Political Punch

A vote for McCain/Palin is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders.

Whoa... Obama supporters for McCain?

Somebody call the Weekly World News. Forget Bat Boy! Forget Bigfoot! Forget the Jackelope! I just spotted an "Obamacrat for McCain"!

If you feel duped now Obamacrat... wait until you realize that you don't even exist. Now that's gonna be a real mind job.

"I'm afraid your list is almost as scary as mine!"

In the words of Bill the Cat "Thbbbt!"

Ryan,

I'm afraid your list is almost as scary as mine!

I'm sure the Obamacrat for McCain IS embarassed! it's a nasty feeling, when you sit back and take a look at the facts and realized you've been played for an idiot. It's about time folks like that Obamacrat is snapping out of the HYPE. those of us who watched the Democratic Primary closely knew this was a dirty, dirty man. Not only is his hyper-partisanship enough to drive this Democratic voter into the McCain camp, John McCain's independency is actually pretty in line with mine. On the greatest issue of our time, energy, John McCain voted against the disastrous Bush-Obama Energy Policy Act of 2005.

"So instead of worrying about people being denied their right to vote, len you seem more concerned about fake registrations."

Both are criminal. Investigate and prosecute. That's the law.

Meanwhile, let's put off the elections until after duck hunting season so Cheney can bag his limit of Senators and that awful W movie can tank at the box office. ;-)

Now McCain supporters are so embarrassed to admit they are such that they pretend they are Obama supporting Republicans?

ROFLMAO!

"It looks like the FBI is stepping up the pace on the ACORN scandal. That will get deep quick for Obama."

How so? He paid this organization to help voters get registered and that organization defrauded his campaign by submitting phony registrations.

Meanwhile today it was announced that millions of people may have been illegally stricken from the voter rolls.

So instead of worrying about people being denied their right to vote, len you seem more concerned about fake registrations.

Why is that?

I'm so disappointed at Barack Obama, and I feel so duped. He said he would bring a new era of clean politics, but the only change he brings is an era of unlimited private campaign finance contribution fraud and voter fraud.

I am most disgusted at him assault on John McCain's integrity. His "Exxon John" and "7 lobbyists" nonsense is nothing but a character attack. John McCain didn't become a naval aviator over hostile skies for Exxon, he didn't decline the opportunity for an early honorable discharge after getting nearly killed in the USS Forrestal fire for lobbyists, and he didn't refuse early realease ahead of his fellow POWs out of first-in-first-out order for political gain.

I'm sure the Office of President, in and of itself, means virtually nothing to him in this late stage of his life. He has everything a man can want. Money, a loving wife, and the permanent disabilities he suffered in Vietnam, becoming President can't help those. I'm sure it'd only make it worse. And the most important thing in his life, I'm sure he can't possibly be more proud of them; I know we can't: a son in the United States Navy, and another in the United States Naval Academy.

But I want him to be President, because the reason he is running is clear: to change the game of assigining all the blame and clamoring for all the credit in Washington. I can see he wants to become President to end the culture of politicians' self-dealing through earmarks and campaign contributions, and evil CEOs like Franklin Reins and Tim Johnson getting into cabinets through a self-dealing revolving door, and become the dominant force in our economy, making the big decisions of business policy for the United States of America, and themselves. and I can tell from his campaign that if he had to sacrifice this vision, this mission in order to win this election, he would rather not win it at all.

"My question was serious."

A serious question? Ok, hard to say. We've never had a First Dude before so who knows what their personal relationship, but judging from the number and ages of the kids, I'd say it's pretty serious. And hot.

Was Hillary Clinton involved in the day to day?

Yes, she was. Deeply involved. The staffers called her "The Big Girl" and it wasn't a reference to her dress size. The Clintons are a power duo. It was a co-presidency regardless of how the Republicans felt about that. They spent millions working her over and she still came up the winner. It's a shame the DNC felt they had to become Republicans and do it too. Pelosi, Dean, Brazille, Daschle are people we will have to get rid of and that will take time. I admire Senator Clinton. I have to turn her off right now, but soon she'll be back at her desk in the Senate working for the nation as she always has.

It looks like the FBI is stepping up the pace on the ACORN scandal. That will get deep quick for Obama. If Rezko has turned, it's bye bye Obama. I hope Biden brought his wellios.

"Another indication of this...how many times has Obama held up that past role as an indication of his abilities? This was his most significant executive experience. Add in the education element...and you have a solid talking point as candidate. I have never heard him utter anything remotely like that."

Obama has discussed it though.

He chooses not to embellish his experience.

That's the difference between himself and say Sarah Palin.

He does not say his 5 years working on educational issues makes him the foremost expert in the nation on educational issues.

In contrast that is exactly what McCain called Palin, the foremost expert on energy issues in the nation.

Based on what?

2 years on the oil & gas board and 20 months as Governor of an oil producing state?

LOL nothing like right wingers making things up.

RICO? Please.

Last week you guys said a judge had ordered Obama to turn his birth certificate order.

Of course right wingers did not mention that the supposed order was issued by Berg and not signed by any judge but why bring facts into a good smear.

Woody,

In all seriousness, I would lay out the cabinet like this.

Sec of Energy - Bill Richardson
Sec of Defense - Chuck Hagel
Sec of State - Warren Christopher
AG - Jennifer Granholm
Sec of H&HS - Hillary Clinton
Sec of the Interior - Al Gore
Sec of VA - Murtha

Not sure about some of the others off the top of my head.

Ryan -
I've read as many CAC docs as I can get access to (i.e. public access). I don't get my news from blogs. There's nothing significant in those public documents that show the CAC yielded significant ROI for the school system vis a vis improved programs, successful pilots, etc.

Another indication of this...how many times has Obama held up that past role as an indication of his abilities? This was his most significant executive experience. Add in the education element...and you have a solid talking point as candidate. I have never heard him utter anything remotely like that.

Blip:
You are funnier that Tina Fey. Keep the comedy rolling!

Len,

My question was serious.

Todd Palin appears to have unprecedented access to government business by sitting in on meetings and being copied on emails and abused the power of his wife's office.

Hillary Clinton was never that involved in day to day government stuff.

One Answer,

I would encourage you to read the report analyzing the CAC and its successes and failures.

Many right wing blogs take 1 sentence out of the summary but that tells very little of what the CAC sought to accomplish and what it did accomplish.

"What would Todd Palin's role be at the Naval Observatory?"

Observing Sarahs's navel like all of the Democrats who can't seem to take their eyes off of her.

@ryan: No I haven't seen the video yet but if I watch CNN tonight, I'm sure I will.

@blip: "What does Jackson have in common with Obama and Farrakhan?"

An A.

For Hanna

Current polls of the presidential election may be underestimating Barack Obama’s support by 3 to 4 percent nationally and possibly larger margins in the Southeast and some strongly Republican states, according to University of Washington researchers.

Psychologist Anthony Greenwald and political scientist Bethany Albertson, who analyzed data from the 32 states holding Democratic primaries, said race played an unexpectedly powerful role in distorting pre-election poll findings and the same scenario could play out in the election between Obama and John McCain.

“The Clinton-Obama raced dragged on so long, but it generated a lot of data. It is the only existing basis on which to predict how a black candidate will do in a national general election,” said Greenwald, who pioneered studies how people’s unconscious bias affects their behavior. “The level of inaccuracy of the polls in the primaries was unprecedented.”

Ryan - I didn't say 'great educator'...I said 'great reformer'. Case in point, go watch Michelle O's appearance on Larry King. Her words (approx.) - "Anyone involved in education reform in Chicago knows Ayers and his value..."

I'm from Chicago - if you're not familiar with the need of reform in the Chicago school system. Go spend some time there.