Seriously!?? :D

Allow me to re-phrase..

Do you HONESTLY believe that a HILLARY CORONATION is going to motivate people???

Seriously!?? :D

Michale

No, Actually I wouldn't!

Sure ya would...

You're trying to tell me that you would help people who would then turn around and vote Republican???

Come on!

Remember..

AT night...

Not LAST night... :D

Michale

Also, you still have absolutely no proof that illegal immigrants even vote in elections in any significant number to make any difference whatsoever.

Actually, I have posted proof several times when this same point was brought up..

The fact that it was ignored proves my point...

In an off year election, where the Republicans were able to turn out their base in large numbers, while the majority of the electorate stayed home and Democrats had a very low turn out. Which exactly proves my point. It's not something the Republicans can continue to count on into the future.

Funny.. That wasn't the story BEFORE The Great Nuclear Shellacking Of 2014...

Back then, it was Pelosi and Reid saying, "We got this in the bag..."

Regardless of that, failure to vote is a de-facto vote...

Do you HONESTLY believe that HILLARY is going to motivate people???

Seriously!?? :D

Michale

Not since WWII.

We did (and continue to do so) pretty good after the Korean War.. :D

Kuwait?? Pretty good there as well...

Michale

"Guess what??? The GOP *DECIMATED* the Democrats..."

In an off year election, where the Republicans were able to turn out their base in large numbers, while the majority of the electorate stayed home and Democrats had a very low turn out. Which exactly proves my point. It's not something the Republicans can continue to count on into the future.

Do not be surprised to see a very different outcome in the 2016 Presidential election year. I would not be surprised to see the Republicans trounced and the Senate flip back to being Democratic.

"The *ONLY* reason the Democrat Party is so gung ho for illegal immigrant criminals is that they overwhelmingly vote Democrat...
If the illegals overwhelmingly voted GOP, then ya'all would feel EXACTLY the same way about illegal immigrant criminals as I do and ya'all would be making the EXACT same arguments I am making..."

No, Actually I wouldn't!

Also, you still have absolutely no proof that illegal immigrants even vote in elections in any significant number to make any difference whatsoever.

Not since WWII.

McChrystal was also fired for his truth-telling...

Michale

At the end of Bush's term, Iraq was stable...

Well, as stable as possible given the circumstances...More work needed to be done, for sure...

But the US excels at such work, when the political will to do the right thing is there...

Sadly, once Obama took office, he was more concerned appeasing his base than he was about doing what's best for the country...

In foreign policy, Obama is incompetent. This is well documented...

The White House had to micro-manage everything.. This is also well documented..

Advisors had absolutely NO EXPERIENCE in military matters.. Also well documented..

War is too important to be left to a bunch of ignorant civilians...

Michale

Oh, they were wrong, alright. And, they knew it or they were incompetent. Shinseki knew how many troops would be needed and he was summarily fired for his truth-telling.

Michale, you really should face reality and soon because if you think the Iraq war was ever won, then you are going to be in for a very rude awakening should war with Iran ever materialize.

Lessons need to be learned here and they might as well start with you!

The BIGGEST problem that the Left had with Bush was Bush's domestic surveillance and Patriot Act-based policies...

Policies, I point out, that Obama has expanded beyond all belief..

In those areas, Bush is a nascent second-story man compared to Obama...

Yet, under Obama, the near totality of the Left is virtually silent in those areas...

I can respect a person that stays true to their principles, even if those principles are completely whacked....

But when the Hysterical Left let's their "moral" outrage be determined by whether there is a '-D' or a '-R' after the person's name??

What's to respect??

Am I wrong???

Michale

Bush went in with the amount of troops that the military experts thought were necessary..

They were wrong..

Bush HAD a political strategy for the aftermath.. But that was negated by the too few troops issue previously mention, PLUS the fact of Democrats like Harry THE-WAR-IS-LOST Reid doing everything they could to subvert Bush..

Nevertheless, Bush DID succeed in winning the Iraq war only to have the victory thrown away by Obama and the Democrats...

Regardless, Iraq is simply one blade of grass in centerfield...

The reason why Pete couldn't play centerfield is because Pete had only been the water/bat/towel boy and never actually PLAYED baseball at all..

How, exactly, is that George's fault??

Michale

Iraq and the Middle East have never been the same and never will be again.

You know this, Michale.

I don't think so...

How, exactly, did "George" mess up center field so as to make it un-playable??

Michale

Are you kidding me!!??

His Syrian "red line"... That, more than anything else, totally screwed up US prestige in the region..

It directly led to Putin's annexation of The Crimea and directly gave rise to ISIS plus a whole host of other very bad things in the region and beyond...

And THAT was all totally, completely and unequivocally Obama's fault..

No Bush whatsoever...

Michale

Has he done anything right? Absolutely, positively, unequivocally!!!

Has he done anything wrong??

You see, that is EXACTLY the problem with the Left and Obama...

It's like that cartoon about Obama's polls..

"Would you say Obama is awesome, REALLY awesome or TOTALLY awesome??"

Obama has done some good. No question.. We are in complete agreement..

Obama HAS royally scroo'ed the pooch... This is also fact...

But can I get anyone here to concede that??

It's a baseball analogy. There was a pretty good center fielder. Let's call him George. One day, George made a glaring error in center field and, consequently, the game was lost. The manager didn't think much of it as George has been a pretty good center fielder.

That is such an apt analogy that it is literally scary to contemplate

And yet, when we go out in center field, there is nothing wrong.. It's the same smooth grassy field it's always been...

Remember, Pete has absolutely NO EXPERIENCE playing center field whatsoever. He was the bat boy before the coach voted him to play centerfield..

Seems to me that Pete is just a luser who can't play center field for shit. But Pete can't admit that..

For Pete, EVERYTHING is George's fault... He has absolutely no responsibility in the fact that he can't play centerfield..

It's all George's fault...

Now, getting back to the real world, Bush made some mistakes.. But we had a great relationship with our allies and our enemies feared and respected us..

Obama has totally scrooed that up.. Under Obama our allies don't trust us and our enemies laugh at us..

THAT is Obama's Foreign Policy legacy..

And THAT is ALL on Obama...

Michale

Has Obama done everything right? Of course, not!

Has he done anything right? Absolutely, positively, unequivocally!!!

As for the TPP, and foreign policy in general, I offer up an analogy for your consideration ...

It's a baseball analogy. There was a pretty good center fielder. Let's call him George. One day, George made a glaring error in center field and, consequently, the game was lost. The manager didn't think much of it as George has been a pretty good center fielder.

The next day, George made another big error and, the next day, too ... the manager decided to sit him down for a game or two and replace him with an equally fine center fielder. We'll call him, Pete.

So, Pete, picking up where George left off, commits a number of disastrous errors in center field and the manager sits him down and asks what on earth is going on - why are you making so many uncharacteristic errors out there!?

Pete responds, George messed up center field so much that nobody can play it anymore.

That is such an apt analogy that it is literally scary to contemplate ...

How do you like Obama now???

Michale

And, that's all I'm gonna say about that.

Well, for now ...

Yea, people can be so cruel...

Biden wouldn't be my first choice for POTUS...

But dammit, I like the guy!!! :D

Give me someone who makes me laugh over someone I don't trust any day of the week and twice on Sunday!! :D

Michale

Stop making me click on links like that!

The comments sections always kill me ... death by a thousand cuts ...

Geesh.

Here's some good news for ya.. :D

Are You Ready for President Biden?
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/19/are-you-ready-for-president-biden.html

If it's a choice between Biden and Hillary for POTUS, it's no choice..

Biden...

Michale

Do you want to know what happens when the ignorant start arresting cops for doing their jobs to appease a lynch mob????

Alarming Surge In Murders And Shootings In Baltimore
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2015/05/18/alarming-surge-in-murders-and-shootings-in-baltimore/

Cops say, "Frak it!! These people hate cops?? They can call a crack head when they get into trouble!!!"

While it's never an attitude I would take, nor is it an attitude I would condone, I can readily understand and empathize with the cops who DO have that attitude..

Michale

Judicial Watch: Defense, State Department Documents Reveal Obama Administration Knew that al Qaeda Terrorists Had Planned Benghazi Attack 10 Days in Advance
http://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-defense-state-department-documents-reveal-obama-administration-knew-that-al-qaeda-terrorists-had-planned-benghazi-attack-10-days-in-advance/

Hillary is eye-ball deep in this Benghazi mess...

Who knew that Benghazi would still figure prominently so long after the 2012 POTUS election...

Oh... wait.... :D

Michale

When Hillary gets an unexpected spanking
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/may/18/editorial-hillary-clinton-takes-a-beating-from-all/

When powerful Democrats start coming down on Hillary, ya'all just HAVE to know there is something there...

Michale

Newly Released Documents Indicate Key Hillary Clinton Claim on Emails Was Not True
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/05/18/newly-released-documents-indicate-key-hillary-clinton-claim-on-emails-was-not-true/

We come to find out that Hillary was lying when she said she only used one email address...

So much for the "convenience" excuse, eh?

She lied..

Color me shocked... {/sarc}

Michale

Now, you may be on to something there ...

Why, thank you...

It's why I get so frustrated with environmentalist fanatics.. They go on and on about how we MUST save the planet, yet they use private jets like taxi service, they drive when they could walk and they use electricity like it comes from the air..

Fossil fuels powers our lives.. This is fact..

If environmental fanatics want us off fossil fuels, why don't they lead by example??

They simply want everyone ELSE to pay the price.. Gods forbid THEY should actually have to alter their lifestyle..

Ever read RAINBOW SIX by CLANCY??

THAT is the best way to deal with environmental whackos...

Michale

That's because there has been no political will to do the right thing..

The US has proven time and time again that it CAN do well in nation-building when there is the political will to do it right..

"Give up your nuclear program or we nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.."

Non-serious.

But totally hilarious.. :D Com'on.. I know it made SOMEONE smile.. :D

Michale

We broke it, we fix it...

That usually makes a lot of sense. But, not in this case. Because the US and its western allies have proven that they are not capable of fixing this mess even though they created it.

"Give up your nuclear program or we nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.."

Non-serious.

Unless all you Lefties are ready to give up your cars and your lights and your computers and your IPADs and everything else based on a fossil fuel economy.. :D

Now, you may be on to something there ...

President Michale's Iraq policy would be simple.

We broke it, we fix it...

A more important question still is what should inform US policy toward Iran, particularly if negotiations over Iran's nuclear program fail to reach an agreement.

President Michale's Iran policy is equally simple...

"Give up your nuclear program or we nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.."

:D

I say let the Middle Easterners figure out what their strategy should be to defeat the barbarians at their gate.

If the US and the rest of the Western world didn't have strategic interests in the area, I would agree with you..

But we do...

Unless all you Lefties are ready to give up your cars and your lights and your computers and your IPADs and everything else based on a fossil fuel economy.. :D

Michale

I think the Obama administration has the right guiding principles but I worry that it is going to be hard to resist the urge to get more heavily involved militarily when the opposite is what should be happening.

I say let the Middle Easterners figure out what their strategy should be to defeat the barbarians at their gate.

A more important question still is what should inform US policy toward Iran, particularly if negotiations over Iran's nuclear program fail to reach an agreement.

Common ground.. :D

I do AGREE with you, however... The Iraqi leadership sucks and do bear the brunt of responsibility..

But President Obama KNEW that the Iraqi leadership sucked. He should not have moved troops out of Iraq so fast...

But he wanted to please his base more than he wanted to do what's right for the country...

In other words, his agenda was more important than what was right for the country..

That's a common theme throughout Obama's entire presidency..

Michale

But, I hold Vice President Biden far more responsible because he is the one who understood what was happening in Iraq and what was needed to resolve the situation and he should have used his influence in a more effective manner beginning in January 2009.

But, you shouldn't be confused.

Because, history will show that the decision to invade Iraq in 2003 with a woefully inadequate number of troops and without a political strategy for the aftermath, was terribly ill-advised and destined for disaster from the get-go. And, for that, GWB is hardly the most blame-worthy.

Finally, merely for purposes of setting the record straight ... at no point since the onset of the 2003 US led invasion of Iraq was Iraq ever "won".

But THEN it was all Bush's fault...

So, you can understand my confusion... :D

Michale

Actually, the name is clearly legible in the Youtube video, and the picture (although too small to be easily recognizable) is visible as well. They do get covered when the quote is displayed, but at least their visible before.

Let's put some blame where it actually belongs, for a change, shall we?

Obama is blameless??

Michale

I think history will show that, if Iraq ends up lost to the violently deranged Islamist barbarians then it will be due primarily to the fact that there is an extreme paucity of political leadership in Iraq and that Iraqi leaders do not believe in democratic principles.

Let's put some blame where it actually belongs, for a change, shall we?

Iraq's Anbar in 'total collapse', on brink of falling to Islamic State
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/islamic-state-overruns-more-ramadi-besieges-key-iraqi-140007702.html

Regardless of the wisdom of going into Iraq, Bush was the POTUS who won Iraq...

Obama will go down in history as the POTUS who lost Iraq to islamic fanatics...

Michale

OK... So, you would rather see him caged like a rabid animal so he can't harm anyone else..

I would rather see him put down like a rabid animal so he can't harm anyone else..

I actually think my way is more humane.. :D

changing his ideas or at least thinking about the monster he became and why.

Monster's don't think.. Do you think Timothy McVeigh would have thought about why he became a monster if he would have been allowed to live??

Michale

Whaaat??? We're done here.

You'll have to clarify what exactly you mean by "justice"...

Justice means many different things to many different people..

The scumbag terrorist said "justice" was "an eye for an eye"..

I see no problem with applying his idea of justice to himself...

You ever read SUM OF ALL FEARS??

Michale

Whaaat??? We're done here.

Another lost opportunity for an interesting discussion. I'm beginning to think it can't happen. Because, I'm a very, very slow learner.

You mean justice like Tsaernev advocated???

An Eye For An Eye

The scumbag terrorist being put to death IS justice....

And common sense as well...

Michale

Who said anything about compassion!? I'm talking about justice.

Anyone who is considering applying for the office of the leader of the free world needs to opt for positive change and be able to recognize it when they see it.

There is no question that Hillary knows all the right words to say..

She epitomizes the saying, "The key is sincerity.. Once you can fake that, you have it made.."

The only question is will the Professional Left actually buy what she is selling???

I bet ya a million quatloos that they will...

But, this could have been a great opportunity to show America's strength through the power of its example in ways that go beyond the every day ...

I am at a loss to understand how showing compassion to a depraved and psychotic scumbag such as Tsaernev proves anything but weakness??

"Sometimes ya gotta fight, when yer a man.."
-Kenny Rogers, COWARD OF THE COUNTY

Michale

America shows that each and every day...

I need no convincing on that. But, this could have been a great opportunity to show America's strength through the power of its example in ways that go beyond the every day ...

That's right. She'll have to decide whether to promote progress (like a real progressive) or opt for America getting left behind.

Anyone who is considering applying for the office of the leader of the free world needs to opt for positive change and be able to recognize it when they see it.

It never ceases to amaze me how well-intentioned and well-positioned people can be and yet, seemingly, not understand the first thing about how to get things done.

I'm talking about Obama and Warren, just to be clear.

I'm sure there are more than a few problem areas inherent in the negotiation and, hopefully, what will be in the final agreement of the Trans Pacific Partnership. But, are they problematic enough to derail the process and shouldn't they be issues that are dealt with on their merits outside of the trade deal by the individual nations involved?

And, how are the "glaring weaknesses" you allude to going to substantially affect the US economy one way or another, in view of all of the other factors that affect it, whether the TPP survives or not?

I think it's time to talk about why it is in the best interests of the US to not only be involved in the TPP but to effectively lead it.

Anyone who is considering applying for the office of the leader of the free world needs to opt for positive change and be able to recognize it when they see it.

It's right around the 1:00 minute mark.

Awwww, it's the HuffPoo page! :(

I thought it was your CW page..

Oh well, it's still a big plus.. Congrats.. :D

Michale

America shows that each and every day...

There is nothing uncivilized about putting down a rabid animal that kills innocents with impunity...

Michale

:-)

OK, here's the link.

It's right around the 1:00 minute mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzE5Jmm3vY0

:-)

Look, Ma, I'm on the teevee...

-CW

Because they deserve it?

As I recall, that "professional Left" jab was directed toward all those "progressives" who said there wasn't any difference between Obama and his esteemed predecessor. Enough said.

Oh, just for showing how much better America is than are its enemies in the Middle East and most of its friends there, too.

The *ONLY* reason the Democrat Party is so gung ho for illegal immigrant criminals is that they overwhelmingly vote Democrat...

If the illegals overwhelmingly voted GOP, then ya'all would feel EXACTLY the same way about illegal immigrant criminals as I do and ya'all would be making the EXACT same arguments I am making...

Michale

Mind-boggling... :D

"By and large, illegal immigrants obey the law"
-THE Stupidest Comment Ever Made In The Illegal Immigrant Debate

:D

Michale

Wanna put some quatloos where yer mouth is?? :D

Many MANY said similar things prior to the mid-terms.

"With that attitude, the GOP will NEVER win the Senate!!"

Guess what??? The GOP *DECIMATED* the Democrats...

Regardless, WHO CARES about the political/politically correct aspects of it??

Not I....

It's a stone cold fact and that is all that concerns me..

For one, the California drought is due to the weather.

I am not talking drought.. I am talking water shortage...

The drought would not have the effect on California it is having if it weren't for the millions and millions of illegal immigrant criminals using resources...

This is fact...

The other two statements are so racist, prejudiced and bigoted, they are contemptible enough to not have to comment on further.

How so???

Did the Hysterical Namby Pamby Left finally get "criminal", "rapist" and "murderer" designated as a new and protected race???

Color me shocked.. {/sarc}

If you want to claim that I am "bigoted" against criminals, that's a label I will wear proudly..

I am also bigoted against child molesters and terrorists...

Do you have a problem with that as well??

No matter how you want to spin it with the namby pamby liberal koom-bye-ya crap, illegal immigrants are criminals...

This is fact...

However if you don't think it is ironic for Republicans to obsessively focus on Mexicans slipping over the border, given that illegal immigration from Mexico is way down, has been falling now for years, and Obama has deported more of them than Bush has, while wealthy Chinese tourists come to California in droves for the sole purpose of giving birth to American citizens slips entirely under their radar, there must indeed be something wrong.

WOW.. A lot of spewage, but not a single relevant fact in there at all..

Amazing.. :D

Michale

"Without illegals, California would not be having a water shortage problem..

Without illegals, thousands of Americans would still be alive today..

Without illegals, thousands of American women would not have been raped..."

And those statements right there, as long as they are held by a majority of either the Republican party or Republican politicians, shows exactly why they will never win the White House again.

For one, the California drought is due to the weather. For another, most of the water in California is used by big agribusiness farms for growing crops, a lot of that for export. If 77 percent of the water wasn't being used for agriculture, there would be no water shortage.

The other two statements are so racist, prejudiced and bigoted, they are contemptible enough to not have to comment on further.

However if you don't think it is ironic for Republicans to obsessively focus on Mexicans slipping over the border, given that illegal immigration from Mexico is way down, has been falling now for years, and Obama has deported more of them than Bush has, while wealthy Chinese tourists come to California in droves for the sole purpose of giving birth to American citizens slips entirely under their radar, there must indeed be something wrong.

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/S7wo02QWFqBKbySa2RsxiA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTM2MDtpbD1wbGFuZTtweW9mZj0wO3E9NzU7dz00NTA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2015-05-15T191111Z_1_LYNXMPEB4E0YB_RTROPTP_2_BOSTON-BOMBINGS-TRIAL.JPG

Michale

A missed opportunity.

"Go cry in your coffee but don't come bitching to me.."
-Bill Joel, BIG SHOT

If anyone is looking for a response to this, might I suggest:

"It's no big sin ta stick your 2 cents in if ya know when to leave it alone...
But you went over the line, you couldn't see it was time to go home."
-Billy Joel, BIG SHOT

Just thought I would help ya'all out... :D

Michale

Jeb never voted to go to war in Iraq..

The Iraq issue hurts HILLARY a lot more with the Professional Left than it hurts Jeb with the Professional Right..

So, by all means.. Keep Iraq in the conversation.. :D

Michale

The question is, why do the Left laugh and gloat when Obama treats Republicans that way, but whine and cry and bitch and moan when Obama treats Democrats that way??

What ya'all don't realize, what I have been trying to tell ya'all for going on 5 years now is that THIS is Obama.

THIS is who Obama is..

The one that is ALWAYS right.. The one who simply CAN'T disagree with anyone without making it personal..

Obama is always right and everyone who disagrees with him has a political agenda. Or is ignorant.. Or is lying..

Democrats have simply gotten a taste of what Republicans have been dealing with for years....

I have no sympathy for Democrats...

"Go cry in your coffee but don't come bitching to me.."
-Bill Joel, BIG SHOT

:D

Michale

It was human error, pure and simple...

Correction..

It was possible human error or human intervention... There are reports that the train was struck by some sort of projectile just prior to the crash...

Regardless, there was no "safety issue"...

Boehner is right..

Schumer has his head up his arse...

Michale

What do you call the Boston Marathon Bomber being sentenced to death??

A good start!

Michale

Anyway, if you can find a re-run of tonight's show, check it out.

http://rt.com/shows/big-picture/

I couldn't find the show... Any idea???

Michale

Exactly what "safety problems" caused the Amtrak crash???

It was human error, pure and simple...

OK, this one is pure tragicomedy. We've been at war with the Islamic State for over nine months now. Congress has yet to vote on any Authorization for the Use of Military Force (A.U.M.F.) which would approve the war actions Obama has taken.

Obama's fine with using Bush's AUMFs....

What's the beef??

"While Republicans are afraid of admitting that we are at war with the Islamic State in the new Pentagon budget bill,

Oh come on.. It's Democrats who refuse to call it a war...

"I see that the state senate majority leader of New York, Republican Dean Skelos, just announced he'll be stepping down from his leadership position after being federally indicted for rampant corruption. No word yet on whether he'll step down from office completely, though. Over in Missouri, John Diehl, the Republican speaker of the state house chamber, has now resigned from both leadership and his office after his sexually-themed texts with a college intern were revealed. Nothing like those good, old-fashioned Republican family values, eh folks?"

Do you REALLY want to go toe to toe on corruption and sex issues??? :D Especially when you consider the latter and who is the Democrat's chosen queen... :D

"I'd be interested in hearing your reaction to what happened recently at the South Carolina Freedom Summit, when a woman said the following into the microphone: 'People are coming in this country across the borders like rats and roaches in the woodpile.' Specifically, I'd like to hear what you have to say about the fact that this woman's statements were actually cheered by the audience? Is it really so hard to understand why Republican candidates struggle to get Latino votes when this sort of thing is not just tolerated, but actually cheered by a group of Republicans?"

My reaction??

The woman called a spade a spade... No political correctness whatsoever..

I don't see the problem??

Without illegals, California would not be having a water shortage problem..

Without illegals, thousands of Americans would still be alive today..

Without illegals, thousands of American women would not have been raped...

No matter HOW one tries to spin it, these people are criminals..

The woman got cheered because she spoke facts to power..

Michale

That has a double meaning, tonight. I was informed by an old friend of the site (does anyone remember our "resident cartoonist"?) that my Wednesday column ("A Third Dubya Term?") was used as a graphic background on tonight's "The Big Picture" television show, hosted by Thom Hartmann on the RT America network.

AT the beginning of the "Big Picture Rumble" segment, they "show the headline as a graphic, and also zoom a quote from the first paragraph as a graphic below the headline. Unfortunately the graphics covered your photo/name in the
backdrop, and the article is not mentioned otherwise."

So, not earth-shattering news, but hey, even a headline of mine being on TV is kind of cool, I have to admit.

Anyway, if you can find a re-run of tonight's show, check it out.

We now return you to your regularly-scheduled comments...

-CW