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2009-02-08T04:00:00.000-05:00

No one will see this, but:which by all accounts a ...

2008-12-15T20:32:00.000-05:00

No one will see this, but:

which by all accounts a record year that produced Hurricane Ike, which is the largest (by area) and has the highest Integrated Kinetic Energy of any hurricane EVER recorded.

So Hurricane Ike had the highest IKE? Was that planned or soemthing?

wv: I seriously hope we won't rewar anytime soon. :|

The Blogo scandal hasn't been so nice for "Candida...

2008-12-15T14:02:00.000-05:00

The Blogo scandal hasn't been so nice for "Candidate No. 5" aka Jessie Jackson Jr. The percentage favoring his appointment to the Senante seat fell from 36% to 18% according to robo-ras survey.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/blagojevich/1327735,CST-NWS-poll12.article
Could this be because of the up front fundraiser for Blogo attended by Junior's brother just two days before the arrest? It feels like Junior is kind of like his dad in the sleaze factor.

A lot of fighting and bickering, but no post on th...

2008-12-14T23:43:00.000-05:00

A lot of fighting and bickering, but no post on the fact that Obama's rating hasn't been hurt by this despite attempts of the GOP and the right leaning commentators to pin something on him.

My 2 cents: People who think Obama is a secret Muslim terrorist, non-American spawn of Bill Ayers probably don't need to have the whole Blogo controversy to give them negative views on Obama, and most of what the GOP has been doing has been preaching to that crowd. Others feel that Obama isn't involved because they support him or because they heard what Blogo has said about Obama, The rest probably haven't heard the story or don't care. I doubt this story will get any worse for Obama.

Did Obama know about the corruption in the Governor's office? I bet he had his suspicions. You can't have a Governor going around shaking people down left and right without people involved in the state politics not getting a bit suspicious. I am sure stories came out. I am sure many of those involved took their concerns to the prosecutor's office which is why there was an investigation in the first place.

Did Rohm or Obama talk to the Governor about Obama's replacement. I would say that's true. After all, if you were a U.S. Senator who just became President-Elect, wouldn't you talk to the Governor about your replacement. I bet Biden and Clinton have also talked to their respective governors about their replacements too. It's probably why Blogo knows that Obama isn't going to give him anything but appreciation.

Scandal-wise: It doesn't help Obama any, but it won't leave any permanent damage. There's no smoking gun pointing at Obama or any of his staff. There may have been contacts. After all, the guy is governor of Illinois who will be picking Obama's replacement, but I doubt there's any taint of corruption. Besides the selling of Obama's seat, there's nothing else connecting Obama, Rohm, or anyone on Obama's team with Blogo's scandal.

Beamman is right. Man, it's slow news (since all t...

2008-12-14T20:53:00.000-05:00

Beamman is right. Man, it's slow news (since all the "interesting" cabinet posts have been filled) and Bush barely raises his head (good thing, because then he gets shoes thrown at him) so the MSM is chewing on this. It's ridiculous. I'm hearing things like "Well, it would be unusual if the Obama team *hadn't* reached out to the Governor in some way about the vacant seat, but why is Emmanuel so quiet, but the Feds made it clear he is "not a target" but where was he at the conference the other day (even though they like to immediately tell about the encounter with the press at his kids recital *a couple of hours later* - gee, do you suppose he was doing FAMILY stuff and THAT's why he wasn't at the conference?) but why is Obama so certain that no one did anything (well, gee, maybe because of all the vitriol Blago spilled in his tapes?) and on and on. Blah blah blah." These people need a REAL story because they are so bored they are trying to make more of this than there is.

What really amazes me about all of this, is that B...

2008-12-14T18:38:00.000-05:00

What really amazes me about all of this, is that Blagojevich seems to think that he has some sort of option to resign or not, as if he won't get kicked out on his ass if he doesn't resign.

Maybe he's trying to cultivate the idea that he's mentally unfit to stand trial, because he clearly doesn't see that it's obviously already over for him. He just seems to be the last person to be let in on this fact.

wv: Waseri... like trying to say "Wasabi" when your mouth is burning up.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/politico/392094_poli...

2008-12-14T18:32:00.000-05:00

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/politico/392094_politico16562.html?source=mypi

I really like how John McCain has responded to all of this. He's right, we need to support our president and wait for all of the details to come out before we rush to conclusions based on speculation.

So far, it looks like Obama is doing a great job of keeping himself completely isolated from this whole mess, which is why his approval ratings are staying up. Most people don't think about this whole fiasco and Obama in the same context because they can see the divide Obama has drawn between himself and this.

I say it's best to follow John McCain's lead and not be bitter about the election and remember that we need to put the country before party. McCain's so awesome when he's not trying to make "Everyone" happy like he was when he was running for President.

This has got to be the highest approval rating for...

2008-12-13T09:42:00.000-05:00

This has got to be the highest approval rating for an incoming president in modern history.

George Ryan, the gov of IL (he is still in jail?) ...

2008-12-13T08:33:00.000-05:00

George Ryan, the gov of IL (he is still in jail?) was the worst of the lot, and he was a republican

Mule Rider said... DAMN!!!!! My dirty pictures ...

2008-12-13T05:23:00.000-05:00

Mule Rider said...

DAMN!!!!! My dirty pictures don't turn out the way I draw them!!!

Man. You're such a fucking idiot.

@Mrs. BAgree with you on your assessment of the ca...

2008-12-13T04:31:00.000-05:00

@Mrs. B

Agree with you on your assessment of the car industry. And you guys even drive on the wrong side of the road.

I think this will give the Republicans their 'Hoover' badge of dishonour (spelling shout-out to you with the 'our'; have done that since I was a kid. Don't know why). I think it will further damage them in 2010.

Regarding corrupt Govs. Yes, 4 Illinois Govs. jailed in the last 25 years. 4 out of 8. Louisiana and the 'Big Easy' only top that number, though Alaska is closing the gap.

wv: pirater - One whom the music industry is after

two thoughts:remind me, how many governors of Illi...

2008-12-13T04:18:00.000-05:00

two thoughts:
remind me, how many governors of Illinois have been jailed in recent years? (I believe the answer may be 4 out of 8). And might at least one of them have been a Republican?
Strikes me this is business as usual.....

Also, on the car industry bail out, what this looks like from the UK is that the Republicans in the Senate were more interested in a)breaking the unions than curbing the excesses of management, and b) protecting the parts of the car industry in their own home state for personal re-election reasons, than in looking after the US economy as a whole. And also that the White House realised quite how bad the Republicans looked and how bad it would be for the economy, so had to do something to make sure a bail out happened. Republicans in the Senate don't appear to have learned anything from Nov 4th.

ssmithObviously you're [referring to Mule Rider] n...

2008-12-13T03:22:00.000-05:00

ssmith

Obviously you're [referring to Mule Rider] not a scientist.

No, he's a WWII vet.

***

Back to the topic, if you believe based on the information available right now that Obama is going to go down for this, you're just as stupid as the people who think Bush was behind the 9/11 terror attacks.

Same thing: start with a conclusion, then select several easily explained "anomalies" that somehow "prove" your conclusion (or "raise the question," which in a truther's mind is exactly the same thing), then insult everyone who disagrees with you (assuming, of course, you can be heard over them laughing at you).

Seriously, Jack, Mule; do you have anything to base your dire predictions on, other than the fact that Blago and Obama are from the same city?

Davy said... But everyone agrees that letting Det...

2008-12-13T02:34:00.000-05:00

Davy said...
But everyone agrees that letting Detriot die would have dire consequences.
So what do southern republicans do?They take this opportunity to turn it towards their own interests.

December 13, 2008 12:19 AM
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good post Davy.
And yes,it's just crazy to throw under the bus your car-industry.
We are talking about 2.3 millions jobs (ASAIK).
plus:
why pass a bail-out of 700 billions to save banks and not pass a bail-out of "just"14 billions to save jobs ??
this is beyond me,beyond.
Obviusly as someone else here stressed,GM ,Chrisler, Ford, all of them have to redesign their kind of cars,but, Jesus,give them a chance!

Statler, the Senate GOP tanked the auto bailout be...

2008-12-13T01:32:00.000-05:00

Statler, the Senate GOP tanked the auto bailout because (1) they are the biggest hypocrites in the history of humankind (Wall Street good, Detroit bad?); (2) they love to union-bust every chance they get; and (3) apparently getting the shit beat out of them in the last election has taught them nothing. Their sudden "we-can't-waste-taxpayer-money!!!!! fiscal conservatism" is the kind of bullshit that makes my head explode. Frankly, I can't believe the Bush administration is even getting involved in the auto bailout, but if they allocate TARP money to it, how is that any worse than just handing it off to banks, if it's no questions asked either way? The public is getting assraped either way, and no one feels good about any of it, but from the polls it appears the auto bailout has slightly better support than the bank bailout.

69th! Again!Good to see you awake and coherent, St...

2008-12-13T01:27:00.000-05:00

69th! Again!

Good to see you awake and coherent, Stadtler

Well, we've been discovered. We dumbasses have ele...

2008-12-13T01:19:00.000-05:00

Well, we've been discovered. We dumbasses have elected Barack Obama. It's clear that he eats babies, pollutes the atmosphere, and is out to tax everybody to his personal interests. So all of you turn in your social security numbers. Your income is ours now. The Socialist States of America (SSA) is now in effect.

MWHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Seriously; my loathing for repuglicans is beyond comparison.
My pity for you is equally as intense.

But let's look at the car thing. The Detroit bailout fell through at the last minute today. Republican Senators tried to get concessions that would break the Unions. Since they have foreign car companies doing business in their states (successfully, admittedly; and without Union representation) they took it upon themselves to make one last hurrah in the senate and torpedo the GM, Chrysler bailout.

Now I personally think GM, Chrysler had it coming. They failed to predict the demand that the foreign market did. They thought that Americans would continue to lust for Hummers and other SUVs. They did not anticipate a banking financial collapse; as the rest of us did not either. The Car companies are merely a harbinger of things to come. There is more fallout from the banking collapse to come.

In a perfect capitalist world we should let the Detroit car companies die since they did not have the forethought to address the public will as Toyota did. We have seen this movie before, by the way, when the OPEC embargo happened in the 70's. Toyota and Honda became dominant in the market (while our response was the Ford Pinto exploding car). Chrysler had to ask for a government bailout then, too. It worked then and will likely work now but it will require a massive reorganization.

But everyone agrees that letting Detriot die would have dire consequences. So what do southern republicans do? They take this opportunity to turn it towards their own interests.

You guys suck and make me ashamed to have been born in Alabama.

Okay,Senate Repugnants shot down the auto industry...

2008-12-13T00:41:00.000-05:00

Okay,

Senate Repugnants shot down the auto industry bailout. On paper, thsi was because it was too abstract. The White House, fully aware that most of the last ditch efforts to establish a good name for Bush have failed pitifully (like the Annapolis Peace Talks, the War in Iraq, the Banking Bailout, etc), offers to do a bailout using TARP (the banking bailout) money.

The TARP plan has even less strings than the plan in the Senate did. In fact, the TARP plan doesn't have much of any strings at all.

Substantively, the GOP has managed to screw the taxpayer by giving money too loosely to the Big Three while simultaneously appearing tough on bailout by shooting it down int he Senate, and sympathetic to autoworkers by issuing funds from the White House.

It's Three Card Monty. We lose more than we spend but feel like we've made a profit. Until you get home and realize your wallet is empty and you can't remember why.

it only makes sense - the right wing has over-reac...

2008-12-13T00:15:00.000-05:00

it only makes sense - the right wing has over-reached in demonizing Obama - this is mere piling on - particularly when Fitz cleared the PE...

it is true that since the 70's there has been a fe...

2008-12-12T23:59:00.000-05:00

it is true that since the 70's there has been a feeling that we should go after each other all the tme.

That's what happens when religion raises its ugly head.We can thank the right-wing evangelicals for the current rancor.

@beamman - werd.@Jack-Be-Simple - throw yourself u...

2008-12-12T23:54:00.000-05:00

@beamman - werd.

@Jack-Be-Simple - throw yourself under a bus.

@ Mule Rider - throw yourself under a mule.

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No one will see this, but:which by all accounts a ...

The Blogo scandal hasn't been so nice for "Candida...

A lot of fighting and bickering, but no post on th...

Beamman is right. Man, it's slow news (since all t...

What really amazes me about all of this, is that B...

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/politico/392094_poli...

This has got to be the highest approval rating for...

George Ryan, the gov of IL (he is still in jail?) ...

Mule Rider said... DAMN!!!!! My dirty pictures ...

@Mrs. BAgree with you on your assessment of the ca...

two thoughts:remind me, how many governors of Illi...

ssmithObviously you're [referring to Mule Rider] n...

Davy said... But everyone agrees that letting Det...

Statler, the Senate GOP tanked the auto bailout be...

69th! Again!Good to see you awake and coherent, St...

Well, we've been discovered. We dumbasses have ele...

Okay,Senate Repugnants shot down the auto industry...

it only makes sense - the right wing has over-reac...

it is true that since the 70's there has been a fe...

@beamman - werd.@Jack-Be-Simple - throw yourself u...

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The Blogo scandal hasn't been so nice for "Candida...

A lot of fighting and bickering, but no post on th...

Beamman is right. Man, it's slow news (since all t...

What really amazes me about all of this, is that B...

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/politico/392094_poli...

This has got to be the highest approval rating for...

George Ryan, the gov of IL (he is still in jail?) ...

Mule Rider said... DAMN!!!!! My dirty pictures ...

@Mrs. BAgree with you on your assessment of the ca...

two thoughts:remind me, how many governors of Illi...

ssmithObviously you're [referring to Mule Rider] n...

Davy said... But everyone agrees that letting Det...

Statler, the Senate GOP tanked the auto bailout be...

69th! Again!Good to see you awake and coherent, St...

Well, we've been discovered. We dumbasses have ele...

Okay,Senate Repugnants shot down the auto industry...

it only makes sense - the right wing has over-reac...

it is true that since the 70's there has been a fe...

@beamman - werd.@Jack-Be-Simple - throw yourself u...

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