Wasn't it Obama who said the Straight Talk Express got a flat tire or lost a wheel or something like that? LOL! Sounds about right.

Why weren't these boo hooers giving Bush the same treatment for the last 7 years?

Mmmmm. I know we're not supposed to be trite and spiteful around here, but this tastes so good in my ears.

And reich-wingers have been telling us for years they are the "Big Tent Party". Reich-wingers [easily] debunked again.

This morning, Politico reported that CPAC organizers had instructed conference attendees not to boo McCain.

More proof that reich-wingers do not support freedom of speech.

Holy shit.

we may be able to beat Mccain even with Hillary.....na

The Repugs will never get the Hispanic vote because people are not inclined to vote someone that wants to deport Grandma.

What a bunch of paranoid, angry, rich white haters. CPAC should be tossed into the dustbin of history right along with the KKK.

You mean 'frontrunner' McCrazy got booed?

CROWD: Boo! Boo!

Booing or pod scream?

He reminds me of an older Bob Dole.

goatsage @ 22:

IdahoMoe @ 21:

He reminds me of an older Bob Dole.

Are ads for penile dysfunction in McCain's future?

Viagra...my friends!

Proud2bHumble @ 12:

Looks like Tancredo just made the short list for V.P.

The beautiful thing is that doing something like this will bite them in the ass too.......McCaine's age being a consideration and all makes an enhanced possibility of the VP finishing his term.

V V

ray @ 3:

Why weren't these boo hooers giving Bush the same treatment for the last 7 years?

Are you kidding? They gave Cheney a standing o today, and greeted him with chants of "4 More Years". I mean, we're really not talking about rational people here.

►Dear Aliens from outer space, please come and attack earth and make it so the Democrat's have to get along.

Maybe you can leave one of those Klatu guys to make sure we don't self destruct.

I couldn't care less what the crazies at CPAC think. Are we not going to hear any blatant racism from Coulter or Horowitz or Weiner? I can do without, thanks.

By the way, the economic stimulus plan passed after Reid et al. (at Pelosi's urging) stripped out some of the aid to the lower rungs. So, unemployment benefits were not extended, but business tax credits went through - so, hoorah for the Democratic Senate.

Yesterday the cloture motion fell one vote short (thanks to John McCain among others) on a much better version of the bill.

Several of the 16 (or so) senators who voted against the bill today (even when stripped of unemployment benefits and other things) said that it cost too much. Sen. Gregg (R-NH) noted that the bill for all of this spending was going to be passed to our children. Incidently, the price tag for this bill was $161 billion. The "emergency" supplemental for continuing the occupation of Iraq (solely for 2007) cost in the neighborhood of $400 billion. Senator Gregg had no problem passing that bill.

The following are senators who voted against the economic stimulus plan, but in favor of the 2007 Iraq Occupation "Emergency" Supplemental bill:

Allard (R-CO)
Corker (R-TN)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Ensign (R-NV)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)

If you are unfortunate enough to be represented by these tools, please let them know what you think.

I have to wonder if this whole thing isn't a riff designed to make McCain look more appealing to moderates.

McCain Skipped Stimulus Vote, Other Senators On His Plane Returned To The Floor In Time

Yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) skipped the Senate’s vote on the economic stimulus package, which fell just one vote short of the 60 needed to end debate.
On the stump, McCain has repeatedly claimed that passing a package was a priority for him. Yet his missed vote yesterday was not an accident due to a late flight or scheduling conflict. It was deliberate. Some evidence:
1. He was already thinking about skipping the vote yesterday afternoon. Yesterday afternoon, hours before the vote, he hinted to reporters that he might not return to the Senate that evening. “I haven’t had a chance to talk about it at all, have not had the opportunity to, even,” McCain said. “We’ve just been too busy, focused on other stuff. I don’t know if I’m doing that.”
2. His plane landed in DC with plenty of time to make the vote. McCain’s plane landed at Dulles Airport at 5:00 p.m., “leaving plenty of time to make the 5:45 p.m. make or break procedural vote.”
3. The other senators on his plane returned for the vote. ThinkProgress has confirmed with Sen. Joe Lieberman’s (I-CT) office that both he and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) were on the same plane with McCain. Yet both Lieberman and Graham returned to the Senate in time to cast votes. (Lieberman voted for the stimulus, Graham voted against.)
McCain’s move was certainly not a profile in courage. His spokeswoman said that the senator would have voted against the package anyway. By missing the vote, however, he didn’t have to go on record denying benefits to 20 million seniors and 250,000 disabled vets — both key blocs of support for his campaign.
As ABC’s Jake Tapper notes, “In fact, in the 110th Congress, out of 450 votes, McCain missed 56.7% of them. The only one who missed more was a senator who had a brain hemmorhage.”
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All dems have to do to remind the waiverer's in our party and independents who might somehow be enamored with McLame is this appalling picture from 2004: http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:lxZLz6MFWoAkXM:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/theblog/archive/mccain_bush-hug-713122-1.jpg

Screw this flip-flopping angry HAS BEEN McLame.

This vividly illustrates just how sick some of the far right cowards behave. Maybe they should all go fight in the military for their country instead of running their mouths wildly and acting like little kids.

Ron @ 38:

Look at what the real message is. 2 weeks ago, Rush and Ann started saying that McCain is too liberal. Now a bunch of others are jumping on ship. The real message is that they think McCain will take away independant voters away from the democrats. They are trying to soften his image. Today, Romney got his message to drop out from the right wing establishment. He’s only following orders. I know that you are very smart and will spread this message. Don’t believe anything the right wing establishment says. They are the party of misinformation. Now organizers are telling the sheeple not to boo McCain. The talking points went out early today.

Okay Ron, you've posted your same theory on every thread having to do with McCain today. What about the millions of righties who aren't in on the conspiracy theory? Who is going to clue them in?
If they are really attempting reverse psychology it truly is going to bite them in the ass come November when the fundies stay home and sit on their bibles.

I am thoroughly indoctrinated, e-metered, and cleansed of my contaminated ideas, so I’m fit to comment. My question is: Where do I get the double knit, bell bottom uniforms.

Needless to say, I’m so overly thrilled and knocked out about last week and the inevitable un-election of some of the more notorious egg sucking dogs that are (were) currently occupying seats in the hallowed halls of Congress. Haven’t felt that great since I managed to successfully evade a sobriety check point and ditch the cops whilst embraced in the cellular congress with any number of psychotropic substances. And with the news that the Demos are taking over, I guess all of you Republican fiends are going to have to put your Nazi armbands back in the drawer until the next time America succumbs to mass stupidity. I can’t really get my cut-and-runner type mind around how fucking great it is that the Demos are going to stomp inbred conservative mouth-breather ass. Probably as great as I felt when Rummy got packed off to some Defense Department related circle jerk commonly referred to as a corporation. I suppose as everything closes in on chimp boy, he’ll start cutting loose all his scumbag buddies, similar to what Tricky Dickhead did. I imagine he’ll come on the T.V. and say that ole bend-over Bob isn’t in that great of health and that as Americans, we (that obviously doesn’t include those that were killed in Iraq) all should thank whatever loser he rescued off the local skid row for all those years of great service for this country. And so it will go until there’s nobody left to take the rap, at which point one of daddy’s lawyer friends will attempt to keep chimp boy out of jail. But fuck that, let’s all get our party hats and special “favors” in hand for the upcoming “Up Yours GOP” yearlong celebration that is the upcoming election. I mean, just listening to right-wing talk radio on the way to work is more entertaining than I thought it could ever be. You know the end is near when even Rush is attempting to heft his bloated rotting carcass toward an exit.

As I have pointed out a number of times, if we can just get the thug conservatives out of power for this election (arguably they don't have a candidate now), we will have put a stake in the heart of the beast......in 2012, the vast majority of the WWII generation (last great bastion of conservatism-celebrated by Rush Limbpalls and comprising Bill O'Lielies audience) will be gone and the new "old people" were (obviously I'm overgeneralizing) stuffing daisies into cannons in 1968...the world may survive even yet.....

V V

It's not the last time McInsane will get booed. Obama or Clinton are being handed a gift with Romney dropping out.

umm, mccain's views on illegal immigration and amnesty are exactly the same as the chimp's

people are saying that the wingnuts are trying to use psych warfare to get indys and con dems to vote for mccain

they aint that smart....they really hate this guy

goatsage @ 41:

Ron @ 38:

Look at what the real message is. 2 weeks ago, Rush and Ann started saying that McCain is too liberal. Now a bunch of others are jumping on ship. The real message is that they think McCain will take away independant voters away from the democrats. They are trying to soften his image. Today, Romney got his message to drop out from the right wing establishment. He’s only following orders. I know that you are very smart and will spread this message. Don’t believe anything the right wing establishment says. They are the party of misinformation. Now organizers are telling the sheeple not to boo McCain. The talking points went out early today.

Okay Ron, you've posted your same theory on every thread having to do with McCain today. What about the millions of righties who aren't in on the conspiracy theory? Who is going to clue them in?
If they are really attempting reverse psychology it truly is going to bite them in the ass come November when the fundies stay home and sit on their bibles.

I'm surprised that you ask. They don't have to clue them all in. They will follow the rest of the lemmings over the cliff.

peaceful easy feeling @ 46:

Just as HRC has been booed by the hard left...

http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/take-two-clinton-booed-two-years-in-a-row-2007-06-20.html

Eight months ago at an event specifically about Iraq. McCain is the prohibitive favorite for the Republican nomination.

KansasCityFaGt @ 52:

I imagine a CPAC conference to be equal parts Klan rally, Big Oil shareholder meeting, and promise keeper's convention - a smug and malodorous collection of the racist, rich and religious.

Uggh.

You forgot the boot-licking sycophants who will do anything to get in with the party elite. They've got to account for about 30%.

silicate = solicit
damn spellchecker

Gus- there is a fatal flaw in your proposal: "We could do this if the DNC were smart"

What was I thinking?

Gotta go, check back later.

"Last word, freak." - Melvin Udall

out

duh grandpa mcamnesty is so fuckin old he watched jurassic park and it brought back memories. conservatives hate his guts and everyone else thinks he’s a deranged lunatic. give it up mr. mccrazy senile fuck, you're ancient history (literally) and just an embarrassment to the human race.

I think the US needs proof or reported proof - easy enough to get with some shovels and a set of bones. Then we could move foward.

ConcernedCanuck @ 68:

This is just downright hilarious.........

Vice President Dick Cheney offered an aggressive, unwavering defense of the Bush administration's legacy at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday, after taking the stage to a chant of "Four more years!"

"The President has made the right decisions for the right reasons and he always reflected the values of the American people," Cheney declared, "Would I support those same decisions today? You're damn right I would."
The crowd was adoring. There was a standing ovation as Cheney entered, and a woman shouting: "We Love You!" Attendees clamored for a good "Cheney shot," with one young conservative pumping his fist after catching an unobstructed wide lens take of the Vice President on his camera.

And they got some red meat. Well more than half of Cheney's address was focused on national security and terrorism. Some of the biggest applause lines, and there were many, came when he discussed the interrogation of detainees in Guantanamo Bay.

"We have gathered a wealth of information that has foiled attacks against the United States. Information that has saved thousands of lives," he said, before adding, "We do not torture. It is against our laws and our values."

Hahahahaa...........bullshit to the end Cheney, bullshit to the end.

Oh and there is more!!!!!!!

The crowd loved it, and him. As Cheney said upon entering the room to a grand applause:

"A welcome like that is almost enough to make me want to run for office again."

Booooo,
I agree with the CPAC? Must brush teeth NOW.

In all seriousness what's the deal? Are they trying to pretend he's somehow 'democratic' in a pathetic attempt to make moderates and undecided voters consider crazy grampa as a shrub alternative?? Are they insane?
What is the real deal with this ridiculous tack? He's about as democratic as any fascist. Why do they really hate him? Does anyone really hate him at all or is this just another media ploy? When it comes to the reslugs there is nothing I would put past them.

I guess the members of the audience didn't get the GOP memo, or more likely, aren't rich CEOs, so they haven't heard about all the good cheap immigrant labor does to the bottom line. It really helps cut costs, and if you keep them poor enough they don't make much trouble with "union" talk and such. Cheap, poor, labor is the GOP's friend. Anything to help stave off the commie unions.

Here is a speech that was given by the only true conservative still running for the Republican nomination for POTUS....at the CPAC convention (and he was NOT booed):

http://www.ronpaulforpresident2008.com/news/#RonPaulspeechatCPAC278

And here is the Head Accountant of the GAO TRYING to explain the financial disaster that is headed our way if we don't get our collective heads out of our arses:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OS2fI2p9iVs

This is what Ron Paul has also been trying to tell everyone and something neither Obama, Clinton or McCain bother to mention. Why? Because they have all contributed to the problem and Ron Paul can proudly say he has not.

And PLEASE don't call me a Paulista or a Paul Troll. I am merely trying to help everyone understand that we are about to run our ship of state off an economic cliff and SOMEBODY had better wake up and pay attention!!!

The ultra-right wing nuts need to be bludgeoned with their bible they hypocritically thump to the rest of the nation with. They are the ones who have ruined the Republican party.

Do you think this might be his Sistah Soljah moment -- when he bravely stood up to the GOP equivalence of political correctness? Maybe those were HIS followers booing, to lust up the video.

I just had a thought. what are the odds that this right-wing push on McCain is to portray him as the "clinton democrat" thus pushing hillary/obama in the public's perception to this severe left-wing appearance so that a "true" conservative can enter as a 3rd party candidate and steal the election, if not pull a Ross Perot on democrats?