Ugh, yuck, and retch.

The obamanation's speech last night... just... gag.

The journey will be difficult. The road will be long. I face this challenge with profound humility, and knowledge of my own limitations. But I also face it with limitless faith in the capacity of the American people. Because if we are willing to work for it, and fight for it, and believe in it, then I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless; this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal; this was the moment when we ended a war and secured our nation and restored our image as the last, best hope on Earth. This was the moment – this was the time – when we came together to remake this great nation so that it may always reflect our very best selves, and our highest ideals. Thank you, God Bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America.

This man really believes he is a savior, a messiah. Speech such as this is dangerous, for those who know no better will believe the hype, pouring all their HOPES and dreams into his grandiose, yet empty rhetoric. Be on your guard; watch that no one deceives you.

Also, now that he's the nominee, Hamas has realized that their endorsement doesn't look good for him, so they've 'unendorsed' him. Oh, sure they're muttering something about AIPAC and Jerusalem, but does any thinking person really take Hamas spin seriously?

And his good friend Tony Rezko, the Syrian-born real-estate guy who's been fundraising for him, has been convicted of fraud, money laundering, and bribery. Obama's response? You guessed it: He's "saddened"; "This isn't the Tony Rezko I knew."

Does he even have any prominent supporters left to disown?

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The March of the Tornadoes continues: Severe Storms Blamed for 3 Deaths Across the US.

US flotilla leaving Myanmar coast with aid aboard : A month after the storm, and the junta still won't let in aid. :(


" In what has been seen as a bid to secure geopolitical security at a time when oil prices are skyrocketing, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah launched a three-day Muslim conference Wednesday aimed at making peace within Islam.

If successful, the conference, which brings together Shi'ites and Sunnis, would set the stage for a future interfaith mega-conference among members of the three monotheistic religions - Christianity, Islam and Judaism. "

Abdullah, I think, is mostly interesting in keeping peace so he and the royal family can continue to make money. Still, Sunnis and Shi'ites hanging out is like cats and dogs living together. I'd rather they stay at each other's throats and leave the rest of us alone, but based on what we know is coming, that isn't very likely to happen.