Monday, June 30th, 2008
Kudos (Again) to Shaun Casey
ACU graduate Shaun Casey (who visits and comments here occasionally) has landed a full-time job with the Obama campaign.
Shaun Casey, who teaches religion and politics at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., has been hired by the Obama campaign to focus on outreach to evangelical voters.
Casey, who has been informally advising the Obama [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Christians, politics by ME
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
VP Madness - Final Round
You can vote today in the Round 5 of CQ Politics’ VP Madness starting today.
Out of a field of 32 candidates, only Wesley Clark and Joseph Biden remain. Biden narrowly edged former presidential rival Bill Richardson by just 61 votes:
Wesley Clark (58%) vs. Edward G. Rendell (41%)
Joseph Biden (50%) vs. Bill Richardson (49%)
I think Obama-Clark, [...]
11 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Wesley Clark, elections, politics, vice-presidents by ME
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Tick, Tick, Tick…
Start the clock on the Charlie Black deathwatch:
A top adviser to John McCain said another terrorist attack on U.S. soil would be a “big advantage” for the Republican presidential candidate, drawing a sharp rebuke Monday from both the presumed GOP nominee and Democrat Barack Obama.
Charlie Black, already in the spotlight for his past lobbying work, [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in John McCain, elections, terrorism by ME
Friday, June 20th, 2008
VP Madness - Round 4
Round four of VP Madness is underway at CQ Politics.
You can make your sections now in the Final Four:
Edward G. Rendell (54%) over Hillary Clinton (45%)
Wesley Clark (62%) over John Edwards (37%)
Joseph Biden (55%) over Kathleen Sebelius (44%)
Bill Richardson (64%) vs. Sam Nunn (35%)
If Wesley Clark is selected to be Obama’s Veep, I’m so [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Democrats, elections, vice-presidents by ME
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Cognitive Dissonance
Uh…
Today, Senator John McCain simultaneously claims that Barack Obama has the most liberal voting record in Congress and that Obama votes with President Bush most of the time.
Is that even possible?
6 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, George Bush, John McCain, elections by ME
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
VP Madness - Round 3
Round three of VP Madness is underway at CQ Politics.
Wesley Clark and Joe Biden have survived Round 2 and I think they’ll make it to the Final Four.
The Elite Eight:
Hillary Clinton (62%) vs. Tom Vilsack (37%)
Edward G. Rendell (62%) vs. Ted Strickland (37%)
John Edwards (53%) vs. Brian Schweitzer (46%)
Wesley Clark (56%) vs. Evan Bayh [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Democrats, elections, vice-presidents by ME
Thursday, June 12th, 2008
VP Madness (Round 2)
If you voted in Round 1 of CQ’s “VP Madness” last week, you can now check the results and make new picks for Round 2.
My pick (Wesley Clark) is still in the running and I still like Joe Biden’s chances.
Unfortunately, General Clark didn’t make the short list of VP candidates leaked to MSNBC’s First Read [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Democrats, elections, politics, vice-presidents by ME
Thursday, June 5th, 2008
VP Madness
CQ Politics is running a “VP Madness” contest to help Barack Obama chose a running mate.
It’s a college basketball-style tournament using a field of 32 potential running mates selected by CQ Politics editors and reporters. Visitors to CQ Politics can vote once in each of five single-elimination rounds spread out over three weeks.
Why? Because [...]
8 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, elections, politics, vice-presidents by ME
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Good Morning America
America can best be described as a work in progress.
Even the preamble to our fundamental law makes it clear that what we are all about is creating a “more perfect” union of states, ethnicities, religions, and economic classes.
As the poem by Emma Lazarus on the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor puts it, America [...]
11 Comments » - Posted in America, Barack Obama, elections, history, race by ME
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
And I Thought I Belonged to a Conservative Church…
Malibu Librarian had this story some time back but it seems to have reared it’s ugly head again.
It concerns Douglas Kmiec, a staunch Republican, an abortion opponent, veteran of the Reagan Justice Department, and professor of law at Pepperdine University.
Professor Kmiec has been denied Communion for publicly endorsing Barack Obama for president.
This story may not [...]
