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And I hope I don't have to eat my words if Obama chooses someone who turns out to be less sure footed.
He's a total Democrat, but the Repubs on Fox and CNBC basically just try to keep it a secret because they don't want people to find out.
Electricity's going out here...
Has anyone EVER seen an attractive republican?
Regarding Joe, what ever happened with that dead lady intern they found in his office? Is he still getting boinked by her husband?
It's because the Democrats aren't willing to hit back at the GOP, HARD, that I'm a registered voter, but unaffiliated with any party.
Going 3rd party, while tempting, isn't a real possibility, as the Dems, for all their faults, are the only party capable of instantly countering the GOP on a national scale.
While I'll never vote for my worthless Dem. Representative, W lackey supreme Silvestre Reyes, I'm more than proud to vote for a Dem with spine, Rick Noriega.
More Democrats like Noriega, and fewer like Reyes, are exactly what this country, and our Constitution, need.
BTW, the rest of the interview got better. When asked about the Awakening, Clark said that it started before the surge which he called "moving goal posts." Then he said that he'd talked to Saudi and other Sunni leaders who got tired of waiting for the US to come to their senses. Thus, it was the Saudi & others who funded and initiated the Awakening. Clark can say this because that's what those leaders told him.
Joe tried to spin this as the General not giving the troops their due (the latest McCain talking point...if you don't agree with the revisionist history, then you don't support the troops.) Anyway, Joe didn't get far with that one.
The Democrats need to start standing up for Democrats or get out of the way. They've let the republicans define us as fringe rather than people who actually represent what the majority of Americans are thinking. Obama's attitude and recent hires are very troubling Sunstein and Lee Feinstein make me puke on my shoes.
If you have time, I'd love to hear what happened next.
http://securingamerica.com/node/3040
GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: I talked to the leaders and they said, 'You Americans are crazy. You're ignoring the tribes.' The Saudis put money behind it.
Joe Scarborough: Alright.
GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: They worked the tribes, and that helped bring the condition which made the Sunni Awakening possible.
Joe Scarborough: So, so General, you are crediting the Saudis with success in Western Iraq. You're crediting Iran with success in Eastern Iraq. I think that's giving short shrift for what the troops did.
GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: No, I don't think so. I think the troops are a very, very important part of this, but I think you have to look at whole situation in there, Joe. It's-
Joe Scarborough: I, I am.
GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: It's the regional diplomacy. You've got- Iraq is a buffer state, and until you deal effectively with the Saudis and the Iranians, Iraq will be ripped apart by contending-
Joe Scarborough: Alright.
GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: -rivalries.
Note: Reading the transcript one can't fail to notice how often Scarboro interupts. Why in the hell does that dope bother to ask a question when obviously it is the sound of his voice that provides his real thrill?
"The Democrats need to start standing up for Democrats or get out of the way. They've let the republicans define us as fringe rather than people who actually represent what the majority of Americans are thinking."
This has been going on, in fact, for 50+ years!
the problem for the dems is, the wingers can keep stirred up forever on the most frivolous bullshit...like flag pins. then the old media joins in and you're sunk. i'm not quite sure how that happens.
The least they could do was to stick on the pin in an effort to lend some reality to their outrage. Nah, they didn't even bother.
Hit-man for the British Oligarchy
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Now that I think about it, I wish that terrorists would take Dubya hostage. It would be "The Ransom of Red Chief" all over again.
I hope Wesley Clark has a prominent place in an Obama administration. I have no problem with him as veep either (although the PUMAs will go wild - and not in a good 'girls go wild' kind of way [j/k]).