Sunday, August 17, 2008

Obama to Gen. Clark: Thanks, But No Thanks

Gen. Wesley Clark has not been invited to the Democratic National Convention. Yes, you read right.

According to the Huffington Post, "
General Wesley Clark's office [says] he has not been asked to play a role at the Democratic National Convention. [He] has been given no role of any kind at the convention [and] was informed by Barack Obama's people that there was no reason [for him] to come." This despite the fact that one of the convention's themes is "Securing America" and the good general, having been highly decorated and served as, oh, I dunno, Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO makes him uniquely qualified to be a strong presence at the event. But no.

What the fuck is this shit? Not cool. Cowardly, lame and foolish is what it is. How do you exclude a respected, stand-up, military man, and one-time
HRC supporter, who because of all of these things can score you major points with various constituencies? What a critical faux pas! What's next? "Going positive" at the convention, like they did in 2004. Grrrr.

And while we're on the subject of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory...

Pro-Death

South Carolina Republicans want to impose the death penalty on South Carolinian women who seek abortions in another state. You know, because...