UD All-American Omar Cuff leads nation with 38 TDs (UPDATE: Delaware lost to Appalachian State University, 49-21) The University of Delaware Fighting Blue Hens meet the Appalachian State University Mountaineers tonight in the final game of the small-college Football Championship Series. Kickoff is 8 p.m. ET at sold out Randall Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The … [Read more...] about The Cream of Small College Football
Surprises Still Occurring In Campaign 2008
As you look at the political landscape, you now see a big question mark: so what will happen NEXT? At a seemingly-breakneck pace, Campaign 2008 is shaping up as a campaign of surprises that quickly make the conventional wisdom outdated. Who would have ever thought that New York Senator Hillary Clinton's once seamless and seemingly unstoppable campaign would suddenly need … [Read more...] about Surprises Still Occurring In Campaign 2008
Democracy: A Pluralism of Parties or Meanings?
The word, "Democracy" in the American press, usually refers to a particular version of Democracy - a very Western one in which being able to make a choice is itself of greater moral importance than the results of that choice. It is a mix of pluralism, liberalism and capitalism. In many parts of the world, the value of Democracy is well understood, but without the idea of … [Read more...] about Democracy: A Pluralism of Parties or Meanings?
Guest Poet: American Workers Become More Productive
Another poetic gem from TMV's favorite poet, Michael Silverstein, aka Wall Street Poet. America's workers are now the world's most productive. That's great news. Or is it? America's Workers Become More Productive Economists find, Daily toil seductive. They give it a name, They call it 'productive." They say that so great are the national stakes, We must all … [Read more...] about Guest Poet: American Workers Become More Productive
Baseball Steroids
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Pelosi’s 2008 Campaign Gift To GOP: Republicans “Like” Iraq War
What gift can you give to the people who have everything -- or, rather, had everything until last November's Congressional elections? What kind of gift can you give them that will be a gift that keeps on giving...way into 2008...and right up until Election Day? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi apparently figured it out and gave this beautifully-wrapped-and-presented gift to … [Read more...] about Pelosi’s 2008 Campaign Gift To GOP: Republicans “Like” Iraq War
Sabato’s Crystal Ball: SENATE SENSIBILITIES
A Second Democratic Year in '08? Look at recent history. The Senate has changed party control six times: in 1980 (D to R), 1986 (R to D), 1994 (D to R), 2001 (R to D), 2002 (D to R), and 2006 (R to D). This is no longer a rare event. And the Democrats now control the Senate by the slimmest of margins, 51 to 49. Surely, then, Republicans have a real chance to recapture … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball: SENATE SENSIBILITIES
This collective collapse of ethics is the worst thing that has happened to baseball. Ever.
Cynical sports intelligentsia, many bloggers, and run-of-the-mill sports fans will insist that the appropriate response to former Senator (and Judge) George Mitchell's report on steroid use among major leaguers is a yawn. "I don't care if he used steroids or not," I heard one Fox radio sports host say last week of a major leaguer whose name has often been associated with use of … [Read more...] about This collective collapse of ethics is the worst thing that has happened to baseball. Ever.
Leading Candidates Week at the WaPo
If one of my esteemed co-editors or another TMV contributor already made reference to this week-long series of leading-candidate profiles in the WaPo, I apologize for the duplication. But in my all-too-frequent mode of being late to the party, I just discovered these articles, and I found them quite impressive and compellingly thorough -- and I wanted to share the link with … [Read more...] about Leading Candidates Week at the WaPo
Kasparov Is Out
Anti-establishment candidate Garry Kasparov, who has been energetically running for the Russian presidency, was forced out of the race yesterday. Is anyone else not surprised? … [Read more...] about Kasparov Is Out
Day In, Day Out
Cross-posted to The Debate Link Michelle Cottle has an important observation on Fred Thompson: With only three weeks to go until the caucuses, is it really possible that Thompson is going to at last get serious about the race and exert some sort of effort? I've always gotten the sense that ol' Fred likes to think of himself as a clutch player, the type of fella who … [Read more...] about Day In, Day Out
Best Behavior
If they issued grades for deportment, the six Democratic Presidential candidates who took part in today's Iowa debate would all have earned A's. No bickering, backbiting or mud slinging. The good behavior started at Reagan airport en route when Hillary Clinton apologized to Barack Obama for her now-departed New Hampshire co-chairman's snide statement on Obama's "drug use" … [Read more...] about Best Behavior
Shame
Once again, for the record, we need a new crop of Republicans in Washington -- Republicans who recognize the moral imperative of complying with the Geneva Conventions. John Cole has details. … [Read more...] about Shame
Baseball Strikes Out on Drugs
The Slaughter at Omaha: Avoid Snap Judgments …
Is this the time, after the massacre at an Omaha mall, to question the wisdom of the right to bear arms in the United States? According to this op-ed article from Chile's La Nacion, whatever the truth of such criticism, it is time to show respect to the victims and avoid the usual finger-pointing. "The new tragedy has provided the Spanish news media, once again, a chance to … [Read more...] about The Slaughter at Omaha: Avoid Snap Judgments …
Hamas Doublespeak
Dr. Ahmad Yousuf, a senior advisor to Ismail Haniyeh (left), recently wrote an open letter to Condoleezza Rice calling for the Bush administration to engage in unconditional dialogue with Hamas. (Hat tip: Jeff Dexter) Couched in flowery diplomatic language, Yousuf's portrayal of Hamas is of a benign organization with only peaceful intentions. He writes: "Many people make the … [Read more...] about Hamas Doublespeak
Today’s Democratic Debate
It's on - watch it HERE or on C-SPAN3. The debate is moderated by the Des Moines Register’s editor, Carolyn Washburn, and sponsored by the DMR and Iowa Public Television. PREVIEW The Fix: Debate Preview CNN Political Ticker LIVE-BLOGGING Ed Morrissey of Captain's Quarters at Heading Right Michelle Malkin AMERICAblog NY Times - 'The Caucus' It was kind of a … [Read more...] about Today’s Democratic Debate
Hillary Clinton: Armed & Dangerous
The Hillary Clinton campaign's attempt to make Barack Obama’s self-admitted high school drug use an issue is a defining moment. Joe did a terrific round-up here earlier today, but the issue is worth revisiting because of what it tells us about the woman for whom the nomination has been hers to lose: That is the reality that Mrs. Clinton not only has the steely resolve to be … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton: Armed & Dangerous
Family Gathering for ’08
The Presidential candidates are beginning to look like relatives who came for the holidays and stayed too long. At first it was just going to be the kids--Hillary, Barack, Rudy with his newest wife, and John, if he wasn't on one of his trips to Iraq. But then all kinds of kin you invite but don't expect to come started showing up. Nephew Mitt drove up with a dog on the … [Read more...] about Family Gathering for ’08
Center of Attention
Assorted writers who attempt to strike a balanced note on current affairs or improve our ability to find our own sense of balance by exposing us to new information and different points-of-view -------------------------- Jim Manzi revisits his argument against a carbon tax. [H/t Andrew Sullivan.] Rick Moran tackles an enduring question: Does hate speech induce hateful … [Read more...] about Center of Attention