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Joe Lieberman....He's a what?
tjlabs 02/03/2005 7 1 - -
CNN....canned news network
tjlabs 02/15/2005 10 3 - -
Omigod!...we missed it!
tjlabs 02/24/2005 4 - 1 -
Lieberman's short-lived smirk
I think the senate Democrats who really and truly cannot abide the sanctimonious gut-churning Bush-loving pronouncements of Joe Lieberman have come to the following realization. They have read the ...
tjlabs 01/18/2007 5 2 - -
McCain and the War
Some thoughts on what drives John McCain.
tjlabs 05/28/2008 4 - - -
Closing the book....
Why Barack will win...
tjlabs 06/15/2008 1 - - -
9/11, the Flag, and me....
A new post...
tjlabs 06/19/2008 12 1 - -
God and the Republicans...
Charlie Black, Senator McSame's most senior advisor... Senator McCain and his presidential campaign are publicly rejecting a statement by one of his top aides, Charles Black, that the ...
tjlabs 06/24/2008 9 6 - -
So what?....
David Brooks: The man who puts the PUB* in rePUBlican.... (Ed. Note: *...Pure Unadulterated Bullshit.)
tjlabs 06/25/2008 2 2 - -
The extinction of the Fourth Estate....How we went from Edward R. Murrow to Bill O'Reilly....
"The term Fourth Estate refers to the press, both in its explicit capacity of advocacy and in its implicit ability to frame political issues." It can be argued that Charles Dickens was the ...
tjlabs 06/30/2008 9 7 - -
Bread and Circuses....
Bob Herbert has a really terrific column in today's NY Times. I've quoted some of his central points but I would urge you to follow the link and read the whole piece.
tjlabs 07/05/2008 3 2 - -
Shame on you, John Mccain....
If you look at John McCain's campaign commercials, both his previous ads and his current ones, most of them feature some visual or text reference to his time as a POW during the Viet Nam war.
tjlabs 07/08/2008 5 3 - -
Fear and loathing....
The ferocity of attacks about to be unleashed on Barack Obama has many roots and many outlets. But I think a big part of it has to do with power, influence, control and the loss there of.
tjlabs 07/10/2008 - 3 - -
The Law of Unintended Consequences.....
For weeks now, Senator McSame & Co. have taken every opportunity to upbraid Senator Obama for his not having been to Iraq in over two years and of never having been to Afghanistan. The official ...
tjlabs 07/18/2008 2 4 - -
The Days of Whine and Poses....
From politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com McCain predicts 'spectacular' terror ...
tjlabs 07/19/2008 5 2 - -
It's my party and I can whine if I want to....
It is truly a pathetic sight to see Senator McSame being reduced to a mewling whine in response to the events surrounding Obama's trip to Iraq and Afghanistan. Thank God that his health insurance ...
tjlabs 07/22/2008 1 - - -
The Chernobyl of Presidential Campaigns....
There was another "Shock and Awe" attack in Iraq this week. But this time it was not the military might of the United States raining down upon the Iraqis but rather it was the political might of the ...
tjlabs 07/24/2008 5 3 1 -
UPDATE: Obama-Troops Controversy....
Yesterday, Josh Marshall at TPM Election Central posted the following... "We ...
tjlabs 07/26/2008 8 3 - -
The McCain Vapid Response Team....
It's been a tough week for the McCain Vapid Response Team. First they had the almost impossible task of getting their message heard above the din of the incredible press coverage of Barack Obama's ...
tjlabs 07/27/2008 3 2 - -
Kristol the Klown expands operations....
Kristol the Klown, aka Billy Blood, unveiled his new line of home-made whines today. Cleverly working them into his usual laugh-filled column in today's NY Times (No link. Sorry I have strict rules ...
tjlabs 07/28/2008 7 4 - -
Vice Squad....
One can only hope that sometime in the not too distant future that both Obama and McSame will announce their respective choices for vice-president. I say "hope" when what I actually mean is for ...
tjlabs 07/30/2008 3 - - -
Queering the Deal....
When McCain & Co. realized that Hillary was not going to be the Democrat they would be running against but rather Barack Obama, they found themselves in a bit of a quandary. With reams and reams of ...
tjlabs 07/31/2008 8 - 1 -
It's Going To Be A Long Hot Summer....
We know now that John McCain has successfully completed his transformation from the "maverick" to the "clone". I'll be honest. I've never really liked McCain and the reasons were amorphous. There ...
tjlabs 08/01/2008 3 1 - -
Summer Reruns - Political Version
Well, here we are once again about to begin the dog days of summer. How I long for the summers of my youth when we had a summer house on Long Island right on the edge of the Atlantic. Every day from ...
tjlabs 08/02/2008 - - - -
Whatsamatter?....Can't Ya Take A Joke?....
"All propaganda has to be popular and has to adapt its spiritual level to the perception of the least intelligent of those towards whom it intends to direct itself." -Adolf Hitler,
tjlabs 08/03/2008 5 4 1 -
McCain's Mess of Porridge and Why Obama Will Lose....
The blood-letting has begun. It's just small cuts, abrasions, and bruises for the moment but we're only in the opening rounds. The important thing though is: first blood has been shed and it's ...
tjlabs 08/04/2008 25 3 1 -
Past His Sell-By Date....
Maureen Dowd in today's NY Times: Now John McCain is pea-green with envy. That’s the only explanation ...
tjlabs 08/06/2008 16 2 - -
Poll Vaulting....
It would be a safe bet to say that by now, most of us have had polling up to our eye teeth. You can get whiplash from looking at them from day to day. The worst of the bunch are the daily tracking ...
tjlabs 08/07/2008 1 1 - -
Rove's First Principle of Political Campaigning....
For years, the Republican party has proven extremely adept at winning elections of every type from the local school boards to the presidency of the United States. The key to their winning ways has ...
tjlabs 08/11/2008 5 4 1 -
Racism: Alive & Well & Living Everywhere....
I thought I would share a slice of American life in 2008 with you. My partner and I live in a fairly affluent upscale suburb of New York in northern New Jersey. We're about 22 miles from midtown ...
tjlabs 08/12/2008 26 5 - -
Obama's Choice for Veep...the Un-McCain....
When I first began touting Barack Obama as the candidate to beat for the Democratic nomination sometime in 2007, my fellow political junkies thought I was nuts. They threw every argument at me they ...
tjlabs 08/19/2008 27 2 - -
Lieberman's Farewell FU to the Democratic Party....
From www.courant.com Lieberman A Possible Running Mate For McCain The NRA gave him an F. ...
tjlabs 08/20/2008 36 7 1 -
Kristol Clear Vice Advice....
From www.nytimes.com He could select the person he would really like to have by his side in the White House...the independent Democratic senator from Connecticut, Joe Lieberman.
tjlabs 08/25/2008 12 - - -
McCain's POWerful Campaign....
From www.politico.com John McCain came very close Tuesday morning to ...
tjlabs 08/27/2008 1 - - -
If it bleeds, it leads....Why I Can't Stand CNN, et al....
John Amato over at Crooks and Liars raises a good point. ...
tjlabs 08/28/2008 27 3 - -
No Good In Pawlanty For The Republicans....
The talking heads, the poobahs of punditry and the Internets are positively buzzing this morning over whom John McCain has selected to be his running mate. They even managed to drag Bill Bennett ...
tjlabs 08/29/2008 13 4 - -
The "Audacity of Hope" vs. "The Balls Of Karl Rove"....
To quote Barack Obama from his brilliant acceptance speech on Thursday night: "Eight is enough". The Bush administration can be summed up with the motto: "All politics, all the time". There has ...
tjlabs 08/30/2008 2 - - -
Mercy Killing...Why McCain Chose Palin....
With what is turning out to be the greatest political miscalculation in the history of presidential elections, John McCain has pretty much handed the presidency to Barack Obama. His unfathomable ...
tjlabs 08/31/2008 12 2 - -
Sarah Palin and The New Double Standard....
Yesterday, I posited the thought that St. John the Insane's "pick whatever's left on the shelf as long as it has breasts" choice to be his running mate, Sarah Palin, would turn out to be the start ...
tjlabs 09/01/2008 12 3 - -
The Real John McCain?....
From today's NY Times editorial: The Real John McCain On Thursday, Mr. McCain said he would ...
tjlabs 09/05/2008 6 1 - -
The latest neocon stooge in waiting...Sarah Palin....
Sarah Palin is just the latest show pony straight from the neocon stables of the Republican party. Bred not for agility or dexterity, she, like all the others before her, is merely for exhibition ...
tjlabs 09/07/2008 6 4 - -
Presidential Elections For Dummies.....
From the washingtonpost.com : Rick Davis, campaign manager for John ...
tjlabs 09/08/2008 - 1 - -
Way back last week at the Republican Self-Abuse Caucus....
....Remember how the huddled mass of old rich white folk would begin to chant on cue "USA...USA...USA" whenever there was a "disruption" in the hall or some of the sounds from the angry protesters ...
tjlabs 09/10/2008 - - - -
BREAKING....First Clip of Interview With Palin....Updated
This little snippet is enough to send shivers up and down your spine. Be afraid...be very afraid.
tjlabs 09/11/2008 68 3 - -
Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa....
From www.politico.com Biden hits McCain in Michigan speech Saint Clair Shores, Mich. – As promised, Joe ...
tjlabs 09/16/2008 15 5 - -
Palin & McCain: The Mom & Pop of Populists....
Over the course of the last few weeks we have heard the MSM and the various Poo-Bahs of punditry make reference to the fact that McCain and Palin are running a "populist" campaign for the presidency.
tjlabs 09/17/2008 6 1 - -
Why do Republicans fear the truth so much?
Here's my question for today for you to ponder with and perhaps offer some suggestions. I can't seem to come up with a definitive answer myself. There are so many possible answers. The question is: "...
tjlabs 09/18/2008 35 6 1 -
Sarah Palin: The First Humanoid Robot Candidate....
A humanoid robot is an autonomous robot because it can adapt to changes in its environment or itself and continue to reach ...
tjlabs 09/20/2008 4 - - -
Lies, Deceit, and Turban Legends: McCain's Game Plan....
From www.politico.com Despite the first black major party candidate for president, the discussion of race in this ...
tjlabs 09/21/2008 4 1 - -
Campaign to Nowhere...Thanks, But No Thanks....
The McCain/Palin campaign couldn't wait to see last week finally end. To say that it was not one of their best weeks is understatement. A week that began with hopes of continuing their domination of ...
tjlabs 09/22/2008 2 - - -
Where There's a (George) Will...There's a Nay ....
From www.washingtonpost.com McCain Loses His Head Under the pressure of the ...
tjlabs 09/23/2008 6 2 - -
What if the candidate's name was Sam Palin?....
Let's pretend that the Republican vice-presidential candidate is named Sam Palin, a heretofore little-known former mayor of a small Podunk town in Alaska and then through an incredible stroke of ...
tjlabs 09/24/2008 5 1 - -
The Adventures of Daddy Warhero and Little Morphin' Sarah!....
Our story so far.... Daddy Warhero and Little Morphin' Sarah have had a really busy week fighting villains who are trying to steal the government secrets that would ruin their attempt to save the ...
tjlabs 09/26/2008 5 5 - -
When McCain Says "My Friends",... Updated With Video
It started with this. Dear Senator Obama: I would like to apologize to you for assuming that your ...
tjlabs 09/27/2008 20 5 - -
William Kristol: "Today, We Are All Palins"....
Of the seven hundred odd (I use that term advisedly) words spewed out by William Kristol onto the Op-Ed pages ...
tjlabs 09/29/2008 21 5 - -
Petulant Pols: Me, first, then maybe the country....
Take a good look at these four shining examples of Republican leadership who rushed to the cameras to inform the nation ...
tjlabs 09/30/2008 2 - - -
Tomorrow's Debate Is Too Little, Too Late for Palin....
From www.huffingtonpost.com Jed Lewison Why Sarah Palin Is A Better Debater Than ...
tjlabs 10/01/2008 10 - - -
Tonight's Episode: "Little Morphin' Sarah and the Tower of Ifill"....
When we last saw our heroine , her mentor Daddy Warhero was about to do battle mano a mano with their arch enemy the Great ...
tjlabs 10/02/2008 2 1 - -
Sarah Palin and Jake, My Labrador Retreiver......
Ask any of my friends and acquaintances, and they will tell you that I will talk about our two Labs, Jake and Kara, at the drop of a hat. I am a certifiably, 100%, a total dog person. There has not ...
tjlabs 10/03/2008 13 9 1 -
McCain and Ayers: "This Isn't Politics....It's Personal".....
There is a scene in the original The Godfather movie, when Sonny Corleone questions his younger brother Michael's desire to avenge the assassination attempt on their father. Sonny accuses Michael of ...
tjlabs 10/04/2008 42 15 2 -
McCain, the "Gambler", has gone all in....
From www.huffingtonpost.com McCain Planning 'Fiercely' Negative Campaign In Final ...
tjlabs 10/05/2008 14 6 - -
GOP Men's Ultimate Wet Dream: Sarah Palin....In More Ways Than One
From www.nytimes.com Boss Is Not Amused After Columnist’s Humor ...
tjlabs 10/06/2008 15 1 - -
McCain's Latest Appellation...Coward....
So far we have seen John McCain the Naval aviator, John McCain the POW, John McCain the war hero, John McCain the maverick, John McCain the straight-talker. Now we can safely add one more ...
tjlabs 10/08/2008 3 1 - -
Senator John "NoBalls" McCain....
From abcnews.go.com Obama said that the McCain campaign is making personal attacks "the centerpiece of the discussion in the ...
tjlabs 10/09/2008 11 2 - -
McCain's Stockholm Syndrome....
From Wikipedia: Stockholm syndrome is a psychological response sometimes seen in an abducted hostage, in which the ...
tjlabs 10/10/2008 8 4 - -
It's 3 AM...A Play in One Act....
Somewhere on the campaign trail in the middle of middle America in the nearest big city with a Four Seasons Hotel which has a Presidential Suite, the Republican candidate for the presidency is ...
tjlabs 10/11/2008 1 1 - -
JFK, MLK, RFK...Forgetting the Unforgettable....
Frank Rich in Sunday's NY Times: "At McCain-Palin rallies, the raucous and insistent ...
tjlabs 10/12/2008 17 5 - -
Staring defeat in the face, will McCain play the race card?....
Pick any analogy you like from sports ("It's the bottom of the ninth with two strikes, the count is 3 and 2 and they're losing by six runs") or history ("Into the valley of death rode the six hundred.
tjlabs 10/15/2008 18 3 - -
Heightened Expectations..Heightened Fear....
I am sure some of my friends at Daily Kos will immediately label me just another "concern troll" but I'm betting they weren't around during the bloody sixties. If they were, they'd be "concern trolls"
tjlabs 10/16/2008 - - - -
Welcome to Palintown, USA....
The other day Sarah Palin opined how delighted she is to be able to visit the "pro-America" states. Let's take a closer look at Palin's America. Shall we?
tjlabs 10/20/2008 14 1 - -
Helpful Hints To Spot The Losing Ticket....
When you study for the priesthood (RC), you learn that aside from one's role as dispenser of the sacraments, your second most important role is as counselor. And to that end, the seminarian is ...
tjlabs 10/21/2008 3 3 - -
The Will Smith Factor....
As has been often noted by journalists, pundits, and politicians during this current election cycle. there has been a tsunami-size wave of newly registered young, first-time voters. There have been ...
tjlabs 10/22/2008 2 2 - -
And on the Third Day....A Sunday Sermon
Three days from now, at approximately 9:00 AM EST, America and the world will have awoken to find a new President-Elect of the United States. And if we are to believe what the majority of the polls ...
tjlabs 11/02/2008 2 1 - -
Today is Thanksgiving Day....
It's come a little early this year, but today I have so much to be thankful for. And what might some of those things be, you ask? I shall tell you.
tjlabs 11/04/2008 2 - - -
Three more states we won't be moving to....
In addition to the already thirty-odd states that currently discriminate in one form or another against gays and lesbians, as of last Tuesday we can add Arizona, Florida, and California. And Florida ...
tjlabs 11/06/2008 10 3 - -
Prop 8: "By Their Fruits Shall You Know Them"....
From www.nytimes.com Mormons Tipped Scale in Ban on Gay Marriage SACRAMENTO &...
tjlabs 11/15/2008 10 7 1 -
Something else 'W' can be proud of....
From www.huffingtonpost.com New government figures show that almost 700,000 children went hungry in the United States at some point in 2007, up more than 50 percent from the year ...
tjlabs 11/18/2008 3 3 1 -
Billy and Sarah sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g....
From www.weeklystandard.com Beyond Doom & Gloom On the governors, Sarah Palin, and ...
tjlabs 11/19/2008 26 9 - -
Beyond Prop 8: Hit the Christianistas where it hurts....
From crooksandliars.com Proposition 8 Forces Focus On The Family Into Massive ...
tjlabs 11/21/2008 14 14 1 -
Once again, Billy Blood lives up to his name....
From www.weeklystandard.com Before He Goes What President Bush could accomplish in his final days in office. by William Kristol ...(H)e could tell various admirals to stop ...
tjlabs 11/29/2008 3 2 - -
Bush has always had the "Sadim touch"....
From www.boston.com Homeland Security in disarray,
tjlabs 12/01/2008 10 6 - -
Noonan Nipping at the Nog.....
From online.wsj.com At a sparkling Christmas gathering of mostly Republicans, there was warmth, laughter and a ...
tjlabs 12/05/2008 27 8 - -
The Left Should Look in the Mirror....
From www.politico.com Liberals voice concerns about Obama Liberals are growing increasingly nervous – ...
tjlabs 12/08/2008 45 8 2 -
1/20/09...Time for popping corks and bubbles....(Revised)
Richard Cohen in today's www.washingtonpost.com How to Burst a Bubble Obama ...
tjlabs 12/16/2008 4 2 - -
N.A.P. Time for Obama: Warren vs Money....
What began a few days ago as disgruntled murmuring among some Obama supporters upon learning of his decision to have Pastor Rick Warren give ...
tjlabs 12/19/2008 22 3 - -
What's that awful smell?...The stink of desperation....
From www.boston.com With Barack Obama anxious to take office, the public ...
tjlabs 12/31/2008 11 11 - -
Feinstein & Rockefeller Revive "Duck & Cover" Strategy for Survival....
When Leon Panetta's name was floated earlier this week as President-elect Barack Obama's pick to head the Central Intelligence Agency, a large number of current CIA operatives as well as a number of ...
tjlabs 01/07/2009 15 9 - -
Crime and Bookdeals: Justice and Bush & Co.....
The reactions to the continuing series of revelations concerning the immoral, extralegal, and probably criminal, actions, practices, activities, and policies of the Bush administration have ranged ...
tjlabs 01/11/2009 5 7 - -
The People vs George W. Bush. Richard Cheney, Alberto Gonzales, et al....
Has a nice ring to it doesn't it? Of course, it's pure fantasy. At least as far as 'W' is concerned. No matter what iron-clad proof which might be found, the American public just wouldn't have the ...
tjlabs 01/16/2009 12 6 1 -
Change is palpable....
I have been watching CNN for the last hour or so made less than usually unbearable by the presence of Anderson Cooper and Roland Martin. What has struck me is the undertone of joyousness in their ...
tjlabs 01/17/2009 5 2 - -
The Other Inaugural Bawl....
This was too good to pass up. From www.americanthinker.com Bush and the Bush-Haters There is one thing certain to go through Barack Obama's mind during the inauguration: at ...
tjlabs 01/19/2009 8 5 - -
Brother, Can You Spare Some Hope?....
I was talking yesterday after Barack H. Obama became the 44th president of the United States with an elderly friend of mine. My friend, who will turn 86 in a few months, had spent the day with his ...
tjlabs 01/21/2009 5 2 - -
Boehner & Cantor...The Republicans' Batman & Robin....
Move over Barack and Michelle, there's another new power couple in Washington these days.
tjlabs 01/25/2009 22 2 1 -
If I had a magic wand....
I would wave it over the Republicans in Congress and turn their bullshit into gold. That would solve our nation's economic crisis in one fell swoop. There would be enough money for universal health ...
tjlabs 01/26/2009 5 3 - -
Beautiful Historic House in Downtown, D.C...Real Fixer-Upper....
Think of the White House as America's largest and most prestigious property as having been on the market for the last two years. The occupant during that time was eager to close the deal and get out ...
tjlabs 01/30/2009 3 9 - -
Fatwad Limbaugh's Cracker Twin Brother....
From www.politico.com GOP govs to Senate: Hold the line Several of the GOP's most prominent governors blasted the stimulus plan making its way through Congress Thursday, ...
tjlabs 02/06/2009 7 11 - -
Byron York...Those slap-happy Repubs!....
Words (almost) fail me. From www.dcexaminer.com The ...
tjlabs 02/09/2009 9 2 - -
"That Party Has Been Disconnected"....
I am of two minds on the subject of the Republicans in Congress. On the one, I'm delighted by their full-frontal balls-out obstructionist response to Obama's attempt to save the country's economy ...
tjlabs 02/11/2009 22 9 - -
On (Political) Death and Dying....
From www.cbsnews.com CBS Poll: Americans Optimistic About Obama Seventy-Nine Percent Say ...
tjlabs 02/14/2009 4 3 - -
Slum(ming) GOP Millionaires....
I just love it when the multi-millionaires in the Repugnant party lecture us little people on financial responsibility. Over the last few weeks, while hundreds of thousands of their fellow citizens ...
tjlabs 02/23/2009 5 3 - -