Comments on: Sweeps http://www.mahablog.com/2008/02/12/sweeps/ Exposing the ugly truths about the Bush Administration. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:11:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: scott http://www.mahablog.com/2008/02/12/sweeps/#comment-526202 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:24:39 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2008/02/12/sweeps/#comment-526202 I think the area where I live (DC metro) just destroyed HRC's rationalizations about her defeats. About 1.9 million people cast ballots, and she lost by almost 2-1. Obama won blacks, held his own among whites, even won the Hispanic vote narrowly, swept across the board. The point is that this area is VERY diverse from a demographic standpoint, and the Clinton campaign's attempts to dismiss a particular contest as a caucus or not having "real" voters is bullshit. Obama won a state commendingly that the Dems need this fall (Maryland), and he won by an even bigger margin in a state (Virginia) that's becoming more competitive as the years pass. These arguments just don't pass the laugh test any more; they're in trouble, and they know it, or ought to. I think the area where I live (DC metro) just destroyed HRC’s rationalizations about her defeats. About 1.9 million people cast ballots, and she lost by almost 2-1. Obama won blacks, held his own among whites, even won the Hispanic vote narrowly, swept across the board. The point is that this area is VERY diverse from a demographic standpoint, and the Clinton campaign’s attempts to dismiss a particular contest as a caucus or not having “real” voters is bullshit. Obama won a state commendingly that the Dems need this fall (Maryland), and he won by an even bigger margin in a state (Virginia) that’s becoming more competitive as the years pass. These arguments just don’t pass the laugh test any more; they’re in trouble, and they know it, or ought to.

]]> by: DoubleCinco http://www.mahablog.com/2008/02/12/sweeps/#comment-526187 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:02:26 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2008/02/12/sweeps/#comment-526187 I can see no escape from the reality of the economic and human cost (to the military at least) of Iraq and Afghanistan in simultaneous process. Something must give and I prefer it not to cost another two trillion before it does. Howsomever, the right wing in the U.S. and Israel are not going to be shoved aside easily. Liberman, Pelosi, Finestein, Schumer et al have been behind the lines doing their do so very glad that Dubya prides himself on poking his fingers into our eyes as they cow tow to the same lord and masters. Brooks column reminded me of images of Poe's "Descent Into A Malestrom:: Here the vast bed of the waters, seamed and scarred into a thousand conflicting channels, burst suddenly into phrensied convulsion --heaving, boiling, hissing --gyrating in gigantic and innumerable vortices, and all whirling and plunging on to the eastward with a rapidity which water never elsewhere assumes except in precipitous descents. Ah those precipitous descents. Damn my eyes....too late. I can see no escape from the reality of the economic and human cost (to the military at least) of Iraq and Afghanistan in simultaneous process. Something must give and I prefer it not to cost another two trillion before it does.

Howsomever, the right wing in the U.S. and Israel are not going to be shoved aside easily. Liberman, Pelosi, Finestein, Schumer et al have been behind the lines doing their do so very glad that Dubya prides himself on poking his fingers into our eyes as they cow tow to the same lord and masters.

Brooks column reminded me of images of Poe’s “Descent Into A Malestrom::

Here the vast bed of the waters, seamed and scarred into a thousand conflicting channels, burst suddenly into phrensied convulsion –heaving, boiling, hissing –gyrating in gigantic and innumerable vortices, and all whirling and plunging on to the eastward with a rapidity which water never elsewhere assumes except in precipitous descents.

Ah those precipitous descents. Damn my eyes….too late.

]]> by: Sachem http://www.mahablog.com/2008/02/12/sweeps/#comment-526172 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:17:24 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2008/02/12/sweeps/#comment-526172 Earlier tonight MSNBC reported that the exit polling data revealed that <b>8% of Registered Republican in the Commonwealth of Virginia</b> voted for Obama today. There is a new center in American politics. Will someone come up with a better name than Obamacans. Earlier tonight MSNBC reported that the exit polling data revealed that 8% of Registered Republican in the Commonwealth of Virginia voted for Obama today.

There is a new center in American politics. Will someone come up with a better name than Obamacans.

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