Nightly Ramble: Forks, Whackos, McCain

• No, Billy, she’s not done, yet, nor will she be. You of all people will understand that the woman is all about power, and the obtaining of it. As such, she’s not going to back off, even come next

It’s interesting, watching people avoiding the obvious about the NY Times, and the McCain smear. Roger Simon, for example:

Excuse me for going psychoanalytic, but there was something weirdly self-destructive in the newspaper’s behavior on this matter.

I cannot

Andrew the Incontinent is back on his mountain, and expounds thus:

It was extremely pleasant not to have to respond in real time to the McCain story. Reading the blogosphere as a simple observer, it was, however, a little depressing

WASHINGTON -AP- Ralph Nader said Sunday he will run for president as a third-party candidate, criticizing the top White House contenders as too close to big business and pledging to repeat a bid that will “shift the power from the

Now, perhaps it’s just me, but I’ve noted a trend that we should discuss as a nation… Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama seem to be fixated on the question “What can your country do for you?” They’ve apparently forgotten the

By way of fellow Swamp Stomper, the Dread Pundit Bluto, And Breitbart, we see AFP offering up:

Presumptive Republican nominee John McCain Friday said he hoped Fidel Castro’s resignation would be followed by his speedy demise, and rapped

If John Hawkins’ latest polling on the matter is anything like accurate, McCain still has a lot of work to do to gain the trust of the base.

For the benefit of those who are new to this blog, I’ll say up front I don’t like John McCain. DOnot mistake this string of comments, therefore as a defense of him. But it will be useful for us to

Illegal alien kills, Fox News:

MINNEAPOLIS – A woman who authorities say is in the country illegally and using an alias was charged Friday with four counts of criminal vehicular homicide and two lesser charges in a school

Heh… Check out Bob Geldoff…. Here”s Hume last night:

Rock singer and noted social activist Bob Geldof is praising President Bush for his work in delivering bills of dollars to fight disease and poverty in Africa – and ripping the

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen to thinly veiled a hit piece, as what the New York Times has unleased on John McCain. Since, in fact, the TANG forged documents.  No shock for this; I predicted that there

• Billy
  

  “I’ve always believed that he’s the easier candidate to beat in the Fall.”

  (McPhillips: “Are The Clintons Over?”)

  I think his general position is correct: these people won’t be “over” until we see their boxes getting dropped into the

Mrs. Clinton’s last stand, via Byron York, National Review:

On a conference call, top strategist Mark Penn just told reporters that in the next two weeks Hillary Clinton will go after Barack Obama on the issue of who is

• Honorable Mention in the OTB Caption Contest.
• No, folks… Now is not the time for The Cuban embargo to be removed. Not until Fidel Casto‘s POLICIES are. This is not about one man, however infamous. This is about the

• The Jawas say Toshiba‘s given up on HD-DVD, and Sony will win this one with their Blu-Ray.. I dunno, after they lost on Beta, I guess it makes sense. The difference being this time quality at the