Jack and Jill Politics - Latest Comments in Friday Open Thread

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GreenLadyHere13 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:06:01 -0000

rikyrah: LOL! :>) :>)

THEY KNOW!!! :>) :>)

Annnnnnnd, I'm believin' - - - SHE KNOWS!! :>) :>)

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rikyrah — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:28:13 -0000

they make so many excuses for her, but when folks are honest about her - it's hilarious.

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GreenLadyHere13 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:59:14 -0000

rikyrah: 1 MO' comment on "The EX-GOV's" - - -written by someone else - BOOK:

Sarah Palin "Going Rogue": Takes Aim At McCain Campaign, Steve Schmidt

PASSING up the OTHER CRAP - - -- I found THIS 2 B worthy of comment:

Right away, the phones started ringing. One of the first calls was Schmidt, and the force of his screaming blew my hair back. "How can anyone be so stupid?!

ANSWER: HOW CAN SHE NOT BE??? She's been that way - - ALL HER LIFE!!

WHEW!!! :>)

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GreenLadyHere13 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:51:08 -0000

HEEEEY vulcan_girl: ***BIG HUG***

Once you take out all the verbal pauses and 'also's, what's left?

ANSWER: EXACTLY what HER BRAIN(?) is made of, - - - -- -

NUTTIN' HONEY!! :>)

APOLOGIES 2 the BEE!! :>) :>)

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rikyrah — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:48:39 -0000

AFTERNOON OPEN THREAD IS UP

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aleth — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:34:50 -0000

thanks

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signspeaker: AI is the Reaper — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:50:55 -0000

I'm sure AG Holder's looking in to this don't you think?

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signspeaker: AI is the Reaper — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:38:51 -0000

Equity issue because he is white? Abramoff had too many folks by the nuts. If he dint have connections with both parties, and all colors of important folks too, we'd all heard more of a hew and cry. More heads should have rolled, I agree, Delay should be in the clink. Dirty money is still the rule in Washington though. Union bosses are the new Democratic (and mostly lawful) version of Abramoff, so maybe someone should form a "conservative" union to counter the $61 to $100m they spent in 2008. I'd like to know the real story on all the healthcare and energy sector lobbying money today. How do you think that is being spent, and who's getting it?

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signspeaker: AI is the Reaper — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:48:53 -0000

got to give you props on the recent commentary.

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vulcan_girl — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:40:44 -0000

Once you take out all the verbal pauses and 'also's, what's left?

Today, I was in one of the bookstores that I think she is doing a signing at, and I'm pretty sure that I overheard a clerk tell someone who asked that in order to be allowed at the signing you have to pre-order the book and get a wristband.

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signspeaker: AI is the Reaper — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:15:03 -0000

Dollar Bill was planning to get away with millions, hundreds of them. He was also plotting with a foreign gubment to do it. That's a little more serious than your average shakedown; Cunningham should have gotten more time though.

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signspeaker: AI is the Reaper — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:09:06 -0000

Not too smart, mystifying, stooopid (hits like button on rikyrah's comment). Many of my fellow conservatives lose their minds over abortion, but don't feel so bad about cheating on their wives. I think abortion's bad, wrong, unfortunate, but I got no apologies for them.

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signspeaker: AI is the Reaper — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:00:22 -0000

Funny how leaks and backstabbing occurs to every administration. Obama's going to do his best to root this out with reviews of all Bush Senior Executive Service level appointees. I wonder when the Bush prosecutors will get the axe.

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signspeaker: AI is the Reaper — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:53:54 -0000

Langford was convicted on 60 various counts, with a total possible of 804 years. His partners in crime (some of them anyway) are expected to get 3-5 terms for their guilty pleas. Langfords lawyer confirmed that he was offered a plea deal in which he would have (probably) received about the same sentence. He rolled the dice, BUT A SENTENCING DATE HAS NOT EVEN BEEN SET. Again, 60 counts, just a crook, not a racism display. His POC lawyer confirmed he was offered the plea deal in the face of overwhelming evidence. Read about it at AL.com.

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signspeaker: AI is the Reaper — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:32:19 -0000

Uncle Karl (Marx) really fleshed this out in his book.

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signspeaker: AI is the Reaper — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:29:50 -0000

Maybe it's best to say "thrown off the bus" then.

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BlackAmericanPrincess — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:02:20 -0000

Ms. Donnie is clearly g.i.d. (gay in denial). And if anything, I applaud Tonex for at least being HONEST about his sexuality. Girl please Ms. Donnie, sat down somewhere.

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rikyrah — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:32:02 -0000

you can read the reasons over at Americablog.

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Admiral_Komack — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:53:16 -0000

Chapter 4: (alternate title)

"I love you, Levi, also, also, ALSO!"

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Sepia — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:44:23 -0000

The whole "Anita Dunn was thrown under the bus" meme should' was bs from the jump because Dunn was never supposed to stay.

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aleth — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:21 -0000

What is the deal with the boycott issue over gay issue from progressive blogosphere echo chamber?

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JeffL — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:47:00 -0000

If the MSM just spent 20% of their time with this kind of coverage and less time talking about troop levels, we could all see more closely what our real goals are and how we get there.

The goal now is not about "winning a war". We won the war; the Taliban are out of power and bin Laden is on the run. And now that we are in the phase of rebuilding to keep the peace we have to start by educating ourselves about the key characteristics in the tribal cultures of Afghanistan. A micro approach is required at local levels because each local tribal unit has its own way of doing things. "National security" doesn't mean a thing for many regions of Afghanistan and imposing an American way of thinking on the challenges there is a disaster.

And there is another assumption that lurks too often in the "justifications" for why our troops need to be there. Sometimes one gets a whif of "they can't do anything on their own." Well many of the "helpless and hopeless" Afghans can do fine with a little direct support and just "get the hell out of the way". I love the concluding paragraph:
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Jurm was tormented by warlords in the 1990s, and though it never fell to the Taliban, the presence of the central government, even today, is barely felt. The idea to change that was simple: people elected the most trusted villagers, and the government in Kabul, helped by foreign donors, gave them direct grants — money to build things like water systems and girls’ schools for themselves.
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FWIW, after reading in Sept. about the goals Obama has for this region, I wasn't surprised that he rejected miltiary Afghanistan plans. He is focused on the political goals. He understands that unless the military plans connect with those, they aren't addressing the situation.

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Mothsmoke — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:25:40 -0000

Cassandra Butts was ousted last week. I believe she landed at the Millenium Challenge Corp.

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baratunde — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:19:42 -0000

Booyah.

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baratunde — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:18:49 -0000

Great point, JeffL. Somehow illegal and unnecessary wars never make the list of "wasteful government spending programs."