Archive | April, 2008
The Media Jumped Ship, so?
After writing my last post, which questioned Obama’s electability, I expected some resentment (and I got a bit). After posting, my attention was brought to a Huffington Post article entitled, “Media Jump Ship From Obama to Clinton.” Now, I’m no big media outlet, but I had to ask myself, “at the first sign of danger [...]
Continue reading...Who’s tougher? Who’s more damaging?
24. April 2008
After Pennsylvania (and before), a lot of people, including myself, have been angry with the Clinton campaign for going after Obama so viciously, causing so many bruises, and costing us the November ballot. But should we be mad or are we just being plain silly? According to many Obama supporters, it’s all Hillary’s fault. If she [...]
Continue reading...Obama, Iraq, and “Wiggle Room”
24. April 2008
Obviously, a major theme of the Democratic and Republican primaries has been Iraq. Most Americans want out of Iraq or are, at least, generally displeased with the war (a recent Rasmussen poll found that 65 percent of Americans want to see us out of Iraq within a year). McCain has said that he is willing [...]
Continue reading...Does Operation Chaos Sound Like Something a Sixth Grader Would Invent? Or a Pro Wrestler?
24. April 2008
Operation Chaos? Please. More like Operation Delusions of Self-Important Grandeur. I suspect the nine readers of Mr. Hammond’s site will certainly have a profound impact on the Democratic primary. After all, look what a huge impact they had on the last few statewide races. On a side note, do the Montanan papers have some kind of internal requirement [...]
Continue reading...Random Drug Testing for Students? What About the School’s Leadership?
20. April 2008
It makes sense that an Orwellian proposal would involve some delightful double speak to accompany it. As Whitefish High School considers a proposal to conduct drug tests on all students involved in extra-curricular activities, the proposal’s defenders don’t want you to get the wrong idea: it’s not a violation of rights, it’s an opportunity: On the [...]
Continue reading...Good News About Jim Hunt
14. April 2008
Despite the headline, this is a great sign in Jim Hunt’s effort to send Dennis Rehberg back to his subdivided ranch: Democrat Jim Hunt topped incumbent Congressman Denny Rehberg in this quarter’s campaign finance reports. Hunt, who entered the race in February, reported raising about $133,000. Rehberg, a Republican, reported raising about $107,000. Clearly a long [...]
Continue reading...A Somewhat Cynical Observation about Mansfield-Metcalf
6. April 2008
While it was certainly gratifying to hear so many Montana political leaders talk about how proud they are to be Democrats last night, it was interesting to see how many of them minimized their party affiliation on their campaign signs. There were an awful lot of tiny donkeys and tiny font sizes on the banners [...]
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- Tester-Burns Debate
- A Somewhat Cynical Observation about Mansfield-Metcalf
- Montana's Max: Nutcakes!
- Dennis Rehberg: Master of the Oblivious
- Off to See Hillary and Obama
- Idaho Anti Wolf Coalition Falls Short (21)
- Blogs and the Media: Kemmick and Crisp (17)
- Tester-Burns Debate (14)
- The conscience of a liberal: why I am considering abstaining in the Iraqi War Referendum vote... (14)
- The Religious Right's Trump Card Exposed (13)
- Why Does Jake Eaton Want to Disenfranchise My Students?
- The Sorry State of Politics Practiced by the Montana GOP and Its Surrogates: A Soccer Story
- Questions and One Thought After the GOP’s Last Day
- Fixing Failing by Predetermining Passing
- Rehberg’s 14 Minutes and the Media’s Response: Which Was Worse?
- Some More Thoughts About Denny’s Stunt in Washington
- DHS now officially seizing and searching laptops
- NorthWestern Energy makes me sick
- I just lost my appetite
- McCain confuses Somalia and the Sudan
25. April 2008
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