It’s quite thrilling to see so much attention devoted to the Barack Obama candidacy. No other candidate has generated so much electricity so early in the campaign. Can you believe we have less than 22 months to go before the general election of 2008? That’s a long time to wait for a new president… One [...]
I like Hillary Clinton. She’s spoken up for some very good causes. She’s made a good transition from political spouse to actual politician. That being said, she is definitely not my first choice for president. She’s not even my second or third choice. I hated her stance on the Iraq war and thought her recent [...]
From ProgressiveHistorians.com: Which of these Presidential candidates has served the longest in elective office? a) John Edwards b) Barack Obama c) Hillary Clinton And the answer: John Edwards‘ elective experience is limited to a single six-year term in the U.S. Senate, from 1998-2004. During the last two years of his term, he was relentlessly on [...]
Ariannna Huffington shares some words on the press coverage of the Obama campaign at her Huffington Post. Now that Barack Obama has officially announced his candidacy for the White House, we can officially announce the kickoff of the most hackneyed take on his campaign from the Washington punditry. It’s the Second Coming of ‘Where’s the [...]
A reminder why Barack Obama is so appealing. Coherent thinking in Washington DC does indeed exist. Recycled from Atrios and Daily Kos: (Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-PA) called for a stop to President Bush’s escalation in Iraq and for an end to the [...]
