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It Ain’t Over: Obama MAY have to pay the piper after all [Hot Update] »

UPDATE: Jerome Armstrong posted a comment in Alegre’s diary at MyDD last night. Here’s what he said: “The “official” Obama nomination tour will have to do a detour into the land of unelectability (for him).” ___________________________________ Hewitt is correct: There are two overarching problems with Obama — 1) He cannot win the big electoral states [...]

General Hugh Shelton Endorses Hillary »

Gen. Hugh Shelton, a native North Carolinian: “You know in the history of our great nation, there has been only one former President who received an endorsement of a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs prior to being elected. And in this case, not only one, but two former Chiefs along with a former Vice Chairman [...]

National Security Drone’s General Dismay »

Cutting Through the Nonsense: 10 Reasons to Vote for Hillary »

   Pennsylvania’s primary is tomorrow, and TV ads are reportedly running round the clock, aimed at swaying undecided voters.  Unfortunately, many campaign ads are not truly informative.  This morning, I thought again about why I support Hillary — reasons beyond the intelligence, warmth and wit that would make her a great Happy Hour  partner.  I [...]

Open Letter from Former Admirals and Generals »

[It is clear that these flag and general officers are concerned. Deeply. We must do all we can to ensure that we have the best, most capable, and most experienced Commander in Chief. Now, I've never been in the military. But if I were a flag officer, or even a private -- and if I [...]

34 Flag Officers and the Out Of Iraq Caucus Support Hillary Clinton »

It is highly significant that both elected anti-war activists and 34 top flag officers support Hillary Clinton to be our next Commander in Chief: [VIDEO: Some of the 34 flag officers who support Sen. Clinton. TRANSCRIPT below.] From the Out of Iraq Caucus:   ”As firm opponents of the Iraq war, we believe there is no higher [...]

Hitting Back »

Keeping up with the delegate count: Hillary has erased Obama’s delegate pick-ups. Sometimes money isn’t enough: “Report: Obama Outspent Hillary 2:1 on Ohio Ads, Still Lost,” writes Jeralyn at TalkLeft. Even Second Graders Know That 30 Is More Than 9: While Obama had a puny cluster of nine flag officers behind him today, Hillary has [...]

Hillary Clinton on Admiral Fallon’s Resignation »

STATEMENT OF SENATOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON ON THE RESIGNATION OF ADMIRAL WILLIAM FALLON WASHINGTON, DC—”Admiral Fallon has served our country with distinction over the course of his 41-year career. As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I have had the opportunity to work with Admiral William Fallon and I greatly appreciated his honesty [...]

Obama’s False Attack Today »

Words, just words: “We need a Commander in Chief who has never wavered on whether or not it is acceptable for America to torture, because it is never acceptable. While I have consistently opposed torture, in the course of this primary campaign Hillary Clinton has flip-flopped from her past position of tolerating torture. I believe [...]

Afghanistan’s “forgotten front line” & CoC Qualifiers »

“Clinton Raises the Stakes on Ready-to-Be-President Charge Against Obama” — That’s the top headline at Mark Halperin’s Time magazine blog, The Page. This appears to be breaking news. Halperin’s headline summary continues: Clinton speaking in Washington on the commander-in-chief threshold question: “I believe that I’ve done that. Certainly, Senator McCain has done that and you’ll [...]

Breaking: Obama “Not Ready” For 3am Call… »

Originally posted at DailyKos (check out those comments there) and at MyDD.com   ::   My e-mail address is HillarysBloggers@yahoo.com   ::   I’m married with children — pro-choice, tree-huggin, Million Mom Marchin’, yellow-dog-Democrat. …according to his senior foreign policy advisor, Susan Rice, when she appeared earlier today on MSNBC. Sen. Obama’s top foreign policy advisor came right out [...]

Hey, He Just Pressed the Wrong Button »

Okay, he did it a bunch of times … but hey, no big deal. Like I keep saying, it’s no wonder that generals and admirals are rallying to Hillary Clinton. This twit must scare the bejeezus out of them. (“Michelle my belle, where did you put the football?! Oh there it is…. now, which button [...]

More Flag Officers Endorse; Clinton on Chavez (and International Open Thread) »

Add v4Hill to your page Special thanks to a veteran who is for Hillary. He put so much work into this! Also check out his YouTube version, which features a very sophisticated menu. Are members of the U.S. military panicking at the prospect of Commander in Chief Barack Obama? It seems so. I’ve been panicking; [...]

Blunt Talk on National Security Readiness »

He may speak a bit differently than the 28 flag officers who have endorsed Hillary Clinton. The Osama part is over the top, but he gets it about readiness, just like the 28 flag officers. This Gulf veteran knows who should be Commander in Chief: In her new recommended diary at MyDD, “Sometimes It’s Not [...]

Gen. Shelton Endorses, Obama Thinks Rumsfeld OK [UPDATED x2] »

UPDATES: Don’t miss “Just Words” video and the new Jack Nicholson video (awesome). They’re both below. (And “Buzz Up” Jack’s ad.) Ask Army Major General Antonio Taguba (Ret.) what he thinks of Donald Rumsfeld. (Gen. Taguba is one of 28 flag officers — including, today, General Henry Hugh Shelton (two-term Chairman of the Joint Chiefs [...]