Short sweet and to the point. The hallmark of clear thinking, which explains why my posts are usually on the long side. Sigh.

Yeah, right. I'll believe that when I see it, libtards don't keep their word.

Think me overly cynical? Then riddle me this -

Why are Sheryl Crow, Kim Bassinger and all the assorted Baldwin brothers still plaguing this country rather than leaving like they said they would do if McChimpyBushitler were elected/re-elected?

Question:

Brian, where did McChimpy come from. I understand theBush/Hitler reference but the first part stumps me. I realize that as soon as you tell me I'll hit the side of my head and go duh, but if you could enlighten me I'd appreciate it.

Inquiring minds want to know, at least this one does.

I'm not sure I care. After listening to McCain's speech today, I'm not sure there is any difference between him and obama/clinton.

"Finally the Democrats being a bunch of whiny bitches is working in our favor."

Hehehe. It seems that's all they've been since McGovern. Who knew the party died in '72?

I just wish McCain was more on our side. sigh

Hey, don't go associating me with those losers!

This has to be Rove.

Well of course they don't mind switching to McCain. Its just Hillary with better foreign policies. (well, a little better looking than Hill also)

#3 - IIRC, wasn't there a photo composite early in W's tenure showing W, and a chimp with the same expression/appearance as W? Isn't that where the "McChimpy" came from?

I don't know...before you can say it would work in "our" favor you'd first have to establish that John McCain was in some way "our" candidate.

Steamboat beat me to it.

I have not seen an authentic leftard Bush = Chimp for a while, but it used to be a common insult.

Fiftycal- I hear ya, I was actually happy with McCain after he spoke on the irresponsible borrowing (non)crisis yesterday. Then less than 24 hours later he whacks me on the head with todays close Gitmo, suck up to the Euroweenies son of Kyoto bull crap speech.

Uggh. Uggh. Uggh

Whaddya expect from people always having to run and duck from Sniper Fire!

Isn't there some way that McCantShutUp could meet privately with the political blogosphere without the liberal mic's present? I mean, this guy is on thin ice now. Global warming? After THIS northern hemisphere winter? Alzheimers medicine - or lobotomy. Take your pick, John.

McCain is the Republican version of McGovern. He will say anything to anybody as long as he thinks it will get their vote.

It would be really refreshing if there were one candidate who would decide which side of the issue he is on and be consistent.

As much as I disagree with the POTUS on immigration at least he's consistent. Wrong but he's consistently wrong and you can count on him being wrong in the future, because he's sure he's right. At least you are reasonably sure of what he'll do. Somehow that just seems better, I don't know if it is, but it seems that way.

"Finally the Democrats being a bunch of whiny bitches is working in our favor."

Haha. FrankJ, you should run for president!!! As an independent conservative. The GOP needs to know that their base wants a conservative.

I just watched Hillary on FOX's Van Susteren via Gateway Pundit. Holy socks. Uff Da! She's worse than any of us imagined!! Get out the ryebread and mustard this time, Grandma, it's GRAND SALAMI TIME! ussjimmycarterrrrrrrrrr!!!!!

Pre-Denver CHECKLIST:

Popcorn - check
Chips & dip - check
Hot chili pepers (sprouted - check)
Beer - check
Scotch - check
Broadband internet - check
TV - check
Sniper rifle - needs work

I neglected to thank both Brian and Steamboat for answering my question about McChimpy. I completely missed that somehow. Oh well thank you gentlemen. I really was curious and sometimes liberal thought makes me nauseous.

a large number of supporters of both Hillary and Obama say they will vote for McCain if their candidate isn't given the nomination

Isn't that like saying you'd choose Coke, Pepsi or the similar store brand over one another? Just to be clear, the differences are so irrelevant that it is a moot point; it's just sugar & caffeine- no real substance...

As with so many others, Im feeling there's really no difference between B.O., Shillery, and Juan McCain. All the lefties are soaking their panties over 'bama, no one on either side likes HRC anymore, and McCain will probably forget he's running in an election sometime in the next few weeks...

What? Election? Sorry, can't...Wapner's on at 6.

*Just noticed the "John McCain for President" ad on this page. How bad is your candidate when they have to use pictures of him from 40 years ago? *sigh*

And the hits just keep on coming! Whats all this Im seeing about Jesse Ventura? Ought to be an interesting diversion for the next week (news cycle) In the mean time I havnt seen any talking heads discussing the upcoming hellstorm in Iraq. In case no ones noticed, Irans military arm in Iraq (Mahdi Army) has taken the last six months off to re-arm, re-train, and recruit, and is now back in action.

Here's a bit of comfort - the other day I had the misfortune of being on an elevator with an American leftart and a British leftard. The American lib asked the limey who the British preferred, Obama or Hillary. The Brit responded by saying "We don't care who it is, as long as it's not the other guy. All the world needs is another warmonger in power here." And that made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. I may think of McCain as something to be endured, like that numb, slowly increasing, nauseating pain that follows a swift kick to the crotch, but Europeans are afraid of him. If the Brits are scared of him, the French have probably lost control of their bowels. It's not much, but it's something.

In case no ones noticed, Irans military arm in Iraq (Mahdi Army) has taken the last six months off to re-arm, re-train, and recruit, and is now back in action.

TT - Mookie's boys are going to get their a$$es shot off. Yeah, they've gotten weapons and some training from Iran. Too bad for them the Iraqi Army and police have gotten the same from the U.S. Army & Marines. This is just what al-Malaki needs to cement his position as a leader of all Iraqis: a decided smack-down of a bunch of Shia (his own faith) thugs. Even Mookie himself has seen this coming and has rolled over. Hard luck for some in his old gang that haven't seen the writing on the wall.

Interesting how the fight in Basra is led by "Iraqi forces" and not the US (at least that's how it's being reported) and comes on the heels of a British withdrawal after poor execution there during the past few years. If it turns out to be a successful housecleaning, it might mark a turning point leading to a resumed reduction of our forces.

I saw John McCain on TV with Nancy Reagan the other day and I have to say that McCain made Nancy look young! After watching about 5 minutes of his speech the other night I decided to shut it off and go slam my pecker in the door jam several times to ease the pain! Good grief! I’d suggest that McCain pick someone who makes him look young and vibrant…possibly they good dig up Reagan and wheel him around and put him on display?

Good point in #24, Jimmy. It's an Iraqi-Iraqi battle, with one side a proxy for US and the other proxy for Iran. If it goes well for our side, though, we leave; if it goes well for the Iranians, they are a step closer to control of Iraq, something they've wanted since Mohammed was a corporal.

I know this is probably a stupid question but why can't we (conservatives) start a grassroots, write-in campaign?! Why do we have to plug our noses and vote for the least evil of the 3 dimmocrats running?!

To keep the other party out of power. It really is just that simple. He who controls the White House appoints the Supreme Court Justices and unless we want "activist judges" like the one who brought us the famous "separation of church and state" mess, we'll vote for the candidate who has the best chance of winning.

I know, I know it's just not right, but the difference between libs and conservatives is we work in the world we have not in fairy land.

Well. If you can stand that much pain, ussjimmycarter, you simply have to find a way to deal with Hillary. I mean, that woman wrote the Wiki entry on Evil while holding back critical information! She's like the Chinese box in a box in a box in a box.... The contents of each box is more horrible than the previous one.

I feel like this is the year of incredibly bad national fortune. In the end, we get John McCain and slide a little slower down the putrid slope of political nausea. Live to fight another day, I guess, seanmahair?

It’s the same crap every 4 years. The elites in NY, DC and CA pick our candidate and tell us who we are going to vote for and then shove him down our throat. And we are told by the RNC to get behind the choice or we are “un-American”! Well this time, I’m not so sure I’m going to fall into line! I don’t like John McCain and I don’t trust him and I don’t understand why he deserves my vote! I’m damn tired of picking the least worst of a set of candidates! I haven’t been excited about a candidate since the “Gipper” and I’m tired of it!

I've been thinking long and hard on this, ussjc. I'm still questioning whether or not John McCain is basically an "appeaser" at heart. There's plenty of evidence for it. Many Conservatives are tacitly assuming that he'd at least be the best bet to conserve our Republic. But I'm not so sure. And I'm really worried about it. And I share your pain. And, I think many of us share more than a little nausea over it.

#23 damncat, I hope you're right.

"At the heart of this new compact must be mutual respect and trust. Recall the words of our founders in the Declaration of Independence, that we pay "decent respect to the opinions of mankind." Our great power does not mean we can do whatever we want whenever we want, nor should we assume we have all the wisdom and knowledge necessary to succeed. We need to listen to the views and respect the collective will of our democratic allies. When we believe international action is necessary, whether military, economic, or diplomatic, we will try to persuade our friends that we are right. But we, in return, must be willing to be persuaded by them." -John McCain

Crap. Junk. My friend, "freedom" is a moral absolute for a rational being. Our experience depends on no one but ourselves. Get lost.

You know what I find ironic? On a post bitchslapping democrats for behaving like spoiled children because they can't have their way if they don't get their candidate, here are so many conservatives/republicans in the comments pretty much acting the same way.

I don't like McCain either, but he's a damn sight better than Hillary or Obama. If you can't see any difference between two hard core socialists and a social moderate, you're just being a pouty asshat. Whether you like it or not, he is the Republican nominee. You might as well sit back and enjoy the Dems eating each other alive while you can. And also make note that this is what we looked like a few months ago, and a few disgruntled folks still look like today.

So, do we have grounds for a real argument among us rationalists, Raving Lunatic? Or are some of us merely pointing out that no, don't kid yourself, McCain is NOT a warrior for freedom, has gotten along by selling out Conservative principles, and is not necessarily going to handle - even at all - the real decisions that will confront the next President. Peace in our time, eh? "We need to listen to the views and respect the collective will of our democratic allies." No, freedom doesn't depend on that. It's wrong. It's utter bull$hit and men like Ronald Reagan would utterly raise their voice against it. Loudly.

If you're gonna buy a used car, you'd better expect it to break down sooner than a new one. We went to the car lot and hedged our bets with McCain. Nice gamble for a free society, eh?

Please highlight for me where I said McCain was wonderful, or anything other than untrustworthy.
Please, show me where I said McCain was a warrior for anything. Just show me anywhere I've said anything positive about McCain EXCEPT that he's better than Clinton or Obama. Feel free to follow the link on my name and peruse my blog where I have given McCain a few punches myself.

Now, please tell me just how all this continued bitching and whining about McCain is changing anything. Tell me how this will change who the Republican nominee is. Tell me how this will do anything right now other than disillusion Republican voters and reduce turnout, thereby handing the election to Dhimmicrats. Tell me how it helps anything.

The time for the argument was during the primaries. They may not technically be over, but they may as well be. I distinctly remember a few months ago that people, even on this website, were stamping their feet & shaking their fists that if McCain got the nomination, they wouldn't vote. Or they'd vote for Hillary. Tell me, Jimmy, how is that different from the childish buffoonery the Dhimmies have on display right now? In fact, it more than likely pushed voters to McCain. Keep up the strategy, it's worked like a charm so far.

My point is there are a lot of people who are just getting to damned worked up over McCain, to the point of looking & behaving foolishly. Like the Dhimmis are now. I have news for all of you: They are ALL politicians, and thereby full of crap; to base all your hopes and dreams for the future on them is the height of folly. The warrior of the Reagan mold did not exist in the crop we had this year. The 'used car' we have was the only one left on the lot. How is whining about it going to make it better?

Save your ammo for when it's needed, for when we need to stand up to McCain. All you're doing is wasting lead otherwise, and liable to shoot your compatriots in the back of the head. At this rate, all it'll do is make everyone so McCain weary that when that time comes, no one will have the energy or wherewithal to stand to.

Amidst the depressing fallout of FcCain's rotten speech, I find myself in a cycle of compulsive laughter.

First Rush is going on about "Hillary dodging snipper fire" Then AP at HotAir says "fudging their Huggies." I'd just about settled down when I got to ussjc's "I decided to shut it off and go slam my pecker in the door jam several times to ease the pain!"

Makes me forget (at least briefly) about how much our candidates suck.

No, I know you didn't say McCain was wonderful Raving Lunatic. But I sense you can feel ussjimmycarter's pain and my (and other's) astonishment at what McCain is really going to mean. The man is just exactly who he appears to be. Read McCain's speech very carefully. Not even Bush ultimately believed in the priority of an allied consensus in order to bring down Saddam, the biggest Stalinist student - and actuary - since the man himself. Amazingly, Bush actually DID act in the spirit of that famous Democrat, John F. Kennedy, whose quotation I keep bringing up. Now that we (Bush) did the right thing, that jig is up. Can you picture the malaise of the next four years? Or is this just McCain's tactic to embrace independents and moderate Democrats in order to win? If so, some of us "old guys" have lived our lives by NOT acting like that. And we expect our President to stand with us not on some global fence of wishy-washy collective European spirit (pronounced "BS"). That collective spirit turned against Bush when it was revealed that French, German, English and Russian companies AND governments were building everything for Saddam and were awaiting the balance due. Amazing, how the real story of Bush's bravery on this count has been buried and forgotten but it's overtones are now being heard - in McCain's speech of all places! It's like we're being told now how it's gonna be. Like the whole thing was a mistake. Like we boo-boo'd with European proportions. Bush busted up the neo-Stalinist, global game. Shame on him.

This is a bloody conundrum for all of us. There isn't ANY humor in it. Damn me for "whining" but the new emperor is scantily clad. I fear our enemies no longer fear us and that the peace - through our own strength and resolve - will not be maintained.

At least the far left is only choosing between two far left candidates when they whine. The RNC took away our choice between a conservative and a leftist.

Just what is there in mccain's entire political history (not even just the last 15 years) that makes you think his judicial appointments will differ from hillary's or even o'bummers? (Can you spell g-a-n-g o-f f-o-u-r-t-e-e-n?)

mccain got the nomination without any help from conservatives. His speeches since then indicate he doesn't think he needs conservative help to win the election, and won't pay any attention to conservatives if he does. People seem to be remembering this when the RNC calls asking for donations.

Sniper rifle - needs work

#17 - Posted by: Jimmy on March 27, 2008 01:16 AM

We may need a lot of those! Oh, and ammo, lots and lots of ammo! And lots of chips and dip while we wait for the shot.
Semper Fidelis baby!

Aim small, shoot small.

And maybe lots of Scotch (or Scots), echo5a! My aim is lousy.

Jimmy and USSJC -

I will grant you that McCain is a bad choice for President. Heck, among the R candidates he was IMHO only better than the lunatic Ron Paul and Huckabee.*

However, to say he is not different from the Clintobamination is simply not true.

He is a fiscal conservative, good on taxes, great on spending discipline. He also tells the truth about the role of the federal government. Look up his speech on the mortgage (non) crisis which is spot on GREAT. (of course McCain being McCain followed it up the next day with the crappy foreign policy speech the next day, le sigh)

He will likely appoint better justices that Clinton or Obama. There can be mistakes (look Reagan nominated Kennedy for goodness sake) but there will not be a deliberate screaming leftist like Ginsburg.

McCain will fight, the Clintbamation will surrender. Think for a moment what would have happened on 9/12/2001 on if Al Gore had been president.

Now that I have defended McCain, I feel the need to go shower.

* My dislike of Huckabee is not data based he just really creeps me out and I am not sure why exactly why.

Jimmy, you're preaching to the choir. And yet again, perhaps because you are so obsessed with being angry at McCain, you're missing my point.

Seanmahir pretty much nailed it with "I know, I know it's just not right, but the difference between libs and conservatives is we work in the world we have not in fairy land." Well, some of us, anyway.

It's a done deal. You can choose (as I believe Bill Whittle put it) between the dog that sometimes bites or the dog that ALWAYS bites. That's it. You don't get to not choose, one will be chosen for you, most likely the one you want least.

Do you want Clintobama in the White House?

Because that's it. That's your choice. McCain or Clintobama. There is no other. You can't opt out. We are stuck, and all the complaining in the world will not change it. It can only make it worse.

As I said before, this continuing ruckus will only help the Dhimmis. As we sit back and enjoy the chaos on their side right now, it is a reflection of what we have done and are continuing to do to our own side, if only at a much milder temperature. I just wanted to point that out, because I expect better of my fellow republicans and conservatives. For a while there, it was slipping, back into that mentality from 2006 of cutting off our noses to spite our face.

This is supposed to be a comedy website, and on a post meant for poking fun at the Dhimmis squabbling like spoiled brats, more than half the posts are lamenting McCain (I'm not just picking on you). I sense an obsession.

Right now is the time we can have the most fun with politics, as everything is out of our hands and the Dhimmis are off the deep end. Enjoy it while it lasts; as you said, rougher times are ahead.

Keeping a sense of humor is critical in trying times. If you can keep it, you can think rationally. If you stay angry, rational will stop entering the picture. You can't take politics so dang seriously, or all you'll wind up is old, ulcer-ridden, bitter, and looking like Murtha. There's not enough botox in the world to fix that.

And maybe lots of Scotch (or Scots), echo5a! My aim is lousy.

#42 - Posted by: Jimmy on March 27, 2008 03:31 PM

Though I am of Scottish heritage, (Grandpa married one when the Army sent him there) I can't stand their version of whiskey. Give me Jim Beam anyday. If your aim is bad maybe you should concentrate on explosives. They're pretty cool.
Semper Fi Jimbo

Well, I wanted to thank you Raving Lunatic and now Brian the Adequate for sticking with me long enough to let me rant, seeing as how both of your comments are always worth reading. Really.

On the other hand, I'm probably older than you both and it just may be - due to age alone - that I'm already 'there," to wit:

"...or all you'll wind up is old, ulcer-ridden, bitter, and looking like Murtha." (it's so easy to lob-off the convenient parts of sentences!)

But then, due to the anonymity of the Internet, you'll never know! :-) Which leaves me free to continue (right up until the lever pull) kicking and screaming, biting and scratching, huffing and puffing in hopes that someone, somewhere - and hopefully in a high place - will take McCNanny aside and teach him something he doesn't already thinks he knows. Or does he know everything? After wards, I can tuck my tail in. I'll do it sooner if I can just see some consistent "signs."

'Cause I'm still HOPING that McCain can CHANGE. He can start by listening to Conservatives. I learned those words from Obama which must mean there's hope for me somewhere... over the rainbow...

echo5a - I've never quite understood why calling the drink "Scotch" is okay but if you call a "Scot" by that word, you get in trouble. Anyway, my granmama was Scott-ish. She had a little Swede in her apparently. Fortunately, I didn't get any of that. (Oh, please. No Swedish choirs.)

Well there you go, Jimmy! I knew you had some reason in you somewhere ;) I just see it differently in that now is the time to lay low on it (relatively), and save the energy for the meaningful fights ahead. Right now there's nothing to gain and a lot to lose.

I might not be old, but I'm no spring chicken either. In fact, today is my 39th birthday! (all presents and cash may be sent to my home address.)
In that short little time, though, I learned that negative attitudes beget negative results. You never know, McCain might not be the worst thing to happen to the US. He might not be to our liking, but I'm pretty confident he's not another Jimmy Carter. Maybe.

I like your point, though, that we need to keep the pressure on him so maybe he'll learn (Do you old guys ever learn anything new?). But my take on that would be to keep the spectacle to a minimum, unlike our democrat counterparts.

Try not to trip over the munchkins while you're over the rainbow. Bring a few back; they make good targets at range.

RL ... Happy Birthday. Now stop being so damn "sensible" LOL

Jimmy ...echo5 is correct There is no problem in the world that cant be fixed by the correct application of high explosives. But generally, your accuracy will improve if you dont shut your when you squeeze the trigger. LOL

39? All right, Jack Benny! Happy Birthday. You freeze right there as long as you can, 'cause, trust me, it doesn't get any easier. Although, when I hit 40, I pronounced myself part of the establishment by proclaiming, "Now, they have to listen to me." Hah. My kids did though, which turns out to have been enough.

Cruising around other blogs and news sites, I note that Iraq is heating up. I have the feeling that things may be quite different in a lot of places by November. Things are really getting bizare here and abroad.

Now, I'm laughing at you, TT. Fill in the blank for your missing word (mouth, trap, door, ..eyes)! I do that all the time. My brain hears the word but my fingers don't. This is precisely what RL has to avoid in the coming decades.

I am appropiatly embarrassed by my omission. And will now have to schedule a session with my therapist, followed up by massive amounts of medication and alcohol in order to regain my self esteem. Being 44 yrs of age I can see the "slippage" is already begining. Hmmm... I wonder if Alzheimers is a valid defense in court? You know that whole competency to stand trial thing?? Now if I could just remember where I put that gun.....

#22 - Thank you so much! If the Euro-libtards fear McCain, I'll feel better about voting for him. This reminds me of when Rev. Jerry Falwell started the Moral Majority. I didn't know anything about him but when I saw the rabid left-wingers attacking him I figured he must be doing something right and I started sending him money. Woe to you when all men speak well of you...You can tell alot about a guy by the enemies he makes. Of course, it's also possible to damn by faint praise. If the best we can say about McCain is that he isn't as bad as Clintobama... I'm going to invest in canned goods and shotguns for the next 4 years.
I wish Fred had stayed in the contest. He didn't have to make appearances or raise funds; just sit on his porch, sip adult beverages and leave his name on the ballot so we'd have had a choice.
#45 - Do what I do and learn to brew your own. Read, "The Alaskan Bootleggers Bible". It eases the pain.

Thanks for the BD wishes guys.

I think I've been experiencing slippage for a couple of decades already now. There's a reason every has always accused me of having "Youngheimers"

McCain could win over conservatives by picking Fred! as running mate.

The libs would vote that ticket too, just because all they would see are two old geezers, each with one foot already in the grave come January 2009, which would hand the Presidency to 3rd in line GrannyNan.

Everyone wins. Except when GrannyNan and DingyHarry take over as defacto POTUS. Oh wait, that wouldn't happen, Fred! being immortal and all.

So yeah, eventually we all win.

Nothing to see here. Move along.