Dana Millbank
John Bolton
Steve Nivia
"We have a new policy, a new strategy, a new ambassador, and we have a lot of new troops going into the area, and I just want to go out and see for myself how they're doing," -Robert Gates
President Barack Obama will meet with the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan for dinner today. The Obama administration sees these gentlemen as weak links in able to hold their countries security together. Mr Karzai wants to limit the number of civilian casualties whenever Taliban and US forces clash, while Mr Zardari wants to show that he is behind the US strategy.
From Steve Benen, that Political Animal, on the ever evolving message of the GOP over the weekend: "What we're trying to do here today is kick off a series of town hall forums so that we can get back to listening to the people," Cantor told CNN on Sunday morning as he kicked off the rebranding effort.
"Listening to people can make a difference," declared Mitt Romney while sitting on stage with Cantor during the first event. "That's what we're talking about here, we're listening to people."
Fellow GOP luminary Jeb Bush sounded like an echo: "I'm actually optimistic [about the future], if we have the humility to start listening and learning..."
Rush Limbaugh, Monday:
"We do not need a listening tour; we need a teaching tour. That is what the Republican Party, or, slash, the conservative movement needs to focus on. Listening tour ain't it."
Eric Cantor, this morning:
"You know, Joe, really, this -- this is not a listening tour.... What the National Council for a New America is, is an opportunity for us to go out across this country to talk about our conservative principles...."
Just so we're clear, less than a week after unveiling their new latest initiative, Republican leaders are rebranding the rebranding, at least in part because a radio talk-show host didn't approve. Impressive."
Late night jokes:
"Barack Obama may choose Hillary Clinton as Souter's replacement. So the big question now is, well, can she make the transition from pantsuits to robes." --David Letterman
"In the latest swine flu update, the Mexican government has told its citizens to stay home, to which Lou Dobbs said, 'I've been telling them that for years!'" --Jay Leno
"Well, listen to this. The New York Times is now reporting it's possible to catch swine flu from money. They say the virus can live on a $20 bill for more than 10 days. So, not only is the virus contagious, it's also very frugal." --Jay Leno
"And up in Canada, Canadian officials are saying that a herd of pigs caught the swine flu from a human. They said the human involved is a pig farmer who recently visited Mexico. Well, good job by the Canadian customs officials catching that one. 'And where did you visit?' 'Mexico.' 'And what is your profession?' 'Pig farmer.' 'I see no problem. Come right in.'" --Jay Leno
"It's crazy. First we had mad cow, then we had bird flu, and now we have swine flu. Do we have to check the Chinese horoscope to see what flu is coming next?" --Jay Leno
"And President Obama said that the country needs to remember that it is cool to be smart. Today, former President George W. Bush gave the rebuttal." --Jay Leno
"And 69-year-old Supreme Court Justice David Souter said he's going to retire next month. Why's he retiring? I mean, he's a senior citizen. What's he going to do? He's going to sit around the house all day in his robe being judgmental, right? He might as well just stay on the job." --Jay Leno
"Actually, listen to this. Here is some good gossip. I got this off the hotline from Washington. As a replacement for Judge Souter, they say President Obama is looking for a woman, and the rumor is Hillary Clinton is on the short list. Yeah. That's got to be Bill's worst nightmare, huh? A woman who can rule on the death penalty." --Jay Leno
"Oh, the economy is in bad shape. The economy is so bad China is now making toys out of synthetic lead." --Jay Leno
"The number two movie in the country is the romantic comedy, 'The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,' or as John Edwards calls it, 'a horror film.'" --Jay Leno
"Well, former presidential candidate John Edwards is now admitting that Federal investigators are looking into his presidential campaign finances and the fact that he paid over $100,000 to his mistress. Of course, Edwards is denying any impropriety. He said his mistress earned every penny." --Jay Leno
It's ironic for the US to apologize for drone attacks when Mr Zardari wants to obtain some drones of his own. According to Robert Gates, though, we will be increasing our use of drones in the region. Also, in the past, most of US aid has gone into Swiss bank accounts for the Pakistani military, buying them houses, cars, and concubines, with very little going towards economic development. And with Afghanistan, its hard to eradicate opium poppies as the main cash crop in the tribal areas when Mr Karzai's brother is rumored to be one of the drug kingpins...
It may well be that the solution to this dilemma will be the formation of at least 3 states: Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Pashtunland...
In exchange, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is visiting Afghanistan in case he has to step in and rule if we hold someone captive and waterboard them... No, seriously, he is there for the troops, checking up on the drone program...
From Steve Benen, that Political Animal, on the ever evolving message of the GOP over the weekend: "What we're trying to do here today is kick off a series of town hall forums so that we can get back to listening to the people," Cantor told CNN on Sunday morning as he kicked off the rebranding effort.
"Listening to people can make a difference," declared Mitt Romney while sitting on stage with Cantor during the first event. "That's what we're talking about here, we're listening to people."
Fellow GOP luminary Jeb Bush sounded like an echo: "I'm actually optimistic [about the future], if we have the humility to start listening and learning..."
Rush Limbaugh, Monday:
"We do not need a listening tour; we need a teaching tour. That is what the Republican Party, or, slash, the conservative movement needs to focus on. Listening tour ain't it."
Eric Cantor, this morning:
"You know, Joe, really, this -- this is not a listening tour.... What the National Council for a New America is, is an opportunity for us to go out across this country to talk about our conservative principles...."
Just so we're clear, less than a week after unveiling their new latest initiative, Republican leaders are rebranding the rebranding, at least in part because a radio talk-show host didn't approve. Impressive."
And to finish, Michael Steele quietly accepted his diminishing role as head of the GOP, by letting the pursestrings be taken away from his authority. I sure hope he worked in a weekly allowance, poor guy.
Late night jokes:
"Barack Obama may choose Hillary Clinton as Souter's replacement. So the big question now is, well, can she make the transition from pantsuits to robes." --David Letterman
"In the latest swine flu update, the Mexican government has told its citizens to stay home, to which Lou Dobbs said, 'I've been telling them that for years!'" --Jay Leno
"Well, listen to this. The New York Times is now reporting it's possible to catch swine flu from money. They say the virus can live on a $20 bill for more than 10 days. So, not only is the virus contagious, it's also very frugal." --Jay Leno
"And up in Canada, Canadian officials are saying that a herd of pigs caught the swine flu from a human. They said the human involved is a pig farmer who recently visited Mexico. Well, good job by the Canadian customs officials catching that one. 'And where did you visit?' 'Mexico.' 'And what is your profession?' 'Pig farmer.' 'I see no problem. Come right in.'" --Jay Leno
"It's crazy. First we had mad cow, then we had bird flu, and now we have swine flu. Do we have to check the Chinese horoscope to see what flu is coming next?" --Jay Leno
"And President Obama said that the country needs to remember that it is cool to be smart. Today, former President George W. Bush gave the rebuttal." --Jay Leno
"And 69-year-old Supreme Court Justice David Souter said he's going to retire next month. Why's he retiring? I mean, he's a senior citizen. What's he going to do? He's going to sit around the house all day in his robe being judgmental, right? He might as well just stay on the job." --Jay Leno
"Actually, listen to this. Here is some good gossip. I got this off the hotline from Washington. As a replacement for Judge Souter, they say President Obama is looking for a woman, and the rumor is Hillary Clinton is on the short list. Yeah. That's got to be Bill's worst nightmare, huh? A woman who can rule on the death penalty." --Jay Leno
"Oh, the economy is in bad shape. The economy is so bad China is now making toys out of synthetic lead." --Jay Leno
"The number two movie in the country is the romantic comedy, 'The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,' or as John Edwards calls it, 'a horror film.'" --Jay Leno
"Well, former presidential candidate John Edwards is now admitting that Federal investigators are looking into his presidential campaign finances and the fact that he paid over $100,000 to his mistress. Of course, Edwards is denying any impropriety. He said his mistress earned every penny." --Jay Leno
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