President ’08
I’ve been scarce around here lately, sorry about that. A couple quick things: The RI Refrigeration thing is yet another manifestation of the frustration so many have with lax immigration policy. Personally, I think asking for an SS # crosses the line, but I’m not into engaging in such confrontation anyway. Not sure what purpose…
Senator Hillary Clinton has proposed Senator Barack Obama for the vice presidential spot (with her as the presidential candidate) not once, but twice. And former President Bill Clinton has been talking up a Clinton/Obama ticket as “unstoppable”. Today, Senator Obama declined the number two spot, pointing out With all due respect, I have won twice…
For any national folks out there searching for an explanation of Hillary’s Clinton victory in Rhode Island, forget about all of the identity politics stuff that the analysts are trying to foist on you. Here’s all you need to know, starting with some wisdom from Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online…The Clinton team reinforced the…
Using formulas and data provided by Jason Furman of the Brookings Institution, Slate has created a nifty delegate calculator. [Pretty picture only; please click on the link to access the calculator.] Slate’s Chadwick Matlin and Chris Wilson have plugged in the delegates from states which have yet to hold their primaries and, at 4:36 this…
…says WJAR-TV (NBC 10)… …and WPRI-TV (CBS 12)… …and WLNE-TV (ABC 6).
…according to CNN.
To some degree, it’s often the case that the media hypes the youth vote — the excited kids who show up for the rally but not for the vote. Still, it seems likely that the unique factor in this election will be the “know-nothing vote,” by which I mean kids and other generally uninvolved, uninformed…
The Republican Party has an embarrassment of riches, when it comes to choosing our nominee for President. Every one of the candidates on our GOP Primary ballot on Tuesday is outstanding, and deserves our support in November if he is running against Hillary or Obama. Senator John McCain is a war hero, and a respected…
Todd Spivak was a local reporter for a small newspaper in Chicago when Barack Obama first came onto the scene. In this story, he describes how both he and Obama came of age in their professions at about the same time and, more importantly, gives his perspective on the rise of Obama from legislator to…
One hears it all around, from radio-show hosts to blog commenters to acquaintances, or perhaps feels it personally: the hint of a sense that maybe Obama’s worth a try. Oh, there are rationalizations, whether a cynical desire for entertainment, a curiosity over dice to be rolled, or even a scheme to let the whole unsustainable…