mcmuffin has a senior moment
skippy the bush kangaroo — via the jed report, gramps spaces out: steve benan of the carpetbagger report points out that even after mcmuffin got back on point, he misconstrued his real position on mlk. (thx to memeorandum for the links!)

Since Everyone's Talking About It
Eschaton — McCain vid.

Because the last thing we want is a president who seems presidential
Brilliant at Breakfast — No, here in Amurrica, where we elect presidents based on whether we want to sit at the stinking ocrner bar that smells vaguely of old cooking grease and urine, drinking Budweiser with them, there's something sinister about a presidential candidate who thinks that a certain dignity and poise goes with the office instead of being like this: ...

McCain Takes Long Pause When Asked About Race (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — The Jed Report catches John McCain taking a very long pause when asked why he accused Barack Obama of 'playing the race card' -- and what he was referring to when he said he'd fought for civil rights his entire life: Progressive Accountability reports that when McCain finally did answer, he distorted his record.

Bridge Burning
Eschaton — More like this.

And When He's President?
Eschaton — And When He's President? I suppose Saint McCain won't really be responsible then, either.

Morning Thread
Eschaton — Morning Thread Help yourself to espresso and croissants.

Protected By The Vanity of the Villagers
Eschaton — Nothing will ever break through. A new book by the author Ron Suskind claims that the White House ordered the CIA to forge a back-dated, handwritten letter from the head of Iraqi intelligence to Saddam Hussein. Suskind writes in “The Way of the World,” to be published Tuesday, that the alleged forgery – adamantly denied by the White House – was designed to portray a false link between Hussein’s regime and al Qaeda as a justification for the Iraq war. The author also claims that the Bush administration had information from a top Iraqi intelligence official “that there were no weapons of mass ...

Wanker of the Day
Eschaton — Really Stupid Ideas I really don't know why this one gets kicked around so much. No surprise Fred Hiatt's gang loves it. Lawmakers need to work toward a sustainable solution. Increasing a gas tax that has remained unchanged for the past 15 years and has lost much of its value to inflation would certainly help, but the gas tax will bring in less money if Americans stay off the road or switch to other fuels. One solution is to charge commuters for the miles they drive instead of the gas they purchase. No tax is perfect, including the gas tax, but it does in a very small way discourage driving by raising its price and encourage the use ...

Really Stupid Ideas
Eschaton — I really don't know why this one gets kicked around so much. No surprise Fred Hiatt's gang loves it. Lawmakers need to work toward a sustainable solution. Increasing a gas tax that has remained unchanged for the past 15 years and has lost much of its value to inflation would certainly help, but the gas tax will bring in less money if Americans stay off the road or switch to other fuels. One solution is to charge commuters for the miles they drive instead of the gas they purchase. No tax is perfect, including the gas tax, but it does in a very small way discourage driving by raising its price and encourage the ...

Predict Your Dem Convention Hissy Fit
Eschaton — Predict Your Dem Convention Hissy Fit Republicans will throw one. Wonder what it'll be about? Maybe Sean Penn will be seated next to Mike Dukakis, or something.

Mandatory Retirement
Eschaton — Mandatory Retirement For their own benefit, they really need to force columnists to retire before they hit the "hey, kids, get off my lawn" stage of life.

Miles Tax
Eschaton — Just to make my objections a bit clearer, I think in the present state of the world a gasoline tax is superior to a mileage tax even aside from big brother concerns. It roughly charges people by the mile, while also rewarding people for using less gasoline per mile driven. If electric cars and other non-gasoline consuming vehicles start becoming a significant portion of the overall fleet so that there's a desire to replace the lost revenue, the best way to do that is simply to increase the gas tax rate. In the real world there's no precisely optimal tax, and to get it close to right we'd have to know how the electricity driving those ...

At Least No Charlie Gibson
Eschaton — At Least No Charlie Gibson Not exactly thrilled, but given the set of potential moderators it could have been worse.

A Good Start
Eschaton — At Least No Charlie Gibson Not exactly thrilled, but given the set of potential moderators it could have been worse.

I Want A Big Yard In A Walkable Community
Eschaton — But you can't have it! Or, more specifically, if everyone has a big yard the community ceases to be especially walkable. That isn't to say that you can't have developments with yards relatively near to retail, so that there is stuff within walking distance. You can still have corner shops or similar, but having sufficient residential density to support significant neighborhood-serving retail isn't really compatible with everyone has a big yard. ...

Poll Patterns
Eschaton — Poll Patterns Barring some weird event, we'll basically see John McCain hover at around 43% until the election and Obama moving between 44 and 49.

That's A Lot Of Money
Eschaton — That's A Lot Of Money Just sitting around. The soaring price of oil will leave the Iraqi government with a cumulative budget surplus of as much as $79 billion by year’s end an American federal oversight agency has concluded in an analysis released on Tuesday.

From The "If Obama Had Said That" Files...
Eschaton — From The "If Obama Had Said That" Files... Pretty amazing.

Afternoon Thread
Eschaton — From The "If Obama Had Said That" Files... Pretty amazing.

Obama Describes The Modern Conservative Movement
Eschaton — Basically: Now two points, one, they know they're lying about what my energy plan is, but the other thing is they're making fun of a step that every expert says would absolutely reduce our oil consumption by 3 to 4 percent. It’s like these guys take pride in being ignorant.

Evening Thread
Eschaton — Evening Thread Off to go take the elitist bus to see Aimee Mann.

Going Mainstream
Eschaton — Occasionally it happens. McClatchy: WASHINGTON — Alice Rocchio is an office manager at the New York headquarters of the Hess Corp., drives a 1993 Chevy Cavalier and lives in an apartment in Queens, N.Y., with her husband, Pasquale, an Amtrak foreman. Despite what appears to be a middle-class lifestyle, the couple has written $61,600 in checks to John McCain's presidential campaign and the Republican National Committee, most of it within days of McCain's decision to endorse offshore oil drilling.

Late Night
Eschaton — Going Mainstream Occasionally it happens. McClatchy: WASHINGTON — Alice Rocchio is an office manager at the New York headquarters of the Hess Corp., drives a 1993 Chevy Cavalier and lives in an apartment in Queens, N.Y., with her husband, Pasquale, an Amtrak foreman. Despite what appears to be a middle-class lifestyle, the couple has written $61,600 in checks to John McCain's presidential campaign and the Republican National Committee, most of it within days of McCain's decision to endorse offshore oil drilling.

Suck On This, Panty Sniffer
Eschaton — Wingnut Phill Kline goes down. Steve Howe defeated incumbent Phill Kline Tuesday night for the Republican nomination for district attorney in Johnson County, Kansas. ... Kline made his reputation seeking to prosecute abortion providers in Kansas as the state's attorney general. He lost his bid for re-election in 2006 after the Kansas Supreme Court overturned his subpoenas for abortion records.

Oh My
Eschaton — So Mavericky The bundle of $2,300 and $4,600 checks that poured into Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign on March 12 came from an unlikely group of California donors: a mechanic from D&D Auto Repair in Whittier, the manager of Rite Aid Pharmacy No. 5727, the 30-something owners of the Twilight Hookah Lounge in Fullerton. ... Some of the most prolific givers in Sargeant's network live in modest homes in Southern California's Inland Empire. Most had never given a political contribution before being contacted by Sargeant or his associates. Most said they have never voiced much interest ...

Stupid Prices In Crappy Venues
Eschaton — Stupid Prices In Crappy Venues I'm so old I can remember when concert tickets in a hockey arena didn't cost $75+. No this isn't my "hey, kids, get off my lawn post," it's more the "hey, old people, stop paying so much money for nostalgia rock" post. And they are stopping! ...

But Having Said That
Eschaton — But Having Said That Touring is how bands make money these days. And t-shirts! So go out and see some bands that are charging non-stupid prices. And buy a shirt!

Deep Thought
Eschaton — Simply Put Terry Neal: The fact that the mainstream media has embraced the uppity-Obama storyline is further evidence of the right's ability to advance whatever preposterous storyline it chooses, despite its persistent whining about the liberal media.

Simply Put
Eschaton — Simply Put Terry Neal: The fact that the mainstream media has embraced the uppity-Obama storyline is further evidence of the right's ability to advance whatever preposterous storyline it chooses, despite its persistent whining about the liberal media.

Has It Been 7 Years Already?
Eschaton — Has It Been 7 Years Already? Ah, I remember those days, when the media swooned about our lazy do nothing president. Thanks.

Mocking
Eschaton — It's the way to drive McCain crazy. ELKHART, Ind. (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Wednesday taunted Republican candidate John McCain for agreeing on the importance of keeping tires inflated as an energy-conservation measure after having joined the GOP in mocking the idea. ''It will be interesting to watch this debate between John McCain and John McCain,'' Obama said as he campaigned in Indiana with Sen. Evan Bayh, widely considered a top-tier candidate for running mate.

Porn For Goat Blowers
Eschaton — Actual Picture Of Edwards' Love Child [image]

Actual Picture Of Edwards' Love Child
Eschaton — Actual Picture Of Edwards' Love Child [image]

Deep Thought
Eschaton — Deep Thought I knew I shouldn't have installed the new iPod software.

"Squeaks By"
Eschaton — "Squeaks By" While it might cause an ulcer, I do sorta hope that for a brief time McCain holds what will be described as a "tremendous" 5 point lead or something similar.

"All Over Dade County"
Eschaton — "All Over Dade County" Interesting story about condo hell , with not enough owners to pay sufficient condo fees to keep the place going. Hopefully that quote is just a bit of hyperbole and there aren't condos-gone-to-hell all over the place.

War
Eschaton — It's finally on with Mexico. TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Four Mexican soldiers crossed into a remote area of Arizona and briefly held a U.S. Border Patrol agent at gunpoint before realizing where they were and returning to Mexico, U.S. authorities said. Lou will be so happy.

Afternoon Thead
Eschaton — War It's finally on with Mexico. TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Four Mexican soldiers crossed into a remote area of Arizona and briefly held a U.S. Border Patrol agent at gunpoint before realizing where they were and returning to Mexico, U.S. authorities said. Lou will be so happy.

She's On To Me
Eschaton — She must be a regular reader. Representative Michele Bachmann (R-Minnesota) says it has not escaped Democrats what the cost of gasoline and loss of jobs are doing to the country. "This is their agenda," Bachmann states bluntly. "I know it is hard to believe, it's hard to fathom -- but this is 'mission accomplished' for them," she asserts. "They want Americans to take transit and move to the inner cities. They want Americans to move to the urban core, live in tenements, [and] take light rail to their government jobs. That's their vision for America." Bachmann predicts gasoline will rise above $5 a gallon ...

Adjourned
Eschaton — She's On To Me She must be a regular reader. Representative Michele Bachmann (R-Minnesota) says it has not escaped Democrats what the cost of gasoline and loss of jobs are doing to the country. "This is their agenda," Bachmann states bluntly. "I know it is hard to believe, it's hard to fathom -- but this is 'mission accomplished' for them," she asserts. "They want Americans to take transit and move to the inner cities. They want Americans to move to the urban core, live in tenements, [and] take light rail to their government jobs. That's their vision for America." Bachmann predicts gasoline will rise above $5 a gallon if Barack Obama ...

The Most Trusted Name In News
Eschaton — Can you imagine CNN giving a show to the liberal version of Glenn Beck? It'd probably get better ratings, too. I know this complaint gets a bit old. I've been making it for 6 years now. But it'd be nice if the liberal media contained an actual liberal.