1 Of Afghanistan, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said, "As heavy a loss as this was, it would even be more tragic if..."

Overused comparative narrative never wasting a crisis.

2

Obama Administration to Call for Syria's Assad to Step Down

Perhaps he should send a “sternly worded letter” as well. Or maybe he thinks he can open up another illegal war.

3

Republicans only lose one seat in WI recall election despite millions from unions and the much vaunted union GOTV effort

I know there was a thread for this last night but I want emphasize one major thing. Note the first paragraph in this story.

Republicans held onto control of the Wisconsin Senate on Tuesday, defeating four Democratic challengers in a recall election despite an intense political backlash against GOP support for Gov. Scott Walker's effort to curb public employees' union rights.

All the “polls” showed the Gov tanking and people dissatisfied with his “anti-union” efforts. As I have said many times, this is the only poll that matters and it is the most accurate. The polls were shit. The other thing I do not understand is how they can have an election and “recall” at the same time. Isn’t that just an unscheduled do-over for the last election?

4

Everybody is rioting as economies collapse.

As I said, any Morons living within 35 milers of a city > 30K need to move or be ready to split very fast at the first sign of trouble.

5 More coming

6 I disown you! Disown. You are dead to me. I am eating all your sandwiches, dead people don't need them.

7 And as I said before, I intend to enjoy every minute of the next 16 months as our Play-Pimp President arrives at his epic ass- beating.

8

Looks like the Wisconsin Senate isn't going to flip.  That's another bullet the Unions have shot and missed in trying to maintain the unsustainable government setup we have now.

Gov. Walker and the Wisconsin have taken it to the enemy as much as Chris Christie. They've actually made the Dems weaker nationally by forcing them to expend ever decreasing resources.

This is how to fight.  Not the RINO method of waiting for conditions to be perfect.

As Gen. George S. Patton said: "A good plan executed violently is better than a perfect plan next week."

   

9

The Hill whistling past the political graveyard

Many experts assert that while the president might not yet have reached a point of no return on the economy, he will have to defy a number of historical precedents in order to win a second term.

Use the old "many experts" dodge. That would be two of their co-workers on the editorial staff.

10 Sounds like the press won't be mentioning the Wisconsin recall.  Funny, if the results were different we'd be hearing about it for the next three weeks.  Down the memory hole!

Let's see what happens to the Dems who got recalled now.

11

Rand Paul pushing for vote of no confidence in Tim Geithner

Useless symbolic vote.

12

Perhaps he should send a “sternly worded letter” as well. Or maybe he thinks he can open up another illegal war.

Posted by: Vic at August 10, 2011 06:57 AM

Perhaps Barack Hussein Obama -- a/k/a Osama Obama, thanks to the late, never-great Teddy Kennedy -- should consider relocating his America-hating ass to the Middle East, since he clearly feels most at home with Muzzies, tin-pot dictators  and terrorists.

I'd call that a win/win for all.

13 Use the old "many experts" dodge. That would be two of their co-workers on the editorial staff.

Posted by: Vic at August 10, 2011 07:05 AM (M9Ie6)

Vic,

There are those who will use any dodge to set up their strawmen.

14 Some say we are in an era of unprecedented strawman arguments.

15

Hey, Syria, you better be careful!

Obama called for me to step down, and when I told him to tuck his junk between his legs and do the wookie dick-dance, he responded.  Sternly.

And that's why I am no longer in power in Lybia. 

Oh, and suck it, NATO.

16

Well we see where Commie Clyburn is headed if he is on the Super Tax Committee

U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn said Tuesday that a soon-to-be-appointed bipartisan congressional committee, charged with finding ways to cut federal spending, should sunset tax cuts, passed under President George W. Bush, and eliminate corporate tax loopholes, not cut entitlement programs.

That is about as mealy-mouthed a statement as the PR rag can make.The Dems will appoint 6 commies just like this.

17

John Bolton (and his bitchin 'stache) are on Fox talking about why he might consider running for POTUS.

He's such a tease.

18 Congratulations to Wisconsin for sending those cocksucking union goon packing with their tails so far between their legs they're banging up against their tiny johnsons.  That should be nice for El JEFe's midwestern bus tour as he stops by the friendly confines of the union halls to see those long-faced maggots.  Keep spending the dues from the rank and file on bullshit like this; it might make them wake up and realize that you're not doing a fucking thing for them except bleeding them dry.

Now is Ohio your next target?  Bring it hard, fuckfaces; you're about to get another high colonic.

19 Bolton/Caddell '012!

20

Washington Post on Rick Perry

If that’s the case, Mark McKinnon, who was a top adviser to President George W. Bush, has a warning for the former Massachusetts governor. “I think he will put Romney in the microwave and turn it up to high,” he said. “Romney’s been avoiding the heat so far, but not when Perry gets in.”

21 U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn said Tuesday that a soon-to-be-appointed bipartisan congressional committee, charged with finding ways to cut federal spending, should sunset tax cuts, passed under President George W. Bush, and eliminate corporate tax loopholes, not cut entitlement programs.

Just to get spending even with revenues, government would have to confiscate ANOTHER 10% of everything made in America. Every year.

Talk of 'revenue enhancements' to keep ludicrous spending in place is boob-bait for the bubbas.  There's not enough money out there.

Nominating someone a demagogue like Cyburn just shows the Dems are just trying to crash the whole process, because that works to their advantage.  But, then again, that's been their approach all along.

22

Education czar Duncan rules by decree, not law

CouldnÂ’t we say the same thing about all of the Obama executive branch? We should repeal the stupid no child law. In fact, we should repeal the Dept of Ed and all its regulations and fire everyone in it.

23

The Senate Moves To Investigate The S&P Downgrade

Arrogance at best, tyranny at worst.

24

The Senate Moves To Investigate The S&P Downgrade

"Uh, yeah, Harry, those bills you tabled? Yeah, that pretty much did it. Investigation concluded."

25

Ed Schultz weeping tears are tasty

26 Say Uncle said...

"WhatÂ’s the cause of the riot? IÂ’m guessing lack of incoming fire".

27 UPDATE: Democrats Remove Vote Tampering Allegations in Recall Election

Update, 1 a.m. Wednesday: The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has pulled a news release from its website that alleges vote tampering in Waukesha County by the county clerk.



a "heat of the moment" statement. Denial of reality sucks...
It MUST have been vote tampering because there were no discovered ballots favoring the Democrat...

28 Folks on Morning Joe looking like their pet gerbil died overnight. BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!!!!! So much for Wisconsin. Meanwhile, at the moment their little goateed "analyst" (Let's call him Goat Boy, Analist at Large) is discussing the fact that 51 percent of the American public - according to a sample no doubt heavily skewed towards Democrats, with the questions asked in the most favorable light for Obama conceivable without having the pollster break out into giggles - don't believe Obama deserves a second term. Think about it: it's not even a matter of, "Out of two deserving candidates, which one would you vote for?" No, it's more along the lines of, "This piece of flotsam & jetsam has as much moral standing to spend one extra day in the White House as the particularly messy bowel movement I just flushed down the toilet." And what does Goatboy, Analist at Large, say to all this? "The White House is grateful for who their opponents are." REALLY, Goatboy?? Wouldn't they be even MORE grateful if a poll showed that 52 percent of the American public don't believe Republicans even deserved consideration for their vote?? Go analize THAT, Goatboy!

29 You know the MFM will only report the most skewed polls in favor of the donks they can find.  They can't help themselves, they must deceive the American people, its in their blood.  I don't believe the polls they quote.  Just like the unemployment numbers or the inflation numbers the government puts out.  It's a lot worse than they want people to know.

30 27 Say Uncle said...

"WhatÂ’s the cause of the riot? IÂ’m guessing lack of incoming fire".

Posted by: beedubya at August 10, 2011 07:32 AM (AnTyA)

Nothing makes one pause and consider their actions like the first time you hear the sound of incoming rounds. It would certainly stop these hooligans in their tracks.

31 I guess that is it for the "news" today. The next big thing will be how the markets do today. We had two days of crash and one day of some recovery.

I am predicting crash today.

32 Update, 1 a.m. Wednesday: The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has pulled a news release from its website that alleges vote tampering in Waukesha County by the county clerk.



Doesn't matter if they did pull it. The narrative is in. The lunatics on AMessNBC were repeating it ad nauseum last night...and so were leftard blogs.

That clerk in Waukesha needs protection...but you can't depend on the police up there. Those left wing whack jobs up there really are dangerous

33 The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has pulled a news release from its website that alleges vote tampering in Waukesha County by the county clerk.


Greg wept.

34 Nominating someone a demagogue like Cyburn just shows the Dems are just trying to crash the whole process, because that works to their advantage.  But, then again, that's been their approach all along.

Posted by: nickless at August 10, 2011 07:25 AM (MMC8r)

I was hoping redistricting would cut into Clyburn's "minority - majority" district but it looks like that is not going to happen. The Democrats have joined with a group of RINOs who used to be Democrats to block the Republican plan. By blocking it they have caused it to now go to the courts where the courts will do the redistricting.

This is the kind of shit that really pisses me off.

35 32 I guess that is it for the "news" today. The next big thing will be how the markets do today. We had two days of crash and one day of some recovery. I am predicting crash today. Posted by: Vic at August 10, 2011 07:37 AM (M9Ie6) I think yesterday was more a matter of bargain hunting than "recovery."

36 UPDATE: Democrats Remove Vote Tampering Allegations in Recall Election

Update, 1 a.m. Wednesday: The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has pulled a news release from its website that alleges vote tampering in Waukesha County by the county clerk.


a "heat of the moment" statement. Denial of reality sucks...
It MUST have been vote tampering because there were no discovered ballots favoring the Democrat...

Posted by: StrategicCorporalUSMC

 

Give us a frigging break. From where we were standing, it looked like fraud.

37 Greg said this election will be a bellwether and he was right!

38 Happy birthday to meeee
Happy birthday to meeeeee
Happy birthday dear joncelli,
Happy birthday to meeeeeeeee.

39

Say Uncle said...

"WhatÂ’s the cause of the riot? IÂ’m guessing lack of incoming fire".

Posted by: beedubya at August 10, 2011 07:32 AM (AnTyA)

 

Well said.  If there were any sense or reason motivating the British government, right now the Life Guards would be out in the streets doing some live-target saber practice.  Rioters should be gunned down with ruthless vigor.

The link to the article yesterday was proof enough of what was going on - that this is the start of an insurrection.  People were not just being robbed - they were being made to strip down and their clothes were taken.  That's not just robbery.  That is a clear statement of humiliation and domination - and there's no denying there's a strong ethnic component involved.

What sickens me most is that the only solidarity shown by law abiding folk seems to be in the Turkish/Kurdish sections.  Of course, the reason is probably that they know they have the cover of their skin color to keep them from being arrested for the crime of self defense.  Any pale English will no doubt continue to be arrested if they dare raise a fist to fend off an attacker.  Even as the police, in their apathy, stand by and allow the assaults on the innocent to take place.

To me, it's disappointing in the extreme that none of the English anti-muslim organizations have come out to fill in where the police fail.  If English nationalist organizations were to be seen as the only defenders of the law abiding public they would make great progress in the elections.  Or at least their recruiting would benefit greatly, and make them more ready for the final showdown.   

 

40 As I said, any Morons living within 35 milers of a city > 30K need to move or be ready to split very fast at the first sign of trouble.

Vic, I was at the mall last night getting kids measured for school shoes (which we will buy online), and hanging out near some TVs watching London burn.  There were two VA State Troopers watching the same thing - I said "I hope you have a plan to hold the bridges" (into DC), they didn't answer but their body language agreed with the small group milling about.  Didn't even get a disapproving look from a moderate Republican type, who thinks we shouldn't talk about such things.

41

Give us a frigging break. From where we were standing, it looked like fraud.

Posted by: Wisconsin Dems( reporting from an undisclosed location in Ill at August 10, 2011 07:42 AM (326rv)

Now that's funny

42 It MUST have been vote tampering because there were no discovered ballots favoring the Democrat... Posted by: StrategicCorporalUSMC But... but... didn't anyone check the trunk of the rainbow-colored VW Beetle parked behind the polling station - the one with the giant peace sign on the hood??

43 Happy birthday joncelli from another Leo

44 39 Happy birthday to meeee Happy birthday to meeeeee Happy birthday dear joncelli, Happy birthday to meeeeeeeee. Posted by: joncelli at August 10, 2011 07:43 AM (Nvw83) Screw You. No one said Happy Birthday to ME on Sunday... Ummm.... I mean... HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JONCELLI!!!!!

45 Is anybody going to talk Ed Schultz down off his ledge this morning??

46 Is anybody going to talk Ed Schultz down off his ledge this morning??

Posted by: CoolCzech

 

Screw him. He's in my spot.

47 Jump! You mean like that?

48 Ok so has anyone gotten screen caps of some of the choice liberal tear comments over at Kos for losing the Mich recall? I want to bathe in them, drink them, and use them to water a tree from which I hang the Gadsden flag.

49 There MUST be more ballots!  Give me another minute!

It is hard to cheat in a small community with lots of scrutiny, but we would like to try!

50 wow....when i went to bed last night the libs were talking about how two to three dems were going to win and it was all over for the gop in wisc AND and the rest of the country.......this is GREAT NEWS!!!!!!

51 9

The Hill whistling past the political graveyard

Many experts assert that while the president might not yet have reached a point of no return on the economy, he will have to defy a number of historical precedents in order to win a second term.

Use the old "many experts" dodge. That would be two of their co-workers on the editorial staff.
----
Or "Americans want...."
They can type anything after want and it would fly.

52

Hey,

Where's all the DOOM? 

53 Besides, I;m hungry.

54 happy birthday coolczech, happy birthday joncelli!

55 4 Everybody is rioting as economies collapse. This is your world without an American President.

56 @55: Why, thank you! The Big 48... Oh, boy...

57 One other little tidbit for the Morons. There was an article at one of the DC PR rags about how they expected gas taxes to be the next big fight in the Highway Bill. I didn't link to it because I didn't think it was much of a story but...

It is the first big money allocation bill this year. Remember all those calls that said the CR was not really a budget so much as a guideline and that the spending allocation bill would be the key?

Well here it is. The highway allocation has always been the traditional pork vehicle for both Parties. I can hardly wait to see what they do and I hope the "big fight" is not over a few cents in gas taxes. 

58 By all means, let the donks raise gas taxes.  And any Republican that goes along with them will get what they deserve.

59 OK, where did everyone go? Did the ice cream truck just roll through the neighborhood??

60 brb, still snacking on Schultz

61 The story was that Repubs would hold the bill hostage to "lower" gas taxes.

62 shop a moron

63 What is up with all the riots in London? How bad is it in London?

64 Since Dingy Harry names his three picks yesterday, will McConnell name his today? I saw no speculation on that this morning.

65 The Big 48... Oh, boy...

I"m somehow closer to 50 then 40 myself. How the fuck did that happen?

66 @65: I'm betting on McCain, Graham, and either Snowe or Collins.

67 66 The Big 48... Oh, boy... I"m somehow closer to 50 then 40 myself. How the fuck did that happen? Posted by: lowandslow at August 10, 2011 08:19 AM (GZitp) Good, healthy living. I like to take a positive view: getting older is better than the alternative.

68 Happy Birthday Joncelli and CoolCzech!

69 All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia.

70 Since Dingy Harry names his three picks yesterday, will McConnell name his today? I saw no speculation on that this morning.

Harry took my picks!

71
My coffee needs lefty tears.

What's the reaction from the sinestrosphere?

72 #67  I believe McConnell already said he would not name anyone who was receptive to raising taxes.

73
Maybe Gabriel can make himself useful and post a roundup of caterwauling from his favorite lefty blogs.

74 I know most Republicans will fight any taxes.  What I'm saying is if the donks push it, let them.  If the donks really think Americans want more taxes so they can get pork from the government they are crazy.  Especially gas taxes.  People watch the price of gas like a hawk.

75 After the families specifically requested no media while they received their loved ones home at Dover AFB, our shitty little prez decides to post a photo of himself saluting on the Whitehouse webpage...what an arrogant ass.

76
Happy Birthday Joncelli and CoolCzech!

Twins?!?!?

77 77 Happy Birthday Joncelli and CoolCzech! Twins?!?!? Posted by: Soothsayer at August 10, 2011 08:28 AM (NdWo2) I'm the right, slightly perkier, one!

78
Most political blogs have a Godwin rule.

Here at AoS we have a Boobwin rule.

79

It just occurred to me that all those "nonlethal" munitions that have been developed where supposed to be intended for riot control instead of use on non resising traffic stops and tantrum throwing 7 year olds.

 

WTF?

80 So our government borrows money from China.  Then our government gives the money to a university to conduct some kind of study in China.  WTF?  Who the hell is running this madhouse?

81 Notice how the only ones fighting back in London are probably Muslims? One thing Islam has over the west, it doesn't emasculate their men. Probably be the death of us.

82 So our government borrows money from China. Then our government gives the money to a university to conduct some kind of study in China. WTF? Who the hell is running this madhouse? Posted by: Case at August 10, 2011 08:40 AM (DYR2Q) "Who the hell is running this madhouse?" that my friend is the $64,000 question?

83 82 Notice how the only ones fighting back in London are probably Muslims? One thing Islam has over the west, it doesn't emasculate their men. Probably be the death of us. Posted by: lowandslow at August 10, 2011 08:40 AM (GZitp) Right! I'd do you for that crack... except I'm too busy stripping off all my clothes so this Big Bad Black rioter doesn't beat me up...

84 I'm waiting for the photo of David Cameron being stripped of his clothing by a "protestor" before entering the House of Parliament to talk in his skivvies about how well he is handling the riots...

85 Happy birthday!

86

Happy belated Birfday, CoolCzech!

and

Happy Birthday, joncelli!

87 I am not clear if I totally understand the full thought pattern behind this.

88 The massive environmental impact reports for the California high-speed rail's first segment--from Merced to Fresno and Fresno to Bakersfield--were released today. The cost of the initial segments was initially estimated at about $7 billion, but it now looks more like $10 billion to $13.9 billion, according to BizJournals. Meanwhile, Fox News just reported that the Obama administration is giving the project an extra $179 million (maybe that'll pay for a park and ride).

Anyway, a few salient points from the EIR, according to the Fresno Bee: about 700 homes, 680 businesses, and 3,450 acres of farmland would need to be displaced for this segment of the bullet train.

CurbedLA



So, almost $14 billion spent out in the boonies before you have to spend the real big bucks to build in the urban areas around LA, SF and Sacramento. GG Choo-Choo types.

BTW - for those 680 businesses lost, the reports estimate about 30 employees per, so that's 20,000 more jobs lost.  Again, before you hit the built-up areas where most people work.

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90 71 Since Dingy Harry names his three picks yesterday, will McConnell name his today? I saw no speculation on that this morning.

Harry took my picks!

Posted by: Mitch 'White Flag' McConnell at August 10, 2011 08:26 AM (MMC8r)

Now that is funny.

91 Hey, Dickhead Trumka, how you like the taste of my ass?

Posted by: Scott Walker at August 10, 2011 09:14 AM (hXJOG)

 

I hope the union thugs wasted millions on losing those elections. Really bled their coffers dry

92 Laurie David's Cervix at August 10, 2011 09:07 AM

Funny,

these favored plans never run afoul of the Environmental Impact regulations,

isn't it.

No "Burrowing Owls"

No "protected"  little lizards, to get in the way.

93 Speaking of Crack & Rack, here's a Hawty for you... http://pajamasmedia.com/zombie/files/2011/08/IMG_1070.jpg 'Cause I'm a giver...

94 Kaus goes after Kos in this post from the early hours this morning.

95

I've got to run out and will check back later, but I just thought I'd ask since this is a kinda open thread thingy.  Has anyone ever tried the holistic ADD meds you see advertised on the interwebz? 

There was one product that was up constantly when I clicked onto the HQ, but it disappeared.  I did a customer reviews search at the time and found pages and pages of good reviews.

There's another one I found that has a name similar to "focus factor" and the reviews said while it's effective, it's too expensive to be able to buy continuously (which sounds like an honest review and not something the company made up).  Any Moron/Moron offspring experience with this stuff?

96 I hope that the British can refrain from using WMD's (Water Moves Dipshits) in the streets. It would be really radical, not to mention kind of mean, to soak someone to the bone! It would be better, surely, to let the dipshits burn buildings than to risk getting someone really wet or make someone lose their balance or, God forbid, even knock someone down AND get them wet! Oh, the horror!

97 Ain't there some Dems up for recall in WI next week? How vulnerable are they?

98 Re Kloppenberg/Prosser and Kathy Nicklaus - it is my recollection that she gave the correct vote totals and they did not change.  AP for some reason just didn't get them until much later.  I don't remember where the totals were from that I was looking at, but I remember people here remarking on why the AP didn't have the same ones.  She's a convenient scapegoat.

I wonder if the WI Dem chair is waiting until the results of next week's election to go after her with a lawsuit.