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Looking at the Justification of Palin in terms of "She's only 40 miles from Russia, so of course she'd ba a good leader". If you follow this dubious logic then surely you can argue that Obama is a 1697km better politician for dealing with Iran, a similar distance better for dealing with Iraq , Russia, and North Korea. Although McCain is in a better position to deal with Cuba and The South American drug dealers.

Also having the vast number of houses, by the same dubious logic, you'll find that McCain is far more likely to be a qualified child molester on the grounds that one is more likely to be living within a distance of one of his many houses

Life should consist in at least fifty percent pure waste of time, and the rest doing what you please.

by ceebs (bunchofwankers (at) gmail (dot) com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 10:33:12 AM EST
Oh NO, here we go again!

When the music's over, turn out the light. Jim Morrison, the doors
by THE Twank (paszeski__aaaaaaatttttt__yahoo.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 10:52:03 AM EST
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OK, fine.

The logic/reasons employed by the Repubs don't have to make sense to the intelligent rational educated person.  In fact, it's just a poll: How stupid/uninformed or horrendously rich are you?  If you fit in either of these categories, vote McCain/Palin.  Don't be concerned with facts, logic, etc.

When the music's over, turn out the light. Jim Morrison, the doors

by THE Twank (paszeski__aaaaaaatttttt__yahoo.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 10:57:00 AM EST
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The republicans don't want to be elected.
  • McCain has attacked Obama, because Obama is ambitious. McCain isn't ambitious, so probably he don't want to be president
  • McCain doesn't speak for the campaign and the campaign doesn't speak for McCain
  • candidate McCain opposes bills constructed by senator McCain

Isn't it ovious, the republicans HAVE to make a campaign for formally having made a campaign. But nobody wants to do it. Somehow McCain is pressured into running a fake campaign. If he isn't briefed in time about the newest talking points, he may contradict himself later, after he knows, what he has to say.

And therefore you shouldn't critisise McCain. Not because he is was a POW, or a war hero like Kerry. As a POW he could keep up his honour, his integrity. But this republicans abuse this old man and pressure him into a campaign, where he loses the very things he values most.
Voting for McCain is a lack of mercy. But you know, there are sadists. McCain does everything he can to sabotage his campaign, but still they want to see him suffer and becoming president.

Gemach, gemach

by Martin (weiser.mensch(at)googlemail.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 11:20:23 AM EST
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It's a conclusion increasingly difficult to avoid; they wanna lose.

But then again, of the field they had this time last year, who could they have chosen ? None of the above was the answer then, it's still true.

And it's certainly true in the UK that at some point a party of government becomes tired and incapable of renewal. Largely because all of the positions of sufficient power to make change are stuffed with the people who are actually "the problem". It happened with the tories in the 90s, and it's happening with NuLab now. Seems like the republicans are facing this same crisis. The whole party nationally seems to have become too rotten to regenerate, it needs to be burnt down before re-growth can flourish.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 11:39:11 AM EST
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Oh FUCK!  I said that some weeks ago, with the Repubs knowing that economic HELL is coming next year and they want to be thoroughly on the sidelines when the shitstorm arrives.

Time to start makin' plans.

When the music's over, turn out the light. Jim Morrison, the doors

by THE Twank (paszeski__aaaaaaatttttt__yahoo.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 11:50:18 AM EST
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One alaskan asks What is McCain thinking ?

Before her meteoric rise to political success as governor, just two short years ago Sarah Palin was the mayor of Wasilla.  I had a good chuckle at MSN.com's claim that she had been the mayor of "Wasilla City".  It is not a city.  Just Wasilla.  Wasilla is the heart of the Alaska "Bible belt" and Sarah was raised amongst the tribe that believes creationism should be taught in our public schools, homosexuality is a sin, and life begins at conception.  She's a gun-toting, hang `em high conservative.  Remember...this is where her approval ratings come from.  There is no doubt that McCain again is making a strategic choice to appeal to a particular demographic - fundamentalist right-wing gun-owning Christians.  And Republican bloggers are already gushing about how she has `more executive experience' than Obama does!  Above is a picture of lovely downtown Wasilla, for those of you unfamiliar with the area.  Behind the Mug-Shot Saloon (the first bar I visited when I moved to Alaska long ago) is a little strip mall.  There are street signs in Wasilla with bullet holes in them.  Wasilla has a population of about 5500 people, and 1979 occupied housing units.  This is where your potential Vice President was two short years ago.  Can you imagine her negotiating a nuclear non-proliferation treaty?  Discussing foreign policy?  Understanding non-Alaskan issues?  Frankly, I don't even know if she's ever been out of the country.  She may `get' Alaska, but there are only a half a million people here.  Don't get me wrong....I love Alaska with all my heart.  I'm just saying.

what was he thinking ? More like what was he smoking ?

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 11:19:01 AM EST
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And dKos has frontpaged concerns she might be anti-semitic.

Which gave me have a "duh" moment, cos I'll bet that's what Buchanan meant when he said "I swear she's a Buchananite". Like how did he know when she's supposed to be unknown ? And what else could he have meant ? Amongst other things, Buchanan is a well-understood anti-semite (how is such allowed regular airtime on MSNBC for goodness sakes ?). So, if she is too, how's that gonna go down with AIPAC and Holy Joe ? Heck, how's that gonna go down with McCain ?

And if she's just a victim of circumstances, just happened to be in the church at the time, she's isolationist Buchananite etc, how is she gonna really get that over in a country where love of Israel trumps nearly everything ?

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 11:28:31 AM EST
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It's not the Israel issue.  It's the contempt for Jews who don't accept Christ that'd be damaging.

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 11:41:39 AM EST
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Yea, I meant that. This would go down like a cup of cold sick with aipac and McCain wouldn't it ? This is surely almost a deal breaker.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 11:46:57 AM EST
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Biden says they're going to prosecute people who broke the law under Bush.

In addition to her possible anti-Semitism, Palin would oppose abortion even if her daughter were raped.  That puts her at odds with even a majority of Republicans.

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 11:40:28 AM EST
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Now Palin refuses to testify in Troopergate unless the legislature turns the investigation over to three of her appointees on the state review board.

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 11:46:32 AM EST
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Let me guess the phrases "I don't recall" and Executive privilege will start to appear all over this.

IOKIYAR

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 11:53:32 AM EST
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I hate to sound cynical about biden, who I'm sure is being sincere, but does anybody remember supeaona (sp?) power ?

Nice idea, but doesn't work in practice ? and all those headlines about partizan revenge when they'll need all the good vibes just to fix the major things Bush broke. And no, I don't believe they really intend to fix the legislature or the Constitution

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 11:51:35 AM EST
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Subpœna.

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 11:52:23 AM EST
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thanks. Tho' how I do that conflated oe I have no idea.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 11:54:40 AM EST
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It's a ligature, hence œ

Ligatures are, of course, optional - even archaic - and I'm being a snob by using one.

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 11:57:54 AM EST
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The failure of subpoena you refer to was a failure by the Legislature to subpoena members of the executive.

Biden is talking about the new executive prosecuting the old.

The problem there is not subpoena, but presidential pardon (see Clinton).

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 11:54:37 AM EST
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Doesn't put her at odds with McCain.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 11:52:19 AM EST
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If this comes to pass  


Biden says they're going to prosecute people who broke the law under Bush.

There is a GOD, and THANK YOU LORD! I NOW BELIEVE!

When the music's over, turn out the light. Jim Morrison, the doors

by THE Twank (paszeski__aaaaaaatttttt__yahoo.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 11:54:35 AM EST
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thank the lord when old sparky boils cheney, not before. Tho' my guess is that all that electrickery  will make him more powerful than we could ever believe.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 11:58:02 AM EST
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