"Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) will join House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) tomorrow at event to promote public funding of private schools in D.C."

Lieberman has lost it. Now he just acts out of spite.

President Obama met with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen today at the White House to explore a new strategy in Afghanistan. Rasmussen agreed that it's less important to discuss troop levels, and more important to figure out what the mission should be.

It's not like we haven't already been there for seven years or anything. It's not like this isn't 20th or so 'mission for Afghanistan' meeting that's happened.

If after seven f*&**(g years we can't figure out why we're there and what the goal is than it is the time to get the F^%K OUT!!!!

Lieberman is not a Dem!

What? Oh. Right. Thanks, Steve.

thorin-1,

I think it's worth mentioning that Obama wasn't running the show in Afghanistan for the first several years. Come to think of it, nobody was.

I appreciate that Obama is considering our options. The last guy just went with his gut, and that didn't work out so well.

I guess Republicans don't want Chicago to get the Olympics?

"Community organizing has not stopped Chicago's teen violence epidemic. The Olympics will not solve this long-festering problem, either." -- Michelle Malkin

I know it's sinking to their level, but there are days when I just can't keep myself from hating some of these . . . human-shaped things.

Completely off-topic from politics, but I'm sorry to report that American Samoa was hit by a massive earthquake this morning, which lasted up to three minutes duration and registered between 7.9 and 8.3 on the Richter scale.

A tsunami resulting from that quake has caused an unknown number of casualties in both American Samoa and the Republic of Samoa. Reports have been sporadic at best, but damage appears to be pretty heavy; according to witnesses, at least one village "was entirely flattened."

The tsunami watch that was in effect for Hawaii was just cancelled ten minutes ago, but the entire state remains under a tsunami warning and severe high-surf advisory for all south-facing shores on all islands.

Please say a prayer today for the Samoan people.

I guess Republicans don't want Chicago to get the Olympics?

I hate to be the one to tell you this, Steve, but most Chicagoans don't want it either.

Geebus.

CASE SHILLER FALLS 13.3% FOR JULY 2009

Home prices declined ANOTHER 13.3% in July for the 20-City nationwide composite index from July of 2008.

Chicago will have the Olympics forced down its throat; it's apparently a done deal. Good christ, but this town effing wears me out sometimes.

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) will join House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) tomorrow at event to promote public funding of private schools in D.C.

I'm sure D.C. citizens understand that Republicans really have their best interests at heart, and don't just use the city's lack of Congresssional representation to make it an ideological laboratory. That must be why they elect so many of them...

Chicago will have the Olympics forced down its throat; it's apparently a done deal.

Yeah, Obama wouldn't be going to Denmark if there weren't already a deal in place. Kinda like WJC going to NKor....

But... there's always hope that Daley's big fat mouth will kill the deal.

It would be nice if Obama's honeyed words for same-sex couples raising children actually extended to vocally supporting their right to marriage equality, particularly since christian hate groups in Maine (ie, mormons, NOM, and the Catholic church) are funding a ballot measure to repeal the right to marry, same as in California. But we in the LGBT community aren't holding our breath waiting for POTUS's support. Hey, he mentioned us in a FAMILY DAY PROCLAMATION! What more could we possibly ask for???

The Olympics is nothing but a money burner for the taxpayers and a windfall for the "business" interests. That goes double for Olympics in Chicago.

I hope the so-called Democrats in the senate are happy with their failure to school Lieberman at the beginning of the session. It was an open invitation to that f_ck Baucus and the Blue Dogs to set the legislative agenda with the Republics and turn the health care bill into another windfall for the "business" interests. To say that the Democratic "leadership" -- Hoyer and Reid esp -- are less effective* than a toothless, deaf, blind person is being unkind to the toothless, deaf, blind person.

*Except when it comes to protecting those "business" interests!

As for Chris f_cking Dodd and his alleged move to repeal telecom retroactive immunity -- nice of him to start acting like a Democrat now that he is faces a close election. Him and Arlen "as long as the election is in question I'll vote with the Democratic caucus" Specter can KMFA. He's lucky I'm both broke and not currently a resident of Connecticut.

* Iran: "... but that it was not prepared to renounce its nuclear program or debate its 'rights' to operate the previously undeclared plant."

I know Steve B. reads Glenzilla and I'm pretty sure Steve is smarter than me, but I'm not sure why he's sort of helping to promote war with Iran. Check this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEuxel6Fv-0&feature=player_embedded

or read Glen's post for today:

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/

I know Steve can do better.

As for Chris f_cking Dodd and his alleged move to repeal telecom retroactive immunity -- nice of him to start acting like a Democrat now that he is faces a close election.

I've had my criticisms of Dodd, but I think he's consistently been loudly against telecom immunity, hasn't he? He was certainly one of the strongest voices against it in 2007 and I don't believe he's ever wavered on that.

Yeah, Dodd has been "loudly against telecom immunity" in the past because he drew the straw to look like a star for the public on that issue when the Democratic caucus met in their club house.

If you want a good laugh, visit the link for the Wapo "pundit" contest. Gosh, maybe Sarah Palin will win! Let's check back and see!

I had really hoped things would be better after Bush. Unfortunately they seem to actually be worse.

A gratuitous fart from Rupert

Benen: I wish O'Reilly would leave Vermont alone.

Murdoch's mouthpieces are under orders never to miss the chance to shit some hate.
Obviously, you Vermonters are now on Rupert's social terrorism hit list.
Expect more calumny and effluent...

It is the way Murdoch makes his living: Tearing American apart and spreading hate.

And now the mighty Washington Post is offering a contest to let their three or so remaining readers decide on the next op-ed "columnist."

Adios, WaPo. We won't miss your biased reporting. Don't let Rupert Murdoch or the Washington Times kick your butt on the way out the door...

I hope Chris Dodd reviews the facts in the warantless-wiretap program.

I mean, how did the feds learn about Zazi? An informant?

i thought that was how the wapo got ALL their op-ed columnists.

In an insomniac time of the night, I watched a bit of Fox News--sadly, they pathetically criticize
all things Obama. But I noticed Bret Hume took a more measured view, as if Obama has more than proven his skills, that Fox has more than proven its contrarian bias, its reflexive opposition--even to getting the Olympics held in the US, as you note here.
I think the G20 summit and the Iranian situation pushed the Republicans out of the forefront.
Now a public option could come out of the Senate with 50 votes...and Sarah Palin looks absurd with a book she certainly could not have written. McCain is like a Preacher Kane of the Poltergeist series, taking credit for the surge on Sunday news groups, not looking particularly good on HD TV.
Glenn Beck might as well put on a KKK outfit as he conducts his crazy right wing shows.
It is so ridiculous.

iProtest

via John Gruber:

iSinglePayer, an iPhone application that advocates for single- payer health care reform was rejected from the App Store by Apple because it is “politically charged.” The application displays charts and bullet points about single-payer health care systems, and it allows users to call members of congress. iSinglePayer even calculates your local congressperson using GPS, and displays the amount of money donated to each congressperson from the health sector.

Regardless of my views on content censoring, I don't think that's the real story here. My real issue with this is the hypocrisy of Apple's explanation for the censoring. They said that the iSinglePayer app was too political, but they allow other, far more political apps. Like a "Conservative Talking Points" app. .... Apple allows this app be sold in it's store with this demeaning description [towards liberals], but iSinglePayer is too political? Well, I call bullshit. How can I construe the move to censor iSinglePayer as anything other than a viewpoint bias on the part of Apple when they allow this peice of crap into their store?

There is no Vermont. It's now known as NorthEast New Paltz to the 1,074 remaining natives.

Just wondering if there will be a classic political saga if Roman Polanski is extradited to California and has to petition Arnold (Gropinator) Schwarzenegger for clemency.

http://kmareka.com/2009/09/29/terminator-vs-predator/

C'mon Steve...Billo is attacking VT and Bernie because he is the only one with BALLS in the entire Senate. He doesn't hide behind his corporate interests (insurance companies) and lie sanctimoniously about WHY he believes something. They need to 'neutralize' him. I love VT...so much I have a summer home in Chester...and do you have ANY idea how long it takes to get there from SEATTLE?

Yeah, Dodd has been "loudly against telecom immunity" in the past because he drew the straw to look like a star for the public on that issue when the Democratic caucus met in their club house.

Did he also draw the straw to be the only presidential candidate to give a damn about executive overreach?

I love me some political cynicism, but I think yours about Dodd -- at least as far as this issue is concerned -- is oversized.

MacGruber, here's some hot porn that's right up your alley. NSFW.

I'm with Disputo and shortstop. I'm in Chicago, and I don't want us to get the Olympics.

That said, the Fox coverage of Obama's visit was clearly just another reason to take shots at Obama. If he hadn't gone, they'd have rolled out their talking heads to say how awful it was that Obama didn't care whether the US got the Olympics, was trashing his hometown, loves Brazil more than the US, etc etc.