Religious Right: Jesus has abandoned us!
Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing
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Yesterday I made some bold predictions. Let's see how I measured up...
Prediction: Hillary - losses big.
Reality: Right on target.
Prediction: Obama - Finally learns that having a FIRM STANCE on issues is really audacious.
Reality: I thought he would come in second, beating Hillary, but he did much better once he went FIRM STANCE in the month before the election.
Prediction: Edwards - wins by a small margin and that changes the face of the campaign for New Hampshire.
Reality: Beat Hillary by a small margin, but the message of change is the meme now for all candidates.
Prediction: Thompson - who?
Reality: Fourth place, I was frankly surprised.
Prediction: Romney - does well and find himself with an unlikely competitor.
Reality: Romney can't buy his way out of a paper bag. He may actually be slugging it out in New Hampshire as Ron Paul's populism eats more of his expensive lunch.
Prediction: Ron Paul - finally shocks the shit out of Sean Hannity with a good solid turnout, competing now with Romney.
Reality: Paul didn't do as well as I expected, but Romney would have loved to have had his votes.
Prediction: Rudy - gets issued a one-way train ticket back to New York.
Reality: Right on target.
Prediction: Huckabee - warmly embraced by every crazy, screaming Christian Fascist in Iowa - all of them swinging plastic baby fetuses nailed to a cross.
Reality: Right on target.
Just the start of the race...
and hopefully "The Devil" won't be in the details.....;)
No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
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This still scares me.
Be the change you wish to see in the world. --Gandhi
the imagery is the worst
The imagery is the worst.
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Town Called Dobson - Daily Political Cartoon: Not all is red in rural America!
Like to see him get the Republicant nomination
and when they're locked in another foreign crisis pops up and he gets to show just how little he knows about foreign affairs.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but the numbers indicated that there is a tide of change coming and it looks like it's advantage Dems....no?
No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
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The team of talking heads on MSNBC last night
were amazed at the Democratic turnout in Iowa. They were giving credit to the candidates' ability to organize, but I think it might lie somewhere else. Remember that 50 state strategy? And someone named Howard Dean? I think the Democratic Party is finally learning (relearning?) how to organize. We're going to be scary. :-D In a good way.
Be the change you wish to see in the world. --Gandhi
Exactly what I've heard...
The involvement and energy of Iowa democrats was record setting. I love it!!! Whomever dems favororite candidate is, we all sense that we have the better candidates by a long shot.
The under 30 voters turned out in huge numbers last night which bodes well for November and beyond.
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