Jul 31
Two branches of government against one.
Bush loses his hocus pocus theory of executive privilege, a theory originally cooked up by Cheney to defend his boss Nixon’s criminality, no mention of “executive privilege” or “unitary executive” in the Constitution (while we’re at it no mention of “torture” or “spying on Americans” either). But Bush will surely appeal and then it goes to the Supreme Court where the partisan Republican activist flunkies will happily go on the record once and for all as anti-constitutionalists. A fitting end for the Bush Era.
Think Progress » Federal judge: White House aides can be subpoenaed
Jul 31
“A film buff tells a friend that he’s finally broken “the code” - the mystery behind the character & story threads that bleed from one Quentin Tarantino movie or screenplay into the next. His friend is less than impressed. Starring Seu Jorge (The Life Aquatic) and Selton Mello (Tarja Preta). A short film by Brazilian directing duo 300ml.”
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Jul 28
OMFG. A member of the MSM just spoke truth to power McCain!
I call for a parade, with unicorns and rainbows.
Andrea Mitchell: McCain attack ad “literally is not true” - The Jed Report
Jul 28
Just think that a couple weeks ago the entire campaign was engulfed by scrutiny of Obama’s suggestion that he might be “refining” his plan for a 16 month timetable for withdrawal — a twitter, if that, on the seismograph of campaign course corrections. Now consider that over the span of a few weeks Sen. McCain has gone from predicting a decades long presence of American troops in Iraq and attacking any discussion of timetables for withdrawal to endorsing Maliki’s push for a 16 month timetable and tying himself in knots trying to explain why what Maliki’s endorsing is any different from Obama’s.
When confronted with Maliki’s own words saying that he supports what Obama supports, McCain now falls back on that last redoubt of philanderers, asking the American people, “Who you gonna believe? Me or your lyin’ eyes?”
For all the seismic shifts that have taken place over the last two weeks, we need to recognize that McCain has now abandoned virtually everything he’s been campaigning on for the last year. There’s really no more eloquent confirmation of that reality than the fact that McCain now appears determined to base his campaign on charges that Obama is unpatriotic and despises American soldiers.
There’s also the media perplexing trend of McCain saying one thing and his advisors then saying he didn’t mean that, then the McCain “campaign” (in all of it’s anonymity) saying the advisor doesn’t speak for him, then McCain (looky here, 2nd bite) then confirms or denies or “re-clarifies” changing his position further, the advisor is then demoted and/or “released” only to be relabeled as a trusted informal advisor who then confirms the “clarified” position thus proving everyone has always been on the same page. Now when I said perplexing I meant that by pointing out that the quandary for the media is - now that all this has happened - whether to frame the events in terms of McCains “Maverickyness”, or, his “Straight Shooterificness”.
Talking Points Memo | The Big Picture
Jul 28
But he’s “conservative”, so he’s not a terrorist, he’s just a concerned Amurican doing the good lords work.
Homeland Security!
Crooks and Liars » TN Church Gunman Killed Over Church’s “Liberal Views”
Jul 28
Just a test from the new iphone, fingers crossed…
Now I’m editing
Sucess!
Unfortunatly til there’s some cut/paste funtionality, posting from this is pretty useless.
Jul 25
The Democrat kind. Could infect the troops.
Certainly they would prevent the same contamination from McCain. Certainly.
“The Pentagon” blocks Obama from visiting troops
Jul 24
Watch it, at least so you have one of those “I remember when” stories for your grandkids.
Obama Berlin Speech: See Video, Photos, Full Speech Transcript
Jul 22
I’ve long been suspect of this myth knowing certainly that the great majority of active duty and their families just want them home, especially after having been involuntarily recalled, stop-lossed, drafted.
100 years vs. 16 months… where’s the smart money? :
Daily Kos: 3,000 GIs MOB Barack in Baghdad (Video and Goodies)
Jul 21
Yes, without. Yes.
Yet, I continue to observe.
Neave Television …telly without context
