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Common People

Hmmm, I couldn't get the tone of that last post, MC. Was he being smug? Honest?
Don't know.
Anyway, I think it appropriate that Dawkins interviewed with Cocker, the singer of Pulp, because Dawkins comments sure did remind me of the video below.

In Case You Didn't Know.

Atheists are smarter and classier than you, and probably also got beat up a lot as kids. Jingle all the way, motherfucker.

That Looks Like Fun.

Wow, I can just see Calvin and Hobbes having some great adventures in this thing. Ugh.

Not Mentioned?

Also offensive to non-Christians*. Bonus.

*I mention this because this is the only kind of article where you will hear them referred to as Christmas lights instead of holiday lights.

I Can Not Believe...

...no one's posted this yet. Somebody hada lot of time on their hands.


And yes, BTW, they are planning to make a live action Thundercats movie.

California Supreme Court allows good Samaritans to be sued for nonmedical care

It seems to me the only people this decision will benefit are lawyers. Is there any other way to see it?

Video Friday

This link is from my friend Don. He and his son went out for dinner and hilarity ensues. It's all explained in the link. I think its pretty dang funny.

Video Friday

From the movie Step Brothers

So...

The local radio station played this on my way to work. And on an entirely unrelated note, I got something in my eye on the way to work.

Le Chant des Oiseaux

I'm posting this because it has some personal value to me. About 14 years ago I was in a choir for Mesa college and we performed this song at a 3 day Christmas festival in a church across the street from Balboa park in San Diego. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. My whole family was there (except my lousy brother)
And so this is for Comrade. We were pretty good and we might have sounded something like this, but then again, maybe not.
I sang bass vocals with two others.

Let The Power Of Youth Explode!

Seriously, though, I thought cosplay was all about hot chicks dressing up like Tomb Raider. My world collapses.

Fun Time Waster

There's a web site in Sweden that hosts bit torrent downloads. If you don't know what a bit torrent is, don't worry. The key here is that bit torrents usually get used to host pirated software.

Here is a site with list of cease and desist letters he's received and his responses.

Essential To Survival?

You bet your ass! How have we lasted this long without a Death Map? Your guess is as good as mine.

All Our Frustrations Summed Up In Four Minutes

Why were there reporters in Wasilla when they should have been going to Chicagoland?

Ha ha, Missed Me!

Don't know who made this, but I thought it was funny.

2008 Mug Shots Of The Year

The Smoking Gun has what they say are the 20 best mug shots of the year.
This one is my favorite.

Good News For Last Minute Shoppers

There are still some amazing gift ideas out there. E-mail me if you need to know whre to ship it.

I Don't Know Why...

...but this might be my new favorite site.

Here We Go.

Someone is offended by Christianity, better ban it. This is from sports columnist Peter King's mailbag column today regarding 49ers head coach Mike Singletary's sideline attire:

"• RELIGION AND FOOTBALL. From Steve, of Hopkinton, Mass.: "Watching the Miami-San Francisco game Sunday, I was surprised to see Mike Singletary's attire. I know sweatshirts are approved (as long as they are made by Reebok) but the huge cross around his neck? I know this is a man expressing his deep beliefs but is this the acceptable standard? What is someone wants to display some other item reflecting his personal beliefs?''

Good question. The league tells me Singletary's personal jewelry is not an issue (he's been wearing the cross throughout his coaching career) and I'd be surprised if they told him to tone it down. I think the only way they'd meddle with religious crosses is if they obscured the logos on the sideline clothing. Don't laugh."

It's not a good question and I'm not laughing. I see what the person is doing here, trying to equate the Cross with a swastika, hangman's noose or other hate symbol in order to justify banning it's appearance on the sideline. Or maybe the person is a vampire. I doubt they'd be so critical of a rainbow.

No Effing Way.

I feel bad for the lady. Her bid wins on any other day.

Man Guesses EXACT Price in Showcase Showdown! @ Yahoo! Video

Good News!

For all you bachelors and bacherlorettes out there.
It's not your fault your relationship didn't last... blame it on romantic comedies.

Interesting Stuff

Most of these I've heard of before, but the bloop is new to me.

Wolverine.

Looks pretty cool.

Hugh Jackman is obviously not buff enough to play Wolverine, though. Should've got Danzig.

Okay, Fine. I'll Post It, Then.

Because I'm pretty sure they take your blog away if you don't have this video up today.

Them's some sweet moves. The guy gets no fucking credit for anything!

We Can Stop Obama...

...from saving the world!

The Cult Of Garotzuva

Like with many cult leaders, Al Gore has picked the moment of rapture for global warmists.
5 Years from now, Al Gore says, the entire North Pole will disappear.

And I'm glad we have him on record.

As far as I am concerned one of two things will happen.
1.) The North Pole melts and Al Gore becomes a prophet. I will eat crow and the world begins a massive global effort to stop global warming. (more so than it is doing today)
2.) The North Pole doesn't melt and cult followers will listen to Al Gore anyway, just like cult followers always do and a new day of rapture is predicted.

But wait, there is a third option. One that can't be ignored.
3.) Obama heals the planet.
AP has titled a recent piece Obama left with little time to curb global warming
Perfect!
All the stars are aligned. We have Gore on record, the world is in a panic and a day of judgment that follows shortly after Obama's 1st term. When the North Pole doesn't melt, Obama can raise his palms to heaven, snap his fingers and say abra cadabra, and then we truly can call him the Messiah.

Obama Can't Wait To Get Into The White House

Asks to move in two weeks early.

Bettie Page: RIP

Bettie Page dies of a heart attack at age 85.

I'm not the biggest Bettie Page fan out there, but I do like the style that surrounds her image. (and the picture above is pretty great)

In many ways Bettie Page represents the innocence of yesterday. Innocent smut, so to speak and what was once considered risque is now plain old pop art. (oh the irony)

Have we taken it too far? I say we have, but I also say we can turn back.

I read a pretty cool quote while looking into this story.

"Gluttony satiates but does not satisfy."

Hmmmmm... I like it.

Anyway, maybe I'll talk more about that some other day.

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If you are interested to see what she looked like at age 80 here you go.

Not bad at all for 80. Ya think she had a facelift?

I Like This Guy

What Sarkozy said about Ahmadinejad - "it is impossible for me to shake hands with someone who dared to say that Israel should be wiped off the map."

Video Friday

From my awesome wife. Glad to see her people get it, where as mine really don't.

Friday Video

This band is called Dengue Fever and they kinda rule. I saw 'em in San Francisco a few years ago and really liked their stuff.
Though they are from L.A. they have a Cambodian singer. (from what I understand she was really big in Cambodia before she moved to L.A.)
If you like what you hear check this song out. It is an old Cambodian song, but it hooked me a few years back.

China Suggests The West Pay 1% Annually To Fight Garotzuva

At the end of the story Foxy Loxy invites Chicken Little and his friends down into his den to protect them from the falling sky. There is where the fox eats them all up.
Does this count as an alternate ending?

PETA in the news again, and again, and again

PETA is just too easy to post about. But I don't feel like working that hard either, so there.

Which Time Of The Year Has The Lowest Number Of Suicides?

Despite what the media tells you, the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas has the FEWEST number of suicides than any other time of the year.
Yet "stories linking suicides and the holidays during the 2005-2006 end-of-year season represented about 57 percent of the articles written."
Turns out that Spring and Fall have the highest rates.

Che's Not Dead

Viva la Revolucion

Ryan In China found this pic

Billy Corgan Says He Has God In His Life

And the writer of this article seems rather smug about the whole thing.
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NY School Renamed "Barack Obama" By Students

"District officials believe the school is the first in the country to be named for Obama. But even though Obama will not take office until January 20, many other efforts to rename schools, parks and streets to mark his historic win are already underway. Winston Baldwin Spencer, the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, a country in the Caribbean, says he is taking steps to have Antigua's highest mountain peak renamed Mount Obama. And many parents around the world have named their newborns Barack."

You can read it here

The Day The Earth Stood Still

Greatest guilt trip ever? Seriously, Every single line in this trailer is a testament to how bad we are supposed to feel about ourselves. Fuck Hollywood.

Oliver Stone Planning Hugo "Moe" Chavez Documentary

Here

Driver's License Pics Are Always Flattering

Thanks to Ka-Pow

Driver's License Pics Are Always Flattering - Funny blooper videos are here

I Didn't Realize How Tragic It Turned Out To Be

The F-18 Crash In San Diego took one man's family away.
Michelle Malkin asks for your help.

Four Big Lies about the Big Three Automakers

I had a post blaming the Dems and environmentatlists for the auto crisis and now here is post that doesn't exactly feel sorry for the big 3.
Don't matter, they are getting the bailout no matter who is to blame.

Also, there is this
In 2007, Toyota sold 9.37 million vehicles.
In 2007, General Motors sold 9.37 million vehicles.
In 2007, Toyota made $17.1 billion.
In 2007, General Motors lost $38.7 billion.
Posted by edelfenbein at December 10, 2008 10:01 AM

What is that all about?

California Could Run Out Of Money By February

What is happening to our beautiful state?

Japanese Man Builds Robot Girlfriend

Read it here.
Reminds me of an old movie starring Melanie Griffith called 'Cherry 2000'.


UPDATE: Now there is a video

Third Time Is The Charm

Obama may be yet again distancing himself from a questionable character. If this is true, then it would be the third time (fourth if you include Rezko, but I don't know of any real connection) that an associate got into hot water and Obama then denounced him.

1.) "I wasn't there" and "I didn't know" and "I didn't hear him say it," Obama words when speaking about Reverend Wright

2.) "just a guy who lives in my neighborhood" What he said about William Ayers

3.) "I had no contact with the governor or his office and so we were not, I was not aware of what was happening." What Obama said recently concerning Governor Blagojevich.

Axelrod, Obama's campaign advisor, disagrees.
"I know he's talked to the governor and there are a whole range of names many of which have surfaced, and I think he has a fondness for a lot of them."

Bush Says He Is Not A Literalist...

...when reading the Bible.
But that he does believe one lesson is literally true.
'God sent a son.'

US & Iraqi Soldiers Replace Whale Tooth at Shrine of Jonah in Mosul

Gateway pundit has a pretty interesting post about the re-building of the 'cradle of civilization' and the the shrine where Jonah is said to be buried.
If you can, take some time and click around through his links. They are pretty interesting.

New Metallica Video

Long, but pretty bad ass.

Kids Need To Be Introduced To Gay Issues Because?

If you call in sick for work tomorrow, people will talk. Also, "A Day Without a Mexican" was a stupid, boring waste of a movie.

Gay Marriage?

If any of you haven't guessed yet, I am not for gay marriage. At least I am not for defining the word marriage to mean anything other than one man one woman.
Civil unions? have at it.
Having the same rights as a married couple? you bet.
a ceremony to honor the union? sure.
But the word marriage? no way. (to be clear, if California voted 'no' on prop. 8 I would have not liked it, but I would have accepted it)
Look, words carry weight. They have meaning and the idea of a heterosexual marriage falling under the same banner as a homosexual union is, well, wrong.
They aren't the same. They are different and though the law and the govt. shouldn't treat homosexual union and marriage differently, our vocabulary should. (except for adoption. Don't agree with gay adoption either)

For example, there are people who try to tell us that boys and girls are the same. That society has forced boys to follow one form of gender rolls and girls to follow another.
If we raised boys, they argue, in taditional girl gender rolls, like buying them a teaset, then the boys would grow up to be more feminine.
Same with girls. Buy them g.i.joes, tomboys.
But they were wrong. Boys were unhappy with teasets, unless they were breaking 'em and girls were dressing up their g.i.joes for teaparties.
Why? Because they are different.
Programmed different.
Think different.
And polite society treats them different.
Therefore, we have different words assigned to each different sex and though the govt. recognizes their equality of rights under the law, our vocabulary recognizes their differences in life under natural law and that is the way it should be.
And that is the way it should be with marriage as well.
So says I.

Now read this

If A Space Alien Were To Talk To A Liberal

Here is a pretty funny post by The People's Cube.

I Agree!

They should give $130 billion to poor countries to fight Garotzuva! Poor countries have such an outstanding track record of making sure handouts make it into the right hands to make a positive impact. I could use a few million myself. You know, I'm kind of the king of my block.

Good To See...

...that in the UK, at least, they still go after the real criminals. This guy'll think twice before he gets bumped into again. Dirty smoker!

If It Saves One Child...

Seriously, it's come to the point that when I hear that argument I almost automatically jump on the other side of the issue. Of course, the sex offender registry in it's current incarnation is some of the most effed up shite going. Don't get me wrong, I don't think 23 year old student teachers should be boning high school freshmen, but it's probably not a one strike and you're out kind of offense. And having consensual sex in a park? Please.

Op-ed Piece In The NY Post Lays It Out Straight

"The problems plaguing the Big Three U.S. automakers have been compounded by a “hostile” Democratic Party allied with union bosses and environmental extremists."
Anyone disagree with that?

You Think They Broke Up After This?

In China, a man kissed his girlfriend so hard that he lowered the pressure in her mouth and sucked her eardrum out.

3 Year Old Boy Saved By Puppy Vest

Here

15 Year Girl Saved From Blowing Herself Up

Warning: This story is a bit heavy and though it has a happy ending, I wouldn't watch if your day is a little depressing already.

Watch CBS Videos Online

Kinda like Dick in a Box part 2

Signs Of Our Past

Obama to create jobs by building bridges to nowhere.

also

More Obama news
Obama Unable to Keep His Promise on Lobbyists

Bush: War in Iraq On its Way to Being Won

"President George W. Bush said Saturday the U.S.-Iraqi security pact approved this week calls for 150,000 American troops to be withdrawn from Iraq in two stages — all by the end of 2011."
Here

Ha Ha Ha Ha! Hey Lucy, That's So Ridiculous!

Enlightened actor suggests Cuban exiles should see new 'Che' movie before protesting.
Arrogance has no boundries.
To add a cherry on top, del Toro spoke his words of wisdom while attending a screening in Havana.
Havana? Does anyone believe that 'Che' is at all objective if they are willing to show it in Havana?

William Jefferson Will Now De-De-Mow

Louisiana democrat congressman William Jefferson, the man who was seen removing $90,000.00 of stolen money from his fridge during hurricane Katrina, has lost his seat to a republican zipperhead.

Okay, that sucks. I shouldn't have used such derogatory words to describe the fine gentleman.
I meant slope.

On a related note,
Q.) What do you get when you cross a vietnamese person (what would that be, vietnamesian?) with an african?

A.) Vinegar.

It's okay, Bobby told me that one.

Melting Ice May Slow Global Warming

According to this, the earth may be healing itself.
"Scientists discover that minerals found in collapsing ice sheets could feed plankton and cut C02 emissions."
Just in time too. Now that Obama is President-elect, the earth will heal, meadows will flower and the world will come together to sing Kumbaya.

Of course I'm not suggesting that Professor Rob Raiswell came to his conclusion because of the Obama win, but I do wonder whether chicken littles will begin to listen to other theories now that "hope" is in the air.

We'll see.

Palm Pistol

For the elderly.
I would say something about this, but I think this quote says it all.

"You "pull" the trigger by pressing on a thumbed button at the top.
"Point and shoot couldn't be easier," states the blurb on the product's Web site.
Even better, Constitution Arms says it's had it certified by the FDA as a "Class I Medical Device." That means doctors could prescribe the handgun to qualified patients, who would then have some or all of the cost reimbursed by Medicare or private insurance."

Palm pistol is just what the doctor ordered.

The Worst Comic Book Movie Adaptations

Enjoy

What does Rotten Tomatoes have to say about the new Punisher?
survey says!

Middle East News

While Bush scolds Syria and Iran

Afghanistan, Pakistan agree to Fight Al-Qaida Together

Friday Funday!

So why am I so hungry at 2:00 in the morning?

What Is Wrong With This Picture?

Obama speechwriter gropes a cardboard cut out of Hillary Clinton. So what is wrong with this picture?

(The groping part isn't what I mean. That is hilarious.)

Obama has speechwriter? Not that I'm surprised, but how often did we hear about Palin being too stupid and needed a speechwriter? A million?
But the most interesting part about this is, look at him. It's A White Guy!
Most likely an "anglo-saxon protestant male" white guy . The devil of all devils amongst liberal hate.
And he was able to touch the hearts of many a lefties with his speeches of hope and change.
I am beside myself with mirth.
This is as amazing as when I realized Dragonlance was written by women.

Bad Ass!

This is called "Quick Kill" active protection system. When an RPG is fired the Quick Kill responds by blowing it up before it hits it's target.

In the first sequence you can see an RPG being fired (lower center right of your screen) towards the building.
The second sequence follows the Quick Kill.
And the third shows the whole thing in real time.

Who Killed The Electric Car?

(Too great to leave in the comments box)

Remember that documentary?
One thing is for sure, UK isn't bringing it back to life.
Oh, and here is a bit of interesting news.
"Activists of environmental group Greenpeace paint cars pink, to protest against electric cars which use electricity generated from coal power stations, in Berlin November 25, 2008."
You can't win with Greenpeace. They are and will never be satisfied.
Their disdain is what drives them.
It keeps them going.
All that other stuff is just filler for a life without purpose.

Here is a bit of interesting news. 2008 is the coolest in a decade.
What does that mean? It means "Let's go on a road trip!"
Gas will soon be a buck.
A buck? A buck!?!? A snickers bar costs a buck. Gum costs a buck.
When it rains, it pours.

Friday Video

I am diggin' this song. I'm posting it tonight instead of tomorrow so that I don't lose it. I think The Mummies covered it. Is that right, Baron?


By the way, have you ever seen a more pathetic toupee?

Obama: Islamic Speech in First 100 Days

Read it here.
It looks like it will happen in Cairo. Why? process of elimination.
"A speech in Baghdad would appear to validate the Iraq war, which Obama opposed."

Oh I see. It's important to mend rifts in the Muslim world, but less important to mend rifts amongst your own countrymen, or for a war that Americans sacrificed their lives for.

Lego Terrorist

This toy is pissing off Muslims, while at the same time, making my christmas shopping list.

UPDATE: Now some people are pissed off saying the toy glorifies terrorists.

Glorify or making fun of, I don't care. It's accurate and that's all I'm worried about.

Oakland Vs. San Diego in 3D

All you SD football nerds get to geek out over this.

Question: Why the heck aren't they showing the game in either Oakland or San Diego???

England Is Goin Down

British school cancels Christmas nativity in favour of Muslim Eid celebrations.
Here
"Sent by the head teacher, Amber Latif, and Yvonne Wright, chair of governors, it apologised for “any misunderstanding” but said it had to respect “the cultures and religions of all the children”.
It added: "The Christmas performance has not been cancelled outright but has been postponed until the New Year.”"

Too bad. I was sorta hopin to visit London some day.
Londoslamobad doesn't have the same ring to it.

A Good Sign By Pakistan After Mumbai

Pakistani jets kill 30 Taliban militants in tribal district bordering Afghanistan.

Also

Israel preparing to srike Iran?
The Israeli attack should look something like this.

And now check out this banned jewish commercial

I Fear We'll Miss The Punisher

Susan Rice a "Mind-Boggling" Candidate for U.N. Ambassador
Okay, Obama is a shithead again.

"A Rhodes scholar, 44-year-old Rice was an aide to Richard Clarke at the National Security Council in the 1990s, and was considered a “radical liberal” who favored the use of lightly armed U.N. troops as peacekeepers, said the insider, who provided this background on the nominee:
Rice and Clarke wrote “Presidential Decision Directive 25” (PDD-25), a controversial Clinton policy document that urged the use of U.N. peacekeepers as surrogates for real military forces in the mistaken belief that warring parties would respect and not fire on lightly armed U.N. forces wearing blue helmets."

"While working for Clarke, Rice supported the “unconscionable” 1994 Clinton administration decision to prevent the U.N. from taking action against the impending genocide in Rwanda that killed more than 800,000 people, the insider said."

Craptastic Christmas Ornament

Figurines known as “caganer” of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama are sold at the Santa Llucia Christmas market in central Barcelona December 1, 2008. Catalans hide “caganers”, or defecators, in Christmas Nativity scenes then invite friends to hunt for them during Christmas celebrations. The “caganers”, which symbolise defecating and fertilizing the earth, are believed to bring prosperity and luck for the coming year.
Here

Obama Becoming More Of The President We Wanted

Here
Now if he can just say he will try to get the houses to allow more nuclear and more drilling....

Knut Update

(Knut two years ago. Awwwww)
(Knut today. Yeeeesh!)

Remember Knut? The little baby polar that animal rights activists argued "should be given a lethal injection rather than brought up suffering the humiliation of being treated as a domestic pet."

Well he might get evicted.

Prop. 8: The Musical

Ready your barf bags.

See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die

I find it funny that they use Jesus, a man who spoke out against the strict rules of the pharisees, to drive home their point about conflicting rules in the bible.
And Paul wrote, "Everything created by God is good, and all food is lawful."
That's in the bible!
I don't think they realize that there are many people who voted yes on prop. 8 and who are not at all religious.
It only makes sense. Anytime these people (when I say "these people" I don't mean fags...err... homosexuals. I mean liberals.) don't get what they want they blame religion.
(Okay, not everytime, but alot!)

A sidenote, if prop. 8 had gone down I would not have protested.
That's because I'm lazy, I mean, that's because I cherish the will of the people.
Aren't I awesome?

Aaaaaand...

I'm out.

A Liberal Making Sense

Very good read

"After all, if 10 young Indians from a splinter wing of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party traveled by boat to Pakistan, shot up two hotels in Karachi and the central train station, killed at least 173 people, and then, for good measure, murdered the imam and his wife at a Saudi-financed mosque while they were cradling their 2-year-old son — purely because they were Sunni Muslims — where would we be today? The entire Muslim world would be aflame and in the streets."

"Sure, better intelligence is important. And, yes, better SWAT teams are critical to defeating the perpetrators quickly before they can do much damage. But at the end of the day, terrorists often are just acting on what they sense the majority really wants but doesn’t dare do or say. That is why the most powerful deterrent to their behavior is when the community (the muslim community) as a whole says: “No more. What you have done in murdering defenseless men, women and children has brought shame on us and on you.”"

When liberals start talking like this it makes me wonder if the Obama win has anything to do with it. Obama is president elect now and islamo crazies are still killing people, but not just in Israel or western countries.
This time in India. (actually they have been attacking India for quite sometime, but nothing spectacular enough to make the front page.)
So what's the deal?
Are they finally realizing the threat of islamofascism, or are they so invested in a successful Obama presidency that they are now willing to stand and be heard?

Ziegler Update

Remember this?

Zogby ran the same questions, but this time with McCain voters. The results are below.

35 % of McCain voters got 10 or more of 13 questions correct.
18% of Obama voters got 10 or more of 13 questions correct.
McCain voters knew which party controls congress by a 63-27 margin.
Obama voters got the “congressional control” question wrong by 43-41.
Those that got “congressional control” correct voted 56-43 for McCain.
Those that got “congressional control” wrong voted 65-35 for Obama.

Who cares, right?
I wonder how many of each watch Foxnews.

2,700 Year Old Hippies

Here

Motivational Posters...

are the stupidest things ever. Unless they're like these ones here:

US Develops Tiny Flying Robots

(Not the actual robot. Stole this photo from insect labs)

"The way we envision it is, there would be a bunch of these sent out in a swarm,"

"If we know there's a possibility of bad guys in a certain building, how do we find out? We think this would fill that void."

Read the rest here.

I know all this seems very "Big Brother", but I think it is kinda cool.

Today's Unicorn...

...A reporter defends Bush.

Mike Wallace spikes the Kool-aid punchbowl at a screening of Frost/Nixon and the affect is sobering.

Guts!

Get this guy his own T.V. show!

Oh right, he already does Fox news Sunday.

Get him another one!

GOLD!

Sal and Dean, eat your hearts out.
"On The Road" Venezuela style.
Brought to you by master wordsmith, Sean Penn.
Enjoy.

The Day's Annoying Post

NYTimes paves the way for Obama and the Dems to receive full credit for Iraq victory. Expect this argument to be on lips of all Dems in the near future.

Some tasty morsels for you just so you know what you are getting yourself into.

"In 2003, the United States, under President Bush, invaded Iraq to change the regime. Terrible postwar execution and unrelenting attempts by Al Qaeda to provoke a Sunni-Shiite civil war turned the Iraqi geopolitical space into a different problem — a maelstrom of violence for four years, with U.S. troops caught in the middle. A huge price was paid by Iraqis and Americans. This was the Iraq that Barack Obama ran against."

"There is now, for the first time, a chance — still only a chance — that a reasonably stable democratizing government, though no doubt corrupt in places, can take root in the Iraqi political space."

"That is the Iraq that Obama is inheriting. It is an Iraq where we have to begin drawing down our troops — because the occupation has gone on too long and because we have now committed to do so by treaty — but it is also an Iraq that has the potential to eventually tilt the Arab-Muslim world in a different direction."

"If he (Obama) can pull this off, and help that decent Iraq take root, Obama and the Democrats could not only end the Iraq war but salvage something positive from it. Nothing would do more to enhance the Democratic Party’s national security credentials than that."

Annoying, isn't it?
Iraq IS a success for one reason. The U.S. never quit.
The Dems cannot take credit for that.