That would be my "mission" to counter your propaganda, though missing is appropriate as well since many of your comments are missing all context and nuance.

Posted at July 4, 2008 6:22 AM in response to Obama Reiterates: Combat Troops Out Of Iraq In 16 Months

It is quite clear the the Raging Left has damaged his campaign because they are morons and can't read a fucking book or use the Intertubes. Your whole Barack-is-Selling-US-Out crew are really starting to come across as a neocon trolls or a politically-naive 2 year olds.

Let me slow it down for you:

Politicians (like every other person on the planet) CHANGE THEIR FUCKING MINDS when receiving new information. Further, they should refine their opinion based on new information or else we get Baby Bush. Also, this country is mostly CONSERVATIVE. That's not to say they are neoconservative or even republican, but Americans a much more cautious and conservative lot (regardless of party) than the netroots left would make them. It's enough to elect a black guy, let alone a black guy is a total "pussy" who let's our national security interests suffer because of lefty idealism.

You need to go see some more of America before you start making asinine assumptions about the American voter.

You sound just like these douche-bag reporters who can't seem to understand what a monumental task pulling our troops out Iraq is. If Barack pulls it off in 16 months, he will be the world's best politician. Ever. The best he can hope for is to begin the job as quickly as possible, but that will indeed depend on the situation as he finds it on the ground and how many allies he can convince to replace US troops as they leave, so as to maintain an international peacekeeping force on the ground. If we pull out without putting in the UN, Iraq will be a bigger bloodbath than it already has been.

Finally, if he is doing his job correctly, the 20% of this country who are far to the left should get pissed. This country isn't only yours and Barack isn't governing for you. He needs to use centrists language to promote very liberal policies. He also knows a shit-ton more about classified information than you do, so perhaps he is the one better informed on this issue.

You keep posting bullshit like this and I will officially have to become your shadow, because your side of the party have cause enough damage to our nominee. This is what I call damage control and you are the leak in the side of our ship.

If you continue to bring us down with this kind of one-sided and narrow-minded comments, I will make it my missing counter your (and all the rest of the concern trolls) lack of nuance and historical understanding at every turn.

Posted at July 4, 2008 6:19 AM in response to Obama Reiterates: Combat Troops Out Of Iraq In 16 Months

Point being that the idea of Intelligent Design can easily be applied to the rules of creation as we find them.

If someone needs tidy excuses, we can reply that "Evolution is the intelligent design God had in mind."

I will take exception with one thing your said, though, that evolution is random. That is hardly an accurate description of Darwin's theories.

Posted at July 3, 2008 6:32 PM in response to How Politically Stupid Are We?

Exactly right. We take this opportunity change the definitions and realign the marketing of the republican voter.

Intelligent Design? Kind of hard to argue that evolution isn't an intelligent design.

Abortion? Let's try to prevent unwanted pregnancies and let the fringes argue over policy.

Pretty soon, the cultural distinctions become less important as we are finally able to incorporate both the conservative view and the liberal view in crafting progressive solutions to our many pressing challenges.

Posted at July 3, 2008 1:20 PM in response to How Politically Stupid Are We?

No, just the instinct to use them instead of saving up to get something. :O) I am not saying it will be easy.

Posted at July 3, 2008 12:56 PM in response to How Politically Stupid Are We?

You prove my point. We are still defining the document more than 200 years after it was written. In fact, John Adams violated both the First and Fourth Amendments during his presidency and he had a hand in writing them. All this bandying about of Constitutional Dogma is not helpful to the conversation.

Posted at July 3, 2008 12:54 PM in response to How Politically Stupid Are We?

Ben Franklin was an acknowledged agnostic (if not outright atheist) and attended regular religious services as part of his public life. Many of the founders cited "God" or "creation" as reason for their thoughts on liberty.

They were skeptical more of the danger of dogmatic thought than the idea of a religious God itself.

I don't think they would agree with the resistance to using religious means to dictate moral behavior. That we haven't seen that under the current regime, doesn't mean it isn't a likely outcome if we expand our thinking.

Like Ben Franklin, I think at least listening to the religious point of view doesn't necessarily mean we can't accomplish all of our larger goals.

Posted at July 3, 2008 12:50 PM in response to How Politically Stupid Are We?

Thanks for saying so. It's not very often that my thoughts are described as truly awesome. :O)

Posted at July 3, 2008 12:45 PM in response to How Politically Stupid Are We?

A solution is a solution whether it is implemented or not. Widespread acceptance of home solar arrays and wind turbines would drastically reduce our carbon output.

That we can't get America to understand our progressive ideals or force politicians to implement our changes is a failure of vision and activism not a failure of the solutions themselves.

Posted at July 3, 2008 11:54 AM in response to How Politically Stupid Are We?

Crap. I hate this blog interface with a passion. Just God awful. This is the new McCain campaign pitch to the youth vote.

Posted at July 3, 2008 11:48 AM in response to A Different View on the Clark Kerfuffle