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Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

The GOP Debates, Round Two: General Observations

Well, first of all, let’s skip the grading this time, in favor of some comments:
Rudy won this one.  He was clear and honest on abortion, he didn’t hesitate; he was (rightfully) indignant when Ron Paul endorsed the Ward Churchill theory of 9/11; he stood up for his innate conservatism in the face of personal attacks […]

27 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Sam Brownback, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Republican Candidates, 2008 News, Uncategorized by Mark

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Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Another Debate Already?

Hard to believe, but true.  The GOP squares off again in about half an hour.  More thoughts afterwards, but some things to look for…
Will Rudy be hammered on abortion?
Will Romney flip on a position in mid-sentence?
Will McCain bring his fist down on the podium and talk tough on Iran?
Will Paul mention the abolition of the IRS?
What candidate […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, John McCain, 2008 News, Republican Candidates, Uncategorized by Mark

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Friday, March 23rd, 2007

Rudy Finally Upgrades

At last, Rudy G. has a new look.  His old website was frankly a bit of an embarassment, and although this one is still a little less impressive than McCain’s or Obama’s, it’s a vast improvement.  The little things do count…

No Comments » - Posted in Rudy Giuliani, 2008 News, Republican Candidates, Uncategorized by Mark

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Friday, March 23rd, 2007

House Vote Will Go Pelosi’s Way, But It Won’t Matter

All indications are that the Democrats will pass their anti-war measure today:

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is headed for a big victory in the vote in the House Friday on $124 billion in funds for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
If, as looked likely Thursday night, she does win, her victory will be largely due to […]

6 Comments » - Posted in POTUS, Donkeys, Iraq, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Uncategorized by Mark

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Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

WaPo: Pelosi Plan Makes Perfect Sense…

…if the goal is winning votes in the United States:
THE RESTRICTIONS on Iraq war funding drawn up by the House Democratic leadership are exquisitely tailored to bring together the party’s leftist and centrist wings. For the Out of Iraq Caucus, which demands that Congress force a withdrawal of all U.S. troops by the end of […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Donkeys, Iraq, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Uncategorized by Mark

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Saturday, February 24th, 2007

A Mile-High Skyscraper By 2030?

If you just want an interesting weekend read, check this out…

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Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

The Lebanese ‘Opposition’, Defined

And quite succinctly, at that:
Protests continued into the night in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, with thousands gathered in the city’s Martyr’s Square and many camped outside the office of Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, demanding his resignation.
One protester said he was there “to liberate our country from the American and Israeli occupiers.”
Any questions?…

No Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by Mark

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Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

A Bipartisan Solution To What Ails Iraq?

To counter the pessimism of my previous post, I present you with this lengthy defense of the ‘consensus’ solutions being leaked from the Iraq Study Group and speculated upon by Gregory Djerejian of the Belgravia Dispatch.  If one were a cynic (who, me?), one might call the following a bit utopian:
With the nomination of Robert Gates […]

No Comments » - Posted in Elephants, Iran, Donkeys, Radical Islam / GWOT, Iraq, Uncategorized by Mark

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Saturday, November 4th, 2006

If It’s Saturday…

…then it’s college football. Big day today in the Big 12, as Oklahoma and the surprising 8-1 Aggies go toe-to-toe, and Texas faces a scrappy Oklahoma State. My Red Raiders, who handed A&M their only loss of the year, but have been disappointing overall, are well in command at Lubbock, with a 42-14 […]

2 Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by Mark

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Wednesday, October 11th, 2006

Courant/UConn Poll: Lieberman By 8

It’s not as big a lead as some other recent polls have shown, but it’s still a good margin:
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman leads Ned Lamont by eight percentage points in the Senate race, although a majority of voters agree with Lamont on the war in Iraq and the need for change in Washington, a Courant/University […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Uncategorized by Mark

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Thursday, October 5th, 2006

Beam Me Up, Scotty

What a world we live in:
Beaming people in “Star Trek” fashion is still in the realms of science fiction, but physicists in Denmark have teleported information from light to matter bringing quantum communication and computing closer to reality.
Until now scientists have teleported similar objects such as light or single atoms over short distances from one […]

2 Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by Mark

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Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

Chafee’s Fate In The Balance

From RealClearPolitics:
Today’s the big day for Lincoln Chafee in Rhode Island. Expect it to be very close. Laffey has run an effective outsider campaign, fueled by $700,000 from the Club For Growth. Chafee, on the other hand, has gotten more than $1 million in support from the NRSC as well as establishment support for his […]

14 Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by Mark

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Saturday, August 26th, 2006

Vacation Post Four

Hopefully we’ve all managed to stay out of jail this weekend, but if not:
Test me, test me
Why don’t you arrest me?
Throw me in the jail house
Until the sun goes down
Till it go down

I had to move
Really had to move
That’s why if you please
I am on my bended knees
Bertha don’t you come around here anymore
Just don’t […]

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Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

For What It’s Worth…

…there is indeed some circumstantial evidence the Lieberman is the victim of a bad hosting company instead of a DOS attack.  Curses, I’d hate to acknowledge that Markos was right!  Nevertheless, here’s the latest, from Markos himself, who isn’t, of course, a disinterested party…

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Thursday, July 27th, 2006

Will Republicans Benefit From The Israeli-Hezbollah War?

Larry Sabato thinks so, if the war continues:
…[T]he absence of the usual level of media coverage makes it more difficult for many challengers to get the attention needed to defeat incumbents. The public is also distracted, so even when well-funded challengers try to buy their coverage with paid TV ads, voters look elsewhere. Meanwhile, incumbents […]

2 Comments » - Posted in Election 2006, Elephants, Donkeys, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Uncategorized by Mark

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Tuesday, July 4th, 2006

It’s A Defensive Battle…

…thus far in the 2006 World Cup semifinal between Germany and Italy, with the slight edge to Italy, who had a good five or so corner kick opportunities but were unable to convert…0-0 at the half, and still anyone’s game…
UPDATE 3:52 p.m.: It’s still 0-0 at the end of regulation; look for this one to […]

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Monday, July 3rd, 2006

It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again

The most interesting non-political read of the day is this piece from the NY Times regarding research into the causes of déjà vu; fascinating stuff…

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Friday, June 16th, 2006

truthout: We’re Not Wrong, We’re ‘Standing Down’

Marc Ash, executive director of the severely credibility-impaired truthout, otherwise known as ‘the outlet that published Leopold’s lies’, has a rather remarkable way of avoiding responsibility - standing down(!):
Yesterday, most Mainstream Media organizations published reports about a letter supposedly received by Karl Rove’s attorney Robert Luskin. As an example of the supposed letter’s contents, TIME […]

No Comments » - Posted in PlameGate, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Uncategorized by Mark

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Monday, May 29th, 2006

A Democratic Landslide in 2006?

It’s more than possible, it’s probable, says Ron Fournier:
Republicans are three steps from a November shellacking _ each a grim possibility if habitually divided Democrats get their acts together.
First step: Voters must focus on the national landscape on Nov. 7 rather than local issues and personalities that usually dominate midterm elections.
That […]

12 Comments » - Posted in Election 2006, Elephants, Donkeys, Uncategorized by Mark

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Saturday, May 20th, 2006

An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

Or merely an intellectual conceit? Like beauty, ’tis in the eye of the beholder - but I like the concept. What in God’s name are you prattling on about, you ask? Aptly put question, says I…

1 Comment » - Posted in Uncategorized by Mark

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