ELECTION POST:
U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) today:
Senator Obama this morning said that he wants a foreign policy that is “tough, smart, and principled.” This afternoon, I ask: was it tough when Senator Obama voted to order U.S. forces to retreat from Iraq on a fixed timeline—regardless of the recommendations of our military commanders, regardless of conditions on the ground? Was it smart when Senator Obama opposed the surge and predicted that it would fail to improve security? Was it principled when Senator Obama said that he would order U.S. troops to retreat from Iraq, regardless of the humanitarian consequences for millions of innocent Iraqis—even genocide? Was it tough and principled when Senator Obama said he would be open to changing his plan for Iraq after going there and talking to General Petraeus—only to change that position a few hours later after being heatedly criticized by organizations like Moveon.org? I say respectfully, the answer to all of those questions is no.
Senator Obama also said this morning that he wants a foreign policy that recognizes that we have interests “not just in Baghdad, but in Kandahar and Karachi and Tokyo and London.” But what Senator Obama does not seem to recognize is that—in an interdependent world—what happens in Baghdad affects our interests in Kandahar and Karachi and Tokyo and London. What Senator Obama does not seem to understand is that—had we taken the course he had counseled and retreated from Iraq—the United States would have suffered a catastrophic defeat that would have left America and our allies less safe not just in Baghdad, but in Kandahar and Karachi and Tokyo and London.
GM THINKING ABOUT 15 YEARS LATER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE:
July 14, 2008
NEW VEHICLE FOR YARBZ:
Yarbz got this VW GTI MK IV with 31 miles on it Thursday afternoon. The sticker stated the EPA mileage estimate at 20 city 29 highway. I promptly tested out using selective hypermiling techniques and got 32 combined city, country, and highway. After broken in I can probably do even better! Of course, that’s with very patient driving which will only be done when I am patient…
July 11, 2008
Sleestaks on MySpace
Week in Review
File under Week 28 of 2008
China Prepares to host the world (and perhaps shoot at them from crouched positions on motorized devices).
Without further photographic evidence, we cannot tell if this bat found in a bra was happy or just uncomfortable.
The State of Virginia is a bunch of phony’s for selling scratch off tickets when the major prize was given away over a month before they stopped selling the tickets, resulting in a zero chance to win $75k. I always have a zero chance of winning since I don’t play.
How about those Cubs? Harden should make a nice addition to the pitching and my prediction for a cross-town World Series is coming to fruition.
I was a minor fucktard (note the difference in capitalization) of sorts last weekend when I did not attend the Ted Nugent show. I also missed a couple of phone calls that would have gotten me there if I had been alert and sober. My bad. I like to think of myself as one who can be counted upon, and you shouldn’t have to call me repeatedly to confirm plans, but I blew it last weekend. I must try harder. (Or drink less or later).
I do not put myself in the same category as Lonnie Ramos or Edward Lanphear or Chaudry Rashad or Hans Reiser who are clearly Fucktards with a capital F. Here is an update on one of our Fucktards from last week, Puffer Fish Dude. Nice try buddy. I gotta think that Christie Brinkley’s soon-to-be-ex, Peter Cook is a Fucktard as well. The two resolved their differences yesterday and Christie got everything. Jesse Jackass makes our list this week (again and as pointed out by Spazticus earlier in the week) for saying that he supports the Obama campaign after saying he wanted to “cut his nuts off”. Nice thing for a Reverand to say, huh? Frankly, I loved hearing it.
Loved it.
However, it was clearly a low blow.
I did not understand this headline. Then I read the story. I sort of get it now.
I wonder why this headline was one of the most popular on Tuesday? And what about these two headlines next to each other on Wednesday on CNN:
• CNNMoney: Gas prices hold in record territory
• CNNMoney: Oil reverses course after 2-day slideI hate it when this happens:
Wet MazdaFrom the world of SuperHeroes this week, I give you Mr. Methane. What a blow hard.
This morning, there is a huge kerfluffle over the new I-phone. I bet Feste has one already.
This was the best news watermelon investors could have ever hoped for.
RIP to “Doc” Dwyer. You know who he was. Another RIP to Jesse Helms. They are gonna just love you in Hades. Buh-bye.
Helms with Ronald Reagan in 1983: ‘The more we remove penalties for being a bum, the more bum-ism is going to blossom’And I thought bum-ism was rating the rear ends of women! Go figure.
Happy healthy weekends to all.
Black Hole Is Now A Racist Term
Yes you read that right. Mr. Price needs to get a grip. See the retarded story here.
July 10, 2008
Stop Global Warming Now… before its 86 rather than 85 degrees
For the whole cow story go here…
From my e-mail: 2010 Trajedy
Back to the Future
Interesting! Could be made into a movie.
Welcome to Toastmasters, June 13, 2033. That’s right: 2033.
Today Rick Campbell, one of our senior members at age 87, is here to reminisce a bit and give us a history lesson. He says he is so old that he learned to drive an internal combustion engine car (remember those) with a manual transmission. He once owned a typewriter. He remembers when bicycles had one speed, phones had two-party lines, and cameras had something called film. As incredible as this may seem, he says that when he was young, it was common for people to smoke in restaurants and public places. He is from a different time; almost a different world.
I’m sure all of us are far too familiar with the tragic events of 2010, so Rick is not going to plow that fertile field again. Instead, he is going to give us a personal look back at the conditions which led up to that fateful year, in a speech titled ‘2010 Was Not A Good Year To Be President..’ Mr. Rick Campbell…………………………(applause)
Getting High
This morning was a good time to choose to get high and take a nap.
www.columbiatribune.com/2008/Jul/20080709News053.asp






















