I've Had Just About Enough Crap From You Guys on Syria (minor update)

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Friday September 06, 2013 · 11:01 AM PDT

2013/09/06 · 11:01

Good morning/afternoon, all.

I've spent the last week or so getting madder and madder at a whole lotta folks on the left. I agree with a lot of these people on a lot of issues and I've voted for and donated to a lot of the same politicians. All that said, the majority of Kossacks are wrong right now, and a decent slice are arguing in bad faith, out of ignorance, wishful thinking, or outright stupidity!

President Obama is not George W. Bush. He didn't come into office with an axe to grind regarding invading a Middle Eastern country to avenge his father and secure a large supply of oil. President Obama is spending massive political capital in a probably fruitless endeavor that benefits him politically (and policy-wise) in NO WAY. The only reason I can see him doing this is because he believes that the use of chemical weapons against civilians is a moral obscenity.

You guys are acting like kids in a whole lotta threads.

**As there appears to be some confusion, allow me to clarify. I'm in no way stating or suggesting that it is evil, childish, or wrongheaded to oppose a military operation in Syria. I'm excoriating those who are applying the most childish and facile comparison to Bush and Iraq in 2002. DailyKos has been lousy with such comments**

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Friday January 04, 2013 · 11:05 PM PST

2013/01/04 · 23:05

Good evening, all!

I believe that Chuck Hagel is an excellent (presumptive) nominee for Secretary of Defense. His experiences in Vietnam with his brother, his realism (in the foreign policy meaning of the word), his willingness to absolutely piss off Dick Cheney and other folks because he changed his mind and was honor-bound to own that fact loudly and publicly, and his willingness to work (in the areas of foreign policy and defense) proudly with people with whom he disagreed on nearly every other issue tells me he's a great choice. As I said, I'm for Chuck Hagel. I kind of wanted him back in 2009, truth be told. I was also for keeping Bob Gates around (that's another story, though).

My preferences, however, matter little here. It is for the President to decide who he wishes to put forward, and for the Senate to advise and, if they deem it so, consent as to the choice. I made my choice when I voted (for the second time) for Barack Obama. I trust his judgment in whom should advise him and carry out his policies.

You guys need to chill the fuck out on this one.

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Thursday September 22, 2011 · 8:23 PM PDT

2011/09/22 · 20:23

Good evening, all. Please forgive my profanity in the title. In fairness, you'll probably see more of it in the diary.

http://www.youtube.com/...

US Army soldier Stephen Hill asked a question about reinstating Don't Ask Don't Tell. Members of the audience of the Republican debate booed him. They seriously booed him.

FUCK these people. I love this country, warts and all. I love that it's free enough that these idiots can actually say and do things this stupid, in public, while being defended by people like Stephen Hill. I love the fact that we allow, that we demand, that we cannot but expect the freedom to boo a man who protects our right to boo!

Thank you Stephen Hill.
Fuck You, Booing Audience Members.

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Sunday November 07, 2010 · 7:12 AM PST

2010/11/07 · 07:12

Here's the source.

MELBOURNE, Australia — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Congress should act quickly, before new members take their seats, to repeal the military's ban on gays serving openly in the military.

He, however, did not sound optimistic that the current Congress would use a brief postelection session to get rid of the law known as "don't ask, don't tell."

"I would like to see the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" but I'm not sure what the prospects for that are," Gates said Saturday, as he traveled to defense and diplomatic meetings in Australia.

Unless the lame-duck Congress acts, the repeal effort is considered dead for now.

I seem to recall telling everyone who would listen, back in late 2008, that keeping Bob Gates on as Secretary of Defense was a fantastic idea. I have felt validated throughout the last two years. This is simply another reason why. Pragmatism and compassion are compatible, as you can see here.

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Tuesday November 17, 2009 · 2:16 PM PST

2009/11/17 · 14:16

Yep. Some people just live in terror. What the fuck is wrong with Shadegg? He's hardly the only one who has acted as though this trial is going to kill American civilians.

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Saturday September 12, 2009 · 10:36 AM PDT

2009/09/12 · 10:36

Good afternoon, everyone. I hope you're all enjoying your weekend. I work most of my Saturdays, so it's nice having a chance to relax and write again. Let's see how productive this effort becomes.

I found the behavior of conservative activists in the last few years to be completely absurd. They basically ran the liberal Republicans out of the party. Then they went after their moderates, who themselves are now mostly out of the party. I know several folks who consider themselves "independents" now who were Republicans on a few years ago. The conservative base of the Republican Party did this, both through demanding ideological purity within their party and by demanding ever more ideologically rigid behavior in policy. Senator Jim Demint (R-Insane) put it best. He'd rather have thirty Republican Senators who actually believe in their values than sixty who didn't. Fair enough. We'll see how well this works for them.

Let's not follow their example, folks. We've GOT to take a deep breath here.

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Tuesday August 18, 2009 · 6:16 PM PDT

2009/08/18 · 18:16

It was pretty obvious a few weeks ago that the conservatives were far more energized and motivated than were we. The town hall meetings were full of crazy-ass ranting maniacs (amidst honest conservative and regular people who were skeptical, I'll admit). This is a horrifying thought. We got lazy. The other guys wanted it more.

Obama's been floating a drop of the public option and giving Baucus rope, I think, in order to piss us off enough to MAKE THEM do it right. Obama can't force them. He NEEDS his supporters up in arms, and frankly what he was trying did not work. He isn't really going to pull the public option. The suggestion of such is sure to rile us up and get us out there and to FIGHT.

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Saturday July 11, 2009 · 5:16 PM PDT

2009/07/11 · 17:16

Crossposted at the Motley Moose.

This is all too easy for me to write. I've spent the last eight months trying very hard to agree with then-President-Elect Obama that we should look forward, not behind us, on the issue(s) of what the Bush Administration did to make us safe. I sympathize with President Obama on this one. There is so much work for us to do on policy! Health care, climate change, credit card reform, and god knows what else is on the list! Moreover, I agree with the basic premise that the Bush people did what they did in the honest belief that they were doing what (they thought) was necessary to save American lives (and perhaps atone for their monumental fuckup). Well, I give up. I can't get behind this, even though I cannot condemn President Obama for his impulses on this one.

Attorney General Eric Holder MUST act, regardless of the costs! If Vice President Cheney ordered the CIA, as has been recently reported, to NOT brief Congress on matters that the CIA is required by law to so brief Congress, well, that's it. Holder MUST act in order for us to keep this republic our founders gave us.

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Sunday July 05, 2009 · 7:45 AM PDT

2009/07/05 · 07:45

I have watched conservatives too numerous to count bleat on about how we on the left attack Governor Palin because we fear her. It's about damned time somebody set the record straight. I'm about as scared of Sarah Palin as I am of Kaiser Soze or Grand Moff Tarkin. Sure, if either of them actually became president of these United States I imagine we'd be in for a rough time. I guess you could say I am uneasy about the notion of Governor Palin as our president. She'd be an epic disaster, no doubt about it. However, I'd like to make two points here. First, we survived not four but EIGHT years of President George W. Bush. This republic could survive Palin. Second, IT ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. When will you conservatives get it through your skulls we mock her because we think she's hilarious, not because we're trying to disarm your most dangerous standard-bearer?

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(Reminder) Cynthia McKinney - DoD Killed 5000 Prisoners and Used Katrina to Hide the Bodies

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Saturday July 04, 2009 · 2:59 PM PDT

2009/07/04 · 14:59

Hey gang, I'm reposting this from before the election. An earlier diary today on the Rec list made me realize that some of us have obviously forgotten that Cynthia McKinney is batshit fucking insane. Here's a refresher. Also, I fixed the YouTube link.

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Originally posted on October 2nd, 2008

Please forgive the source:

http://elections.foxnews.com/...

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Sunday May 31, 2009 · 7:12 PM PDT

2009/05/31 · 19:12

I can't deal with this shit.

"The American demand to prevent natural growth is unreasonable, and brings to mind pharaoh, who said, 'Every son that is born you shall cast into the river,'" Science and Technology Minister Daniel Herschkowitz (Habayit Hayehudi) said.

"If there is a family that expands from one child to four or five, what should we tell them - to ship the children off to Petah Tikva?" Herschkowitz added. "This is an unacceptable demand, even if it comes from the Americans, and Israel should reject it decisively."

Says another:

Interior Minister Eli Yishai said, "The American demand to freeze construction means expulsion for young people living in large locales. I hope the US administration understands that. If not, I don't want to be an apocalyptic prophet saying we're facing struggle and confrontation."

He added that "the concessions they're demanding of us are a security impediment we cannot tolerate."

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Tuesday May 05, 2009 · 10:34 AM PDT

2009/05/05 · 10:34

You've got to read this, folks!

Despite sending signals he was considering retirement, Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) insisted to reporters that he still plans to run for re-election in 2010, Roll Call reports.

Bunning said "that the only way he would abandon his re-election effort would be if he did not meet his fundraising goals later this year."

"Bunning's anemic early fundraising has been a major reason why some party officials have hoped he would opt for retirement and give someone else the opportunity to try to hold the Senate seat next year. Some senior GOP officials on Capitol Hill have even described the irascible 77-year-old Senator as a political dead man walking."

Well, folks, we absolutely must make sure this man stays in the race! First, he's simply too priceless, too full of unintended humor to let him just leave the stage. Second, we can beat this guy! It won't even be all that hard. Third, after "Operation Chaos" we frankly owe the Republicans this one. They're drowning, so the least we can do is toss them an anvil.

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