Barack Obama - Yes, you can.
Bill Clinton - Villifying the other side with a smile doesn't work when the other side is also a Democrat.
Hillary Clinton - Nothing's inevitable.
John McCain - Vet first.
Sarah Palin - Insist your own people help handle you.
Mitt Romney - Play to your strengths (economy) instead of where you perceive there to be a niche (social conservative).
Rudy Giuliani - Never put all your eggs in one basket when that basket is eighth in line for counting.
John Edwards - If you're cheating on your cancer-stricken wife, don't freakin' run for president!
George W. Bush - Don't spend more than you bring in.
Mike Huckabee - Maybe if you announced Chuck Norris would be your VP in February...
Bill Richardson - Endorsing a front-runner can get you a Cabinet seat.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
Caroline Kennedy, royal senator
New York sure doesn't think much of itself. First they get Hillary Clinton as their senator, a woman who never lived there, but she's a celebrity. Now Caroline Kennedy wants her seat. Beyond her name, why should it be her? I think New York's missing an opportunity. Maria Shriver should buy a pad in New York and get the seat. It fits the profile of the best of both worlds.
1. She's a Kennedy.
2. She's the First Lady of California.
Now, granted, Clinton turned out to be a decent senator for the state. I guess. New York is still one of the highest taxed states with one of the biggest budget deficits, but that's more of a governor thing. (What hath Patterson and Spitzer wrought?)
It's an example of how America has its own form of aristocracy. Name recognition is king in politics.
1. She's a Kennedy.
2. She's the First Lady of California.
Now, granted, Clinton turned out to be a decent senator for the state. I guess. New York is still one of the highest taxed states with one of the biggest budget deficits, but that's more of a governor thing. (What hath Patterson and Spitzer wrought?)
It's an example of how America has its own form of aristocracy. Name recognition is king in politics.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Bernie Madoff - Anti-American
$50 billion gone.
One could argue he has done more to damage the economy than the September 11 attacks.
It's certainly bigger than the Enron implosion.
I also think of it this way: that's a lot of tax revenue to vanish in a time when the US government is bailing out this company and that company for $200 billion here, $300 billion there.
One could argue he has done more to damage the economy than the September 11 attacks.
It's certainly bigger than the Enron implosion.
I also think of it this way: that's a lot of tax revenue to vanish in a time when the US government is bailing out this company and that company for $200 billion here, $300 billion there.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Rachel Maddow Show recap
Rachel points out that every day Obama announces another appointment the stock market goes up. Rachel asks if he could space these appointments out more. She segues into the $20 billion given to Citigroup without hearings or anything, and contrasts that with the week-long hand-wringing over bailing out the auto industry, which ultimately didn't happen. I then realized she's reading a teleprompter for what sounds like improvised riffing. Her show's young; she'll get better at hiding that.
She interviews Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, and member of Obama's economic advisory board. So why did Citi get a no-questions-asked bailout (a white-collar company) but the auto industry (a blue-collar industry) didn't? Schmidt said Citi's proposal was correct and the auto industry's was not. Rachel asks if he sees a double standard; Eric says no. They conclude amiably.
Rachel then asks how the government can focus on infrastructure if Obama's economic team is comprised of Robert Rubin people; Rubin who neglected infrastructure in favor of reducing the deficit.
Rachel points out Mike Huckabee said in an interview he likes Sarah Palin and says the only difference is she looks better in stilettos and has better hair. I join Rachel in shuddering at the image of a long-haired Huckabee in stilettos. Meanwhile Rachel's upset Obama is doing anything to appease or reach out to the Republicans, saying there's too much Koom-bay-ya going on. Rachel interview Dahlia Lithwick of Slate.com, who wants War Crime Tribunals to be brought up against Bush and Cheney and them. She wants Guantanamo closed on Day 1, and wants Obama's A.G. to probe over torture, and it looks like those won't be priorities for Obama, much to their mutual chagrin.
Back from the break, Rachel revels over the Georgia election between Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin. Elections-news geeks still have something to celebrate! Eventually she gets to her next guest, Ed Rendell, and they discuss the infrastructure needs of America, but how it can't be done if we follow Rubinomics (Rachel's made-up noun for the day). They both argue we need to invest in infrastructure now and deal with the deficit later. Rachel asks him about the Citigroup bailout as well, and he agrees the auto industry needs to have a better proposal in order to be bailed out. But he says banks getting bailouts should be forced to lend 60-70% of it out immediately.
Back from the break, Rachel interviews Robert Redford about Bush's lifting the drilling ban on many of the US's pristine lands, in a segment she calls Lame Duck Watch. She points out 360,000 acres in eastern Utah have been opened up for drilling. Redford, Utah's most famous liberal, points out Bush's "devious" ploy to free it up by bypassing the National Park Service, and says he's been trying to undo many environmental laws, and in his opinion it's criminal. Why rip up the environment for short-term retrieval of non-renewable energy when we now have viable renewable-energy alternatives?
Back from the break, Rachel has Kent Jones to a pop watch, where he mocks Guns N' Roses, Twlight, and Sarah Palin. Lewis Black, you have nothing to fear.
Maddow and KeithO may agree on 95% of things, but Rachel does it in a happy, sociable way where I feel like she could actually abide someone in her presence who doesn't necessariyl agree with her.
She interviews Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, and member of Obama's economic advisory board. So why did Citi get a no-questions-asked bailout (a white-collar company) but the auto industry (a blue-collar industry) didn't? Schmidt said Citi's proposal was correct and the auto industry's was not. Rachel asks if he sees a double standard; Eric says no. They conclude amiably.
Rachel then asks how the government can focus on infrastructure if Obama's economic team is comprised of Robert Rubin people; Rubin who neglected infrastructure in favor of reducing the deficit.
Rachel points out Mike Huckabee said in an interview he likes Sarah Palin and says the only difference is she looks better in stilettos and has better hair. I join Rachel in shuddering at the image of a long-haired Huckabee in stilettos. Meanwhile Rachel's upset Obama is doing anything to appease or reach out to the Republicans, saying there's too much Koom-bay-ya going on. Rachel interview Dahlia Lithwick of Slate.com, who wants War Crime Tribunals to be brought up against Bush and Cheney and them. She wants Guantanamo closed on Day 1, and wants Obama's A.G. to probe over torture, and it looks like those won't be priorities for Obama, much to their mutual chagrin.
Back from the break, Rachel revels over the Georgia election between Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin. Elections-news geeks still have something to celebrate! Eventually she gets to her next guest, Ed Rendell, and they discuss the infrastructure needs of America, but how it can't be done if we follow Rubinomics (Rachel's made-up noun for the day). They both argue we need to invest in infrastructure now and deal with the deficit later. Rachel asks him about the Citigroup bailout as well, and he agrees the auto industry needs to have a better proposal in order to be bailed out. But he says banks getting bailouts should be forced to lend 60-70% of it out immediately.
Back from the break, Rachel interviews Robert Redford about Bush's lifting the drilling ban on many of the US's pristine lands, in a segment she calls Lame Duck Watch. She points out 360,000 acres in eastern Utah have been opened up for drilling. Redford, Utah's most famous liberal, points out Bush's "devious" ploy to free it up by bypassing the National Park Service, and says he's been trying to undo many environmental laws, and in his opinion it's criminal. Why rip up the environment for short-term retrieval of non-renewable energy when we now have viable renewable-energy alternatives?
Back from the break, Rachel has Kent Jones to a pop watch, where he mocks Guns N' Roses, Twlight, and Sarah Palin. Lewis Black, you have nothing to fear.
Maddow and KeithO may agree on 95% of things, but Rachel does it in a happy, sociable way where I feel like she could actually abide someone in her presence who doesn't necessariyl agree with her.
Hannity & Colmes recap
Hannity & Colmes and The Rachel Maddow Show
A few months ago I decided to watch O'Reilly Factor and Countdown in full to compare the two. My conclusion is I probably agree with O'Reilly two-thirds of the time, Olbermann one-third of the time, they'd rather swallow broken glass than admit they agree on anything, and while neither is a guy I could see having over for dinner, I could converse with O'Reilly about anything for a few minutes. Keith, I'd have to stick to sports, or I'd be afraid his psychopathic side would emerge.
Now I'm going to try doing H&C and RM.
First up: Hannity & Colmes. Hannity reviews Pres.-Elect Obama's new cabinet announcements, then interview Karl Rove about it. They include a quote from David Axelrod saying he's no Karl Rove. Hannity says he wants the new president to succeed. When guys like Glenn Beck or Michael Medved say that, I can believe them. I have a hard time believing Hannity on this one. Hannity & Rove go around on all the problems with the economic stimulus package. Six minutes into the show, I didn't know he was there, but Alan Colmes interrupts when Rove says he wants more specificity, saying the game could change day to day, i.e., Hank Paulson gave us specifics, then changed his mind as circumstances changed, which Rove concedes.
Back from the break, Colmes asks about Axelrod saying he's no Rove, to which Rove says Axelrod's being humble. Rove then talks about how the Bush White House always went with policy over politics, and I'm tempted to tune him out, but I keep going. Hannity gets back into questioning about how many Clinton people Obama's bringing in. Rove says "Well, Democrats can choose from the Clinton administration or the Carter adiministration, and the Carter people are getting long in the tooth."
Back from the break, they now interview Rep. Eric Cantor, new GOP minority whip about Obama's proposed stimulus package he wants on his desk on January 20. Cantor says Obama's not reaching across the aisle, blah blah blah, and Hannity says "Hey, if Obama puts off raising taxes on the wealthy, I'm for that. If he's going to cut taxes, I'm for that." And Cantor agrees. Colmes comes in when Cantor mentions meeting with Rahm Emmanuel. Colmes asks "Wouldn't it be reasonable to hold your fire on an administration that hasn't even taken office yet?" Cantor starts rattling off the problems with the bloated way of doing business in the auto industry, and Colmes said you just had a Republican administration bail out all these financial institutions. Cantor wraps it up.
Back from the break, to discuss the possible appointments of Hillary Clinton (State) and Bill RIchardson (Commerce), Colmes intrroduces Dick Morris. Wow. We're going to have conservative guests all hour, aren't we. Morris says it's ridiculous to fill up his administration with Clinton loyalists, and then putting Hillary in the Cabinet. Colmes asks if it's too much to think the administration wants best for the United States. Morris says yeah. Colmes asks if Morris can say anything nice about the Clintons. Hannity says "No." Colmes says he asked Morris; Hannity said he's answering for Morris, and that he himself can say something nice about the Clintons. Morris never answers the question. Hannity takes over questioning, rattling off the foreign policy differences between Obama and Hillary. Morris says Obama won't rasie taxes because he can make the deficit as large as he wants and everyone will understand.
Back from the break, still with Morris. Morris says Obama's going to load every liberal pet project he wants into the stimulus package. Hannity & Morris then move to the Senate race where Hannity says if Franken steals Minnesota, and if Saxby Chambliss loses the runoff in Georgia, it's over. Morris says the GOP is dead at that point. Morris plugs a website to give money to Chambliss, saying the whole country is at stake on this election. Colmes says you like to say Bush inherited a recession from Clinton, well, look at what Obama's inheriting from Bush. He asks Morris, "Aren't you just scaring people?" Morris says it's both parties' fault. Obama didn't cause it and can't cure it.
Back from the break, their guest is Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC). Holmes asks about his trip to Iowa. Sanford demures. They discuss Ted Stevens, who Sanford says faked conservatism and is a poster child for their party gone bad. Colmes asks about some Bush policies and if they're fake conservatism. Sanford says "compassionate conservatism" wasn't real conservatism and points to himself and Bobby Jindal and others who are trying to return conservatism to the GOP. Colmes says "Who else? Sarah Palin?" Sanford chuckles and says certainly, and others, plugs Jindal and a "broad swath of folks."
Hannity chimes in to agree. He say the Republicans, when they ran Congress, were not the party of fiscal responsibility. Sanford says they also failed in protecting the free market and were late on energy independence.
Back from the break, Alan Colmes announces he's leaving the show. Hannity says we have a Democratic President and a Democratic Congress and you're leaving me? Colmes says "Four words. My work is done." Colmes says he'll continue on the network as a contributor and his radio show, his website, and he's shooting a pilot or two, maybe he'll call it "Alan's America."
The only change to that show without Alan will be there'll be no one to ask devil's advocate questions.
A few months ago I decided to watch O'Reilly Factor and Countdown in full to compare the two. My conclusion is I probably agree with O'Reilly two-thirds of the time, Olbermann one-third of the time, they'd rather swallow broken glass than admit they agree on anything, and while neither is a guy I could see having over for dinner, I could converse with O'Reilly about anything for a few minutes. Keith, I'd have to stick to sports, or I'd be afraid his psychopathic side would emerge.
Now I'm going to try doing H&C and RM.
First up: Hannity & Colmes. Hannity reviews Pres.-Elect Obama's new cabinet announcements, then interview Karl Rove about it. They include a quote from David Axelrod saying he's no Karl Rove. Hannity says he wants the new president to succeed. When guys like Glenn Beck or Michael Medved say that, I can believe them. I have a hard time believing Hannity on this one. Hannity & Rove go around on all the problems with the economic stimulus package. Six minutes into the show, I didn't know he was there, but Alan Colmes interrupts when Rove says he wants more specificity, saying the game could change day to day, i.e., Hank Paulson gave us specifics, then changed his mind as circumstances changed, which Rove concedes.
Back from the break, Colmes asks about Axelrod saying he's no Rove, to which Rove says Axelrod's being humble. Rove then talks about how the Bush White House always went with policy over politics, and I'm tempted to tune him out, but I keep going. Hannity gets back into questioning about how many Clinton people Obama's bringing in. Rove says "Well, Democrats can choose from the Clinton administration or the Carter adiministration, and the Carter people are getting long in the tooth."
Back from the break, they now interview Rep. Eric Cantor, new GOP minority whip about Obama's proposed stimulus package he wants on his desk on January 20. Cantor says Obama's not reaching across the aisle, blah blah blah, and Hannity says "Hey, if Obama puts off raising taxes on the wealthy, I'm for that. If he's going to cut taxes, I'm for that." And Cantor agrees. Colmes comes in when Cantor mentions meeting with Rahm Emmanuel. Colmes asks "Wouldn't it be reasonable to hold your fire on an administration that hasn't even taken office yet?" Cantor starts rattling off the problems with the bloated way of doing business in the auto industry, and Colmes said you just had a Republican administration bail out all these financial institutions. Cantor wraps it up.
Back from the break, to discuss the possible appointments of Hillary Clinton (State) and Bill RIchardson (Commerce), Colmes intrroduces Dick Morris. Wow. We're going to have conservative guests all hour, aren't we. Morris says it's ridiculous to fill up his administration with Clinton loyalists, and then putting Hillary in the Cabinet. Colmes asks if it's too much to think the administration wants best for the United States. Morris says yeah. Colmes asks if Morris can say anything nice about the Clintons. Hannity says "No." Colmes says he asked Morris; Hannity said he's answering for Morris, and that he himself can say something nice about the Clintons. Morris never answers the question. Hannity takes over questioning, rattling off the foreign policy differences between Obama and Hillary. Morris says Obama won't rasie taxes because he can make the deficit as large as he wants and everyone will understand.
Back from the break, still with Morris. Morris says Obama's going to load every liberal pet project he wants into the stimulus package. Hannity & Morris then move to the Senate race where Hannity says if Franken steals Minnesota, and if Saxby Chambliss loses the runoff in Georgia, it's over. Morris says the GOP is dead at that point. Morris plugs a website to give money to Chambliss, saying the whole country is at stake on this election. Colmes says you like to say Bush inherited a recession from Clinton, well, look at what Obama's inheriting from Bush. He asks Morris, "Aren't you just scaring people?" Morris says it's both parties' fault. Obama didn't cause it and can't cure it.
Back from the break, their guest is Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC). Holmes asks about his trip to Iowa. Sanford demures. They discuss Ted Stevens, who Sanford says faked conservatism and is a poster child for their party gone bad. Colmes asks about some Bush policies and if they're fake conservatism. Sanford says "compassionate conservatism" wasn't real conservatism and points to himself and Bobby Jindal and others who are trying to return conservatism to the GOP. Colmes says "Who else? Sarah Palin?" Sanford chuckles and says certainly, and others, plugs Jindal and a "broad swath of folks."
Hannity chimes in to agree. He say the Republicans, when they ran Congress, were not the party of fiscal responsibility. Sanford says they also failed in protecting the free market and were late on energy independence.
Back from the break, Alan Colmes announces he's leaving the show. Hannity says we have a Democratic President and a Democratic Congress and you're leaving me? Colmes says "Four words. My work is done." Colmes says he'll continue on the network as a contributor and his radio show, his website, and he's shooting a pilot or two, maybe he'll call it "Alan's America."
The only change to that show without Alan will be there'll be no one to ask devil's advocate questions.
Friday, November 14, 2008
McCain-Feingold legality challenged
From Politico.com...
Now that John McCain is not the GOP leader, Republican lawyers are challenging the legality of this campaign-finance reform bill, which seems like a pretty pointless bill since the 527s can do whatever they want, and Obama's effectively killed the idea that public financing of campaigns will ever happen.
Now that John McCain is not the GOP leader, Republican lawyers are challenging the legality of this campaign-finance reform bill, which seems like a pretty pointless bill since the 527s can do whatever they want, and Obama's effectively killed the idea that public financing of campaigns will ever happen.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Palin Africa hoax revealed
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/13/arts/television/13hoax.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
The guy who was revealed to be the source from the McCain campaign who said Sarah Palin thought Africa was a country and not a continent... is one big web hoax.
The guy who was revealed to be the source from the McCain campaign who said Sarah Palin thought Africa was a country and not a continent... is one big web hoax.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
No bailou for AmEx!
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081112/american_express_ahead_of_the_bell.html?.v=1
Every big corporation or state government or bank is going to the Feds for taxpayer money, but I absolutely draw the line at credit card companies. No. No way. credit card companies feed off consumers and rive up debt everywhere more than any other institution, chargin up to 24.99% interest. Are we going to bail out paycheck-loan companies next? American Express can stop sending out millions of credit card offers then. Dogs can get credit cards.
Every big corporation or state government or bank is going to the Feds for taxpayer money, but I absolutely draw the line at credit card companies. No. No way. credit card companies feed off consumers and rive up debt everywhere more than any other institution, chargin up to 24.99% interest. Are we going to bail out paycheck-loan companies next? American Express can stop sending out millions of credit card offers then. Dogs can get credit cards.
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