Eye Contact

The Australian

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Saturday September 27, 2008 · 12:25 AM PDT

2008/09/27 · 00:25

5 o'clock shadow, looking at a watch, sighing... the list goes on.

These are the deciding factors in US Presidential debates.

The Australian

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Tuesday September 23, 2008 · 12:16 AM PDT

2008/09/23 · 00:16

The October Surprise. In September. A political trap set and ready to be sprung. The Dems walking right into it. Again.

I agree with Josh Marshall

I think Kos, Digby and Kilgore have this about right. The Republican/McCain plan is to get the Democrats to bail out the GOP's Wall Street friends and then run against them for doing it.

The Australian

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Monday September 22, 2008 · 11:48 AM PDT

2008/09/22 · 11:48

Sorry, not a long diary, just a head's up. Via Atrios, ThinkProgress has the latest polling data from the American Research Group.

http://thinkprogress.org/...

Only 17 percent approve of President Bush’s handling of the economy, with 78 percent disapproving. Even among Republicans, more disapprove of his economic performance than approve.

The Australian

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Sunday September 21, 2008 · 11:46 AM PDT

2008/09/21 · 11:46

CROOKS AND CRIMINALS.

Aravosis over at AMERICAblog has this latest, from a link to http://www.nakedcapitalism.com.

So here's the deal:

£4.4 billion was transferred from the Lehman UK outfit to Lehman’s US holding company just hours before the firm collapsed. This in effect was looting their European offices in order to:

The $2.5 billion had been accrued as part of the contribution to Lehman’s group profits for the first nine months of the year.

So Lehman Brothers made a profit of at least $2.5 billion dollars for the first 9 months of this year. Yes indeedy, a profitable ongoing concern.

The Australian

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Tuesday September 09, 2008 · 12:53 PM PDT

2008/09/09 · 12:53

Once upon a time...

In a small kingdom far, far away, there was a very handsome Prince. His name was Andrew. All the girls in the kingdom swooned over Andrew. Many dreamed they would be his princess bride.

The Australian

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Saturday September 06, 2008 · 5:13 AM PDT

2008/09/06 · 05:13

I was watching the Daily Show online clips of the Republican Convention. When they showed shots of the crowd, I thought hey, I know that woman from somewhere. It couldn't be. Is it? It is. I'm pretty sure. Slightly more boofier hair now, but same angle-downed nose and receding chin when she laughs. Short of a DNA test I can't be 100% certain.

But dang, even if I'm wrong (many women may look similar), it sure as heck looks like her.

The Australian

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Sunday April 20, 2008 · 4:09 PM PDT

2008/04/20 · 16:09

Yahoo News link

Liberation.

He uttered a simple four word phrase yesterday "open war until liberation" which has just redefined and reframed everything.

All the Pentagon retired Generals etc can go on as many TV shows to spout pre-prepared pro-invasion talking points as much as they like and they can't change what's just been changed. America is now fighting people fighting for liberation from America. How's any American General going to sell that concept?

The Australian

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Sunday April 06, 2008 · 5:07 PM PDT

2008/04/06 · 17:07

That BBC headline today pretty much sums it up. Report here

Rocket attack on the Green Zone. 2 US personnel dead, 17 wounded.

A simultaneous assault on a forward US Baghdad base left 1 dead, 14 wounded.

Total US casualties today so far, 3 dead, 31 wounded.

In Sadr City, 22 Iraqis dead and approx 50 wounded.

The Australian

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Sunday January 20, 2008 · 6:19 AM PST

2008/01/20 · 06:19

A child born in 1980 will turn 36 years of age and likely not have known a White House without a Bush or Clinton in it.

You yearn for aristocracy.

You yearn for royalty.

You. America.

Not all of you. Most of you. Enough of you. To choose aristocracy.

The Australian

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Friday January 11, 2008 · 4:25 PM PST

2008/01/11 · 16:25

I'm inspired to set up this poll by the lament of Lamont by bookwoman, who actually linked to the issues poll I'm using here, and politicalteen89's lament of people only voting for "viable" candidates.

Please take the poll and educate me, thanks!

Poll

76 votes Show Results

The candidate this poll gives as most closest to me on the issues is:

76 votes Vote Now!

The candidate this poll gives as most closest to me on the issues is:

Biden

0 votes

Clinton

7 votes

Dodd

3 votes

Edwards

14 votes

Gravel

3 votes

Kucinich

34 votes

Obama

12 votes

Richardson

0 votes

Brownback

0 votes

Giuliani

1 vote

Huckabee

0 votes

McCain

0 votes

Paul

2 votes

Romney

0 votes

Thompson

0 votes

APEC: A tale of two leaders

The Australian

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Wednesday September 05, 2007 · 5:19 AM PDT

2007/09/05 · 05:19

Just watching this meeting of Pacific leaders beginning to unfold on the TV news, and I'm struck by the cntrast between the two currently most powerful leaders in the world, President George W Bush of the United States of America and President Hu Jintao of the Peoples' Republic of China.

First, what's similar: They both wear suits. One at all times, the other sometimes.

Next, the contrast:

The Australian

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Saturday July 14, 2007 · 6:05 PM PDT

2007/07/14 · 18:05

So what about Afghanistan? And if the Taleban retake it? With Osama and Al Qaeda having a foothold in Pakistan? The Pakistan with ninety nukes and all that shiny new American military hardware?

The very first paragraph in The Guardian's report today pretty much lays it out, and the rest of the article goes downhill from there:

Britain's most senior generals have issued a blunt warning to Downing Street that the military campaign in Afghanistan is facing a catastrophic failure, a development that could lead to an Islamist government seizing power in neighbouring Pakistan.

Newer
Older

RSS

Eye Contact

It's a trap [updated]

Bush approval at 19%

Lehman top execs to loot $2.5 billion

Sarah: Duchess of Pork

Purple Heart Lady - she's back

Ruh roh, Al Sadr just used the L word

US soldiers killed in Green Zone

In the year 2016

Do you actually vote the issues?

APEC: A tale of two leaders

military in Afghanistan facing catastrophic failure