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parisblues Commented on Obama Spokesperson: He Doesn't "Hold Any Grudges" Against Lieberman, Won't Take Position On Whether To Oust Him From Committee by Greg Sargent

2008-11-11T16:59:11Z

Amen! If he'd pulled this on crap on Bill Frist or Mitch McConnell, they'd have tossed him out on his sanctimonious tuchis ages ago. Party discipline, anyone?

parisblues Commented on Obama Spokesperson: He Doesn't "Hold Any Grudges" Against Lieberman, Won't Take Position On Whether To Oust Him From Committee by Greg Sargent

2008-11-11T16:50:56Z

Sorry for the double post. The site is once again doing that thing where it erroneously informs you that your submission has "failed."

parisblues Commented on Obama Spokesperson: He Doesn't "Hold Any Grudges" Against Lieberman, Won't Take Position On Whether To Oust Him From Committee by Greg Sargent

2008-11-11T16:49:46Z

Well said CTVoter. Joe Lieberman still has not grasped that he is on the wrong side of history with regard to the Iraq war, torture, and the right of Americans not to be spied on without probable cause. As head of Homeland Security, he is and would remain a potent obstacle to the unearthing and undoing of the Bush Administration's war crimes and subversion of the US Constitution. No matter what happens, he should be removed as chairman of that committee -- with reinstatement being held out as a carrot should he ever see fit to admit the error of his ways.

It's not personal. Just the Right Thing to Do.

parisblues Commented on Obama Spokesperson: He Doesn't "Hold Any Grudges" Against Lieberman, Won't Take Position On Whether To Oust Him From Committee by Greg Sargent

2008-11-11T16:40:53Z

I agree with franklyn and FreeRider. Obama is just playing Good Cop to Harry Reid's Bad Cop. Joe Lieberman has spent the last two years continually threatening to leave the party in order to get his way. This cannot be a situation that anyone in the Democratic leadership wishes to prolong. And really, what cards does Jiltin' Joe hold at this moment? He has two choices: he can accept a lesser position on a non-national security-related committee, or he can leave the caucus, in which case he will be offered NO committee seats. No Republican committee member is going to give up his/her seat just to accommodate Joe Lieberman. I say, call his bluff.

parisblues Commented on Obama Spokesperson: He Doesn't "Hold Any Grudges" Against Lieberman, Won't Take Position On Whether To Oust Him From Committee by Greg Sargent

2008-11-11T16:38:09Z

parisblues Commented on Amazing Discoveries by The Commenter Formerly Known as NCSteve

2008-11-08T22:12:01Z

What a terrific post! I, too, despite my gleeful gloating over the misery of Bushamericans, have found myself repeatedly choked-up these last few days, most recently when I read the following words written by Baraini blogger Esra'a (appearing at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/opinion/08webdelap.html?hp):

This is a win for all of us, not just America.

This is a win for civil rights and justice.

For all the pessimists out there, allow us to enjoy this moment. If you learned anything from this campaign, you would learn that it starts with hope — not cynicism. And hope is what I have right now, for America and the Middle East.

We can do it, and this time, we can be sure that we can do it together.

I haven’t said this in a really long time, but I am loving America right now.

parisblues Commented on Dems Pick Up Five Senate Seats So Far, But Unlikely To Reach 60 by Eric Kleefeld

2008-11-05T06:24:58Z

Fuck you Chuck Schumer. Had you even a modicum of integrity, tonight's electoral map would have been unassailably Blue.

parisblues Commented on The Prank Call: Palin Thinks She's Speaking To Sarkozy by Eric Kleefeld

2008-11-01T22:12:44Z

C'est si bon!

parisblues Commented on Big Media Figures Admitting That Drudge's Influence Has Waned by Greg Sargent

2008-10-31T16:37:47Z

The fact that these clowns took Drudge so seriously for so long shows what pathetic, unredeemable echo-chamber geeks they are. Why on earth should we give any weight to their opinions, on this or any other matter?

parisblues Commented on Obama Camp Announces Grant Park For Election Night Party by Eric Kleefeld

2008-10-21T20:31:43Z

An even better way to ensure President Obama's safety would be for Vice President Biden to start making extreme left-wing statements in public, thereby making the idea of his ascending to the presidency terrifying to the wingnuts.

parisblues Commented on Obama Camp Announces Grant Park For Election Night Party by Eric Kleefeld

2008-10-21T20:30:16Z

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