It could easily happen

For those who don't think something like what happened in Mumbai couldn't easily happen in the United States take a look. The reports indicate the terrorists came in on a boat and simply walked up to their targets. How many miles of coastlines do we have in the United States where that can happen? Too many.

Being Thankful

Just a few things I'm thankful for.

I'm thankful Barack Obama is going to be our President

I'm thankful that Sarah Palin is continuing to show why she is not qualified to ever run for anything again

I'm thankful that John McCain didn't win

I'm thankful I have fantastic friends who give a damn

I'm thankful that, except for my mom's hip, my family been pretty healthy this year

I'm thankful that, despite how meaningless it is, I do have a job considering how many others don't

I'm thankful we won't have to hear Bush butchering the English language anymore

I'm thankful Republicans, for the time being anyway, have been reduced to nothing after this election



I wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and of course remember NEVER drink and drive.

Best headline ever

http://www.nypost.com/seven/11252008/gossip/pagesix/we_hear_______we_hear_140601.htm

Ann Coulter's jaw's has been wired shut.

Maybe there is a god.

Enjoy while it lasts

I hope everyone enjoys the scam of the gas prices dropping. I give it two weeks before they start to go up again.

A Week Off

I'll probably not be making many posts unless something breaks during the week I just need to recharge a bit. Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving.


Just one note I just hope if Hillary Clinton becomes Sec. of State she will not be a suckup like Rice and Powell.

Man

***Just a warning the link to this video it's really graphic so if you don't like that type of thing don't watch***

http://www.freep.com/article/20081121/NEWS15/81121015

Good thing Sarah Palin wasn't selected as our Vice President.

What it really is

Thinking about it we know why Republicans (mainly) are against a bailout for the Auto Industry. It's really simple. It's union busting plain and simple. They have fully blames the UAW (even though it's managements fault) for the mess they are in and it's wrong.

Taking a long look if the Auto Industry fails let's see who would be hurt the most:

Well since there will not be as much of a need for steel the steel workers union would lose jobs

Since there would not as much of a need for tires the United Rubber Union would lose jobs

Since there would not be as much of a need for Mechanics the Mechanics Union would lose jobs

We are talking millions of people would be out of work if the Auto Industry cause the Republicans don't like unions. Like I said ladies and gentlemen it's union busting.

Congrats

I would like to say congrats to John McCain for winning the election...... in Missouri. They finally declared he won the 11 electoral votes.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/11/mccain-wins-11.html

What is the Priority

I always found it funny what priorities the Bush Administration has. They can find $700,000,000,000 for our tax dollars to bail out companies that are white collar workers but when it comes to blue collar companies like GM I hear silence. Just wondering why they have such a disdain for the middle class which this WOULD actually help instead of the phony scam that is running now. I guess it just shows how out of touch Republicans truly are.

Wrong Again Newt

It's funny since Republicans are now so insignificant they still seem to find ways onto the air and say stupid things. I present to you Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House and not a shock it's on the Bill O'Idiot show:

http://mediamatters.org/items/200811170014?f=h_top

GINGRICH: Look, I think there is a gay and secular fascism in this country that wants to impose its will on the rest of us, is prepared to use violence, to use harassment. I think it is prepared to use the government if it can get control of it. I think that it is a very dangerous threat to anybody who believes in traditional religion. And I think if you believe in historic Christianity, you have to confront the fact. And, frank -- for that matter, if you believe in the historic version of Islam or the historic version of Judaism, you have to confront the reality that these secular extremists are determined to impose on you acceptance of a series of values that are antithetical, they're the opposite, of what you're taught in Sunday school.

First off he is wrong on every aspect on that statement. Gay people are not trying to "impose its will" (nevermind they are people not it's) they are asking to be treated equally. No more no less. And "historic Christianity" is what actually needs to change with the times not gay people. You are exactly what needs to change Newt you and your ilk who are against things like people being treated the same as you!

Irony

http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/6-5-2003-41299.asp

I bring you this article to remind you what happened when the Dixie Chicks attacked Bush (rightfully) and the backlash they received from the Country Music industry. The attacks led by among others Toby Keith.

The reason I bring this up is it seems Toby Keith was upset at the Country Music Awards when he didn't win because he feels he supported Obama. Irony sucks doesn't it.

Just wondering

One argument Robert claimed against Obama was that he was a "socialist" and his economic plan will call mass layoffs. If so what are we in now? I see stories like this all the time I see mass layoffs going on does that mean Bush is a socialist as well with the phony trickle down economics that the Republicans have been scamming us for years which, like deregulation, never work?

http://www.cnbc.com/id/27737329

I know why

I know why we have been getting these horrible incredibly bizarre behaving wildfires. It's honestly quite simple: God is punishing California for voting for prop 8.


(Keep in mind how many times Republicans use this argument)

Interesting

There are reports now that Sen. Hillary Clinton is being considered Sec. Of State. While not being the worse idea out there how about either Bill Richardson (N.M.) or Charles Rangel. I think Hillary if she wants to help Obama would be best off staying in the Senate.

Another Round

I guess since the holiday's are approaching it's time to get ready for another round of the right-wingnut talking point about a phony "war" on Christmas. For some reason still unknown, mainly Bill O'Idiot, seems to get upset if people say the all encompassing "Happy Holiday's" instead of "Merry Christmas" and it really shouldn't matter what is said at this point. I guess people like O'Idiot just need reasons to be upset even if they are made up.

For the record as a Jewish person I, like anyone else who is sane, don't really care if anyone says "Happy Holiday's" or "Merry Christmas" to me I will respond to either. It really shouldn't matter to anyone.

Another Drill

In Southern California we accept the fact that certain things are inevitable. In October we have fires, in the winter we have mudslides from the fires(when we have rain that is) . Today we are having an earthquake drill for the mythical "big one" that is going to occur eventually. Of course I've been hearing this "big one" since I was a lad. I believe I know what to do and if I survive I do have an earthquake kit in my car and we have supplies here at home. That's what I have available to me.

I wish there would be a time where earthquakes can be predicted and there has been interesting situations where I've been when there has been earthquakes (in the shower, singing karaoke) but until there is a time I guess it's the same old thing be as prepared as much as you can.

One more thought on Prop 8

Really I guess why I'm so passionate on Prop 8 and the disgust I have at it's passage is really the following: What's to stop anyone from saying anyone can't marry who they love for any reason.

For instance Robert. How would you have liked to have been told you couldn't marry Michelle because you are taller then her. I know you wouldn't. It opens up a Pandora's box of discrimination and it singles out a group who happen to be the same sex who are in love. That's what's wrong with this prop and it will be overturned once it hits the court.

And again just cause the church says it's wrong doesn't meant it's wrong

What to do with Joe

So the question of the day is what to do with Joe Lieberman. To me loyalty means a lot. Lieberman showed he was not a loyal Democrat by campaigning for more of the same McCain and he should pay the price unless he comes out saying he was wrong. Otherwise he should be stripped of his committee chair and let him, since he appears to be one anyway, caucus with the Republicans. I know Democrats who feel differently but he made his choice and he needs to live with the consequences of that choice. If nothing happens to him what's to stop others from either party from doing the same??

Still Waiting

Still Waiting for Lindsey Graham to live up to his promise of drowning himself if President-Elect won North Carolina. What a shock a Republican who doesn't live up to expectations.

http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/tag/lindsey-graham-promised-to-drown-himself-if-obama-won-north-carolina/

What about Sarah

So the question is what are the Republicans going to do with out of touch Sarah Palin. We know she wants to run as President in 2012 but I have a hunch the following will occur:

With the Alaskans dumb enough to re-elect a convicted criminal (more on that in a second) like Ted Stevens she will appoint herself Senator. Then she will run for President again.

I would LOVE Congress and the Senate to pass the following rule change: If you are indicted on any charge you immediately have to resign and give up your benefits from being a Senator or Congressman. That doesn't mean if you are found not guilty you can't run again but that's where a lot of corruption occurs.

Change

Congrats America you chose wisely. Barrack Obama is the new President as you all know. He is going to be such a nice change from Bush and the deceptive administration in history.

First a couple of suggestions for Republicans if they want to regain any seats or have any shot at President in 2012:

A) Apply the 50 state strategy as Obama did. It obviously works as you see how many states Obama turned from Bush.

B) Try to become more diverse. The fact is if you looked at the Grand Old Party you saw one of the three. Old. And they were pretty much all White. There were nothing but old people who ran for the White House and while of course McCain's Vice Presidential Candidate is 44 and will probably run in 2012 the rest of the party needs to change. There are African American, Latino Republicans out there and they feel left out and they should be included if Republicans want any chance at winning again.

C) The negative ads and campaigning don't work. It was disgusting to watch and I'm sure it cost many votes for McCain. Stick with the issues that show how you differ from Democrats.

That's how Republicans can return but of course you won't.


One thing that was a mood-killer was showing how California allowed discrimination by passing prop 8. Hopefully they will get that overturned when it's sued in court.

Congrats again to President-Elect Obama. Now the work begins.

Remember

Remember to vote today. It's the most patriotic thing you can do. Whether you vote for McCain or Obama just vote.

I will try to give updates as often if I can as possible.

Prediction: Dems will end up with 58 seats in the Senate withe Lieberman finally switching to the Republican party which he has been all along.

The races I'm most intersted in: Franken in Mn, Dole in North Caroline and Stevens in Alaska.

And of course here in CA. I ask again to vote no on prop 8

101 Reasons

The Bill Press Show (http://www.billpressshow.com) has been running a list of 10 reasons not to vote for more of the same McCain. Here is the full list:

#1: Voting against John McCain means you get to vote for Barack Obama. Visit his website for more information!

#2: John McCain won't release records of a possibly serious car crash. The senator is covering up for a possibly deadly car crash. We don't know any facts about it, because there are no released records. How honest is that?

#3: John McCain is a grumpy old man. He whines, complains and groans like an old man on a porch, just a little too much for us.

#4: John McCain has let his campaign spiral out of control. With Sarah Palin going rogue, and several Republicans preparing to meet on how to save the Republican party...do you want someone running the country who can't even run their own campaign?

#5: John McCain believes there is a vast 'left wing conspiracy.' He warns against a Obama/Reid/Pelosi agenda...when it is CLEAR AS DAY that America is hungry for Change!

#6: John McCain has flipped flopped 44 times. The old 'he was for it before he was against it' and vice versa...so much back and forth.

#7: John McCain is delusional when it comes to the latest polls. He is down in so many polls in different states, but he says the polls are not accurate. Is this a type of analyzer you'd want as President?

#8: John McCain wants it both ways. While he voted with George Bush 95% of the time, he then came out slamming Bush's policies as a campaign tactic - policies he used to agree with.

#9: John McCain allowed the RNC to spend $150,000 on Sarah Palin's wardrobe. Millions of Americans are in danger of losing their homes, and many spend less than that on a home...it shows they're elitists, and shows bad judgement.

#10: John McCain’s reputation is built on opposing torture, but he voted against a bill to ban waterboarding. He also applauded President Bush for vetoing that ban. Just another flip flop.

#11: John McCain is distorting Barack Obama's tax plan. It's another smear: He's calling Obama a socialist. Obama's tax plan actually gives tax cuts to Americans earning less than $250,000 a year.

#12: John McCain is using robo-calls with lies to scare swing state voters - the same types of calls he condemned back in 2000. He said the calls in 2000 were 'dramatically different.'

#13: John McCain is not an advocate for children.The Children’s Defense Fund rated McCain as the worst Senator in Congress for children. He voted against the Children’s health care bill last year, and defended Bush’s veto of the bill.

#14: John McCain hired someone who lobbied for Saddam Hussein. Especially when he says he doesn't like lobbyists, AND accuses Obama of palling around with terrorists, he puts Bill Timmons so high up in his campaign, as his Transition Manager?

#15: John McCain is injecting a bogus issue into the campaign: ACORN. Barack Obama once worked with the Department of Justice and ACORN, but McCain's accusations of Barack Obama attempting to commit voter fraud are baseless.

#16: John McCain opposes having women register for Selective Service. Barack Obama believes in equality and thinks women should be afforded all the opportunities and responsibilities that men do.

#17: John McCain refuses to repudiate and condemn the Chairman of the Virginia Republican Party. Jeff Frederick compared Barack Obama to Osama Bin Laden. McCain said he 'didn't know the context' of the comments.

#18: John McCain has a bad temper that is not acceptable for a President. It's known around the Senate as the "McCain Rage."

#19: John McCain is trying to paint Barack Obama as a terrorist. He said nothing at a rally when his supporters called Obama a terrorist, and said "kill him." In fact, in February, he said he would not allow these negative attacks to come from his surrogates, when Bill Cunningham viciously attacked Obama.

#20: John McCain called Barack Obama "that one." It was during the 2nd debate that he made this condescending remark.

#21: John McCain will raise your taxes for his health care plan. He will raise your income taxes on the $5000 health care tax credit he's offering, which in turn, will also cause your employer to stop offering coverage.

#22: John McCain accused Barack Obama of lying. That's just about as low as you can get in politics, especially when it's not true.

#23: John McCain wants to destroy health insurance for non-elderly Americans. He plans to eliminate tax breaks for employer-provided health insurance, which would cause 20 million Americans to lose their coverage.

#24: John McCain originally voted against supporting the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. It wasn't until he had presidential ambitions that he supported it.

#25: John McCain's tax plan helps the rich. He is only looking out for himself because he and wife Cindy would save $373,429 if his tax plan were enacted.

#26: John McCain has a gambling problem. He freely throws around chips at the table and has done it for years...he'll probably do some gambling in the government if he were to be elected!

#27: John McCain tried to blame Barack Obama for the financial crisis and the bailout failure. Actually, plenty of his own GOP friends voted to can the bill!

#28: John McCain showed a poor performance in the first one-on-one debate. He was mean and never looked Barack Obama in the eye, not to mention having poor answers to questions.

#29: John McCain grandstanded during the financial crisis. He played the card going into Washington like "Arizona Jones" to save everything...yet he's got nothing to do with the crisis, which may be a major part of the reason why the bailout fell apart.

#30: John McCain can't the handle the pressure. He suspended his own campaign when he fell behind in the polls and the going got tough - will he just suspend the presidency if he gets in a tough spot?

#31: John McCain is two-faced when it comes to lobbyists. He attacks Barack Obama for having ties to lobbyists. McCain's own campaign manager, Rick Davis, is a lobbyist - he was paid by Freddie Mac through August of this year!!!

#32: John McCain wants to deregulate the health insurance industry like they deregulated Wall Street. He is against universal health care, which would give health insurance companies much more power than they already have.

#33: John McCain thinks he has oversight over the SEC. He said he would fire the SEC Chair...but he can't constitutionally do that.

#34: John McCain Knows Nothing About Spain. In an interview, McCain clearly didn't recognize the name of Zapatero, the Prime Minister of Spain. He also said Spain is in our hemisphere, and referred to "our friends in Central America."

#35: John McCain Flip Flopped on AIG. John McCain was AGAINST the bailout of AIG BEFORE he was against it. After publicly saying that he didn't think AIG should be bailed out, less than 24 hours later, he called it a good decision.

#36: John McCain helped create the economic mess we're in. By backing de-regulation for so many years and fighting for big corporations, John McCain helped destroy the American economy.

#37: John McCain claims to be an agent of change. Barack Obama has been running as the "Change" candidate for almost 2 years. McCain has been in Washington politics for 26 years. How can McCain claim to be a change agent??

#38: John McCain voted against raising the minimum wage 19 times. While this last time around he did vote yes, why did he make the mistake of not helping working families 19 times?

#39: John McCain is calling a remark offensive - a remark which he once used himself. McCain used the "Lipstick" line - which has been used for years, Obama said nothing new - against Hillary Clinton during the primary race.

#40: John McCain's running mate ripped off her taxpayers for personal gain. Sarah Palin billed the state of Alaska for 312 nights spent in her own home, for travel and meals.

#41: John McCain showed poor judgement in his running mate choice. Sarah Palin does not have the qualifications to be Vice President of the United States.

#42: John McCain doesn't know how many houses he owns. He is so out of it, he can't count how many houses he owns...does he belong in the White House?

#43: John McCain is an elitist with 10 homes. He is out of touch with the American people because of his wealth, yet he attacks Obama for being elitist?

#44: John McCain cheats in church! He KNEW the questions going into the Saddleback forum with Pastor Rick Warren - and was not in a cone of silence. If he cheats on that...would you want him as President?

#45: John McCain would gut Social Security as President. His plan includes a higher retirement age, and he would cut benefits to moderate and higher income earners, plus, he would like to privatize Social Security as well.

#46: John McCain is in bed with Ralph Reed. McCain is scheduled to attend a fundraiser with the Abramoff-scandal-involved man, and is ignoring calls to cancel his appearance.

#47: John McCain supported an extra tax on Tobacco before he opposed it. He is now against a $1.10 tax that is aimed at cutting down on smoking.

#48: John McCain continues to lie to slam Barack Obama. In a new ad out on August 8, he says Obama would raise taxes on anyone making over $42,000 a year - not true.

#49: John McCain is against giving proper health care to our nation's veterans. In 2006, he voted against a bill that would give $20 million to the VA for health care facilities. He also voted against a bill that would increase Veterans medical services funding by $1.5 billion.

#50: John McCain mocks energy conservation. Barack Obama worked hard highlighting little things like properly inflating tires to help conserve energy, and McCain made fun of it.

#51: John McCain thinks we are better off now than we were eight years ago. Yes, his latest ad contradicts that, but in the Republican debate in January 2008, he said we were better off now than we were eight years ago. Fact is, inflation and unemployment rates are up.

#52: John McCain is in the pocket of big oil. He has accepted over $2 million in contributions from big oil companies, and has offered tax breaks to them as well. Barack Obama highlights these bad ideas in a TV ad.

#53: John McCain opposes the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). This plan would make it easier for American workers to decide if they wanted to unionize at their workplace, and McCain doesn't support giving them that right.

#54: John McCain played the race card. His ad featuring Paris Hilton and Britney Spears injected race into the campaign.

#55: John McCain promised a clean campaign, based on the issues - but has not stayed that course. He has started running negative attack ads, after saying he had respect for Barack Obama.

#56: John McCain flip-flopped on taxes. He once said he'd never raise taxes. Now - he's open to raising Social Security taxes.

#57: John McCain flip-flopped on affirmative action. He used support it...now he changed into the wrong direction and supports a measure on the ballot in AZ to end the policy.

#58: John McCain is two-faced on lobbyists. He has constantly said he wants nothing to do with 'big-moneyed special interests'...but he has taken in $181,000 in donations from lobbyists.

#59: John McCain's priorities for health insurance companies are flawed. He is all for them covering Viagra, but not birth control.

#60: John McCain is still fixated on the 'surge.' He doesn't get that the surge is over - he believes it's still going on.

#61: John McCain isn't fit to be commander in chief. He lost five Navy aircraft during his flying career.

#62: John McCain needs a geography lesson. He brags he's been to Iraq so many times, but he said Iraq borders Pakistan. Look at a map, John....there's a little country called Iran in between.

#63: John McCain supports the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy in the military. He believes the anti-gay policy is working.

#64: John McCain has slammed Obama for only attending one Afghanistan hearing...but McCain's even more guilty! The Arizona Senator has not attended any committee hearings on Afghanistan.

#65: John McCain says the war in Iraq is not related to the war in Afghanistan. Barack Obama pointed out that the Senator from Arizona is dead wrong.

#66: John McCain's top economic advisor thinks the poor economy is just a 'mental recession.' Phil Gramm called America a 'nation of whiners.'

#67: John McCain's Gas Tax Holiday is a joke. Virtually every economist has shot down McCain's idea of a gas tax holiday. It just won't work!

#68: John McCain flip-flops on immigration. First he applauded a clear route to citizenship, now he's changed to a "fences-first" stance.

#69: John McCain gives us double-talk on Iraq. He says on the one hand, we gotta keep it going with no timetable. Then, more recently, he says we'll balance the budget by winning the war in Iraq and getting the troops home.

#70: John McCain represents the third term of Karl Rove. Steve Schmidt is the latest person to be at the top of the campaign - another name involved with McCain who worked closely with Karl Rove.

#71: John McCain is taking money from Swift Boat veterans. In 2004, he called them dishonest and dishonorable.

#72: John McCain flip-flopped on swiftboat veterans. In 2004, he condemned the swiftboat veterans, now, he endorses them, with Bud Day back on the scene.

#73: John McCain is a tax cheater. Cindy McCain failed to pay property taxes on time - that is not the type of responsibility that we want in the White House.

#74: John McCain is an opponent of helping rail transit. When he chaired the Senate Commerce Committee, he opposed public financing of Amtrak - a service very important in this day of high fuel prices.

#75: John McCain's healthcare plan would not help Americans. It would tax your healthcare benefits and leave working families at the mercy of big insurance companies.

#76: John McCain is a fear monger. Adviser Charlie Black suggested another terrorist attack would help McCain and the Republicans win.

#77: John McCain is more of a game show host than a candidate, offering up gimmick after gimmick. First it was the gas tax holiday, but now - he wants taxpayers to give $300 million to whoever develops the next new electric battery. Too bad the Japanese are already five years ahead of the US in developing the next generation battery.

#78: John McCain does not have a good environmental record. The League of Conservation Voters gave him a zero rating when it comes to pro-environment votes.

#79: Cindy McCain criticizes Michelle Obama for not "always" being proud of her country. Guess what - John McCain said the same thing.

#80: John McCain graduated fifth from the bottom of his class at the Naval Academy. Out of 899 graduates, he was ranked 894.

#81: John McCain uses scare tactics. John McCain accuses Barack Obama of having a "September 10" mentality. We've heard this before from George W. Bush. Republicans have NO problem using September 11 for political gain.

#82: John McCain is in favor of offshore drilling for oil. Of course, this is AFTER he was opposed to it. Drilling for oil off the shores of the United States WON'T ease the gas burden.

#83: John McCain was part of the Keating Five. John McCain was part of the five Senators who were tied to dirty deal with Charles Keating.

#84: John McCain doesn't support prisoner's rights. The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Gitmo detainees. John McCain says that the ruling "concerns" him.

#85: John McCain doesn't care about women's interests. He wants to overturn Roe v. Wade (among other things) - Planned Parenthood gives him a zero lifetime voting record on women's issues.

#86: John McCain won't repeal George Bush's tax cuts. This is another issue that he has flip-flopped on, and his plan will continue to put this country into a deeper budget deficit.

#87: John McCain agrees with Bush's illegal wiretapping policy outside of FISA. At one point he did disagree with Bush on the subject, but he flip-flopped and now supports the President.

#88: John McCain doesn't know anything about the economy. He himself said he doesn't know as much about it as he should.

#89: John McCain voted with George Bush 89% of the time through his administration. Just more proof that if he's elected, it's more of the same.

#90: John McCain is a fake campaign finance reformer. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) presented this reason during his in-studio visit, and believes McCains back-room dealings need to be exposed.

#91: The Supreme Court. John McCain himself has said he wants to appoint clones of Alito and Roberts to the high court. With that, Roe v. Wade and other important decisions will go right out the window.

#92: His bad "comb-over," that he won't admit to. He won't just be honest and admit he's balding - what else won't he be honest about?

#93: John McCain supports the war in Iraq. He stated he would stay in Iraq for 100 years.

#94: John McCain will be nothing but a third term of George Bush. He wants to continue the same policies that have failed for the last eight years, as Barack Obama pointed out.

#95: John McCain is too old to run the country. He'll be 72 this year. Back in 2000, he admitted to PBS's Jim Lehrer he's too old to be President!

#96: John McCain does not support the GI Bill. He's against giving our veterans full scholarships to college upon returning from service.

#97: John McCain has bad judgment related to the people he cozies up to. He was endorsed by, and was good friends with John Hagee - it took him three months to reject the endorsement! What other type of people might he get close to when he's president?

#98: John McCain doesn't know Shiite from Shinola. Even Joe Lieberman corrected him when he mixed up Shiites and Sunnis.

#99: John McCain doesn't want to change anything about our relationship with Cuba. He is attacking Barack Obama's willingness to meet with Raul Castro.

#100: John McCain will try to stir up war with Iran. We've seen this with his recent exchange with Barack Obama, saying we shouldn't talk - we should just bomb, bomb, bomb Iran.

#101: John McCain's connection with Lobbyists. Special Interests, Special Interests. Ouch. The prime connection is Thomas Loeffler - who resigned from McCain's campaign because of his lobbyist connections.



I don't know how many minds this will change but however you vote don't forget to vote tomorrow.