Aww, you’re probably being too hard on the guy.  I bet McCain wanted to just stroll around unprotected but they made him take along all that protection.

OH RIGHT! It’s the media’s fault we don’t understand and know everything going on there- but if the PRESIDENT doesn’t want to tell us when we’re supposed to be getting the hell out, that’s no one’s fault, it’s A-OK, it’s to make us safe.

Hypocrisy! It makes me crazy. Either you want all information known, or you want to pick and choose. Stop lying to make everything look peachy keen, to make yourself look better, to make it look like we’re making any progress.

His God knows we aren’t. Doesn’t God speak directly to Bush? Maybe he should, you know, let him in on the joke.

Impress me, John. Take another walk for an hour, by your self, no soldiers, no helicopters, no bullet proof armor.

I think he’d consider that almost as risky as thinking for himself.

It saddens me that I used to greatly respect Senator McCain…

Same here Benior…

I first heard about this on Crooks and Liars and just shook my head.  It appears McCain is getting campaign tips from Rove, cause only Rove would come up with a bullshit idea like this.

McCain’s on his way out. I only hope he’s smart enough to leave before he really embarrasses himself.

The one who worries me, because he’s crafty enough to fool a lot of people, is Romney. He’s doing very well with the fund-raising and money is everything in a presidential bid. Plus he’s tall and attractive (though not to me) which is also very important to American voters.

The one who worries me, because he’s crafty enough to fool a lot of people, is Romney.

I agree, though I personally wouldn’t trust any of them. I think even Giuliani bend over backward to accomodate the far Right were he elected.

I only hope he’s smart enough to leave before he really embarrasses himself.

I dunno, Brock. I reckon, with this one, the dead parrot has already fallen off his perch. 

McCain’s on his way out. I only hope he’s smart enough to leave before he really embarrasses himself.

Too late.

Is anybody else feeling sorry for the service members who risked life and limb for such a publicity stunt? Always assuming this was a command performance…

Is there no one in the leadership of the Republican Party that doesn’t have their head up their a-- or buried in the sand deep enough to realize that lying is wrong? 

Is the general public so stupid that they are going to believe this leadership and vote them in again? 

It is time to think about the loss of human lives in the conflicts in foreign countries and our own.  To look closely at the jobs leaving this country because profits are better when labor is cheaper.  To wake up to the fact that our grandchildren will have nothing--no jobs, no money to establish homes with, and possibly no life to live if the killing continues at home and abroad.

McCain claims you can walk safely in Baghdad when the truth is you can’t even walk safely in parts of our own country.  Why?  Could be we spent too much time, energy, and money on other countries that we forgot to get help for the people with mental problems and illness here in the American?  That we forgot that our people have to have jobs to be able to buy the houses, goods, cars, insurance, food, health care and all the other necessities needed to live decently. That we forgot to educate our people well enough that abuse in any form be it physical, mental, or addictive is not needed or will be tolerated.

Some will say religion is needed to save this situation but it is the need to take control of one’s own self and insist that the multitude of resources our nation has left be used to solve our problems not other nations. 

Our leaders must wake up to the fact that these other Nations don’t want our poltics and practices.  That they have lived their ways for hundred even thousands of years and they want it no other way. 

Let the religeous find comfort in their beliefs but also let them as well others band together to take our nation back, to make our streets safe to walk again, and spend our resources here where they are so badly needed.

The one who worries me, because he’s crafty enough to fool a lot of people, is Romney.

Meanwhile, how safe is it to walk about in Iran? Even less safe than normal if you believe this report:

Israeli Press Report: US Will Strike Iran On Good Friday

Citing Russian media and AP, the Jerusalem Post is now reporting that the US will strike Iran on Good Friday between the hours of 4.00 am and 4.00 pm in a coordinated series of air strikes and missile attacks aimed at selected strategic targets. 

Russian intelligence sources identify US forces assembled in the Persian Gulf armed with aircraft and missiles that could carry out the hard power attack.  The US fleet in the Gulf includes two aircraft carriers:  USS Eisenhower and USS Stennis with a third on the way, USS Nimitz.

Russian sources describe Iran’s nuclear facilities as well as the command and control architecture of its military as the primary targets of the US attack.

Continued…

Having been posted on April 1st, one can easily assume it’s a joke. But I wonder if Iran was fooled; they’ve been so agreeable for the last couple of days.

You nailed it, Momma.  Rather than “bring democracy” to other nations (particularly ones we’ve just blasted all to Mordor structurally and politically), we need to keep more of it laying around at home. 

I don’t even want to know how many decades it will take to roll back the damage to democracy done by the so-called “Patriot Act”, as well as the damage done to America’s reputation by that swaggering pack of Slytherins currently parking their craven @$$es in the White House (abetted their cheerleaders in Congress, Fox Noise, talk radio, etc.).

Momma: Some will say religion is needed to save this situation

As a slightly biased onlooker I’d suggest religion is one of the main causes of much your nation’s stupid.
eg1: Without religion ... Shrub would never have been POTUS; wouldn’t have been called by dog to do the nasty to Iraq.
eg2: Without religion ... Merkin senior wouldn’t have said: No I don’t know that atheists should be considered as citizens nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under Gard.
eg3: Without religion ... Gays would be treated like ordinary citizens and allowed to marry.
eg4: Without religion ... The right to an abortion would not be under threat and all but impossible.
eg5: Without religion ... Honest, unbiased Sex Education would be rampant in the schools resulting in less teenage pregnancy and STDs including AIDS.
eg6: Without religion ... Every state in USA would allow atheists to hold office.
Eg7: Without religion ... Every child would be guaranteed a secular education with NO time wasted on quaint delusions.

I won’t go on - it’s too much like shooting dairy cows with a high powered rifle with scope.

Here‘s a nice little YouTube high lighting some of the things Atheists are subjected to or can’t do in your Great Nation ... home of the brave; land of the free. 

You heard it here first!

Baghdad: Vacation Destination pick for 2007!

LJ,

You poor thing.  Forever going through life because you weren’t able to make eagle scout.  Tough stuff that.

I think you left a part out of that sentence, Consi.  What condition that modifies “going through life” does the “because” refer to? 

Thanks DoF.
I’m about used to Consi’s little remarks – we like pressing buttons.
With all he could have disagreed with or commented about what I wrote, he picked a cryptic nothing from his imagination ... and fucked it up.

Consi, I’ve never been a team player unless I was the boss; I’m far too selfish and don’t take to instruction well - for as long as I can remember I’ve done things my way and it usually turned out the way I wanted.
And, I’ve never claimed victim status.
Tuff life?
Some tuff moments of course, but on balance life handed me the easy bits; it’s been a breeze and getting easier.

Speaking of breeze - I’m into my 4th month of being smoke free.
It’s one of the easiest things I’ve ever attempted.
Are you still abusing your temple with your cancer sticks, Consi?
I know who the stronger man is and who the slave is, sucker. 

There was a programme tonite on commercial free TV about ‘them’ having found a vaccination against smoking – well something along those lines anyway.

Apparently other than for the vaccination, cold turkey is the way to go.
I had none of ‘the symptoms’ associated with quitting – I didn’t want or need them … plus I’m old and consciously decided for the first time I wanted to live. 
Dunno why yet but I’m sure I’ll find out.

DOF:

I did intend to include some other language in the sentence, but in rereading it now, I prefer the more “cryptic” reference.

LJ, congrats on reaching month 4. Keep up the good work.

test?

Ok, it works. Phew! For a minute there I thought I was banned from posting!

The only thing I NEED to do is stay white and die.

Now THAT’s what I call ambitious Goal-setting.

Is there any depth to it or is it as shallow as it ... yeah it is.

I thought I was banned

Not yet it seems but the day you hoist your own petard with ‘death to all who can’t be white’ then ...

LuckyJohn, it’s “Hoisted by his/your own petard” or “Hoisted by my own petard”.

I swear people are better at using a “web search” function in their browser, when they don’t understand something, than you seem to think. It’s almost insulting the way you suggest we’re so unworldly that you have to provide so many links to simple terms.

I believe you’re a genuinely well-meaning person with an unmalicious sense of humor and I’d probably hang with you if you lived in my town but sometimes you exasperate me.

Also, I was going to add a smiley to this message but when I clicked on the link, they were all gone: You used them all up. (I hate gratuitous use of LSFGI’s).

To be honest, John, I think you’re trying too hard to be respected and liked by everyone and that will never happen, for anyone. Relax and let your intuition work. Stop trying to manipulate us.

To be fair, there are people here who more deserve correcting than you, but I already know they wouldn’t listen or even understand anyway.

Others may give me flak for this but so be it. I may regret it later but sometimes I just need to convey my controversial thoughts.