Well, Ted Kennedy just gave one hell of a speech endorsing Obama, and if Obama does go on to win it all, I think you can trace a lot of the momentum back to what happened today. I had it playing in the background, and I had to stop grading and pay full attention. Not …
Archives for January 2008
Watch the Democrats Fold, Monday Edition
Glenn Greenwald has the details. Why did I become a Democrat again? Cowards.
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State of The Union
I honestly can not recall a State of the Union address which has received less hype, and to be honest, I can’t think of one I care less about. No amount of Bush bumbling through a speech written by other people will change my mind- Bush, through his actions and incompetence, have defined his Presidency …
Open Thread
More Ryan Leech. Warning: if you try anything like this fate will break your leg and laugh at you.
Obama’s Momentum
I am sitting here watching Morning Joe, and I can’t help but think from the coverage that the Obama campaign is gaining a great deal of momentum. As it is right now, I have a sort of feeling of inevitability regarding the Hillary campaign. She has the super-delegates, she leads in the big states, she …
In Soviet Russia, Irony Picks Up You
After years of hectoring from the west about its less-than-perfect devotion to American-style democracy, Russian President Vladimir Putin will respond in his own special way. MOSCOW — A new Russian-backed think tank is being set up to publicly critique the state of U.S. and European democracy as Moscow goes on the offensive to counter what …
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One More Thing…
I really, really don’t like Hillary. I have tried to be fair to her, but just because I am skeptical about the Obama magical unity pony does not mean I think Hillary is the greatest thing since sliced bread. hell, search my archives. Almost EVERY time I was trying to keep Republicans from excusing/advancing Bush’s …