No Runny Eggs

The repository of one hard-boiled egg from the south suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (and the occassional guest-blogger). The ramblings within may or may not offend, shock and awe you, but they are what I (or my guest-bloggers) think.

Archive for June 3rd, 2008

The last primary/Clinton funeral live blog – UPDATE 5 (8:52 pm) – Clinton going into overtime

by @ 15:31. Filed under Politics - National.

Last revision/extension (9:48 pm 6/3/2008) – I probably should’ve spent more time on the Brewer game. Hooray beer! Let’s just say that drunkenblogging with Labatt Maximum Ice is not recommended for the amateurs or the tired. See you tomorrow, though the Scramble may be late.

R&E part 5 (8:52 pm 6/3/2008) – Hillary Clinton won’t be making any decisions tonight, and invited people to write her. NO SLEEP TILL DENVER!

R&E part 4 (8:03 pm 6/3/2008) – Even though South Dakota’s too close to call, CNN and MSNBC follow the DNC script and wait until the South Dakota polls close to award Barack Hussein Obama the ‘Rat nomination. Needless to say, they broke away from the McCain speech to get their up-the-leg thrills out.

R&E part 3 (6:51 pm 6/3/2008) – CNN let loose the reason why they aren’t following Fox and AP in declaring Barack Obama the nominee – they want the “voters” to decide”. Horse hockey – the deciders did.

Also, Sister Toldjah is live-blogging, and she notes John McCain will be dueling Obama with a major speech.

R&E part 2 (5:24 pm 6/3/2008) – Fox News now has Obama at 2,123 delegates, 5 more than needed. CNN has him at 2,106 and MSNBC has him at 2,105. Also, do scroll below the latest update and the CoverItLive window for the previous updates.

Revisions/extensions (4:25 pm 6/3/2008) – I thought I hit “save” on this version just short of 4, but if you’re here, you know I started the popcorn early. Fox News is reporting the Associated Press’ numbers say that Barack Obama has clinched the nomination ahead of the results of the final primaries.

I’ll start this popcorn party by 7 pm (Central for those of you not in the Midwest), or earlier if somebody actually calls the nomination for Barack Obama. CNN has him at 2,088 delegates, leaving him 30 short, while Fox has him at 2,111 (7 ahort) and MSNBC has him at 2090.5 delegates (27.5 short).

It’s been a heck of a ride for the NRE Spring Hill campaign. Unfortunately, it fell short of its ultimate goal of a weakened Clinton as the nominee, but by every other metric that can be measured now, it’s a wild success. We put a huge dent in the Obama coffers, caused not a few skeletons to emerge from the closet, and left much dissention in the ‘Rat corner.

The Morning Scramble – 6/3/2008

by @ 9:06. Filed under The Morning Scramble.

It’s a gloomy Tuesday here in the land of cheese and beer, but it’s not as gloomy as it is in Clinton Central….

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  • Dave Bauer bowls like his still-living brother travels – very fast and unerringly straight. As a reward, he and CTU-LA will commence with the torture presently.
  • CDR Salamander catches somebody from the Department of Health and Family Services doing a rather odd search.
  • Ace catches the New York Times Sedition Slimes playing the “false but accurate” game with respect to germ “warfare”, all to try to save Barack Hussein Obama’s former pastor, Jerimiah Wright. Guess it wasn’t just Jayson Blair.
  • Speaking of BHO and “former”, American Pundit found that TUCC got $15 million in federal grant money while Wright was damning America. Typical liberal, that Wright.
  • Jon Ham welcomes the newest member of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy, Bill Clinton. There’s still room under the Obamination Bus, especially since the 9 am news noted he has a new one.
  • Jim Geraghty has the final resting place of the Hillary Clinton campaign, Bitterroot, Montana.
  • It’s election day in California – see-dubya has the recommended votes on the duelling referenda – Yes on 98, No on 99.
  • Speaking of elections, Lance Burri tries to make sense of this primary season.
  • Brian says, “Get the popcorn!”
  • Dad29 notes that, for the ‘Rats, it’s all about the local.
  • Shoebox dips into the memory vault for another McClellan who turned into a regular Benedict Arnold.
  • Dave Casper has started a new series highlighting some of the blooming idiots that can vote. The first one’s a doozy – a floozy who locked herself in her car.
  • Bull Dog Pundit found a government pension operation that makes Milwaukee County look like amateurs; the New York City Department of Education. Nothing like a guaranteed 8.25% annual rate of return in a voluntary 403(b) (the public-sector equivalent to 401(k)), regardless of investment choice.
  • Owen has today’s tax-reducing PSA – make sure your deed doesn’t have a lakebed or riverbed listed as part of your property.
  • CDR Salamander fires a few SSMs in the idea of a nuclear destroyer. Imagine if the USS Cole, USS Princeton or USS Tripoli were nuclear.
  • Gaius has today’s episode of the Culture of Badassery(®MKH). This time, a 71-year old and his wheelchair-bound neighbor chased down and corralled a robber.
  • Tom McMahon 4-Blocks one of my more-popular categories, “Compassionate Lieberals”.
  • Genes blasts Time Warner Cable for attempting to reintroduce metered Internet. Dumb, dumb, dumb.

The Janesville GM plant to be shuttered

by @ 7:01. Filed under Business.

So says JSOnline’s DayWatch, as sales of GM’s large SUVs continue to crater. I hope the ‘Rats insistent on no drilling for oil are very fucking happy.

Another President, Another War, Another McClellan

by @ 5:23. Filed under Miscellaneous.

Scott McClellan has been receiving a lot of attention from the MSM since his “tell all” book about his experiences as press secretary. Of McClellan and his book, former Senator Bob Dole recently said “there are miserable creatures” in every administration who are spurred on by greed. I would add to Dole’s comment, ….spurred on by ego or a disproportionate self importance.

During  the Civil War, another President, Abraham Lincoln had a McClellan to deal with.   George B. McClellan organized the Army of the Potomac. He’s described nearly universally, as having a tremendous ability to instill discipline, organize and drill and manage supply logistics better than any of his peers. Unfortunately, while McClellan was great at building an army he stunk at using one.

Time and again while McClellan commanded the Union Army, he either allowed Lee and the Confederate forces to escape or chose not to engage them based on a repetitive, incorrect belief that he was out numbered.

McClellan was so inept at commanding the Army that one time, after acquiring a copy of Lee’s battle plan he bragged that, “Here is a paper with which if I cannot whip Bobbie Lee, I will be willing to go home,” Further, he sent a message to President Lincoln “I have the whole rebel force in front of me, but I am confident, and no time shall be lost. I think Lee has made a gross mistake, and that he will be severely punished for it. I have all the plans of the rebels, and will catch them in their own trap if my men are equal to the emergency. … Will send you trophies.” However, as previously, McClellan was unable to move his troops quickly enough to catch Lee. In fact, McClellan’s slow action led to the loss of the federal armory at Harper’s Ferry and further allowed a severely outnumbered Confederate Army to hold the Union off at the Battle of Antietam and eventually escape.

Like Scott McClellan, Gen. George B. didn’t seem to appreciate his position or have appropriate humility about it. In her book “Team of Rivals,” Doris Kearns Goodwin quotes Gen. McClellan as saying that he

received “letter after letter” begging him to assume the presidency or become a dictator. While he would eschew the presidency, he would “cheerfully take the Dictatorship & agree to lay down my life when the country is saved.”

George B. was known to make President Lincoln wait for up to an hour to see him. There were times where McClellan actually ignored the President’s presence altogether.

Like Scott, when Gen. George was released from his position due to an inability to perform, he decided to turn against the President he served. Where Scott decided to merely line his pockets via made up history, Gen. George wasn’t satisfied with money. Gen. George was the Democrat candidate for President in 1864 and ran against Lincoln’s reelection. Like Scott, Gen. George’s campaign was based upon a platform that railed against his former boss’s war policy claiming that Lincoln had passed up opportunities to broker a peace. Of course McClellan believed that because he had believed the South within their right to maintain slavery.

The reason I bring you this history lesson is confirm what Senator Dole said that “there are miserable creatures” in every administration. I think most of us understand that to be the nature of power and politics.

I wonder if we should change the lexicon of a turncoat being called a “Benedict Arnold” to simply referring to them as a “McClellan?”

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