Someday, I hope the Democratic leadership will actually develop a backbone. They reward Sen. Lieberman’s behavior by removing him from an Insignificant sub committee? What is the Democratic leadership afraid of?
Unbelievable.
Mark the date, after forgoing ANY oversight of the Bush administration, Sen. Lieberman will now do “Oversight” of the incoming administration. That means continuing to be a Right Wing tool for the GOP.
Keep in mind, this is NOT about payback, this is about NOT rewarding bad behavior. Sen. Lieberman campaigned FOR Sen. McCain and repeated out right falsehoods put out by the GOP. As Sen. Lieberman has demonstrated, he can’t be trusted to be in the Democratic Caucus.
Music I’m listening to right Now:
“Dumb” by “Garbage” from the “Version 2.0” Album.
As I write this, Sen. Barack Obama is starting his speech in Chicago. This is a historic occasion that I’m proud to have witnessed. Now is the time for our country to come together and undo the damage done over the last eight years. Now that the election is done, I feel as if a weight of uncertainty has been lifted and hope that things will get better over the next four years. I think Sen. Obama will be a centrist and be able to work with both parties.
Of course, at this time CNN projects that the Democratic party now has at least 56 seats in the Senate. That helps.
Every time I hear him give a speech, I can’t help but think that President elect Obama is a great speaker. I don’t know if he writes his own speeches, but there good. His acceptance speech is very inspiring and the right thing to say to the public. He’s NOT the “Socialist” the McCain campaign painted him out to be and he’s addressing the public to thank his supporters and assure his detractors.
After the last two presidential elections, I wondered if the nation would ever change direction. This election, with such a clear victory, give me renewed hope.
After a very long and winding campaign, it all comes down to what the Voting public does today.
Myself, I voted for Sen. Barack Obama for President. My reasons for it came down to a few key things:
I want a President who won’t demonize the press when they just report the news. I’m incredibly tired of the “Liberal Media” nonsense that the GOP continues to propogate.
I want a President who won’t claim the Opposition “want’s to lose the War in Iraq” without defining what “winning” means. In my opinion, it’s infantile and foolish.
I want a President that won’t use Political Agenda over all else.
I want a President that won’t use the Dept. of Homeland Security to generate “Terror Alerts” when politically needed.
I want a President that will engage in Diplomacy. Telling a country “Do what we want and THEN we’ll talk!” is NOT diplomacy. Even if you have enemies, you need to speak to them.
I want a President that won’t cherry pick Intelligence to feed thier propaganda machine.
I want a President that won’t constantly use a “Straw man” in every speech.
I want a President that will select a Vice President who won’t invent interpretation of his/her office.
I want a President that won’t use a Signing statement as a declaration of a intent to break the law.
Frankly, based on the last eight years, I could go on for hours. Sen. John McCain voted with Pres. GW Bush over 90% of the time. Why should I expect him to suddenly diverge from the failed policies of his party?
People think the last Eight years was bad, but frankly, it’s been longer than that. President Clinton was impeached by a GOP led House of Representatives in 1998. That doesn’t cover the Witch hunt perpetrated by Kenneth Star starting in 1994.
The GOP has been pushing their Radical Right Agenda since the 90’s. If they lose the Presidential race and seats in the House and Senate, they have no one to blame but themselves.
Music I’m listening to now:
Nothing at the moment.
Been a little busy with Work and other stuff but I saw this on Huffington Post. It’s very clever advertising and makes a very good point.
Besides, who doesn’t want a free cup of coffee for doing the right thing?
It’s been really busy at work doing upgrades and helping to roll new projects out. To make life fun, My 3rd Gen Ipod would not hold a charge for longer than a day. So, I ordered a new one and, like clockwork, the old one completely fails.
The timing makes me wonder if Apple somehow communicated to my old 15gb ipod that I ordered a new 120 GB ipod classic. Maybe the Old Ipod knew it was on the way out and just self destructed.
In any case, I’ll continue to try to get the old one working before throwing it into the recycle bin, but the new one is working nicely.
Besides the Ipod classic, I also got a remote to listen to radio when I’m on the buss.
Music I’m listening to now:
Nothing at the moment.
I saw this on the Huffington Post and nearly laughed out loud. As PSA’s go, I think this was the best one I’ve seen yet.
For a variety of reason, I’m voting for Sen. Obama but No mater your politics, everyone that is eligible should register and vote. It’s one time that people have a chance to directly express the direction where they want the Gov’t to go.
Music I’m listening to now:
Nothing at the moment.
Shocking, I know. I saw this on Firedoglake and was pleasantly surprised to see Chris Wallace ask lobbyist and McCain spokesman, Rick Davis about the hateful rhetoric at McCain/Palin Rallies by some of McCain supporters.
What does Rick Davis do? Pretend that he question was about comments made by Georgia congressman John Lewis *And* throw in that Sen. John McCain was a POW too…
Huh?!?! As much as I hate to Link to Faux News, See the transcript yourself.
Ok, It’s no secret that the “Straight Talk Express” has been run off the road, but to be asked direct question and respond like that is, IMO, completely insane.
Must be a lobbyist spin thing. The truth is that the McCain campaign is running a deceitful negative campaign that IS inciting people to violence. That was exactly what Rep. John Lewis’s point.
Music I’m listening to now:
Nothing at the moment.
Came home a little late. So far no out right Gaffes, but Gov. Palin is acting a little snarky and seems to be smiling or giggling every time Sen. Biden speaks.
Amusingly, she’s attempting to lecture Sen. Biden and to tell him What his positions are. More than a little Odd, but I’m betting the GOP Spins it as just being “Tough”. IMO, She’s simply using all the talking points but not really answering questions. She’s also speaking way too fast.
Sen. Biden is answering questions, keeping focused and getting better responses from the crowd according to CNN’s instant graph.
Despite no Bailout (and his commitment to skip the debate if no agreement was reached), Sen. McCain is on his way to Mississippi for the Debate. My guess is that he realized no one was going to let him attempt to get credit for any agreement that was reached. From the sound of it, he didn’t contribute much to the dialog.
I have to say, the McCain campaign is beginning to look like one hell of a train wreck.
His declaration that he would “Suspend” his campaign (he didn’t) and get involved in the negotiations is looking like a calculated and cheap Photo Op. Even the GOP is saying “WTF?” about that move.
To make life more entertaining, Gov. Palin’s interview with Katie Couric WAS a Train Wreck. Don’t take my word for it, look at the video. What’s next, Substituting Gov. Palin with Sen. Lieberman? The campaign is seriously in the Twilight Zone.
The best part: His Website is already declaring that he won the debate…
Music I’m listening to now:
Nothing at the moment.
I really have to start getting his show on our DVR. His monologue Wednesday night really nails Sen. McCain for “suspending” his campaign. In any case, the Debate will happen with or without Sen. McCain. On both sides of the aisle, they don’t want Sen. McCain interfering with negotiations so he might as well go.
Music I’m listening to now:
Nothing at the moment.
“We must meet as Americans, not as Democrats or Republicans, and we must meet until this crisis is resolved. I am directing my campaign to work with the Obama campaign and the commission on presidential debates to delay Friday night’s debate until we have taken action to address this crisis… Following September 11th, our national leaders came together at a time of crisis. We must show that kind of patriotism now.“
Nice how he worked 9/11 into it. Former Mayor Giuliani must be proud…
This is hardly a surprise Terrorist Attack; people with eyes saw the Economy tanking for months. Is it really appropriate for a Presidential Candidate to interfere with such Negotiations in the 11th hour? I think not, especially in light that the Election has not run it’s course.
In his statement, Sen. Obama said:
“It’s my belief that this is exactly the time when people need to hear from the person who in 140 days will be responsible for handling the economy.”
“It will be part of the president’s job to deal with more than one thing at once.”
“It’s more important than ever that we present ourselves to the American people.”
I think that says it best.
Suspending the campaign until the economic crisis is fixed? I really find it amusing considering that Sen. McCain’s Attendance Record is pretty bad this year. Not surprisingly, the McCain campaign wants to delay the VP Debate too. Now that is hardly a surprise since the McCain campaign doesn’t trust Gov. Palin to spend any time taking questions.
This isn’t the actions of a responsible leader, it’s the panicked show boating of a politician. If Sen. McCain can’t handle Sen. Obama in a debate, How will he run the country as President?
Music I’m listening to know:
Nothing at the moment.
After a very long and winding campaign, it all comes down to what the Voting public does today.
Came home a little late. So far no out right Gaffes, but Gov. Palin is acting a little snarky and seems to be smiling or giggling every time Sen. Biden speaks.
Despite no Bailout (and his commitment to skip the debate if no agreement was reached), 
Ok, this is different. The headlines makes for amusing reading:
