I'm shocked, I tell you, SHOCKED!

Well isn't THIS a surprise that they are stuffing more Republican crap down our throat before they get kicked out. BASTARDS! (Thanks, Carol!)

The Black Hole

Who knew that when free markets go too far that the result is socialism?! It's like sailing into a black hole... as you hit the event horizon (point of no return), you come out inverted on the other side! Sheesh, if we knew that, we would have pushed for freer regulation long ago!

I'm crying... I'm laughing so hard...

This Ann Telnaes is hilarious! I just happened to stumble onto her from the George Will article... what a find!

New Poll!

I don't know who does these polls for Doonesubury, but this one is particularly good. I almost split a gut when I saw the y-axis variable.

Fan-TAH-stik!

Yes, Governor... it is a good article. Like Buckley, I always admired Will's rigor, however not always his values.

OMFG!

Well, it's about time someone made fun of her! (post note: I've watched this thing 3 times now, and I just laugh harder each time!)

Friedman was right.

See, this is the thing: My Republican brother-in-law wants the price of gas to come down so it won't cripple the economy. (oops, too late.) But here it is coming down, and people are already getting back into their SUVs. Behaviour is reversing. We need a high floor under gas prices. $5/gallon. And I tell you what: we'll take the differential between the market price and the floor and put it into a nice retirement fund for you. So the government won't touch it. And I tell you what: we'll invest it in the stock market. Just to make the Republicans happy.

Standing at the Cusp

This is probably the best thing I've read during the whole election cycle. ROCK ON! (Thanks, Carol!)

Veepzilla!

It's truly nice, for once, to see the Republican jets flame out at 30,000 feet, with everyone grabbing a parachute. And guess what? There's one less parachute than people on board, and the last won to grab will auger in with the jet. Truly, if he were a real man, McCain would go last. It's his name on the ship.

If your blood doesn't boil... you have ice water runnin' in there.

Kucinich is good, but the Republican from Indiana that follows is WAY better. Watch and get angry at the free markets at work. Then tell me we don't need more regulation.

Sarah the Socialist!

Wow! Who knew Palin was a Socalist?! Gosh, maybe we should vote for her... then when McCain dies, she will implement a huge tax on the oil companies' profits and it will be a huge windfall for the citizens of the country. Right?

Point Obama. (But it's truly ugly no matter)

We are in for some rocky times, kids.

And now for some GOOD news!

Yes, I do love that this will really mess with Iran. Dorks. Let's negotiate while we have the leverage before oil goes up again. (which it surely will!)

love it, Love it, LOVE IT!

McCain may lose ARIZONA?! OMG! Pinch me!! (Thanks, Carol!)

Hey, I bet THAT was a tough call!

HAHAHAHAHHA! McCain says "step down!" LOL! What's he going to DO? Say "he should stay?!" ROFL!

Why Obama is Winning.

This is a brilliant essay and describes the current situation perfectly. We should all be more Obama-like. Ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus!

Mind the soap in the shower, Ted.

Maybe it IS the End of the Universe!

I really like Krugman. The man is a serious thinker when it comes to economics. Apparently the Nobel committee agrees!

We must be prepared for this attack! STAY AWAKE!

I think that Kristol's comments are spot on here (not the substance, but the strategy), if McCain did this, he might swing some independents back in and then Diebold could take it from there. So we must not cede an INCH. Be prepared with your counterattacks. The experience thing is bullshit (sorry, Grammie.) JFK had no experience. But he had vision, and he had judgment. He got some things wrong. But overall, a stellar presidency. Let's hope Obama's doesn't end the same way.

Seleh!

Ladies and Gentlemen... Fasten your seatbelts!

Not sure quite what to say here. It feels like the calm before the storm.

This will curl your hair...

Benoit Mendelbrot is a very famous mathematician. Amazing guy. You can learn more about him here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beno%C3%AEt_Mandelbrot I hope it's not what they fear, but if it is, it's good to be prepared. Even if in the back of your mind.

KILLER!

Gary Trudeau is a national hero. You've probably heard that "Joe the Plumber" isn't even licensed to be a plumber in the state of Ohio. But that's OK. Because it doesn't matter what you know. It only matters what you believe.

Wow - Fun to listen to Conservatives go crazy!

OK, let's review: Jack Kennedy... now there was a guy with as much experience as Obama. Nixon, even at that time was a foreign policy wunderkind. Much more experience. Now... given how their two presidencies turned out... who was the better president? Eggggzactly. Q.E.D.

W.

And they elected him president. wow.

Massive Investment Is Needed!

Now is the time for a huge investment in our future. From green technology, to simple infrastructure projects. We need to get busy. Just like the Republican tax cuts paid for themselves, now the investment must begin which will pay for itself... oh... wait... hmm... Well, the investments WILL work. LOL!

Electoral LANDSLIDE, BABY!

Ding, ding, and DING! (Thank you, Carol - I love the snowball effect.)

http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2008/10/24/reagan-appointee-and-recent-mccain-adviser-charles-fried-supports-obama.aspx

And:

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/10/weld_backs_obam.html

And my personal favorite - Scott McClellan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUbfCVFL7XM

Tawanna/Duke Reverse!

OK, So here we have an obvious case of a reverse Duke University Lacrosse Team / Tawanna Brawley "whitey did it".

This time, it's "Obama did it".

It just sickens me. I mean... we have enough problems without the manufactured bullshit from either camp.

It is just plain UGLY. (and thanks to Eddie for this link)

Get out there and vote with your hearts, people.

Who would YOU vote for?

Check these two links out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hadj_S9UzLw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7addd1-SY8

Who would YOU vote for?

Opie Scores!

This is brilliant - thanks, Ron - you ROCK! (and thanks to Mike for the link)

Ellen Speaks!

Gotta love Ellen! Addressing Sarah Palin's call for changing the constitution to ban gay marriage.

Dear Red States...

Dear Red States...

We've decided we're leaving. We intend to form our own country, and we're taking the other Blue States with us.

In case you aren't aware, that includes Hawaii , Oregon , Washington , Minnesota , Wisconsin , Michigan , Illinois and all the Northeast. We believe this split will be beneficial to the nation, and especially to the people of the new country of New California.

To sum up briefly:

You get Texas , Oklahoma and all the slave states.
We get stem cell research and the best beaches.
We get Elliot Spitzer. You get Ken Lay.

We get the Statue of Liberty. You get Dollywood.

We get Intel and Microsoft. You get WorldCom.

We get Harvard. You get Ole' Miss.

We get 85 percent of America 's venture capital and entrepreneurs. You get Alabama .

We get two-thirds of the tax revenue, you get to make the red states pay their fair share.

Since our aggregate divorce rate is 22 percent lower than the Christian Coalition's, we get a bunch of happy families. You get a bunch of single moms.

Please be aware that Nuevo California will be pro-choice and anti-war, and we're going to want all our citizens back from Iraq at once. If you need people to fight, ask your evangelicals. They have kids they're apparently willing to send to their deaths for no purpose, and they don't care if you don't show pictures of their children's caskets coming home. We do wish you success in Iraq , and hope that the WMDs turn up, but we're not willing to spend our resources in Bush's Quagmire.

With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80 percent of the country's fresh water, more than 90 percent of the pineapple and lettuce, 92 percent of the nation's fresh fruit, 95 percent of America's quality wines (you can serve French wines at state dinners) 90 percent of all cheese, 90 percent of the high tech industry, most of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living redwoods, sequoias and condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister schools, plus Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Cal Tech and MIT.

With the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with 88 percent of all obese Americans (and their projected health care costs), 92 percent of all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100 percent of the tornadoes, 90 percent of the hurricanes, 99 percent of all Southern Baptists, virtually 100 percent of all televangelists, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Jones University, Clemson and the University of Georgia.

We get Hollywood and Yosemite , thank you.

Additionally, 38 percent of those in the Red states believe Jonah was actually swallowed by a whale, 62 percent believe life is sacred unless we're discussing the death penalty or gun laws, 44 percent say that evolution is only a theory, 53 percent that Saddam was involved in 9/11 and 61 percent of you crazy nutjobs believe you are people with higher morals then we lefties.

By the way, we're taking the good pot, too. You can have that dirt weed they grow in Mexico .

Peace out,

Blue States

(Thanks TSGF!!)