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October 2004, Page 19

Newsweek poll: Kerry won

I’m a bit surprised about this, to say the least. But you know, something I was thinking about the past couple days is that the punditry – and the blogosphere should be considered a part of that – pays a lot more attention to politics than the average Joe. They see and pick up on things that people who aren’t political junkies won’t notice. So perhaps that explains why most pundits considered this contest a draw, while the over 1000 who Newsweek polled saw Kerry as the clear winner. .....   [Read More]

Debra Burlingame: Iraq war is the right war

You may remember Debra Burlingame, who spoke at the Republican convention along with 2 other women who lost loved ones on 9-11. Burlingame lost her brother, Chic, who was the pilot of American Airlines flight 77, which was crashed at the Pentagon on 9-11. Burlingame is also a lifelong Democrat. This is the second known piece I’ve seen that she’s written for the Wall Street Journal (her first one was a piece criticizing the anti-Bush 9-11 wives – she takes a few shots at them in this piece as well) and I think her words speak volumes for many post 9-11 Democrats. I have one Democrat friend and one Democrat relative both of whom despised the President prior to 9-11 but have since come to respect him a great deal. Here’s some of what Ms Burlingame had to say: .....   [Read More]