Inspired by Stephen Colbert (If anyone knows how to credit this graphic, please let me know at caro-at-makethemaccountable.com)
Chasing the Mythical 'Obamacan' Masses (by Andrew Romano at Stumper, Newsweek, thanks to vastleft at Corrente)
[The Obama campaign held] a conference call with reporters to unveil "Republicans for Obama," a branch of its operation designed to show that "Republicans are coming together in support of Senator Obama to bring change to Washington."... [But] are there enough rank-and-file Republicans whispering their support at Obama rallies to actually make a difference on Election Day?... [T]he answer seems to be "no." In fact, John McCain's share of the Democratic vote has typically--and surprisingly--been larger than Obama's share of the Republican vote. In other words, it's not that the Rev. Jeremiah Wright scared the Obamacan masses off, as some pundits have theorized--it's that they never existed (in any unprecedented way) to begin with.
Didn't I say this back in February? That Democrats who thought Republicans crossing over during the primaries to vote for Obama would help his chances in the general election were smoking the hope bong? Somehow, Obama managed to fool an awful lot of the Democratic Party leaders with this nonsense. Those leaders are going to look so very stupid if they go ahead and nominate this guy, and he loses, after Bush & Co., with the advice of Karl Rove, use every function and feature of government to get McCain elected. And speaking of hope bonging, see below.-Caro
Kaine Says Russians "Complied With" Obama's Request for a Ceasefire; Tanks Continue Rolling Into Gori (by Jake Tapper at Political Punch, ABC News)
"The Senator's goal was to be tough and smart," Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine said of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, "and so when the action (in Georgia) happened on Thursday, he immediately called for a ceasefire, condemned the unwarranted use of force by Russia. It was a bad crisis for the world. It required tough words, but also a smart approach to call on the international community to step in -- and I'm very, very happy that the senator's request for a ceasefire has been complied with by President Medvedev."... Georgian officials, meanwhile, say that Russian tanks have continued to roll into the Georgian city of Gori, the ceasefire notwithstanding.
Besides, the BBC reports that it was the EU, led by the president of France, that actually developed the peace plan, not the Messenger of Hope. But then, he does a lot of taking credit for other people's work.-Caro
Russia 'backs Georgia peace plan' (BBC)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has agreed an outline plan with Russia and Georgia to try to resolve their crisis.
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Carolyn Kay
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