Here’s the way American Politics are supposed to work (and the way it did work when Ronald Reagan and Tip O’Neal were the two in the ring):
1. The president needs more money for troop increase
2. Nancy Pelosi does not have a veto-proof majority to enact her various social agendas
3. She has to compromise and give the pres what he wants (war funding) and he has to allow something he doesn’t like to become law (prescription drugs, minimum wage, you name it).
4. Kennedy is irrelevant since the Dems only have a 1-seat majority in the Senate and many Senate Dems from more conservative states are not going to make a big stink about funding an additional 20,000.

I wish Ted would die. Yes, I am that evil. Yes, I am sincere.
Ry - Regarding Larisa of At-Largely: How did you find this one? Don't smoke anything she offers you (unless you think such a warning is too *mom-ish*). I had to stop reading after this line "In fact, it was Pakistan who birthed out the Taliban." WTF is *birthed out*? People in the comments have to do her proofreading? The stuff in the Korea post (I don't know how thinly stretched we are, but this would appear to stretch us even thinner. Do we have enough fighter jets to defend the homeland, should we have to? What are we going to do when Kim launches? Is this really just a regular operational matter?) What? How about the Blogroll? Definitely not for the squemish. I don't imagine I'll be going back.

Maggie - I don't think Ted will ever die. I sometimes wonder if his existance is God's judgement on America for our Hedonistic and lascivious ways...

I sometimes wonder if his existance is God's judgement on America for our Hedonistic and lascivious ways...

The irony of this being a comment on a comment left by... Maggie.

So, according to Oldloadr, the fact that we have Ted... is because of... Maggie.

Heh. Get thee to a Nunnery!

John - I think my Freudian slip is showing...

Does Bush ever make a speech where the details haven't already been splashed on the front page?

I suspect the Dems have their cunning plans. I think Bush has a hard sell on this. I'm not convinced myself that 20,000 more is much of a plan but let's see what he says.

We are bombing Somilia because we want their oil. Wot no oil? Would you believe bananas? How about mangoes?

Ry throwing us crumbs, albeit big crumbs, at the end does not a positive post make. God that word almost looks like Albright. That's unforgivable.

WTF!!!!!! I am to blame for Ted? And the only way for us to be saved is me in a nunnery? That is the cruelest thing I have ever heard. Armorer, you are diabolical. Do I have to go right now? The favorite Naval Consort is in Newport tonight I've already scheduled a body polish and pizza delivery to my favorite hotel........and I have General Petraeus' new Field Manual on CI......the CINC is going to speak to us at 2100.....I have a whole plan.....(breaks off, sobbing).....

But even if Teddy were to die (by natural causes of course), would we even know it?

All of his boozing has already left him pickled.

LOL

fdcol63 - It probably takes a lot of boozing to keep Mary Jo's ghost asleep... And yes, I am assuming that he has a conscience.

Talk to Oldloadr - he made the connection, I just made the suggestion!

In lieu of trackback, thought some of your readers might be interested in seeing what else our wounded troops are in need of at combat support hospitals. Sheets, towels & other stuff

Maggie, Ma'am--you know your GA's reports have to be classified because all the other GAs like to read them? For *cough* the stories. Just the stories. I notice your emulation of the Holy St. Thomas Aquinas, who caused great amus^H^H^H^Hconsternation among us by praying "Lord, make me virtuous! But not yet."

fdcol63 - It probably takes a lot of boozing to keep Mary Jo's ghost asleep... And yes, I am assuming that he has a conscience.

Oldldr, I'd almost believe it... except that for him having gone this long without acknowledging and making what restitution is possible argues heavily for any conscience having died long ago.

FbL,

"... acknowledging and making what restitution is possible ..."

LOL - I know the Kennedys have scads of money, but the only way he could have met these conditions, IMHO, would have been for Teddy to:

1) Plead GUILTY to the charges: a) DUI; b) involuntary manslaughter; c) leaving the scene of an accident involving death or serious bodily harm; and d) obstruction of justice.

2) Serve the mininum required sentence for all charges above.

3) Pay all associated court costs.

4) Become ineligible, as a convicted felon, for election to national office, including the Senate.

We really didn't think all that was going to happen, though, did we? LOL

I wasn't thinking of money.

Ted will never die

He's drank so much he's embalmed.

"Ry - Regarding Larisa of At-Largely: How did you find this one?"

I found that using the Memorandum aggregator(yet another tool I stole from John at some point.). John also made a good recommendation that I read as broadly as possible. As have others. You never know who has a nugget worth going after.
And if I didn't go out into the hinterlands I'd lose my ability to be random@55/crazy. I'd cease to be of use.

The Pakistan thing? She's right and utterly, utterly wrong. Pakistani fighters did get involved in Afghanistan, some paid and trained by us and some paid by OBL when he set up a parrallel group to go fight the Sovs, and they did become the nucleus for the Taliban(if memory serves. Been a while since I read up on that part of the world). The rest? Seems like a highly partisan look at history.

Mushariff is not a bossom buddy. Pakistan has always been an ally of necessity and not because of its sterling reputation and liberal mind set. I hate to be all real-politik here, but the real world sometimes requires people to partake of bastardly actions. Pakistan is not such a great friend. Nobody who has even done a terse amount of reading on the subject of Pak-US relations knows this. It's complicated and always has been.

wasn't that Saint Augustine?

MajMike - The real point is that there is no St. Maggie.

Organize the voters of the commonwealth to turn-out Kerry and Kennedy, Maggie - and all options are open...

Ahhh, Armorer - Would that I could! I am but one of repressed minority here in Massachusetts.

"Nobody knows the trouble I've seen..........."

I think that was supposed to be a hint to create a bimbo erruption to get rid of both Kerry and Kennedy, Maggs. You're tough. you can take one for the team. Okay, two.

Ry - Bimbo eruptions don't damage Democrats. They've been given a Get Out Of Jail card by the feminists. Only right-wingers are damaged by bimbo eruptions.

Maggie - no one said sainthood would be easy. Get to work, girl. Or get to the Nunnery!