GALLUP: Afghan Plan Supported By 58% Dems and 55% GOP

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Thursday December 03, 2009 · 3:11 PM PST

2009/12/03 · 15:11

Judging from the first polling done by Gallup on the president's strategy for Afghanistan, majorities in both parties appear to support the plan in a relatively big way, especially for such a divisive issue. Time will tell, obviously, if a) the strategy works, and b) if they can keep this level of support for it - which is pretty much reliant on a). While the independents polled were split down the middle, it seems that both Democrats and Republicans are hearing components they like and, more importantly, are willing to give this strategy a chance.

PRINCETON, NJ -- President Obama has managed to thread the needle with his newly announced Afghanistan strategy, with his approach winning the approval of a majority of both Democrats (58%) and Republicans (55%) in a USA Today/Gallup poll conducted Wednesday night.

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Wednesday December 02, 2009 · 7:43 PM PST

2009/12/02 · 19:43

Sure, Drudge has lied about and failed over much more substantial matters - but I think we can at least file this one under one of the stupidest lies they've ever attempted to tell, at least in terms of execution.

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Tuesday December 01, 2009 · 10:35 AM PST

2009/12/01 · 10:35

Apologies, I'm a little too busy to do much more than post the story, but CNN is getting this important detail of the plan. While opinions about the war itself are obviously strong, if the administration is able to pull this apparent end-game off, with a withdrawal beginning by the end of his first term - in addition to the final withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of 2011, which is already well under way, it would, needless to say, be an achievement. Whether it can be done or not, it appears as if that's what they're going for.

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Wednesday November 18, 2009 · 10:03 AM PST

2009/11/18 · 10:03

Stay classy, GOP!

From ThinkProgress:

Last week, Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) came out in strong support of Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to prosecute the five 9/11 defendants in U.S. federal court and sharply criticized Republicans who were attacking the decision. "They will seize on any opportunity to [demagogue], and that means they’ll even take a stand that’s un-American. It’s un-American to hold anyone indefinitely without trial. It’s against our principles as a nation."

In an interview with Washington Times radio this morning, the hosts asked Mukasey about Moran’s comments.

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Friday November 13, 2009 · 11:44 AM PST

2009/11/13 · 11:44

I'm sure you're all aware of the administration's bold counter-terrorism move, announced two days ago: the Fed is seizing the assets of the Alavi Foundation, a group long suspected of managing a New York office tower on behalf of the Iranian government and, while working with a front company known as Assa Corp., has illegally funneled millions in rental income to Iran's state-owned Bank Melli.

Bank Melli, of course, has been accused by a U.S. Treasury official of providing support for Iran's nuclear program, and it is illegal in the United States to do business with the bank. Along with the office tower in New York, the Foundation's assets include bank accounts, schools and 4 mosques, among other properties.

What you may not know, or remember, is something that I was reminded of myself while reading ABC's article on this titanic seizure by the Feds:

The Bush administration's former Attorney General, Michael Mukasey, worked for the Alavi Foundation until February of this year.

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Thursday November 12, 2009 · 10:06 AM PST

2009/11/12 · 10:06

Um.

It looks like recanvassing has brought Bill Owens's lead down from 5,335 to just 3,000; the race will now be decided on the absentee ballots, of which there are 10,200 - military (see: most likely conservative) and overseas ballots. Worse: the state never declared a winner in the election.

UPDATE: TPM is reporting that there are only 5,400 absentees left to count, and Owens' lead is holding steady at 3,176...

This may not be the three-alarm fire that it seemed to be at first; perhaps just a bit of a nail-biter - at least until all the absentee ballots are counted.

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How Do You Think The NY-23 Will Turn Out After The Absentee Ballots Are Counted?

407 votes Vote Now!

How Do You Think The NY-23 Will Turn Out After The Absentee Ballots Are Counted?

Hoffman Wins

63 votes

Owens Still Has It

230 votes

Close Enough That Hoffman and Owens Ask For Recount

46 votes

Results Come Down to a Single Vote by Kevin Costner, Both Hoffman and Owens Court Him

13 votes

Al Franken Wins

16 votes

Norm Coleman Loses Again

39 votes

SNL Nails Fox News's Tuesday Election Coverage (w/ Video)

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Sunday November 08, 2009 · 8:05 AM PST

2009/11/08 · 08:05

With the little matter of an historic vote on health care reform occupying everyone's later hours last night, many might have missed Saturday Night Live's hysterical (and frighteningly accurate) take on Fox News's Tuesday Night Election coverage:

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Thursday November 05, 2009 · 5:25 PM PST

2009/11/05 · 17:25

I'm scratching my head here. Maybe you guys can help me figure this out - because if you can't, then Politico is simply lying - which wouldn't be a surprise, but something like this would officially place them in the same category as Michelle Malkin.

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Friday October 30, 2009 · 9:11 PM PDT

2009/10/30 · 21:11

Well, this is just ridiculously over the top, even for Drudge. This beats their headline last week about the administration's new Medical Marijuana policy that was coupled with a "corresponding" photo of Obama surrounded by black school children.

As everyone knows, the White House released its visitor log on Friday (or at least the partial list, with the names that were requested).

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Thursday October 29, 2009 · 9:29 PM PDT

2009/10/29 · 21:29

Fox News, which, in late January, switched its format to concentrate solely on broadcasting closed-circuit security camera footage from an insane asylum between the hours of 5pm and 10pm, was one of the subjects of a Pew Research Center poll conducted from October 23-26 among 1,001 adults.

The results were hardly surprising:

The Fox News Channel is viewed by Americans in more ideological terms than other television news networks. And while the public is evenly divided in its view of hosts of cable news programs having strong political opinions, more Fox News viewers see this as a good thing than as a bad thing.

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Tuesday October 27, 2009 · 12:30 PM PDT

2009/10/27 · 12:30

Not sure what to make of Reid's comments, but here they are.

From TPM, from his press conference today:

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Thursday October 22, 2009 · 10:54 AM PDT

2009/10/22 · 10:54

In case you weren't alerted by the whiff of sulfur, former Vice President Cheney has slipped from his fortress of Ultimate Darkness again...

...this time to call the president currently engaged in two wars, who stopped what might have been, by all accounts, the largest terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11 and who is doing a much better job of catching actual terrorists in the first year of his first term than the Bush administration did in 8 years (while in the midst of an inherited economic crisis and actually passing health care reform) and who, lest anyone forgets, fights pirates - wait for it - "afraid":

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Where Is Dick Cheney's Fortress of Ultimate Darkness Located?

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Where Is Dick Cheney's Fortress of Ultimate Darkness Located?

Another dimension

15 votes

Underground bunker in Texas

18 votes

His mind

125 votes

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