The Clinton / Obama Circus goes to Texas

JM Bell | February 28, 2008

My very, very good, if long lost, friend Ethan Persoff has been journaling his experience with the Democratic Party’s newly resurfaced love of all things Texas.
He’s got three good posts here with more to come. His take on the whole Democratic floor show is both insightful yet funny as hell. Here’s a taste from yesterday:

 We [...]

Senator Chris “Protect American’s Rights” Dodd endorses Obama

JM Bell | February 26, 2008

Senator Chris Dodd, who recently filibustered his own “democratic” leadership to protect Americans and not Telecom Companies who broke the law, is endorsing Barack Obama this morning.
That, to me, is pretty significant. This, my friends, means something.
Don’t remember Dodd? Here’s his message to Utah Democrats this summer when he was still running for President.

Senator Chris [...]

Priorities

JM Bell | February 26, 2008

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GOP = “How racist/sexist can we be and still get away with it?” – With polling data

JM Bell | February 25, 2008

This is Republican politics at it’s very core. According to the Politico, the GOP is polling to find out just how racist and sexist they can be and still get away with it. This, folks is what happens when you lack the intellectual fortitude to speak on issues (don’t get me wrong, it wins in [...]

Josh Romney still too girly for the military – Considers taking on Matheson

JM Bell | February 25, 2008

First … is Josh Romney frothy mouthed enough to run against Jim Matheson? I mean, considering the textbook of mental illness that usually gets nominated to run against Jim, Josh Romney seems a little tame and girly.
I mean, after his daddy ended up a quitter who bilked millions from the people of Utah (think of [...]

Bush’s position on FISA explained – simply

JM Bell | February 24, 2008

Mock, Paper, Scissors has the most intelligent breakdown of this whole stack of GOP FISA-Fear nonsense that continued through this morning’s bobblehead shows.
Click to read it:

Live Blogging the CNN Democratic Debate from my TiVo while heavily medicated – Part Two

JM Bell | February 22, 2008

This whole plagiarism thing is such utter crap. I think the audience reaction to it all pretty much sums up where people think the whole issue belongs. Obama’s explanation was (while unneeded if you’ve seen the clips) both calm and more than reasonable. The crowd in the auditorium gave him a warm cheer. Normal, more [...]

Live Blogging the CNN Democratic Debate from my TiVo while heavily medicated – Part One

JM Bell | February 22, 2008

When Hillary walked out, the crowd seems very excited. That made me smile. My non-support for Hillary has so little to do with Hillary (kinda) that I’m happy she’s still popular.
When Obama walked out, though, and his foot hit that stage … that was powerful. That crowd full of lefties has a pretty big [...]

Strep throat, and the flu, and bronchitis – me and karma have issues

JM Bell | February 22, 2008

Well, that’s what I have. And my son, my wife and both little daughters have mixes of all these. Yesterday’s visit to the community clinic (and subsequent pharmacy visit) wiped out the ever dwindling bank account, but, I not only got a good job, it’s a job that I can work out of my home [...]

Sick

JM Bell | February 20, 2008

Where the hell have I been all week? Sick. Fever, shakes, cold sweats, sore throat, loss of my voice, etc. etc.
Without getting too whiny, I don’t have health insurance anymore (COBRA sucks) so, I’ve been self medicating since Sunday night with Dollar Store medicine. I think tomorrow will see me in a better place, hopefully, [...]

Breaking Down Buttars’ “apology” – Strom Thurman twitches in his grave

JM Bell | February 16, 2008

Ah, Buttars. That I don’t live in your Senate district, and thus can’t run against your sorry, racist, bigoted, hypocritical and hateful ass is nearly a daily pain for me. That I live within mere blocks of your district (I can throw a rock into it) makes me want to howl to the [...]

How (and Why) I Could Quit The Democratic Party

JM Bell | February 15, 2008

“If 795 of my colleagues decide this election, I will quit the Democratic Party. I feel very strongly about this,” Donna Brazile told CNN this week. Brazile, who managed* Al Gore’s presidential campaign in 2000, is herself a super delegate.
This is an important statement from someone I don’t much care for, but that completely agree [...]

BUSH: “America is trapped in this notion that we care about human life.” – Yeah, he said it.

JM Bell | February 15, 2008

From the BBC, we have “words” from the former Governor of Texas that cast all of America in a light of shame and corruption.
First, and glaringly, Bush decided to make the claim that America, and the G8 nations are doing a lot in sub-Saharan Africa. You know, the angry letter and pissy speech kind of [...]

McCain votes FOR Torture

JC Carter | February 14, 2008

Yes, that’s right folks, Senator John “Weather Vane” McCain (because he points where ever the wind blows) yesterday voted AGAINST a bill that would ban the CIA from waterboarding.
New York Times Article
… the White House has long said Mr. Bush will veto the bill, saying it “would prevent the president from taking the lawful [...]

McCain, Obama ride momentum of Virginia, Maryland, D.C. wins

JM Bell | February 12, 2008

So says CNN:
 
CNN projects that John McCain will defeat Mike Huckabee in Virginia, Maryland and District of Columbia GOP primaries
On Democratic side, Barack Obama defeats Hillary Clinton in Virginia, Maryland and District of Columbia primaries, CNN projects
For the first time, Obama is leading Clinton in CNN’s delegate count; he’s now won eight contests in a [...]