I remember Joe the Plumber hitting a similar speed bump when he was being vetted for Secretary of Defense Undersecretary of the Navy Commandant of Pearl Harbor "seriously thinking" of buying a Sea-Doo.

Thanks to CJ.

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If you've been watching sports, you've probably seen the side-scrolling black and white ad showing various sports heroes. The ad doesn't say what it's for -- it just says "G" at the end.

I looked it up-- it's Gatorade. It might be something to do with their G2 product. Or just plain old Gatorade is now "G."

Just figured I would tell you, as everyone who sees this ad is annoyed.

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For years Bush has contended that so long as bin Ladin was severed from operational control of Al Qaeda, that was kinda-sorta good enough.

Now, Bush never really believed it was good enough. None of us do. But he was spinning reality -- it's really, really hard to find one guy in the mountains of Northwestern Pakistan. And so even if we haven't gotten the big prize, hey, we still have accomplished something. We haven't sacked the quarterback, but we're getting lots of hurries and hits on him.

On top of that, he is probably dead, or will eventually die, and when that happens, they will conceal that fact. And so even if he dies, we'll likely never know.

Unless we happen to get very lucky with some very good intel and very good troops and nail him.

But the left has maligned Bush for seven years, insisting it really was no difficult trick to find a six-foot-five guys with a dialysis machine on his hip, as the endlessly-repeated hack liberal clapper-joke goes.

And Obama specifically vowed to succeed where Bush had failed.

But oh, now that he's charged with actually following through... he adopts Bush's spin to lower expectations and to absolve himself of all blame for failing to get bin Ladin, should he be unable to achieve the impossible extremely difficult.

As Geraghty says: All Obama campaign promises come with an expiration date. All of them.

January 20th is looking like the expiration date for most of them: (Link fixed.)

"If we have so tightened the noose that he's in a cave somewhere and can't even communicate with his operatives, then we will meet our goal of protecting America."

I don't seem to remember Chris Matthews or Bill Maher or the rest of the cockholster clan being satisfied with that answer when Bush offered it.

Somehow I suspect it will go down a lot easier coming from The One.

Thanks to DrewM.

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It's a one minute clip which contains several full "paragraphs" of information (and claims). It's all perfectly in context.

This asshole is actually contending that merely posting a video of someone's unhinged rants may be defamatory.

And as far as his claim that our troops are monsters -- not born monsters, mind you, but made into monsters, as if that makes it so much better?

Not defamatory, I guess.

Thanks to AliceH.

More from This Character: Another libelous video of his own words.

And Still More: Apparently disarming the Iraqi security forces was his idea.

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Really?

I had no idea.

Women with high levels of a key sex hormone are judged more attractive by themselves and others, and may be more inclined to cheat on their partners, according to a study published Wednesday.

University of Texas psychologists Kristina Durante and Norman Li found that women with high concentrations of the hormone oestradiol were likelier to flirt, kiss and have a serious affair outside an established relationship.

In a study published in the British journal Biology Letters, the duo described the behaviour as "opportunistic serial monogamy" and not related to one-night stands.

Instead, they suggested, such women were more probably being prompted to trade up in their relationships -- to find a better partner.

...

High concentrations of oestradiol are associated with big breasts, facial attractiveness and low waist-to-hip ratio, with the result that men solicit such women.

The article goes on to explain the science of a hot woman having a long-term relationship with a wealthy man to make sure her material needs are met, but seeking flings with hotter guys to make sure her sexual needs are met.

Truly an eye-opener.

more...

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That could take a while, no?

Gibbs on Wednesday expanded on his answer, saying, “There are many challenges facing our nation now and the president-elect is focused first and foremost on jump-starting this economy.

“So not everything will get done in the beginning but he’s committed to following through” with ending the policy against being openly gay in the military.

As Geraghty always says, all Obama statements and promises come with an expiration date. All of them.

PS: The One True Conservative in America, Andrew Sullivan, was, for reasons that escape me, invited with a panel of liberal columnists to meet Obama.

I hope that Don't Ask Don't Tell came up. But I doubt it. It's hard to ask political questions when you're furtively masturbating under your napkin.

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Except, you know, the story is a lie.

Marvel has an interest in the lie-- publicity. The media has an interest in the lie -- a silly story with a grabby headline.

The first (AFAIK) Marvel gay superhero was a guy I think named Polaris Northstar who worked with a Canadian X-Men type group called Alpha Flight. In the eighties. And there have been gay superheroes since.

Never mind the small-print comics, where there are lots of niche-audience heroes.

But the correct headline -- "Marvel Seeks Publicity By Claiming "First" Gay Superhero Who Isn't First" -- isn't grabby. Plus, it would take three second to determine Marvel's press release is false.

So print the lie. It's easier.

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Hmmm... I'm sorta thinking the "job" wasn't really critical at all, and certainly wasn't $300,000 per year critical.

The Chicago Way. Cush no-show jobs for political favors.

But remember -- Michelle Obama has had to work twice as hard to get half as far.

Thanks to Brett. Brett Weir.

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Instapundit, quoting Treacher:

A plumber owed $1,000 in taxes that he didnÂ’t even know aboutÂ… Â…and it was headline news!

That was different. Joe the Plumber, unlike Geithner the Would-Be SecTreas and Head IRS Collections Agent, had to be "vetted." I mean, we can't just have anyone asking questions of our elected leaders. These people need to be investigated and exposed.

But the SecTreas? No big deal.

Those with power don't need to be vetted. Those who question those with power do. Obviously.

More on yet another story the media just doesn't seem very interested in.

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Taken from their parents, despite their not showing any signs of neglect.

Allah wonders if it's just about the names. I reckon that's a high probability. Not that I would be surprised if a guy who names his kids Adolf Hitler and Aryan Nation abused his kids. But there's apparently no evidence of that, suggesting this is just about disapproval of his, erm, fascophilia.

A while back Hot Air linked an interview with this guy I meant to link but didn't get around to. A really good listen as the guy tries to claim that he is not a fan of Adolf Hiter, he just wanted to give his kids names that were "different" because that's what America is all about, being different.

Allah wondered at the time why a man who is such a fan of Adolf Hitler that he'd make his kids into walking breathing pooping advertisements for him would then balk in a radio interview and refuse to admit he has any fondness for Hitler at all.

Well, I think this all explains it. He probably had been contacted by child services at that time -- for no other reason than the names of his kids (and, frankly, I think child services has the duty to give him a ring in this situation and see what other interesting ideas about child rearing the guy might have) -- and he gave that ridiculous interview knowing that the state was thinking about taking his kids away. So it was all "Hitler? Adolf Hitler? Nah, I wasn't even thinking of that guy. I just like both names separately; I never considered them both together like that. Gee, I guess when you put both names together, I can see why you'd think that."

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