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Sep 09 2007
Pony Party… hey this is an OPEN THREAD
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It’s Sunday… almost, anyway. But I’m not actually here here, as you read this. I’m setting this to auto-publish at 9am and, because I plan to lie in as my dutchman says, it’ll only seem like i’m here, which of course i’m not. And because it’s an open thread, I don’t actually need to be here with you. But YOU need to be here. |
Sep 09 2007
PONY PARTY… party pooper edition
One year ago today: A Senate report faulted intelligence gathering in the lead-up to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. The Senate report said Saddam Hussein regarded al-Qaida as a threat rather than a possible ally, contradicting assertions President Bush had used to build support for the war.
While the Senate issued its report, that same day, a suicide car bomber struck a convoy of U.S. military vehicles in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing 16 people, including two American soldiers.
A few days ago, Sidney Blumenthal wrote this story for Salon, with headline blaring: Bush Knew There Were No WMDs Before Iraq War. This is all based on Blumenthal’s “exclusive” interview with two former CIA officers [who] say the president squelched top-secret intelligence, and a briefing by George Tenet, months before invading Iraq.
Sep 08 2007
PONY PARTY. . . stuff to do, part II
Here are some are some things moving westward…
so, what do you like to do???
chit chat about anything…
Sep 08 2007
PONY PARTY. . . stuff to do, part I
Good morning all… for this PONY PARTY… I thought that, in the event any of you do have a life in the REAL world, it might be fun to point towards some events going on on the EAST COAST.
For today’s noon PONY PARTY, I’ll hit a few midwest and left coast goings on…
So… what do you do on your Saturday mornings????
Sep 08 2007
Is OPOL in the HOUSE????
Sep 07 2007
Weakness
How many iterations have there been of this, my now favorite theme: The Democrats are afraid of looking weak… of being perceived as weak… they don’t want to look anti-military… they don’t want to be perceived as weak on defense… not a week goes by that Democrats aren’t using the we’re afraid we’ll look weak defense.”
Sep 07 2007
LIVE… we’re going live on monday? eek!
here we are… ready? set? go live??? holy moly.
this is the palette of pre-natal docudharma
… the way your auras look to me
Sep 03 2007
the Maccabee effect (or pf8’s 1st dKos diary on the rec list)
A commenter in DemMarineVet’s diary today made an interesting point:
| Frankly, most of the people on that thread (Maccabee’s diary about Iran being hit big time) needed to step back and take a breather, and rediscover their critical thinking. Markos’ point: If a wingnut jackass can see the forest for the trees, so should we. |
Take the jump…
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also posted at dKos
Sep 02 2007
Love is really this simple…
i found this in my e-mail this morning… sent to me by my friend, 4Freedom.
She told me to take my time, and read it slowly….
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds,
“What does love mean?” The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined.
See what you think:
Sep 02 2007
what if Iran is NOT the target?
i was going back and forth with ek over the outcome of a strike on Iran in clammyc’s diary. here’s what ek said:
given the current correlation of forces we can not win. Iran closes the Gulf. We can’t prevent this. They cut off our forces in Iraq. We can’t prevent that either.
Gas goes to $12 a gallon if you can find it. Global depression.
Bleak enough for you yet?
Aug 31 2007
… bigger balls than Dick Cheney
Dear Congressional Dems… let me lay it out for you in bullet points
maybe it’s easier to see it this way:
– November 2006 said NO to Bush
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– the polls say NO to Bush
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– the low approval of Congress for NOT saying NO to Bush says NO to Bush
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– the retired military brass say NO to Bush
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also posted at dKos