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The 2008 Democratic presidential hopefuls gathered this evening in the constantly-under-construction city of Chicago and the always-charming Soldier Field – home of the Chicago Bears. The insanely hot and humid weather a provided stark contrast to the frigid relations between front-runner Sen. Hillary Clinton (D – N.Y.) and second-place Sen. Barack Obama (D. [...]
The debate was a bucket of contradictions. Whilst the diversity of core beliefs, policy statements and values was thoroughly on display … the wholly generic effort to rally Reagan symbolism was horrendously over-done by every participant to the point of plastic fakery. Who won? I believe Romney looked smooth and almost artificially calm whilst McCain [...]
After fifteen years of introspection, economic and political struggle and despair, Russia appears to be rapidly reclaiming its lost strength – economic and political – and is expressing its renewed confidence as a powerful alternative to the United States in world affairs.
Economic:
Russian president Vladimir Putin used his annual nationally broadcast news conference (1200 reporters from [...]
Yesterday Pierre Thomas of ABC News managed to scrounge some more detailed information on an al Qaeda terrorist threat quietly reported in the never-ending avalanche of warnings, scares and less-than-comfortable terrorist updates that is our daily news fodder.
It appears that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi ['al Qaeda in Iraq'] – who was killed approximately six months ago [...]
You never quite grasp how spoilt your children are until you try walking, quite precariously, from the staircase to the kitchen in the dark in the wee hours of the morning without stepping your cold bare feet on a pointy Lego brick or one of Cindy’s blessed miniature cooking utensils. In other words, the [...]
How wrong could I be? There I was prattling away on the story of Obama’s muslim madrassa education and how it would occupy the weekend political news coverage … and then Hillary did it!
Hillary Rodham Clinton earlier this morning announced her 2008 White House bid by posting her announcement on her web site HillaryClinton.com.
Without sharing [...]
When the usual pack of political pundits on the wee handful of network news channels throw long looks of utter despair at Hillary’s less-than-hasty desire to ‘officially’ enter the 2008 presidential race … you have to throw the Senator from New York a begrudging wink and a nod, as much as that would kill me! [...]
Reading about Senator Joe Biden’s activities this week – as he tries to build some credible media coverage for his 2008 presidential aspirations – I read-up on his biography and learnt some fascinating insights about the Senator – that might better explain his character and decisions.
Joseph Robinette Biden is serving his sixth term in office [...]
With the Presidential hopefuls stealing an increasing portion of media attention … President George W Bush has begun the search for a positive legacy – or at least a neutral one. Something that (should we all survive the policies of the Bush Administration) we can look back on as a pleasant counter-weight to the plethora [...]
My morals have always been … flacid. Rarely have I successfully stuck with a sound and generally wholesome idea / task / purpose to its ultimate conclusion. Just one of my many (many!) fascinating flaws. So this New Year I thought I’d truly stun myself, and those around me, by building a staggeringly unrealistic [...]
After a long and extremely pleasant Christmas and New Year (my energy renewed) I thought I’d write another less-than-succint ramble about the state of the nation, of aspiring 2008 candidates (of which there are now many), and dreary standard mixed feelings. I just don’t think 2008 should start like that!
Having just read two (1,2) extremely [...]
I know this is hardly a fresh fodder topic for grevious dissemination and elevated sarcasm but it’s been three days since the chairman of the Federal Election Commission predicated a $1 billion presidential price tag and I’m still trying to wrap my head around the news. To be frank; it makes me sad, angry and [...]
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