From the NOAA: August 7, 2006 — The continental United States suffered through its second-hottest July on record because of a blistering heat wave from California to Washington, D.C. The heat wave broke more than 2,300 daily temperature records for the month and eclipsed more than 50 records for the highest temperatures in any July, according to the NOAA National … Read More
Yikes! Hillary May Want To Rethink Her ’08 Election Bid
“Criminal" "Megalomaniac" "Fraud" "Devil incarnate" "Power freak.” "Satanic" “Political whore” These are words used by New Hampshirites to describe Hillary Clinton. New Hampshire Democrats. Full story here.
Bill Moyers For President
Molly Ivins has an idea which isn’t bad at all. Here’s some background on Bill Moyers. UPDATE: Ezra Klein agrees: I’ve always found Moyers writings and speeches to be closer to prayers than essays, appeals to our better angels rather than for our grudging votes. When I’m depressed with the state of the country or feel overtaken by the enmities … Read More
Run, Obama, Run
WaPo suggests Obama might throw his cap into the ring. Yes!
Gore Speaks
Every time I catch a snippet of a Gore speech, I like what he says: The behavior of ExxonMobil is disgraceful. They finance in whole or in part 40 organizations that put out disinformation on global warming designed to confuse the American people. There has emerged in the last couple of decades a lobbying strategy that is based on trying … Read More
New Hampshire First-In-The-Nation Status Undermined
From WaPo: The Democratic Party’s Rules and Bylaws Committee yesterday dealt a blow to New Hampshire Democrats hoping to keep their coveted place in the presidential nominating schedule, agreeing by voice vote to a plan that would place one or two caucuses between the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 14, 2008, and the New Hampshire primary eight days later. The proposal, … Read More
God, No
Donald Trump "flatly ruled out running for governor this year — but hinted he may go for president in 2008," the New York Post reports.
Obama ’08?
Since he first showed up on my radar, I have always thought that Barack Obama will be, and should be, President of the United States. I expected him to run in the next decade. But there is a lot of buzz about hin running the next time around. And it is convincing a lot of people: Over at The New … Read More
Yet ANOTHER Bush Administration Scandal
Investigators at the Education Department have contacted the U.S. attorney’s office regarding the Bush administration’s hiring of commentator Armstrong Williams to promote its agenda. The action was disclosed by Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., who has pressed for a criminal fraud investigation focused on questions about whether Williams actually performed the work cited in his monthly reports to the Education Department. … Read More
Miers and Election 2008
The N.H Union Leader reports: The White House political arm is taking a special interest in U.S. senators who are potential 2008 Presidential candidates, especially when they come to New Hampshire. The goal is to put them on the record on the Harriet Miers nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, which is under fire from the right and left. Bush … Read More
His Platform? More Cowbells!
I’m pretty sure it’s a joke . . .
On Presidential Dynasties
USA Today reports that, according to a recent USAToday/CNN/Gallop poll, 53% of Americans say they are likely to vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton if she runs for president in 2008 (Link). I’m frankly surprised that 53% of Americans have an opinion at all about who they would vote for in 2008, and it leads me to wonder if “I don’t … Read More