I read that op-ed this morning and almost spit my coffee at this line:

It will be immensely tempting to officeholders in Washington to use that stake for political ends — to reward friends and punish enemies.

Like we haven’t been through eight years of the Republicans doing exactly that.

O My: Did I just hear the Pot calling the Kettle? It seems to me some of these folks should decide to STFU for alittle while…just a thought.

It’ll be a big scandal — but it will be too late. The money will be gone.”

Kinda like all the money that disappeared from Ghouliani’s campaign before you ever got around to starting the campaign, Dave?

“…You need oversight and accountability.” Excuse ME? After eight years of the GOP’s buddies getting their hands on busloads of cash? We’re supposed to trust these guys to watch the money?

My, my, my isn’t that what we have just had ahem, eight years of? From CheneyBurton to the no-bid contracts for portraits, it’s been one long, long payout to the friends and supporters of anyone who had a “r” after their name.

Frum is an ass, and needs to go spend some time in the desert. Literally.

I just never cease to be amazed at the Republican ability to deny obvious facts and/or lie repeatedly with a straight face.

Not to mention that special skill set that allows them to destroy everything they touch, yet unblinkingly blame Democrats for it.

Gooper congresscritters best remaining argument is that it’s better to have “divided rule” to provide oversight…which requires the assumption that McBush is gonna lose…McBush’s best remaining argument is that it’s better to have a gooper in the White House to balance a dem congress- which assumes that the gooper congresscritters are going to lose….the two groups are now at each other’s throats…nothin better than the smell of a circular gooper firing squad in the morning!!

Oh- and Palin/McBush match is in the first round with only minor blooding that’s visible- Sarah did land a nice kick to the old man’s nuts however- as they argue about which of them is losing the election.

Is anyone keeping a list of all of these folks who are basically bailing out on McCain – yesterday it was the Reagan guy from Harvard Law School.

The coming landslide couldn’t happen to a more deserving bunch.

And driving a Rev. to use “STFU”, indeed.

Oversight…accountability? Republicans? Oh shit, it did feel better when I stopped banging my head against the wall. Oh, bliss.

David “axis of evil” Frum. David Frum is fine with throwing other people’s children and relatives into a war based on a “pack of lies”. This man did everything in his power to promote an unnecessary war in Iraq. Everything but encourage his own children or relatives to put their lives on the line for an immoral and illegal war.

While I was looking for some clips when Chris Matthews challenged David Frum over five years ago. found this

this is damn aggressive camera work on Frum
http://noworldsystem.com/category/david-frum/

The thing that bugs Frum the most is that a Democratic president, a Democratic Senate and a Democratic House may funnel a ton of money to their friends and allies. That’s money that should be funneled to Republic friends and allies like it has been for years and years.

O gosh…caught out. It does happen.

suddenly they’ve all become fiscal conservatives again .. and next will be the admonitions to “govern from the center” and to be “bipartisan” ..

that the overwhelming landslide which i am certain is about to occur .. one of historic proportions .. [a prediction] isn’t a mandate to actually enact and put in place a progressive agenda ..

imo .. we need to fix shit and fix it fast .. hopefully obama is putting together a package of legislation ” a whole new deal” so to speak .. for whoever replaces pelosi and reid to sail through the new supermajorities which will follow his coat-tails into office ..

i don’t want to hear the bitching from the political right ..because it doesn’t matter what happens they will remain the perpetually dis-satisfied .. the eternally whining .. and ..in their minds.. constantly persecuted group of malcontents they’ve always been .. their problem is .. they are much like the sunnis in iraq .. they simply cannot fanthom they are truly a minority ..

they don’t like the constitution .. don’t like our form of governance [majority rule] and refuse to play by the rules of polite ordered society .. in terms of bowing to the will of the majority once that will has been clearly expressed ..

i’m for a 180-day whirlwind of legislation first-rattle-out-of-the-box
that sets the policies of the new progressive agenda ..

how’s that ??

Gooper congresscritters best remaining argument is that it’s better to have “divided rule” to provide oversight

Which really means they have no argument at all.

If you think about it, what that argument says is “Look at how we fucked everything up over the last 8 years — don’t give Democrats the chance to do the same!”

What needs to be focused on however, is the fact that when you put people in charge of the federal government that don’t believe in the various roles of the federal government, (except, of course, the chance to hand out no bid contracts to friends and supporters and steal the treasury blind) this is what you get.

I say once again it’s gonna be wonderfully refreshing to have adults in charge of the White House again.

Not to mention a POTUS that can speak coherently.

Scarecrow,
Its great to read your posts again. I set my clock by your early morning posts for a long time. I hope all is well with you.

Jim Clausen

O gosh…caught out. It does happen.

As well it should when this type of nonsense crops up.

Look.

As a fellow Canuckistanian, I feel it is my duty to point out that Mr. Frum has always had, and always will have, flies buzzing around his eyes like lies.

Just like the Empress of The Stoopid herself.

OK?

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Trillions of dollars are now under direct government control. It’s not wise to put that money under one-party control. It’s just too tempting. You need a second set of eyes on that cash. You need oversight and accountability. Otherwise, you’re going to wake up two years from now and find out that a Democratic president, a Democratic Senate and a Democratic House have been funneling a ton of that money to their friends and allies. It’ll be a big scandal — but it will be too late. The money will be gone.

The epitome, nay the apotheosis, of projection at last!

The mind boggleth!

The Guardians Julian Borgers story on how the “axis of evil” came to be
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worl…..8/usa.iran

The phrase Frum comes up with is “axis of hatred”, describing the ominous but ill-defined links between Iraq and terrorism. It is Gerson who tweaks the phrase into the “axis of evil”, to make it sound more “theological”.

“I thought that was terrific,” Frum says. “It was the sort of language President Bush used.”

The national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice and her deputy, Stephen Hadley, then add Iran on the grounds that denouncing the ruling theocracy might accelerate the incipient revolt they see emerging in the street protests. Why North Korea gets tacked on to the axis is not clear in the book – although Pyongyang’s presence does bring the number of miscreants up to the magic number three, and ensures the list is not entirely Islamic.

Watching from home, Frum was spellbound. “When I heard that speech, I thought it was one of the great moments in American history. I thought it was magnificent,” he says. “Even though I know I shouldn’t be surprised by Bush, I am always surprised. Up until the last, he looks like he might compromise and do the small thing. And then he does the big thing.”

“The big thing” in this case was very big indeed. What had begun life as a speechwriter’s conceit a month before had filled with hot air and taken off, casting a monumental shadow over the rest of the world.

This is only a preview of the “horrors! Democrats!” feast we’ll be treated to from Very Serious People for however long we can retain power on the people’s behalf. One good thing, though — the organs that print this will only be hastening their own demise. The people won’t buy it this time around. There will always be the example of Pure Bush Fuckup to point to, as in, “We can’t possibly do as badly as that!”

Where are the Frums and the McClellans and the other rats jumping off this sinking ship going to go when the defeated Sarah Palin becomes the instant frontrunner for the 2012 presidential nomination?

Since 2001, the Republics have been determined to prove that divided rule is certainly better than complete Republic rule. I’d say that they have succeeded.

Methinks the Hypocrite Frum doth project too much.

Digg

Thanks Jim. My work schedule didn’t allow me to continue a regular slot, and we had a growing list of better writers who deserved a chance; however, the Lady of the Lake lets me sneak stuff in the back door once in a while.

Frum and his like do not want accountability. They want gridlock.

suddenly they’ve all become fiscal conservatives again .. and next will be the admonitions to “govern from the center” and to be “bipartisan” ..

They can all kiss my non-bipartisan behind.

I’m with you — Obama should ramrod new deal style legislation through Congress right away that covers health care, green energy, infrastructure repair, etc.

We don’t have time for sleepy eyed committees evaluating various proposals while the economy lays in tatters, and the need for each of the aforementioned issues is waaaaay beyond debate.

Acting aggressively out the box would stimulate job growth and help turn around consumer confidence, which is at or near all time lows.

Suck on this Saxby

the organs that print this will only be hastening their own demise

Amen.

Crap, meet drain.

You might not have had the time but as for better writers, I don’t think so. If I wanted to take another econ class I would be here.

That’s wouldn’t be here.

Blue America up over at the Mothership with another visit by the Progressive Majority folks.

It’s just too tempting. You need a second set of eyes on that cash. You need oversight and accountability.

everyone knows, power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.

we need to keep our eyes on the critters as they weild this absolute power and remove them from their seat if they surrender to the temptation they WILL face

Provisional ballots are rarely counted. So, guess what Bush did late yesterday? He asked Mukasey to investigate if 200,000 Ohio voters should verify the information on registration forms or be given provisional ballots. It is official, Bush is openly purging voters.

http://www.pubrecord.org/natio…..ectionid=1

I’m not an economist, though I do translate for a couple of them. Smart people, but few speak English; possibly aliens.

Frum’s comments go to how bankrupt the Republicans are. They have no record they can run on. Their attacks on Democrats either fall flat or backfire on them. So all they have left is the kind of strange “Please don’t elect so many Democrats (because they may behave as badly as we did).”

Mr. Frum is just one of his kind who spew the same things over and over. Their ideology is bankrupt and it has almost bankrupted us. It is the people who have not called them on this so who can we blame. His pals daily fill the airwaves with their bull and people listen and clapp at this kind of stuff.

Gwinnett County..19,000 flawed ballots sent out..10,000 already returned. The circle around the candidate is too thick for the optical scanning screen. All ballots will have to be checked and entered on new ballots. Two people at a time will be transferring the data.

http://www.ajc.com/news/conten….._flaw.html

Only the right wing crazies haven’t abandoned Johnny McForeverConnectedToRaceBaiting.

as we knew he would

once exposed they can be as brazen as they need to be, they will be out of office and the only way bush can feel comfortable he will not be investigated is to do whatever is necessary

if our votes are being purged this race is much closer then it looks

You are da man Mr Crow!

Frum has a good point, but a false perspective. We really don’t want one party, one point of view, or one of anything. What we need and want is honest discussion, honest debate, and sunshine on the process. Republicans have a valid point of view, too bad no one remembers what it is. Frum, however, has again shown that he is in denial and feels he has to shore up the status quo.

The EU has reinstated ties with Cuba. They will give 2.6 million for emergency aid and 32.5 to 39 million next year for rebuilding schools and houses.

Bush’s sanctions against Cuba are looking more ridiculous day by day. I am sure the EU will buy Cuba’s oil.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/engl…..243033.htm

Afternoon Scarecrow.

More confrontation from another sociopath. And this sick fuck seems to relish what he perceives as another victory for the gop.

As far as projection goes, Frum uses a trebuchet.

Pretty confident for sure. I can do what I want when I want has always been his attitude…he’s the decider you know..

Did David Frum go on that Alaska cruise in 2007 with Kristol and the crew? This is when they became Palin devotees right?
http://www.weeklystandard.com/….._beast.asp

Fred Barnes “The Most Popular Governor”
http://www.weeklystandard.com/…..1orcjq.asp

Is it advocating violence if I say it would be nice to see Frum attached to one of those? Just don’t aim him in Canada’s direction..he is officially an American citizen.

I like the juxtaposition of these words:

…as McCain and Palin battle each other over which of them gets to steer their campaign buses over the cliff.

I think the GOP is now worried about losing house and senate seats for fear they will lose the power to obstruct any meaningful legislation Mrs. Pelosi and Mr Reid have on their agendas and that’s about it.

Assuming the Dems win on November 4th, November 5th will see such vile langauage spewing from Fox News that people won’t want their children to watch it. I’m sure there have already been meetings to prepare for this.

The vast right-wing conspiracy that Hillary and Brock spoke about is about to rear its ugly racist head and its mouthpieces Hannity, Limbaugh, Grant, Savage, et al are chomping at the bit.

They will try to delegitimize an Obama win and will orchestrate a united opposition which will use Fox and its mini-Foxes as a propaganda machine.

I believe that Obama needs to get someone into the FCC to review licensing requirements and to claw back media control in this country. No broadcast news operation should be allowed to interfere with the election, whether it’s John Ellis at Fox calling the election for his cousin, Dubya or Jack Welch standing over the shoulders of his employees at NBC intimidating them into going along with the Fox Fix.

And BTW, Frum knew in 2001 that Bush intended to invade Iraq, al Qaida connection or not. He learned this in an interview in the Oval Office in February 2001 from Bush himself. Yet this “journalist” never raised his voice when there was a debate going on in this country over what this administration’s intentions were towards Iraq upon taking office.

Sorry but Pelosi and Reid need to be replaced as soon as possible after the election along with Hoyer and Emanuel.

The first person who needs to go is Lieberman.

Hi all back from a morning of phone banking (actually getting volunteers for GOTV)

So how are they going to roll out Frum to bloviate on the MSM?

Godz-Drilla From Wasilla Pulls A Cheney

That multi-billion pipeline deal? Turns out the bid was rigged to favor a firm with links to her administration! This Maverick was playing with a marked deck, it seems.

Vampires should be so resilient.

After we get this:

The U.S. Supreme Court last Friday threw out a Republican-led effort in Ohio that would have required 200,000 voters to cast provisional ballots on Nov. 4 because of misspellings, incorrect addresses or other inconsistencies in their records.

Now comes this:

Bush, Boehner Want DOJ to Look Into Ohio Voting

When it comes to fixing an election, these sumbitches just won’t take “no” for an answer.

Never mind that “no” came from their stacked supreme court.

My bad on the above link.

Trying again.

Bush, Boehner Want DOJ to Look Into Ohio Voting

I disagree james, although I don’t agree with every thing Pelosi does or how she does it, I think she has the country’s best interest at heart. I watched an hour long interview on Charlie Rose very recently with her and was impressed with her ideas and plans for legislation in the next congress. She shows me for the most part good judgement and common sense when it comes to what will help all the people and what will move the country forward in the near future. Her description of what went on during the economic crisis and how it unfolded were quite revealing, worth going to Charlie Rose’s website and watching the interview.

I’d suggest either the Gobi or the Sahara. Anything in the Americas is too close.

I wish I lived in Pelosi’s district. Then I could vote for Cindy Sheehan.

Who the FUCK cares what this dipshit says?! And ESPECIALLY after the shit he was giving Rachel Maddow last week (?). NOT that she cannot or did not handle him, but he was absolutely fucking stooopid.

although I don’t agree with every thing Pelosi does or how she does it, I think she has the country’s best interest at heart.

I’m pretty much in your camp as well.

The major problem most people around here have with her (I think) has been the infamous “Impeachment is off the table” remark.

I’ve long thought she saw that to press for impeachment would be seen as self serving, since she would become POTUS if impeachment successfully led to Bush being thrown out of office. (Any charges that led to Bush being tossed or resigning would inevitably lead to Darth being tossed as well.)

So, while I don’t doubt for a moment she would’ve loved to go forward, it would not have been politically expedient, no matter how much we all would have loved to see it happen.

When is some mainstream reporter gonna do a comprehensive story on GOP voter suppression efforts and specifically point out how blatantly un-American it is?

I know of Bobby Jr’s pieces in Rolling Stone and appreciate them; they are where I first learned the details of many heinous things that went on here in Ohio.

But we need someone who gets space on the front page somewhere to call this crap out for what it is — blatant attempts to disenfranchise poor and minority voters across the country.

Why should a homeless person who, by their very situation has already drawn the short straw in life, have the added indignation of jumping through hoops just to cast a vote because of ‘address matching’ requirements?

Certainly not as long as the Republicans run the White House. I wonder what the MSM is going to when the Democrats take over? They haven’t told the truth for so long about anything, I don’t know if they are still capable of doing it.

Hoops are there to insure a Republican victory, of course.

The real big question is why, in eight years, did the Democrats not do something about voter suppression and lousy electronic voting machines?

I agree with what you said about the impeachment issue. All the interviews I have seen of Mrs. Pelosi reveals to me that she thinks long range, long term in the goals she has set out to achieve for the country. She was looking forward to setting up for a democratic presidency when she took power in 2006. She has spent this time getting policy and legislation formulated and “thought out” so that it could be put in motion and implemented the moment a democratic president took office in 2008. Impeachment would have been seen as self serving and revengeful in the eyes of half the nation or more, and impeded the progress and plans she has to make the country stronger. Mrs, Pelosi has a great deal more god old common sense that most people give her credit for.

The real big question is why, in eight years, did the Democrats not do something about voter suppression and lousy electronic voting machines?

At least during the last two years, when they didn’t have to ‘reach across the aisle’ to get something done.

It’s about time somebody in this country sees voting for what it is — the bedrock of our democracy. (I know, I know… that even sounded kinda hokey to me.)

And given that position, (and the fact we could find 700 billion we didn’t know we had in one weeks time) I don’t need to hear about the cost involved with creating fair and accurate voting systems.

Despite the recession we are or aren’t yet in, we process who-knows-how-many hundreds of millions of retail transactions every day almost flawlessly, but can’t quite get how to process votes that happen once every four years on a date we know years in advance without last minute court challenges?

Come on now. We’re better than that.

Aren’t we?

No one seems to want fair elections on both sides because they can’t cheat if there were. Think about it. There is no reason all citizens could not be issued a number and a computer system set up where we could just pick up the phone and vote. The cheating would not be possible because no two of the same numbers could possibly vote. Results could be almost instantainious and everything would no longer be in the hands of partizen election officials. We wouldn’t have to spend for election machines that don’t work. People to man the polls and all the costs of elections. The best part is weather, long lines, taking off work, finding the time, traffic and inconvenience for the voters as well as all the problems of registering showing I. D. having your registration questioned, and being denied the the vote would be a thing of the past. Think of the money in gas and all the other costs it would save. This is to simple because it would be to fair. It would also make voting not the big problem it is and make it easier for referendums for the people to have a vote in. THIS IS TO SIMPLE and a million excuses from cost to trustworthyness would used to keep it from happening.

By not having a uniform election system for Presidential elections sure leave lots of room for state wide hanky panky.

Tha lack of Accountability under Pelosi’s lead is almost as bad as the crimes committed. You know the Holy Fathers who protect the pedophile priest thing