Indefinite Detention? But I Have Soccer Practice at 4: U.S. Politics 2012

probably needs a shoulder rub

I repeat myself so many times in making small talk. it's so embarassing

misspelling embarrassing is also embarrassing

Hey, that bit about Obama embarrassing himself has been removed from the latest version.

MoveOn.gov

xpost well i may have made some editorial changes to add a little pizazz to the story

i would be a great journalist.

I'm staring at a spot twenty feet and to the left of my middle finger. from your head.

loooool

Sorry. Guess I should have thrown a more obvious indicator in there! "conversation mistake" is straight up Tim and Eric, though.

Newark Mayor Booker, another liberal hero in the making, loathes attacks on Bain Capital.

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/05/cory-booker-im-very-uncomfortable-with-attacks-on-private-equity.php

Throw another on the shitpile.

yeah, disgusting.

"Stop attacking private equity." poor innocent private equity.

what the fuck, Cory Booker

like even Obama knows better than that

"i would like more rich people to move to newark" ...?

idk, pretty stupid. i'm more pissed that he's equating attacks on bain with "attacks on rev. wright," on some "both sides" shit.

frantic, nonsensical backtracking from Booker on his twitter account

Cory Booker ‏@CoryBooker
Right! Claim that he's "job creator" is wrong. That must b the point RT @dawn9476: Mitt running on business record @Bain. Thus its fair game
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Citizens United style superPac democaracy at work:

Through mid-May, outside groups had spent more than $124 million in this election cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, double the rate four years earlier.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2012_05/super_pacs_dont_have_spouses037457.php

or democracy

Conflating Bain with all private equity is a pretty big step.

otoh, he's the mayor of effing Newark

via Greenwald:

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/205025-dems-receive-more-bain-dollars-than-gop

for the record, apparently Booker didn't vet his unease w/ Bain Capital/private equity-bashing by Sen. Lautenberg b/c i just got a spam/send-me-money email from Lautenberg's campaign where the Senator is happily bashing away at Bain and Romney's prowess at job-destruction.

Lautenberg is also rich as fuck, for what that's worth.

There were Occupy protests in November 2011 in Newark

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/occupy-wall-street-protest-reaches-newark/article_dee0bd58-1244-11e1-a728-001cc4c002e0.html

http://www.salon.com/2012/05/20/cory_booker_surrogate_from_hell/singleton/

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/05/our-awesome-totally-effective-non-good-guy-killing-drones-are-secret

same ol', same ol'

tot see Booker looking toward prez trail around 2020

it's our Death by Drone Czar!

http://www.salon.com/2012/05/22/john_brennans_new_power/singleton/

That's obviously troubling given that guy's history, and the complete lack of procedure and oversight. Plus the games the Obama Justice Dept. is playing in court on this in the ACLU case are troubling. But the minute I get irritated with Obama, I turn to the mainstream media and see over-the-top ranting from the usual suspects (W. Post, Chris Matthews, right-wing echo chamber) nitpicking the Obama campaign criticism of Romney and Bain, and I nearly turn into an Obama cheerleader, before getting disgusted and just turning to baseball news--my Orioles are in first place and have the 2nd best record in baseball. They haven't done this well in ages.

Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal using the White House's otherwise "classified" info-mongers as consultants for their Kill Osama film, how sweet for them:

http://www.salon.com/2012/05/23/wh_leaks_for_propaganda_film/singleton/

Ah yes, according to this article it will be the liberals fault if Obama loses (because Obama is currently talking liberal populism according to this guy and has angered supporters of business-minded Dem centrists like Daley and Booker)

http://nationaljournal.com/columns/against-the-grain/the-emerging-democratic-divide-20120522

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/nancy-pelosis-risky-pander-on-taxes/2012/05/23/gJQA1GOdlU_story.html

Honest question I hope someone can answer: when the US "sits down" to talk with Iran, or North Korea, or whomever, with the subject always being more or less one single issue - nuclear disarmament or at least allowing inspectors in - what are they actually doing? When I read a new story that says two days of talk with Iran have resulted in no progress, what does that mean? What have they been talking about? Does the US just say "please let in inspectors," and then the parties just sit around a table, quietly, until the session ends?

look at who one of the other "Democrats" involved in Pelosi's "people who 'only' earn $1M/year are middle class!" song-and-dance:

Ms. Pelosi and others who have taken this position, including Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), in other words, are contemplating spending several hundred billion dollars over the coming decade to help the wealthiest Americans.

no surprise that Chuckie, The King of Limousine Liberalism and Wall Street's Democratic Chew-Toy, is behind this.

when the US "sits down" to talk with Iran, or North Korea, or whomever, with the subject always being more or less one single issue - nuclear disarmament or at least allowing inspectors in - what are they actually doing?

prostitute gangbang iirc

iran/nk says 'what's it worth to you for us to stop refining fissile fuel? will you stop your embargo/unfreeze our assets? will you give us light water reactors? will you guarantee our territory from attack by anyone? we have seen what happens to sovereign states w/o nukes who disagree with you, btw.' etc

usa says 'what's it worth to you for us not to fuc u up? will you stop refining fissile fuel? will you respeck human rights? will you stop funding hezbollah/intl terrorism? will you stop talking about driving the israelis/south koreans into the sea?' etc

Yeah, but that takes five minutes. What is there to actually talk about? Do they just take long breaks to type up elaborate counterproposals back and forth?

tbf you have to take a bunch of breaks to catch up on professional sports

http://i50.tinypic.com/mws26g.jpg

envision it as an ilx thread about tipping

disappointed cameron wasn't pointing at merkel

god Schumer is a fucking sleazebag

Ms. Pelosi and others who have taken this position, including Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), in other words, are contemplating spending several hundred billion dollars over the coming decade to help the wealthiest Americans.

in other, inaccurate words.

http://news.firedoglake.com/2012/05/25/the-bush-tax-cut-fight-on-the-left-americans-for-tax-fairness-launches/

Labor and progressive groups versus Pelosi and Schumer

Anyway, the point is that Pelosi’s action has really damaged the ability to come to a decent resolution on the revenue side at the end of the year. The consequences of her shift is that 50% of the foregone revenues go to millionaires. And as for how this would work with the Buffett rule, the Administration that created the Buffett rule still wanted to go with $250,000 as the dividing line, and they clearly amassed a very large progressive coalition behind that principle.

What a mess.

P.S. Incidentally, I am glad that Americans for Tax Fairness also supports deriving MORE money from corporate tax reform than a revenue-neutral approach, which has been the watchword of the Obama Administration on this.

http://news.firedoglake.com/2012/05/22/democrats-still-myth-busting-proudly-boasting-about-spending-cuts/

Anybody besides me watching the Barrett/Walker debate?

http://www.c-span.org/flvPop.aspx?src=cspan1&msg=You+are+watching+the+C-SPAN+Networks&start=272.992&end=-1

How'd it go?

Before you take off for the weekend I need a quick hand. Our FEC deadline is near and I’m concerned about another round of spending coming from Rove’s people. If we can raise another $1 million by next week, we can keep pace. Can you help out with $25 before the long weekend starts? -Sen. Patty Murray

I once gave to the DSCC, so I get these emails still.

me2, but i just delete that shit w/t reading any of it. i refuse to be a fig leaf for the real money that comes from hedge-funders and Silicon Valley douchebags.

Plus I read that the Democratic party will not put serious money into Wisconsin re either the battle against Walker or into supporting a candidate running in the House against Ryan. I realize that is not the DSCC, but I have my doubts about them too.