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Lib Dem FoP pens an eloquent tribute to a courageous Royal Marines reservist who has been honored with the George Cross medal for his service in Afghanistan in For Gallantry. (Avila)
In a well-researched and well-crafted diary, Liberal Youth cites case law and precedent in asking and answering the question How Likely is it that Bush Pardons Himself? (BentLiberal)
Stranded Wind writes how medical services for the poor are not equal in all states in Universal Health Care Has Made Me Whole and uses his own health history to illustrate the point. (Louisiana 1976)
We all want "fair and balanced" news. This includes RKA who believes McCain deserves more media coverage. (Spoiler -- excellent snark contained in this diary - editor). (dopper0189)
Press to Digitate presents a compelling argument for lending an ear to various opinions on saving our planet in A Carbon Future: Now 'Up In The Air'. (Yashua)
In a diary chock-full of helpful advice, margeauxtex describes her own and her family's personal experience in I can't be broke -- I still have checks left and tells us how we can raise financially-responsible children. (Louisiana 1976)
Eternal Hope delves into the depths of 19th Century philosophy, and argues against the practices of Christian Fundamentalism in Nietzsche: Beyond Good and Evil. (Yashua)
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Sen. Joseph Lieberman spoke at the Hagee "summit" yesterday, as Think Progress notes:
Lieberman again drew a parallel between Hagee and biblical figures, this time saying biblical heroes, unlike the demigods of Greek mythology, "are humans — great humans, but with human failings." Lieberman said that Moses had his shortcomings, too.
"Dear friends, I can only imagine what the bloggers of today would have had to say about Moses and Miriam."
Funny you should ask:
Markos Moulitsas: "He promised us snakes would lead to our liberation. Well, Pharaoh's still in charge. We need More and Better Hebrews!" Atrios: "Moses said we'd be out of Egypt after one plague. We're already Nine Plague Units into this with no end in sight." Mike Stark: "I am going to go to Pharaoh's house with a big roll of papyrus to confront him about his former slaves." Chris Bowers: "The last three polls all say that Pharaoh's vulnerable, so I believe Moses can take a more aggressive stand. Praise Joshua and let him know." FDL: "Take a look at these stones Miriam just inscribed for us that detail her journey -- it's not getting enough attention. She'll be here to answer questions in our Tablet Club after sunrise on Sunday." Howie Klein: "I'm already running pro-Aaron hieroglyphs in Moses' camp." Matt Stoller: "If Moses doesn't beseech Hashem to deliver us something other than manna to eat, he should be primaried." Big Tent Democrat: "Jethro has too much influence over Moses' judicial appointments." Jeffrey Feldman: "If I'm Aaron, I'd be using this Golden Calf symbol everywhere I could. It's the icon that coalesces the needs of the Hebrews in the wilderness." FiveThirtyEight.com: "I've checked out the demographics; look for the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin to make real gains in Moses' new census."
And from across the Red Sea:
NRO's Kathryn Jean Lopez: "A totally crazy Shabbas thought: Wouldn't Ramses make an awesome high-school government teacher?"
Adam B joe liebermanjohn hageemosesexodusdeuteronomynumberscattle diseaseThu, 24 Jul 2008 03:35:17 GMT
VoteVets has a new ad featuring Brandon Woods, an Iraq War veteran from New York.
In the ad, Brandon says, "What did we fight for in Iraq? I have some idea. I fought in Operation Iraqi Freedom. And "freedom" means when the Iraqi people and their Prime Minister ask us to make a plan to leave, we do. But, Senator McCain would occupy Iraq indefinitely, against their wishes. That's not what freedom means. That's not what we fought for. Senator, I thought you would know better."
Senator McCain once said that if the Iraqis asked us to leave, we would have to leave. Those of us who served agree with that. Senator McCain now either has to back off his refusal to set a plan to leave Iraq, as Prime Minister Maliki requested a number of times in the past week, or tell the American and Iraqi people why he would overrule Iraq's government and turn our troops into an indefinite occupying force. Those are his only two options. Our new ad makes that clear.
The American people, the Iraqi people, the Iraqi government all think it's time for us to leave. So what does "winning" mean now, Mr. McCain? Stubbornly staying put when you're the only one who wants us to stay?
Those Ras numbers are a little goofy. That's a big shift in a single month, and one seen in few other states. Then we have ARG giving us the exact opposite trendline, though we all know ARG sucks you-know-what.
Thank heavens we can fall back on the composite, which is less sensitive to wild swings and outliers. And on that front, it's really, really, really tight: 45.7 McCain, 44.9 Obama.
Did Ras juice their (D) sample this month? Or did Obama hit upon the holy grail of Florida and Ohio swing-state politics? I don't know if I buy these particular numbers, but there's no need to. The composite actually feels quite right: 45.9 Obama, 42.4 McCain. Give Obama the twitchy, very nervous lead. Essentially, this one's tied (like Florida, like every fucking election cycle, it seems). Update: I reversed the Ohio numbers. It's McCain that's up. VirginiaPublic Policy Polling. 7/17-20. MoE 2.7% (6/26 results)
