Tomorrow morning, barring an unforeseen but slightly possible Obama landslide, our top two candidates will, more than likely, wake up essentially tied. As I was working on this, my friend Chris Bowers wrote this - it is a long copy block to … [Read more...]
Now That Barack Is No Longer The Anointed One, Will He Fight Or Fold?
And then she won again. And again. What happened? Hubris, plain and simple. There were widespread and deep criticisms of the manner in which the Obama campaign was being run over the summer and into the early fall, most of them fair. Many … [Read more...]
New Hampshire: The Polls Were Right And The Clinton Campaign Kicked Some Kumbaya.
And I will forever stand by this - if the election had been held on one of those days, Barack Obama would have won, perhaps by the margins expected. But what some are missing who are throwing mud at pollsters and pundits is a … [Read more...]
2008 – The Revolution In Political Information Heats Up
It is just an attempt on my part to illustrate how fast the world is changing, and as the change quickens, how we are reaching what should be a very interesting breaking point in politics and communication. With every revolution in … [Read more...]
2013 Is Too Late For Masssachusetts
But fool us once, shame on you. Fool us twice, shame on us. So where do our candidates stand on Iraq and what does it mean to us here in Massachusetts? Our Primary is now February 5th, closer to actually mattering in the process and I don't … [Read more...]
For All Mass Veterans And Servicemembers: Free Survival Guide From Veterans For America.
I truly admire and respect Bobby Muller from Veterans For America, he has overcome so much and keeps fighting and fighting for our vets and current servicemembers. Twenty two years ago, the original "Viet Vet Survival Guide" was published … [Read more...]
2007: Our Deadliest Year In Iraq.
It's gotten so bad that you know who I am starting to agree with? George Will. Yesterday he wrote:Congress can, however, put the Constitution's bridle back on the presidency. Congress can end unfettered executive war-making by deciding to. … [Read more...]
Remember Burma?
So what's happening at the Burma NewsLadder now? Well, interestingly enough, people are still posting, and still visiting from both here and Burma. However, the source articles and links have pretty much all changed. A few weeks ago, there … [Read more...]
This One Story Shows Why Burma Has To Stay In The Headlines.
One story that was posted from Europe stunned me considerably. It's about the ongoing cremations the Burmese government continued long after the first wave of riots stopped, literally, as they burned the evidence of dead monks.<a … [Read more...]
On Blogger’s Day For Burma, A Hearty F*K You To Chevron. And The Same For Condi Too.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, at the meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, said, "The United States is determined to keep an international focus on the travesty that is taking place." Keeping an international focus … [Read more...]