Sorry for the lack of posts. It’s been really busy around here. Trying to figure out my future, Enjoying the new granddaughter, Cleaning closets, etc. Posts will resume when I’m back on a computer that doesn’t take five minutes to process a simple command! <G>
Friday, June 27, 2008
Friday, June 20, 2008
The 'bama Bounce
Going into the weekend, we have new numbers to play with:
Poll: Obama Vaults To 15-Point Lead Over McCain
Barack Obama might just be getting his post-primary national bounce. A new poll from Newsweek gives him a 51%-36% lead over John McCain, up from a 46%-46% tie a month ago. Obama is helped by some key statistics. Five-five percent [...]
Obama Has Some Studying To Do
Or, there's a really bad communication problem within the campaign. Positions on issues, like this one, really need to be known.
Sounds of Silence
Obama's spokesman still doesn't know his candidate's position on the new FISA bill that passed the House today. The Senate vote is next week [...]
UPDATE:
Obama Backs Bill Giving Immunity To Telecoms
Sen. Barack Obama's campaign has released a statement stating that while he opposes amnesty for telecom firms that spied on Americans, he will support the House compromise legislation. The statement in full: [...]
Technorati Tags: FISA,Barack Obama
Big Story Of The Day
Sort of. It really became more about politics than about ethics and lies.
McClellan Details Bush Administration Credibility Gap
In testimony on Capital Hill, former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan basically painted a portrait of an administration that created its own credibility gap — and a White House response to his testimony further underscored why [...]
Another McCain-ism
Hate to play “gotcha” so frequently with Mr. McCain, but he's certainly giving us ample opportunity to do so.
Can McCain Find A Single Economist To Back His Claim That Offshore Drilling Will Lower Gas Prices?
Our guest blogger is Adam Jentleson, the Communications and Outreach Director for the Hyde Park Project at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. The government’s official source for energy statistics says that offshore drilling will not have a “significant impact” on gas prices until 2030. McCain’s own campaign admits that offshore drilling will have [...]
An "Oooops" From The Other Side
Well now! Another old video. Another old comment.
John McCain: I Didn’t Really Love America Until…
Dan Abrams has uncovered a video of John McCain saying… “I really didn’t love America until I was deprived of her company.” This has the potential to upend this campaign. Given the criticism of Michelle Obama’s remarks about pride, how can the right still press the patriotism of the Democratic candidate’s wife when the Republican candidate himself [...]
Finally Friday
And, you know, it just couldn't get here fast enough! It's one of those days where the clouds are hanging around, threatening to rain. A little rain wouldn't hurt around here, unlike for our neighbors to the north where floodwaters continue to be a problem.
And, no surprise here, Americans aren't happy. Not at all.
Eight in 10 Americans say country is headed in the ‘wrong direction.’
A new AP-Ipsos poll finds that nearly eight in 10 Americans believe “the country is moving in the wrong direction…amid soaring food and gas prices, falling home values and unending war. Just 17 percent say the country is going in the right direction.” This figure is the lowest since the survey began in 2003, and [...]
Technorati Tags: AP-Ipsos Poll,America
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Question Of The Day
Oh, what a great poll! And, of course, it comes from our friends at Fox News. Surprised?
Fox News asks voters, ‘How much do you think Barack Obama loves America?’
There’s something eminently entertaining about Fox News polls, in large part because the network includes questions in its polls that no other news outlet would even consider. In this case, that’s not a compliment. In the poll (.pdf) released this afternoon, the big question, of course, was about the horserace in the general election. Fox News [...]
Technorati Tags: Fox News,2008 Campaign
FEMA’s Latest Foible
You just had to know that there would be FEMA issues in the upper midwest. It was only a matter of time.
Midwest flood victims feel misled by feds
Juli Parks didn't worry when water began creeping up the levee that shields this town of about 750 from the Mississippi River _ not even when volunteers began piling on sandbags. After all, FEMA and local officials had assured townspeople in 1999 that the levee was sturdy enough to withstand a historic flood. In fact, some relieved homeowners dropped their flood insurance, and others […]
Friends In High Places
It’s only natural to take advantage of business and personal relationships. We all do it. Still, it’s just not right when deals like this one come together.
Iraq, and Big Oil, and no-bid contracts … oh my
Dear Iraq, sorry the war hasn’t gone well. But now that the surge is wrapping up, we hope you won’t mind that we need several dozen permanent bases in your country. Oh, and did we mention that we’ll need you to approve some no-bid contracts for our oil companies, too? After all, what’s a few [...]
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