(my last blog was written too hastily, so I hope you'll forgive me for posting it again)

Why an Obama win should make conservatives cheerful.

William Kristol wrote a contriving column about how liberals should be happy if McCain wins and ends it with the following:

If McCain wins, think of this column as a modest contribution to cheering up distraught liberals. If Obama prevails, I'm confident there are some compassionate liberals out there who will do the same for hapless conservatives as they hobble out to the wilderness.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/03/opinion/03kristol.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

I'm not a liberal because I don't know what the word means (or has become rather), but I thought I'd return the favor and write an equally stupid piece about the opposite thing occurring.



1. It would be a victory for money- Conservatives are supposed to love money. This election has generated so many jobs and so much revenue, and it's all been in the private sphere largely thanks to the political stardom of Barack Obama.

2. It would be a victory for the public sphere, the environment, the sanctity of life, and most of all the people. C'mon!..Republicans love the public sphere. It's even in their name "RePUBLICans." Likewise, CONSERVE-atives should be all about protecting nature; it's in their name. Moreover, anyone who cares anything about the sanctity of life should be encouraged that there are some promising plans being made to improve our health care system and bring our health care quality, infant mortality rate and other health care indicators to the level of our Western European neighbors. Therefore, even if it is a spending binge that occurs under Democratic presidential and congressional rule, conservatives should be delighted because spending money on social programs can be one of the best ways to preserve the sanctity of life (notwithstanding the fact that it usually stimulates the economy as well).

3. It would be a victory for independence. In this election especially, some Republicans have been ceasing to call themselves Republicans in their ads preferring the less polarizing "independent" label. As McCain supporter Sarah Palin has said repeatedly "MAVERICK! MARVERICK! We're MAVERICKS. I tell you. MAVERICKS! Gosh-darn MAVERICKS! don't you know. MAVERICKS!" Conservatives have had a field day with denouncing Obama for rarely challenging his party establishment, so why don't they challenge their party orthodoxies, 'sike' everyone out, and actually vote for him? How 'maverick'ishtastic would that be!! Why don't we just change election day to July 4th or 'Happy Maverick-pendence day' where we all draw candidate names out of a hat? Declare independence from your own consciousness! Vote contrary to what you believe today!!

And finally....

4. An Obama victory would be good for conservatism and the Republican party. I mean, look at recent history. When Democrats lose presidential elections, they tend to invest more and more into finding the right candidate for everybody. First a war hero turned protestor that hated and loved wars at the same time, then a professional orator that has the ability to seemingly transcend race, age, ethnicity, and party lines simultaneously. If there's four more years of Republican rule, who knows what they'll put up next as a candidate? Jesus Christ?


(On Second thought, with that last thought in mind, perhaps Conservatives should stick to their original inclinations and vote for McCain so Jesus will come back)

Why an Obama win should make conservatives cheerful.

William Kristol wrote a contriving column about how liberals should be happy if Obama wins and ends it with "If Obama prevails, I'm confident there are some compassionate liberals out there who will do the same for hapless conservatives as they hobble out to the wilderness."

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/03/opinion/03kristol.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

I'm not a liberal because I don't know what the word means (or has become rather), but I thought I'd return the favor and write an equally stupid piece about the opposite thing occurring.



1. It would be a victory for money- Conservatives are supposed to love money. This election has generated so many jobs and so much revenue, and it's all been in the private sphere largely thanks to the political stardom of Barack Obama.

2. It would be a victory for the public sphere, the environment, the sanctity of life, and most of all the people. nd c'mon!..Republicans love the public sphere and. It's even in their name "RePUBLICans." Likewise, CONSERVE-atives should be all about protecting nature; it's in their name. Moreover . Anyone who cares anything about the sanctity of life should be encouraged that there are some promising plans being made to improve our health care system and bring our health care quality, infant mortality rate and other health care indicators to the level of our Western European neighbors. Therefore, even if it is a spending binge that occurs under Democratic presidential and congressional rule, conservatives should be delighted because spending money on social programs can be one of the best ways to preserve the sanctity of life (notwithstanding the fact that it usually stimulates the economy well).

3. It would be a victory for independence. In this election especially, some Republicans have been ceasing to call themselves Republicans in their ads preferring the less polarizing "independent" label. As McCain supporter Sarah Palin has said repeatedly "MAVERICK! MAVERICK! We're MAVERICKS. I tell you. MAVERICKS! Gosh-darn MAVERICKS! don't you know. MAVERICKS!" Conservatives have had a field day with denouncing Obama for rarely challenging his party establishment, so why don't they challenge their party orthodoxies, 'sike' everyone out, and actually vote for him? How 'maverick'ishtastic would that be!! Why don't we just change election day to July 4th or 'Happy Maverick-pendence day' where we all draw candidate names out of a hat? No one will make me be a slave to my own consciousness! Vote contrary to what you believe today!!

4. An Obama victory would be good for conservatism and the Republican party. I mean, look at recent history. When Democrats lose presidential elections, they tend to invest more and more into finding the right candidate for everybody. First a war hero that hated and loved wars at the same time, then a professional orator that has the ability to seemingly transcend race, age, ethnicity, and party lines simultaneously. If there's four more years of Republican rule, who knows what they'll put up next as a candidate? Jesus Christ?


(On Second thought, with that last thought in mind, perhaps Conservatives should stick to their original inclinations and vote for McCain so Jesus will come back)

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/17/mccain-channels-hoover/

You'll have to forgive Senator McCain on this minor slip.  After all, Herbert Hoover was a close, personal friend of McCain, and McCain is NO Herbert Hoover.

The people have spoken. Counting Michigan and Florida, Hillary Clinton has received more votes than any primary contender in history. From that, many Clinton and Obama supporters (out of fear of a divided party) have supported the idea of Clinton joining the Obama ticket as a Vice Presidential contender. But that largely ceremonial positions would be a waste of her talents and resources. Besides, making a Vice-Presidential choice solely based on a political, regional, or factional consideration has never really worked that well in history. Look at Kerry/Edwards, Mondale, Ferraro, Dole/Kemp the list goes on and on.

Don't get me wrong. Harry Reid has served the party well. He has steadily increased the number of Democrats in Congress. But the time for his extreme cautious political calculative impulses has come to an end. Despite the fact that Democrats are in the majority, legislation has stalled, our economy is in shambles, and we are still in the midst of a never ending war in Iraq. We need someone who will take risks. The American people and the Demoratic party need a fighter, someone who has roots and popular appeal with white rural Americans, someone who will take advantage of every political opportunity in the world to shame the opposition into abandoning their ties to special interests and doing what's right for America.

Maybe she can have a bowl-a-bond-a-thon to raise money for our broken transportation system..or take shots to boost morale.

Furthermore, if Mrs. Clinton really wants to utilize her claimed experiential advantage over Obama, then this, short of a highly political Supreme Court appointment, is the only position where she could truly leverage her umm..seniority.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0508/10649.htm

So according to the Politico.com article, McClellan's memoir  is "surprisingly scathing" perhaps more than expected.

Big surprise!  If it wasn't, no one would buy a copy.

I've always been skeptical of the memoirs of outed administration insiders.  Think about it: it's your job to mislead the public.  Obviously, you can can use the same methods to mislead the public about your role in it.

And he does it well; with chapter titles like “The Permanent Campaign,” “Deniability,” “Triumph and Illusion,” “Revelation and Humiliation” and “Out of Touch,” how can you not win the hearts and minds of the press corps?

Even Brownie accumulated some street press cred when he started criticizing the Bush administration.

The least candid line in the book:

“As press secretary, I spent countless hours defending the administration from the podium in the White House briefing room. Although the things I said then were sincere, I have since come to realize that some of them were badly misguided.”

Then he goes on to blame the Press for failing to question the propaganda in the lead up to the Iraq War.  Considering that McClellan decided to become Press Secretary AFTER the war started, I suppose it's a much more noble to "unknowingly" pass on that  information.

Sing to the tune of "This is the Song that Doesn't End"

This is the race that doesn't end.
Yes it goes on and on my friends.
Some people started slinging mud, not knowing how dirty it was.
And now continued slinging it forever just because....

This is the race that doesn't end.
Between the white woman and black man.
Somebody started screaming race and gender, playing cards.
And now continued playing them forever just because..

This is the race that just won't bake
The cable networks have their cake.
Somebody starting blogging on it, not knowing how long it was.
And now continued blogging on it forever just because.

This is the race that is no fun.
It jumped the shark on its day one.
Some states, they tried to change the rules, to move their primary up
But now they want to change again--vote later just because..

This is the race that’s in the sky
Let’s quit the vote and roll a die
We could just flip a coin, play darts, make tick tack toe our charm
Or “paper, rock and scissors” it to end it once for all…

This is no race, it's just a game.
Why don't we just elect McCain?
He'll throw out our democracy, so off the cliff, let's push..
And if he dies before the oath, we could just stick with Bush.....

(feeling creative?  add a verse)