Hillary's a member of the "vast right wing conspiracy"!

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Wednesday March 26, 2008 · 10:09 AM PDT

2008/03/26 · 10:09

For those of you who have some memory of the Clinton's in the 90's, it went something like this: Crazy right wingers, some of them very rich, tarnished and smeared the Clinton family to the point that Hillary was inspired to call it all a "vast right wing conspiracy".

However, now that she's decided to pull out all the stops, she actually kind of likes how they roll. This is the most cynical and ridiculous story line I've ever seen in politics.

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Is Hillary Clinton intentionally trying to destroy the Democratic party?

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Is Hillary Clinton intentionally trying to destroy the Democratic party?

Yes

26 votes

5 votes

She already did

6 votes

She's really a Republican, so, yeah

17 votes

Don't blame her, she's been hijacked by aliens

3 votes

The Myth of Bush's Democracy Agenda: Palestine

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Tuesday March 04, 2008 · 10:16 AM PST

2008/03/04 · 10:16

Online now from Vanity Fair, an inside look at how the Bush administration actively undermines democracy that doesn't look pro-Western.

http://www.vanityfair.com/...

I've recognized a couple of things about the freedom agenda. The first is that, I do believe it's sincere, I do think that Bush and Republicans think that, well, if you let people vote, they'll vote for American values because everybody loves us. They did want to push democracy, the desire was real, it's just that they were stupid enough to believe their own propaganda about what might happen.

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Which country in the world do you LEAST want to have elections?

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Which country in the world do you LEAST want to have elections?

Pakistan

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Saudi Arabia

8 votes

Egypt

5 votes

Iran

3 votes

France

8 votes

Bush's $10 Trillion debt

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Monday February 04, 2008 · 8:16 AM PST

2008/02/04 · 08:16

Interesting little tidbit, inspired by Bush's latest budget.

In the last two years, we have added one trillion dollars to the national debt. Bush's new budget will create a $410 billion deficit, and the war appropriations are separate from the budget, so we could potentially hit a $10 trillion debt before he leaves office.

**UPDATE - June 4th, 2008

The senate just approved the budget for next year, and buried in it is the official "raising of the debt limit" to over $10 Trillion.

http://www.nytimes.com/...

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Why do Republicans think that debt doesn't matter?

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Why do Republicans think that debt doesn't matter?

Because Daddy will always be there to pay it off for them

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Because as long as we keep global warming going strong, it won't matter because we'll all be dead

6 votes

Because theoretically, if you cut taxes enough, you can enter a parallel world not unlike the Matrix where money has no meaning

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Neocons want to recruit Leiberman as a VP candidate

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Wednesday November 01, 2006 · 8:19 AM PST

2006/11/01 · 08:19

I haven't cared much for the Lamont/Lieberman race much, because I didn't think it mattered. Lieberman would caucus with the Dems, so it doesn't matter to me. However, talk that his caucusing with us is not a sure thing is starting to get to me. Especially if there is a tie in the Senate and Joe puts his allegiance up for sale. Now look at this article from the Atlantic, in which a neocon recommends:

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Churchill considers the war on terror

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Saturday May 06, 2006 · 10:45 AM PDT

2006/05/06 · 10:45

I've been reading a bit on Churchill recently, and saw this quote:

"You might however consider whether you should not unfold as a background the great privilege of habeas corpus and trial by jury, which are the supreme protection invented by the English people for ordinary individuals against the state. The power of the Executive to cast a man in prison without formulating any charge known to the law, and particularly to deny him the judgment of his peers is in the highest degree odious and is the foundation of all totalitarian government, whether Nazi or Communist."

In a telegram by Churchill from Cairo, Egypt to Home Secretary Herbert Morrison (21 November 1943)
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Ask Bush one question, any question

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Sunday April 09, 2006 · 3:37 PM PDT

2006/04/09 · 15:37

President Bush is speaking at my university tomorrow, and I will be in the audience. If recent history is an indicator, he is highly likely to take questions from the audience at the end.

I'm offering this up to the Kos community. Tell me what one question you could ask him if you could. Give me the exact wording. Obvisously questions that are harder to wriggle out of are better, and the best "gotcha" question will be in my pocket, and ready for Bush if the opportunity arises.

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A neoconservative does some soul searching

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Tuesday February 21, 2006 · 4:45 PM PST

2006/02/21 · 16:45

Francis Fukuyama is a professor of mine at SAIS, and was one of the original neocons who thought Iraq might work out ok. He's completely changed his tune, although he doesn't do the best job of outlining where he thinks foreign policy should go from here.

Read his thoughts here:

http://www.nytimes.com/...

Doubts about Bush's replacement for Greenspan - Morgan Stanley

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Monday October 10, 2005 · 8:04 PM PDT

2005/10/10 · 20:04

Morgan Stanley is looking ahead to the Greenspan replacement, and suggests that given Bush's track record on appointees, we can expect a candidate who is familiar and loyal to Bush, and pro-growth. But as Morgan Stanley then goes on to say, that could be the last thing we need: Read More

Republican Governor of Kentucky on the ropes, grand jury involved

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Tuesday August 09, 2005 · 10:02 AM PDT

2005/08/09 · 10:02

This is not getting much national press, but the Democrats in Kentucky could be poised to make some hay at least at the state level in 2006. Republican Governor Ernie Fletcher came to town on the heels of a sex scandal involving the former Democratic governor, Paul Patton. Now he's embroiled in his own scandal involving his attempt to purge Democrats from merit positions in government. One staffer has already been indicted (21 felony charges, I believe) and the Democratic Attorney General (Stumbo) is gunning for bear.

The Lexington Herald Leader is now calling for the governor to testify under oath to a grand jury investigating the matter.

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/editorial/12336657.htm?template=contentModules/printstory. jsp Read More

CPA mismanaged funds

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Monday January 31, 2005 · 6:55 PM PST

2005/01/31 · 18:55

I hate it when you have to go to the BBC to get US news.

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Kennedy foreign policy speech at SAIS

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Thursday January 27, 2005 · 6:25 PM PST

2005/01/27 · 18:25

In the span of a week, Senator Kennedy has:

1) Stood up against Rice

2) Stood up against Gonzales

3) Delivered a major speech exceptionally critical of Bush's Iraqi policy, which says that the only way to win is to leave.

A battle is being fought for the soul of the Democratic party. We're seeing Hillary searching for common ground on abortion, and we're seeing Kennedy position himself as the most vocal war critic. It's fascinating to watch Democrats working to define their future.

Text of Kennedy's speech here:

Audio here:

By the way, I'm a student at SAIS. I promise you, the neocons do not run the place.

ease your mind

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Wednesday November 10, 2004 · 7:05 PM PST

2004/11/10 · 19:05

In case there are Democrats out there still having trouble coping with last week's results:

There is the old Zen story about the warrior who asks a master what is hell is like. The master immediately begins insulting the warrior, saying the warrior was an uneducated peasant, to shallow to understand such teachings, calling him everything that would trigger an angry and violent response. And as the warrior became madder and madder, eventually losing control of his reason, he grabbed the hilt of his sword, pulled it free and raised it in the air with the intent of beheading the master. At which point the master said "That is hell" and the warrior became enlightened.

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