FireDogLake has rounded up a couple of bizarre political editorials. I’m flabbergasted. Somebody actually PAYS these people to write junk like this?
Peggy Noonan: First Lady Should Seem “Slightly Drugged”; McArdle: Obama Too Skinny
I know this isn’t exactly a newsflash, but conservatives really have weird, deep-seeded issues with gender. While considering Obama’s elitism today in the WSJ, Nooner just can’t help herself and goes after Michelle Obama. The other is elitism, a charge that clearly grates on him [Obama] and unnerves his wife, who has a great deal that would be attractive in a first lady (intelligence, accomplishment, beauty) but lacks placidity, which is, [...]
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Categories: 2008 Election · Obama
Here’s one you’ll be passing around to friends. Absolutely unbelievable story out of Colorado. If this headline doesn’t make you go, “Huh???” nothing will.
Teen Parents Fighting Over Which Gang Their Son Should Join
A couple fighting about which gang their 4-year-old toddler should join caused a public disturbance that resulted in the father’s arrest, Commerce City police said Thursday. On Saturday, Joseph Manzanares stormed [...]
Categories: Crime
Are you better off than you were eight years ago? We know the Bush Administration thinks we are. But…
McCain On Whether Americans Are Better Off Under Bush: ‘Oh, No. No’
This morning on NBC’s Today Show, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) attempted to distance himself from President Bush on the economy. When host Meredith Viera asked McCain whether Americans are “better off, by any means, than we were eight years ago,” McCain replied, “Oh, no. No.” Watch it: [...]
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Categories: 2008 Election · Economy · McCain
We don’t usually get advance notice of Baghdad bombings, so this strikes me as something the U.S. military is quite concerned about. And it certainly doesn’t do much to support those who says things are getting better.
U.S. warns of wave of bombings in Baghdad
A group of al Qaeda bombers has slipped into Baghdad to carry out a wave of car bombs and suicide attacks, the U.S. military said on Friday. The unusual warning came after a spate of deadly bombings this week struck areas in northern Iraq, [...]
Categories: Iraq War
This will come as a surprise to few, but an Administration agency is trying to keep documents secret. Why? So they don’t confuse us! Sheesh!
Again, EPA Asserts Executive Privilege against Embarrassment
EPA chief Stephen Johnson has deployed a variety of methods to thwart Congressional scrutiny. There’s been old fashioned stonewalling. Testimonial gobbledygook. And of course fleeing the hemisphere. But there’s another recurring method: refusing to turn over internal EPA documents because [...]
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Categories: Bush Administration
In case you missed it Thursday night, Jon Stewart had a right on assessment of the Democrats debate. This is funny, funny, stuff!
Jon Stewart Eviscerates ABC’s Hacktacular Debate
Jon Stewart does what he does best and demolishes ABC debate moderators Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos for the pathetic questions they asked on Wednesday…”The first hour of last night’s debate was a 60 minute master class in questions that elevate out-of-context remarks and trivial, insipid miscues into subject [...]
Categories: 2008 Election · Clinton · Obama
This seems to me to be the kind of trend that’s pretty tough to reverse. I always figured turning around a plummeting political campaign was kind of like turning a big battleship in the middle of the ocean. It takes a long time to do it. Hillary may just be running out of time. There’s an absolutely striking graphic in the post below.
AP/Yahoo News Poll: Obama Now More Electable
Seems the drawn out nomination process is officially backfiring…on Clinton. Anecdotal evidence is one thing. Now we’re getting the numbers to back it up: [...]
On the other hand:
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Over the last four days the Gallup tracking poll has charted Obama’s lead declining from 11 to 8 to 7 to 3 [....]
Categories: 2008 Election · Clinton · Obama
You KNOW the economy is tanking when THIS happens!
Teens Follow Parents’ Lead, Reign In Spending
The souring job market and rising costs of the usual teenage indulgences _ a slice of pizza, a drive to the mall, the hottest new jeans _ are causing teens to do something they rarely do: be thrifty. It’s a far cry from the freewheeling spending of recent years, when teens splurged on [...]
Categories: Consumer · Economy
Probably the best and most accurate summary of the global impact of the Iraq War that I’ve seen. It truly is…
Today’s Must Read
suppose it was always the case that when top military professionals speak frankly about a war, it makes headlines. Still, given Gen. David Petraeus’ famously obtuse presentation to Congress last week, this recent report (pdf) from the National Defense [...]
Categories: Iraq War
Looks like Rove is getting set to hide behind his lawyer, rather than do what he should do: testify.
Rove’s Lawyer Backtracks On Testimony Promise, Hints Rove Will Hide Behind Executive Privilege
On April 7, Karl Rove’s attorney Robert Luskin reportedly promised to MSNBC that, if subpoenaed, his client would testify in the case of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, who went to jail for corruption charges and now says Rove may have played a role in pushing a political prosecution. MSNBC’s Dan Abrams reported: ABRAMS: We asked [...]
Categories: Bush Administration
If you have a friend who continues to question Global Warming, here’s a little something to tuck away for your next conversation. Seems a big chunk of Canadian ice is cracking off. So much that scientists describe it this way:
“The map of Canada has changed.”
New cracks in the largest remaining Arctic ice shelf suggest another polar landmark seems destined to break up and disappear. Scientists discovered the extensive new cracks in the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf earlier this year and [...]
Categories: Global Warming/Climate Change
Honestly, that’s not an exaggeration. Just look at the latest numbers. It’s about as ugly as it can get.
90% Give US Economy Poor Rating… 56% Want Out Of Iraq
The public’s ratings of the national economy continue to sour, with assessments deteriorating faster than at any point in Washington Post-ABC News polling. Views on the Iraq war have also turned more negative, with [...]
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Categories: Economy · Iraq War
In case you were getting all excited about John McCain’s proposed gas tax holiday, simmer down. Really. Critics were quick to do what they do best, criticize. But now, the more you read about the idea, the worse it sounds on so many levels.
McCain’s Gas-Tax “Holiday” Hurts US, Helps Oil Producers
As the nation sinks into what may become the worst recession in decades and Americans are worried about their own economic security, John McCain is struggling to prove he’s not clueless about economics. But his proposal this week for a “gas-tax holiday” from Memorial Day to Labor Day would, according to experts, “do only one thing: send more money to oil producers.” It’s a “clunker.” Now he’s backing off. [...]
Categories: Economy
Woke up to a little thunderstorm this morning. It rumbled through just before the alarm went off. Thankfully, it was nothing major (compared to the last couple of rounds of bad weather) and moved out by mid-day. The weekend is supposed to be marvelous, weather-wise. We deserve a good one. We NEED a good one!
You’ll notice (I hope) a couple of new entries in the “Links” section on the right side of the page – Beerutopia and Station X. Both are new projects I have a hand in helping develop. Both are infants, but you’re welcome to take a look around. In fact, please do!
As for tonight, the good news just keeps coming from Iraq.
Iraqi troops abandon positions, again
This ought to be a real boost to the pro-war crowd in Congress and McCain who keep telling us we need to stay for 100 years. If the Iraqi troops don’t want to stand up, why should US troops or voters support the ongoing war? Let the GOP and [...]
Categories: Iraq War
