Clinton at State and McCain at Defense? What next - George W Bush as National Security Adviser? Looks to me as if Obama is ensuring that he will never get the blame for anything. Or he is playing both his opponents so he can publicly reject them in short order. Once an assho**e, always an assh**e. Also by choosing a GOP for the cabinet Obama is getting glowing press - as if appointing a member of the opposing party is exceptional or ground breaking. It is not. Going by memory only here...other presidents who put members of the opposing party in their cabinets: Lincoln, FDR, Ike, JFK, Nixon, Clinton...I am sure there are many others. Seriously, when will the delusional Obama press come to? 3 months? 6 months? Never? In fact... A few weeks ago I posted Zeffirelli's version of the Romeo and Juliet balcony scene. Here is Bernstein/Sondheim version:
The farce that Obama represents change marches on. Mr. President-elect Barky is populating his transition with Team Clinton. A move I heartily endorse, being one who sees the Clinton years as being as close to sane as we've gotten in recent history. (Poor Gerald Ford attempted to keep the ideologues at bay - but, alas, 1976 was no time to be a GOP President.)
As for Hillary being Secretary of State-I am of two minds. As a Clinton loyalist I'd love to see her job match her abilities. Ted Kennedy, determined to the last to throw elbows at the Clintons (they had the gall to WIN!!! - twice no less!!!) kicked Hillary to the curb on healthcare Thus rendering her unable to influence healthcare in the Senate - so why shouldn't she bolt? If she is not going to be President then the State Department is a good choice. However, the best choice is as a justice on the Supreme Court.
Obama got the low down on the God-awful situation via intelligence briefings after he won and suddenly the promises he made to make Kerry and the New Mexico gas bag Richardson for the Sec. of State post are not operational.
The down side for Hillary would be her boss - a man who cannot and should not be trusted. Chances are good he will lead the country into one foreign policy nightmare after another. Breaking it to the Kos Kidz that world peace and pounding our rifles into drums for Love Circles on the campus quad is OFF THE TABLE - and that much of the errant nonsense the Obama Pods spewed about Iraq during the campaign was, in fact, errant nonsense - will go down hard on the latter day hippie saints in Cheetos Blog land.
Obama is cagey and he'll blame Hillary for every dumbass mistake he makes.
Rove will be leaving cackling messages on Donna Brazile's answering machine as the 2010 campaign heats up.
The fact that Obama has finally come to on the shores of Lake Michigan and realized he now needs ADULTS running things, not compliant talking heads and Lord of the Flies bloggers-and is therefore is tapping Clintonites-proves that, at the very least, he does not intend to fail. Though he more than likely will.
Uber Zionist Rahm Emanuel on the scene gives me some hope that Israel is not going to be ditched. As for Biden-he looks more and more like a backbencher to history. Spiro Agnew with a comb over. The more he talks the less relevant he becomes.
So GO BARRY! REHIRE the Clinton team - I liked them then and like them now. Also, I do want to see how your ass kissers at Huffington and MSNBC justify your slide over to Clinton land. They love trashing the Clinton's for no rational reason so much, after all.
Then again, the DNC might start wondering why they threw the nomination to you to be begin with - if you are just going to recreate Clinton's Admin. Coulda had the real deal...but..uh...she has no penis...so you got to jump to the head of the line.
Clinton Dems actually know how to WORK for a living. Maybe you and Michelle will learn something from your new hires.
A music choice for tonight: The True Blood Theme. Very sing-able.
That's all, Folks! Many, many, things have ended this year...I believe one more event is over today: the election. I see no way the Democratic nominee loses. On his side: he's got the anxiety of the people, the media, Wall Street, and the Chicago machine. Not bad. tuff to beat that in any year. Much less a "Democratic" year.
Tell me why I'm wrong. I'd sure like to know.
Is there an "October" surprise that had an effect on an outcome? I can't think of any.
Is there a 527 (where are the 527's????) ad run in October that has effected an outcome? I don't know of any. They all run in the summer.
Rezko is now talking to prosecutors. Will this matter in the next 5 weeks? Doubtful.
Is there a "whitey tape?" Doubtful.
I sat and waited for Clinton to take Obama out. It would have been easy enough. She never did.
Now we sit and wait for McCain to take Obama out. I could create the ad. You could create the ad. It is easy pick 'ens with this guy. Yet, McCain only releases of series of glancing blows about "ready to lead" - (this line is already worn out. The line is: "DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHO THIS GUY IS?")
The whole thing is fishy. Obama is easy to take down it - yet no one is doing it. Why?
A reading from the Lost Gospel of Donna the Brazilian Chapter 66, Verse 6 -
Backstory:
This gospel which was rediscovered by a biker in a drug treatment center just south of Atlanta. It was wrapped tightly in a bong, that had been squirreled away beneath a sink in the basement. Sadly the Biker smoked most of this Gospel before long time counselor "Tiny" Gonzalez could taze and sit on him. The gospel, when smoked, is reported to have caused such incredible euphoria for the biker that he has never returned to sanity, and now sits bolt upright in his room all day - completly covered by a blanket he crocheted during an America's Next Top Model marathon. When anyone approaches he says in a spooky little person voice: "Do not go into the light Carol Anne." or, in the same spooky voice, "I'm not gay if I'm on top. booooooooo" and occasionally: "Mommy please don't make me play naked air hockey with your boyfriend again tonight."
Here is all that remains of the lost Obama gospel written by Donna the Brazillian:
In came to pass in those days that the Lord Obama's money lenders had accomplished their goal.
For they had given-eth all their cash-eth for to defeat-eth the "qualified one" named Hillary.
And now they no longer cared.
And The Lord Obama's Cash Cow was sent out to be slaughtered.
And the Lord went into the Lobby where the the People of the Money lingered and said:
Why? Why have you forsaken me, money people? It is my hour of need for I have just bought a new plane for myself. To bring-eth the message of Hopey changey to all the 57 states."
The People of the Money in the Lobby said to the Lord Obama:
Wow. Dude. You think we really cared about that hopey change schtick? That was crap for the potheads in Berkeley, stupid college kids, and the rich white liberal morons in Marin County. You did not think we actually LIKED you, did you? Come on. Take a look at yourself. You're pathetic. You're not even junior law partner material yet. And that shrew you married. Yikes! She makes the crazy cat lady on the Simpsons seem like Jackie Kennedy. Barry, dude, we just needed someone to defeat the Qualified One named Hillary. So thanks. Cheers!
And they raised their Scotches in salute. Which is a great honor from the Gaseous Money Men of the Lobby. And then went back to watching Tiger Woods on the Big Screen-eth at the Country Club-eth.
Then the money people laughed at the Lord, saying to him go ask David Geffen or Arianna Huffington for an advance on your allowance. The money people LOL-ed mightily at this. And then they hacked and coughed and turned away from the Lord.
But the Lord did not leave for he was confus-eth and said: Money people, Money people, why have you forsaken me?
One Money Person said to the Lord Obama -Shush, freak.
For the money people were watching Tiger Woods Golf-eth and the Lord was being a Pest-eth.
Yet the Lord would not leave. So one money person asked Barry for a light.
And another asked him if he would do one of those hopey changy speeches at his daughters sweet 16 party in the Hamptons, offering him 1,000 dollars cash and a car for to pick him up at the JFK. And possibly a free night at the La Quinta just over the line in Connecticut.
And another asked him to fix some drinks.
And Barry was upset. For Donna, the beast like Brazilian, had told him that he was actually beloved by the money people.
And the Lord went out back for a smoke-eth.
And while he smoked he decided to blame the "Qualified One" for his problems. Because she was a female. and White. and it was easy to blame her.
And the Lord decided to make-eth a speech about hope and change in a foreign land near a large gate. And the Lord decided to have Rev. Jackson say something stupid to all the land to make the Lord Obama look less Black. And the Lord decided to flip flop many times, for this will make them love me again, he thought.
And the Lord tooketh a deep drag on his Camel Wide. And the lord was happy. So he went to Denny's for a late night waffle.
