The Democrats in Congress are showing just how little interest they really have in the issues of Civil Rights and Liberties. There will be no consequences for the criminals in the Bush Administration, and the next generation of proto-fascist ideologues will learn the same lesson as the players in Iran-Contra: There are no consequences in the United States for abuse of power by the powerful, and the rule of law is a fairy tale used as window dressing for the cunning and as a locked gate to keep the interests of the majority strictly constrained. And ever shall it be. Tom Paine rolls in his grave.

The more control, the more that requires control. This is the road to chaos. -Frank Herbert, The Dosadi Experiment

Joe sucks, no question about that. But why spite your....you know the saying. But many Democrats will feel nausea when they swallow on this one. If there is an upside, then tolerating Joe might be worth it.

And it's also worth reading what David Sirota has to say about this:
Senate Dems: "The Left Has Been Foiled".

Seems to me that House and Senate leaders have declared an all-out war on "the Left." In fact, "seems" is the wrong word. It doesn't "seem" like that. They are actually saying it explicitly.

Why do you persist in the delusion that Congressional Dems are on our side? They see us as their enemy. They don't represent us or the American people more generally; they represent the plutocracy that they belong to.

I think GM should start closing its dealerships in Alabama and the home states of other Senators that oppose their "bridge Loan." Like the one we gave to AIG.

This is the seventh cargo ship hijacked in the last twelve days-- Makes 92 ships off the coast of Somalia for the year

BBC interview blames Bush for removing the Islamic Courts from power...said at least they kept peace and good order.

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"

I was against Joe keeping the chair.  But, we have a REALISTIC chance of 60, and if that takes kissing Joe's butt, so be it.  That, my friends, is politics.  It is not the art of purity, but the art of the possible.  And Joe is needed to get to 60.  

So, here's to Joe Lieberman.  He now owes Obama, BIGTIME.

She failed to save John McCain from presidential election doom, but Sarah Palin, the Republican senator's controversial running mate, may yet emerge as the saviour of the American publishing industry. Literary agents are queueing up to sign her to a book deal that could earn her up to $7m.

With Barack Obama's election victory certain to generate dozens of volumes from politicians, strategists and journalists - and with another shelfload of memoirs expected from members of President George W Bush's administration - Palin's personal account of her tumultuous introduction to national politics is widely regarded as the book most likely to repay a multi-million-dollar advance.

"She's poised to make a ton of money," said Howard Rubenstein, New York's best-known public relations adviser.

"Every publisher and a lot of literary agents have been going after her," added Jeff Klein of Folio Literary management.

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"Nobody is waiting for George W Bush's memoirs," one New York agent noted.

brings to mind warhols' adage about 15 minutes of fame...combined with the old standard: strike while the iron's hot...the lady is nothing, if not opportunistic.

h/t to mudflats, always a good read for all things pfalin.

the revolution will not be televised...

WASHINGTON November 18, 2008, 03:39 pm ET · President-elect Barack Obama's aides have privately asked senators whether Washington attorney Eric Holder would be confirmed as the next attorney general, according to a person involved in the talks.

The talks suggest that Obama is deeply interested in Holder, who served as the No. 2 official in the Justice Department under President Clinton.

In the past week, Obama aides have asked Senate Republicans whether they would support Holder. In particular, the aides questioned whether Holder's confirmation would be delayed because of his involvement in the 2001 pardon of fugitive Marc Rich by President Bill Clinton.

Newsweek, quoting unidentified legal sources close to the presidential transition team, reported Tuesday that Obama offered Holder the job and he accepted. Newsweek said Holder still has to undergo a formal "vetting" review by the Obama transition team before the selection is final.

One person involved in the talks told The Associated Press that the Obama team has received some assurances that, while the Rich pardon would certainly come up during hearings, the nomination likely wouldn't be held up over that. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the private conversations.

change?

we shall soon see what change really means.

the revolution will not be televised...

http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/895973.html