Rocker Bruce Springsteen, who has gotten filthy rich (and deservedly so) for his gritty parables of blue-collar Americans, is defending -- and endorsing -- Barack Obama. The Boss wrote in a message to fans that Obama’s comments that some small town Americans were "bitter" and so they clung to religion and guns, had been “ripped out of context." Wrote Springsteen on his … [Read more...] about Jig’s Up Hillary: Bruce Endorses Barack
Britain: People Find It Difficult To Pay Off Loans…
India lives at two levels. Urban India is enthusiastically chasing a mirage that Western style consumerism holds the key to happiness. But nearly 70 per cent Indians still live in villages or small towns where contentment, and living within one's means, is still the prevalent traditional mantra. What is best option for an average person with limited means? The debate goes … [Read more...] about Britain: People Find It Difficult To Pay Off Loans…
Obama Closes The Gap In Pennsylvania: An Interview With a Keystone State Political Pro
Barack Obama has moved within striking distance of Hillary Clinton with the all-important Pennsylvania primary six days away. The latest Franklin & Marshall Poll shows Clinton clinging to a lead of 46 percent to 40 percent among likely registered Democratic voters, with 14 percent undecided. In March, Clinton led 51 percent to 35 percent. The poll has an error margin of … [Read more...] about Obama Closes The Gap In Pennsylvania: An Interview With a Keystone State Political Pro
ABC/Washington Post Poll: Campaign Against Obama Gives Clinton Her Highest Negatives Since 1992
A new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds that her no-holds-barred campaign for the Democratic Presidential nomination against Senator Barack Obama has given Senator Clinton an unfavorable rating higher "than at any time since The Post and ABC began asking the question, in 1992." This confirms what many had suspected was an emerging trend: the more Clinton went negative to … [Read more...] about ABC/Washington Post Poll: Campaign Against Obama Gives Clinton Her Highest Negatives Since 1992
Winning the Food Wars
On the heels of news about food riots breaking out in Africa and Central America, the Washington Post reports that North Korea is in danger of a massive food crisis of its own. TOKYO, April 16 -- Food-starved North Korea is facing a humanitarian crisis this year and will likely need large food donations from the international community, the U.N. World Food Program said … [Read more...] about Winning the Food Wars
Ferrell-Fouts Award Nominee
Christopher Borick, pollster, Muhlenberg College: ... if [Sen. Clinton] is going to have the chance to move beyond Pennsylvania in a meaningful way -- not just a desperation play -- she has to move voters. -------------------- Background: The Ferrell-Fouts Award is named after an SNL skit where Will Ferrell played former QB Dan Fouts as a sportscaster who makes … [Read more...] about Ferrell-Fouts Award Nominee
Further Proof of the Success of the Surge
IRAQI SOLDIERS FLEE AFTER DESERTING TUESDAY NIGHT IN SADR CITY How many more Americans will have to die before the folly of the Iraq war collapses in on itself? Hundreds? Thousands? (Some 25 have died this month alone, a return to pre-Surge levels.) Proving yet again that the Baghdad government is unwilling and unable to take advantage of the opening that the military … [Read more...] about Further Proof of the Success of the Surge
Barack Obama Bitter Cling To
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West-Arab Divide: London Book Festival Attempts A Bridge
With its perpetually (and historically) rocky relationship, the Arab and European worlds have seldom met in a peaceful manner (or without suspicion) during the past half a millenium ever since the downfall of the Moorish civilization in Spain. In this context the on-going London Book Fair, with the "Arab World" as guest of honour and Arab writers present in force, provides yet … [Read more...] about West-Arab Divide: London Book Festival Attempts A Bridge
McCain Will Secure Bush’s Vicious Circle
From everything we can gather so far, there are few fans of a John McCain presidency in the Russian press - and the same can be said of President Bush. Asking what's wrong with Bush's Iraq strategy is the same as asking what the danger of a John McCain Administration would be. Galina Zeveleva of Russia's Novosti News Service writes, "Bush continues to rely on force, thereby … [Read more...] about McCain Will Secure Bush’s Vicious Circle
L.A. Times/Bloomberg Poll: Clinton Lagging In Pennsylvania And Indiana
In polling results that some websites and experts consider something of a surprise, a new L.A. Times/Bloomberg poll delivers a double whammy on Campaign 2008's big confrontation between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for the Democratic Presidential nomination: 1. Clinton's campaign is now sagging in Pennsylvania and Indiana, despite her camp's big push on highly … [Read more...] about L.A. Times/Bloomberg Poll: Clinton Lagging In Pennsylvania And Indiana
Bill Clinton: Older Voters Are Too Smart To Be Fooled By Obama
Apparently the emergency case of duct tape hasn't arrived at Clinton campaign headquarters yet. This certainly doesn't seem to be a way to appeal to younger voters in the primaries (or the general election) -- and it certainly is not consistent with what former President Bill Clinton said just last week: Older voters gravitate to Hillary Clinton because they're too wise … [Read more...] about Bill Clinton: Older Voters Are Too Smart To Be Fooled By Obama
Damned
If Democrats nominate Clinton, young voters will permanently be disenchanted with the Democratic Party and cripple our election prospects for decades (and don't get me started on the Black vote). But if Democrats nominate Obama, frustrated women may stay home and likewise severely hamper Democratic efforts in the general and subsequent elections. Damned if you do, damned if … [Read more...] about Damned
Welcome to J Street
This is huge: (via The Washington Post) Some of the country's most prominent Jewish liberals are forming a political action committee and lobbying group aimed at dislodging what they consider the excessive hold of neoconservatives and evangelical Christians on U.S. policy toward Israel. The group is planning to channel political contributions to favored candidates in … [Read more...] about Welcome to J Street
Gallup Daily Tracking: Obama’s 11% Lead Over Clinton Biggest All Year
The newest Gallup Daily Tracking poll, conducted when Senator Barack Obama's comments about people in small-towns being bitter and clinging were widely covered in the media, now shows the Illinois Senator with his biggest lead yet over chief Democratic nomination rival Senator Hillary Clinton: Barack Obama is maintaining his lead over Hillary Clinton among Democrats … [Read more...] about Gallup Daily Tracking: Obama’s 11% Lead Over Clinton Biggest All Year
Obama’s Defining Moment
Tomorrow night's debate in Philadelphia could be the turning point. If he is the masterful politician he seems to be, Barack Obama will seize the moment to rise above the squabbling and bickering to define himself for American voters. Just as he broadened the Jeremiah Wright brouhaha into a statement about race in America in that same hall, Obama can use his "small town" … [Read more...] about Obama’s Defining Moment
Bush, The First Catholic President?: Some Think Pope Approves George Bush’s “Use” of Catholic Social Teachings?
Again, a disclosure: I am a Catholic. Catholic social teachings disagree with abuses of power, disagree with politics that omit and oppress the poor and needy, disagree with trampling the preciousness of the life force, disagree with any idea that preemptive war is good, disagree with any idea that humans are not worthy of justice and dignity... and much more. … [Read more...] about Bush, The First Catholic President?: Some Think Pope Approves George Bush’s “Use” of Catholic Social Teachings?
Sometimes The News Media Is Fooled
And not just by candidates. … [Read more...] about Sometimes The News Media Is Fooled
Clinton Supporter Lowers Bar On Success Margin Of Clinton Pennsylvania Win
Remember how most pundits wrote the conventional wisdom: that Senator Hillary Clinton was ahead by double digits in Pennsylvania and was expected to win big against her chief rival Senator Barack Obama in the Pennsylvania primary? Even with the furor over Obama's comments about small-town Americans being bitter and clinging, the conventional wisdom is that (a) Clinton should … [Read more...] about Clinton Supporter Lowers Bar On Success Margin Of Clinton Pennsylvania Win
Nancy Pelosi a ‘Disgusting Figure’
In terms of being the target of Beijing's vitriol, House Speaker Pelosi has now joined such luminaries as the Dalai Lama and Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian. According to this 'commentary' published by the strictly-controlled state run Xinhua news service: "If an Internet opinion poll were to be carried out in China to choose the most disgusting figure, U.S. House Speaker … [Read more...] about Nancy Pelosi a ‘Disgusting Figure’