My thought exactly — thank you.

Obama always addresses issues well when speaking — it’s his follow up that is lacking and disappointing.

I can’t believe how angry I am about this case and the total lack of justice — so glad to see this getting the coverage it deserves.

But with this post, I want to bring up one point — and that is Obama doesn’t “want to impair any legal process” in this particular case in which I agree, but he had no problem declaring Bradley Manning guilty.

I wonder if it was always the administration’s position/policy (specifically that crook Geithner) to run out the clock via the statute of limitations on the various illegalities so that you are left with nothing.

Obama is just telling people what they want to hear and it will be the FISA retroactive immunity crap all over again. Fool me once . . .

Full disclosure on my prior post: I can’t stand Gloria or any of the talking bobble heads that regularly appear on CNN to recite their Kabuki lines. They are all Washington insiders and they add nothing to moving this country forward.

I realize Ron Paul is fringe but Gloria Borger has some conflicts of interests that may reflect why she chose to go after Paul now. From Economic Policy Journal:

Well, well, it turns out hit job specialist Gloria Borger is married to Lance Morgan. Morgan is according to the web site of his employer, Powell Tate,”chief communications strategist at Powell Tate in Washington, D.C. He specializes in developing and executing communications strategies for public policy debates, crisis communications and media training.”

So who might be the clients of Powell Tate, where Borger’s husband is “chief communications strategist and crisis communications” adviser for?

Just about every part of the military industrial-complex that Ron Paul wants to shrink or shutdown. According to the Powell Tate web site, they are strategic communications for among others:

The U.S. Army

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services

The U.S Agency for International Development

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce

and, I’m not joking, The National Pork Board.

Bottom line Gloria Borger’s husband is as inside Washington DC as you can get.

This was a total hit job, bringing up decades old accusations about a newsletter that everyone agrees was written by others, while Dr. Paul was practicing medicine. Further, as Justin Ramindo has clearly shown , most of the charges were made by people who couldn’t have read the newsletters in full context.

I sent that image to about 3 NY Times reporters when they falsely reported on the debt/deficit. Pretty unbelievable how co-opted the NY Times is by the deficit feitishtas.

Here is my question — where was Blitzer’s outrage at the audiences’ response? Where was his further follow up to the candidates about the audience’s obscene reaction? Same with Williams with the cheering on of the deaths of convicted criminals.

These multi-millionaires want for nothing so they have no clue about an average American life, and they are just as debased as the audience — as a common sense reaction to such a gross display of depravity would be to call it out and then grill the candidates about what just happened.

Instead they glossed over it like it was a game. Blitzer and Williams have absolutely no clue what it is like living in the trenches of American economic disparity – lacking the resources to proper health care, nutritious food, a healthy way of life, etc. This is nothing but ratings and entertainment for them.

So who is worse — the audience, or these Courtiers of the media who prostrate themselves to power and money?

6 rich, old white guys making economic policy for the rest of us. What could possibly go wrong?

And the hits just keep on coming . . .

Makes me mad Durbin has a safe seat here in Illinois. And I am not all that sure about Jan Schakowsky as she caves as well despite speaking out. And Mark Kirk is a waste.

Depressing . . .

Love the line about laser focus on jobs and investments after all this. He has had 2-1/2 years to do that and nothing but a paltry stimulus that was half tax cuts. And notice no mention of defense and the multiple of wars that is draining our treasury of anything that would stimulate the economy.

And after this is the budget battle where we will be treated to even more spending cuts. This is a never ending train wreck with corrupt cowards calling the shots. We are screwed.

They are playing the game — and we are the losers. If Obama doesn’t want the end result to be cuts to the safety net program, I would be very surprised.

What I don’t get is his and the Democrats end game. Even that spineless twit Durbin is all for benefit cuts to Social Security. Cuts even with tax increases are going to, at the minimum, slow the recovery, and at the worst, crater it. Those in power will be punished — and that is the Dem controlled Senate and the President on the Democratic side. The GOP is going to whomp them over the head with cutting SS and Medicare/Medicaid.

It is a losing proposition for them which has me beating my head against the wall as to WHY???

Thank you for mentioning Durbin. Obama’s poodle is what he is. Just as Obama went back on his pre-nomination promises, Dick Durbin was all over the radio and teevees preaching how we must defund the war prior to his re-election in 2006. Well guess what after getting elected — suddenly he is voting for war spending and trotting out the tired, false narrative that we can not abandon our troops and therefore he just had to vote for more war spending. And now he wants to have benefit cuts in Social Security . . . unbelievable.

I will not be voting for him in 2012 no matter how bad the other candidate is. Of course I can say this because I am pretty sure he will win anyway — which is sad because then he has no reason to change his ways.

A June 13th poll – Only thirty-one percent (31%) indicate that their biggest worry about a political deal on the debt limit is that Congress would cut spending too much. Fully sixty-two percent (62%) indicate that their concern is that Congress will not cut spending enough.

And after thinking about this, I think the Democrats votes will matter — John Boehner knows he needs to pass it or the GOP will be blamed. His right wing nut bags want to vote no, so he must have to count on some Democrats to vote yes so that he can give cover to those nut bags. How much will Pelosi help on that if everything is cuts and she knows it will either prolong the economic crisis or slide us back into another recession?

The lessons of 1937, England today, and Greece are being ignored at our peril.

I should have explained — Pelosi was being critical that she was not invited to the table and her input considered. That was why I included that.

But, it will be interesting to see how the Democrats in the House do vote. Because so much misinformation is out there on the debt ceiling, raising it is very unpopular with the public because the Democrats and Obama have done nothing to educate the public on why it needs to be raised. The GOP and press have convinced most Americans that the debt is what is leading to job losses. It is insane that there was never any push back on this meme.

They are either crooks and this is Kabuki as you say or these Senators are in complete denial and deserve to be voted out of office if they are this frickin’ stupid.

When has Obama ever fought back the GOP or espoused any progressive ideals in his time on the bully pulpit? To expect anything of him today other than his usual tepid remarks to make it seem like he is fighting for middle class of America would be insanity.

Obama knows Pelosi and Reid will follow along because neither have had the courage to stand up and say no when it came crunch time. It’s why Pelosi doesn’t have a seat at the table. She has been good little soldier and can be counted on to round up the votes needed. Reid . . . well he is still trying to find his spine along with Obama’s puppy Dick Durbin.

I am not sure where to confirm this and it is old data but it seems these people running the AARP show don’t really have to worry about their Social Security:

William D. Novelli, ex-CEO of AARP: $1,005,380
February 19, 2010 –
William D. Novelli, who resigned as CEO in March 2009, was just one of 18 AARP executives who were paid more than $300,000 in 2008.
Tax records show Novelli’s total compensation topped $1 million that year with the inclusion of $207,000 in deferred pay. Novelli’s pay package was a recent topic of debate on Capitol Hill, where some congressmen complained that AARP executives would benefit personally from proposed health care reforms.
Other AARP execs pulling down $300,000 or more were:
$625,857 Thomas C. Nelson
$452,667 Lin MacMaster (includes a $172,000 severance payment)
$421,679 Nancy A. Leamond
$417,246 Emilio Pardo
$409,560 Joan S. Wise
$398,432 Robert R. Hagans Jr.
$375,449 Shereen G. Remez
$361,352 John C. Rother
$358,222 Kevin J. Donnellan
$351,278 Ellen Hollander
$350,836 Hugh Delehanty
$335,120 David Sloane
$334,330 Harroll Backus
$332,865 Nancy Smith
$328,138 Susan Reinhard
$327,293 Matthew Rosser
$324,219 Matthew Mitchell
All told, these 17 executives pocketed $843,697 in bonus and incentive pay in 2008, AARP reported.

Source: http://www.atlantaunfiltered.com/2010/02/19/william-d-novelli-ex-ceo-of-aarp-1005380/

Can anyone verify this information to vilify these wealthy barons making decisions for the middle class and poor retirees?

Been here for years — from the time that Jane and Christy were pretty much running the show. Just don’t wade into the water too much, but I read it everyday.

Durbin has been a sap since being re-elected in 2006. Now he is Obama’s poodle. The guy has abandoned the Democrats in favor of oligarchies. There is no chance in hell he will ever be on our side anymore especially after making sure the public option did not get a vote because our Dear Leader negotiated it away in July. I only hope a challenger in 2012 rises to defeat this prick in the primaries here in Illinois.

And he reminds me of the high schooler who thinks himself a loser so he sells himself out to be with the “popular” crowd – i.e. deficit scold club. The guy has no morals or convictions that he will not sell out — that much has become apparent. And pretty much knew that when he did an about face and once Dems ruled the Senate, continued to fund the Iraq War. What an a -hole