Huckabee says he’s hanging in there. Romney, not so much. John It Is Mitt Romney abandoned his flailing campaign for the GOP nom today, telling a supportive audience at the CPAC convention that he and his fellow conservatives must withstand cultural attacks from the left, cut income and corporate taxes, and put unions in their place. It [...]
Here, courtesy of Chris Cillizza at the Washington Post, is a marvelous timetable of what you’ll be watching for after the polls close in a short time. Super Tuesday Viewer’s Guide Tonight promises an embarrassment of riches for political junkies. With 24 states holding either a Democratic or Republican vote for president, there is — dare [...]
If you weren’t confused before, you will be now. With just hours to go in the Super Tuesday voting in California, we stumbled onto a post that details two polls that can do nothing but make you shake your head in amazement. Widely divergent final polls of the Democratic primary in California Just click and read. If [...]
Posted on 31 December 2007
Sure, there are some “success stories” from Iraq, Sure, there are areas where overwhelming pressure from U.S. troops has led to a reduction in violence. But, when you back away and look at the “big picture”, the numbers don’t look quite as positive: 2007 Deadliest Year For U.S. Troops In Iraq Four years and eight [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 28 December 2007
George just may have some ’splainin’ to do! In fact, he might as well start working on the answer. Somebody’s gonna ask the question… If Al Qaeda really was behind Bhutto’s assassination, then Bush has some explaining to do A new intercept purportedly shows Al Qaeda admitting they were behind Bhutto’s killing. If this is [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 28 December 2007
I’m honestly puzzled over this move by the President. It seems that he’s listening more to the Iraqi government than to his own Congress and the American people. Bush to veto pay raise for the troops. Merry Christmas! Suddenly, out of nowhere, Bush announced today that he’s going to veto the Defense Authorization bill. This is [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 28 December 2007
Oh, this keeps getting murkier and murkier. To what extent will they go to circumvent the law? Bush: Congress Doesn’t Exist Unless I Say It Does As Kagro X details over at Daily Kos, Bush is now claiming a “pocket veto” on the Defense Authorization Bill even though Congress is still in session. In other words, [...] Continue Reading