As Wednesday crosses over into Thursday, let’s divert to good ol’ Jack Cafferty for the final call on Tuesday’s debacles for Clinton…
Advice for Clinton’s campaign?
Hillary Clinton got a good old fashioned beating in Wisconsin yesterday at the hands of Barack Obama. Pick a way to lose… she lost. Popular vote, delegates, you name it. Obama is taking away Clinton’s base. In Wisconsin, almost 9 out of 10 Democratic voters are white. Obama [...]
Tags: 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
Categories: 2008 Election · Clinton · Obama
Finally tonight, something that’s not rooted in politics, campaigns and elections. Let’s merge fantasy with reality.
When I first read this I thought it sounded very cool: “But scientists are not satisfied. Using other new materials, some are trying to manufacture rudimentary Harry Potter-like cloaks that make objects inside of them literally invisible under the right conditions [...]
Tags: Harry Potter, Invisibility
Categories: Movies
But, still not likely the kind of thing to cause the swing in voters Hillary needs.
Did Matthews Give Hillary an Angle?
On MSNBC last night, Chris Matthews repeatedly asked Texas State Sen. Kirk Watson, an Obama supporter, to name some of Obama’s legislative accomplishments in the U.S. Senate. Watson was unable to do [... ]
Tags: 2008 Election, Hillary Clinton
Categories: 2008 Election · Clinton
This Saturday could be a huge turning point in Iraq. But, not in a good way.
Al-Sadr Threatens to End Cease-Fire
Anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr may let a six-month cease-fire expire as soon as Saturday, a move that could send his Shiite militia fighters back to the streets and jeopardize security gains that have led to a sharp decline in violence. Iraqi police, meanwhile [...]
In the interest of fairness and optimism:
Al Qaeda Transforming Into a Leaderless Youth Movement, Author Contends
Those predicting a long war against al Qaeda might be surprised by what Marc Sageman has to say. The former CIA agent believes if the current set of circumstances continues, the war might be a lot shorter than people [...]
Tags: Iraq
Categories: Iraq War
Our system for trials at Guantanamo Bay is seriously flawed. I’d think that it was salvageable, except for the depth of detail about the problems.
Former Gitmo Prosecutor: Pentagon Official Said “We Can’t Have Acquittals”
At this point, it’s not even controversial to say that the military commissions at Guantanamo Bay are a sham. The current chief judge there has written that the military tribunals have “credibility problems.” And the former chief prosecutor, after resigning, [...]
Tags: Guantanamo
Categories: Bush Administration · Terrorism
I’m sorry, sir. But, you just don’t joke about this.
McCain jokes about waterboarding his staff.
The New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza recounts a moment on the Straight Talk Express with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ): At one moment, bursting into laughter, he exuberantly explains why, after “a short period of waterboarding to find out what they did in their absence,” he would take back some of the staffers who fled his campaign at [...]
Tags: John McCain, Torture, Waterboarding
Categories: McCain · Torture · Waterboarding
I hate to be the guy who gets stuck in a negative mode, particularly about the economy. But, today has just brought a string of nasty news. We’ve noted some in posts below, but this one is broad, negative and truly depressing.
Fed Forecasts Inflation and Unemployment
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered its projection for economic growth this year, citing damage from the double blows of a housing slump and credit crunch. It said it also expects higher unemployment and inflation. The updated forecasts come amid [...]
Tags: Economy, Unemployment Rate
Categories: Economy
Wisconsin. Ohio. Hotline ran the numbers today. You can call it “do it yourself prognosticating”, but it makes sense.
If Hillary Clinton couldn’t win WI, a state that is demographically tailor-made for her strengths (9 of 10 are white, working class/lower income voters make up a solid percentage of voters), then how can she possibly take Ohio? Check this out: [...]
Tags: Primary Elections
Categories: 2008 Election · Clinton · Obama
Hmmm. What’s up with the satellite?\
Breaking News: On the Satellite!
Due to my nature of science freakazoid addiction, I owe it to Gott, Fourty-Two and Shock to lend this information. I promised this reply when it came. Read and leave the “me” out of it please. One of my best-friends ever is the head of Launching for International Launch Services, website www.iltlaunch.com, and called me from Russia to respond to the questions about the satellite to fall. You need to read this. [...]
Categories: Outer Space
Here’s a simple question: If your bosses gave you only a 19% approval rating during your yearly job review, would you still have a job?
Concerns over Economy Push George W. Bush’s Overall Job Approval to New Low - 19%
George W. Bush’s overall job approval rating has dropped to a new low in American Research Group polling as 78% of Americans say that the national economy is [...]
Tags: Economy, George W. Bush
Categories: Economy · George W. Bush
Any doubts as to why Mike Huckabee stayed in so long? From Thursday’s New York Times…
NYT: McCain Was Romantically Linked To Lobbyist During 2000 Campaign
Early in Senator John McCain’s first run for the White House eight years ago, waves of anxiety swept through his small circle of advisers. A female lobbyist had been turning up with him at fund-raisers, in [...]
UPDATE: Countdown: McCain In Bed With Lobbyist. No, Really In Bed With Lobbyist
Breaking news on Countdown today, The New York Times is reporting that top advisers from Senator John McCain’s 2000 presidential campaign allege that they were convinced he was having a romantic relationship with Vicki Iseman, a telecom lobbyist, and that they had to “intervene to protect McCain from himself.” This story, which was [...]
Tags: McCain
Categories: 2008 Election · McCain
Well, now. THIS is an interesting little exchange! I’m siding with Olbermann, I believe. Mathews wears thin on me, after awhile.
Olbermann to Matthews: ‘This isn’t Hardball, we’re doing election results.’
Well, it looks like Matthews has picked his candidate and his name is John McCain. Olbermann pokes Tweety in the eye because Matthews went off on State Sen. Kirk Watson, an Obama supporter, who was unprepared for this type of treatment on election coverage. “Olbermann: In defense of Sen. [...]
Categories: Olbermann · Politics · Television
All of the buzz this evening is coming from the Primary Elections held yesterday. It just can’t get much better for Obama. And, you know what that means for Clinton.
It’s not just that Barack Obama keeps winning primaries and caucuses. And it’s not just the sizable margins of his victories. What’s really disconcerting for the Clinton campaign right now is how — and with whom — Obama is getting ahead. Obama won the Wisconsin primary by stealing support from blue-collar workers, previously a key Clinton [...]
Categories: 2008 Election · Clinton · Obama
It is not looking good for many Americans. Not looking good at all. It really is a shame and there’s not much that most consumers can do about it. They’ve made just about all the “cuts” they can…
I don’t mean to be a buzzkill, what with all the good news you’ve been reading lately, but these 2 stories are of significance to many of us who read this blog Many Americans will fall short of current standard of living after retirement “The Center for Retirement Research estimates 61 percent of households are “at risk” of being unable to live the way they would like and pay for their health [...]
As long as we’re talking about the economy, let’s toss this fact into the discussion:
Inflation rise gives Fed the creeps
Uh-oh, inflation is showing its ugly face again. And that could complicate matters for the Federal Reserve in its campaign to lower interest rates. The closely watched consumer price index, measure of the prices of goods and services a the consumer level, went up a [...]
Tags: Economy, Retirement
Categories: Economy
Well, it apparently was supposed to be stealth. Until somebody spilled the beans. I’d think having “Clinton” and “Swift Boat” in the same sentence would not be a good thing.
Clinton supporters raising “at least” $10 million for anti-Obama Swift Boat campaign
It had to come to this. Clinton allies are raising millions in a desperate, last ditch effort to defeat Obama by ruining his image with a Swift-Boat-style 527. ABC’s Jake Tapper reports the new group, called “The American Leadership Project,” is planning to [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Swift Boat
Categories: 2008 Election · Clinton · Obama
It’s starting to look like Obama’s campaign is a big snowball, rolling downhill, enveloping voters as it goes. Obviously, that’s a bit of a problem for Hillary Clinton.
Obama Surges Past Clinton in National Poll
Sen. Barack Obama has opened a big national lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential race, according to a new Reuters/Zogby poll. “Obama also leads Republican front-runner John McCain in a potential November election match-up while [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
Categories: 2008 Election · Clinton · Obama
Yup. Sure is. Time flies when you’re having fun. Or, when somebody in your home is fighting the flu/cold/bronchitis/the crud. Fingers crossed, so far I haven’t picked it up.
Big wins yesterday for Obama. BIG wins. HUGE wins. Does he have it locked up? Technically, no. But…
It looks even worse for Hillary Clinton. So what can she do? Of course the obvious is win. But I think how she wins matters too. But I do not mean win margins. I mean [...]
I was thinking Hillary Clinton had at least an outside chance of an upset tonight. But as we noted below, it was another blow out, and a big enough one for Obama to add real numbers to his delegate advantage [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
Categories: 2008 Election · Clinton · Obama
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