Implosion?

Reuters/Zogby: McCain 46, Obama 41

I note John McCain's lead is finally beginning to show up in the polls. I mean by that that Americans recognize that McCain is a man and Obama is a cheap suit. That's been apparent since the end of the primaries. With Democrats no longer having Hillary to kick around anymore they suddenly find themselves with what they thought they had been hoping for, a black guy with a grin. But that's not much. The Messiah from Chicago, all Chicago.

Everyone know knows the guy is nothing but a party hack, and they've been had. But if you're a liberal, how in the world do you change faith and vote against race? That would be improper, impious, wrong. Apostate. It can't be done... unless somebody gives permission.

I think it's Barrack himself who's given permission, by going on his one week vacation to Hawaii, and not coming back when things were happening in the world. It was a way of saying: I'm not really here, you're on you're own. And a number of people took him at his word and have begun to support McCain.

And it is true that he really isn't "here". When he was in Hawaii and by himself he was the Leader of the World. In his mind. Now, when he came back, he said to McCain: "You don't know what you're up against." My how grand one is when one lives delightedly within one's dreams.

The man is nuts. I presume that what has now begun, the sane judgment of Americans, will not alter in its inevitable flow toward a Republican victory this Fall. It's the change we've all been waiting for.
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Another matter of great interest to me. Some numbers have now come out on the comparative casualties suffered in the Georgia conflict. Russia is reporting 64 killed, 3?? wounded. Georgia claims 160 killed, 4?? missing. Both are lying of course, but it certainly indicates there wasn't much of a battle. It was as I suspected, just an ordered retreat by Georgia, and the trap of world opprobium intangling the very stupid bear.

-------------- Ha! Looking for the article --I read it just this morning-- so that I could give the link and get the numbers exactly right, I can't find it! This is extraordinary. This is exceptionally important news, and it's disappeared!? I didn't read that much this morning, I presume I read it on Fox, and now it's not there? Very strange. Could have been pulled because it was just wrong, could have been pulled because somebody just doesn't want it out there... Or maybe I just can't find it again. But that's nuts; it's too important to be hidden or slighted.

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Checked the Small Wars Journal, they collect every relevant news story. Nothing. Very odd. - It was between 9:00 and 10:54 Central Time that I read the article. I know that from notes I made in a notebook or other matters.

Jottings

Medvedev:

“If someone thinks they can kill our citizens, kill soldiers and officers fulfilling the role of peacekeepers, we will never allow this. Anyone who tries to do this will receive a shattering blow..... Russia has the capabilities — economic, political and military. Nobody has any illusions left about that.”

Big, tough, dumb, Russian.


Condi:

Russia is playing a "very dangerous game" with the U.S. and its allies: [She] warned that NATO would not allow Moscow to win in Georgia, destabilize Europe or draw a new Iron Curtain through it.... and said the alliance would punish Russia for its invasion of the Georgia and deny its ambitions by rebuilding and fully backing Georgia and other Eastern European democracies.

"We have to deny Russian strategic objectives, which are clearly to undermine Georgia's democracy, to use its military capability to damage and in some cases destroy Georgian infrastructure and to try and weaken the Georgian state. We are determined to deny them their strategic objective."

Pretty good. Of Medvedev:

She suggested [he] may be unable to exert power behind the scenes against his powerful predecessor, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, or the Russian military. She said she thought the French would be seeking "an explanation from the Russians for why the Russian president either won't or can't keep his word." "It didn't take that long for the Russian forces to get in and it really shouldn't take that long for them to get out."

Big tough dumb Russian toad.


Finally:

Obama: “I will win." --Hillary, months ago on with Katy Couric: "I will be the nominee."

Pelosi on Barack: "A leader that God has blessed us with at this time." (Pelosi on Barack: "A leader that God has blessed the Republicans with at this time... as am I.")

Know-your-power Pelosi

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Parthian Thrust

Been thinking about the Georgia imbroglio enough now to have a plausible scenario as to what happened. It requires that I presume Shaakasveli brilliant.

I presume that the high order of Shaakasvelian brilliance was such that he recognized Russia was bigger than Georgia. He knew Russia was massing troops, and since he wasn't living on a turnip truck he knew that the purpose was to invade.

What to do? Stand there and take it on the chin, or maybe try your own plan? He tried his own plan, which was to tap the old bear on the snout.

Dumb old bear, he charged.

Apparently as few as 2,000 Georgian troops put up a fight at Tskhinveli, they did it on their own clock. This upset the Russian time table, possibly for as little as a few hours, but at least enough to sow confusion. And then within hours they killed the commanding general. They had to have had that guy marked all along.

The enraged bear now brainless, the Georgians poked him more, and with the beast behind, they then in good order retreated toward Tibilsi --never that far in front of the bear! so that the beast would follow.

They passed through Gori, the beast followed, and Shaakasveli trumpeted to the world: The Soviet Hun Despoils Our Country!

Good message. You see, the Georgians had made a thrust, and the enraged and decephalate bear had followed into a trap, and the trap was world condemnation.

Pretty darn smart. And while the Huns ravaged the land, the Georgian army, functionally unscathed, retreated to their citadel, the easily defended Tbilisi... Actually, 2,000 Georgians retreated to Tbilisi, the others already there, dug in, and waiting.

And the bear snuffled about, looking really quite foolish.

Add to this that our President has declared he would send humanitarian aid by air, and Tbilisi has air superiority over the Russians, because nobody can complain that humanitarian aid is being sent, but of course the US would not send in aid without air escort. And there are humanitarian workers there now, and national leaders, and today Angela Merkel of Germany. Russia can not fly its planes, it would be a clear act of aggression against humanitarians and nations. One General referred to our airlift as "a continuous air bridge."

So Georgia is sitting pretty, the bear is a boob, and the world gathers against it. To speak in the voice of Shaakasveli: Just twist a bear's snout, and you can lead him to defeat.

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AM,

Wrote this note to a friend:

Dear K,

When I got home last night I wrote a brief blog entry but was too tired to do an email, so I'm just going to send the entry. I'm as delighted with this invasion as I was the day the Russians went into Afghanistan, because I knew then they would be defeated, and I know now they will be defeated in Georgia. The present American technological power vis a vis Russia is like a man with a baseball bat facing a rabbit, all we need is an excuse to fire. It probably won't come to that, but I would sure love to see some of their planes try to intercept our airlift.

Walks Are Wonderful

Went out for my walk today, partly for muse, partly to loosen my sore butt muscle, and had an insight. As with most insights, once visible, this one is obvious; but it is new.

Insight: I've been wondering why people such as Josh Marshal have become so tedious to read, always seeing racism in the McCain campaign? That Republicans will be smeared as being racist I understand, it's a tactic, you know it's coming. But always? Well, yes, and always and only, and that's my insight: I finally understand why:

The only reason Josh Marshal supports Barack is because Barack is black. Josh Marshal lives in his world and critiques from his world and sees no world but his own. He totally and utterly and to the center and core of his bones is racist; he sees nothing but race. All support is racial, all criticism is racist. So this is not a tactic, this is what he is.

And so, I might add, are all those who support the extraordinarily unaccomplished fawn of the meadow. Except, of course, for just those few who actually would just like to vote Democrat. Unfortunately though, they're stuck with Twit, the wood-for-brain puppet from Cook. Poor Demos. This year they vote for Howdy Doody and big ears and a grin.

I predict! (I like to predict) I predict!!! That after the convention --presuming it is the sweet fawn that is nominated-- when there is no longer even a dream that there might be an alternative, there then will be one. In droves, disappointed Democrats will move to McCain. Only the racists will stay true to The One... and some few poor party faithful who just can't help themselves. Oh, unhappy the soul of the Democrat. This just isn't their year.

PS,
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