Monthly Archives: May 2008 «

 

Business as usual continues at TUCC

Posted by: ST on May 29, 2008 at 10:39 pm » 19 Comments

This time not from Obama’s “former” pastor Rev. Wright, but from a self-loathing white pastor by the name of Father Michael Pfleger, who was greeted with amens and a standing ovation from TUCC’s congregation last Sunday in a fiery diatribe on “white privilege.” It’s hard to watch. If you couldn’t stomach viewing it, here’s a [...]

 

Hillary receives the all-important Ricky Martin endorsement

Posted by: ST on May 29, 2008 at 8:11 pm » 1 Comment

La Clintonista is up by double digits (51-38) in Puerto Rico, home to one of the last three Dem primaries next week (PR’s is on Sunday, while Montana’s and SD’s are on Tuesday). But will Latino pop superstar Ricky Martin’s endorsement make a Hillary victory in Puerto Rico a West Virginia-style blowout? MADISON, S.D. — [...]

 

Looking for a reason to vote for McCain?

Posted by: ST on May 29, 2008 at 6:30 pm » 11 Comments

For those of you who are either unsure of whether or not you will vote for McCain this fall, perhaps this declaration from actress Susan Sarandon will help you make your decision: “If McCain gets in, it’s going to be very, very dangerous,” she says. “It’s a critical time, but I have faith in the [...]

 

Nancy Pelosi thanks, in part, “the goodwill of the Iranians” for the surge’s success

Posted by: ST on May 29, 2008 at 5:49 pm » 13 Comments

… and demonstrates once again why Democrats can’t be trusted to lead in the Global War on Terror: Well, the purpose of the surge was to provide a secure space, a time for the political change to occur to accomplish the reconciliation. That didn’t happen. Whatever the military success, and progress that may have been [...]

 

McClellan-mania

Posted by: ST on May 29, 2008 at 3:57 pm » 6 Comments

Released yesterday, additional excerpts of the former press-secretary’s forthcoming book What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception (which is already #1 at Amazon) continue to elicit commentary all over the map, from former Scott McClellan haters on the left who have predictably embraced his “tell-all” as if it were the [...]

 

Hi (OPEN THREAD)

Posted by: ST on May 29, 2008 at 9:30 am » 16 Comments

Yours truly has the luxury of being off from the 8-5 today Just got done taking my cat to the vet (she was a good girl) and am getting ready to run a few more errands. Will be back later this afternoon. Consider this an open thread.

 

Hillary writes letter to superdels

Posted by: ST on May 28, 2008 at 10:24 pm » 3 Comments

One last gasp before the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee meets this Saturday? The stakes in this election are so high: with two wars abroad, our economy in crisis here at home, and so many families struggling across America, the need for new leadership has never been greater. At this point, we do not yet [...]

 

June 12 is “Carbon Belch Day”

Posted by: ST on May 28, 2008 at 8:52 pm » 6 Comments

Take that, Gore and co.: Conservative grassroots group Grassfire.org wants people to waste as much energy as possible on June 12 by “hosting a barbecue, going for a drive, watching television, leaving a few lights on, or even smoking a few cigars.” The point: the group wants to “help Americans break free from the ‘carbon [...]

 

Obama now “considering” a summer trip to Iraq

Posted by: ST on May 28, 2008 at 7:22 pm » 5 Comments

A change of heart? The NYT Caucus blog reports: THORNTON, Colo. – Senator Barack Obama said today that he is considering visiting American troops and commanders in Iraq this summer. He declined an invitation from Senator John McCain to take a joint trip to Iraq, saying: “I just don’t want to be involved in a [...]

 

McCain on Obama’s refusal to go to Iraq

Posted by: ST on May 28, 2008 at 3:36 pm » 2 Comments

Fox News’ Urgent Queue has a rough draft of a speech McCain made earlier today in Reno, NV. The money quote: 14:19:27 obama said he wants to sit down w/ ahmadinejad w/o preconditions. 14:20:07 this is a country that sends the most lethal devices to kill americans. why isnt obama would sit down with iran [...]