DROP DASCHLE

I would support Dean, also Edwards.

When the nation watched horrified while the government fumbled painfully in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Michael Chertoff blamed it on phantom headlines, George Bush assured Brownie he was 'doing a heckuva job,' and right-wing pundits eagerly acquitted the White House by trying to lay the whole mess at the feet of the victims and any Democrat within 1000 miles of Louisiana.

When George Bush and his merry band of neoclowns stampeded a panicked nation into an ill-conceived war against Iraq and rolled snake-eyes on catching bin Laden it was all because of 'bad intel' and blown all out of proportion by biased, 'liberal reporters'.

The economic meltdown was brought on by the unbridled greed of middle class home buyers with 650 FICO scores; politicization of the Justice Department was an artifact of an overzealous congressional witch hunt; Sarah Palin was a superbly qualified candidate unfairly slimed by savage bloggers.

And on, and on, and on. If excuses were assholes, the conservative beast would be studded with ugly sphincters oozing an endless stream of foul bullshit from head to toe.

I'd prefer a President who is flawless. But after 8 years of conservative 'blame gaming,' endless Republican evasion and stonewalling and crazed wingnut finger pointing, I'll settle for one that can construct coherent sentences and tell the truth at the same time. I'll happily support a President with enough respect for We the People to look us in the eye and own up.

Forgotten what honesty looks like? It looks like change.

The economic meltdown was brought on by the unbridled greed of middle class home buyers with 650 FICO scores;

Georgeob, can I assume you're suggesting I stick with Kucinich?

People wanted to buy houses to live in, fulfill the American dream; the vast majority of them were NOT greedy

Would you mind spelling it out for me (like I was a child)?

We're talking about the HOMEOWNERS here, not the banks