You know I don't ever remember the ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR being used like they use the ATTACK ON 9/11.

STATE OF THE UNION 2008

THE PRESIDENT: Madam Speaker, Vice President Cheney, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: Seven years have passed since I first stood before you at this rostrum. In that time, our country has been tested in ways none of us could have imagined. We faced hard decisions about peace and war, rising competition in the world economy, and the health and welfare of our citizens. These issues call for vigorous debate, and I think it's fair to say we've answered the call. Yet history will record that amid our differences, we acted with purpose. And together, we showed the world the power and resilience of American self-government.

All of us were sent to Washington to carry out the people's business. That is the purpose of this body. It is the meaning of our oath. It remains our charge to keep.

The actions of the 110th Congress will affect the security and prosperity of our nation long after this session has ended. In this election year, let us show our fellow Americans that we recognize our responsibilities and are determined to meet them. Let us show them that Republicans and Democrats can compete for votes and cooperate for results at the same time.

From expanding opportunity to protecting our country, we've made good progress. Yet we have unfinished business before us, and the American people expect us to get it done.

In the work ahead, we must be guided by the philosophy that made our nation great. As Americans, we believe in the power of individuals to determine their destiny and shape the course of history. We believe that the most reliable guide for our country is the collective wisdom of ordinary citizens. And so in all we do, we must trust in the ability of free peoples to make wise decisions, and empower them to improve their lives for their futures.

To build a prosperous future, we must trust people with their own money and empower them to grow our economy. As we meet tonight, our economy is undergoing a period of uncertainty. America has added jobs for a record 52 straight months, but jobs are now growing at a slower pace. Wages are up, but so are prices for food and gas. Exports are rising, but the housing market has declined. At kitchen tables across our country, there is a concern about our economic future.

In the long run, Americans can be confident about our economic growth. But in the short run, we can all see that that growth is slowing. So last week, my administration reached agreement with Speaker Pelosi and Republican Leader Boehner on a robust growth package that includes tax relief for individuals and families and incentives for business investment. The temptation will be to load up the bill. That would delay it or derail it, and neither option is acceptable. This is a good agreement that will keep our economy growing and our people working. And this Congress must pass it as soon as possible.

We have other work to do on taxes. Unless Congress acts, most of the tax relief we've delivered over the past seven years will be taken away. Some in Washington argue that letting tax relief expire is not a tax increase. Try explaining that to 116 million American taxpayers who would see their taxes rise by an average of $1,800. Others have said they would personally be happy to pay higher taxes. I welcome their enthusiasm. I'm pleased to report that the IRS accepts both checks and money orders.

Most Americans think their taxes are high enough. With all the other pressures on their finances, American families should not have to worry about their federal government taking a bigger bite out of their paychecks. There's only one way to eliminate this uncertainty: Make the tax relief permanent. And members of Congress should know: If any bill raises taxes reaches my desk, I will veto it.

Just as we trust Americans with their own money, we need to earn their trust by spending their tax dollars wisely. Next week, I'll send you a budget that terminates or substantially reduces 151 wasteful or bloated programs, totaling more than $18 billion. The budget that I will submit will keep America on track for a surplus in 2012. American families have to balance their budgets; so should their government.

The people's trust in their government is undermined by congressional earmarks -- special interest projects that are often snuck in at the last minute, without discussion or debate. Last year, I asked you to voluntarily cut the number and cost of earmarks in half. I also asked you to stop slipping earmarks into committee reports that never even come to a vote. Unfortunately, neither goal was met. So this time, if you send me an appropriations bill that does not cut the number and cost of earmarks in half, I'll send it back to you with my veto.

And tomorrow, I will issue an executive order that directs federal agencies to ignore any future earmark that is not voted on by Congress. If these items are truly worth funding, Congress should debate them in the open and hold a public vote.

Our shared responsibilities extend beyond matters of taxes and spending. On housing, we must trust Americans with the responsibility of homeownership and empower them to weather turbulent times in the housing market. My administration brought together the HOPE NOW alliance, which is helping many struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure. And Congress can help even more. Tonight I ask you to pass legislation to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, modernize the Federal Housing Administration, and allow state housing agencies to issue tax-free bonds to help homeowners refinance their mortgages. These are difficult times for many American families, and by taking these steps, we can help more of them keep their homes.

To build a future of quality health care, we must trust patients and doctors to make medical decisions and empower them with better information and better options. We share a common goal: making health care more affordable and accessible for all Americans. The best way to achieve that goal is by expanding consumer choice, not government control. So I have proposed ending the bias in the tax code against those who do not get their health insurance through their employer. This one reform would put private coverage within reach for millions, and I call on the Congress to pass it this year.

The Congress must also expand health savings accounts, create Association Health Plans for small businesses, promote health information technology, and confront the epidemic of junk medical lawsuits. With all these steps, we will help ensure that decisions about your medical care are made in the privacy of your doctor's office -- not in the halls of Congress.

On education, we must trust students to learn if given the chance, and empower parents to demand results from our schools. In neighborhoods across our country, there are boys and girls with dreams -- and a decent education is their only hope of achieving them.

Six years ago, we came together to pass the No Child Left Behind Act, and today no one can deny its results. Last year, fourth and eighth graders achieved the highest math scores on record. Reading scores are on the rise. African American and Hispanic students posted all-time highs. Now we must work together to increase accountability, add flexibility for states and districts, reduce the number of high school dropouts, provide extra help for struggling schools.

Members of Congress: The No Child Left Behind Act is a bipartisan achievement. It is succeeding. And we owe it to America's children, their parents, and their teachers to strengthen this good law.

We must also do more to help children when their schools do not measure up. Thanks to the D.C. Opportunity Scholarships you approved, more than 2,600 of the poorest children in our Nation's Capital have found new hope at a faith-based or other non-public school. Sadly, these schools are disappearing at an alarming rate in many of America's inner cities. So I will convene a White House summit aimed at strengthening these lifelines of learning. And to open the doors of these schools to more children, I ask you to support a new $300 million program called Pell Grants for Kids. We have seen how Pell Grants help low-income college students realize their full potential. Together, we've expanded the size and reach of these grants. Now let us apply that same spirit to help liberate poor children trapped in failing public schools.

On trade, we must trust American workers to compete with anyone in the world and empower them by opening up new markets overseas. Today, our economic growth increasingly depends on our ability to sell American goods and crops and services all over the world. So we're working to break down barriers to trade and investment wherever we can. We're working for a successful Doha Round of trade talks, and we must complete a good agreement this year. At the same time, we're pursuing opportunities to open up new markets by passing free trade agreements.

I thank the Congress for approving a good agreement with Peru. And now I ask you to approve agreements with Colombia and Panama and South Korea. Many products from these nations now enter America duty-free, yet many of our products face steep tariffs in their markets. These agreements will level the playing field. They will give us better access to nearly 100 million customers. They will support good jobs for the finest workers in the world: those whose products say "Made in the USA."

These agreements also promote America's strategic interests. The first agreement that will come before you is with Colombia, a friend of America that is confronting violence and terror, and fighting drug traffickers. If we fail to pass this agreement, we will embolden the purveyors of false populism in our hemisphere. So we must come together, pass this agreement, and show our neighbors in the region that democracy leads to a better life.

Trade brings better jobs and better choices and better prices. Yet for some Americans, trade can mean losing a job, and the federal government has a responsibility to help. I ask Congress to reauthorize and reform trade adjustment assistance, so we can help these displaced workers learn new skills and find new jobs.

To build a future of energy security, we must trust in the creative genius of American researchers and entrepreneurs and empower them to pioneer a new generation of clean energy technology. Our security, our prosperity, and our environment all require reducing our dependence on oil. Last year, I asked you to pass legislation to reduce oil consumption over the next decade, and you responded. Together we should take the next steps: Let us fund new technologies that can generate coal power while capturing carbon emissions. Let us increase the use of renewable power and emissions-free nuclear power. Let us continue investing in advanced battery technology and renewable fuels to power the cars and trucks of the future. Let us create a new international clean technology fund, which will help developing nations like India and China make greater use of clean energy sources. And let us complete an international agreement that has the potential to slow, stop, and eventually reverse the growth of greenhouse gases.

This agreement will be effective only if it includes commitments by every major economy and gives none a free ride. The United States is committed to strengthening our energy security and confronting global climate change. And the best way to meet these goals is for America to continue leading the way toward the development of cleaner and more energy-efficient technology.

To keep America competitive into the future, we must trust in the skill of our scientists and engineers and empower them to pursue the breakthroughs of tomorrow. Last year, Congress passed legislation supporting the American Competitiveness Initiative, but never followed through with the funding. This funding is essential to keeping our scientific edge. So I ask Congress to double federal support for critical basic research in the physical sciences and ensure America remains the most dynamic nation on Earth.

On matters of life and science, we must trust in the innovative spirit of medical researchers and empower them to discover new treatments while respecting moral boundaries. In November, we witnessed a landmark achievement when scientists discovered a way to reprogram adult skin cells to act like embryonic stem cells. This breakthrough has the potential to move us beyond the divisive debates of the past by extending the frontiers of medicine without the destruction of human life.

So we're expanding funding for this type of ethical medical research. And as we explore promising avenues of research, we must also ensure that all life is treated with the dignity it deserves. And so I call on Congress to pass legislation that bans unethical practices such as the buying, selling, patenting, or cloning of human life.

On matters of justice, we must trust in the wisdom of our founders and empower judges who understand that the Constitution means what it says. I've submitted judicial nominees who will rule by the letter of the law, not the whim of the gavel. Many of these nominees are being unfairly delayed. They are worthy of confirmation, and the Senate should give each of them a prompt up-or-down vote.

In communities across our land, we must trust in the good heart of the American people and empower them to serve their neighbors in need. Over the past seven years, more of our fellow citizens have discovered that the pursuit of happiness leads to the path of service. Americans have volunteered in record numbers. Charitable donations are higher than ever. Faith-based groups are bringing hope to pockets of despair, with newfound support from the federal government. And to help guarantee equal treatment of faith-based organizations when they compete for federal funds, I ask you to permanently extend Charitable Choice.

Tonight the armies of compassion continue the march to a new day in the Gulf Coast. America honors the strength and resilience of the people of this region. We reaffirm our pledge to help them build stronger and better than before. And tonight I'm pleased to announce that in April we will host this year's North American Summit of Canada, Mexico, and the United States in the great city of New Orleans.

There are two other pressing challenges that I've raised repeatedly before this body, and that this body has failed to address: entitlement spending and immigration. Every member in this chamber knows that spending on entitlement programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid is growing faster than we can afford. We all know the painful choices ahead if America stays on this path: massive tax increases, sudden and drastic cuts in benefits, or crippling deficits. I've laid out proposals to reform these programs. Now I ask members of Congress to offer your proposals and come up with a bipartisan solution to save these vital programs for our children and our grandchildren.

The other pressing challenge is immigration. America needs to secure our borders -- and with your help, my administration is taking steps to do so. We're increasing worksite enforcement, deploying fences and advanced technologies to stop illegal crossings. We've effectively ended the policy of "catch and release" at the border, and by the end of this year, we will have doubled the number of border patrol agents. Yet we also need to acknowledge that we will never fully secure our border until we create a lawful way for foreign workers to come here and support our economy. This will take pressure off the border and allow law enforcement to concentrate on those who mean us harm. We must also find a sensible and humane way to deal with people here illegally. Illegal immigration is complicated, but it can be resolved. And it must be resolved in a way that upholds both our laws and our highest ideals.

This is the business of our nation here at home. Yet building a prosperous future for our citizens also depends on confronting enemies abroad and advancing liberty in troubled regions of the world.

Our foreign policy is based on a clear premise: We trust that people, when given the chance, will choose a future of freedom and peace. In the last seven years, we have witnessed stirring moments in the history of liberty. We've seen citizens in Georgia and Ukraine stand up for their right to free and fair elections. We've seen people in Lebanon take to the streets to demand their independence. We've seen Afghans emerge from the tyranny of the Taliban and choose a new president and a new parliament. We've seen jubilant Iraqis holding up ink-stained fingers and celebrating their freedom. These images of liberty have inspired us.

In the past seven years, we've also seen images that have sobered us. We've watched throngs of mourners in Lebanon and Pakistan carrying the caskets of beloved leaders taken by the assassin's hand. We've seen wedding guests in blood-soaked finery staggering from a hotel in Jordan, Afghans and Iraqis blown up in mosques and markets, and trains in London and Madrid ripped apart by bombs. On a clear September day, we saw thousands of our fellow citizens taken from us in an instant. These horrific images serve as a grim reminder: The advance of liberty is opposed by terrorists and extremists -- evil men who despise freedom, despise America, and aim to subject millions to their violent rule.

Since 9/11, we have taken the fight to these terrorists and extremists. We will stay on the offense, we will keep up the pressure, and we will deliver justice to our enemies.

We are engaged in the defining ideological struggle of the 21st century. The terrorists oppose every principle of humanity and decency that we hold dear. Yet in this war on terror, there is one thing we and our enemies agree on: In the long run, men and women who are free to determine their own destinies will reject terror and refuse to live in tyranny. And that is why the terrorists are fighting to deny this choice to the people in Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Palestinian Territories. And that is why, for the security of America and the peace of the world, we are spreading the hope of freedom.

In Afghanistan, America, our 25 NATO allies, and 15 partner nations are helping the Afghan people defend their freedom and rebuild their country. Thanks to the courage of these military and civilian personnel, a nation that was once a safe haven for al Qaeda is now a young democracy where boys and girls are going to school, new roads and hospitals are being built, and people are looking to the future with new hope. These successes must continue, so we're adding 3,200 Marines to our forces in Afghanistan, where they will fight the terrorists and train the Afghan Army and police. Defeating the Taliban and al Qaeda is critical to our security, and I thank the Congress for supporting America's vital mission in Afghanistan.

In Iraq, the terrorists and extremists are fighting to deny a proud people their liberty, and fighting to establish safe havens for attacks across the world. One year ago, our enemies were succeeding in their efforts to plunge Iraq into chaos. So we reviewed our strategy and changed course. We launched a surge of American forces into Iraq. We gave our troops a new mission: Work with the Iraqi forces to protect the Iraqi people, pursue the enemy in its strongholds, and deny the terrorists sanctuary anywhere in the country.

The Iraqi people quickly realized that something dramatic had happened. Those who had worried that America was preparing to abandon them instead saw tens of thousands of American forces flowing into their country. They saw our forces moving into neighborhoods, clearing out the terrorists, and staying behind to ensure the enemy did not return. And they saw our troops, along with Provincial Reconstruction Teams that include Foreign Service officers and other skilled public servants, coming in to ensure that improved security was followed by improvements in daily life. Our military and civilians in Iraq are performing with courage and distinction, and they have the gratitude of our whole nation.

The Iraqis launched a surge of their own. In the fall of 2006, Sunni tribal leaders grew tired of al Qaeda's brutality and started a popular uprising called "The Anbar Awakening." Over the past year, similar movements have spread across the country. And today, the grassroots surge includes more than 80,000 Iraqi citizens who are fighting the terrorists. The government in Baghdad has stepped forward, as well -- adding more than 100,000 new Iraqi soldiers and police during the past year.

While the enemy is still dangerous and more work remains, the American and Iraqi surges have achieved results few of us could have imagined just one year ago. When we met last year, many said that containing the violence was impossible. A year later, high profile terrorist attacks are down, civilian deaths are down, sectarian killings are down.

When we met last year, militia extremists -- some armed and trained by Iran -- were wreaking havoc in large areas of Iraq. A year later, coalition and Iraqi forces have killed or captured hundreds of militia fighters. And Iraqis of all backgrounds increasingly realize that defeating these militia fighters is critical to the future of their country.

When we met last year, al Qaeda had sanctuaries in many areas of Iraq, and their leaders had just offered American forces safe passage out of the country. Today, it is al Qaeda that is searching for safe passage. They have been driven from many of the strongholds they once held, and over the past year, we've captured or killed thousands of extremists in Iraq, including hundreds of key al Qaeda leaders and operatives.

Last month, Osama bin Laden released a tape in which he railed against Iraqi tribal leaders who have turned on al Qaeda and admitted that coalition forces are growing stronger in Iraq. Ladies and gentlemen, some may deny the surge is working, but among the terrorists there is no doubt. Al Qaeda is on the run in Iraq, and this enemy will be defeated.

When we met last year, our troop levels in Iraq were on the rise. Today, because of the progress just described, we are implementing a policy of "return on success," and the surge forces we sent to Iraq are beginning to come home.

This progress is a credit to the valor of our troops and the brilliance of their commanders. This evening, I want to speak directly to our men and women on the front lines. Soldiers and sailors, airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen: In the past year, you have done everything we've asked of you, and more. Our nation is grateful for your courage. We are proud of your accomplishments. And tonight in this hallowed chamber, with the American people as our witness, we make you a solemn pledge: In the fight ahead, you will have all you need to protect our nation. And I ask Congress to meet its responsibilities to these brave men and women by fully funding our troops.

Our enemies in Iraq have been hit hard. They are not yet defeated, and we can still expect tough fighting ahead. Our objective in the coming year is to sustain and build on the gains we made in 2007, while transitioning to the next phase of our strategy. American troops are shifting from leading operations, to partnering with Iraqi forces, and, eventually, to a protective overwatch mission. As part of this transition, one Army brigade combat team and one Marine Expeditionary Unit have already come home and will not be replaced. In the coming months, four additional brigades and two Marine battalions will follow suit. Taken together, this means more than 20,000 of our troops are coming home.

Any further drawdown of U.S. troops will be based on conditions in Iraq and the recommendations of our commanders. General Petraeus has warned that too fast a drawdown could result in the "disintegration of the Iraqi security forces, al Qaeda-Iraq regaining lost ground, [and] a marked increase in violence." Members of Congress: Having come so far and achieved so much, we must not allow this to happen.

In the coming year, we will work with Iraqi leaders as they build on the progress they're making toward political reconciliation. At the local level, Sunnis, Shia, and Kurds are beginning to come together to reclaim their communities and rebuild their lives. Progress in the provinces must be matched by progress in Baghdad. We're seeing some encouraging signs. The national government is sharing oil revenues with the provinces. The parliament recently passed both a pension law and de-Baathification reform. They're now debating a provincial powers law. The Iraqis still have a distance to travel. But after decades of dictatorship and the pain of sectarian violence, reconciliation is taking place -- and the Iraqi people are taking control of their future.

The mission in Iraq has been difficult and trying for our nation. But it is in the vital interest of the United States that we succeed. A free Iraq will deny al Qaeda a safe haven. A free Iraq will show millions across the Middle East that a future of liberty is possible. A free Iraq will be a friend of America, a partner in fighting terror, and a source of stability in a dangerous part of the world.

By contrast, a failed Iraq would embolden the extremists, strengthen Iran, and give terrorists a base from which to launch new attacks on our friends, our allies, and our homeland. The enemy has made its intentions clear. At a time when the momentum seemed to favor them, al Qaida's top commander in Iraq declared that they will not rest until they have attacked us here in Washington. My fellow Americans: We will not rest either. We will not rest until this enemy has been defeated. We must do the difficult work today, so that years from now people will look back and say that this generation rose to the moment, prevailed in a tough fight, and left behind a more hopeful region and a safer America.

We're also standing against the forces of extremism in the Holy Land, where we have new cause for hope. Palestinians have elected a president who recognizes that confronting terror is essential to achieving a state where his people can live in dignity and at peace with Israel. Israelis have leaders who recognize that a peaceful, democratic Palestinian state will be a source of lasting security. This month in Ramallah and Jerusalem, I assured leaders from both sides that America will do, and I will do, everything we can to help them achieve a peace agreement that defines a Palestinian state by the end of this year. The time has come for a Holy Land where a democratic Israel and a democratic Palestine live side-by-side in peace.

We're also standing against the forces of extremism embodied by the regime in Tehran. Iran's rulers oppress a good and talented people. And wherever freedom advances in the Middle East, it seems the Iranian regime is there to oppose it. Iran is funding and training militia groups in Iraq, supporting Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon, and backing Hamas' efforts to undermine peace in the Holy Land. Tehran is also developing ballistic missiles of increasing range, and continues to develop its capability to enrich uranium, which could be used to create a nuclear weapon.

Our message to the people of Iran is clear: We have no quarrel with you. We respect your traditions and your history. We look forward to the day when you have your freedom. Our message to the leaders of Iran is also clear: Verifiably suspend your nuclear enrichment, so negotiations can begin. And to rejoin the community of nations, come clean about your nuclear intentions and past actions, stop your oppression at home, cease your support for terror abroad. But above all, know this: America will confront those who threaten our troops. We will stand by our allies, and we will defend our vital interests in the Persian Gulf.

On the home front, we will continue to take every lawful and effective measure to protect our country. This is our most solemn duty. We are grateful that there has not been another attack on our soil since 9/11. This is not for the lack of desire or effort on the part of the enemy. In the past six years, we've stopped numerous attacks, including a plot to fly a plane into the tallest building in Los Angeles and another to blow up passenger jets bound for America over the Atlantic. Dedicated men and women in our government toil day and night to stop the terrorists from carrying out their plans. These good citizens are saving American lives, and everyone in this chamber owes them our thanks.

And we owe them something more: We owe them the tools they need to keep our people safe. And one of the most important tools we can give them is the ability to monitor terrorist communications. To protect America, we need to know who the terrorists are talking to, what they are saying, and what they're planning. Last year, Congress passed legislation to help us do that. Unfortunately, Congress set the legislation to expire on February the 1st. That means if you don't act by Friday, our ability to track terrorist threats would be weakened and our citizens will be in greater danger. Congress must ensure the flow of vital intelligence is not disrupted. Congress must pass liability protection for companies believed to have assisted in the efforts to defend America. We've had ample time for debate. The time to act is now.

Protecting our nation from the dangers of a new century requires more than good intelligence and a strong military. It also requires changing the conditions that breed resentment and allow extremists to prey on despair. So America is using its influence to build a freer, more hopeful, and more compassionate world. This is a reflection of our national interest; it is the calling of our conscience.

America opposes genocide in Sudan. We support freedom in countries from Cuba and Zimbabwe to Belarus and Burma.

America is leading the fight against global poverty, with strong education initiatives and humanitarian assistance. We've also changed the way we deliver aid by launching the Millennium Challenge Account. This program strengthens democracy, transparency, and the rule of law in developing nations, and I ask you to fully fund this important initiative.

America is leading the fight against global hunger. Today, more than half the world's food aid comes from the United States. And tonight, I ask Congress to support an innovative proposal to provide food assistance by purchasing crops directly from farmers in the developing world, so we can build up local agriculture and help break the cycle of famine.

America is leading the fight against disease. With your help, we're working to cut by half the number of malaria-related deaths in 15 African nations. And our Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief is treating 1.4 million people. We can bring healing and hope to many more. So I ask you to maintain the principles that have changed behavior and made this program a success. And I call on you to double our initial commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS by approving an additional $30 billion over the next five years.

America is a force for hope in the world because we are a compassionate people, and some of the most compassionate Americans are those who have stepped forward to protect us. We must keep faith with all who have risked life and limb so that we might live in freedom and peace. Over the past seven years, we've increased funding for veterans by more than 95 percent. And as we increase funding -- And as increase funding we must also reform our veterans system to meet the needs of a new war and a new generation. I call on the Congress to enact the reforms recommended by Senator Bob Dole and Secretary Donna Shalala, so we can improve the system of care for our wounded warriors and help them build lives of hope and promise and dignity.

Our military families also sacrifice for America. They endure sleepless nights and the daily struggle of providing for children while a loved one is serving far from home. We have a responsibility to provide for them. So I ask you to join me in expanding their access to child care, creating new hiring preferences for military spouses across the federal government, and allowing our troops to transfer their unused education benefits to their spouses or children. Our military families serve our nation, they inspire our nation, and tonight our nation honors them.

The strength -- the secret of our strength, the miracle of America, is that our greatness lies not in our government, but in the spirit and determination of our people. When the Federal Convention met in Philadelphia in 1787, our nation was bound by the Articles of Confederation, which began with the words, "We the undersigned delegates." When Governor Morris was asked to draft a preamble to our new Constitution, he offered an important revision and opened with words that changed the course of our nation and the history of the world: "We the people."

By trusting the people, our Founders wagered that a great and noble nation could be built on the liberty that resides in the hearts of all men and women. By trusting the people, succeeding generations transformed our fragile young democracy into the most powerful nation on Earth and a beacon of hope for millions. And so long as we continue to trust the people, our nation will prosper, our liberty will be secure, and the state of our Union will remain strong.

So tonight, with confidence in freedom's power, and trust in the people, let us set forth to do their business. God bless America.

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"This is our country's calling," Bush said today at Arlington cemetery. "It's our country's destiny."

Memorial Day is especially bitter as men and women continue to be marched into the meat grinder of the Fool's War in Iraq, probably the most disastrous mission politicians have ever sent American troops to accomplish.

Sens. John McCain and John Kerry got in trouble for speaking of American lives "wasted" in Iraq. Our question: Is there one life lost in Iraq that's not been wasted? What patriotically correct euphemism would you use to describe the loss of life in this giant mistake?

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January 28, 2008

STATE OF THE UNION

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THERE YOU GO AGAIN!!!

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THE STATE OF THE UNION ACORDING TO G. W. BUSH

Tonight Bush makes his last State Of The Union address before leaving office. It'll be a game of NUMBERS, not the ones he will talk about but I will.

For the first time in four years, he will come before Congress able to report some progress in tamping down violence in Iraq. Yet the public appears to have moved on from the war. Always a step behind don't you think. The economy has supplanted Iraq as the top public concern, and with voters shifting their focus toward the presidential primaries, He'll say the economy is stable. Bush faces a steep challenge in persuading Americans to heed his words on the war, economic policy or any other issue. He's a LAME DUCK and his legacy is CRAP.

Here are the most important numbers that he won't talk about.

U.S. Deaths Confirmed By The DoD: 3933

U.S National Debt: $ 9,200,757,742,406.17

The War in Iraq Cost: $ 489,529,842,078

U.S. Trade Deficit: $ 53,400,303,421.40

BTW did you know your share of the National Debt is $ 30,245.32

And now the BIG NUMBER he sure as hell doesn't want to talk about and that number is 935. What is that 935 number? Well in brief Following 9/11, President Bush and seven top officials of his administration waged a carefully orchestrated campaign of misinformation about the threat posed by Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

Tonight we will need to keep track of the number of lies and half truths and add it to that 935 number.

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WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?

Laura Ingran was a guest host on The Bill O'Reilly Show the other night. She did a segment about the celebrity culture we live in. She went on and on about how bad it has gotten.

And the question I have is isn't SHE PART OF THE PROBLEM IF SHE DEVOTES A SEGMENT OF HER SHOW ON THE SUBJECT?

I think part of her latest book covers this topic in-depth. I guess the answer is IT'S THE BOTTOM LINE THAT MATTERS.

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CAROLINE KENNEDY SPEAKS

They say that in an election an endorsement doesn't mean much. But I think that this endorsement by Caroline Kennedy does carry some weight.

In the New York Times she said the following:

OVER the years, I've been deeply moved by the people who've told me they wished they could feel inspired and hopeful about America the way people did when my father was president. This sense is even more profound today. That is why I am supporting a presidential candidate in the Democratic primaries, Barack Obama. -- CAROLINE KENNEDY

I remember how I felt when her father ran for president. There was excitement in the air. You were happy to be an American. You just had a good feeling in your soul. That's how I feel about Barack Obama.

They say he doesn't have the experience but I say add up all the years experence of George W. Bush, Richard "Dick" Cheney, Ari Fleischer, Scott McClellan, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Donald Rumsfeld and Paul Wolfowitz. and tell me again how well that turned out.

You need GOOD JUDGEMENT not experence in the White House.

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She'd been asking me about the war, and she'd said to me: "The issue is who pays the price? I'm not going to pay a personal price. My kids are too old and my grandchild is too young. You're not going to pay a particular price, as I understand it, with an immediate family. So who pays the price? The American military and their families." --- Barbara Boxer

MY KIDS

My God I love dogs.

BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?

Posted by thebscorner at 07:38 AM | Daily Dose |

January 27, 2008

PROUD OF AMERICA

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I'M PROUD OF AMERICA ONCE AGAIN

It's been years since I've had the feeling in my heart that our country is on the right track, yesterday changed all that. South Carolina gave Barack Obama a big win. . . a very big win. And he did it the OLD FASHIONED way . . . he earned it.

It was especially fitting that he won this primary on the week that we celebrate Rev. Martin Luther King, who in his I HAVE A DREAM speech said "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." His dream may have come true yesterday with the Obama win.

As in Iowa and New Hampshire, South Carolina crossed all the lines. Young, old, male, female, Black, White and Hispanic. He won the hearts of Americans.

It reminds me of my dad when I was a kid in the 1950's and early 1960's well before the civil right marches started. He always voted for this one Washington State democratic representative who happened to be black. My dad said he liked the guy because he was honest and did his best to serve the people in our district.

A simple man and not very complicated that was my dad. He really didn't look at the color of your skin. He wasn't well educated but he knew the difference between right and wrong, except when it came to drinking.

So for me THIS ONE'S FOR YOU DAD:

FIRED UP!!! READY TO GO!!! YES WE CAN!!!

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MY KIDS

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January 26, 2008

WEEKEND FREE 1/26/2008

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January 25, 2008

BACK FOR NOW

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THE NEW BUSH BUMPER STICKERS

Katrina

OH POOR ME

I've been a bit under the weather the last few days. As a result I haven't felt much like posting the last few days.

In addition to not feeling very good I get no respect from my kids. For example Jada hogs my recliner and even if I feel like I want to sit there and just doze off I can't because she has taken it over. She looks so cozy I just can't make her get down.

Buddy just sleeps and sleeps and sleeps. That's what I should be doing instead of watching the news over and over all day long.

Sweet just thinks I'm a big baby. She says to me to not baby myself and just grow up. A little harsh I'd say. But that's my Sweet she just doesn't let anything trouble her not even that pesky Jada.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE

House leaders and the Bush administration reached agreement yesterday on a $150 billion economic stimulus package that would quickly send hundreds of dollars to poor and middle-class workers while offering businesses one-time incentives to invest in new equipment.

You'll get a check for $300 to $600 or more depending on some magic formula.

How can this be a good idea in light of following stats:

Outstanding National Debt: $ 9,194,610,087,560.96

The WAR in IRAQ COSTS: $ 488,679,960,786.00

(note the cost of the IRAQ WAR is a snap shot at the time I checked.)

I'm a bit slow when it comes to finances. For most of my adult life I figured if I made a buck I needed to spend two. Saving a dime was not part of my vocabulary. When I got close to the time I wanted to retire I decided I needed to take a hard look at my finances.

I found that if you where in debt it's NOT A GOOD IDEA TO ADD EVEN MORE DEBT to your load.

I see that's exactly what this stimulus package does. I just don't see it solving anything.

When I retired I decided I only needed two credit cards Costco and my Visa. I also decided that I would pay off my credit card balance at the end of each month. Some months where hard because I didn't plan very well, but I did pay off the balance and did better with each passing month.

A few years ago I decide to buy a new small Masda SUV. It wasn't something I could pay off at the end of the month so I did the next best thing and made bi-weekly payments which turned out to be about twice the normal monthly payment. So I was able to pay the car off faster and save a little interest to boot.

As I said I don't get how this check that I'm supposed to get will help do anything but get me deeper in debt.

JON STEWART ON THE MEDIA

Jon has something to say about the media.

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BUSHED

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WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

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Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.

DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE

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SNOW FLAKE

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I have never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back. - Zsa Gabor

MY KIDS

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BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?

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January 21, 2008

ML KING DAY

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I HAVE A DREAM

And when this happens, when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"

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RACE IN AMERICA

Remember back almost a year ago when Don Imus made his stupid remark about the Rutgers women's basketball team and then was fired and pulled off the air.

I thought then that we would have an OPEN and HONEST discussion about race in this country. It didn't happen.

Most recently a female sports radio commentator made a dumb remark about golfing's Tiger Woods. She apologized to Tiger and was taken off the air for two week. No more talk about that one.

Golf Magazine did a story on the above incident using a hangmen's knot on the magazine cover. The editor of that story was fired. No more discussion.

Then we had the big dust up over what was and wasn't said by the Hillary campaign regarding Martin L King and Barack Orama. The story was twisted by the media. They used clips and much editing to make their point, all of which was wrong.

Here is Bill Moyers take on what the media did. It's very clear.

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FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH

Maybe it's time for more songs like this.

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January 20, 2008

WEEKEND OFF 1/20/2008

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MY KIDS

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January 19, 2008

WEEKEND FREE 1/19/2008

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MY KIDS

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January 18, 2008

TIME TO THINK

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Cut and run

ALL SPIN ZONE

Words. I guess if you string enough of them together you can come up with something that might make sense. Especially if you don't care about the TRUTH.

That's what happened last night on the Bill O'Reilly Show when he tried to defend this statement to Ed Schultz "if you know where there's a veteran sleeping under a bridge, you call me immediately and we will make sure that that man does not do it". By the way he's said it before.

As he starts to blast John Edwards he claims that he got where he is today because of HARD WORK and HONESTY. Well right off the bat he isn't being HONEST by what he says and his own SLIDE. Look above for what he ACTUALLY said the other day to Ed Schultz and then what he is trying to say he said now in his Talking Point Memo. Some creative writing I'd say.

He then says that Edwards is using Homeless Vets because of the Economy and not because they are addicted to drugs and mental illness.

Then O'Reilly gives a civic lesson on what it means to be poor in America. He says poor households have lots of stuff. . . Color TV's, DVD players, air conditioners, cars, trucks, cable, and homes. So by O'Reilly's logic they aren't poor enough, and his answer is that it's just the Addiction and not the economy.

Well MY GOD is Bill O'Reilly NUTS? I think so.

First John Edwards point was not that it was the ECONOMY alone that has made these VETS HOMELESS, no one has ever said that including Edwards. You just need to look back at the Walter Reed scandal about a year ago to see what happens to these VETS. They are put aside and forgotten.

Many come back from war to no job or training others with mental illness, some turn to drugs, some commit suicide, some become homeless. There are many reasons that they become HOMELESS and O'Reilly is trying to twist it around to say the Edwards just blames the economy. WHAT BULLSHIT.

In the end Bill says "WE DEAL WITH FACT NOT FICTION" and that John Edwards owes him an apology.

ONLY A TWISTED, DEMENTED SOUL WOULD BELIEVE HIS GARBAGE.

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JON STEWART vs Jonah Goldberg

Jon does a number on Goldberg.

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JON STEWART ON RACE

We need Jon Stewart to show just how insane the media is when it comes to issues.

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BUSHED

Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.

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WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

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Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.

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DOGGY (AND KITTY) WISDOM

GREAT QUOTES:

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. - Mark Twain

MY KIDS

My God I love dogs.

BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?

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January 17, 2008

HAVE A GOOD DAY

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TAKING SOME HEAT

Earlier this week and even before Bill O'Reilly put his foot in his mouth and his head up his a** about there NOT being a homeless veteran problem.

His latest goof up was when he had talk radio host Ed Schultz on his show and told him there aren't any vets sleeping under a bridge, which is just a bold a** lie.

Countdown did a segment on the problem using the Veterans Affairs own stats that show over 195,000 are homeless on any given night.

They put it to O'Reilly and now the ball is in his court. We'll see what he does. Past record suggests he won't do any thing.

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TAKING SOME HEAT PART TWO

Here is an email I sent Bill O'Reilly yesterday. Doubt he'll publish this at the end of his show.

Mr. O'Reilly,

It seems to me you owe John Edwards, Ed Schults and the US Military an apology.

It also seems to me that with your own research group you could have used the same amount of effort as I did (one Google search) to get the answer to the question of the number of homeless veterans on any given night.

I found this on the United States Department of Veterans Affairs WEB Site here: http://www1.va.gov/homeless/page.cfm?pg=1

Overview of Homelessness

About one-third of the adult homeless population have served their country in the Armed Services. Current population estimates suggest that about 195,000 veterans (male and female) are homeless on any given night and perhaps twice as many experience homelessness at some point during the course of a year. Many other veterans are considered near homeless or at risk because of their poverty, lack of support from family and friends, and dismal living conditions in cheap hotels or in overcrowded or substandard housing.

I hope you won't take your comment to Ed Schultz "if you know where there's a veteran sleeping under a bridge, you call me immediately and we will make sure that that man does not do it" not mean literally sleeping under a bridge because the point is these people are homeless whether under a bridge, in a doorway, on a grate or in a cardboard box.

Remember Jack Abramoff? Well he has another republican pal named Mark Siljander only this guy took it a step further he wanted to fund terrorist . . . for a price.

A former Republican member of Congress from Michigan was indicted Wednesday in connection with his work for a U.S.-based Islamic relief organization that allegedly supported a prominent Afghan warlord.

Mark D. Siljander, 56, a Washington lobbyist who served in the House from 1981 to 1987, was charged with money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice in a multicount indictment by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo.

Why are there so many crooks in the republican party?

BUSHED

Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.

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WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

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Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.

DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE

THEY NEED YOUR HELP

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DOGGY WISDOM

GREAT QUOTES:

My luck is so bad that if I bought a cemetery, people would stop dying. - Ed Furgol

MY KIDS

My God I love dogs.

BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?

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January 16, 2008

DO YOU HEAR THE NOISE

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IT'S THE BOTTOM LINE STUPID

GLENN BECK is all pissed off with his trip to the hospital.

It was the day after Christmas. I went in for just regular surgery and I went into a place that's not even -- I mean, this used to be a two- or three-day hospital stay but because better living through pharmaceuticals, I'm sorry, better living through HMOs, we no longer put people in the hospital for this. Nothing has changed. We just don't pay for it anymore. So congratulations on that. You get to go home right after the surgery

I listened to his discussion on his "medical care" and for the life of me I can't figure out what his beef is. Watch this video and I swear you'll be as confused as I am.

I thought at first he was mad that the hospital didn't help him FAST ENOUGH when he went in. Then he started talking about who had the best plan for health care and he said Rudy Giuliani. He said he likes the privatize plan.

He talked like it was a government run program that he had but similar to getting a driver license but he never said what kind of coverage he actually had.

Some how he couldn't see anything wrong with his HMO, who by the way are the ones that pushed to make this an OUTPATIENT procedure. Why wouldn't that be one question Glenn might have asked himself.

IT'S THE BOTTOM LINE STUPID. How is privatizing going to change that.

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THE ALL SPIN ZONE

I saw Ed Schultz last night on The Bill O'Reilly Show and must say I'm torn by his going on the show.

The reason I'm torn is that while I think he did a pretty good job of taking O'Reilly's BULLSHIT and giving him back the FACTS, it's my opinion Bill O'Reilly doesn't LISTEN so you can not make a point that means anything. A perfect example was the discussion on VETS sleeping under the bridge.

Also O'Reilly's hatred for AIR AMERICA is based on his dislike for Al Franken not that it's another radio station. It's the same reason he hates NBC and MSNBC because Keith Olbermann is a challenge to him.

O'Reilly dislikes Media Matters because they are a LEFT WING SMEAR GROUP in his words. Yet Media Matters uses his words and provides the context by the way and that pisses Bill O'Reilly off. He can't stand the truth.

I think that by going on the O'Reilly show you provide him cover for being a legitimate voice regardless of what outrageous CLAIMS he makes. There is no bigger SPIN MERCHANT than Bill O'Reilly.

THEY JUST DON'T GIVE UP

Yesterday the pundits where saying that strait talk from John McCain was going to win the day in Michigan and Mitt Romney was in trouble. Today it's just the opposite it was Mitt's talk about "Everything is beautiful" talk that won the day.

On Morning Joe this morning that's exactly what Joe Scarborough was saying. Mitt told the good folks that he would bring the good jobs back, while McCain was giving them some straight talk about retraining and that the old jobs won't be coming back.

It's guys like Mitt Romney that worked hard to send these jobs overseas and then kicked back and waited for his GOLDEN PARACUTE to open.

BUSHED

Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.

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WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

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Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.

DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE

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PRETTY GOOD JOKES

GOOD FRIENDS

GREAT QUOTES:

What's the use of happiness? It can't buy you money. - Henny Youngman

MY KIDS

My God I love dogs.

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January 15, 2008

ANOTHER ELECTION TODAY

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Mission Accomplished

A clinical trial of ZETIA, a widely used cholesterol drug, has raised questions about its effectiveness and the behavior of pharmaceutical companies that conducted the study.

Crap my doctor switched me from VIOXX a few years back and then I found out that it was killing some patients that took the stuff. Now they come out with this study on ZETIA that says it doesn't work as advertised and I've been taking it for a long time now. Should I sue? Just think if I did and I won in just 20 years I'd be rich. . . but dead.

Well today it's Citigroup that is in the tank. I wonder how many millions the CEO got in his GOLDEN PARACHUTE.

THIS MADE UP ISSUE

This stupid so called "RACE WAR" which is just a bunch of BULLSHIT that a large number of pundits want to keep going kinda like the "WAR ON CHRISTMAS" it's a non issue.

WHY IS THIS A GOOD IDEA?

The Bush administration said it would sell 900 sophisticated satellite-guided missiles to Saudi Arabia as part of a $20 billion arms sale intended to bolster military relations with Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf states and counter the rising influence of Iran.

The administration worried that some in Congress might object, since the missiles are some of the most accurate produced by the United States. The announcement came in a formal notification to Congress that coincided with Mr. Bush's arrival here on the sixth day of his tour of the Middle East.

WHY ARE WE IN THE ARMS BUSINESS?

A LITTLE STRAIGHT TALK FOR BILLO

Keith Olbermann give Bill O'Reilly a little straight talk.

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SNUGGLE UP

GREAT QUOTES:

Until I was thirteen, I thought my name was shut up. - Joe Namath

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January 14, 2008

BRAND NEW WEEK

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BLAME AMERICA FIRST

THE MATTHEWS EFFECT

I saw this on THE DAILY HOWLER the other day. This Blog is one of my favorite. He talks about the journalist and pundits that have an agenda that is in their best interest not the readers.

In this article he talks about Chris Matthews and he has a few words about Rachel Maddow. I've seen Rachel on a number of shows and have always been impressed by her comments. She doesn't yell and scream or say outrageous things. She talks as though she has done some thinking about the subject at hand.

Watch the two videos an see the difference. Also visit The Daily Howler yourself.

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Yesterday, Chris Matthews topped even himself for sheer irresponsibility. By 8:30 A.M., he was already on MSNBC's air, insisting that "ten to fifteen percent" of New Hampshire's Democratic voters had "lied" to pollsters, for racial reasons. As usual, it was abundantly clear that Matthews didn't know what the Sam Hill he was talking about. But then, he almost never does. Incredibly, this is a man who still believed, just three weeks ago, that Barack Obama's mother and maternal grandmother had been "Islamic" (see THE DAILY HOWLER, 12/21/07).

It's hard to know less than Chris typically does. Presumably, that's why Jack Welch came to love him.

Many people have worked, down through the years, to address problems of racial understanding. In 1968, our greatest moral genius gave his life in this struggle. So it's stunning to see a man like Matthews move so quickly to play with race, in part to distract from the public butt-whipping he himself took after Tuesday's election. (In our view, Rachel Maddow became Human Being of the Year Tuesday night. Just click here; we'll discuss this tomorrow.) Long ago, another man whose name was Welch addressed Joe McCarthy, Matthews' cultural heir, finally asking if, at long last, he had no sense of decency. Yesterday afternoon, we thought of that Welch-and of Tail-gunner Joe-when we watched the tape of Matthews. And we thought of our greatest moral genius.

What happened in the New Hampshire polling? More precisely, did Tuesday's winds of change blow "the Bradley effect" through the state? It's very hard to answer such questions, but for those who want to know how such polling matters work, Andrew Kohut reports, in today's New York Times, on the 1989 New York mayoral race involving David Dinkins. This campaign has often been cited as an example of the Bradley effect; Kohut, who conducted the polling for Gallup that year, says this wasn't the problem. Why did he get the polling wrong? "I concluded, eventually, that I got it wrong not so much because respondents were lying to our interviewers but because poorer, less well-educated voters were less likely to agree to answer our questions," Kohut writes in his column.

Kohut isn't saying that race played no role in that election. He is largely denying the Bradley effect, in which voters lie to pollsters about how they'll vote. Will "race" play a role in this year's Dem primaries? Of course it will, in various ways, many of them glorious, positive. But if you want to ponder how these matters really work, we'll advise you to read Kohut's column.

Matthews ran as fast as he could to accuse large numbers of New Hampshire Dems of lying on account of race. As far as we know, there's no evidence that anything like that occurred; we'd have to say that, in our view, Matthews' conjecture makes little real sense. But Matthews is a deeply irresponsible man-a slightly cleaned-up Joseph McCarthy. That's why Jack Welch so loved this tool's soul. Three large cheers for Rachel Maddow, who we'll discuss on the morrow.

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GOOD SHOW

I'm a Barack Obama supporter and must say that as I watched Meet The Press yesterday I was very proud of Hillary.

She was very strong and refused to let Tim Russert push her around. And man did he try. She was great.

The thing I feel the best about is regardless who. . . Hillary, Edwards or Obama wins this nomination I will be able to vote for them and that's a good thing.

Guess who's helping Bank of America pay for its $4.1 billion purchase of Countrywide Financial? Answer: The taxpayers of the United States.

That's because Bank of America (BAC, Fortune 500), which is solidly profitable, will be able to use some of Countrywide's losses to offset its own taxable income. The tax break could total about half a billion dollars over the first five years, according to an estimate by tax guru Robert Willens.

The losses could be worth considerably more to Bank of America starting in the sixth year, depending on how big Countrywide's losses are when Bank of America formally acquires it.

Isn't life fun?

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BUSHED

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WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

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Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.

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STREET SIGNS

GREAT QUOTES:

Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life. - Herbert Henry Asquith

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January 13, 2008

SUNDAY OFF

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January 11, 2008

NO MO SNOW

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Secret Energy Task Force Meeting.

I don't get why both Hillary and Obama decided they should go on FOX NOISE's "Fox and Friends" show the other morning after the New Hampshire election.

This is the group that spends half of their daily show trashing them. See my post on 1/9 under Loose Ends titled "YOU THINK FOX IS FAIR AND BALANCED?"

THEY CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH

FOX NOISE held another republican debate last night and as usual they opened it up to the public to vote on who won the debate.

Here is the final vote that they used on TV:

Paul = 32% - Thompson = 22% - Huckabee = 18% - Romney = 13%

McCain = 6% - Giuliani = 5%

At the end of the show Sean Hannity said Ron Paul DID NOT WIN. He has said the same thing at the end of each of these debates.

GOOD JOB JON

Here is a good interview between Jon Stewart and David Frum. As usual Jon nails the guy.

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GREAT QUOTES:

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MY KIDS

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January 10, 2008

JON IS BACK

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I have no recollection.

JON STEWART IS BACK

A Daily Show is back and so here are a few clips to get us all started.

First lets talk about change.

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IT'S THE ECONOMY STUPID

The ECONOMY is in the tank and we are in a recession. It's hard to face the facts but I think it doesn't take an Economist to see the hand writing on the wall.

Look at the National Debt. Look at the Sub-prime mess. Look at the Credit Card debt Americans carry. Look at the Bankruptcy laws that hurt the middle and lower class. Look at the Foreclosures. Look at the cost of Gas and Heating Oil.

How can you think or say the ECONOMY IS STRONG.

REMEMBER SIMON SAYS

Watch this little video it is funny. -- tip of the hat to Deb.

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2008 PRIMARY ELECTION CALENDAR

Here is the 2008 Election schedule. Don't forget to VOTE.

WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

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DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE

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I am opposed to millionaires... but it would be dangerous to offer me the position. -- Mark Twain

MY KIDS

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January 09, 2008

YES WE CAN

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Each day Jack Cafferty on CNN's the Situation Room asks a question at the start of each hour segment.

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Trillions in debt (current: $9,201,990,634,190.53)

JUST SHUT UP

I listened to the New Hampshire Primary returns all night and what I came away with was that these TALKING HEADS can change direction faster than a bolt of lighting can hit the ground.

The polls they used were all wrong or so they said. But as I listen to some of the talk I don't think it was the polls that had anything to do with the discussion. I think some wanted Hillary to lose and no poll was going to stand in their way of making that point.

I'm for Obama and I think this win for Hillary was a good win but it wasn't a blow out by any stretch and I never thought that Obama had a SLAM DUNK either. All these races are important.

I found this on TalkingPointMemo.com

I have been on the fence throughout this campaign, liking John Edwards more than the others. The media coverage of Sen. Clinton has caused my blood to boil. I can not bear to witness blatant misogyny. Gloria Steinheim's article in the NYT this morning was so on the mark. If I lived in New Hampshire, I would have voted for Sen. Clinton today. I would not allow the talking heads to tell me who to vote for or declare this race over. And I certainly was not going to participate in the sexist bs that has been spewing out the mouths of the likes of Chris Matthews.

I just wonder how much the media plays in our election. I'm not sure. They do their thing with little snide remarks like Edwards "$400 HAIR CUTS", the "LAUGH" by Hillary and that Obama is "CLEAN".

This is only the second contest and the way the media had framed it we were at the end of the contest. I don't get it.

YES WE CAN. . . YES WE CAN. . . YES WE CAN. . .

Maybe I was a bit to optimistic after Obama won in Iowa. But I have to say even after he lost last night he was very gracious in his concession speech.

In his closing speech last night he said said:

And so tomorrow, as we take this campaign South and West; as we learn that the struggles of the textile worker in Spartanburg are not so different than the plight of the dishwasher in Las Vegas; that the hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA; we will remember that there is something happening in America; that we are not as divided as our politics suggests; that we are one people; we are one nation; and together, we will begin the next great chapter in America's story with three words that will ring from coast to coast; from sea to shining sea - Yes. We. Can.

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Think about this: The contest last night was between a woman and a black man. How Great is that.

What is with Chris Matthews, why he used that "CLEAN" word to describe Obama last night is beyond me. His mouth runs faster than his brain.

YOU THINK FOX IS FAIR AND BALANCED?

Watch this clip and than tell me FOX NOISE is Fair and Balanced. This is the reason the dems should NOT go on FOX at all.

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WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

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This isn't the normal Worst Person (although Sean really is) but it's funny to watch him run.

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STREET SIGNS

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Money can't buy you happiness... but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery. -- Spike Milligan

MY KIDS

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January 08, 2008

CHANGE IS GOOD

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Each day Jack Cafferty on CNN's the Situation Room asks a question at the start of each hour segment. Yesterday he asked this question. "How does Barack Obama's success so far in the campaign change the debate about race in this country?"

Watch the video and take note of the very last answer. To me it says all that needs to be said and it's about time we all move on.

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THE MESS

THE NEW BUSH BUMPER STICKERS

I have no memory of this.

DAVID SHUSTER: 'BILL O'REILLY IS A JERK . . . A BUFFOON'

In the middle of a discussion of the Democratic primaries on MSNBC's Morning Joe, correspondent David Shuster burst out, "I don't know if this is the time to talk about Bill O'Reilly, but I've got a lot of things I want to say."

When encouraged to "get it out," Shuster stated emphatically, "Bill O'Reilly is a jerk."

"There's Bill O'Reilly at a Barack Obama event," Shuster explained. "Bill O'Reilly shoved a guy -- shoved a guy who was working for Barack Obama, because the guy happened to be standing in a certain spot. And there's Bill O'Reilly saying, 'Nobody gets in the way of the Factor's cameras.' ... Obama comes up, and what does Bill O'Reilly do? Does he ask some tough penetrating question? ... No. 'Will you come on my show?'"

"Give me a break," said Shuster. "What a jerk. What a jerk. Fox News ought to be so embarrassed with this guy."

"He's a cartoon character," agreed Mika Brzezinski.

"He's a buffoon," amplified Shuster. "He's such a buffoon, and everybody knows it."

And now Keith Olbermann give his take. Watch the video.

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T. Boone Pickens -- Did he ever pay up???? HELL NO

Giuliani falsely blamed President Clinton for cuts in the military that occurred in large part under President George H.W. Bush and Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney. He said that “the Army had been at 725,000; it’s down to 500,000.” That’s true, but it was down to 572,423 by the time Clinton took office. DOES ANYONE BELIEVE ANYTHING THAT RUDY SAYS?

ARE THEY ALL JUST NUTS

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas GM Chief Executive Rick Wagoner's announced on Tuesday the company's vision of driverless vehicles and that GM, parts suppliers, university engineers and other automakers are all working together on vehicles that could revolutionize and initiate the short- and long-distance travel.

GM's vice president for research and development Larry Burns in a recent interview said, "This is not science fiction."

Almost all of the technology needed exists for the vehicles to take the wheel radar-based cruise control, motor sensors, lane change warnings, electronic stability control and satellite-based digital mapping.

They are spending big bucks on developing a driverless car to be sold to people that live in a country that LOVES TO DRIVE. Let me repeat that LOVES TO DRIVE.

Design, fuel efficiency are the most important factors that will help the big three regain their lead as the technology leaders not a damn driverless car.

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VEHICLE FEES: GOODBYE, $30 LID

I read this in the letters section of the Kitsup Sun yesterday and having just got the same notice for my old 1984 Dodge light duty pickup truck which I drive less 100 miles per year. For example this is my usage for the past 4 years starting with 2007: 46, 29, 18, 39. Yet I just paid that same $67 dollars. I too don't get the requirement for a NEW plate.

I received a colorful brochure from the government in the mail yesterday. In cheery pastel hues I was reminded it is time to re-register my old minivan. The going rate for my 2000 Chrysler: $67.

Wait a minute! Whatever happened to the legally mandated $30 registration tax? They have invented a list of "fees" that add 123 percent more ( in my case) to the registration tax.

Of particular note, the state wants me to buy a new license plate. It is required every seven years. My car lives in a garage, and my plate looks like new but apparently rules are rules and money is money. And there is another fee for "reflectorization" of my plate, and for maintenance of the DMV computer system used to track me when I cross the bridge or park in a public lot. I wonder what the original $30 is used for when every conceivable licensing function of DMV has its own fee.

Attention big retailers: I regret to inform you that I will not be shopping for home improvement items or giant containers of anything this spring. Maybe you can sell some hot dogs to the clerks down at the DMV. They should be famished from counting all the money.

D. S. -- PORT ORCHARD

WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

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I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it. -- WC. Fields

MY KIDS

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January 07, 2008

COUNTDOWN TO NEW HAMPSHIRE

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Where is Osama?

WHAT DOES IT TAKE

This weekend I saw Michelle Obama twice on C-SPAN talking to New Hampshire voters about her husband Barack Oboma.

Man she does a great job. She is interesting and funny and talks from the heart.

Her story as she puts it is a normal upbringing, going to public school just a few blocks from home. She is proud of the up bring she got but I also got the sense that she was very, very proud of her father who worked hard all his life to support his family. I just wanted to give her a big hug.

I can remember back when JFK was running for president and the crowds that he got. Barack does the same today.

They keep talking about this need for experience. I look at this Bush administration and say add up all this "EXPERENCE" of Bush, Cheney, Rummy, Connie, Rove, Gonzales and others and then ask yourself "HOW THE HELL DID WE GET INTO THIS MESS IN IRAQ WITH ALL THAT EXPERENCE."

I'll go with someone that has common sense as opposed to experience any day of the week.

I can't help thinking that he will make a GREAT PRESIDENT and Michelle will be a GREAT FRIRST LADY.

AIR CAR

If this story is true what does it say about America? As I said last week we are our own worst enemy (1-3-2008). . . it helps confirm the idea that we are losing our grip on technology and innovation.

If this works why is it not being developed by one of the BIG THREE here in the U.S.? What is the deal. Why hasn't the fuel economy on American cars/trucks gone up even a few miles per gal over the past 30-40 years. Their sales have sure gone down while foreign cars have gone up and foreign cars get better gas mileage. . . DUH!

BBC News is reporting that a French company has developed a pollution-free car which runs on compressed air. India's Tata Motors has the car under production and it may be on sale in Europe and India by the end of the year.

The air car, also known as the Mini-CAT or City Cat, can be refueled in minutes from an air compressor at specially equipped gas stations and can go 200 km on a 1.5 euro fill-up -- roughly 125 miles for $3. The top speed will be almost 70 mph and the cost of the vehicle as low as $7000.

The car features a fibreglass body and a revolutionary electrical system and is completely computer-controlled. It is powered by the expansion of compressed air, using no combustion at all, and the exhaust is entirely clean and cool enough for use in the internal air conditioning system.

Tata Motors is known for its interest in innovation and has been selling compressed gas buses since 2000. It is currently working on producing the world's cheapest car, which will be almost 100% plastic and will sell in India for about $2500.

Tata is also expanding into the world market. It acquired Korea's Daweoo in 2004 and is now the top bidder to purchase the originally British Jaguar and Land Rover lines from the United States' troubled Ford Motor Company.

SPIN, SPIN, SPIN

This is the basic story of Bill O'Reilly trying to get Obama on his show during a rally.

Listen to the video clip of BillO talking about what happen yesterday morning on FOX News. I like the "GENTLY" part the best.

I'll see how BillO spins this tonight on his show. Should be interesting.

Fox News host Bill O'Reilly got into a confrontation with an Obama aide after O'Reilly started screaming at him as he tried to get Barack Obama's attention following a rally here. O'Reilly eventually did chat briefly with Obama and asked him to be a guest on his show.

The incident was triggered when O'Reilly--with a Fox News crew shooting--was screaming at Obama National Trip Director Marvin Nicholson "Move" so he could get Obama's attention, according to several eyewitnesses. "O'Reilly was yelling at him, yelling at his face," a photographer shooting the scene said.

O'Reilly grabbed Nicholson's arm and shoved him, another eyewitness said. Nicholson, who is 6'8, said O'Reilly called him "low class."

"He grabbed me with both his hands here," Nicholson said, gesturing to his left arm and O'Reilly "started shoving me." Nicholson said, " He was pretty upset. He was yelling at me."

Secret Service agents who were nearby flanked O 'Reilly after he pushed Nicholson. They told O'Reilly he needed to calm down and get behind the fence-like barricade that contained the press.

Obama had his back turned at this point and did not see any of this.

O'Reilly yelled "sir" at Obama and Obama walked over, not aware of what happened and told him he had an overflow crowd to visit. According to the time code from a photographer shooting the two, Obama and O'Reilly talked near 11:45 a.m. eastern time.

He just came right around the barricade. They shook hands and Mr. O'Reilly said he thought Sen. Obama was great and that he loved him and loved to have him on the show and said he would think about coming on after the primaries.

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This is a little long but I found it fascinating to watch. -- hat tip to deb.

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WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

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DOGGY WISDOM, WELL CATS TOO

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Don't worry about avoiding temptation... as you grow older, it will avoid you. -- Winston Churchill

MY KIDS

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January 04, 2008

A BRAND NEW DAY

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Greed

I FEEL GOOD, LIKE I KNEW I WOULD

IOWA went for Barack Obama last night. I look at it as a BIG CHANGE IN AMERICA. They call IOWA as being the heartland. I know the black population is not what it is in the general population of America but they voted for Obama. My hope is that this trend will continue all across America.

What greater message is there if your goal is to unite America and get people to work together?

This is step one and I think a giant step at that on the ROAD TO CHANGE in America.

WHAT IS WITH CHRIS MATTHEWS?

Chris Matthews of MSNBC loves to make a fool of himself especially when it comes to bashing Hillary. I'm a Barack Obama supporter but I must say I don't like all the trash talk against the Clintons, Edwards and others by many of these pundits.

Watch this exchange between Matthews and Rachel Maddow, Air America Talk Show Host. She is just one smart gal and put Matthews in his place. Although he didn't go quietly with his ending comments about being the "Come Back Kid" to which she gave another great answer.

You go girl !!!

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FRIENDS

GREAT QUOTES:

Remember when Barack Obama first started to run for President they said "Is he black enough"? What does he have to do DUNK? -- Bill Mhare

MY KIDS

My God I love dogs.

BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?

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January 03, 2008

"C" DAY TODAY

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HE'S BACK

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THE SPLURGE

ARE WE OUR OWN WORST ENEMY ???

We have sent our manufacturing over seas. We are selling our businesses to foreigners. Some of our highways (toll roads) are owned and operated by foreign investment. Our staggering debt is owed to China, Japan and other countries. And now this.

Six months ago, the Bush administration quietly eased some restrictions on the export of politically delicate technologies to China. The new approach was intended to help American companies increase sales of high-tech equipment to China despite tight curbs on sharing technology that might have military applications.

But today the administration is facing questions from weapons experts about whether some equipment - newly authorized for export to Chinese companies deemed trustworthy by Washington - could instead end up helping China modernize its military. Equally worrisome, the weapons experts say, is the possibility that China could share the technology with Iran or Syria.

Can you see what is happening here, for GODS SAKE we are supposed to be the richest country in the world but that doesn't mean we can't go broke. Since Bush took office seven years ago he has taken us from a surplus to in debt.

Sure they will say that we are in a war. Well this is not the war that made any sense. This is a war that didn't need to be fought. It's time to make some changes.

There are 382 days left in this administrations term. If you don't want more of the same you NEED TO VOTE FOR A DEMOCRATE. . . ANY DEMOCRATE (but I suggest Obama).

GUESS IT DIDN'T WORK

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WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

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STREET SIGNS

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Maybe it's true that life begins at fifty. but everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out. - Phyllis Diller

MY KIDS

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BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?

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January 02, 2008

HERE WE GO 2008

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I forgot to use this one. Think of it as an early 2008 Christmas present.

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I'm the Decider.

NOT BREAKING NEWS NOW: Last week I said my daughter was about to give birth to her second child. I then went on vacation and didn't tell THE REST OF THE STORY. So here it is. She did indeed have her baby and it's a boy. Jacob Winston is his name and he came in weighing a little over 6 lbs.

Mom, Jacob and Dad are now at home and having a grand time.

NOW IT'S MY TURN

I watch all the pundits on TV talking about the upcoming IOWA Caucuses and notice they have a lot to say but the truth is they haven't a clue as to how this is going to turn out. They just get paid a lot more than you and I.

With that said this is how I see the vote going to turn out in IOWA. Notice this is two days before the first vote is case and I'm doing it for free.

DEMOCRATES:

1. BARACK OBAMA

2. JOHN EDWARDS

3. HILLARY CLINTON

REPUBLICANS:

1. MIKE HUCKABEE

2. MITT ROMNEY

3. FRED THOMPSON

That's how this pundit see's it.

TIME TO REFLECT

I was doing some organizing or maybe reorganizing is a better way of putting it, when I came across a pamphlet my sisters gave when I was in the hospital back in Oct. 2006.

The title is "1936 REMEMBER WHEN. . ." That is the year I was born. Here are some facts from the book.

COST OF LIVING:

• New House --------------------- $3,925.00
• Annual Avg Income ------------- $1,713.00
• New Car ----------------------- $ 780.00
• Avg Rent Per Month ------------ $ 24.00
• Tuition to Harvard University - $ 420.00 per year
• Movie Ticket ------------------ $ .25
• Gasoline ---------------------- $ .10 per gallon
• US Postage Stamp -------------- $ .03 each

• Sugar ------------ $ .59 for 10 pounds
• Milk ------------- $ .48 per gallon
• Coffee ----------- $ .38 per pound
• Bacon ------------ $ .30 per pound
• Ground Hamburger - $ .12 per pound
• Bread ------------ $ .08 per loaf

A QUICK LOOK BACK

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Keith Olbermann looks back on 2007. (This is the last one. . . really).

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What would men be without women? Scarce, sir...mighty scarce. - Mark Twain

MY KIDS

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January 01, 2008

NEW YEARS 2008

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008

We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof, and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law.

We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men, not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate, and to defend causes that were for the moment unpopular.

And so good night, and good luck.

Edward R Murrow as stated in Keith Olbermann's latest book TRUTH and CONSEQUENCES.

MY KIDS

My God I love dogs.

BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?

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