44: The Obama Presidency

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Monday, December 4, 2006

Bob Gates

Non-ideological, world-class experience, sober-minded, knows the issues well. That's how retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey, a long-time Donald Rumsfeld critic, described defense secretary nominee Robert M. Gates in the Houston Chronicle. On the other hand, The Washington Post brings up the nagging... Sign in to see full entry.

Webb's Civility

One of the oddest and most interesting post-election kerfuffles has been the well-reported encounter between George W. Bush and Senator-elect from Virginia Jim Webb last week. In case you missed it, Bush asked Webb how his son, currently serving in Iraq, was doing, and Webb promptly responded,... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 1, 2006

10 Huuse seats most likely to chnage hands in '08

Arizona's 1st District (R): Rep. Rick Renzi (R) beat unsung challenger Ellen Simon (D) 52 percent to 43 percent in this massive district that takes in portions of central and eastern Arizona. But at the end of the campaign Renzi was battling allegations of wrongdoing in a land deal. The matter is... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Three Ways to stop the Iraq Distaster

Everyone now agrees. The mid-term elections were a clear referendum on the war in Iraq. The results are in – the American people want an alternative to the disastrous course of President Bush's deadly policies. Voters rejected Bush's war by inflicting a crushing defeat on his party and turning over... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Presidential Rankings

DEMOCRATS 1. Hillary Rodham Clinton: No surprise here. Clinton won a second term on Tuesday with 66 percent of the vote. And, as of mid-October, she had raised nearly $50 million for her reelection race and retained $14 million. From a process perspective, Clinton looks close to unbeatable in the... Sign in to see full entry.

Praying on Planes

A Usairways crew invited controversy -- and a bevy of unanswered questions -- last week when it kicked six Muslim imams off a flight. That decision led to, among other things, a "pray-in" protest at Reagan National Airport on Monday. There's a disturbing possibility that innocent passengers were... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Hot Senate Races of 2008

Colorado -- Wayne Allard (R): Allard has yet to make a decision on whether he will run for a third term in 2006. He had previously pledged to serve just two terms, and his meager campaign cash balance -- $119,000 -- seems to suggest he will keep that oath. Regardless of whether Allard runs,... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 27, 2006

War on Christmas: Round 1

Every year about this time, Bill O'Reilly opens his "war on Christmas" campaign — his annual attempt to rile up Christians over the "secularization" of the day celebrating Jesus' birth. His targets typically include retailers who wish customers "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas" and... Sign in to see full entry.

Rape is Rape!

Is it rape if a woman agrees to have sex, then changes her mind after the act has begun and tells the man to stop? Not in Maryland, no matter how clear it is that the woman has withdrawn her consent. According to a ruling last month by the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, the state's intermediate... Sign in to see full entry.

Kathrine Harris revisited

Boy, talk about a strange but appropriate development: it's increasingly clear that voting machine errors probably robbed Democratic candidate Christine Jennings of a victory in Katherine Harris' old Florida House seat. You can read about it in the link, but the basic facts are that the electoral... Sign in to see full entry.

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