The consensus on the blue side of the aisle seems to be that they should jettison their social conservatism and become more Weld-like, i.e., fiscally conservative and at least socially tolerant.  On the red side of the aisle, some … [Read more...]

For the Department of the Interior, we learn that there is a lack of cohesive fire planning. For the Commerce Department, we learn that we have cut back on weather and climate monitoring satellites and that we are ill-prepared for a census. … [Read more...]

Juan Cole points to this article from the BBC:Indian Muslims say they do not want the gunmen killed by the security forces during the attacks in Mumbai to be buried in Muslim graveyards. Community leaders believe the militants cannot be … [Read more...]

Only one show out of five has a majority of Democrats on it. Hopefully, this will change once Democrats win an election and gain a majority of Congress. … [Read more...]

The great campaigner refused to prepare for the Couric interviewer. The smart person didn't know that Africa wasn't a country. The experienced person got very angry at staff. Now, I just need to figure out whether to subject geo999 to … [Read more...]

I apologize for those whom I missed. … [Read more...]

The crosstabs are interesting too. Right now 14% of Democrats would vote for McCain and just 9% of Republicans would vote for Obama. That sounds to me as Obama's numbers have more room to grow than McCain's. … [Read more...]