On King Abdullah's speech and open discussion
Today's speech by King Abdullah II of Jordan in a joint session of Congress once more brought to light the difficulty of the role of the United States in the most important issue that stands in the way...
View ArticleWashington Post: "It's the Democrats' fault"
If you read the Washington Post editorial titled "The Phony Debate" (and linked off the frontpage with the title "Democratic demagoguery on Iraq"), you come away with the idea that the current...
View ArticleI'm declaring my candidacy
Today, I stand before you to declare my candidacy. It is my mission to improve the world. I am not quite sure yet which office is most suitable to do this, but such details do not concern me.
View ArticleIt was not a vote for war.
"I'm as jumpy as a virgin at a prison rodeo" -- Blanche (Golden Girls)I realize that the shameless misleading that led to the Iraq war has made us all very vigilant to never let that happen again....
View ArticleIA, NH, SC polls
I love polls. I'm addicted to them, and even though the primaries are still several months away, I need my daily shot of polls, or I'll go into serious withdrawal.So, that's why I was happy to see...
View ArticleMore on Clinton being 'too polarizing'.
It is often argued that Hillary Clinton is too polarizing, and that this is one of the reasons why she won't do well (or at least not as well as other Democratic candidates) in the general election.But...
View ArticleNew Rasmussen Iowa poll
Rasmussen has an Iowa poll out. The usual disclaimers applies: Iowa is notoriously hard to poll, but it's always interesting to look, and look at the internals.
View ArticleOn fundraising myths and rhetoric.
Fundraising figures are often used in the war of words between presidential candidates and their supporters. But, what is exactly true of those claims, and how are the candidates' supposed principled...
View ArticleObama slaps Edwards
Ah, primary season is heating up. I think we're all familiar with the harder tone that the Obama and especially the Edwards campaign have taken toward Clinton.But Obama wasn't mincing words towards...
View ArticleObama, our nominee, or: the ramblings of a cynic.
Well, here we are again. Iowa is done. Obama won it decisively. Tomorrow he'll be up in the NH polls, and will very likely become the nominee. So, I need to start getting used to the idea that he will...
View ArticleI've got your recommended list right here
Do you ever get that deja vu feeling when looking at DailyKos? Do you ever get tired of wading through hundreds of candidate-bashing comments in the vain hope of finding a good one?Do you want primary...
View ArticleDon't let another screamer steal the headlines.
This will be short, and it's more of a comment, but there are too many comments flying already, so I thought I'd make it a diary.Yes, Joe Wilson is a rude ass, and probably worse. But, let's not forget...
View ArticleMocking the teabaggers is fun, but..
Sure, we all like to make fun of the teabaggers. Sure, the content of their protest ranges from stupid and misinformed via plain wrong to outright vile.But, you have to admit that they have been very...
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