Obama doesn't like Howard Dean

Obama ONLY won the election due only to the economic downturn even when he had so much more money that McCain.

Obama is beginning to show every sign of being every bit as nasty as the Bushies were, so we maybe in for more corrupt, unethical government. Rahm Emanual is just another Karl Rove that Obama wants in the Whitehouse in order to run the same politicizing game from the presidential office, same as the last administration did. Rahm Emanual is a jerk. If there wasn't room for an honest guy like Howard Dean, that doesn't say anything good about Obama and his DLC Cohorts.

The fact that Obama LIED about FISA and now we see that jerk has no room for an honest guy like Howard Dean, so I'm betting it's going to get worse, with even more unethical appointments. I'm getting mad and it looks like we've been played by the Obama gang and he hasn't even taken office yet.

And with Larry Summers, I have to wonder how many more stupid political appointments Obama will make that are supposed to be about change, but are stacking up to look exactly like the same corrupt Bush apparatus?

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger

From the LATimes: Schwarzenegger urges GOP to move beyond ideology

Reporting from Sacramento -- In the wake of crushing defeats for Republicans in last week's national elections, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Sunday that his party should regroup by moving away from some of its core conservative principles and embracing spending on programs that Americans want.

"I think the important thing for the Republican Party is now to also look at other issues that are very important for this country and not to get stuck in ideology," the governor said in an interview broadcast on CNN. "Let's go and talk about healthcare reform. Let's go and . . . fund programs if they're necessary programs and not get stuck just on the fiscal responsibility."

Gosh, because we all know that Bush was the President of "fiscal responsibility" - right! Even as Bush gave away lots of unbid contracts to businesses that gave tons of money to the GOP. Arnie should just pull a Chris Buckley, make like a tree and leave the GOP. But wait, isn't Obama in the "girlie-boy" party? Poor Arnie, he is so confused about the Republican Party and the gross criminality for which it stands - it's not the party of fiscal responsiblity, it's the party of radical incitement, criminal behavior and taxpayer looting.

I have no problem letting the GOP stay that way and letting the GOP stay out of power. The Repug Party has gotten so ugly, so nasty, reducing it to a third party status should be "no problem-o", so perhaps Arnie should stop trying to find common ground for the party of organized criminal behavior.

Sunday Talk: Will Obama Stay Longer in Iraq?

Obama said he would get the US out of Iraq in 18 months, so he better not have lied about that campaign promise in the way he did with that FISA Bill. On CNN John Podesta seems to say as much, that Obama will hava a organized withdrawal from Iraq.

Reid to Stevens: No felon in Senate

From The Swamp

This is from a press release issued by Stevens' office:

Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), a 42-year veteran of the Senate and a revered Democrat in Congress, today told Alaskans that Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) will retain his Senate seat while the legal process moves forward. Senator Inouye also echoed the sentiment of legal scholars across the United States saying that Senator Stevens will be vindicated through an appeal.

"As the Senate has done in every other instance in its long 220-year history, I am absolutely confident that Ted Stevens will be sworn into the Senate while he appeals this unjust verdict," said Senator Inouye. "I am certain that this decision in Washington, D.C., will be overturned on appeal."

I don't no about that, as any appeals court is likely to look down right crooked after Ted's shocking evidence of all the gifts that magically appeared due to his favoritism of companies catering to big oil control and associations. Ted shows why Big Oil is such a grievance in world control. Alaskan’s voted their livelihood, but not what was best for our planet or for future of democracy.

I don’t think we want the permafrost melting, because than it may not matter what happens to any of our jobs if we destroy the planet's ozone. If that happens, than what future would we have, what future would our children have? We'll have a lot bigger problems than merely maintaining oilfield related money. That is where we’re at right now, a crossroads so important and life threatening, than unfortunately we may fall into the biggest depression of all time. This is the best reason for Stevens to do jail time, in the name of planet survival. Alaska will need to pick someone else with that particular problem in mind, like it or not. It is time to put big oil out of business for good, and it is long over due to put those dangerous people out of business and control. We can't afford to talk about economy security devoid of long term global impact on human survival.

UPDATE: From Talking Points Memo, "But Nate Silver is saying that the pattern of uncounted early and absentee votes in Alaska could well end up pushing Mark Begich past Ted Stevens. "

AND this from the Washington Post:

Pollster Del Ali of the Maryland firm Research 2000, which tracked the House and Senate races in Alaska, said he was "not happy" how the races -- and dead wrong polling numbers -- turned out. Research 2000 had reported in the days before the election that Democratic challenger Mark Begich, an Anchorage attorney, was leading the 84-year-old Stevens by 22 percentage points (Daily Kos apparently paid for the polls).

AND this from Anchorage Daily News:

Anchorage pollster Ivan Moore, who usually works with Democrats, said Friday that "something smells fishy," though he said it was premature to suggest that the conduct of the election itself was suspect.

NOW there are 81,000 uncounted absentee ballots in Alaska? SO IF THOSE BALLOTS SHOW THAT MARK BEGICH WON BY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT than I say IT'S WAY PAST TIME TO WE GET CONGRESS TO PASS MANDATORY PAPER TRAILS FOR ALL E-VOTING MACHINES.

Colin Powell's Tears

From the Judith Warner's column in today's NYT, "Tears to Remember"

Colin Powell did not dance for joy over Obama’s victory; he wept.

“Look what we did. Look what we did,” he said, puffy-faced, red-eyed, fighting back more tears on CNN. “He’s won. It’s over.”

Was Colin Powell crying over the end of racism or something a lot darker and uglier in today's corrupt political party world? I'm bet it was the later, “He’s won. It’s over.” What is over? Is it the long dark criminal night of an utterly corrupt party and it's unholy and entirely self-serving control? It wasn't that a black man won, it was that a white, gloating monster known to the world as the neo-cons lost control over their self-serving political agenda.

ESCHATON (Atrios)

Going Forward

It's going to be very interesting to see how the press adjusts to the new reality that Republicans don't matter.

-Atrios 17:38

SOMEHOW, I don't think the WaPo has gotten the memo yet.
Let's all make sure da (stupid) WaPo is reminded daily in spades. Nobody cares about Bush, McCain or what might have been if the Repugs had done this or did that. WHO CARES!

Lets make sure the Repugs lose even more seats in 2010.

It's Friday Cat Blogging And What a Show

If you haven't seen Maime, than you MUST check out this video.



What's truly surprising is how many creations there are on YouTube videos for animals that take on politics for their owners. Here is Buckles the Cat, and you've got to see this video too. It shows how bad some liberal voters (myself included) saw Obama's cave on the FISA Bill, how grievous it was for many of us.




So you should visit the creative folks on YouTube for many other animals that get involved in politics, because it's really amazing how creative folks can be. It isn't simply cats, but dogs and everything else you can imagine.