More on the Most Fascinating Republican...

Things seem to be turning around for Mr. McCain. What seemed at first glance to be suicidal turned out to be a pretty cagey move. Sarah Palin pulled McCain ahead of Obama in many of the bigger tracking polls. Republicans were energized and things started to look a little scary for our golden son.
But that's starting to change. McCain crossed the line when he accused Democrats of being sexist before they even had a chance to open their mouths. It energized stupid women briefly, but even stupid women must know when they're being treated like idiots.
Then they said that Obama wanted to teach kindergartners how to fuck well. It turned out that this wasn't so true. And the more he speaks, the more he tends to contradict himself. The fundamentals of our economy were strong Monday morning, but it only took three hours for things to turn ugly. Those fundamentals which seemed so fundamentally strong, were no longer what we had fundamentally come to see them as. Those fundamentals weakened in three short hours, and were soon in grave danger.
And boy was McCain right...eventually. Everyone and their mother has been bailed out by the US Government, saving Lehman who was left to drown, laying off lots of people and adding to our financial woes in so many complicated ways that only the Chinese seem to truly understand it.
We're fucked. I'm done for tonight. More on McCain next week.

Who is This Man?,,,

I'm having a really hard time figuring out John McCain. I know I won't be voting for him, but there's a part of me that wants to see what happens in a McCain/Palin administration. Much light has been made of the fact by the "liberal press" (The Daily Show) that McCain has abandoned the principles that he was once so popularly known for. He often disagreed with Republican platforms, including policies proposed by president Bush, the same president that humiliated him in 2000 for the purpose of "winning" an election. McCain lost, but came out looking like the better man, and being more respected than any president will ever be.
But respect isn't what a man wants, it's the power. That's why all presidents will be regarded with little respect. Nothing they ever do to be elected will be seen as respectful, it will merely be seen as a reason to hold the highest office in the land. It's a dirty job, not meant for respectable men. Mike Rowe did a segment on it on "Dirty Jobs," so what did McCain do? He cashed that respect in for a "higher" calling.
Ask McCain what he thinks about a politically divisive issue, and he will likely tell you the opposite of what he would have said seven years ago. But I have to wonder why he's doing this. Maybe it's all those years of being told to hold him in the highest of regards, but there's a part of me that wants to think McCain is doing this for a bigger purpose; that his selling out is the necessary sacrifice for doing what needs to be done once the man reaches that most exalted of offices.
So what will he do? Like I said before I won't be voting for him. Not only because I deplore his recent tactics, but mostly because even when he was a well-respected man, I disagreed with the vast majority of what he said. The morbid side of me will be voting for John McCain on election day.
Can a man really appear to abandon his highest ideals in the name of a greater cause? Will he return to the position he once chose, and see his agenda through? Will he use his power to advance the causes he spent most of his life fighting? Or will he simply get sucked in to being another president with little in the way of a moral compass, and even less in the way of a scruple? I wish there was a "what if..." machine that could show us such a future. Of course, if such a machine existed, not a single name on the list of 43 would remain the same. We would elect the right person, not the political winner.

The mirror has been around for a long time. The first mirror dates back to an ancient Turkish civilization eight thousand years ago. That's a long time ago. Since then, we have been obsessed with our image. Perhaps that adds to the fascination that our candidates' VP picks seem to be a sort of photo-negative mirror of who they are. Who's more vain than a presidential candidate? It can't be easy to listen to your advisers who are saying "Senator Obama, you have little foreign policy experience, you're black and young. We need someone who isn't." The same goes for McCain, "Old man, you're cranky, old, mean, ugly, centrist, principled, and not in line with current Republican values..."
They say the only decision you really make that matters as a presidential candidate is that of your second in command. So what does that fact that these people are able to set down and chose that which they've spent their entire life not becoming? One might say that they are able to see past their own ego to recognize their are but human, and a better half complements even the best of us. Others might say that they are so withdrawn from their own conscience and self-awareness that they don't even see themselves as a person anymore, just as the same tool we all see them as. The only difference is they get to have all the fun.

This is starting to sound a little fringe, so I'm going to say good night to you, but we'll discuss this at another time. I will say that the winners now are looking in some ways like the winners of yesterday. But that's only when they're winning. I've spoken my piece.

Thoughts on the Dearly Departed...

It seemed last night that the party would go on forever. So much has been made of the fact that Hillary was intending to take the fight all the way to the convention, if not the credential committee's meeting. People were pissed, especially when last night was supposed to be Obama's big night to declare victory and look towards the upcoming general. But she instead decided not to make any decisions, and the Democratic pundits on CNN were screaming for blood...except for James Carville, who spent the night trying to think of some reasonable justification for Clinton's remaining in the race. He was more quiet than I'd ever seen him.

But that appears to have changed today. Various news outlets have reported that Hillary Clinton will officially end her race on Friday and throw her support behind Obama. I'm assuming she's going to drop out, but a lot can happen in the next 36 hours. People tend to think about these things, and then they tend to change their minds. So let us hold our collective breaths, and pray for the sanity of Bill and Hillary.

But let's just assume for now that the good senator from the state of New York will throw in the towel. I would like to be the first (actually nowhere near the first) to say a few words about the dearly departed. I get the feeling that Hillary came to a realization several weeks ago. Her tone towards Obama had become pretty nasty, and there was discussion as to whether the two would ever stand a chance of reconciling. It was pretty obvious that Hillary was willing to burn down the entire town just to save it (in her mind). She would have lost anyways, and we would have had that deeply divided party that so many have been dreading over the past months.

But at some point, she decided to take the high road, and I couldn't have been happier. I have always respected Hillary Clinton. I don't really think she's a great person, and she's probably tied up in that evil machine that we all like to bitch about, but resignedly accept every four years, but she was one of the good ones. She's a progressive liberal who genuinely wants to do good for our country. But I also feel that she lost sight of that in her election. She became nasty when she realized she wouldn't be nominated, and like anyone with a sense of entitlement who doesn't get what she wants, Hillary got nasty.

It wasn't easy for her, because how do you attack the man of hope? But she tried anyways, and it didn't do anything for her. But that has changed, and there's now a good chance that we can come together as a party. I wouldn't have said so a week ago. That woman has some hard core fans, and they are unwavering in their support of Clinton. They talked about Obama as if he would be the death of the party, if not the republic. They protested when Hillary wasn't given Florida and Michigan on a platter. Those most outspoken of fans were the type to hang out outside of abortion clinics with signs more offensive to the eye than the actual killing of a child (different side of the ideological spectrum, of course). Every side has fans of such ilk. I know Obama's will come out of the woodwork, and in droves. But there was something openly hostile about Hillary's crazies. I don't know why, maybe we're at our nastiest when we're losing.

When we hear one side of the story, we get caught up in the fury. We only hear what we want, and we block out the rest. It's how genocides are started. But I digress.

Hillary turned it around, if not her fans. She started running a straight up campaign, and it didn't help her at all, but it was for the best of all of us. Anyone who has been following the race from its inception will not question her devotion, and one can't help but be impressed by her gumption. She fought hard, relentlessly, sometimes dirty. But that's politics baby and she played it as well as anyone. There just wasn't enough women. I'm finished now, and you're probably wondering why I even bothered with this entry. Well fuck you, I just felt I should say something. Why are you reading this anyways. You should have given up a few paragraphs ago. I'll try to do better next time. Goodnight.

And The Beat Goes On...

On a night that has probably seen the victory of Barack Obama as the democratic nominee for the 2008 presidential election, things could not be murkier. Hillary has just given a speech in which she refuses to concede, and claims to be meeting with top officials, after which she will make a decision. This is bad news for Obama who is probably preparing right now to declare victory (this is another "live blog" if you haven't gathered already).

It's been an interesting week. The Democratic party's leadership met on Saturday to decide what to do about what's becoming a very sticky situation. They gave half of Michigan and Florida to Clinton, which apparently wasn't good enough for the Clinton supporters who picketed outside the meeting. The Sunday shows were flooded with disgruntled Clinton employees who were aghast and offended at the idea that the Democratic party would half-assedly enforce their punishment of two states who were repeatedly warned not to move their primaries forward.

Early this morning, it was reported that Hillary would not concede tonight, but would recognize the fact that Obama was going to win the nomination. It didn't take long for Terry McAuliffe to rebut this report, and by noon, the Associated Press projected to Obama win enough superdelegates on the day to win the nomination. CNN has done as much within the past hour (it's 7:00 pacific), and yet Hillary is fighting on. So, is this a joke, or is she really that admirable?


Clinton's speech was not at all inflammatory, and yet, people on CNN right now are offended at her not conceding. She claimed to be winning the popular vote, and thanked everyone and their mother for their help.

Obama is going to speak, but I would like to take a minute to discuss the nature of the Clinton supporter. Most polls taken over the past few months have shown more Clinton supporters to NOT be willing to vote for Obama than vice versa. They show up at this meeting, and reports of shoving, and vile language thrown towards party leaders flood the Sunday shows. These are passionate people. Are these the people who will lose the Democrats the election? It's just a thought. Obama is speaking...

Obama's speech was pretty much exactly what it should have been. He made no bones about declaring victory, making himself the nominee, but only after being over complementary of Clinton. But he didn't talk about his struggle with her, from his declaration of victory he spent the rest of the speech attacking John McCain, and it was more vicious than he ever was to Hillary. He painted McCain as being Bush's crony (surprise) and illustrated how McCain was out of touch with the average American. What remains to be seen is whether and how McCain is able to paint Obama as being out of touch with the average American. It was one of his most energetic speeches, though probably a couple of stanzas too long. Building up to his climax, the crowd suddenly got quiet at the wrong moment.

But make no mistake about it. Obama needed to be clear about his victory, and he certainly did that. Any doubt Clinton's speech may have cast over the landmark obtained tonight was vastly overshadowed by the forcefulness of Obama's speech. For a man who has been criticized for being too wishy washy, Obama nailed this in the ground.

So, where do we go from here? Obama is going to have to win back a lot of upset Clinton supporters who feel their time might be done for good. That of course is bullshit. There will be a female president in my life (barring the unknown), and she will be a great president. She'll have to be because we wouldn't elect her otherwise. But try making this argument to a bunch of women who feel their rightfully won campaign was taken from them. That's what we can look forward to over the next few months, not to mention more bashing of McCain.

McCain is a bad politician, and it will show in the coming months, if it hasn't already. He will come off as grumpy, out of touch, and unwilling to waver on many of the problems we've had over the past eight years that most will agree are problems. He will also come off as a dick, but he's really old, so that can't be helped. Marc Ambinder announced yesterday that McCain had originally intended to stay in office only one term if elected. That would have been his best chance to win. It helps with the age issue, and everyone likes a politician who passes an opportunity to run for something. It goes against their very nature, making them one of us. Cheney used it when running against Edwards as vice president, and there is no response to that. Edwards just had to suck it in, and its resonance struck far deeper than anyone talked about the next day.

But McCain wants to keep his options open, like the rest of us. He wasn't willing to make such a commitment, and it might be that decision that seals the deal before the Democrats even locked down a nominee. It's a young man's world, and Obama is younger in every way. Whenever I hear McCain talk about how he wasn't able to go to Woodstock because "I was on a different kind of trip" I want to tear what's left of my hair out. I understand that he's not going to win over baby boomers who didn't fight in Vietnam, but why refuse to acknowledge their existence? Saying things like that taints his credentials as a Vietnam vet, because he makes it the only way to be. He looks down on us who have not found the call to serve, and no one wants to be told they're not patriotic, especially these days. We had enough of it from the previous administration, and I think McCain would do well to remind us of his service, because it is admirable, but don't hold it over our heads. He won't win any votes like that.

Perhaps one of the biggest concerns for Obama in the coming months will be whether he can discount those fears he had to address with Clinton; that he is all flash and no substance. Many points were made about tonight's speeches. Obama tore the house down and was lucky to get out of St. Paul alive. He gave as passionate a speech as he ever has over the past year, and it will be remembered as his victory speech. McCain's was much different. The crowd was smaller, the tone was much more sober, and the discussion was much less interesting. But it was issue based, and McCain came out and said what he believed. Obama did as well, but that hasn't been good enough lately. He hasn't been as specific as people would like to see, and it may be a problem for him later on. I was in Portland when he spoke to 75,000 people. I was not able to get in to the speech, but I was able to see the chaos leading up to it. There was a line waiting to get in several miles long, and this was about ten minutes before he was scheduled to speak. The fishbowl at Tom McCall waterfront park was packed tighter than for any concert or fireworks show I've ever seen. I was originally inspired by the sight. It was like a rock concert, but they were there to see a presidential candidate. Few could inspire such a strong showing, and it made me feel good not only about the future of the Democratic party, but also about the future of political activism. It is why Obama is so great for our country; if for no other reason than he is bringing in millions of formerly alienated youth who may come back to vote not just in November, but also four, eight, twelve and sixteen years from now.

But there was also a part of me that was a little fearful. I have always been and will always be wary of large crowds. They don't think rationally, and I rarely find myself agreeing with them. There is a lot of passion, and little reason in a mob, and we need reason now more than ever.

But, personally I think he has been as substantive as Hillary and McCain, and it's easy to criticize someone for being too flashy (after all, who among us doesn't like to feel like the so(m)ber intellectual, if only every once in a while), so it's been an effective argument. But try giving a speech in twenty minutes whilst getting in to a succinct policy discussion. I didn't hear Hillary doing it tonight. Most of her discussion was about the kind of people she meant on the campaign trail, and that's okay. You're not supposed to talk about policy initiatives on election night.

But I digress. It will be a long race, and there will be many ups and downs. Many people will speak out of turn. Gallup will run a very close tracking poll that will tell us absolutely nothing. Bill Clinton will bitch at the press, on whose behalf it has yet to be determined, and there will be plenty of "surprises."

So on we go. I am back for now, and hopefully ever, bringing you what you need to hear. Have a good night, and I'll see you on the road to Denver.

Tides Ebb and Tides Flow...

We'll call this a live blog because the Indiana primary isn't over, but I'm filing my story anyways. Why? Because I'm watching Hillary's concession/victory speech right now, and she - if no one else - thinks she's won Indiana, and that seems to be good enough for her spectators.

She used Obama's words against him, as she's been doing for months. His misstep in claiming Indiana to be a tie-breaker is coming back to bite him...at least in Hillary-land. A man who is apparently not fit to be President is now smart enough of a political analyst to know a tie-breaker when he sees one (it's like the time in fourth grade when I accidentally walked into the girls bathroom ONE TIME and was forced to ignore people asking me why I wanted to be a girl for a month. I mean, every time I walk into the mens room, no one notices. But one little mistake, and I'm forced to move cities. Not fair).

But I was surprised when I got home this evening to find that CNN had not called the race for Hillary. I had left work thirty minutes prior where I had just read that CBS projected her the winner. So why the disparity? Is CNN running a covert anti-Hillary campaign intent on ending the race and putting to rest the weeks of debates and speculation that will surely come with an Indiana "victory" on the cable news shows? Or is CBS smart enough to know who it's audience is, those retired AARP members who love nothing more than an exciting night of Mike Wallace and CSI, and pushing for said group's favorite candidate?

(Side note: She's playing Mellencamp right now. Didn't he back Obama? And are you fucking kidding me with this Mellencamp bullshit? Why doesn't she just put on some overalls, get on top of a bale of hay, put a piece of straw in her mouth and talk about the good old days when her fourth cousin thrice removed told her about how she used to play around in bales of hey with straws in her mouth in a small Indiana town and get it over with?)

It's hard to say, although CNN is not going for Clinton's "victory" speech. They're talking about the look of dejection on Chelsea's face, and the look of indifference on Bill's. I will say that even CNN thinks she's going to win, they "just want to be sure." They've just wanted to be sure since the 2000 election when they weren't so sure, and chaos ensued. So you can't blame them for being careful. A Florida debacle is a touchy thing. It can make a network (Fox News) or it can break a network (every other news network).

So, where do we go now? As indicated by the clever title of this cleverly-written entry, tides turn. They apparently were turning in Pennsylvania, but as soon as they traveled a little south and west, the tide seemed to be turning back. There are two conflicting trains of thought here. The consistent theory is that (like the Gallup Poll has shown) people have made up their mind. Tides flow up and down very little, but it's a very close race that isn't changing and the end results will show a small win for Obama, but a win nonetheless.

The other slow train coming is the belief that the people's opinions are ever changing (which is why Hillary won Pennsylvania, and was apparently able to come back in Indiana) and that these recent victories do in fact represent some sort of shift in belief by everyone that Obama is not our guy. The problem with the first is that people have seen candidates in more varied light as time goes on, and opinions are bound to change when you get to know someone better (and it's very inconvenient for program directors who need to find more insignificant things to cover, like wars in Africa and South America). The fault with the second one is that two states represent one twenty-fifth of the percentage of states in our country (and let's not forget, let's NOT forget Puerto Rico, Guam and Hawaii).

As with all extremes, the truth lies somewhere in the middle. Obama will win. Call it catching the right wave (tide metaphor number three), or the fact that he just might be who Democrats want to win the nomination. Hillary refuses to believe this. After all, Oregon hasn't voted yet. And as goes Oregon, so goes the world. So we'll just have to wait and see. Results are coming in the mysterious Lake County, and this might just be the end of the race (though most certainly not). Things are getting exciting, so I'm going to take a break and come back to you.
Isn't this exciting...so...how are you?...good thanks. Work's kickin' my ass, but you know what it's like...oh wait...something just happened.

CNN is now saying that Obama is winning the big cities, the ones where Democrats are. Marc Ambinder suggested earlier that there may be some strategic votes amongst Republicans for Democratic candidate they'd like to see lose to McCain. Is any of this true? I don't know, but they haven't called Indiana yet, and I'm tired. Until next time...

A Sloppy Critique of a Sloppy Campaign...Sloppily...

"'You're Better Than Them, You've Been Born With White Skin.'"

You know it's getting really slow when The Note devotes the majority of the space on its daily "Sneak Peek" section to actual policy. The Note may be one of the best political reads around (not too far behind me), but as an avid reader for over four years I can't recall them discussing any kind of specific policy in all its nuance and splendor since...well...ever. They usually laugh at people who care about that shit, and why shouldn't they? It's not like what anyone says now is going to mean shit next January. Those who actually fall for that (people who vote) are little more than a means of keeping score. We don't actually associate with them, that would be improper.

But surely we must care what they think, because they have all the power (unless they abuse that power by not voting how we want, forcing us to take that power from them). So it is because of this that I am a little disappointed in The Note, and am not sure if I can read it anymore. It's becoming...common.

But back where things make sense, there hasn't been a lot going on since we last spake. I tried to "live blog" the last debate, but my assistant didn't tell me I had to hit "submit" each time I wrote something, so no one read it until the end when I had to leave because Youtube star presidential candidate Mike Gravel called me and wanted to know why he couldn't read my live blogging. He's a little older, and a lot more decrepit and creepy, so it took me a while to calm myself and explain to him that my assistant his an incompetent ninny who gives worse advice than the guy who told Hillary that attacking Obama would be bad for her image. Once he told me he wanted my social security number so he could read my soul, I decided it was time to end the phone call, but the debate was over and I was sleepy.

The last week was pretty boring, and I was out earning a living (I know, but I do this for free) so I didn't get to talk to you. So, we have plenty to discuss. Like I said, we can talk about McCain's health plan, and its contrast to Barack/Hillary's plan. But you're not a bunch of retarded monkeys, you know none of that really matters. What really matters is who gets to make it not matter, so let's talk process.

The debate was probably one of the most interesting to date. The first forty-five minutes contained nothing but pure, unadulterated bitch-slapping of Obama. They grilled him on Wright, they grilled him on the fact that he thinks he's better than us (he isn't?), they even had the balls to whip out the old no American pin wearing issue, that is so important to those retarded douche bags in what John Mellencamp calls the heart land (certainly not the brain-land). I've never been there, but it sounds just like a big slice of pie, hearty, fulfilling and full of empty calories.

Obama was not happy about this line of questioning. He look frustrated, and insulted that he had to stoop to ABC's salt-of-the-earth, Working-Class hero mediators who wanted answers to the questions that really matter. And Obama's cop-out "these are just distractions" wasn't playing with anyone, especially Hillary who was obviously fed up with Obama's question-dodging over the past year, and wasn't going to take anything but straight answers.

Were Obama's answers sufficient? Only if brutal honesty about the nature of a debate obviously designed to create contention between the front-runner of the race and everyone watching counts as sufficient. I, for one, was not satisfied. I was actually quite disappointed in his performance. Why didn't he apologize for not wearing the pin, and plead with the voters to forgive his egregious sin and possible act of terrorism? Doesn't he know that's what they want? Why would he do something they don't want him to do? Just because he believes in it? On principle? That's bullshit, he's totally in the wrong game.

But as if that wasn't damaging enough, Jeramiah Wright is back and badder than ever. After an interview on the best somewhat well-known, "Charlie Rose" program on late-night public broadcasting (drinking with Jared has my vote), Wright is in the process of giving a series of speeches that are being televised live, and even pre-empting the President's last National Correspondence dinner, the only time now that the President can make a joke without making his audience cry in an overwhelming wave of regret.

Obama obviously doesn't know how to put a leash on his cronies. Wright's not apologizing for what he said, and he's even making things worse. He's claiming that his offensive remarks can be found in none other than the Bible, what a sick fuck! I don't remember ever reading that God wanted to damn America! I further have no recollection of reading anywhere in the Bible anything about America belonging to a certain secret cult that I know we all kind of sort of miss for keeping things on an even keel...kind of like Vic Mackey...he may do more bad than good...but you can't help but feel safe knowing he's out there. Am I right? Tell me I'm wrong! Tell me! I dare you! That's right, you can't!

Was Bob Dylan lying when he said God was on our side? I don't believe it. Call him a worthless beat nick, but Bob Dylan is not a liar! If God's on our side, why would he want to damn us? It doesn't make sense. I think something needs to be done about Wright's incendiary remarks. Someone needs to tell him that this is the US of A, and we don't take kindly to people telling us when we're being assholes. We accept nothing but pure, undivided devotion from our subjects. This country wasn't created so just anybody could say whatever they want. And we will not sit by and watch as this man trashes our country. I'm calling you out Mr. Obama. You wrangle this guy, or we will be forced to destroy his life by ridiculing everything he says, does and appears to think. We certainly have the media resources for it. We'll sick Nancy Grace on you, bitch. Whaddya think of that?

Well, I've done my standard ignorant, racist rant, and it's probably time to go. Not a lot is happening right now and to tell you the truth, I'm getting a little bored with this whole charade. We both know McCain's going to win, so who cares who he beats? I guess the loser of the general election will be in a decent position to lose again in four years. So, I'm going to say farewell. I may have a hard time speaking for the next few weeks due to other obligations, but if something worth talking about actually happens, rest assured that I will talk about it...eventually. Ciao.

I Want My Money Back...

I am "live blogging" (quotations because I'm watching on the west coast and it's on a time delay. Where the fuck are our live bloggers?) the Democratic debate tonight because it sounds like fun, and gives me an excuse to have poor grammar.

I want to start off by saying that Obama's restraint in respectfully answering the American flag pin question is impressive in itself. I would have lost it ten seconds into my answer, spewing out an angry tirade at the ignorant, superficial bitch who had the nerve to waste mine and everyone else's time by asking it. Maybe we should push him a little further by asking why he writes with his right hand. Is it a slight nod to the right wingers that he's their guy as soon as he's in office? What about his dark suit? Is that a nod to the fact that he will be in the pocket of the dark-skinned coalition once he's elected? Why does he insist on having his name be similar to a terrorist? Is it a nod to the terrorists out there that he will let them take over our country next January?

The two are doing exactly what they've been doing in the press these last couple of weeks. Hillary jumps on everything Obama says, spinning any sort of misspeak he makes that can offend voters, this month, Pennsylvanian voters. Obama talks about the "kind of politics" that people are sick of. I don't know why I'm watching this because nobody is going to read this blog in Washington where it matters. They've already gone to bed.

Someone just asked a reasonable question about Iraq. I'm going to listen...

The two seem to be making similar promises. I'm not sure why they're bothering with this question, unless they want to give Democrats a chance to shit on the current administration. They're really rockin' liberal luvin', talking about bettering our standing in the world, and making real progress towards making us safer.

And now we see the real reason for the question...a segue to Iran. Stephanopoulos, you sneaky bitch.

I'm listening to the candidates talk about protecting Israel right now, and I'm wondering what it is about that little country that we find so lovable? Is it their democratic ways? I'm sure we'd like to think that, but there are other democracies out there that we would give the time of day to. So what is it? Is it that they're ethnic, but not too ethnic? They're basically like us, we have plenty of them in our country, controlling our money and making our movies, exploiting our musicians. Ooh, we're on the economy...

Again, we're hearing the same old thing. Take from the rich, give to the poor. We've heard it before, Hillary. You may remember a young buck by the name of Hood who had a similar tax plan. Remember what happened to him? Me neither. Costner sucked in that. Obama is saying the same thing as Hillary, just in a different, more elitist-type way. I feel so condescended on. I'm going to take a shower...

Charlie's giving Obama shit about Capital Gains taxes. Let it go, Charlie. Everyone stopped listening a long time ago. I think Hillary's found another in here. Time's getting down there, she really needs to strike a blow because not much else is working. She's not the type to surrender, she'll burn down the fucking village just to see it doesn't survive her.

My bad, she's laying off him, just repeating what she said before. I guess I'm just being sexist again. I thought my anti-sexist pills would fix that goddamnit! She is once again trying to show Obama not to be a man of substance by saying that Obama is only looking at taxes, not focusing on investment. Maybe that lack of experience argument that didn't work for the past year will finally ring true to the billions of voters watching that one incredibly vague, veiled attack, causing them to rethink their position on Obama's qualifications and giving them no choice but to vote for her. Maybe Iowa, South Carolina and the other states that voted for Obama will go back and re-vote just to make sure they get it right this time.


Back to commercial. At this point, I have to say the winner is Obama. The fact that Hillary would even allow him on the same stage after it's so obvious that she's going to win the nomination is a victory in itself.

I just got a phone call from Mike Gravel and missed the rest of the debate. So, until next time...