Iraq - Progress
 

There seems to have been tactical gains, but there's no apparent strategic progress. If the progress of the war were measured by casualties, you'd think things go a lot worse on D-Day instead of better.

And the Democratic candidates are a terrible bellwether of what's happening.

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....right?

http://steelturman.typepad.com/photo...l_cleavage.jpg

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Penske?

On the other hand, maybe he isn't that bright.
 

Neither Butro nor the fasting cricket captain seem particularly like religious baffoons.

On the other hand, maybe he isn't that bright.
 

True. I hear the Europeans are hoping for a Republican victory.

On the other hand, maybe he isn't that bright.
 

She's steeped in fanatical Islamicism, and she and her family are so corrupt, they are basically the reason why Pakistan usually ties with Nigeria for "most corrupt country in the word". Even good ole neutral Switzerland went after her to have her indicted for corruption (the results of which naturally landed in Swiss banks). On her Islamicist connections, look at her appointment of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence - General Hamid Gul. Yes, the U.S. worked with him during the Soviet/Afghan occupation but no doubt about it, her appointment has shown his true colors and is not only fanatically Muslim but the kind that wears a tin foil hat under his round cap. He PeterThottam-like blamed the jews for 9/11 (on 9/11 mind you) and then said the U.S. was in on it. He also urges Muslims everywhere in the world to object to the American war against terror b/c he thinks it's a war against Muslims. Quote: "Let's destroy America wherever its troops are trapped." Lovely.

Bhutto is so much more corrupt than Musharaf and now she's probably going to run along with Sharif, a/k/a the one who made Pakistan a nuke nation. It will be all about money again and she'll let any fundamentalist group do what it wants as long she continues siphoning massive amounts of money. What a mess. There is a reason I've had Musharraf on my Celebrity Death Pool list for 3 years straight.

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This means nothing - perhaps even less than nothing because it's Zogby - but her "inevitable win", according to you, is looking ever less so, primarily because of the kooks on the far-Left:

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1

On the other hand, maybe he isn't that bright.
 

Agreed. But they also don't seem as strong and willing to crush and kill Islamists to stay in power as Musharraf is.

Sometimes, you need a despot. Granted, Musharraf isn't the strongest leader for that title, but you take the cards you're given. He's predictable and buyable and in that part of the world, that's as close to a synonym for "depandable" as you can find.

Which leads me to some uncomfortable questions about why bib Laden has free run of the provinces, allegedly. I have to believe that some of the $10bil we give Musharraf could buy bin laden's capture, and I wonder exactly how Musharraf manages the high wire act of taking the money and telling us to fuck off on the bin Laden search.

I've read blogs and web stuff on the area and the players, but its all contradictory gibberish, and none of it asks the biggest question - whether Bush is really even committing any serious efforts toward capturing bin laden, or instead letting him run loose for a variety of reasons many could speculate about until the conspiracy theory centers of their brains exploded.

And with that run on sentence, now I'm done.

On the other hand, maybe he isn't that bright.
 

The funny thing is, that might be true on one level. Some would argue, but there's a consistency in "crazy" you don't find in wonky or "open to suggestion."

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Ah, but run her with Obama as VP and see where those #s go.

Breck boy's cooked after Iowa.

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But for those who beleive in efficient markets, Ladbrokes is still heavily favoring Hillary:

Hilary Clinton 1/2
Rudolph Giuliani 7/2
Mitt Romney 11/2
Barack Obama 8/1
Ron Paul 14/1
Fred Thompson 22/1
John Edwards 25/1
John McCain 33/1
Mike Huckabee 33/1
Bill Richardson 50/1
Condoleezza Rice 66/1
Christopher Dodd 100/1
Dennis Kucinich 125/1
Joe Biden 125/1
Sam Brownback 125/1
Duncan Hunter 150/1
Mike Gravel 150/1
Tom Tancredo 250/1

For Spanky
 

Any bookie that has Ron Paul paying 14/1 is about as respectible as ...well... Zogby.

For Spanky
 

The shocking part of that listing of odds is how far Paul has moved up the chart. Demonstrably better chances than Thompson, Edwards or McCain? Really?

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2. They're only paying 2.75 for a Werder Bremen win at home to Real Madrid. Scandalous.

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ZING!