I always thought that song was about King Louis XVI of France - the one right before the french revolution.

oh man.  Had I read this caption first I wouldn't even tried to compete

"Wilt Chamberlain!  I'm a big fan.  You still playing for the Globetrotters?"

If we get 60 exactly there's a flip side.  Every Democratic Senator thinks that hisher vote alone can stop a piece of legislation and use it to demand some pork.

I'm not suggesting that 58 or 59 is preferable over exactly 60, just that no matter what, the Senate will demand negotiations and pork.  No matter how much the people demand change.

giving him an opportunity to be seen on equal footing with Bush himself.

Is that meant to be snark?

People are already being thrown out in the streets.  Haven't you been paying attention?  Foreclosures is what got us into this mess.  Giving money to banks and investment firms because they got burned when OTHER people got thrown out of their home's does not seems fair.

To be fair, the poll has a margin of error of 3%, so technically I suppose as few as -3% could believe the economy is "getting better."

Just wanted to point something out to ya.  Your losing streak isn't as bad as you describe.

Al gore actually won in 2000.  So, really, you aren't doing too bad.

Found it here.

2 cups butter
4 cups flour
2 tsp. soda
2 cups sugar
5 cups oatmeal (blended)
24 oz. chocolate chips
2 cups brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 8 oz. Hershey bar (grated)
4 eggs
2 tsp baking powder
3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
2 tsp. vanilla
Instructions
Measure oatmeal and blend in a blender to a fine powder.
Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla;
mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and
soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey bar and nuts. Roll
into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet.

Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes 112 cookies.

I agree with what Matt Stoller said just before "mini" super Tuesday:

I have no idea what is going to happen, but my general rule of thumb is that the most annoying scenario is also the most likely scenario

By that, I predict Clinton will win about +10 (say 54C - 44O).  Enough to get a moral victory, but not even close enough to start eating away at Obama's pledged delegate lead.  Therefore, this prolonged argument about who's the most "electable" continues at least into June.

The problem with MyDD isn't balance or "fairness" it's about reasonable and polite discourse.

MyDD has officially gone to hell 3 months ago

Let me just finish your formula for ya...

Let X = Guy, Friend, or Buddy
Let Y = Guy, Friend, or Buddy
Let Z = Guy, Friend, or Buddy
Let X != Y
Let Y != Z
Let Z != X

X.
don't X,Y
don't Y,Z
don't Z,X
don't X,Y
don't Y,Z
etc.

There!  My High School Algebra Two teach would be proud.

Well, once i calmed him down, I found out she use too date the biker dude and he happened to show up at the same bar as my friend and her were at.

He was afraid he was going to break in one night and slit his throat.  I told him, "Gang members aren't like that.  They're psychopathic.  If he'd wanted to kill you he'd broken a queue in half and stabbed you right at the bar."  - Amazingly, that made him feel a lot better... but he still broke it off with her the next day.