Up until this week I had consoled myself that even though my first choice, John Edwards, had lost, and my second choice, Obama, might lose, I'd have a candidate I could support, donate to, and vote for.

Then Hillary confirmed that she'd do anything to win. Having her staff call the Canadians to reassure them over NAFTA, then going crazy over CTV claimed Obama's advisor said (hypocrisy?).

Then her press flack Wolfson compares Obama to Ken Starr, but when Powers calls Hillary a monster she goes nuts, even though it was off the record and retracted by Powers immediately. Again with the double standard and hypocrisy. Powers resigned, so should Wolfson.

But the final straw was Hillary saying the John McCain was qualified to be President, but Obama isn't. If Obama wins don't you think McCain and his 527s will run that a million times?

So, Hillary, I would have voted for you for the good of the country, but you don't deserve my vote. You are a cynical, jaded, foul person. Your whining about the press picking on you, crying because a really smart woman told the truth about you, Bill's veiled racist remarks, it's done, it's too much. I'm going to abstain.

This year, if Hillary is the nominee of the Democratic party, I'm voting present.

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Representative Jack Kingston (R-GA) is pimping the lies about Obama refusing to say the pledge of allegiance etc., on national TV. Now it is of course being picked up by AP, CNN, etc.

Let's do something about it, because this is just wrong, bigoted, and dirty.

I called his office and registered my complaint. I urge you to do the same.

Hat tip TPM - http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/17 9868.php

Contact info. after the jump.

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Props to a Talking Points Memo reader and Josh for picking it up. Hillary's silly bitching about plagiarism was turned on its head tonight. Her "great" moment of the debate came at the end where she talked about how her toughest, most defining moment. Too bad she stole that line from Bill.

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My first choice John Edwards needs to hear from you, visit his website contact form and urge him to use his power to help the people, not squander it on endorsing either Clinton or Obama:

http://www.johnedwards.com/about/contact form

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I supported and donated to John Edwards in 2004 and in this campaign. I respect him, but I am

I have to say that I am shocked that Edwards is in this spot. I'm surprised for two reasons, strategy and policy. First, policy, Hillary is the anti-Edwards, at least as he campaigned, she's BFF with corporations and rejected John Boy's call for rejecting lobbyist donations. She was on the G-D board of directors of Wal-Mart for the love of Genie! She can't bring herself to admit a mistake in authorizing the war and in the process admits a larger mistake - believing Bush, Cheney, Wolfowitz, and Rumsfeld would act wisely and responsibly with the authority they'd been given. Good call there. Nice judgement. Ready on day one to be a rube...Clinton stands against most of what John says he stands for. More after the jump...

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How does Hillary expect to defeat McCain when they have the same voting records? Same positions on Iraq, same on Iran, same on global warming, it goes on. They probably vote the more often than either votes with their party. The difference being McCain votes his (misguided) convictions, while Hillbilly votes her calculations.

If we want a democrat president who has actual convictions and true progressive values Obama is the only one left. That's what Obama is the McCain campaign's greatest  threat, and Hillbilly should be ours.

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Hillary has reminded me of the bad side of the Clinton machine. They will stop at nothing to win and now she's using Rovian tactics to do it. How can she question Obama's position on the war? He opposed it, but is smart enough not to put our troops in danger by not funding them.
She was for the war.
She has never apologized.
She has voted for every funding bill too.
Yet she's attacking Obama on the war? This is just a taste of what's to come. Remember Rove painting Max Cleland as pro-Osama and anti-American even though he lost three limbs in Vietnam? I'm afraid worse is yet to come from Hillary. We need to tell her to stop this BS. Save it for McCain or Huckleberry if you can get there on your own merit.

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When Cheney  resigns in six months who will Bush replace him with in order to turn the 2008 Presidential Race on its head by creating an incumbent VP running for the big house? Rice? Jeb? Laura?

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While everyone focuses on Iraq, we get F*&$#ed at Home, and it's our own fault.

Politicalwire, has this entry from the Evans-Novak Report:100 Hour Agenda Stalled in Senate
From the latest Evans-Novak Political Report: "Republicans have recovered from the initial blow of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) early blitz, thanks largely to the Senate's playing its historical role of the saucer cooling the hot coffee from the House. Of the six early bills passed by the House, none has yet gotten through the whole legislative process."

"The minimum wage increase surely will be passed in time, but the House-approved measure for now is stuck in the Senate quagmire. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who no longer is Finance Committee chairman but only its ranking Republican member, is still powerful enough to demand....

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Virginia has a new Macaca moment. Think Progress and others have posted about a letter from Rep. Virgil Goode's letter to supporters that is blatantly racist and ignorant. Here's what TP said in part:

Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA) issued a letter to constituents earlier this month in which he declares, "I fear that in the next century we will have many more Muslims in the United States" if we do not adopt "strict immigration policies." The letter was inadvertently sent to a local progressive activist, who shared it with the C-Ville Weekly newspaper.

I tried to call one of his district offices and his DC office, guess what? No voice mail. And no email form. Wouldn't want to hear from real Virginians now would we.

Here's the challenge, call and speak to one of his staff members and post a comment with the results. I'll buy the 100th caller a case of beer. Democrat's honor. Seriously. Contact info. below...

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