The crazy thing that nobody's pointing out: The republicans are spending *more* than any democrat *ever*. They're just not taxing to pay for it. Instead, they're taking out massive loans from other countries, the equivalent of stealing your credit card and racking up a huge bill. This is worse than taxing and spending, since when the bills for these bonds come due they're going to be higher than if they were paid up front with tax revenue. How can a party that lowers taxes during "wartime" be allowed to call themselves fiscally responsible?

The press are damned irresponsible idiots for failing to drive this point home. It's a complete urban legend that republicans are fiscally responsible in any way whatsoever.

Posted at June 10, 2008 2:28 PM in response to McCain: Obama Will Raise Taxes On Everybody

If only we could have a second Carter term. Sadly, he won't have us:
http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/i_got_what_america_needs_right

Posted at June 9, 2008 9:22 PM in response to McCain: Obama Would Equal Carter's Second Term

I quit my church a long time ago. They were saying stuff like 'evolution is wrong, the earth was created by magic' and 'homosexuality = omg sodomites!' and stuff like that. Sorry, I gave that stuff up with santa claus and the tooth fairy. The bible says it's ok to keep slaves and bludgeon people to death with rocks, and people want to teach this stuff to kids. It's terrible.

I'm a buddhist now. I hope Obama becomes a buddhist too, it would be awesome to have a president who doesn't pretend to believe in the invisible sky wizard.

Posted at May 31, 2008 7:47 PM in response to Breaking: Obama Campaign Confirms His Resignation From Trinity Church

Your avatar is offensive and disgusting. Please go to LGF where you belong.

Posted at May 30, 2008 7:05 PM in response to Ickes: Uncommitted Delegates Must Stay Uncommitted

Seriously this crap with FL and MI has to stop. The should not be seated, and if they don't reverse their decision next cycle then they shouldn't be seated in *any* future conventions. If you're going to deliberately break the rules in order to try to gain undue influence over the process, be prepared to face the consequences.

The alternative is anarchy, and I look forward to NY and CA moving their primaries to the head of the line if that's the case.

Posted at May 21, 2008 4:52 PM in response to Hillary: I Might Take Fight Over Florida And Michigan To Convention!

MI and FL are still getting away with breaking the rules even if their delegations aren't seated. They now will have an earlier primary election from now on, and they'll get a disproportionate say in who the next nominee will be. It's really unfair that they're getting seated, when CA and NY could just as easily have broken the rules. If that had been the case, you know MI and FL would be screaming about the unfairness.

So for them to break the rules, get away with it, and *still* get seated is appalling. The fact that Clinton is breaking her pledge to follow the rules and is stoking the flames for her already dead campaign is beyond the pale.

Posted at May 21, 2008 3:07 AM in response to News Orgs Call Oregon For Obama

Question: are you a paid campaign astroturfing troll or are you just a desperate, crazy volunteer troll?

It amuses me to no end the number of people who are taking the primary fight to the internet. Keep it up; you're really making a difference!

Posted at May 19, 2008 4:20 AM in response to Obama Speaks To Over 70,000 In Oregon

Here's how it works: US politicians need the support of the American Jewish population, so they pander tirelessly to that demographic. Their votes in crucial swing states and their financial support make their support extremely valuable.

The US is also a major weapons dealer. Israel is a big customer. Israel doesn't have the money to pay for all the weapons themselves, so the US gives 'loans' to Israel to pay for the weapons. In short, the US taxpayer pays for them. In exchange for this, the Israelis occasionally defer to the US for foreign policy, but they pay absolutely no attention to the US when it comes to domestic policy, e.g. the internationally condemned settlement of the occupied territories. Of course, the settlements are a major cause of Israel's security woes, thus requiring massive amounts of weaponry. Rinse and repeat. In short, Israel is a mechanism for transferring money from US taxpayers to weapons manufacturers, and a mechanism for politicians to obtain generous campaign funding through socially acceptable pandering.

Posted at May 14, 2008 10:52 PM in response to Iran: What's the Game?

I'm waiting for him to bust out, "No. I am not scared, and neither should you be!"

Posted at May 6, 2008 4:30 PM in response to Harold Ickes: We Have A "Number" Of Super-Dels Ready To Move To Hillary

You posted this same insane screed in another thread, which means you're a troll *and* a spammer. *Golf claps*

Your ranting is clearly batshit insane but detailed enough to warrant a response, however the entire premise in the second paragraph is so weak that it's impossible to suspend disbelief and so ruins the enticement factor. I give your trolling effort a 5.3 out of 10.

Posted at April 26, 2008 12:37 AM in response to Senior Obama Adviser: Obama Will "Take Fox On" In Appearance This Sunday