More Caucus Talk

I agree. Having lived with this system, all polls are just guesses.

Is Obama Really Ahead in Iowa?

There has been much gnashing of the new DMR poll that puts Obama at 32%, Hillary Clinton at 25% and Edwards at 24%. Everyone has an opinion but most people who voice problems with the poll do so based on the fact that they estimate 60% of the caucus goers will be [...]

Tags: Iowa Caucuses

Here We Go…

Time to start playing the democratic game in Iowa. This is why the caucuses (especially the dem ones) are not good..

Kucinich to Iowa: Choose Obama if I’m not viable

Kucinich throws his support to Obama in Iowa: Democratic Presidential candidate and Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich opened the New Year by publicly asking his Iowa supporters to vote for him in the caucuses this Thursday, and suggesting that if he did not make the 15% threshold, their second ballot should be for Senator Barack Obama. “This [...]

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You Just Had to Know

Oooops.

Pak officials: Bhutto died of gunshot wounds…issues reward for sniper….

Well then, this should be very interesting: “In a dramatic U-turn, Pakistan government has “apologised” for claiming that former premier Benazir Bhutto died of a skull fracture after hitting the sunroof of her car during a suicide attack. Caretaker Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz Khan has asked the media and people to “forgive and ignore” comments made by his ministry’s [...]

PS. The black-eyed peas and ham are devoured. Tasted pretty darn good, I must say. Good Luck promised.

Tags: Pakistan

Post-Mortem

Okay, so the Razorbacks were put on the spit and roasted by Mizzou in the Cotton Bowl today. 38-7, I believe. Only saving grace is that I’d be really depressed, except for the fact that our daughter just graduated from Mizzou, so I had mixed feelings going into the game. Call me a traitor, but it let me enjoy the game. At least a little.

And, it puts an end to a painful, emotional, season.

Happy New Economy

Welcome to 2008. Looking a whole lot like 2007.

Defaults on Insured U.S. Mortgages Increase 35% to Record as Slump Deepens

Defaults on privately insured U.S. mortgages rose 35 percent in November to a record, an industry report today showed, adding to evidence the U.S. housing slump is deepening. The number of insured borrowers falling more than 60 days late on [...]

Tags: Economy, Foreclosures

Happy New Year!!

Ringing in the New Year, the way they used to do it!

Thanks to “Keep The Coffee Coming” for the picture. It’s a wonderful daily source for great music and fascinating photos. If you like such stuff, you’ll find more over at the Swapatorium , another great blog.