Wizbang Politics

Raw deal

Bill Jempty — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:40:46 -0500

http://www.mysinchew.com/node/11210?tid=37The Philippine President was recently asked to change her dietary habits. From AP- President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has declined an animal rights group's invitation to become a vegetarian to help...

Tampa City Council's Efficiency In Question

Bill Jempty — Mon, 05 May 2008 08:34:58 -0500

From the Sun is Hot/Water is wet department. TAMPA - At a recent council meeting, two of Mayor Pam Iorio's highest-paid administrators sat side by side for hours. One was...

Conservative MP wins London mayoral race

Bill Jempty — Sun, 04 May 2008 07:34:49 -0500

Which means Bloggers won't have Ken Livingstone to kick around any more. From the BBC- Boris Johnson has won the race to become the next mayor of London - ending...

Hillary now leads McCain by 9%: AP-Ipsos Poll

Jim Addison — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:40:02 -0500

The result is so much at variance with all the other polls recently reported that it is most likely an "outlier," but it will still help Clinton in the short...

Obama's Ayers evasions don't hold up

Jim Addison — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:48:35 -0500

Barack Obama has dealt with the exposure of his association with radical terrorist bomber William Ayers by asserting Ayers was just some eccentric English professor from the 'hood and, since...

Hillary moving up in Gallup tracking poll

Jim Addison — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:57:49 -0500

Hillary Clinton's campaign is already reaping the fruit of her 10-point victory in the Pennsylvania primary. She raised $2.5 million in the day after her big win, and now the...

Pennsylvania will answer some questions, or raise more

Jim Addison — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:37:42 -0500

Today's Pennsylvania Democratic Presidential Primary could answer some open questions about the race, and possibly clarify its future course. Or not, writes Dan Balz for the Washington Post. Read his...

Chelsea a hit on gay pub crawl

Jim Addison — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:44:39 -0500

Chelsea Clinton was a huge attraction Friday night as she toured some of Philadelphia's most famous gay nightclubs, reports Mathew Berger for MSNBC's First Read: Chelsea Clinton stopped traffic Friday...

Gallup: Clinton retakes lead

Jim Addison — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:13:35 -0500

Gallup's daily tracking poll shows Hillary Clinton moving into the lead nationally 46-45%, a statistically insignificant margin, but the first time she has led in this poll in a month....

Democratic showdown in Philly: Hillary by TKO

Jim Addison — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:55:27 -0500

The (presumably) final debate of the Democratic Primary season was held in Philadelphia, and the City of Brotherly Love saw some Sisterly Toughness. ABC News' Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopolous...

Hamas endorses Obama

Jim Addison — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:10:21 -0500

Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's chief political adviser, Ahmed Yousef, was interviewed on WABC Radio on Sunday, and revealed Hamas hopes Obama will win. Why hasn't this key international endorsement...

Obamboozled: The Good Old Same Old "New Politics"

Jim Addison — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:07:04 -0500

O great and mighty Karnak, in your great wisdom, divine the question which is answered, "Malcolm X, Deval Patrick, and John Edwards." "Name two Black Men and one Breck Girl."...

Hillary Clinton to announce plan to cut murder rate in half

Bill Jempty — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:11:06 -0500

Does the NY senator believe half of what she says? From Reuters- PHILADELPHIA- Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton will unveil a plan on Friday to boost federal spending to...

Obama smears McCain - and lies about it

Jim Addison — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:26:29 -0500

By now, it has become apparent that Barack Obama can hardly open his mouth without lying about something. Of course, why not? He could never win telling the truth about...

Clinton's Campaign Contradicts her Sales Pitch

Larkin — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:00:00 -0500

Hillary Clinton repeatedly uses the sales pitch that she is a competent, experienced and capable manager who knows how to get things done not just talk about them. Yet, if...