Drip, drip. Palin's appeal, as John McCain and she bid for four more years of the Bush administration, is melting faster than you can say, "Do you agree with the Bush doctrine." And she's back in hiding from the media. She can't even handle … [Read more...]
Archives for September 18, 2008
Know Your Register of Probate
So I took your advice and did a little digging on the net to see what I could find out about all these contenders for Register of Probate. The most interesting was a campaign video on blip.tv posted by Alderman Sean O'Donovan's … [Read more...]
Two interesting articles about our Senators
From CQ Politics: Teddy Kennedy is still driving the health care train, even via teleconferencing. (Man, I would love to sit in on that.) It is highly reassuring that the folks on his committee are on the same page regarding strategy for … [Read more...]
Human Rights Campaign Still Lying: Boycott The Dinner
Since my last post about HRC, things have only gotten worse. While they publicly denounced the Log Cabin Repubilcan's endorsement of John McCain, the Human Rights Campaign has recently given thousands of dollars to Republicans, and … [Read more...]
The Arrogance!
The arrogance of these directors! As the Lehman Brothers debacle showed, the Fed was not rescuing AIG because AIG "deserved" to be rescued. The Fed was rescuing AIG--exercising its powers under Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act for … [Read more...]
And off we go
"The candidate who won the September 16 [Registrar of Probate] primary has withdrawn his candidacy." … [Read more...]
Alaskan women rally against Sarah Palin
Here is the Mudflats URL where this post actually appears to have originated - http://mudflats.wordpress.com/... … [Read more...]
Portrayal Of Obama As Elitist Hailed As Step Forward For African Americans
The G.O.P.'s desperate campaign to keep the Bush administration in place for four more years is bearing fruit. Portrayal Of Obama As Elitist Hailed As Step Forward For African Americans … [Read more...]
Some numbers and other details from the National Anthem concert
Charley has already said most of what needs to be said about last Friday's National Anthem concert. I found the evening to be so extraordinary -- I have never experienced anything like that audience before -- that words fail me, … [Read more...]
“The Economist” on 2008’s Ballot Initiatives
Here is a state by state rundown, as per The Economist. Colorado Amendment 48 would define a fertilised human egg as a person. The "egg-mendment" would turn abortion, embryonic stem-cell research and some kinds of birth control into murder. … [Read more...]