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Audacity of Truth
Whiner-in-Chief:
"[W]hether the grumbling is about Republicans on Fox or bloggers in pajamas, there's a word for what the president and his aides are doing. That word is "whining." And nothing [...] does more damage to Obama's credibility or authority than the sense that a popular president is becoming the whiner-in-chief."
- John Nichols, Nation Magazine - 10/12/09
On the eve of North Carolina and Indiana
We’re less than 12 hours away from the polls opening in both North Carolina and Indiana. I’ll have a more in-depth post in the morning to kick things off, but wanted link up this evening to a “Cliff’s Notes” of sorts that I saw at Fox called the “Brainroom Briefing Book.” It’s got the 411 on the delegate counts at stake in NC and IN, the demographics, what to watch for tomorrow, and other interesting tidbits of information on these two battleground primary states.
It’s longish, but well-worth the read.
Late-breaking news:
—– More than 200 economists have criticized Hillary Clinton and John McCain’s “gas tax holiday” plans. What do you think of it?
—– Did McCain tell Arianna Huffington that he didn’t vote for Bush in 2000? Hmm. Oh and, re: McCain: Why does this not surprise me? Sigh.
—– Chris Hitchens wonders if Michelle Obama was “responsible for the Jeremiah Wright fiasco.” On a related note, she spoke today in Charlotte at Ovens Auditorium. Haven’t been able to find a recap of the event yet.
—– Obama sez, “Don’t buy into this electability argument.”
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It’s a silly populist move. (”Silly” and “populist” are synonyms…) If gas taxes are too high, then the best thing to do is …gasp!… lower them for the forseeable future, not just three months. The combination of state, federal, and local taxes is around 50% of one’s total gas bill.
My reaction is “Who cares?” That was eight years ago, and McCain and Bush have learned to work together since. Which, by the way, shows they both have more maturity than most Democrats in Congress.
Two contrasting articles:
Prisoner 345 What happened to Al Jazeera’s Sami al-Haj
And this:
Ex-Gitmo Detainee Believed Responsible for Homicide Bombing In Iraq
The first article (appearing in Columbia Journalism Review) is a hagiography of an Al Jazeera “journalist” from Sudan who was recently released from Club Gitmo. The latter describes another “victim” of Club Gitmo. No doubt suffering from post-Bush Stress Disorder, Abdullah Saleh al-Ajmi sought to relieve his tensions by slaughtering other Muslims.
Joseph Goebbels must be smiling from the Great Below, since journalists like Rachel Morris have elected to carry on his proud tradition.
Tick…tick…tick…
Our lovely hostess asked:
I find it rather pathetic that three candidates are running for president and trashing each other over a policy proposal for this summer when none of them can be president before next winter.
I would rather see these guys suspend the myriad blends that our refining plants are forced to waste time on. In 1999 Cheney said we needed to get down to 6 blends and the price of gasoline would drop considerably. At that time we were refining over 60 blends of gasoline. All of these states and areas that have laws for special gas, should be forced to provide their own refining capabilities for that gasoline, the rest of us should not have to pay for their foolishness. – Lorica
Also, if we would have started to drill in ANWR in 1997, the global price of oil would be considerably less that what it is today and we would not be in this situation. Thank Bill Clinton for that stupidity. Also, speaking of Bill, didn’t he ask Saudi Arabia to cut supply so that Russia would be able to make more money from their oil supply?? Thanks again Bill. How can we trust this man’s wife with our oil supply if her idiot husband bent us over 10 years ago. – Lorica