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Jul 06 2008

Change agents

Posted by Len on Sunday, July 6th, 2008 at 10:47 pm CT in Humor,Politics,Republicans

I have been a fan of Doonesbury forever, it seems. I think I became hooked when the first strip was published way back in 1970. Anyway, as I was reading today’s strip, it occurred to me that I haven’t posted one here for a while. Today’s strip is so true-to-life and so spot on… well, anyways, here it is. As is usually the case around these parts, you can click on it to make it bigger (and probably easier to read… there may be an arrow at the bottom of your browser window that is pointing down and to the right… if there is, click it and the image will grow even larger)…

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Jul 06 2008

The liberal media

Posted by Len on Sunday, July 6th, 2008 at 7:20 pm CT in Democrats,Election 2008,Politics,Republicans

Right wing Republicans do a lot of complaining about the so-called “liberal media.” An Associated Press writer by the name of Hope Yen laid that myth to rest for good today. Ladies and gentlemen, your Liberal Media…

Kerry says McCain lacks judgment to be president

WASHINGTON (AP) – John Kerry says Republican John McCain doesn’t have the judgment to be president.

If that’s the case, then it’s probably a good thing McCain rejected overtures from Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, to form a bipartisan ticket and run with Kerry as his candidate for vice president.[..]

Violence in Iraq has dropped to its lowest level in more than four years as a result of the 2007 buildup of forces.

“We’re winning because John McCain understood Iraq better than anybody else,” Graham said. “The surge has worked. The political, economic and military progress in Iraq is undeniable.”

Not too long ago, Kerry might have described McCain, a fellow Vietnam veteran and former prisoner of war, as a bipartisan ally who could provide guidance on national security issues.

McCain came to Kerry’s aid in March 2004 after Bush and his campaign tried to paint the Democrat as weak on defense. He rejected the suggestion in broadcast interviews and chided both parties for waging such a “bitter and partisan” campaign.

The two senators also discussed the vice presidency several times before McCain finally rejected Kerry’s overtures to form a bipartisan ticket. Kerry ultimately selected then-Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., to join the ticket.

For the record, Kerry is not among those being mentioned as possible running mates for McCain.

That was just the beginning and ending of Ms. Yen’s article. I’ll have to confess that I am not too sure it wasn’t written by the RNC and she is just passing it off as her own.

Look for a lot of this kind of nonsense in the coming months. Johnny McCain pretty well has the national media in his back pocket. Sure, the wingers will continue to complain; it’s what they do best. But their complaints will have no merit. The liberal media, as much as we may have loved it and appreciated its accuracy and truthfulness, is officially dead.

Oh, and the McCains went to church today. There is something about this photo (besides the ever-present sunglasses… does the McCain family own stock in a company that makes them?) that bothers me. Can’t quite put my finger on it…

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