Deans, Progressive Democrats, and "peaceniks" are first

152.
seashell

paine, you'll have to be more specific.  that page is fulll of clickies.  What nmber? What title?  

>

You have got to be kidding.  What?  omg lol. what? 

wfmu.org/playlists/shows/15560

2:29:52

2:29:52

3 videos: http://www.politicstv.com/blog/?p=1644
IRAQ WAR VETS: Visit Congress, Oppose Surge

Huron John
>

I humbly ask, what about those of us interested in the effficient maintenance of our military.  Are we not devo? 

148.

seashell

Great news. It can work. Senator Altimirano wasn't sure about Impeachment, but in the end, he voted for it.

146. DANIEL ROONEY -- Dr. Sami Solanki....British professor David Bellamy

Greenhouse Gases, Not Solar Activity, Cause of Global Warming

KATLENBURG-LINDAU, Germany, August 3, 2004 (ENS) - Solar activity affects the climate but plays only a minor role in the current global warming, a German-Finnish team of scientists has found.

Since the middle of the last century, the Sun has been in a phase of unusually high activity, shown by frequent occurrences of sunspots, gas eruptions, and radiation storms.

The influence of the Sun on the Earth was believed to be one cause of the global warming observed since 1900, along with the emission of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, from the combustion of coal, gas, and oil.

But Professor Sami Solanki, solar physicist and director at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, is not convinced that the increased activity of the Sun is responsible for global warming.

On Monday, another Exxon-funded organisation based in Canada will launch a review in London which casts doubt on the IPCC report. Among its authors are Tad Murty, a former scientist who believes human activity makes no contribution to global warming. Confirmed VIPs attending include Nigel Lawson and David Bellamy, who believes there is no link between burning fossil fuels and global warming.

Ricky Martin defends anti-Bush gesture


SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Ricky Martin, who was a headliner at the 2001 inauguration ball for President George W. Bush, has a message for the American commander in chief about war.

At a recent concert, the 35-year-old singer stuck up his middle finger when he sang the president's name in his song "Asignatura Pendiente," which includes the words, "a photo with Bush." The gesture last Friday prompted cheers from thousands of fans in the San Juan stadium.

On Thursday, the Puerto Rican heartthrob repeated his criticism of the Iraq war and explained his changed position on Bush.

"My convictions of peace and life go beyond any government and political agenda and as long as I have a voice onstage and offstage, I will always condemn war and those who promulgate it," Martin said about his action in an e-mail statement sent to The Associated Press via a spokesman.


Living La Vida Loca-Bueno!
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/02...

Linda*in*SFNM

Funny thing happened during today.  I crossed the path of a brother at work, with me on vaca, and he in a well composed sour-mood.  LOL.  Seems MGMT is cutting routes because the weather has effected volume,...LOL, BUT the guys going out have increased area, total stops, and possibly packages.   Boohaha.   LOL.  You had to be there...

UgH!!!

I might add to my last:  the primary roads are best, the secondary just addressed, and the tertiary passed over once.

ICE.

If we had an honest press in this country, the headine would read:

US Steps up Preparations for Attack on Iran
War on the Propaganda Front Intensifies.
Mainstream Media Falls for it Again.

http://www.counterpunch.org/farley02162007.html

I humbly ask, what about those of us interested in the effficient maintenance of our military.  Are we not devo? 

***********************************************************

I'm all for efficiently maintaining a much smaller military than we now have. Large enough to defend US, but small enough that chickenhawks like Bush and Cheney camn't attack sovereign nations without cause, or deploy them in some bogus "war on terrorism"

Dear Friend:

Today, I am pleased to report the House of Representatives concluded
the first substantive debate and passed a bipartisan resolution on the
misguided Iraq War. The resolution, which passed by a vote of 246-182,
reaffirms American and Congressional support for the men and women
serving in the Armed Forces in Iraq, but expresses disapproval of the
President's decision to deploy an additional 20,000 troops to the country.
I supported this resolution with the great hope that the process would
signal an important step towards the end of the Iraq War.

This war was ill-conceived, ill-planned, and so ill-executed that it has
cost our nation almost $400 billion dollars, ignited a Civil War and
further destabilized an already fragile Middle East Region. Most
importantly, this war has resulted in the deaths of over 3,000 of our
bravest men and women and over 23,000 casualties.

Sadly, 23 of our own New Mexican troops have lost their lives, and over
200 wounded. It has been with a heavy heart that I have spoken with
their families, attended their services, and visited them on their road to
recovery at Walter Reed Military Hospital. I am proud of them and proud
of our state's strong tradition of military service. They made the ultimate
commitment to serve our nation.

These men and women enlist in the Armed Forces trusting that their
Commander-in-Chief will send them into harm's way only as a last
resort, and only with a clear plan for victory. On both of these counts the
President has failed our soldiers. That is why I believe it's time for us to
redeploy our troops and redeploy them now.

Today, the new Congress capitalized on the opportunity to send a loud,
resolute message to the President that his misguided judgment must
cease; that this war will now be subject to intense scrutiny and
accountability by this Congress; and that he must heed the will of the
American people, the overwhelming majority of whom now strongly
disapprove of his handling of this war.

We must not be a security blanket for an ineffectual government.
However, the President's escalation plan is exactly that, asking little of
Iraq's government, while putting the lives of our soldiers squarely in the
crosshairs of Sunni extremists and Shiite militias.

Our soldiers have done everything that has been asked of them, and
more. They have served bravely and honorably. They have trained Iraqi
forces to the best of their abilities. But they cannot be asked to calm the
sectarian violence ripping Iraq apart without leadership from Iraqi
politicians. Yet the President is asking exactly that.

It is time to move our troops out of the middle of this Civil War.

To read the full text of the Resolution we passed today please visit
http://www.tomudall.house.gov/pdf/IRAQHC...


For further information on any other federal issue, please visit my
website at www.tomudall.house.gov.



Very Truly Yours,

Tom Udall
Member of Congress

8.

jc

OMG that is so GREAT!!!

Phil, if it wern't fer Nixon, Viet Nahm, and the shame I ...

ah, ok.

http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/editorial/131

We are now engaged in a dangerous game of chicken with Iran, based on the same sort of spurious claims and strategy of focused distraction that marked the run-up to the Iraq War. It’s an ongoing shell trick of changing mission, altering the enemy, and puddle jumping from fear to fear.

It keeps Americans from focusing on Bush’s horrendous domestic policies, the near-bankruptcy of the U.S., an administration of endemic corruption and nepotism, and a foreign policy that has advanced no further than the tactics of the Roman Empire, except that the Romans were most often led into wars by leaders whose ruthlessness was at least matched by their competence.

All we have are leaders who excel at nursing their own egos, power, and financial well-being, with the rest of us being so much cannon fodder.

And their only real talent is the ability to endlessly lie and deceive. As Carl Bernstein recently noted in a "Frontline" interview: "I think what we're talking about with the Bush administration is a far different matter in which disinformation, misinformation and unwillingness to tell the truth -- a willingness to lie both in the Oval Office, in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, in the office of the vice president, the vice president himself -- is something that I have never witnessed before on this scale."

jc, isn't that funny(not)-in a subliminal way, GW mean "fU peace".

17. Linda

Yes, he lives up to his legacy. 

Huron John

>

Ah well, I just disagree with the latter...I don't like how Bush used our very capable military.  More than a misdemeanor is how poorly George W Bush used our Total Force. 

I'm of the belief that the USA must be strong enough...

{(wait)(one minute)}

you wrote:

~*Large enough to defend US, but small enough that chickenhawks like Bush and Cheney camn't attack sovereign nations without cause*~

See, I want a force available for *my guy* to be able to at most ...

(as you say/ at least this much)

... "attack" 

bbiam

Will Durst: The 14th Annual TGFTLSBIAC Awards*

http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/durst/042

• THE BEST IMPRESSION OF A SLEEPY LIZARD IN SEARCH OF A WARM ROCK AWARD: and the winner is... I'm sorry, we're all winners. The award goes to Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, edging out 6-time winner Vice President Dick Cheney.
• THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE AWARD: goes to Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee. Sorry buddy. Nothing personal.
• THE CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR AWARD: newcomer Connecticut Senate Candidate Ned Lamont.
• THE IF HE WERE A HORSE, WE'D HAVE TO SHOOT HIM AWARD: a repeat recipient, Delaware Senator Joseph Biden.
• THE "JOHN KERRY" WORST CAMPAIGN EVER AWARD: although California Gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides gave her a run for her money, this year's award goes to Congresswoman Katherine Harris for her Florida Senate campaign that to call faulty from the get-go would be generous.
• THE SMILE SO TIGHT YOU CAN HEAR THE ENAMEL CRACKING AWARD: she's been working for this for years, how 'bout a hand for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in an upset over defending champ Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
• THE YOU CAN'T KEEP A GRASPING RAVENOUSLY AMBITIOUS MAN DOWN AWARD: and the winner is... Alf's dad, Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman.
• THE NOBODY RETURNS MY CALLS ANYMORE AWARD: In a runaway, former Congressman Mark Foley overtakes early favorites former Congressmen Bob Ney and Duke Cunningham.
• THE MOST IMPORTANT MAN IN AMERICA AWARD: For the 7th year in a row, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens' doctor.
• THE LET'S SETTLE GLOBAL DISPUTES BY HOLDING HANDS AND SINGING KUMBAYA AWARD: holding steady at 1% in polls that sport a 4% margin of error: Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich.
• THE COMEDIC TIMING OF AN END TABLE AWARD: It's a tie! Hugo Chavez and John Kerry.
• THE PROOF THAT LAWYERS EAT THEIR YOUNG AWARD: sweeping the field with multiple nominations is Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
• THE CLOCK IS TICKING AWARD: finds Iraqi President Nouri Al-Maliki narrowly defeating last year's winner Scooter Libby.
• POP GOES THE WEASEL HEAD AWARD: sadly, this award posthumously goes to Saddam Hussein's brother.
• THE UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT OF PAYBACK AWARD: is given to the entire Republican Party Congressional Caucus for whining about the Democratic Party cutting them out of the legislative process.
• THE REALITY TRUMPS FICTION AWARD: in a crowded field, the clear winner is Mister Cash in the Freezer himself, Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson.
• THE "HOIST ON YOUR OWN PETARD" LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: goes to, and he couldn't be more deserving, Tom DeLay.

19.

FRED from OR
Fri, 02/16/07
2:17 pm


Fred actually I DO have a dog in the fight -- lost my womb at a fairly early age (40-ish) to 'pre-cervical cancer' condition or so they said -- looking back I would have greatly preferred not to have gone through all that if a shot were available

-----------------

My sympathies.

This is not a "cancer vaccine"  it is a virus vaccine.  The virus does not directly cause cancer.  The warts the virus causes can become cancerous.

First of all, I am not for or against the vaccine.  I am only against government using the threat of refusing public education to leverage its purchase and use.  How do we know what the long term effect of the vaccine won't be worse than the disease.  Look at hormone therapy.

Did you get cancer in spite of yearly PAPs? Since a tiny percentage of those who get PAP virus get cancer, there must be other factors? Are drug companies or CDC at all interested in those factors, or do they just blame it all on "genetics" - a cop out in my opinion.

What would think of a virus test that would tell you if a male or female has the PAP virus, and then only take the vaccine if you want to have sex with someone who tested positive?  Why don't they develop such a test, instead of innoculating non-infectious virgins with the vaccine?

How do we know the 70 or 80 other strains of PAP won't evolve to replace predominant strains, if the innoculated strains do not proliferate?

Obama Is the Best BS Artist Since Bill Clinton

By Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com. Posted February 14, 2007.

The "talent of the century" hits the campaign trail, and while it isn't clear who Obama really is, he's certainly helping make it clear who the bad candidates are.
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Last Friday night a friend called and told me that Barack Obama had posted a sort of pre-announcement of the start of his presidential campaign on his website. I immediately cued it up and within ten minutes was writing a column blasting him for ripping off half of his campaign speech from a smorgasbord of '04 Democratic candidates -- then stopped when I realized that I'd already written exactly that column about Hillary Clinton's kickoff speech a few weeks ago.

So I went back and watched the speech again, and I actually felt chills run up my spine. A few weeks ago, Hillary Clinton's launch speech ripped off John Kerry and the DLC with its "Let's have a conversation" theme; Obama, meanwhile, went the Howard Dean route, nicking "A campaign to take America back" from Dean and RFK Jr., among others. The fact that Hillary, like Kerry, is set up as the DLC-acolyte candidate while Obama, like Dean, is set up as the antiwar candidate suggests a kind of permanent template for the Democratic primary process. Maybe soon the race for the Democratic primary will be like Everytown USA's annual high school production of A Streetcar Named Desire, where every year they find a new antiwar Blanche and a new pro-corporate Stanley. The faces are different, the lines are the same.

http://alternet.org/story/48051/

OH, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to copy all that stuff. I didn't even see it. My bad.

...from HuffPost

.....The same hydra headed monster that kills youngsters at a disco in Israel also kills poor Sikh and Hindu families in Kashmir and other parts of India. The same monster massacres young children in Beslan as well as wipe out entire families, their futures and their loved ones' lives right here in New York. The same monster gets on a double decker bus near Picaddilly in London and kills a bunch of office workers going to work.......

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Robert, what do think of the Israeli practice collective punishment, arresting family members and neighbors of suicide bombers indefinitely, without charges?  And the practice of knocking down 20 or 30 houses of people in the neighborhood where the bomber came from, on short notice, often crushing old people and babies to death?

Do you think such Nazi-type behavior discourages suicide bombing? Or encourages it?

What do think of Israelis dismembering innocent men, women and children in Lebanon with carpet bombs?  This has been done in areas where there is no combat?

Did you know that in 1955 in retaliation of a murder of an Israeli woman and two children, Ariel Sharon surrounded 45 houses in Jordan, pinned down the occupants with machine gun fire, while they detonated the occupants, killing 69 civilians?  It was called the Qibya massacre.  Ben Gurion was aware of the order and knew it was happening.

Matt Taibbi is always a fun read. But, the last thing we need is another Bill Clinton, especially one that doesn't have a Gore to do the hard work.

paygo the supplemental dollar for dollar rescinding the tax cut

http://www.fresnobee.com/274/story/29998...

Scars of war
VA, Congress can't neglect the mental health of returning vets.

02/15/07 04:02:53

Since 2001, more than 1 million Americans have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. More than 20,000 have been injured. Many others have engaged in brutal fighting, or witnessed gruesome bloodshed, such as car bombings and the deaths of fellow soldiers and civilians that leave deep psychological wounds.

War is never pretty, but the nature of the current conflict means that military men and women are returning home with serioous traumas. That demands an appropriate response from the Department of Veterans Affairs and other mental health agencies. But it is far from clear that returning soldiers are receiving the help they need and deserve.

Recent news reports have revealed wide disparities in the care that veterans receive when they return home. In 2005, nearly 100 VA clinics nationwide lacked staffing by trained mental health professionals. Spending for each patient receiving outpatient psychiatric treatment also varied widely nationwide, even after accounting for the higher cost of medical care in urban areas.

Veterans returning to rural areas are the most underserved, according to the news reports. That's not surprising. Rural residents, regardless of military status, have long had their mental health needs ignored. Clearly, more outreach and help is needed for these returning soldiers.

Several medical journals and media outlets have warned about veterans returning with an unusually high incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD, a diagnosis first developed in the Vietnam War, causes nightmares and flashbacks that can leave people debilitated, sometimes with thoughts of suicide.

VA officials say they have responded with mental health services that are equal to or greater than those offered by anyone else, and this may well be true. Earlier this month, VA Secretary Jim Nicholson announced the creation of 23 new Readjustment Counseling Service Centers in two years. Slightly more than 200 are now operating around the country.

Despite the expansion, there are questions about whether the VA provides adequate staffing for some centers, forcing veterans to wait for appointments. Democrats in Congress surveyed 60 centers last year and found that one-third lacked adequate staff.

To the extent they avoid turning this issue into a partisan brawl, Congress and the VA need to closely examine the agency's current mental health services and see where they can improve outreach and care. Regardless of where you come down on the war, there should be no disagreement that returning troops deserve a fighting chance of overcoming the horrors they've endured.

For something entirely different:

 http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/15560

Bourbon Princess (vocal: Monique Ortiz)  Minor Key  

Well, our local channel 7 just gave a good piece of coverage on today's Impeachment Hearing and the passage to the other 2 Senate Committees.

They definitely mentioned how not one Republican showed up to argue the Presidents case :)

I wasn't in the film, but hubby was LOL.

OH MAN!!!!

THIS IS A CONCERT TO END ALL CONCERTS.


"Police, Genesis, Kanye West added to Al Gore's environmental concerts
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 02/16/07

STAFF REPORT

Rolling Stone magazine reported this morning on its Web site that The Police, Genesis and Kanye West have been added to the series of Al Gore-associated environmental concerts to be held July 7 around the world."

Duckworth's hubby may be very nice but IMO making a very poor decision. 

Still trying to wake up before round 2 starts tonight...LOL 

Not that I'm rubbing you nose in it, but...

152.
seashell

paine, you'll have to be more specific.  that page is fulll of clickies.  What nmber? What title?  

>

You have got to be kidding.  What?  omg lol. what? 

http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/15560

2:29:52

2:29:52

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=T2T4D

puddle

>

Angel, you are a breath of hope.

27.

FRED from OR
Fri, 02/16/07
7:04 pm

Yeah Fred -- they do make mistakes -- also sometimes I think they do surgeries for the $$

Sorry for double post -- think it's time for me to go watch TV.

Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas)on the Iraq War, 16 Feb 2007

We are making progress...

Rep Ike Skelton (D-Missouri) on the prez's escalation, 16 Feb 2007

Its simply not the answer...

Thursday, February 15th, 2007

Watch the BBC Newsnight investigative report at the BBC Newsnight website -- or at Democracy Now! with Palast and Amy Goodman.
http://tinyurl.com/2lu44b
Listen -- Watch -- Read

“Vulture fund” companies buy up the debt of poor countries at cheap prices, and then demand payments much higher than the original amount of the debt, often taking poor countries to court when they cannot afford to repay.

Investigative journalist Greg Palast reports on one company that has won the right to collect $20 million from the government of Zambia after buying its debt for $4 million. In his recent State of the Union address, President Bush declared the United States was taking on the challenges of global hunger, poverty and disease, and urged support for debt relief, which he called the best hope for eliminating poverty.
But what exactly are wealthy nations doing to reduce the debt of impoverished countries?

Today we take a close look at companies known as "vulture funds." Vulture fund companies buy up the debt of poor countries at cheap prices, and then demand payments much higher than the original amount of the debt, often taking poor countries to court when they cannot afford to repay.

For an in-depth look at this issue, we turn to a BBC Newsnight documentary by investigative reporter Greg Palast. Greg Palast’s BBC report on vulture funds. Today a high court judge in London ruled on the case that a vulture fund can extract more than $20 million from Zambia for a debt which it bought for just $4 million. To tell us more about this case and more we now turn to Greg Palast.

Moral and Mission success was Rep Sam Johnson(R-tx)'s view of success in Iraq.  He needs to clip the hair from his ears.  He is out of touch.  Redeploy.

37. Viagra ad?

46.

No.  Thinking about Charlestown/Teamsters, but figured others might think of a phallus. 

FYI

when Boston has their Aids walk the statues are often dressed in drag

 Ricky Martin Defends Obscene Gesture Made During Puerto Rico Show As He Sang Bush's Name

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico Feb 16, 2007 (AP)— Ricky Martin, who was a headliner at the 2001 inauguration ball for President George W. Bush, has a message for the American commander in chief about war.

At a recent concert, the 35-year-old singer stuck up his middle finger when he sang the president's name in his song "Asignatura Pendiente," which includes the words, "a photo with Bush." The gesture last Friday prompted cheers from thousands of fans in the San Juan stadium.

TEST

jc, lol!

Paine  :) 

By Philipp Wittrock

In light of the Muhammad cartoon scandal in 2006, carnival jokesters in Germany went easy on Islam. This year, Muslim satire will return to at least one parade.

Polemical, provocative and striking -- such is the nature of carnival parades in Germany.

"Peace Between Religions is an Illusion"

This year, though, Jacques Tilly has some catching up to do. "The clash of civilizations is still high up on the agenda of world politics," the artist says. And this time, it's fair game. On Feb. 19, Muslims will be fair game again.

"We're going to address the topic to be sure," Jürgen Rieck, director of the Düsseldorf Carnival Committee, says. Rieck says the intention is to "be clear" without going below the belt. "One of the floats is really great -- right on the edge," Tilly promises -- but refuses to say more. Strict secrecy is Düsseldorf's policy -- so none of the worriers can interfere.

Only one motif has become public to date: A Hamas militant and an orthodox Jew hug each other while a Shiite cleric and an Indian cuddle each other and an Indian and a Pakistani dance together. It's all too cuddly to be true Tilly, and the apparently conciliatory gestures are immediately unmasked: The display's motto is "Peace Between Religions --- The Greatest of Illusions."

Controversy is no stranger to carnival. In 2005, parade organizers were threatened by Catholics offended by a portrayal of conservative Cardinal Joachim Meisner. He was shown preparing to burn a woman at the stake. The puppet of the woman featured the words: "I had an abortion." Last year, a George W. Bush float was banned. Members of Düsseldorf's city council had gotten wind of the motif and intervened.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,466871,00.html

Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA) and an Iraq War Veteran, 16 Feb 2007

The time to give more troops was four years ago...

Does anyone here have an opinion on the people at

http://www.politico.com/? 

I'm skeptical.

CHICAGO, IL -- On behalf of the progressive grassroots, Democracy for America (DFA) endorsed nine outstanding government reformers in the Chicago municipal elections today at Chicago City Hall.

http://www.democracyforamerica.com/press

“They are true reformers with the courage to fight for progressive values. Although their political platforms are diverse, they share a commitment to affordable housing, full funding of public schools, neighborhood revitalization, honest government, fair elections, a liveable wage, smart growth and increased community involvement in the decision making process,” said DFA chair Jim Dean. “With great pride and enthusiasm, DFA endorses these nine candidates who share our belief in people-powered politics and will move Chicago forward.”

Edgewater/ Rogers Park DFA leader Sandra Verthein agrees, “Chicagoans have a choice to make. We need open, accountable government that serves the interests of the common good and treats all people fairly and with dignity. We know these nine government reformers will be excellent aldermen.”

The following DFA-List endorsed aldermanic candidates enjoy the enthusiastic support of activists from local groups such as Edgewater/Rogers Park DFA and the Loop DFA:

David Askew (Ward 2)
Greg Brewer (Ward 50)
Joe Moore (Ward 49)
Leroy Jones (Ward 21)
Manuel Flores (Ward 1)
Michele Smith (Ward 43)
Ricardo Munoz (Ward 22)
Sandi Jackson (Ward 7)
Toni Preckwinkle (Ward 4)

The nine candidates graciously accepted their endorsements, including incumbent Joe Moore who commented, “I'm grateful for DFA's endorsement.  The people- powered politics that DFA represents is long over due at Chicago's City Hall.  I look forward to returning to the City Council with all of DFA's endorsed candidates, when we can bring a more democratic process to the City Council.”

Democracy for America, which was founded by Howard Dean in 2004, is a political action committee dedicated to building a grassroots network of socially progressive and fiscally responsible activists running for all levels of office – from the school board to the Presidency. DFA is empowering everyday Americans to reform their political system.

Talking about opinion and being sceptical.I'm of the opinion that the US military is not what it is all made out be.And yes, to be politically correct, I support the men and women who make up the troops.It's the military organization and it's leadership I'm talking about.We spend half a trillion dollars a year on this organization. And what are we getting for that?Sorry, all this talk about the surge is like band aid talk.A half a trillion dollar a year machine isn't able to pacify Iraq?So, I'm not impressed with the US military.

This blog software still sucks.

FOX type news in Boston

 http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/02/16/patrick_upgrades_state_vehicle_from_ford_to_cadillac/

BOSTON --Gov. Deval Patrick said Friday it was appropriate for him to upgrade his official car this week from a Ford Crown Victoria to a Cadillac DeVille...

>

Didn't Romney declare his run for POTUS at the Ford plant?

Maybe America sucks. Just wondering. Things don't seem to work the way they should and could.

And too many Americans are resigned to make do.

56

~A half a trillion dollar a year machine isn't able to pacify Iraq?

>

That's on Bush.

As far as the military goes, mission accomplished.

57.

sunlight

This blog software still sucks.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`
worse since it is being run through the NSA computers

did anyone else see NOW?

~A half a trillion dollar a year machine isn't able to pacify Iraq?

>

That's on Bush.

As far as the military goes, mission accomplished.

Really, the miltary didn't pacify anything. The military is supposed to destroy the enemy.

Okay, maybe you are right, this might be on Bush. He doesn't want to destroy our enemy.

Phil,

Did you see my Vilsack stuff on the morning thread? 

the goalposts keep getting moved back

the military accomplished the mission it was originally given a long time ago

a fish rots at its head

Well,

I don't think this bad blog software is made bad by the NSA.

But one has to wonder why a Republican Governor has all hard drives physically destroyed at the end of his term.
I guess the Republicans know  what's going on.

jc

 I 'll have to look but that is just what I was thinking

 I'm busy with all the little roberts running around, the anti-blog put a curse on ...  five bulls in a row, today it was Renee, tonight it is going to be Vicki's turn, wish her luck

Thanks for the weather, Phil.

 http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/02/16/an_icy_poor_ambulation/

Good luck to all the blog babies and the upcoming Bobbies

non-sequitor

Gore/Hart '08

JC

Tom Visilack has decided to work over Obama from the left on pulling out the troops.  He is trying to pull Obama to the left to  open up the center for Hillary. In my opinion. Does he work for HIllary?

Or is he doing to raise his profile. Or does he really mean in ?

68

well done, that was my greeting to every car I met in '66 and '67(Iowans have a dumb habit of waving to people they meet on the road)

Vilsack is the peace candidate. You all ought to be glad they come here and have to face that politics head on instead of skating around it.

can you put that up in your Presidential area where I can find it when I order a Gore one so I can do both?

Tom Vilsack is too honest to win probably, he means everything he says.

Non sequitur

Until some point today (i think it was today)  I thought you were not a dude. 

72

maybe I should call them bobbits since they are six weeks away from becoming steers insead of bulls

Phil,

It's in the same area.  (Sections for each candidate) Clicking on the image above will bring you to the Vilsack section.

74. Progressive Avenger

Not endorsing, just designing for a friend. 

Paine

not a dude.

Do you mean you thought I was female? 

 Or do you mean something more nebulous?

JC it's cool. I'm not trying to bash Vilsack. I don't know much about him really, besides that his approval ratings were very good in IA.

A majority of caucus goers would support cutting off funds.

No way is a two term Governor reading his primary constituents wrong.

He isn't pulling anybody anywhere they don't have to go.

Tom Vilsack would trounce the others if he wasn't thought of as too moderate.

~Vilsack is the peace candidate. You all ought to be glad...

>  'm fine with him as a candidate... and others ... like former Sen Gravel for instance.

Don't care for "the horse race" and look forward to what a great debate season.

Praying that the Democrats choose who MCs their debates.  For example, have Howard Dean or Al Gore MC their debates. 

I'm not interested in picking a candidate in February of 2007.  I'll think about it this Fall, maybe.  I have eliminated a couple from consideration, and I'm still hoping for some new entries.  If this is all we get, I'm going to have to choose from the weevils again, I guess.

I'll make a choice by summer most likely, but will drop any for Gore.

Do you mean you thought I was female? 

>  Sorry, yes Progressive Avenger.  Although, of course, it wouldn't be an insult from me, as I find no fault in the gender. 

 I'll have to google "nebulous"...oh, no.  Not that.  It was more for "comical purposes" (A non sequitur)

As Thankful said, inflection within a post is often lost .

Oh, I get it. What makes you think that I'm male now?

paine

I mistook a secret service agent for you, the one dude with Hillary was a dead ringer. (from photo comparison since I have yet to tip a skol in your direction in person, maybe Deanfest)

That will make it tough for Hillary to campaign in Iowa since she won't be doing the casual diner stops I get a kick out of those guys they are total pros.

and yes the weather sucks but a warm up is on the way

another noreaster is forecast for day nine of the the ten day for you

Bobbits?

That  clearly sounds nebulous~

now?

> OOps?  I'm becoming ambivalent

one day next week has 110 degrees difference forecast between the Rio Grande and Maine

another noreaster ?

Gee, barely recovered from the last one.

23 cows died in Vermont because  of it. Collapsed barns.

Paine

You said, you thought I was not a dude until today, so why do think that I am male today.

am·biv·a·lence      /æmˈbɪvələns/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[am-biv-uh-luhns] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun

bobbits are what bobbies become when "fixed"

86. me too.

Phil:  dead ringer.  Haha, I've seen that a few times, now (flattered/tried to ignore), and would have you know that I do infact have a dead ringer (not the possible one shielding Sen Clinton from the great state of New York).

Sadie would approve.

I thought I knew what ambivalent meant, but I looked it up anyway to be sure.

Progressive Avenger

>  Because of someone's post  today.  So, which is it?

bobbits are what bobbies become when "fixed"  

Clearly enlightening. Wish fixing was always that easy.~

Hey Phil, the days are getting longer.  No more 4:30PM sunsets!  woo-hoo!

I do miss Sadie. May she be happy.

male (unless you're from the NSA, or Fatherland Security Dept. I'm a little green hermaphroditic martian.

What was it about PA that you thought was female, just out of curiosity?

106. Progressive Avenger >  Only g@d knows.  Not you, it was me.

I sell all of my bull calves to a lady who has two young daughters who help bottle feed them and she has a new baby too, and they get mothered with the best of them, but they don't remain bulls long

~a little green hermaphroditic martian.

Bow Wow Wow  Baby on Mars   Girl Bites Dog: 2:20:22

wfmu.org/playlists/shows/15437

http://www.pekkasandborg.com/portfolio/?...

fun

108.

> Ouch, doH!

110

>  Neat grafics.

~~~~~~~

FYI - Douglas Feith

is on   http://www.charlierose.com/  tonight (before the second half of the program)

(or as follows)

Paine,

Thanks for the link. It reminds me of Violent Femmes (bassline), B-52s, Grace Jones and Blondie, and others that I couldn't pinpoint.

I loved it.

Wasn't Boy George in Bow Wow Wow?

Darts anyone?

Today on Washington Week in Review

The question was asked:

What position will the Democrats be in if the 'surge' works?

Seems like we are going to be in Iraq for a long time.

If the 'surge' works, we are welcome to stay.
If it doesn't we are doomed to stay to make it work.

The Iraqi army knew it hat no chance to the American firepower.
So they dispersed.

Same thing happening now. The 'insurgents' had amassed some power by concentrating.
Once you concentrate your forces you are an easy target for an overwhelming firepower.

So you must disperse to survive.

Fighting terrorism with supererior firepower doesn't work.

It's not a job of the military. Because the military is organized to fight a concentrated army.
Terrorism's strenght is it's diversity.

Progressive Avenger

>  Glad you enjoyed it. haha.  It was serendipitous, which works for me.

So, yes:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_Wow_Wow

Funny thing, PA....I use to learn what it might be that interested me in a music group by perusing the old album covers. 

Imn2Paine
Fri, 02/16/07
11:49 pm

 We are visual beings, especially males.

G'nite, good Patriots.

Asymmetric warfare is a term that describes a military situation in which two belligerents of unequal power or capacity of action, interact and take advantage of the strengths and weaknesses of themselves and their enemies. This interaction often involves strategies and tactics outside the bounds of conventional warfare.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymmetric_warfare

Stan Getz  I'm Late, I'm Late0:58:19

 wfmu.org/playlists/shows/22055

Delaney and Bonnie with Eric Clapton  Superstar (Groupie) 1:15:46

more toys from a friend:

http://www.nosuch.com/tjt/tunetoys.html

 wfmu.org/playlists/shows/21751

Steely Dan  Don't Take Me Alive  0:54:23

Nat "King" Cole  Beale Street Blues 1:27:46

B.B. King  Payin' the Cost to Be the Boss  1:47:29

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-maher/new-rule_b_41444.html

new thread

wfmu.org/playlists/shows/21985

1:51:12

Louis Armstrong  Cold, Cold Heart

2:33:35

Libby's cynical defense

http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/02/15/libby_trial/index_np.html

...one of Scooter Libby's old mentors, a prominent Washington attorney and Republican with experience going back to the Watergate scandal and with intimate ties to neoconservatives, implored him repeatedly to stop covering up for Vice President Cheney and to cut a deal with the special prosecutor. Yet another distinguished Washington lawyer and personal friend of Libby's, privy to the mentor's counsel, reinforced his urgent advice and offered to provide Libby with introductions to former prosecutors who might help guide him. But Libby rebuffed them. He refused to listen. He insisted on the trial.