Daily Archives: January 7th, 2008 «

 

Hillary gets emotional while on the campaign trail

Posted by: ST on January 7, 2008 at 10:51 pm » 12 Comments

Scripted or genuine? Here’s the story, via Ben Smith at The Politico: Exhausted and facing the prospect of losing the second test of her primary campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton fought back tears as her voice broke at the close of a sedate event in a Portsmouth coffee shop. She expressed the sheer difficulty of heading [...]

 

Barack Obama: A critical look

Posted by: ST on January 7, 2008 at 3:56 pm » 12 Comments

With Senator Obama now being he clear frontrunner for the Democratic nomination for president, and talk of Hillary dropping out of the race blazes across the blogosphere, now more than ever the junior Senator from Illinois deserves intense scrutiny. I have written on numerous occasions about Senator Obama and noted that how he is portrayed [...]

 

Monday open thread

Posted by: ST on January 7, 2008 at 1:26 pm » 3 Comments

Typical crazy Monday for me – hope to be back in the next couple of hours.

 

Iran gunboats harass US warships in act of provaction

Posted by: ST on January 7, 2008 at 10:27 am » 18 Comments

Via NBC: WASHINGTON – Iranian Revolutionary Guard gunboats harassed three U.S. Navy warships in the Strait of Hormuz Sunday, in what the U.S. military considers a “significant provocative act.” Military officials told NBC News that two U.S. Navy destroyers and one frigate were heading into the Persian Gulf through the international waters of the Strait [...]