Archive for April, 2007

Monday, April 16th, 2007

CNN Poll: Surge For McCain?

Hard to believe the results of this poll, as it seems to be an outlier from all the others, but nevertheless, the latest from CNN/Opinion Dynamics shows Rudy with a mere three-point lead over McCain, 27-24, with Fred Thompson at 11 and Romney at 10.  Thompson’s possible entry seems to have marginalized Gingrich to some […]

10 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, 2008 Polls, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Sunday, April 15th, 2007

More On The Most Overblown Story Of The 21st Century Thus Far

Boy, this Imus thing is being totally overplayed, isn’t it?  William F. Buckley, while pointing out the double standard involved, seems to think the sacking of Imus was some sort of great moment of triumph for civility:
Some years ago, Cokie Roberts, faithful to her profession and to the proposition that those engaged in public discourse, at […]

6 Comments » - Posted in NY Times/Media Watch, Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports by Mark

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Sunday, April 15th, 2007

In Putin’s Russia, More Echoes of the Authoritarian Past

The Russian Bear is more and more trying on his on Stalinist garb, and apparently liking the fit.  Government seizures of private businesses, economic blackmail as foreign policy, and now, a crackdown on domestic dissent:
Russian opposition activist Garry Kasparov was among about 170 people arrested as police moved against a banned anti-Kremlin rally in Moscow.
The […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Foreign Affairs by Mark

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Saturday, April 14th, 2007

Romney Busts A Move!

Into double-digits at last, according to the new TIME poll:
Democrats (Respondents were presented with the choice of the following 3 candidates)
Clinton 33 (-5 vs last poll March 23-26)
Obama 26 (-4)
Edwards 25 (-1)
No Answer/Don’t Know 13 (+9)
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Republicans (Respondents were presented with the choice of the following 5 candidates)
Giuliani 35 (no change vs last poll March 23-26)
McCain […]

12 Comments » - Posted in Al Gore, John Edwards, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Friday, April 13th, 2007

A Little Weekend Fun

From PC World, the ten worst PCs ever.  Though I never bought any of these stinkers, I used about half of them at one time or another…and yep, they blew.  Relive the magic…

No Comments » - Posted in Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports by Mark

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Friday, April 13th, 2007

Stupid Headline Of The Day

From Reuters, natch:
Imus Firing Should Not End Race Debate: Experts
What is it with Reuters and experts? And who needs an ‘expert’ to know that the firing of a talk show host won’t end this country’s ‘race debate’, whatever that means?
Yeesh…as for the Imus firing, well…there’s a thin line seperating political correctness and lack of a sense […]

1 Comment » - Posted in NY Times/Media Watch, Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports by Mark

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Thursday, April 12th, 2007

McCain Drops To Third In New Poll

Well, well, well, it’s certainly been a bad early spring for John McCain.  To be losing so decisively to Rudy is one thing, but when an undeclared candidate is running ahead of the former frontrunner, that’s big:
Sen. John McCain, once considered the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, has fallen to third place in a […]

8 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Al Gore, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Thursday, April 12th, 2007

A Code Of Conduct - Why Bother?

Here’s my problem with the blogger “Code of Conduct” that’s floating around: those that need it won’t sign on to it, and those that don’t need it - well, they don’t need it.
Sorry - Wall Street Journal notwithstanding, and even given the sorry state of discourse in much of the blogosphere, free speech wins the […]

4 Comments » - Posted in Navel-Gazing by Mark

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Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

Parsing The Gallup Poll - The Republicans

Okay, what morsels can we dig out of the latest polling data for the elephants?
Rudy is at 38%, McCain at 16%, Gingrich and Thompson at 10%, and Romney at 6%.
First off, and quite obviously, McCain is in deep trouble, as is well known and acknowledged even by the Senator and his campaign staff. Many changes […]

10 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, 2008 Polls, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

Parsing The Gallup Poll - The Democrats

Lots of juice in the latest Gallup results for political junkies on both sides of the aisle.  Let’s begin with the Democrats.
Hillary is at 38%, Obama at 19%, Edwards at 15%, and Al Gore at 14%.  Reading between the lines, I see…bad news for Hillary.
Why? How can I say that about a candidate who has a […]

20 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, John Edwards, Al Gore, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Polls, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Monday, April 9th, 2007

Two Problems Has McCain…

…and one is bigger than the other, but the other has a chance of snowballing.  The smaller problem is his relatively anemic Q1 fundraising totals, and this despite his (largely media-conveyed, but absent from polling) front-runner status.  The first is Iraq: no candidate currently in the field on either side has tied himself more to […]

17 Comments » - Posted in John McCain, Republican Candidates, Election 2008 by Mark

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Sunday, April 8th, 2007

The First Casualty Of The Q1 Money Totals: Hillary’s Inevitability

I was one my hiatus when the Q1 figures came out, but clearly, the surprise on both sides of the aisle was the strong showing of Barack Obama (though McCain’s weaker-than-expected tally was a close second).  Writing in Newsweek, Richard Wolffe assigns much of the credit for Barack’s surprising strenth to the strong-arm arrogance that […]

6 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates, Election 2008 by Mark

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Sunday, April 8th, 2007

Senator Levin: We Will Not Stop Funding The War

A Democratic senator with big-time influence and authority is quite publicly sending a message to Harry Reid and other Democrats who have thrown their lot in with the Nutroots®, and the message is this: we won’t stop funding for the war.
The Senate will not stop paying for the Iraq war nor relent from insisting that […]

9 Comments » - Posted in Harry Reid, POTUS, Donkeys, Iraq, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

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Saturday, April 7th, 2007

Would You Prefer A Liar?

Much has been made of Rudy Giuliani’s recent confirmation that he believes some abortions should be eligible for public funds. Typical is Vincent Carroll of the Rocky Mountain News:
Rumor has it that Rudy Giuliani is a former U.S. attorney who knows a thing or two about constitutional law. Rumor likewise says he’s a front-runner for the […]

12 Comments » - Posted in Domestic Affairs, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Candidates, Election 2008 by Mark

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Saturday, April 7th, 2007

Joe Klein’s Contentless Rant

Nothing is more disappointing than seeing a formerly reasonable person lose control of his senses.  Joe Klein has always been a pretty calm oasis of sanity in the midst of the Bush Derangement Syndrome that has gripped much of the left, but I’m afraid I’ll have to start using the past tense after reading this piece:
From […]

4 Comments » - Posted in POTUS, Iraq by Mark

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Friday, April 6th, 2007

So Here’s The Deal…

Once again, thanks to all of you for your kind words and your patience as I took a little break.  Enough of my readers indicated they will stay with a less aggressive posting schedule that I’ve decided to start putting up posts again soon, maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow, and though I’ll try to update as […]

4 Comments » - Posted in Navel-Gazing by Mark

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Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

Just Checking In…

I’m still on hiatus (see below), but I wanted you all to know I’m gratified by your responses, and rest assured the blog will return shortly and I will keep it going, though I’m still absorbing your suggestions.  Thanks for your input and well wishes.
I guess the biggest news of the last few days has […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Navel-Gazing by Mark

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Sunday, April 1st, 2007

And Now, The End Is Near…

…though neither I nor my blog face the final curtain. Some changes are afoot, though, as Decision ’08 enters a new phase. I am going to go ‘dark’ / go on hiatus / take a blogging vacation for a few days, while I ponder the future, and I’d like your opinion on where […]

32 Comments » - Posted in Pajamas Media, Navel-Gazing by Mark

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