Craig Crawford's Trail Mix

Criag- I do not see repubs going for McCain- I also know of many people scrambling lately all over the place and a lot of support heading Obama's way.
McCain's ship has gone. I respect a lot about him, and never quite understood the repubs hated of him.

Craig the Indies are just as opposed to the war as the Dems are, I don't see your scenario playing out. Also there is a national mood for change, McCain is anything but change!

Obama or Edwards needs to make a really good speech focussing on the slash and burn tactics being employed by HillCo. Lots of indignation and disgust, really tap into the rage felt by many of the party base against HillCo.

Here are some stats to back up the idea that independents may move to McCain and/or the Republican ballot.

kind of hard to criticize someone for attack politics when you are doing it yourself. Obama attacked Edwards for taking pac money...(I guess it was when he was in kindergarten)

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/12/18/independents_may_lift_mccain_not_obama_in_nh/?page=1

the link with the polls for NH

Oh no, Craig...say it ain't so.
I realize you have never written McCain, as I mistakenly did when his crew abandoned ship and the coffers went empty for so long.
I though he should have stopped then.
Now, like a monster rising from the foggy-bottom swamps of coastal Carolina, here he comes.
Iraq is growing more unstable every day and there is no win for the US there. The McCain administration would escalate US presence there and fins a way to extend over to Iran...who knows what would blow up in Lebanon, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria...I'll stop there. McCain believes in policing the world and printing more paper and borrowing from China to pay for it. On this one aspect alone, Ron Paul would make a better president.
Bloomberg-Lieberman.......Lieberman-Bloomberg? Why not...this crazy year to come , I am afraid, will bring stranger situations than this,even.

I meant "written off McCain..."

KC is there anything the HillCo could do that would raise a critical voice from you or any other members of the Estrogen Mafia?

A paragraph of badmouthing aside, WaPo's Peter Baker limns out the many, many, many similarities between the ersatz "anti-Bush" Foreign Affairs article ghosted for Huckabee with both Bush's own policies and statements, both today and from 8 years ago.

He also shows it's just more warm spit in an old, overflowing GOP bucket.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2007/12/18/huckabees_promises_outbush_the.html?hpid=topnews

No I think she is the most wonderful person ever.

Sincerely yours,
Katherine Graham Cracker
Commander Girl Gangz

Imus on RFD:
That cartoon caused a stir...Tony and Karrith didn't like it one bit. I didn't notice you in it at first, none of them did either.
I think I get the point but they didn't.
I am surprised Imus showed it if he didn't "get" it.
My gawd,,,Delbert McClinton rocked the house then brought the lady to tears with that ballad.
I've been a fan for over thirty years.

"No I think she is the most wonderful person ever.

Sincerely yours,
Katherine Graham Cracker
Commander Girl Gangz"

Pretty much what I figured.

patsi,

Brian, of course, is a member of the insidious Gastrogen Mafia... which even in Iowa to hype its endless flow of fart-based methane over corn-derived ethanol.

The Gastrogen Mafia, of course, is the political wing of that methane-worshipping religious cult, the Crisco-Gaseousists... those infamous ass worshiping Fundamental-ists.

Whose credo is... "Everyone's shit stinks.... except MINE, you dumb assholes!!!!"

I think Fritz was a member, too.

(Here's a twenty for the jar.)

LOL, you crack me up sometimes 9/11, you really do.

Craig, I don't see McCain having a resurgence - he may get a few votes from folks who think Holy Joe still has some integrity, but I can't see much of a swing among the NH indies.

Brian, Edwards and Obama should do exactly that- Hillary doesn't have enough people talking about her. Barack's been doing well against herand narrowing her lead - why change now? John, outside of Iowa, not so much. But they could use all the old lines - slash and burn - oh, you already did that, politics of personal destruction - wait, Obama'salready done that (about 1000 times), blah,blah blah. The base? Do you think the things you're concerned about has escaped the base? I doubt it. And coming from them, a good speech won't mean diddly to that part of the base that are her supporters, and if the undecided voters out there haven't noticed the comments about Edwards and Obama that have come from Clinton supporters, the need to pay their cable bills. I can't believe that Edwards or Obama telling undecided voters that Clinton is being mean is going to draw many votes to them. So it might feel good to them to make such a speech, but it won't do much for their chances. Or not.

Craig: the independents might flock to McCain if he was still "Straight Talk Express" McCain version 2000.

But he's enabled and supported Bush -- whom he must personally recognize as a disastrous president, one who supports torture -- for 7 years now. He also sucked up to the Christofascist wing of his party.

He ain't Goldwater, and he's forfeited too much of his credibility.

It's a shame, because imagine what a better country we would be had McCain -- or Gore -- been inaugurated in 2001.

And: remember, there is an Obama in the primary. A genuine change candidate.

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Craig: who is putting out the Kool-Aid on this one?

Pogo it would go a long way in keeping passions high and swing some of the media attention away from Hillary. Even with her numbers falling she still has strongest lock on TV time.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/12/18/huckabees-christmas-ad-_n_77315.html

ron paul sends a christmas message to Hucksterbee
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/12/18/huckabees-christmas-ad-_n_77315.html

Looks like the judge ain't buying the Mukasey/Hayden argument that he should butt out.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20071218/cia-videotapes/

Should be an interesting hearing - I'd love to be a fly on the wall.

This is for pogo, Craig, and for all of us who stay in even the best hotels. Beware...this video you will NOT forget any time soon.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1329217643?bctid=1329232712

Study suggests polls overestimate support for Obama, underestimate back for Clinton
A new national study of voters who say they might vote in Democratic primaries and caucuses shows a striking disconnect between their explicit and implicit preferences, according to University of Washington researchers
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-12/uow-ssp121807.php

"I don't like to talk about myself, I'd much rather talk about Magic Johnson". Oh yuck, gag me with a spoon!

Gee Brian
why waste your time on Clinton since according to you she is doa. Shoudn't you be responding to Obama's attacks on Edwards.

Actually I find Obama's attacks on Edwards very encouraging, makes me wonder what Obama's internals are showing.

Jack Kingston endorsing Mitt, I guess that makes Mitt the idiots first choice.

Brian you could be right - it could keep passions running high, and it might take some of the media attention away from Hillary, so long as she doesn't respond. I wouldn't count on that as a campaign strategy. I think that would be a great opportunity for Hillary to point out that they are now reduced to attacking her campaign rather than run on their issues, and could give Bill the chance to come out swinging with a real target to swing at instead of just free form campaigning and generating gaffes in that context, and it would not be personal, and it would be effective. I could be wrong, but I think they would look like kids if they tried it and stand more to lose by that gambit than they have to gain. I still say Obama is doing well enough that I doubt he'd take this approach. John on the other hand doesn't have anything to lose anywhere but Iowa, so why not try it?

Kingston is Mitt's big endorsement for today?????

oy.

Well with Obama going after Edwards, Edwards air time is certainly to improve and give him a chance to show that trial lawyer invoking the cause of justice.

Craig.....
NH indies going for McCain..... whoa.... what the hell you smokin'......

I voted for McCain in the 2000 primary...... as I said the other day..... and NO... it was NOT a joke..... I wouldn't vote for a Republican for dog catcher now...

and I know lots of indies around here that feel the exact same way.....

Damn, Dex, I can't open streaming video when I'm hooked in through my work server - I'll check it out tomorrow.And here I am, headed for a hotel tomorrow.

Dex,
Yeah, you won't hear the likes of Delbert McClinton on MoJo. Just another reason MoJo is NoMo.

pogo: pack your own drinking cup and coffee cup. The video uses hidden cams to record maids cleaning the bowl and THEN using the same gloves to just rinse out the drinking glasses.

Brian, trial lawyers defend justice for others, not for themselves. When a jury (voters?) get a hint that the lawyer is advocating for himself instead of his client or the jury (read, the public), he's toast. Maybe he and Barack could pleadfor justice for each other. Besides - justice? in political campaigns? Tough sell.

I'll keep that in mind,dex - I think I'm going to go throw up.

He does it well pogo, it's very seductive when he turns it on for the camera, and Iowa loves that shit!

dnd: I was a huge Otis Redding fan. Otis died 40 years ago in a plane crash.
I have the record Otis made on which he sings "I've Got Dreams to Remember".
Imus told Karrith today that Delbert sings that song better than Otis ever did.
I say AS good.
Both versions are moving, very powerful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLIwvYUfTt0

Otis.

I met otis once.....standiing at a fruit stand waiting on a city bus, Otis pulls up in his big tour bus for everyone to get a coke......he was very nice to a goofy little kid in a high school military outfit......

Seductive? Gawd.

9/11 -- Brian's only problem is that he fits into that group of men (usually Young Republicans) who can think of little else to say but crap like:

BawhahaBawhahaBawhahaBawhahaBawhahaBawhahaBawhahaBawhahaBawhahaBawhahaBawhahaBawhaha

I saw Delbert in the Chukker - a little bar in Tuscaloosa, which incidentally was torn down lasst month to make room for luxury condos - and he was terrific. Been a fan ever since. Saw him open fo rBonnie Raitt a fewyears later - much preferred the bar asa venue.

McCain's stance on the war is irrelevant as all of the republicans except for Paul want to continue so we can "win," whatever that means.

Polls about candidates are irrelevant as, as this little nugget I got from the Richardson campaign states: "A brand new poll out of New Hampshire says that not only are HALF of all Democratic voters undecided -- a THIRD of those who've picked their candidate could change their mind."

Throw this all into the soup and it's all a jump ball, and not just for the first tier.

please excuse the typos - I'm just too lazy to do the preview thing.

Delbert played harp on Bruce Chenille's hit "Hey Baby" (I want to know if you'll be my girl).....while on tour reputed to have shown lennon how to play the harp which he used on "Love me Do".....

dnd.....
you mean after all that parsing of every little statistic and movement of every poll taken by every pundit, radio station, tv cable news show, magazines, blogs, every voter under a rock and hell.... one more cow.... you finally realize the polls are useless.....

Hallelujah!

I'm surpsided Kay Baily isn't endorsing McCain. I've always liked her, for a repug that is.

Renee,
I don't think polls are useless. However the poll that showed that most haven't made up their minds means that all the polls that assume they have are completely worthless.

JOMC!

dnd....
I also know lots of people who have purposefully lied when talking to pollsters just to screw up the works.....

I've done it a few times myself......

ok..... I agree that useless is the wrong word.... how about "inaccurate".....

Well, folks, I'll be running now - have to go get the kid, got to a couple meetings, then pack for the trip. I'll check in here and there - everyone have a great holiday season, merry christmas, and all that.

patsi,

Well, that would be the garbage variety Narcifritz.

ha ha priceless

"But now that Mike Huckabee has flapped his arms and scattered the pigeons..."

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/blogs/wolcott

And those "bwah-bies" put the "ME! ME! ME!" in methane.

Wonder if Braying Mister Goldberg of the NRO's IM nick is "JonahInNYC"?

Have a great trip and holiday pogo.

Happy whatever is it is you have pogo, be well be safe

ran....
there you are...... how much snow did you get Sunday?..... we got about a foot here in the south.....

everyone's asking about the poll you're doing..... how's it coming along?

Pogo.... travel safe and I hope that Santa is good to you and yours...... :0)

I was just thinking while reading some of the earlier posts here that this place is kinda like the Delta House in the movie "Animal House" the way people are given nicknames. I can picture John Belushi walking in a line and saying "Rudy , your Delta Chi name is "The Plunger." Matthews , I've given this a lot of thought....your Delta Chi name is "Tweety".

Welcome back Ran

In your absence I got first, second, third predictions Dem and Rep for the IA, NH, and NC races. I think everyone would like the weekly poll, but I can continue with the chart if you would prefer.

Jamie...I never responded to your 1-2-3 predictions, but only because I consider my opinion more hope than prediction...so I'll just wait and see....

Phyllis Hughes Ewing (I think that is her name) was just talking about heading up Women for Biden ...and I loved her confidence despite the 3% poll. She had a great line: "When you see the whites of our eyes it will be too late."

Hey folks,

It's 70 degrees outside my office and I am in spring mode so can someone give me a cliff notes version of what is going on today?

Edwards kicked butt on Hardball. Matthews tried his best to get him to say something dumb and Edwards wasn't biting.

Hardball is in Hanover NH, to be with the "people"... you know, the students and faculty of Dartmouth. Matthews is only comfortable among the ruling class.
Edwards is on now, trying to sound like a left-wing radical. Ha! Right!

Two very rich middle-aged white guys in one of the whitest states in the USA. Laughing and joking. They know that, whatever happens, they're going to be OK.

Now Edwards is talking about God. This campaign is 50% theology,

Sorry Patsi: I'm no Edwards fan.

I'm with you, Patsi! I thought Edwards did a fine job when he talked with Tweety...and he's pointed out repeatedly that he's going to be okay no matter what happens, so what's important is that the rest of America be okay, too.

Horny woman gropes Santa's Christmas Tree Balls. The world is comin' to an end!

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/ODD_SANTA_GROPED?SITE=INKEN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Cast of "2008 The Movie"
McCain: Robert Duvall
Romney: Harrison Ford
Hillary: Kathleen Turner
Edwards: Tom Hanks
Giuliani: Steve Buscemi
Obama: Will Smith
Huckabee: Kevin Spacey

Nash, in fairness, Matthews insisted Edwards talk about religion and I thought he explained his position pretty good. Hiollary is still my candidate, but Edwards did hold his own with that media poseur Matthews.

By the way, Corey, my "Delta Chi" or, rather, Warrior name is Dances With Cats.

Tweety likes Edwards Patsi.

I think that Huckabees "Delta Chi" name should be "hangdog"

Reason 1) look at his face. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2007/12/11/2004066451.jpg

Reason 2) his son

Not bad, nash, not bad! *L* Good casting there.

Craig as a cartoon! Yes, I like it.

Didn't know there were so many Indies in NH.

tt

I especially like Giuliani: Steve Buscemi.

Bwhahaha....

tt

geez..i dunno.....the only political character i can see Buscemi playing is Artie Bremer, the creep who shot George Wallace.
Buscemi has to play a creep, that's fersure.
I loved him in many roles, especially "Trees Lounge".

Heeeer'e Tucker! ...and off i go to click that bastid off my teevee!

Buscemi's creepy.

*chills*

tt

Why is Edwards so smiley and so optimistic, way moreso than before this past week?
And Tweety's gushing over him this past hour wasn't very good even-handed journalism.
But man, he surely trashed Huckabee and Jeezus! ( The 2-man act, not The Savior).

for nash's list, Spacey is good , but the 1967 Gomer Pyle is perfect! (casting Huckabee)

buscemi wasnt creepy in the big lebowski....just a regular guy, sort of.....

Nash,

If Peter Boyle weren't dead, he would be a better choice for the plunger

Dex, I think that you are on to something with the Gomer nomination

http://www.timvp.com/gomer2.jpg

I have been talking to a lot of people in my precinct putting togeher some volunteers to help me with the caucus. The ones that were for Edwards in 2004 (he tied with Kerry in my precinct) are still for him now and they have added to their numbers.

One man who dropped by my house Sunday is a Republican and he told me of other Republicans in the precinct who will be caucusing for Edwards. I sense something is happening in that campaign and I think John would win if the caucuses were held today. I most certainly think he would win my precinct.

Dex, Gomer Pyle = Huckabee = YES! perfect.

tt

zoey, HOORAY for Edwards!

tt

Thanks for the update, zoey! That's wonderful news!

zoey you've made my night!

I thought John handled the religion question brilliantly.

Zoey: great news.

nash: great cast. Buscemi as Giuliani -- agree w/ Tiptoe -- great choice. I think Brian Denehy could be a good McCain too.

Patsi: Biden supporter: "when you see the whites of our eyes, it will be too late." Love it. Wish I had her confidence -- in anything!

BBC America.

US ranks 67th in the number of women in government and never as a head of state. We come in after Turkministan.

Bob Kerry really has reached a new low for himself.

Brian, you couldn't hold Bob Kerry's jock strap.

Patsi...Honestly, who'd want to hold Bob Kerrey's jock strap? I'm really weary of this in-fighting....

What an odd thing to say Patsi.

wow
new low for drudge
http://www.drudgereport.com/

And Patsi what is this underwear fetish of yours about? Damn!

tweety keeps trying to pimp the ghoul but there is nothing left

From your keyboard to the great cosmic ear, kgc...I sincerely hope Giuliani is DONE!

The last day for a little unique Christmas shopping begins in four hours

http://antiquesdiva.blogspot.com/2007/12/savoy-hotel-auction.html

Oh and Patsi what was the crap Bill was saying about him and 41 take a road trip together? That was just plain weird!

it was more stupid than weird since 41 denied he would do it. But after all Bill and HW have a foundation together and did all the disaster relief together

After all!

everyone is talking about the Clintons....including Brian

keep them on the frontburner at all times

You think that up all by yourself KC? Hey dnd your favorite news babe is hosting Countdown tonight.

nope..I'm quoting the sage of RFDTV Craig Crawford

hell, love-child for edwards? that's just tame stuff for Matt Drudge to relay on his page.
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Bob Kerrey would be a bad one to have as an enemy.
In his mea culpa he told-all.
He was a Navy Seal assassin in Viet Nam.
You think The Sopranos were tough?
A village leader in Viet Nam gave just the slightest bit of resistance in cooperating with the US invasion strategy , and Kerrey slipped into the villages in the middle of the sleepy night with a knife and slit their throats.

Now you tell me Brian! PBS can wait!

...and what is your "babe" obsession, Brian?

here's a link about what Kerrey did

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/25/magazine/25KERREY.html?ex=1198126800&en=e23e76f3880a2f88&ei=5070

Cause every time I type out the word "babe" I have this loony toons image of you with steam blowing out your ears and old fashion steam whistle being heard in the back ground and it makes me chuckle a bit to myself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TPbpvP-okM

steamboat willie

dnd I think Babe Allison is hosting all week.

the understatement of the year

Bill Clinton "I think I'm a little rusty"
http://thepage.time.com/2007/12/18/b-clinton-i-think-i-am-a-little-rusty/

Brian,
I don't care that Allison Stewart is a babe (though I'm not complaining). I find her very smart, genuine and engaging. The segment she did with Chris Dodd was great, as was the segment with the Bolo Pundit. Long day for Craig. Imus in the morning, Stewart in the evening.

Now back to PBS and the News Hour to see what the Turks plan for northern Iraq and the PKK.

obama says the same things about himself Bob Kerrey said ...why doesn he hate himself

http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/blogs/politically_speaking/

KC you're cute when you play naive.

yeah that's me naive

I said "play naive" quite a difference.

Here's Rush's take:

Rudy Giuliani is no oil painting, nor is John McCain. Fred Thompson may have cracked it in Hollywood, but he's hardly leading man material. Barack Obama has those ears to contend with, while every time Joe Biden opens his mouth it's like watching an old episode of Mr Ed. Even pretty boy John Edwards is starting to show signs of wear. But according to Rush Limbaugh, it all matters little for the male presidential candidates, because when men age they look "more authoritative, accomplished and distinguished." What does matter, says Limbaugh, is that Hillary Clinton, who turned 60 in October, is starting to wrinkle.

Yeah and as Stephanie said...look who is talking

how many times has Big Fat Pharma been married

OMG @ the giant wave of STOOPUD on Dan Abrams..."the attractive man always wins" in the Presidential elections and who wants to watch Hillary age. Holy God, that's a new one. Attractive...yes, like Nixon, Reagan, Bush Jr and Sr, Ike, LBJ...holy God. The IDIOCY, it burns!

Patsi,
Rush was probably commenting on that picture of Hillary the drudgereport posted a couple of days back. Not flattering.

After seeing the piece on the Turks and the PKK on the News Hour tonight, it dawns on me once again that the next Sec. of State must be extraordinarily skilled and have the complete confidence of the next administration. Craig's comments about the next Sec. of State made all this food for thought.

Speaking of food. I'm starved.

Another Christmas treasure for those of you who celebrate it. For those who don't, please just enjoy the music....

http://badaboo.free.fr/merryxmas.swf

http://www.southernpoliticalreport.com/storylink_1218_89.aspx

mostly good news for Edwards

Reminds me of Home Alone , Harbor. Can't beat The Drifters. And now for a little bit of fun GWB-Style!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkqrI3IibYI

Patsi sending this one out to you!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9hGlYT38DZY

at least Sen. Kennedy was pissed off...

from "The Hill"...

"The Senate on Tuesday night handed President Bush a critical victory in the Iraq debate, approving billions of dollars for war operations and backing down from a months-long threat of withholding funding until the White House commits to a drawdown of troops."

Going back a few years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP_2B6Cozzo

Damn I had forgotten what Michael Jackson looked like with his own nose and complexion.

Brian and Dex: read first page of NYTimes mag article about Bob Kerrey and killing of 13 unarmed civilians.

How did this topic come up? You must realize that some of us don't watch MSNBC or much commercial news.

Is it a back and forth between Kerrey and Obama? What's context and why now?

Dog sending this out to you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tjRZv9bUl4

You know , Brian...I almost linked that Sonny and Cher video. It was either that or Styx.

I would have gone with Sonny & Cher. Can't go wrong with the classics.

Chrissy's rendition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xMhWd7mf0M

heya Renee, here I am, according to Mr Plow we got 18 inches of (stupid) snow, sounds about right

sorry about the poll deal, I have been infected by the worst kind of vermin(Craig can relate to this), SPAMMERS.

I was trying so many different polling/survey applications that I never really secured any of them, no big deal, just a poof and there go the scumbags\spammers (albeit temporarily I'm afeared)

but we should be on track to start this Friday. I'll get together the details for everyone's perusal tomorrow.

Jamie: I'll send an email :-D, thanks for the welcome

I don't see any Republican candidate getting the nomination save for McCain. I think Craig's right to a degree, whichever Indies decide to vote R this time will probably go for McCain, but I don't think it will be many.

Bill Richardson was here Sat, wish I could have gone to see him. I've never seen the next guy that should be President up close.

silly guys that's a black guy not Michael Jackson

Weird Al taking on Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues...in palindromes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nej4xJe4Tdg

pretty clever

dog: brian mentioned that Kerrey had sunk to a new low.
patsi derided brian. I just threw in the thing i remember most about kerrey. kerrey never took ANY political hammerings about his actions in vietnam...he's regarded as a hero, and he did lose a leg over there. when 13 people are slaughtered under questionable circumstances, it never goes away.

hillary clinton accepted gratefully the support of kerrey.
i may be the only person in the blogosphere who will post anything about kerrey-as-killer.
But following is what brian was writing about. here's the first paragraph of the story:

Ex-Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey supports Hillary Clinton

09:38 AM CST on Monday, December 17, 2007

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton celebrated one high-profile endorsement, from the Des Moines Register's editorial board, by announcing a second endorsement, from former Sen. Bob Kerrey, a Nebraskan-turned-New Yorker. Mr. Kerrey told an energetic crowd gathered at a high school here that he is backing Mrs. Clinton "enthusiastically and unequivocally

dnd: "Rush was probably commenting on that picture of Hillary the drudgereport posted a couple of days back. Not flattering."

So sorry that women get older.

kerrey will go to his grave with those 13 people on his mind.

patsi: HRC is 60, and i made fun of her makeup a couple debates back.
I thought the photo on Drudge was photoshopped at first, but if not, so what?
People get older; Drudge was just out for publicity.

It's not like Hillary was ever a babe, what difference does it make.

So...who is a babe, John Edwards?

You can't be a babe if you have a penis, come on everyone knows that. He's a hunk.

More about the Senate approval of $$$,$$$,$$$,$$$'s for the Iraq RATHOLE !
I can't even sleep I am so mad about this! :

Arizona Republican JOHN MC CAIN, a stalwart war supporter, was the only one of the Senate’s five presidential candidates present for the vote on the amendment, which he supported.

The measure now moves to the House, which is expected to clear the bill later this week and send it to the president’s desk.

The approval of the measure marks a sharp turn from the hard-line positions Democrats took in November. At the time, they warned that Republicans and the White House would have to accept a funding bill with a provision calling for a complete troop withdrawal from Iraq by next December, or face the prospect of funding the war through the Pentagon’s fiscal 2008 spending bill.

Does anyone else feel cheated by the Democrats just caving in to the Bush admin on this?
I voted for CHANGE and an END to the war...now, the damn fool says to push on.
Hightower points out measures the Dems could have implemented to end the war in his latest newsletter.

JIM HIGHTOWER:

http://www.hightowerlowdown.org/node/1480

Well I'm hardly thrilled Dex. Though it's good PR for Edwards, hey you gotta find a silver lining in everything.

oh....thought I'd stumbled into "Wayne's World" for a second there......

WE ARE NOT WORTHY: STURGEE!!

Sturg, dude!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irp8CNj9qBI

NEW THREAD!!!