John McCain Panders to...the Peace Vote?

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Wednesday June 11, 2008 · 10:32 AM PDT

2008/06/11 · 10:32

[oringally posted at my blog.]

Only the most uninformed voter in America would fall for this drivel:

John McCain, who credits his defiant defense of the Iraq war for his comeback victory in the Republican primaries, is using his first major television ad of the general election to show his dovish side.

"Only a fool or a fraud talks tough or romantically about war," McCain says over mournful strings against a bleak backdrop, including the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. "I hate war, and I know how terrible its costs are."

Of course he does; according to him, McCain suggested the oh-so famous "surge" in Iraq! But don't expect him to make any kind of connection here.

Omen

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Saturday May 24, 2008 · 7:44 PM PDT

2008/05/24 · 19:44

Voter 1: Uncle Omen; will you read us a bedtime story please? Pretty Please?

Me: I'm not sure if this is the right venue for a bedtime story...

Voter 2: Ah, c'mon! Please?

Me: OK; just remember that this is a story. As in "fictional."

Both Together: We will!

Me: You all tucked in?

Both Together: Yeah!

Me: Heeeeeere we go...

Omen

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Friday May 16, 2008 · 8:01 AM PDT

2008/05/16 · 08:01

From Michael Moore's website (via The Livingston Daily Press and Argus):

A woman featured prominently in Michael Moore's 2007 health-care documentary, "Sicko," is running as a Democrat this fall against Republican Livingston County Commissioner Dave Domas.

Adrian Campbell Montgomery, a 2000 Hartland High School graduate, moved from Oakland County back to Hartland Township this year and is already hoping to make an impact locally.

"One thing is the roads — I think that they need major attention, as well as our health department. Of course, that's obviously in my heart," said Montgomery, 26. "Another thing is the senior centers in the county. I really feel that they need more focus on expanding some of them, the buildings, if possible."

She already has a platform (infrastucture and health care)! Too cool.

Omen

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Thursday May 15, 2008 · 8:27 AM PDT

2008/05/15 · 08:27

Forget the Polar Bears; the way things are going, George W. Bush may have to list the Republican Party as endangered. Short of resurrecting Ronald Reagan, it looks like the GOP won't be able to avoid a total collapse.

And they know it.

Who would have thought that labeling Barack Obama as an elitist militant Christian Muslim terrorist sympathizer would backfire? That "supporting" Hillary Clinton after years of labeling her (and her husband) a monster would be met with skepticism? That the countless scandals, the dismissal of domestic issues and the transparent lipservice paid to our brave troops would have more of an impact on voters then lapel pins, gay marriage and playing the "Greatest Hits of 9-11" 24/7?

"Who," I ask! Who?

Not the GOP...

(Tee-hee!!)

Omen

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Thursday May 08, 2008 · 6:29 AM PDT

2008/05/08 · 06:29

As I was watching one of my favorite non-Transformers: The Movie movie, I came to realize that there's some eerie similarities between what's been going on in politics and a movie where Kurt Russell played a legitimate badass.

Omen

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Friday May 02, 2008 · 9:44 AM PDT

2008/05/02 · 09:44

This week is the "anniversary" of ~~political thief~~ President Bush's infamous "Mission Accomplished." Instead of writing up (or push through current versions of) articles of impeachment, Congress thought it would be better to tease Bush and remind everyone that he's not the world's greatest prognosticator. The White House, having the opportunity to be honest with something connected to this fiasco, did no better: instead of owning up to their obvious photo-op, they gave yet another excuse.

Omen

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Saturday April 19, 2008 · 7:11 PM PDT

2008/04/19 · 19:11

(Original version was posted at my blog)

On a night of completely horrid debate questions, this had to be the worst:

MR. GIBSON: And Senator Obama, I want to do one more question, which goes to the basic issue of electability. And it is a question raised by a voter in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, a woman by the name of Nash McCabe. Take a look.

NASH MCCABE (Latrobe, Pennsylvania): (From videotape.) Senator Obama, I have a question, and I want to know if you believe in the American flag. I am not questioning your patriotism, but all our servicemen, policemen and EMS wear the flag. I want to know why you don't.

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101 votes Show Results

Where's Your Flair?

101 votes Vote Now!

Where's Your Flair?

What, you want me to wear more?

9 votes

I just want to do the bare minimum.

13 votes

I really don't like talking about my flair...

14 votes

I got yer flair right here!

65 votes

"Victory" or "Failure"

Omen

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Friday April 18, 2008 · 7:55 AM PDT

2008/04/18 · 07:55

Thanks to Crooks & Liars (and in truth Jon Stewart) I've come to realize that President Bush's biggest Iraq problem is that he can't define "victory" as well as he can define "failure."

In regards to ending the occupation of Iraq, he's essentially said it won't happen until there's victory. What's "victory?" Hard to say, since he's claimed military success regardless of whether the number of US soldiers killed goes up or down.

Omen

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Wednesday April 16, 2008 · 6:58 AM PDT

2008/04/16 · 06:58

In the wake of seeing people fawn over that fact that Sen. John McCain dusted off a ten-year-old idea, I thought I'd list some reasons I'd never, ever ever vote for the guy...

John McCain doesn't believe in anything but winning.

Details can be found here. Personally, knowing that McCain, who was tortured, had reversed his stance on waterboarding in order to grab George W. Bush's base would be enough to dismiss him as a viable candidate for our highest office.

Omen

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Monday April 07, 2008 · 10:32 AM PDT

2008/04/07 · 10:32

(NOTE: original version here.)

Tomorrow will be the closest America will get to having a cross-party primary debate (even if it is about one issue). As the Washington Post puts it:

When Army Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker travel to Capitol Hill tomorrow, they might be the ones before the microphones, but the cameras will be trained on three of their inquisitors: Sens. John McCain, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama.

The hearings before the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees promise to be as much about presidential politics as about the past six months of military and diplomatic progress in Iraq. All last summer, Washington anxiously awaited the September appearances of Petraeus, the commanding U.S. general in Iraq, and Crocker, the top U.S. diplomat in Baghdad, anticipating that their testimony could determine the political viability of continued war.

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21 votes Show Results

Will You Be Watching Either Hearing?

21 votes Vote Now!

Will You Be Watching Either Hearing?

Yes.

9 votes

Can't; I'll be busy.

5 votes

To be honest, I couldn't care less.

3 votes

There's a hearing?

4 votes

Republican Darrell Issa: Uberjerk

Omen

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Thursday April 03, 2008 · 12:07 PM PDT

2008/04/03 · 12:07

For those who don't know Rep. Darrell Issa, here's an example of the types of things he's said:

Could he get any worse? Of course!

Omen

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Wednesday April 02, 2008 · 6:29 AM PDT

2008/04/02 · 06:29

Why? Well, according to the NYT:

Long before taking office as chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben S. Bernanke wrote an article with some other academics calling for the Fed to demystify its actions and pronouncements.

"The ‘just trust us’ approach may work in a period when the chair and the board of governors command widespread support," he and three colleagues wrote in Foreign Affairs. "But the happy state of affairs will not last forever."

It certainly did not survive beyond last month. That was when the Fed played midwife in JPMorgan Chase’s absorption of the investment firm Bear Stearns, while accepting $30 billion worth of questionable mortgage-related assets as collateral for a Fed loan that enabled the deal.

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