeak, 1984 kinda way. Spreading the GOP "no protest" policy to the European continent should be interesting. Do they ever tell French farmers not to strike? Metro workers? Could an attempted protest lead to mass arrests? C'est la vie. Paris bans protests ahead of Bush's visit Demonstrations have been banned in central Paris throughout this week to

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Shady Iraqi exiles, leaked CIA identities, Presidential briefing memos, moronic geopolitical ideology-- not just complicated, but also deadly dull! At least to a public consumed by Michael, Koby, Scott and Lacy. But don't fear! Kitty Kelly to the rescue with what promises to be first class dirt: Bush dynasty ex-wife set to spill the beans By Steve Bloomfield and Sophie Goodchild 30 May

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Apparently Iraqi prisoner abuse isn't the only issue Rumsfeld's Defense Department has its collective head up its collective ass about. Job qualifications? We don't consider it an issue. Assistant Secretary of Defense Charles Abell has a master's from Columbus University, a diploma mill Louisiana shut down. Deputy Assistant Secretary Patricia Walker lists among her degrees, a bachelor's from

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George Dubya Bush is a practical man. A man who values utility. Why did he join the Texas Air National Guard? Two reasons: 1) to save his sorry ass; 2) to "better" himself (which from all reports would have required very little at the time.) In his own simple words, before he envisioned leading the Free World (or even Texas): "I was not prepared to shoot my eardrum out with a shotgun in

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Gotta love those ad companies that cut corners during a presidential campaign. Kerry has had a few ads this season that are cut and paste jobs, but now it is time to at least think, if not be totally original. Two of Kerry's "new" ads, "Choice" and "Join the fight", contain the tag line, "I promise to take the fight to George Bush every single day." Well, that's what the Dems wanted to hear

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April 9, 2003 According to White House spokesman Ari Fleischer, President Bush watching the statue fall on television, and said, "They got it down." "The president is filled with joy for the fact that the Iraqi people soon will be free," Fleischer added. Likening the scenes of Iraqis destroying symbols of Saddam's power to the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld

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Bush Endorses Testing Of 12th-Grade Students EL DORADO, Ark., April 6 -- President Bush endorsed a proposal Tuesday that would require states to test 12th-grade students and called for the replacement of an 87-year-old vocational education program.

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Shrub ran for President as a "uniter, not a divider." Okay, he's totally polarized this country, but he has done an excellent job of uniting much of the world against us and now he has pulled off what most experts previously thought to be impossible-- Sunni and Shiite Muslims in Iraq have found common ground, at least for now. Too bad our troops have to suffer the consequences. Muslim Rivals

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I'll be out of town and unable to blog. Count on the inept and desperate Repugs to keep Clarke relevant, in the news, and fighting back. Sit back and enjoy.

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Don't get me wrong-- I appreciate the efforts of Moveon.org, but I simply don't think most of their ads have a tremendous visceral impact on most swing voters. The latest they want to run uses Richard Clarke's quotes. Not bad, I guess, but I don't think they will grab most folks. They need to step it up a notch. Maybe something like this: Narrator: 3,000 Americans dead. Could it have been

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The person whose foremost responsibility is to keep us safe is in full-time political shill mode for the Shrub. Can there be any time left for her supposed "day job" that we are paying her for? Now she's complaining that when she took him to lunch to thank him, he didn't grab her by the collar and bitch-slap her. Shut up and testify, Condi. Rice Accuses Clarke of Conflicting Stories

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Tax Gap Attack President Bush's campaign rolled out a curious new line of attack on Sen. John F. Kerry this week, highlighting a $1 trillion "tax gap" -- that is, the cost of his proposals and the money available to pay for them -- in the Massachusetts senator's economic platform. "John Kerry's tax gap of $1 trillion would result in higher taxes on every American and is the wrong

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Bush said he would've acted quicker if he knew attack was imminent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush said Tuesday he would have acted more quickly against al-Qaeda if he had information before Sept. 11, 2001, that a terror attack against New York City was imminent. "We have been chasing down al-Qaeda, ever since those attacks," Bush said. In his first direct response to criticism raised in a

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Something along these lines: Narrator: George W. Bush is misleading us again. The Bush administration told us that Iraq would finance its own reconstruction from seized assets and oil production. (show articles and headlines and pictures of a scowling Cheney and Smirking Bush) That wasn't true. In a misleading attack ad, George Bush now claims the 87 billion dollars he asked for last fall

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Ah, the benefits of friends and former CEO's still on the payroll in high places. (CBS/AP) Pentagon auditors found a Halliburton Co. subsidiary gave faulty cost estimates on a $2.7 billion contract to serve American troops in Iraq and Kuwait, and company officials acknowledged making mistakes, Defense Department documents show. The estimate problems included a failure to tell contract managers

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You're fired. Trump may be television's most effective boss, but there's some question if his ranking on Wall Street is more akin to a series deserving of the ax after its first season. Trump, the TV star, has achieved eye-popping ratings. But Trump, the CEO, appears to have rating problems where they matter most — with the stock market and corporate debt-rating services. Trump Hotels & Casino's

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Well, we know Republicans aren't Robin Hood fans with him engaging in class warfare by robbing the rich to give to the poor. In fact, in Republican folk lore he would be the bad guy. Once upon a time, Fox News show host, and former convicted felon, Oliver North proudly stood before Congress and explained how his crimes were heroic. Now we see the little bastards who pilfered Dem memos making

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Senate? Senate anyone? Apparently big name Repugs in Colorado don't think winning a Senate seat is a sure thing in 2004. Beauprez says it is "not the right time." How many chances does one get? Just two years ago, a loser named Wayne Allard won re-election in Colorado. Should be even easier in an historically red state with a Republican incumbent President leading the ticket, shouldn't it?

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There is much speculation these days about who Kerry’s VP choice will be. There is even speculation about who Dubya will have on his ticket. This post isn’t about prognostication. Instead, it is about the relative merits of possible Kerry choices. Gephardt- Conventional wisdom suggests that Geppy will shore up labor support and play well in the entire Midwest. The reality is that Gep didn’t

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Republicans are fond of saying how Bush has "kept us safe" since 9/11 and that we should be thankful Gore was not President. Many Americans seem to have fallen for this, perhaps because they have a vested interest in believing it whether it is true or not. These same Republicans like to indicate that 9/11 happened due to some failing of the Clinton administration. It is time we put this in the

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The Republican party can no longer credibly cling to the fiscal conservative label-- Dubya's rapid dismissal of "what should we do with the surplus?" argument has proven that Reagan and Bush I's astronomical deficits were not merely anomalies or the result of a Democratic Congress. Any thinking Libertarian no longer can feel at home in Bushco's party, and any other genuine anti-Big Government

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As of yet, there is no indication that the White House has changed it's position on this one: Bush to Limit Testimony Before 9/11 Panel WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 — President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have placed strict limits on the private interviews they will grant to the federal commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks, saying that they will meet only with the panel's top two

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It is all over but the shouting...and there has even been a little shouting in some quarters (not mine). Barring something really wierd, Kerry is the nominee. Edwards is reportedly dropping out tomorrow. How to stay in the news? I would like to see Edwards and Clark join Kerry on the campaign trail for the upcoming primaries (and send Gore overseas) and have big-ass rallies the media has to

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How you ask? First, we sucker all gay couples into legally tying the knot, and then hit them with the "marriage penalty" when April 15th rolls around. This may not sway the hardened social conservatives, but likely will win over some fiscal conservatives. It all comes down to packaging the issue in a way that has resonance with the opposition. Do you have any bumper sticker ideas for selling

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Developing... This is my imitation of what the Drudge headline would look like if a Dem were President. We'll see what this really means in about 6 months. WASHINGTON (AP) - America's economy, bolstered by brisk business spending, grew at a healthy 4.1 percent annual rate in the final quarter of 2003. That was even faster than first thought and offered new evidence that the nation's economic

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Well if you do, you can probably figure that if they don't want to politicize this report, they probably think it is not gonna help 'em. Speaker wants to avoid politicizing report, aide says WASHINGTON (CNN) --Congress appears unlikely to grant a two-month extension requested by the commission investigating the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, to finish its report. House Speaker Dennis

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No, not Bjork. I'm talking about the fat guy with the wierd beard who hates privacy and mankind in general. We were so right to Bork (verb) Bork (proper noun). Not only would he have been the ugliest bastard to ever sit on the Court, he and Scalia would constantly be trying to out-extreme the other. The Borkster got his nasty mits on the ammendment favored by the former state's rights

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A few quotes on liberalism. Which do you like? What would you add? A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future. Bernstein The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. J.K. Galbraith

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I am updating my vita! Now if I ever run for office I can claim to have held a manufacturing job. That should win me points with all the former holders of manufacturing jobs. "When a fast-food restaurant sells a hamburger, for example, is it providing a 'service' or is it combining inputs to 'manufacture' a product?" the report asks. "Sometimes, seemingly subtle differences can determine

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One would think head-to-head would result in people being face-to-face. Okay, Georgie. We know you're desperate for ratings, but read these words three times and keep a straight face: "head to head in separate interviews." Feb. 21 — Democratic presidential front-runners Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., and John Edwards, D-N.C., will go head to head in separate interviews on the biggest issues in

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Last Summer John Kerry was heard muttering, "Dean, Dean, Dean," in apparent exasperation over the media's focus on the Vermont Governor. Last Fall the same media told us Dean was inevitable. After it was pretty clear Dean was done after New Hampshire, he was still treated with about as much media attention as the front-runner, and more attention than the two candidates who may have had a chance

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Richard Perle wants someone to be accountable. Look in the mirror, you cocky, moronic bastard. Heads should definitely roll, alright WASHINGTON—Richard Perle, a chief proponent of last year's U.S. invasion of Iraq, yesterday called for the chiefs of the Central Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Defence Intelligence Agency to step down because of their faulty conclusions that Saddam Hussein

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Some of my better predictions: After just one week of Kerrymania, I don't think he is wearing well in South Carolina. ... Edwards will take South Carolina fairly comfortably. One poll shows Clark within striking distance of second. I would like to believe it. In any event, reaching the 15% threshold in South Carolina would be a minor victory in that state at this point. Kerry faded, Clark

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With polls all over the map, predicting results tomorrow is a somewhat risky business-- especially considering my strong biases which may impact my normally exceptional objectivity. What the hell, here goes... Clark will win Oklahoma by 3-5 points, scoring in the low to mid 30s. Kerry's support here is largely manufactured momentum and he may be surpassed by Edwards. All three get delegates

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As I've said before, Kerry has done a masterful job of taking every other candidate's best themes and lines-- a plagiarizer extradornaire who would make Joe Biden blush. Loserman, of course, had no good lines or themes to steal, at least not for a Democratic primary. I check the Kerry website from time-to-time, expecting to find his bio modified to read, "John Kerry was the son of a millworker

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Kerry accuses Bush of caving on prescription drugs FARGO, N.D. (AP) — John Kerry on Sunday accused the Bush administration an "incredible cave-in" to drug companies at taxpayers' expense, citing the dramatically higher cost estimate for the new Medicare overhaul. The administration now puts the 10-year cost of the prescription drug benefit at $534 billion. That is one-third higher than the

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We have a moon to (re)conquer. Deficit Puts Brakes on Highway Spending Multibillion-dollar legislation authorizing new highway construction in hundreds of communities has become unexpectedly bogged down in Congress by differences between GOP fiscal conservatives and Republicans willing to spend more to create jobs.

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I don't know much about the New Mexico caucus, but perhaps the state is in reach. Clark Wins Over SF Crowd With Help From Actor        SANTA FE   —   Democratic presidential hopeful Wesley Clark told a tired but energized crowd Friday night that the race for the White House will be tough, but he has what it takes to win.     "We're a nation at war," the retired four-star general told about

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John Kerry is one phony bastard. Granted, he's our phony bastard and if he gets the nomination I'll support him over the phony bastard the Repugs are peddling, but still, anyone who has watched this campaign knows that Kerry has watched the other candidates and stolen what has worked for them. Of course, there is a degree of that in any campaign, but Kerry has taken it to a disgusting level.

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As I talked to undecided voters in New Hampshire it quickly became clear that their indecision was not because they viewed themselves as choosing between the lesser of a few evils. Rather, they tended to like 3 or 4 of the candidates, generally including Wesley Clark. They were looking to beat Bush, and therefore considering electability-- an argument Clark's feel-good ads didn't really make.

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Try googling this story and then google Michael Moore's introduction. Or perhaps the candidate who receives the worst introduction speech of the campaign wins. At that Friday event in Manchester, Sen. Fritz Hollings, D-S.C., introduced Kerry with a long, rambling speech that included the word "Chinaman." As Hollings was explaining that "50 percent of the furniture in this country comes from

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The John Kerry Botox issue-- Should it be an issue? Does vanity matter? How about judgement?-- by this I mean Kerry apparently received "classic bad Botox." Shouldn't we expect more from the leader of the Free World? Nope. It's the lying about it. Reagan claimed he never died his hair and see how much damage he did. Previously Kerry lied about having prostate cancer. Now he lies about

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(Manchester) Despite being broadcast into Southern New Hampshire living rooms for over two decades, John Kerry could not even muster 40% of the vote in his neighboring state. This is devastating, considering that much of the southern part of the Granite State serves as a bedroom community for metropolitan Boston. Perspective is everything, ain't it? Kerry gets back to where he was months ago

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Big news from the Dean camp today. Blogmaster architect Joe Trippi is outtathere. As luck would have it, I had met him and chatted the day before the election. Whatever one may think about the man, I found him to be friendly, forthcoming and completely unpretentious. He didn't know me from Adam, but acted as if we were neighbors-- and I was wearing my Clark button. He hadn't shaved in a

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Well I'm back from New Hampshire and I finally got my "always on internet connection" back up. For the political junkie, going to NH for the waning days of a contested primary must be somewhat akin to going to Mecca. I'm glad I finally made the pilgrimmage. I would vote for ABB, but I have to really believe in a person to risk frostbite just to provide "visibility." In addition to "visibility

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I'm heading out to Manchester this weekend to see if the Clark campaign can use another hand. I may even lend both hands given what's at stake. I doubt I'll get much chance to blog while I'm there, but if so, I'll try to post something. My first goal is to avoid frostbite. Selecting a nominee that can slap Shrub back to Crawford is a close second.

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How'd you like Peter Jennings' Fox audition tonight? My email to Petey. Until tonight, Peter Jennings was my favorite anchor for the last 20 years. Of all the questions relevant to New Hamphire residents and Americans in general, you ask why Clark didn't shout down Moore regarding his "deserter" comment, and then you claim it is baseless? Do your homework. Prove it is untrue on your

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They apparently had to give up a great gig. Scam mail-- it's not just from Nigeria anymore. Yeah, Operation Iraqi Freedom! The little guy in America is finally getting his shot at the loot! Dear Sir, My name is Hazz Mohammed , I am from Iraq. My cousin was a top officer in the former Government of Sadam Hussein. Before the beginning war he gave me $16,000,000.00 (Sixteen Million United States

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All eyes may be on New Hampshire, the great state of Tennessee has voters casting ballots now. Early influence could be key. Dean must still be looking for a map to see what states he forgot the other night. Edwards, Clark tops in time, cash spent in state Early voting begins today in presidential primary NASHVILLE - As Tennesseans begin early voting in the presidential primaries today,

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Kerry took Paul Tsongas senate seat after he stepped down in 1984. Apparently, Kerry has not impressed the late senator's daughter. This is actually, from a couple of days ago, but I hadn't seen it. Clark has the skills and vision By Katina Tsongas, 1/19/2004 IN 1992, I WAS 14 years old and had the opportunity to experience the New Hampshire primary as few do. My father, Paul Tsongas, came to

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Ohio would be a plum pick-up for any Dem. Not as tough as Indiana, but I think it is safe to say that if the Dem candidate takes it, election night is over. At least one guy in Ohio likes what he sees in Clark's grassroots support: Obscured by the media's premature coronation of Howard Dean as the Democrats' presidential nominee, and the local interest in the quirky candidacy of Dennis

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Many at Blog for America are pathologically in denial. Others are just understandably down. They believed in their candidate, worked hard, gave money, and argued for him all over the blogosphere regardless of what he said or did. Until last night. From BFA: I just can't be for Dean anymore. I still like him alot, I love his message, and I thank him for setting the tone for the national

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Wow. After hearing all the old-time Iowans and other so-called caucus experts wax on about the importance of organization and how great Geppy and Dean's respective organizations were, being no expert on the Iowa caucus, I was still left to wonder if the polls trends could be as irrelevant as some pundits seemed to think. Uh, no. What I was right about: 1. Dean's implosion was imminent and it

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Well, Deaniacs who've maxed out your credit cards and sold your bicycyles to "feed the bat" so Howie can compete with Bush, looks like he's decided to ignore spending caps in the primaries so he can run negative ads against other Dems. Oh, I know, he'll say, "I had to defend myself. I was becoming a pin cushion." The truth is, Dean's slippage is largely self-inflicted. His ads seemed to hurt

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From the Moonie Times. Bush strategists hedge bets, prepare plans for Dean loss President Bush's political strategists, who have been "war-gaming" against Howard Dean for weeks, have begun to prepare for the growing possibility that Mr. Dean might not win the Democratic nomination.      Although Bush officials still regard the former Vermont governor as the likely nominee, the race has

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Who wants to bet any one of the "celebrity" trials gets tons more press coverage than this travesty? 9/11 Panel Unlikely to Get Later Deadline: Hearings Being Scaled Back to Finish Work by May President Bush and House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) have decided to oppose granting more time to an independent commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, virtually guaranteeing that

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Carter's non-endorsement Pressed in recent interviews why he would leave Iowa at a crunch time, Dean said he could not turn down an invitation to appear with a former president he admires. But when a visitor to the Maranatha church -- thousands come from out of town annually to hear Carter's Sunday-morning homilies -- thanked Carter for inviting Dean, Carter quickly interjected "I did not invite

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This is only one of many horrible blunders that the worst President in American history will be noted for: the incredible weakening of the greatest alliance in modern times. This story is about our defense alliance, but the economic impact will probably be the greatest downside of our deteriorating relationship with our European allies. The EU will replace the US as the world's greatest

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Dean, Kerry and their surrogates have been trying to make a big deal out of who Clark voted for 32 years ago. Well, it wasn't for the guy who endorsed him today. McGovern was born in 1922, but he is living in the here-and-now. A lesson for all of us. His words: Today, I am proud to stand here this morning and announce my support for a true progressive, a true Democrat, and the next

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Drudge get's talking points from the RNC, takes a September 26, 2002, congressional hearing transcript that has been all over the internet for all those who wish to be informed to see, takes highly selective quotes out of context, and call's it a "World Exclusive." (Drudge's use of this term reminds me of Wallace Shawn's frequent line, "inconceivable," to describe things that kept happening in

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For the most part, Gephardt's campaign has been...a miserable failure. (Sorry, Geppy, but it's true.) From his speech today, I get the sense that Dean will not be on his future Christmas card list. I'll say this for him, the bland blonde one from the Heartland sounded very sincere. Dick's indictment Democrats must "be clear about where we stand and be truthful with the American people,"

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Michael Moore endorses Clark: I have decided to cast my vote in the primary for Wesley Clark. That's right, a peacenik is voting for a general. What a country! I believe that Wesley Clark will end this war. He will make the rich pay their fair share of taxes. He will stand up for the rights of women, African Americans, and the working people of this country. And he will cream George W. Bush.

Prometheushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379607849115559993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5501432.post-1074056443830623642004-01-13T20:38:00.000-08:002004-01-13T21:05:02.483-08:00

Howie has taken his whining to a new level. “I’m going after everybody because I’m tired of being the pin cushion here,” Dean said Monday. ... The comments and the ad marked a shift in strategy for Dean, who had been behaving like a front-runner and attempting to shrug off the daily barbs from his rivals. He told reporters last week that he would remain above the fray. “I think the way to deal

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I'm all for a reasonably big tent, but I don't believe we should just allow any old crazy son-of-a-bitch to use the Democrat label. The party needs to formally eject Zell "crazy as a Bessie Bug" Miller from the fold. Yes, I'm generally more compassionate when it comes to the mentally infirm, but I have my limits. Georgia Democratic Sen. Miller to Back Bush WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Sen.

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Things are heating up in the great state of Iowa, land of extreme caucusing. Debate Highlights: Barely a week before the Jan. 19 caucuses kick off the Democratic contest for the White House, Dean conceded under questions from Sharpton that he did not have a black or Hispanic in his six-member Cabinet during more than 11 years as governor. "If you want to lecture people on race, you ought to

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Dubya's daddy promised to be a lot of things. He meant none of it. One thing that assuaged the wary was his promise to be the "Environmental President." We know how that turned out. The sequel is even worse. This is an issue which could help chip away at that middle-class/upper middle-class white family vote that Repugs did so well with against Gore, or perhaps at least the mothers.

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