No, he IS apossum.

“…Did you perhaps mean caveat??
Them wordy words’ll getcha.
hillbillyjim on July 13, 2008 at 2:05 PM

You da man… h_j…!

Absolutely!

When I wrote it I knew what I wanted to say but I didn’t have the olde grammar and spell checker on. [My better half was out of the room.]…That happens now and then.

I’m a bit geezerly and long in the tooth, if you know what I mean…?

Perhaps not?
Just wait, you’ll get there someday.

Any who, thanks for the heads-up!

The grammar I found amusing; was their lack of capitalization of… ”[f]aux [n]ews”…!

J_Gocht on July 13, 2008 at 11:40 AM

Funny you should mention grammar.

My cravat was; with respect to what seem to have been a veritable plethora of Saint Mc gaffes,…

Your necktie was what???

Did you perhaps mean caveat??

Them wordy words’ll getcha.

“Did you read the whole Snopes article? There was something I thought rather humorous…” duggersd on July 13, 2008 at 11:18 AM

The grammar I found amusing; was their lack of capitalization of… ”[f]aux [n]ews”…!

duggersd on July 13, 2008 at 11:18 AM

That was funny. She’s a moron.

And for the record, I’ll say again – aside for the fact that Dowd didn’t write the article in question, the Snopes assertion that Obama’s fundraising is on the level was totally unconvincing (it basically consists of “Obama says he doesn’t accept foreign donations”).

We will see if anyone in the media takes on Obama’s mysterious financing (I’m not holding my breath).

duggersd on July 13, 2008 at 11:18 AM

Well, at least she admits she isn’t psychic.

Whatever you say Alphie!

The federal government’s long-term financial obligations grew by $2.5 trillion last year, a reflection of the mushrooming cost of Medicare and Social Security benefits as more baby boomers reach retirement.

That’s double the red ink of a year earlier.

Taxpayers are on the hook for a record $57.3 trillion in federal liabilities to cover the lifetime benefits of everyone eligible for Medicare, Social Security and other government programs, a USA TODAY analysis found. That’s nearly $500,000 per household.
Link

Chuck Schick on July 13, 2008 at 10:54 AM

Good. And I can’t resist asking the question “Whats it all about….Alphie ? Is just for the moment you live ?” I hope you’ve got your $500,000 banked and ready to send to Barry.

Keemo on July 13, 2008 at 10:17 AM

I agree. Where is the money coming from ? And the money is just part of the problem. What do these big donors want ? We don’t even know if they are domestic. By the time that is ferrated out the election could be long over. And as I have said before it would be a disaster to have a POTUS that would have to be removed from office in cuffs. McCain may be a little goofy but he isn’t playing with fire.

Social Security is showing a “profit” for the government and will continue to do so for 15 or so years, jonr.

Defense spending is a dead loss.

$700 billion down the crapper every.single.year.

But, I hope the right, especially the Geriatric Gigolo, keep talking about looting SS…

alphie on July 12, 2008 at 6:29 PM

Whatever you say Alphie!

The federal government’s long-term financial obligations grew by $2.5 trillion last year, a reflection of the mushrooming cost of Medicare and Social Security benefits as more baby boomers reach retirement.

That’s double the red ink of a year earlier.

Taxpayers are on the hook for a record $57.3 trillion in federal liabilities to cover the lifetime benefits of everyone eligible for Medicare, Social Security and other government programs, a USA TODAY analysis found. That’s nearly $500,000 per household.

Link

That piece was copied from a link at a very popular web-site. Snopes says it is a hoax, I’ll go with that. Very talented idiots working the “hoax” factor these days. However, the fact that Obama has raised 200 million in a short period of time, while energy and food prices have reached record highs; the fact that Obama raised 100 million in a single month leads me to believe that something is dreadfully wrong with this picture. At the top of the Democrat machine is a guy named George Soros; a man with billions dead bent on making America something completely different from what it was created to be. All of a sudden we have a rookie freshman Senator, who happens to be the darling of Mr. Soros, and this freshman Senator somehow raises 200 million in a time where Americans are hurting in the wallet.

J_Gocht calls this line of thinking “strawman behind the tree”… I call this line of thinking “reasonable doubt”, esp. when corruption in the Democrat Party is making headline news on a regular basis.

My Momma used to have a word for folks who couldn’t admit they were wrong…but that was just my Momma!

J_Gocht on July 13, 2008 at 9:56 AM

And what do you have against your Momma ?

My Momma used to have a word for folks who couldn’t admit they were wrong…but that was just my Momma!

J_Gocht on July 13, 2008 at 9:56 AM

Seen a lot of sniping but no substance from you. Tell us what makes you so excited about Obama ?

JonRoss on July 13, 2008 at 9:50 AM

My Momma used to have a word for folks who couldn’t admit they were wrong…but that was just my Momma!

Whoa J_R…

JonRoss on July 13, 2008 at 9:42 AM
Check out …

Missy on July 13, 2008 at 9:40 AM
Thanks for the backgrounder, Missy..!

J_Gocht on July 13, 2008 at 9:46 AM

The facts are correct though, regardless of who put them out there.

JonRoss on July 13, 2008 at 9:42 AM

Check out …

Missy on July 13, 2008 at 9:40 AM

Thanks for the backgrounder, Missy..!

Hey Keemo, setting up the olde “strawman behind the tree” gambit; are you?

J_Gocht on July 13, 2008 at 8:58 AM

Keemo did a great job of laying the facts out. No strawman there. We have never had true political instability in this country, not since the Civil War anyway. Nixon brought us close. Obama would create chaos at the highlest level of government. He wants control of a government and society that he obviously hates. Most of his associations over the last 20 years point to that. If you want violence in the streets then snuggle up to Obama. Because it is going to happen one way or the other. I really am not looking forward to that.

That piece was written by Maureen Dowd of the NYT…

WHERE IS THE MONEY COMING FROM?
http://www.nytimes.com/
By MAUREEN DOWD
Published: June 29, 2008

Snopes.com says that article was not written by Maureen Dowd.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/donations.asp

That is not to say that the Snopes debunking is convincing vis a vis Obama’s fundraising – I think there may be something hinky going on there, too. But that article is an internet hoax.

“… I believe in the existence of a “puppet master”… Damn right.
Keemo on July 13, 2008 at 9:09 AM

You agree that Vice President Dick Cheney is actually runin’ the whole shebang…?

Interesting…!

BTW: It doesn’t matter who set up the strawman, it’s still just that; a strawman… whether behind a curtain or a tree, male or female.

You must be spending some time listening to Sean Hanitty; he likes to use the “unattributed quotation” thingy, to place his guests on the defensive.

Of course, you never know how many thousands the campaign had to sift through to find the few handful to be the backdrop, and how many fake-plants in there.

That piece was written by Maureen Dowd of the NYT…

WHERE IS THE MONEY COMING FROM?
http://www.nytimes.com/
By MAUREEN DOWD
Published: June 29, 2008

Personally, Obama is a nothing of an empty suit; I believe in the existence of a “puppet master”… Damn right.

” I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction”

That’s not the exact quote and it is out of context.

Obama is afraid of strong men.

That is the last thing this country needs in a President.

Keemo on July 13, 2008 at 8:22 AM

Hey Keemo, setting up the olde “strawman behind the tree” gambit; are you?