Nightly Ramble: WP Updates, Rain, Super Delegates, Waterboarding?

• Figures. Heaviest traffic day we’ve had in a month, and there’s an WordPress update to be done. I guess I’ll hold off on it until tomorrow, or perhaps the weekend, depending.
• Rained like crazy here this morning. We actually had

• Yes,I know, I didn’t comment last night as regards the Superbowl. I’m just as glad New York won. Not that I’ve ever been a Giants fan, but the last few seasons I’ve been less of a Pats fan, particularly since

Senator Arlen “Scottish Law” Spector in letter to N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell wants to know why the league destroyed the evidence of the New England Patriot spying on the New York Jets, from brnaz, Empty Wheel:

“That requires an

And so why would Soros be trying to move us toward Democrats here in the US?

Jawa has the answer:

During an interview with the BBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, billionaire leftist George Soros weighed in

The Clintons play dirty when they feel threatened. But we knew that, didn’t we?
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The problem is not Hillary Clinton per se or the sharp exchanges and personal accusations that squeamish political reporters deplore. That’s what politics is always

Good move, or bad move, Barack Obama knows where to attack the Clinton’s in the massive, and over inflated, egos.   B.J. Clinton is riled over Obama’s Reagan comments, Ezra Klein, American Prospect:

Bill Clinton’s take on this was that

• Three honorable mentions in the OTB Caption Contest. A little unusual, to have three in one contest. Still, I suppose it’s a natural result of hitting Rodney with a handful of one liners every week.
• I see Ted Kennedy telling

If there were ever a bigger and more fanciful case of wishful thinking than Krugman’s New York Times article, today, I’ve never seen it. He’s going well over and above his usual fantasy mongering, here:

Maybe Mr. Obama was,

Michael Graham, National Review:

McCain is a weak candidate by any measure. Only once in his two presidential races has John McCain ever won a majority of the vote, and that was Michigan in 2000. He has yet to

The Reverend Al Sharpton is a race baiting bigot.  So why is a democrat candidate, and the spouse of one, groveling at his feet?  Ben Smith, Politico:

Al Sharpton didn’t run for President this round, and yet he’s

• Quite the shouting match going on over at Q&O, over that bit that Billy referenced earlier this morning. The subject? Well, I’m convinced about half of those involved don’t know and another 49% don’t understand it. For the first time

I’ve spent the morning hopping around the ‘sphere, and have noted a trend I’ve noted in previous election years…  I’m noticing how very much of the platforms of the Democrats is surrounded by guilt. Perhaps you’ve noticed it, too?

A

I’m going to pass along some extended quotes that caught my eye over the weekend.

During the thousand years that included the careers of the Frankish soldier and the Polish king, the Christians of Asia and Africa proved unable to

Was installing a new screen in my Palm Pilot, tonight. While working, I had a chance to mentally break down each candidate with respect to Iowa.

Some notes in no particular Order:

Mike Huckabee;

Huckabee did about as well as

It’s New Year’s Day, and I’ve got a day off.

I’m watching a huge orgasm in non-coverage occurring in the primary states this morning, particularly Iowa. in watching all of this nonsense the last couple of days I am reminded