Hoo boy. What utter shite. Barack Obama had intended to visit wounded military personnel in Germany while he was there. Because he was not traveling with other military advisers, the Pentagon told him that this leg of his trip could be construed as “political” and was against Department of Defense rules which prohibit political activities on their bases. So, of […]

Brilliant analysis of John McCain by Bob Herbert at the New York Times. Senator McCain crossed a line that he shouldn’t have this week when he said that Mr. Obama “would rather lose a war in order to win a political campaign.” It was a lousy comment, tantamount to calling Mr. Obama a traitor, and Senator McCain should apologize for […]

He’s losing it. He’s either lying deliberately in his state of desperation or he has a very, very tenuous grasp on “the facts on the ground” in Iraq. When it comes down to it, whether or not The SurgeTM worked isn’t the issue for me. I guess you could say that it worked except that the number of troops in […]

I’ll bet he’s regretting that particular admonition, eh? These two pictures were taken at almost the same time. Quite a contrast… From Ben Smith’s Politico blog. I’m just sayin’…

More lies about Obama from the McCain campaign. Straight Talk, my pale, white, pimply ass… What the ad pins on Obama — and others who are “saying no to (new offshore) drilling in America” — are the price increases the country is currently enduring. That saddles the Illinois senator with a lot more influence than he has had. If one […]

Let’s just get this straight because the McCain campaign can’t seem to tell the truth about much of anything regarding Senator Obama: “If you are a family making $250,000 or less, we will not raise your taxes,” he said. “Not your income tax. Not your payroll tax, not your capital gains tax. Not any tax. We will cut your taxes. […]

The Nuri al-Maliki not-an-endorsement endorsement of Senator Obama is resonating. Hugely. Josh Marshall at The Talking Points Memo: My first instinct is always to try not to overstate the impact of momentary developments. But I don’t think it’s enough to say this is a huge development. It’s huger than that. In a stroke, I think, al Maliki has cut McCain […]

Today’s edition of “Who Said THAT???!” is an amazing example of using a LOT of words to say pretty much nothing at all. If you can figure it out, please let me know. Mr. al-Maliki confirmed the existence of an Iraqi vision stems from the reality with regard to Iraq security needs, as the positive developments of the security situation […]

They’re the best! I’m just sayin’…

Dude, it’s all in your head. I’m just sayin’…

The Prime Minister of Iraq, Nuri al-Maliki, has more or less endorsed Senator Obama’s timetable for leaving Iraq in Germany’s Spiegel newspaper: “SPIEGEL: Would you hazard a prediction as to when most of the US troops will finally leave Iraq? Maliki: As soon as possible, as far as we’re concerned. U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about 16 months. That, […]