This is exactly the sort of thing I’ve been fearing – and expecting – from the Democratic party – the foolish idea that western nations should throttle back on economic and technological development to fight the will-o’-the-wisp of climate change: Former President Bill Clinton was in Denver, Colorado, stumping for his wife yesterday. In a…
Month: January 2008
McCain Wins Florida
With 74% of precincts reporting, the NY Times has called the Florida Republican primary for John McCain by a 36-31% margin over Mitt Romney. Rudy Guiliani’s Florida firewall was hacked. He managed to get only 15% of the vote, a sure sign that his campaign is coming to an end. The thinking here in Texas…
Morris on Clinton, Obama
When I wrote about what Dick Morris said about Hillary Clinton’s bullying, us-versus-them political tactics back in September, there was a bit of a negative reaction. Morris is biased, unreliable, even a kook, some said. True, but was he right? A refresher: Hillary emphatically comes from the “us versus them” school of American politics. Like…
Cyd Mizell’s Condition Unknown
From ABC: On Monday, the police chief of Kandahar province, Sayed Agha Saqib, said police had not turned up any new information about the kidnapping. "All of our security forces and intelligence agents are trying to find them," he said. … "Nobody really knows" who the kidnappers are, [foundation director Jeff] Palmer said, adding that…
Greenwald on FISA, Congress
Glen Greenwald has an excellent piece up about the FISA amendments that are about to expire, the Bush administration’s bullying scare tactics that got them passed in the first place, and how the "imminent" danger no longer seems important to the president. If the threat isn’t present, why shouldn’t we let the invasive surveillance measures…
Miss America Now a Crass Boor
Scanning the DirectTV guide last night I decided to switch on the Miss American pageant just in time for the winnowing down to the final 10 contestants. As one who despises Survivor and other so-called "reality" shows I was unpleasantly surprised to see the six young ladies being eliminated called out and told goodbye American…
American Woman Kidnapped in Afghanistan
From the Houston Chronicle: Gunmen kidnapped a burqa-clad American aid worker and her driver while they were traveling through southern Afghanistan early today, a provincial governor said. The two were stopped by gunmen outside the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, said Gov. Asadullah Khalid. He blamed the kidnappings on the "enemy of Islam and the…
Democrats Crumble, Again
A million miles from the campaign trail, House Democrats have been railing against President Bush’s plan to grant immunity to the telecommunications companies that provides information to the government prior to changes in the law that allowed them to do so. As I’ve written several times, this position is all of the below: Useless posturing…
Florida Live Blogging
Tonight’s debate in Florida is Rudy Guiliani’s last stand is and, perhaps, almost as important for Mike Huckabee who has not been able to capitalize on his success in Iowa, in part because of position changes. Without further ado, here are my notes from tonight’s MSNBC debate. Stimulus Plan Romney: The compromise stimulus plan has…
Tax Rebates and Stimuli
In a rare show of bi-partisan glad-handing, the House and President Bush have agreed on a so-called economic stimulus package that consists largely of "tax rebates" to be given to individuals earning < $75K per year and couples making < $150K. From this perspective the plan could be called a tax cut and therefore be…