In a heartfelt and candid opinion piece, "A President Like My Father", Caroline Kennedy announces her support for Barack Obama. I have never had a president who inspired me the way people tell me that my father inspired them. But for … [Read more...]
Archives for January 26, 2008
The Philadelphia Inquirer Endorses Barack Obama
BARACK OBAMA is the best Democrat to lead this nation past the nasty, partisan, Washington-as-usual politics that have blocked consensus on Iraq; politics that never blinked at the greedy, subprime mortgage schemes that could spawn a … [Read more...]
Obama: Race Now Is About New Versus Old
Over two weeks ago, we saw the people of Iowa proclaim that our time for change has come. But there were those who doubted this country's desire for something new - who said Iowa was a fluke not to be repeated again. Well, tonight, the … [Read more...]
Obama Crushes Clinton in SC, Except for Geezer Vote
CNN shows him at 54-27. That is an 80% improvement over the most recent Reuters poll, which had him up by just 15%. Maybe the "Billary" attack politics weren't such a good idea. Goldstein offers some interesting commentary in his post … [Read more...]
SC Obama Coverage: Race, Race, Race, Race, Second Place, now…back to Race
I'm flicking around watching coverage of Obama's win tonight. CNN, FOX. Race is pretty much the only issue. On FOX, Chris Wallace tried to get Harold Ford to say that getting lots of black votes could make Obama the … [Read more...]
Our Horse-thievin’ Pres’dent
So Bush's description of "A Charge to Keep" struck me as very strange. In fact, I'd say highly improbable. Now, however, Jacob Weisberg has solved the mystery. He invested the time to track down the commission behind the art work and he … [Read more...]
Obama wins South Carolina
Barack Obama projected to win right after polls close at 7:00, but no percentages or county-by-county results yet. Hillary Clinton and John Edwards are fighting for second place. African-Americans of both genders went strongly for … [Read more...]
Martin Luther King III letter to John Edwards, a Fight for Justice
A really powerful endorsement of the Edwards message and cause. A letter written by Martin Luther King III to John Edwards on January 21, 2008, as read by Eddie Thornton II in a video made by grassroots Edwards supporters: Cross … [Read more...]
What’s Wrong with Earmarks again?
Dear Good Guy, Do not spend another second worrying about what anybody else thinks about earmarks. Get to work with your not-so-powerful Rep and make sure s/he gets your earmark in the list of priorites to Chairman DeLeo. As you may already … [Read more...]
Thoughtful opinion on one of the problems with Billary
Today's NYT carries the thoughtful comments of Garry Wills. New York Times Long known for his insightful critiques of politics, government and religion, Mr. Wills makes the case that Hillary's election unavoidably creates a plural … [Read more...]