Adding to the plethora of speculation about possible names for the Democratic Vice Presidential spot, is word that top Obama campaign officials are being sent from Denver (where they are preparing for next week's convention) to Indianapolis for what is called a 'major campaign event' on Saturday. This has led to speculation that Evan Bayh, the Democratic Senator from the … [Read more...] about Vice President Bayh ? Yes ! No ! Maybe ??
McCain Texts VP Pick
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Curfew America: Gun Crime…
War zone security has arrived in the US as cities are shut down at night by police struggling to control a deadly wave of gun crime, reports The Independent. "The police state has not arrived quite yet but it may feel like it to the residents of some American cities, where a handful of embattled mayors and police chiefs are imposing strict and sometimes sweeping curfews as … [Read more...] about Curfew America: Gun Crime…
New Polls: More Bad News For Obama
There are even more new polls out and they show the same basic trend: Democratic Sen. Barack Obama on the descent, Republican Sen. John McCain on the ascent, Clinton supporters not yet on board, independent voters inching towards McCain -- yet the environment and historical trends (a party that had the White House for 8 years usually loses it) should be absolutely poisonous for … [Read more...] about New Polls: More Bad News For Obama
Sabato’s Crystal Ball: HOW THE CONVENTION BALL BOUNCES
Sabato's Crystal Ball's Larry J. Sabato says, HOW THE CONVENTION BALL BOUNCES: Convention bounces in recent history Forget the Olympics. Political junkies are in the convention pre-season. As we approach the Democratic National Convention on August 25 to 28 and the Republican National Convention on September 1 to 4, analysts just want to know one thing: How big are the … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball: HOW THE CONVENTION BALL BOUNCES
A Preview of Joe Lieberman’s Acceptance Speech
In a recent TMV post ("Bye Bye Barry"), Guest Voice Joel S. Hirschhorn looked ahead to that "historic November day" when " [D]espite the hundreds of millions of dollars he raised, Barack Obama has lost the 2008 presidential election. American voters have boldly spoken truth to arrogance." and, "Of course, now the nation must suffer through the ineptness, confusion and … [Read more...] about A Preview of Joe Lieberman’s Acceptance Speech
‘Like that ‘Retard’ Fidel, Now We Have ‘Frankenstein-Saakachvili’: From Le Figaro
Is the Georgia crisis a CIA-induced case of the Cuban Missile crisis in reverse? In outlining the crisis over Georgia and its root causes, French Historian Alexandre Adler examines the tightly-woven web of Russia-Georgia history, from the rise of Stalin to that fateful day on August 9, when Russian tanks rolled into Stalin's birthplace of Gori, Georgia. Writing of … [Read more...] about ‘Like that ‘Retard’ Fidel, Now We Have ‘Frankenstein-Saakachvili’: From Le Figaro
UPDATED AGAIN: Congresswoman Suffers Brain Aneurysm, Dies
UPDATED AGAIN & MOVED UP - SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATES: Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs-Jones (D-OH) is reportedly near death in a Cleveland area hospital after suffering a brain aneurysm. According to news reports she was found unconscious in her car and was rescued by police officers. Official word is that she is undergoing treatment but unofficial word is that her condition … [Read more...] about UPDATED AGAIN: Congresswoman Suffers Brain Aneurysm, Dies
Figuring out the Bear
In the near future I'll have a longer analysis of exactly what went wrong on the Russo-Georgian border, but for the time being I'm going to leave it to Dave Schuler at Outside the Beltway. And I think this may be our Quote of the Day when it comes to figuring out why Russia sometimes does what it does. Is Russia, as Michael Mandelbaum, quoted in the column puts it … [Read more...] about Figuring out the Bear
NATO, Pakistan, Russia and Washington’s mistakes
NATO’s decision to freeze relations with Moscow and Washington’s inept handling of Pakistan are strategic foreign policy mistakes. They are interlinked and give cause for celebration to al Qaeda and other rabid anti-Americans. The Western allies may regret them in coming years. The mistakes stem from a conceit among US leaders including Barack Obama and John McCain that … [Read more...] about NATO, Pakistan, Russia and Washington’s mistakes
Rubin on the Illegitimacy of Russia’s Georgia Invasion…and Some Spinoff Thoughts from Me
[These are just my thoughts. Please don't think that because I'm a pastor, I think that they're imbued with the truth of God. I'm just me and I could be wrong.] Columnist Trudy Rubin says that she's gotten a lot of flak for her support of the US government's condemnation of the Russian attack on neighboring Georgia. The objections have, she says, fallen into three main … [Read more...] about Rubin on the Illegitimacy of Russia’s Georgia Invasion…and Some Spinoff Thoughts from Me
Another Woman to Speak for Obama
Lilly Ledbetter is the latest addition to the list of speakers at the Democratic convention next week, and her appearance may possibly do Barack Obama as much good as Hillary Clinton's. In today's Washington Post, Ruth Marcus explains: "Ledbetter was on the losing end of a Supreme Court case last year on equal pay. A manager at a Goodyear tire plant in Alabama, she … [Read more...] about Another Woman to Speak for Obama
A Cone of Silence Without Legs?
The allegations, accusations, innuendoes, counter-accusations, denials, spin, etc., on whether McCain was in fact in a "cone of silence" during Saddleback, and on whether he had the opportunity, the ability, and/or the lack of integrity to overhear some of the questions posed to Obama, continue, but with some abatement. For those who continue to have interest in this … [Read more...] about A Cone of Silence Without Legs?
Beating the “System”
David Brooks wrote a good piece yesterday about the changes that have gone on in the McCain camp. It shows how McCain, the man who wanted to run a "maverick" campaign, has been forced to run a conventional campaign after all. So many have expressed their disgust with McCain having taken the so-called "low road." And others, like myself and Brooks, feel a sense of sadness … [Read more...] about Beating the “System”
Lower the drinking age to 18?
With school starting up again, so comes a long list of college presidents calling for a new drinking age debate: The movement called the Amethyst Initiative began quietly recruiting presidents more than a year ago to provoke national debate about the drinking age. Bloggers are more than happy to oblige. Atrios says let them drink, then adds a proposal of his own: Perhaps … [Read more...] about Lower the drinking age to 18?
Clinton Supporters Launch New Email Campaign To Try And Derail Obama Nomination
Scripps Howard News Service reports that there's a new email campaign underway by some Hillary Clinton supporters to derail the nomination of Democratic Senator Barack Obama, who is now starting to seriously sag in various national polls: A massive e-mail and Internet campaign is under way aimed at derailing the nomination of Barack Obama and making Hillary Clinton the … [Read more...] about Clinton Supporters Launch New Email Campaign To Try And Derail Obama Nomination
My Brother’s Keeper
Assuming the identity is valid (and there seems to be little thus far to indicate that it isn't) then Vanity Fair in Italy has apparently located Barack Obama's long lost (or not so lost) half brother, George. The Italian edition of Vanity Fair said that it had found George Hussein Onyango Obama living in a hut in a ramshackle town of Huruma on the outskirts of … [Read more...] about My Brother’s Keeper
Civil Rights Roundup: 08/20/08
Your daily dose of civil rights and related news The cellmate of a immigrant who died in US custody described the incredible pain he was in -- and how detention center staffers laughed and said he was faking. A study finds that minority students are far more likely to be paddled in school. A noose was found at a Chicago police station, triggering an investigation. A … [Read more...] about Civil Rights Roundup: 08/20/08
Gmail Hacking Tool: it’s time to be more careful
Gmail has some new security features. Hacking Truths tells us it's time to use them: A tool that automatically steals IDs of non-encrypted sessions and breaks into Google Mail accounts has been presented at the Defcon hackers’ conference in Las Vegas. Last week Google introduced a new feature in Gmail that allows users to permanently switch on SSL and use it for every … [Read more...] about Gmail Hacking Tool: it’s time to be more careful
Pervez Stepping Down
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