The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[alphabassettgrrl]

I know a couple people that I'll send that to!

[BDBopper]

Wow! I agree with Richard Dryfuss!

[JWBear]

Who knew John Cusack had brains and eloquence?

We are asked to stand over the abyss and experience our own destruction as another political game show -- just another surreal horse race. We watch millionaires and paid Republican hacks appear on television yelling "Socialist!" at Obama as if the Bolsheviks are coming to rape our daughters. These are the same people who oversaw the greatest upward redistribution of wealth in the history of this country. The same people who, through general lawlessness and a privatization frenzy, succeeded in shredding the Constitution, turning war, illegal domestic spying, security, border patrol, interrogation, and even torture into profitable industries gorging on the state.

[Strangler Lewis]

John Cusack will say anything.

[Alex]

He may be able to write with brains and eloquence, but most of the interviews he gave promoting his Iraq movie a few months ago suggested otherwise.

[Snowflake]

So is Putin pulling a Bloomberg?

Putin's return? Russian parliament may allow it
By DAVID NOWAK, Associated Press

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, and Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi shake hands during … MOSCOW – Russia's constitution will be amended by year's end to extend the presidential term to six years, lawmakers promised Thursday — a move that could pave the way for Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin.

It would be the first change to the Russian constitution since its adoption in 1993. A six-year term could mean 12 more years as president for Putin — the current prime minister — who has not ruled out getting his old job back.

President Dmitry Medvedev, a Putin protege, had suggested raising the term from four years to six Wednesday in his first state of the nation address.

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I guess Gov. Palin had better keep a watch for him rearing his head over Alaska.

[Alex]

At the intersection of politics and the woo-woo crowd we find:

Spoiler:

[SacTown Chronic]

Darren Daulton was right!

[BDBopper]

So other than his hit TV show what will governor Mike Huckabee be doing for the next few years? He has answered that question with the establishment of the Vertical Politics Institute. The site launched yesterday and while there is not much to do there yet if you visit you can find out a general idea of how things are going to work.

What really impresses me is the fact that on the issue pages Mike's thoughts are not the end of the discussion. Each page ends with questions to start a healthy dialogue. There will be a dialogue on Gay Marriage. I look forward to participate and try to come to common ground (I do enjoy a good challenge!). There was some dialogue on the subject after the California court ruling but it was hardly structured or healthy (as it was un-moderated) as I was trashed and trampled upon.

Speaking of Mike's TV show I am looking forward to November 29th's episode as it will be taped in Georgia while he is on his book tour. I anxiously await all the details of his swing through my state so I can make plans to meet my hero in the flesh for the first time.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Why are people still bothering to interview Sarah Palin?