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So today, we learned that John McCain does not intend to pander to full blooded conservatives; rather he intends to continue to harness his Maverick, BiPartisan, NewTone image to convince his friends in the media that he's really not one of "those" Republicans. The effect of this of course may be that he does indeed get elected to the White House, but by distancing himself from mainstream Republicans as he intends to do, he is going to kill the GOP's prospects downticket. Where has he strayed off of the reservation this time, you ask? What has he done to warrant an entire blog?

Hello friends!

For your Tuesday Marxist specials, we have the following-

First off, let's just make sure we all understand the rules of engagement with Obama, m'kay?

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/05/the_obama_rules.html

The basic ones are right here. Ignore them at your own peril.

It would appear that that forces of the Ronulan Empire are all set to play Lt. Steve Maryk to the presumptive GOP nominee's John Sidney McQueeg.

Feel the LOVE in the REVOLUTION, baby!

Highlights of this day in history: Pope John Paul II shot; English colonists arrive at what becomes Jamestown; Winston Churchill gives his first speech as British prime minister; The U.S. declares war on Mexico; Singer Stevie Wonder born

Sorry I've been away for that past couple of days... I wanted to welcome BlackRepub and others that have set up shop here in our little corner of the playground....you're all welcome here! :0)

There are a couple of links I wanted to bring to everyones attention this morning.

First Cal Thomas has a great column this morning called In Defense of "Big Oil" with helpful facts relevant to gas prices, oil profits, and Bush's trip to Saudi Arabia to talk with OPEC.

Cross-Posted in REDSTATE

I received an e-mail from Tommy F.'s parents last night. He and two fellow naval personnel were traveling in China on R&R west of Beijing and he has gone off the radar. Yesterday afternoon, the US Navy contacted his parents who live here in S. Florida & asked if he had contacted them. Up to now, he is still missing and unaccounted for, along with his buddies.

Today we were joined by The Heritage Foundation's David Kreutzer who recently joined William W. Beach and Ben Lieberman in putting together a very detailed analysis the Lieberman-Warner global warming bill and the economic impact it would have on America entitled The Economic Costs of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Legislation Here's an overview -- be sure to see the original for excellent charts and graphs.

By Jim Garamone - American Forces Press Service

Violence in Iraq’s Kirkuk province has dropped by 70 percent, and coalition and Iraqi forces have “virtually destroyed” al-Qaida in Iraq in the region, the commander of the U.S. brigade combat team in the area said May 12.

Army Col. David Paschal, commander of 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, said that as security improves in the strategic northern province, changes are happening in the economy and in governance that help cement the security progress in place.