Or Obama could remind everyone we had a lot more real hope before 9/11, and the Bush administration's Iraq-war response that disaster hasn't shattered any remnant that hope?

And maybe we need to renew the pre-9/11 disposition, that is the best way to overcome our grief and mourning?

Posted at June 17, 2008 12:32 PM in response to McCain Campaign Accuses Obama Of Having "A September 10th Mindset"

Gregg's girlfriend is a Hillary diehard, and he's protecting his domestic tranquility?

Posted at June 17, 2008 12:27 PM in response to Are you as fed up with TPM as I?

As one of those middle class billionaires who gave Obama a small contribution that I could hardly afford, just let me say I wish there were more of us...

Posted at June 17, 2008 10:25 AM in response to Poll: Obama Just Edging McCain In Virginia

President - Obama

Vice President - Clinton - Sebelius - Edwards

Secretary of;

State -Bill Richardson - Joe Biden

Treasury -Rangel -

Defense -Webb

Attorney General -John Edwards - Henry Waxman - Robert Wexler (you can see where I'm going with this one..)

Interior -Bingaman

Agriculture -Tom Harkin

Commerce - Emanuel - Sebelius

Labor - Gephart - Dean - Bonior

Health and Human Services - Dr. Howard Dean

Housing and Urban Development -Dennis Kucinich

Transportation - Schumer

Energy - Al Gore - Barbara Boxer (Ahnold would replace her with an R, though)

Education -Vilsack (Tom)

Veteran's Affairs -Cleland

Homeland Security -Hagel (the unity post)

Chief of Staff -David Axelrod

EPA - Al Gore

Management and Budget - Van Hollen

Drug Control - Jack Herrer

U.S. Trade representative - Sebelius

I am just trying to provoke some discussion here about potential, not any certitudes. Which is why this list is incomplete, becasue I don't pretend to have an opinion about everything I know so little about (regardless of what some of you may think) and I know I have Sebelius sprinkled throughout, but she is one of the most versatile characers in this mix, so she fits quite well at more than one position.

It would be great to see a poll like this on Obama's website, and on the DNC site, to see how his supporters feel about the options... plus i need to research what party holds the Governor's post in the states where some of these people come from,

Now there's some open source governance, doncha know...

Posted at June 17, 2008 10:24 AM in response to Poll: Obama Just Edging McCain In Virginia

Has anyone considered the second "F" in the old BFF relationship Hillary is reported to have had with Patty, may still hold true?

Which might suggest Hillary is actually being tapped for the VP spot, and her pre-kitchen-sink staff is being positioned to be there for her?

Just food for thoght...

Posted at June 17, 2008 10:03 AM in response to Poll: Obama Just Edging McCain In Virginia

since Virginia's got a Demoocrat for Governor, Webb cold become the Sec. of Defense and we would not lose a seat to the R's... and we would get an imminently experienced person in that position, who is already well respected by the rank and file AND the top brass...

Just food for thought

Posted at June 17, 2008 10:00 AM in response to Poll: Obama Just Edging McCain In Virginia

Alguien..

There's a "send comments and news tips" link in the upper right hand corner that will load up an email for you to send to the TPM crew with, among other things we don't need to read on the threads, typos, errors and gaffes you spot.

They are very responsive about correcting their errors, so please, give us all an editorial break and send your corrections via the internet, not here on the pulic forum.

I'm just a reader, not any sort of staffer, and they have always fixed anything I pointed out, and thanked me for the heads-up every time.

Posted at June 17, 2008 8:38 AM in response to Senate Report Shows Intel Debunked Al Qaeda-Iraq Link Before Bush's Speech

"Why can't Senator Obama make this a campaign issue."

If theyare willing to break the rules so egregiously to begin with, they are certainly willing to use the power of the pardon to protect each other, and they are obviously quite willing to send thousands more to death and dismemberment when they feel threatened... (remember the surge?)

As long as Bush is in office, any perceived threat to this administration's chief henchmen, vrom Bush to Cheney to the CEO of Haliburton will likely result in the deaths of more US troops, and quite possibly another 9/11.

Once the 111th is seated, and a much larger majority is achieved in both chambers, AND a Democrat is in the White House, any actual impeachment will cause pain and suffering to innocent soldiers and citizens. They have proven they are more than willing to sacrifice the lives of our young men and women to assure their future profits, both in oil and oil field services, not to mention the no-bid billion dollar profiteering.

Not to take away from Kucinich and Waxman's (along with a few other stalwart constitutionsl idealists), they act as a crimestopper, to keep the threat of impeachment on the shelf, if not on the table. But any actual legal decisions arrived at in terms of holding these rogues accountable will be dumped into the bin of Bush hypocrisy like Scooter Libby'c conviction. Once Bush no longer has the power to pardon, then it will be time to drop the ahammer down, and anyone who suggests the 111th should forget the misdeeds of this lawless administration, or wtries it off as "revenge politics" should themselves be considered guilty.

Nothing on Earth should stop us from holding these lawless, no-bid, book-cooking co-conspirators and profiteers accountable for the disaster they call the Iraq War.

We have all the proof we need to send them all to Leavenworth (better yet, Gitmo..), it is written in the headlines and history books and on the blogs across the web. But until the lawless one if gone from office, nothing we do to rectify this egregious assault on our constitution and on our citizens will survive his poison pardon pen.

Posted at June 17, 2008 8:30 AM in response to Senate Report Shows Intel Debunked Al Qaeda-Iraq Link Before Bush's Speech

"a very hazy distinction"

Rule #2 in creating Big Lies;
after the fact, obfuscate, deny and defer...

Posted at June 17, 2008 8:03 AM in response to Senate Report Shows Intel Debunked Al Qaeda-Iraq Link Before Bush's Speech

I'm SO confused!!!

"No self-respecting woman should wish or work for the success of a party that ignores her."

How does 18 million votes represent "ignore her?"

Please, she won almost half he Democratic vote, how can that possible be construed as anything but party adoration and devotion?

Apparently for Ms. Bartoshevich, the agony of defeat outweighs the integrity of conviction...

This is what I have meant all along with the term "bitterhead" which I leveled at Clinton supporters who built and defended delusions that were destined to be shattered.

As an Edwards supporter, I experienced that "shattered" feeling long before any Hillary supporters. But I got on with my life and my effoprts, and joined Obama's supporters lock, stock and barrel.

I hope our wayward friend overcomes her own bitter disappointment, soon enough to avoid making a big mistake that she will no doubt regret for the rst of her life.

Posted at June 15, 2008 12:25 AM in response to Hillary Pledged Delegate: I'm Backing McCain!