I like it. Makes me think of what was on the matchbook cover of the tav where I met my wife.

"Dedicated to Quality Draft, Fine Food, Pleasant Music, and Stimulating Company. We're also dedicated to extremes of opinion, hoping that a livable marriage will result. If physical violence is your nature, either develop your verbal abilities or leave."

Posted at April 22, 2008 7:51 PM in response to Acceptable Commenting

Oops, that was supposed to be a JNagarya upthread a ways. Always forget the checkbox.

Posted at April 22, 2008 6:31 PM in response to Well, she said it

I'm sorry, the fact that she said this is the issue. Of course there is no issue about Iran nuking Isreal. But that she would say this -- now that's scary!!

Posted at April 22, 2008 6:27 PM in response to Well, she said it

I usually try to get to the end of comments before I post but this is just too damn much!!

Is it just me or isn't this, to quote one of the candidates, "the mindset that lead us to war" in the first place?

MAD has NO place in this century!

Posted at April 22, 2008 6:24 PM in response to Well, she said it

What's so really sad about this, and you said it, is that the fear and loathing stuff seems to work - or at least it has for many years - in this country. Maybe, but only the slimmest of maybes, there is a difference this cycle, with this candidate (maybe even this day). There have been a few encouraging blowback moments.

We all know we're going to have to put up with a lot of this once the GE is really underway. We've already seen the signs that McCain is listening to the same old voices so it will get nasty. Will it work again!?

On the personal side, DF, I feel for you. I lost my brother to the very same thing two years ago. To me (and only me) much harder than losing my parents but then both of them lived long and full lives.

Posted at April 22, 2008 5:46 PM in response to Never Scared

How 2004! Will miss your gather but gave you the 3 points anyway.

Posted at April 22, 2008 4:49 PM in response to my.barackobama.com group for TPM users (plus NYC Penn primary party)

Lovely!!

Posted at April 18, 2008 8:18 PM in response to Standing Room Only at Obama Town Hall in Erie, PA

While I'm not at all religious (and may be allergic to religion) one of the few encouraging things it the recent movement of some of the evangelicals toward the left (I'll call it left -- rational is more appropriate) relative to issues like this. Dis 'em all you want there are a bunch of 'em. If you can get this relatively monolithic group mobilized (as Bush did but for very bad purposes) there is some power there. Let's green 'em up and use 'em!

Good post and discussion.

Posted at April 18, 2008 8:05 PM in response to God Damn America!

Now that I know a little about Kristol (and his dad) the more I think he's one of the group that really needs to be locked up:

http://www.archive.org/details/ThePowerOfNightmares

(Y'all are going to get tired of seeing this link but it's stuff we all need to know!)

Posted at April 16, 2008 7:43 PM in response to Signals, Noise and Polling

And here it is (thanks to observer2:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/14/need-headline_n_96578.html

Posted at April 14, 2008 3:40 PM in response to Hell, Yeah, I'm an Elitist