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This morning us DC folk were treated two our local news crews breathlessly reporting the arrival of the Obama girls at their first day of school (Sidwell Friends, the Quaker school also attended by Chelsea). The lady reporter squealed that she had never been so excited for someone else's children going to school.
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Notice Bambi's body languags as he deplaned? looked mighty depressed, like maybe he had to sit in the back ( press section) or bring his own pretzels.......(nothing is free in airplanes anymore)
Notice the Balck Widow isn't with him (insert cheap joke here about losing your bag).....
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Fox had a clip of him this morning from Andrews I believe. He was getting ready to get in the limo and saw a African American fellow a few yards away, not sure who he was, Secret Service or media. The One turned and walked over to the fellow for an Afroshake and a quick man-hug. A real barbershop moment.
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Directly or indirectly, soon-to-be-POTUS PEBO has more National + GEOPOL PROBS [read, NWO "GLOBALIST"] than POTUS Carter could even had imagined, to includ as layed upon his shoulders by fellow Americans.
To wit:
*AFRICAN CRISIS: UK TIMES [Matthew Parris] - OBAMA WILL BE THE FIRST US PRESIDENT TO MANAGE AN EMPIRE IN DECLINE [includ helping/contribut to His own Nation's decline or defeat]!?
Also from AFRICAN CRISIS [old = 08/2005 rehash] > LEADING CCP OFFICIAL ARGUES FOR EXTERMINATION OF US POPULATION/WW3: CCP MoD OFFICIAL- WAR IS NOT FAR FROM US AND IS THE NIDWIFE OF THE CHINESE CENTURY. Mod + CMC Member Chi Haotian argues that Chin Civilization, Culture + Peoples are 000's of years old = ancient, and thus can rightfuly claim world leadership above all other major Nations-Peoples. Ancient Chinese migrated to the Americas and became the AMERS INDIANS, as well as ditto to the PACRIM-OCEANIA. CHIN SHOULD WARN AMERICANS TO PHYSICALLY DEPART CONUS-NORAM AND LEAVE TO CHIN TO RESETTLE, OR IN ALTERN TO GIVE UP AT LEAST 1/2 OF CONUS-NORAM TO CHINA AND NEW CHINESE SETTLEMENT. CHINA SHOULD BE READY AND WILLING TO USE BIOLOGICAL AND EVEN NUCLEAR WAR TO DESTROY LOCAL POPULATIONS IN SUPPOR MASSIVE CHIN MIGRATION + COLONIZATION OF THE USA + OTHER.
More "Change". Sandy Berger unavailable?
WASHINGTON -- Two Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to run the CIA.
Panetta was a surprise pick for the post, with no experience in the intelligence world. Oh, perfect... Complements the boss, he does ...
An Obama transition official and another Democrat disclosed his nomination on a condition of anonymity since it was not yet public. Psssst...hey Scoops? Wanna story?
Panetta was director of the Office of Management and Budget and a longtime congressman from California. He served on the Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan panel that released a report at the end of 2006 with dozens of recommendations for the reversing course in the Iraq war. Which one was his ? "Cut" or "run"? Just what you want at CIA, someone who was wrong on the surge and won't admit it ...
Panetta currently directs with his wife Sylvia the Leon & Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy, based at California State University, Monterey Bay a university he helped establish on the site of the former U.S. Army base, Fort Ord. The Leon & Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy (and Automotive Repair). Well, it's located at an old army base, so he must be qualified, right?
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His Wik bio says "he joined the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant. There he received the Army Commendation Medal, and was discharged in 1966 as a Captain." Appears to be a very brief career as an Army officer, but at least he served.
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The pattern of Obama picks is not inexperience, but lengthy service sans accomplishment. It makes sense that a guy whose most notable acheivement is the number of times he voted "present" would pick someone like Panetta.
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Does it even matter anymore who heads the CIA? It seems to have been largely disfunctional for some time. Unless they are using the Colombo Peter Falk) model of operation.
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The CIA has been getting results in Pakistan, much to their local minders' frustration. As I recall, they are the ones controlling the UAVs on the Pakistan side of the Durand line.
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Leon's highest compliment in the Clinton Admin was that he wasn't as much of an asshole as the rest. This nomination is a joke, and tells you how seriously Obambi takes the WOT
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Panetta's job will be to protect Obama from the CIA, so that they won't be able to undermine him like they did Bush.
Can you believe it? Barack Hussein Obama II hasnt even been inaugurated yet and hes already been interviewed by federal prosecutors in the ongoing Blago mess; hes seen Bill Richardson immolate himself rather than stand the federal grand-jury scrutiny that would have come with his appointment as Commerce Secretary; his boy Rahm Emanuel is both en pointe, having resigned the House seat that was previously warmed by Hot Rod and Dan Rostenkowski, and, apparently, on Patrick Fitzgeralds tapes too; and hes facing the prospect of the Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, standing like a homunculus George Wallace in the schoolhouse door, ready to deny entrance to a black man when Roland We Are the Senator Burris tries to take Bambis hardly-even-used seat tomorrow.
And here we Democrats thought the Clinton administration could never be topped!
You people had better get used to it, though, because hijinks and shenanigans like these are going to be the order of the day for at least the next four years. After all, we are the Tammany Party the party of Slavery, Segregation, Sedition, and Surrender so this sort of thing is not exactly new for us. Just look at our track record: . . .
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Is it too late to invest in Barbara Skolaut's popcorn concession stand here on the 'burg? ;)
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Being here in Chicago, I tried to warn all my national friends that "pay to play" in Illinois politics is neither a feature or a bug... its the operating system.
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About Richardson's replacement: you know, there's a pretty good governor with lots of experience negotiating large contracts with multinational corporations while keeping negotiations publicly accountable. This governor has more executive experience than Barack Obama. Do any of you think she's be available?
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I think she's got more sense than to be available, Eric.
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It's an amusing idea to taunt people with, Barbara.
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Roland "Tombstone" Burris goes to Washington this week as part of the Illinois political freak show, and many of us back home will watch it and feel like cringing, at least at the beginning.
Who among us could not wince at the prospect of Tombstone standing before news cameras, his head bobbing, smiling amiably, chattering nonsensically as is his way, insisting he feels no shame. All he wants is to become a United States senator, and he kissed a tainted hand to get there.
His fellow Democrats may be ready to bar his entrance to the Senate chambers, and politicians will be ready, even eager, to play the race card again. If this happens, the man who sent Tombstone to Washington, Gov. Rod Blagojevich will glory in his opportunity to speak directly to his future jury pool.
So I wouldn't bet against Gov. Dead Meat holding a news conference Wednesday, standing with a gospel choir, leading them in "We Shall Overcome," a single tear rolling down his cheek, a tear that will be referenced again and again by his lawyer Eddie Genson at Dead Meat's jury selection.
Such high emotions. Such low expectations. Such bad actors.
And finally, an on-the-record response to the Chicago Sun-Times story (see below) from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who accuses Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich of "distorting" their conversation in leaks to the media.
What, he told the truth?
"Gov. Blagojevich appears to be trying to distract attention from his daunting legal problems and damaged credibility by distorting information about private phone calls between himself and other public officials," Reid said in the statement. "It is regrettable and reprehensible.
"Gov. Blagojevich's efforts to try to tarnish others while the cloud of suspicion continues to grow over him are shameful, as are his efforts to further betray the public trust and sow seeds of division. As each day passes it becomes increasingly clear that Gov. Blagojevich is not fit to lead, and he should resign.
"I will not allow his corruption charges or his antics to distract me from leading the Senate, to drive a wedge in our party or to obscure the facts."
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Geez, Harry, is there no honor among thieves anymore?
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich doesn't have many friends these days, particularly among the lawmakers who will decide whether to throw him out of office.
No one knows him, no one will have coffee with him, no one will return his calls. He's got the dreaded 'feditis' and there's no cure short of an acquittal.
The vote to begin impeachment proceedings was unanimous. Former allies have fallen silent since his Dec. 9 arrest on federal corruption charges. Members of a special impeachment committee are uniformly negative in their comments and questions.
"Isn't anyone here going to stand up for the governor?" Blagojevich attorney Ed Genson asked the committee last week.
The response was silence.
Blagojevich even has trouble finding support closer to home. His circle of aides and informal advisers has fallen apart due to arrests, resignations and the pressure of a federal investigation that dates back six years. His chief legislative ally is retiring next month.
There have been few details about what Blagojevich is doing behind closed doors at his Chicago office, other than signing a few bills and attempting to maintain an air of "business as usual." His spokesman has said the governor is meeting with aides and staff about Illinois' $2 billion-plus budget gap, but no one has provided details or stepped forward to confirm Blagojevich is even talking with anyone.
He spends the rest of time at home, save for a few visits to Genson's office.
Blagojevich's woeful situation leaves him immensely vulnerable to impeachment in the House and then conviction in the Senate. Lawmakers can vote against him for any reason they want. They don't have to follow rules of evidence or consider reasonable doubt. They could vote to throw him out of office simply because they don't consider him fit to be governor. That's an easier vote to make if no one will stand up and defend him.
His closest ally in the House, state Rep. Jay Hoffman, a fellow Democrat from Collinsville, said nothing to support Blagojevich when the House voted to establish an impeachment committee. Instead, Hoffman said at a news conference that he would resign if he were in Blagojevich's position.
One of the few people with kind words for the governor, state Rep. Ken Dunkin, said the two-term Democrat faces payback for years of feuding with the Legislature. "There are a lot of political vendettas that are being played out right now," said Dunkin, D-Chicago. "It appears to be headed toward a political witch hunt, because there's not an indictment and there's definitely not a conviction."
Still, Dunkin voted along with everyone else to begin impeachment proceedings.
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You would think that a shake-down artist would be better at extortion.
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I do believe the list of those Blago will take down with him will be long and distinguished. Can't wait for his tell all book from the Witness Protection Program.
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If you want a friend in D.C. Springfield, buy a dog.
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Outside of a Dog, a Book is Man's Best Friend. Inside of a Dog it's too dark to read.
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I wonder what the Dummos think they are hiding. Blago's mouth works whether he's Da Gov or not. Burris is the appointee to the Senate whether Blago is taken down or not. I keep hearing airheads gush about Quinn making another appointment. Sorry, the position is filled. All aspects legally conforming. What's done is not simply erased. This scharade is merely another theatrical demonstration of Donkey stupidity. And, they refuse to let it die.
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Nothing more dangerous than a jilted lover true believer stalker. Fatal Attraction Part II. Let's hope the Secret Service does a better job of intercepting incoming cause even though one of theirs would do it, they'd still blame their usual scapegoats rather than face the facts.
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Sheesh! The guys not even in office yet. Give him a chance to finish nationalizing the economy, appease our enemies, and sell out our sovereignty before you complain, lefties.
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Anybody starting a pool for how long Obambi lasts? He's going to have to do a lot of juggling to fulfill even a small portion of his campaign promises. He's never had a stressful job in his life, he's a smoker, and he's a fraud. It would be a shame, but I wouldn't be surprised if he had a heart attack in less than three years. Being president is no job for amateurs.
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I dunno, OP. If his shrew of a wife hasn't given him one by now, it might not be possible.
Are you sure there's even a heart in there? I had the impression that if someone cut him open, they'd find his entire insides (including the head) filled with mush.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
And finally, an on-the-record response to the Chicago Sun-Times story (see below) from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who accuses Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich of "distorting" their conversation in leaks to the media.
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich doesn't have many friends these days, particularly among the lawmakers who will decide whether to throw him out of office.
