anyone can play, but my favorite "obama's trifecta" is:

af-pak war
israel's state criminality
timmeh geithner and his cronies

That the United States states that the future status of Jerusalem is a bomb; in a single, hidden sentence, the U.S. has disapproved of all Israel policies concerning the territories. Recall that Jerusalem was supposed to be the easy call; where Palestine would be given some token land for other considerations. Officially, the US position has not shifted but the message could not any clearer- the US considers Israel a rogue state.

And while I continue to steer clear of actual, stand-alone posts on Sarah Palin, it's probably worth noting that her book appears to be a work of fiction. Not true at all. Just totally wrong about reality.

Surpise! A real-life Pinnochio.

And while I continue to steer clear of actual, stand-alone posts on Sarah Palin, it's probably worth noting that her book appears to be a work of fiction. Not true at all. Just totally wrong about reality.

How did she convince Glenn Beck to ghost-write her book?

But if they're in civilian courts, as compared to military tribunals, the public balks. How much does the electorate really appreciate the legal nuances here?

I wonder how many people think that if accused terrorists are tried in civilian courts, they'll commit some terrorist act while out on bail or be eligible for early parole or something like that. Too many Americans have no concept of how our judicial system works beyond what they see on cheesy tv shows like "Law & Order" or worse "Moving The Bar."

"But if they're in civilian courts, as compared to military tribunals, the public balks. How much does the electorate really appreciate the legal nuances here?"

It's vital that we not help the terrorist gangs with their self-aggrandizement by treating them as war criminals. They're just criminals. They're small time nut cases and cult followers. Try them in civilian courts. In ugly rooms with bad microphones. Don't give them the recognition they crave. Let them look forward to prison time with thugs and thieves where they're the only virgins. Then send them back and let them tell the rest of the cult about how religiously uplifting it was to sacrifice for their god.

"The vote makes Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) look pretty bad."
in fairness, jeff sessions looked pretty bad before, too.

Just saw some clips of the Barbara Walter's interview with Sarah Palin on the ABC World News.

The women is a blithering idiot.

Palin favors all of the FAILED policies that brought this great country to it's knees over the previous eight years.

Yes, by all means, a large percentage of the American public is incapable of making the distinction between those responsible for an act of war visited upon 3000 American citizens on American soil, and -- lets say -- Boston Legal.

Thank God we have mid-range SAT score Prog/Left blogs to lead the yokels toward a more holistic understanding of moral jurisprudence.

The inspirational story of Tererai Trent.

Yes.

The vote makes Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) look pretty bad.

Looking bad is rarely a problem for a Southern Republican.

As of a few minutes ago, the Republican filibuster of Judge David Hamilton was defeated, 70 to 29. The vote makes Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) look pretty bad.

But anything that makes Jeff Sessions look just pretty bad is a big improvement for him

The right is manufacturing their next hero (Palin) just as they manufactured W. Frankenstein's monster started out rather innocent and benign, too.

Do not forget--Jeff Sessions was rejected for a federal judgship by the Senate Judiciary Committee back during the Reagan Adminstration, for being an open racist. So, naturally he seeks his petty revenge.

And while I continue to steer clear of actual, stand-alone posts on Sarah Palin Thank you thank you - my one respite in the blogosphere. Everywhere else - all Palin all the time . Olberman is wasting most of his show talking about her.

* C Street House loses its tax-exempt status. -- Steve Benen

And all the SOBs who've been living there (including The Stupe) will have to pay rent? Like every other, unprivileged, slob??? Where's the money for their mistresses' abortions to come from???

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Surpise! A real-life Pinnochio. -- John Henry @17:45, writing about The Hot Chick Quitter from Wasilla

Yes, but in her case, it's not the nose that grows...

The Harvard study of the uninsured in emergency rooms is important (more important than Palin, f'r instance).

It's one of those things that you read and think -- well, this makes sense, and then a second later, you think: but how exactly does that happen?

Private hospitals that have emergency rooms are required to treat patients who are medically unstable, regardless of insurance. But they are required (just not by law) to transfer stabilized patients who have no insurance to public hospitals that must treat them, or to simply "release" them, which means throw 'em out.

Public hospitals have to treat everybody.

Logically, you'd think that uninsured patients were declared stable when they weren't, or they were transferred when they shouldn't have been, or maybe the care at public hospitals sucks.

But the truth is, we don't know.

The Harvard study evidently couldn't explain exactly why uninsured trauma patients are more likely to die -- but isn't that something somebody should find out?

Naaa... Benen doesn't want to write about Palin anymore.

It seems that the family of perverts that raped and murdered for more than a decade are all devout Christians. Among their many alleged crimes is burying a newborn baby in a basement.

Why is the media being so PC about their Christianity? When is LIEberman going on TV to denounce Christo-facists?

Thank God we have mid-range SAT score Prog/Left blogs to lead the yokels toward a more holistic understanding of moral jurisprudence.

The "public" also thinks "24" is based on real CIA case files or something and that KSM will be prosecuted by a flustered Sam Waterston who will watch the guy freed on a technicality and then angrily bang his fist on Fred Thompson's desk going "why, dammit? why?" Even though millions of Glenn Beck viewers -- you know, the guys with trucknutz on their pickups, but who have tiny dicks -- are going to feel disappointed that we just didn't just feed him to feral dogs, but trying KSM and his henchmen by the book and then watching their asses rot in the Florence, CO will do a lot more for us in the fight against terrorism and Islamic extremism in the long run than railroading him through some kangaroo court in Guantanamo. Remember how Zacharias Moussaoui was all pissed off that he wasn't just summarily executed and ended up being sentenced to life in solitary?

Reid got 70 votes after 6 months! Was he looking for bipartisanship and 80 votes?

re the Israeli expansion to 900 more units on stolen Palestinian land: Hillary is going to fly right there and hit Bibi with her purse. Whack ! That oughta do it ! Now we can all go back to sleep and forget about all those inconvenient sand niggers.

Just wondering: Wolf Blitzer on the new 30,000 lb bunker buster. Did anyone catch it ? I was just wondering because another blog characterized his reaction as breathless. Do you think he had an orgasm on the air ? I've heard that military technology does this to a lot of American men (and Palin, of course).

"but in her case, it's not the nose that grows..."

"millions of Glenn Beck viewers ... have tiny dicks"

"Wolf Blitzer ... think he had an orgasm on the air ? I've heard that military technology does this to a lot of American men..."

Y'all do realize this sorta commentary says more about you than them?

Y'all's correct. I meant most Americans who fracture the English language with expressions like Y'all. Y'all's just such a folksy way to address the rest of us, Y'all.

Anyone know if Shadegg ever served in the military, he and his cronies seem to want the American people to cower in fear, like Cheney they talk tough but want to hide at the first hint of trouble.Perhaps they should share the bunker. Also I think it must be nearly time for Cheney to give up the secret service extra protection he begged from Obama.

rbe1: Methinks you wouldn't know folksy if it bought you a beer and schooled you at darts.

To the Americanist: such repartee ! Bravo.

tA@8:50

One method of how trolls hijack threads.

tA last night at 9:02:

Yet another illustration of how progressives ignore what's important to gabble @ the trivial.

As noted, the preferred subjects and rhetoric: "but in her case, it's not the nose that grows..."

"millions of Glenn Beck viewers ... have tiny dicks"

"Wolf Blitzer ... think he had an orgasm on the air ? I've heard that military technology does this to a lot of American men..."

...sez more about you guys than it does about them.

To the Americanist: All such nonsense aside, I was merely trying to refer back to the incident with Chris Matthews and his bouncy comment about how he was affected by Obama, perhaps a too indirect reference for this forum.
So to be more blunt: I'm convinced that a major problem with America's foreign policy and relations with other peoples is the seemingly endless fascination with high-tech mechanisms for maiming and killing people as well as destroying things. Interestingly enough for me as a vet, the percentage of American men I know who have actually seen combat and who are entranced with these new ways to kill is considerably less than among the population of armchair wannabe generals like Blitzer.

Maybe metaphorical tiny dicks ... what is "America's Vietnam syndrome" if not a reference to impotence?

rbe1's sentiments are accurate ... but then, that's validation from a guy calling himself "Gonads," so take from that what you will ...

There are two real issues inside rbe1's folksiness, not that anybody here pays much attention to real issues:

One is the basic commonsense that Colin Powell summarized: only a fool wants a war to be a fair fight. When America fights, I want us to flat-out win, fast and brutal: "shock and awe" ain't a bad idea, in itself. And I think anybody who tries to sugarcoat that is full of shit -- the purpose of our military is to kill people and destroy things, as the late Col Harry Summers liked to say: it's somebody else's job to win their hearts and minds, building nations and ensuring their liberties. When an American President threatens to send the 82nd Airborne, I want that to scare the shit out of bad guys because they know what's about to happen cannot be stopped. I want bad guys (most of whom are rational) to be willing to do damned near anything to avoid an American use of force against 'em.

Who doesn't?

There's a relationship between technology and saving the lives of our military in even short, brutal wars much less prolonged occupations -- I'm much happier when we use expensive bombs to kill the bad guys, than I am having our guys shoot it out with 'em. Better a billion in bang than a few million, plus more American blood. Trouble is, there are limits to how accurate the intellligence (more than the accuracy) that aims high tech weaponry -- you can pretty much guarantee it'll blow up the building, but whether it's a missile site or a mosque is a little dicier. Then again, if you send a squad to make sure which one it is, more of our guys get killed. It's like WW2 vets used to observe -- Americans would find a German mine field, and call in artillery to blow up every mine in it; the Russians would find a mine field, and send a Ukrainian or Kazakh unit to march across it first.

I live too close to Arlington Cemetery: I like our way better.

But that brings up the second issue -- having immense technology superiority tends to make our wars a bit less expensive where it counts (blood, not treasure) in a way that can cause folks to underestimate what it really costs, AND to overestimate what force can really accomplish.

LOL -- and Gonads, methinks you lack ... something. The "Vietnam syndrome" doesn't refer to impotence, even metaphorically.

It denotes a 'look before you leap' attitude, which was most completely elaborated in the Powell Doctrine that said America must never commit our men and women to kill and be maimed and die in military conflict without a defined, achieveable objective and a plan to get out if and when things change, as they certainly would. Alas, that he only applied it once -- to Gulf War, not to Bush II's Iraq War attempt to do daddy one better.

Like I said, it pretty clearly suggests that you have issues that you consider the Powell Doctrine's common sense as similar to impotence -- but as you said, consider your self-chosen monicker.