Bill-O attacks the Internet...

I guess it's due to the fact that it's dominated by smart people (you know, the people he classifies with the "L-word"). After all, as I think, Fascists live under a rock and still use a typewriter.

Now Bill-O shows a disturbing video clip of Heath Ledger. Bernard Goldberg (age 110) defends it...and Bill-O does too.

Culture warriors!!!

Good dreams ahead

Both Hillary and Barack hint at the possibility of a Clinton-Obama, or vice versa ticket.

Talk about some happy days. I could NOT imagine any better administration for America.

Eeeek....props to McCain

After getting endorsed by Gov. Arnold, McCain is speaking about global warming, and is getting fierce!!! I do believe he pounded on the podium saying we HAVE to address climate change.

Again, props.

Once again, poor Annie

From this week's crap...

You need little flags like that for Republicans since, as we know from the recent unpleasantness in Florida, Republicans are unalterably stupid.

Republicans who vote for McCain are trying to be cute, like the Democrats were four years ago by voting for the "pragmatic" candidate, Vietnam vet John Kerry. This will turn out to be precisely as clever a gambit as nominating Kerry was, the brilliance of which was revealed on Election Day 2004.

"Unalterably stupid"...from the woman who wrote "If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd be Republicans".

Robin Smith, TN Republican Party Chairwoman

Huckabee is Tennessee's to win. His footprint is large in the Volunteer State (apparently).

Does Marsha think so? We'll see. Same prediction in Georgia, FYI...although not with the footprint. I guess Memphis didn't provide a buffer in between Ar-kansas and TN.

---------PS...FOX News...is Republican strategist Ann Dickerson on meth or just nervous?

Edwards is out, who's in?

Johnny cut out and hopes that Dems make poverty a priority, especially N'awlins. Couldn't agree more.

I have an inkling who he'll back, and I want to make it clear that I support the PARTY, not just the candidate.

Congressman Blackburn criticizes Dubya (in a soft, wussy way) for the first time!

Can you spot it?

Rep. Blackburn Reacts To President Bush's Earmark Orders "A Hopeful First Step Toward Greater Fiscal Responsibility"

Washington, Jan 29 - President Bush today signed an executive order that will begin to roll back wasteful earmarks and protect American taxpayers. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), who has long fought abuse of the earmark process, remarked on today's development.

"This is a hopeful first step toward ensuring that government spending is transparent to the taxpayer and I am gratified that the President has taken it. He may have come to this party a little late, but this is a good step toward fiscal responsibility and transparency ."

Speaking about the way forward on earmark reform, Blackburn said:

“House Republicans have offered an immediate earmark moratorium. We are awaiting Speaker Pelosi’s response to our invitation to join with us in meaningful earmark reform. The Democrat leadership should not stand between taxpayers and eliminating the broken earmark status quo.”

What a load of crap...when did earmarks peak, Congressman? Now Dubya addresses it, ironically when the Democrats control Congress. But hey, she didn't say "liberal leadership" in this gem!

FL

McCain wins, Hillary "wins", Giuliani expected to endorse McCain in the next couple of days. That's all I'm gonna say about that, despite the fact that my family goes back for generations in North Florida.

Anyway, Georgia and Tennessee have started to feel the pain of political campaigning...I'm sure I'll have a lot more to say coming up soon.

PS...Huckabee gives his thoughts while campaigning in Missouri. I couldn't help but notice two signs in the background: "Jesus is Lord" and "Bring God back to America". Interesting. Did God leave America?

Early polling in Tennessee

Huckabee, Clinton lead in Tennessee polls
By JENNIFER BROOKS • Staff Writer • January 29, 2008

Mike Huckabee and Hillary Clinton are leading the presidential field in Tennessee, according to a new poll released today.

Huckabee, who was stumping for support in Nashville Monday, enjoys a narrow lead over John McCain, 30 percent to 26 percent. According to a survey of likely primary voters conducted Monday by Public Policy Polling of North Carolina, Mitt Romney is polling third in Tennessee with 22 percent, Ron Paul with 6 percent and Rudy Giuliani with 4 percent. The poll has a margin of error of 3.6 percent.

The poll may be mirroring the campaigns’ internal poll numbers, because Clinton made a campaign swing through Tennessee this week as well -- hitting Nashville on Saturday and Memphis on Sunday. The poll shows her ahead of fellow Democrat Barack Obama by a margin of 43 percent to 32 percent. John Edwards, who also campaigned in Nashville on Monday, trailed with 16 percent.

Obama crushed Clinton in the first southern primary in South Carolina on Sunday. But pollster Dean Debnam said Tennessee is a much different political landscape.

“The primary electorate in Tennessee is only about 25% black,” Debnam, president of the polling firm, said in a statement. “Obama continues to perform well behind Clinton among white voters, and he’s going to have difficulty winning primaries in states without large African American populations if that continues.”

The poll showed Obama leading Clinton 60 percent to 20 percent among black voters in the poll, but trailing her by an equally large margin among -- 50 percent to 22 percent – among white voters. In addition, after struggling with the female vote in South Carolina, Clinton appears to be leading Obama 47 percent to 28 percent among women.

Tennessee is the buckle of the Bible belt and Huckabee, an ordained Baptist minister, appears to be playing well to the state’s evangelical base.

“The key to Mike Huckabee’s success in Tennessee compared to South Carolina is that more GOP voters in the state list moral and family values as a top concern when deciding who to vote for,” Debnam said. “Huckabee is earning the support of those folks by a wide margin.”

Almost a quarter of likely Republican voters, 24 percent, listed moral and family values as their biggest issue – and among these values voters, Huckabee enjoys 53 percent support.

The poll surveyed 753 likely Democratic primary voters and 1,093 likely Republican primary voters on January 28th. The complete poll can be found at www.publicpolicypolling.com.

SOTU 2008

Democrats not impressed so far.

Fascists for tax relief! Wahhooo!

Earmarks...I believe they started in Congress around the time of the Contract with America?

I LOVE to see Claire McCaskill (D-MO), even though I've never been to Missouri...I think you know why.

Aannnd there's my gal, Hill'...criticize me if you want to.

Bush attacking what Congressman Blackburn (my "R-TN") calls "socialism"...Dems not impressed (neither am I).

The No Child Left Behind Act is apparently working...who knew?

Speaker Pelosi looks disappointed only a few minutes in...I'll second that.

Dubya supporting free trade yet "Made in America" at the same time. Umm...

Clean energy = + from the G-Funk...then come in coal and nuclear power...if-y.

Stopping greenhouse gases...another +. Except we have to penalize developing countries.

Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) shown....another crush.

Justice Ginsburg closes her eyes when Dubya starts talking about stem-cell research.

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) remains seated when Dubya mentions New Orleans, as she should.

Dubya and Congress supporting the troops...no one can deny, now and forever = +!

Support our troops until the end...again, another +, although they NEED TO START COMING HOME!!!

Timeline denied...another big surprise.

Support for a democratic Israel and Palestine = +.

Polarizing again...increase surveillance on Americans.

Help stop the genocide in Darfur = +.

Increased funding for AIDS relief = +.

THE END (not as bad as I thought it would be...low expectations?).

PS....Why didn't he mention the honorary guests?