Commenter “Ken” points out something I hadn’t been aware of before: Obama was one of a small minority in the Senate who voted against the bill that waived the Stafford Act in order to make assistance funds available to the … Continue reading →
Well, I’m not. Not quite, anyway. Here’s a good catch by Datechguy. He notes that Morning Joe, etc. “are doing their victory dance” based on some new Quinnipiac polls showing Obama way ahead in both Florida and Ohio. He next … Continue reading →
I’d heard a lot about the Florida vote in the 2000 presidential election. Hanging chads, Pat Buchanan, virtual tie, recounts, Supreme Court, lingering rage. But I’d never encountered this factoid before: How campaigns try to sway polling results: “In a … Continue reading →
…some plans for another post, but I have a busy afternoon ahead of me. So I thought I’d give you an open thread in the meantime to discuss whatever you want. There’s so much happening (most of it upsetting), so … Continue reading →
The anti-Obama wave continues, this time with a new book (ABC’s description here) by Bob Woodward entitled The Price of Politics and due to come out on September 11. It focuses on the Obama administration’s attempts to deal with the … Continue reading →
Although I didn’t plan to watch the Democratic Convention, I ended up overhearing a large portion of Bill Clinton’s speech last night. I was at the home of some Democrats; the TV was on in the background, and of course … Continue reading →
…going to watch the convention? I plan to look at some of it. My old problem with auditory learning and political speeches will almost undoubtedly kick in, though: …[T]he prepared speech has always been an enormous bore to me…Political speeches … Continue reading →
…here.
Continue reading →Commenter “Baltimoran” makes the following interesting observation in connection with my discussion of the effects of lies in political ads: I suppose the campaign ads we’ve seen the last few months are worse than what we’ve all gotten used to … Continue reading →
Not: [Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi]…are among hundreds of senators and representatives from both parties who refused to release their tax records. Just 17 out of the 535 members of Congress released their most recent tax forms or provided some … Continue reading →
…for thee but not for me. [Hat tip: Ace.]
Continue reading →It’s reported that Romney was booed a couple of times during his NAACP speech (full video here, which I have not yet watched), although he was also cheered at times. Which brings us a more general question I’ve long wondered … Continue reading →