'Politics' Category
Sportsmanship
Johntell Franklin’s mother had died earlier that day, February 7th. She was 39 and lost her five year battle with cervical cancer. Johntell was the captain of the Milwaukee Madison High School basketball team. When the coach of the team, Aaron Womack Jr., asked Johntell if he should cancel that night’s game, Johntell said no, [...]
Robust and Strong
Really! That is what the NRCC says on their web site. The day that Microsoft has their first lay off ever… when hundreds of thousands of jobs have been lost… when the economy is stuck in a recession with no sign of getting out of it. This is what the GOP thinks is robust and [...]
How much is that pardon in the window?
$28,500. That is how much Isaac Toussie’s dad had to donate to the Republican National Committee to get his son pardoned by George W. Bush. The younger Toussie had cheated Suffolk, NY out of $5 million in a land scam and had falsified documents in order to get people qualified for HUD mortgages who otherwise [...]
A Matter of Intelligence
President Bush’s interview with Charlie Gibson of ABC’s World News aired last night. Some excerpts: “A lot of people put their reputations on the line and said the weapons of mass destruction is a reason to remove Saddam Hussein,” President Bush said. “That’s not a do-over, but I wish the intelligence had been different, I [...]
Pardon Me!
As is the habit of out-going presidents, George W. released his first rounds of pardons. The group is mostly made up of people who have served their terms long ago and were hoping to get their records cleared up. The pardon means they won’t have to report their crimes on job or loan applications and [...]
International Press Freedom Award
The winners of the International Press Freedom Award were recently announced. The award is given to journalists who stand up against government repression and are punished because of their reporting. The six winners were a journalist reporting in Uganda, another imprisoned in Cuba, another who has faced threats from the government of Robert Mugabe in [...]
Obama Wins!
It’s Over – It’s Just Begun
Virginia, California, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii have been declared for Obama. That pushes him to 297 electoral votes making Barack Obama the 44th President of the United States. When I was a kid listening to the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., I wondered if an African-American would become president in my lifetime. I am [...]
More Results
Iowa goes to Obama. No real surprise there. 63 to go. The GOP holds onto the Texas Senate seat. It looks like they will hold Georgia as well. The best the Democrats can do is 59 seats. In other news, the South Dakota and Colorado anti-abortion initiatives were defeated. Michigan legalized medical marijuana. Massachusetts has [...]
Game Over
Obama wins Ohio and New Mexico. At this point he has 200 electoral votes. Add in California (55), Oregon (7), and Washington (11) and that pushes him over 270 even without Florida, Virginia, Iowa, North Carolina, or Nevada all of which he has a good shot at winning. Can he win by more than 200 [...]
