This week we continue the discussion around the topic of the problem of evil and its implications for believers. As Calvinists or Arminians we still must be able to give a logical and Biblically Coherent answer to Nay Sayers who use this as their #1 excuse to deny the reality of the […]
Dr Dawg sees a deep and dark subtext in the choice of veep by The Himself (engaged in a “mad flight to the centre” according to the good Dr; well, he is hoping to win, unlike our NDP). Jason Cherniak is down in the dumps too. By why didn’t Mr Obama’s Afghan policy […]
In the days of Lenin, back when life was good, the modus operandi of leadership revolved around the ability to kill ones’ enemies. Life was simple. To maximize efficiency you created a secret militia, giving them fancy titles and a sense of entitlement. By spreading fear, the universal currency, you could abide by your […]
August 23, 1882, At Texas Republican Party convention, over half of delegates are African-Americans. August 24, 1985, Death of Hawaiian and Chinese-American Republican James Kealoha, first Lt. Governor of Hawaii after statehood. August 25, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln authorizes enlistment of African-American soldiers in U.S. Army. August 26, 1820, Birth of Republican […]
There’s a really important story up on AlterNet about ways that people may be prevented from voting in the US Presidential election, and things that we can be doing NOW to prevent that from happening. I urge you to read it and act on it, if you’re appropriately located to do so. […]
Ward Connerly’s racial preferences initiative in Arizona has been disqualified from the November ballot for failing to gather enough signatures. It didn’t even come close. Months ago, Connerly pitched the idea of a ‘Super Tuesday for Equality’ — five ballot initiatives in five states on Election Day. First Oklahoma dropped out, and we were down […]
NICE has been in the firing line recently. This body which has the duty to decide which drugs the NHS can buy and which are unsuitable on grounds of efficacy and cost has been caught in the crossfire. On one side the pharmaceutical companies have been running effective campaigns to claim NICE was […]
A few weeks ago the Washington Post reported that Obama working to ensure the Jewish vote: Obama’s position on Israel has been fairly mainstream. He has declared himself an undying ally of the Jewish state and has indicated that he would like the United States to return to a position of honest […]
The 2008 Olympics will end on Sunday 24th August (with the 08 Olympic football final on Saturday) and there’s been lots to talk about this time around, from the politics to the environment to the questions about age to the outstanding performances and the odd funny moments. What will you remember most about […]
???Climate change is with us,??? began the Honorable Mr. Kwadwo Adjei-Darko, Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Environment of the Republic of Ghana, as he welcomed delegates to the Accra Climate Change Talks. The conference is the third in a series that constitutes the Bali Action Plan. The goal? Establish an international accord […]
Imagine the scene: you walk into a bar and someone immediately faces you up, brandishing their fists, red with pent-up aggression clearly eager to send you on to the floor or worse. He screams into your face, spittle flecks flying across your nose and lips, “Prove to me that you deserve not […]
It’s been a long time since I’ve written about the Duke “rape” case. Feast your eyes on this fresh fodder. Disgraced Crystal Mangum, the stripper and sometime prostitute who accused three Duke University lacrosse players of strangling, beating, and brutally raping her (vaginally, anally, and orally) in a tiny bathroom […]
“COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN” (8:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M. ET) Host: Keith “Czechoslovakia” Olbermann Topics: McCAIN IS A CHEATING, CRAZED LIAR! McCAIN IS A CHEATING, CRAZED LIAR! PART DEUX VEEP SPECULATION McCAIN IS A CHEATING, CRAZED LIAR! PART TRES Guests: Howard Fineman, Pundit for All Occasions Rachel Madcow, failed Err America comedian Chris […]
As always, click on all pictures for the larger version. And you can see the rest at my Flickr page I traveled to five campaign events in two counties and drove over 100 miles in my car. If you want to pitch in for gas (and I’m not kidding about this), then […]
Monday! Monday! Summer’s winding down. Labor Day’s about to be here. Today, Tony said, “I can’t believe it’s almost . . . Thanksgiving!” We both laughed. We really know someone like that. While everyone else is saying, “Summer’s almost over” or in December, “Christmas is almost here,” he’s always months and months ahead. The week […]
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Monday announced his resignation from office during a televised address to the nation, ending an era in Pakistani politics that started almost nine years ago when he toppled the Nawaz Sharif government in October 1999. As the ruling coalition prepared to impeach him after resolutions in the […]
So almost 24 hours later, much has been said about Musharraf’s legacy, where he’s going to go next [London baby!] and what lies next for Pakistan. Some commentors on this blog have expressed their unhappiness, saying that Musharraf’s departure will lead to doom and darkness. I personally, don’t believe so, which was […]
On my homepage this evening I happened to notice this AP story by writer Barbara Rodriguez. Just in time for school to get back underway, she describes an effort by a number of college presidents to foster a renewed debate on the age to purchase and consume alcohol. It was actually a story […]
Jessica Alba Mouths Off Today 4:55 PM PDT by Marc Malkin Steve Granitz/WireImage.com More from Marc Malkin Add Jessica Alba to the list of celebs urging young people to vote this election season. The starlet will appear in […]
It should be obvious — never give the opposition a pass — but Democrats are still giving too many Republicans a free ride to reelection. But, you say, there’s just no way any Democrat in the pipeline would stand much chance against Jo Bonner in AL-01 or Spencer Bachus in AL-06. So […]
And, I’m back from vacation. (See here, here, and here.) There’s no better way to capitalize on the traffic spike from InsideHigherEd.com than to . . . have it come while on a week’s hiatus. Damn. It did give me a chance to reflect a bit on traffic patterns to this tiny, tiny blog. […]
Last week I was the foil for one of the many recent articles declaring “Obama attracts young evangelicals.” No disrespect to Jon Ward, who co-authored the Washington Times article, but I believe Jonathan Merritt’s Southern Baptist credentials made him an even better foil for the same article in the Washington Post. The […]
This is what happens when you make promises you can’t keep. Regardless of what happens next, it is worth asking what the Bush people were thinking when they egged on Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia’s young, Western-educated president, to apply for NATO membership, send 2,000 of his troops to Iraq as a full-fledged U.S. ally, and […]
CQ politics notes an interesting connection between the Wednesday night theme of the Democratic convention, Wes Clark’s PAC, and the featured speaker on Wednesday night: Gen. Wes Clark’s slogan — “Securing America’s Future” — is the theme for the night Barack Obama’s running mate is scheduled to speak at the Democratic National Convention. […]
“What the HELL is going On?“, posted with vodpod h/t: lenaw70 see Georgia’s aggression on South Ossetia is ethnic cleansing + Media briefing of Russia’s General Staff From Stupid to Moronic to Evil By Paul Craig Roberts Bush’s War in Georgia; Will it be the […]
The John Edwards Affair And The Old And New Media August 12th, 2008 by JOE GANDELMAN, Editor-In-Chief Steve Clemons predicts there will be ramifications for both due to the way it was handled by both the mainstream media and many weblogs until Edwards’ admission that he lied. NOTE: This item […]
Perhaps They Miscalculated by Simon There is an excellent discussion of the dust up in the Republic of Georgia going on at The Belmont Club. There is lots of news about an impending Naval Blockade of Iran. Operation Brimstone ended only one week ago. This was the joint US/UK/French naval war […]
Most of the California print media covered the state’s Court of Appeal’s decision to reverse itself regarding the legality of home schooling under the state’s laws. In general the coverage was fairly spotty. A rather significant holding of the case (that parents have a “constitutional liberty interest in directing” their children’s education […]
Transatlantic Politics asks what price will have to be paid by Georgia to gain peace on Russia’s terms, noting that Moscow has already demanded Georgia’s demilitarization, and wonders whether the situation might result in a brutal regime change, end of Georgian NATO-aspirations, and increased Russian leverage on Caucasus’ energy resources.
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August is the worst month of the year. Think about it. The only real thing you do in August is get ready for September. It is the most meaningless part of the baseball season, stuck there between the All Star Game and September when the pennant races start to matter. For football fans […]
Once again, the Republicans have managed to take a nonsense issue and make rain. Nancy Pelosi wants to save the planet, and she knows offshore drilling is a “hoax,” but the House speaker is under fire and she’s starting to budge. The Hill: Republicans, […]
One of the original purposes of the Olympic Games, I believe, was to allow for brief truces and / or cease fires between warring Greek city states. Additionally, that principle was also included during the organization of the modern Olympics, by finding a way for nations to come together–and compete–peacefully, rather than in war. Obviously, […]
At least Someone “gets it.” The People’s Weekly World, the newspaper of the Communist Party of the United States states wrote an editorial supporting the Senator from Illinios in his bid to be the next President of the United States: Notably, the labor movement has stepped up its independent mobilization for this election. It […]
Al-Jazeera: 70 year old Beijing resident He Linyuan has taken close to 10,000 photographs of the Bird’s Nest Al-Jazeera: Dan Nolan reports from the Danjiangkou reservoir in Hubei province on the government’s controversial and costly engineering project to transfer water from south to north to feed the Chinese capital. […]
This is more a Call to Action than a typical commentary. We need your video responses, even if you have nothing to say other than “I support open debates”! That’s fine. Anything is better than silence. We also need to write Google, Obama, and McCain expressing our demand for Nader to […]
People from around the world now have the options to choose different types of clear braces that make treatment go virtually unnoticed. People are usually scared of traditional metal braces appearance, but with technologies such as Invisalign Braces, a person can get their teeth straightened using this invisible form of orthodontics. Invisible braces also […]
I recently wrote about the possibility of a second economic stimulus check, and whether or not it was a good idea. In my opinion, a second economic stimulus check is nothing but political posturing - a calculated move by Barrrack Obama’s campaign to solicit (read: buy) votes. But I love a good debate and […]
Gerard Magliocca I want to thank Jack for inviting me to post a response to John Yoo’s article on “Andrew Jackson and Presidential Power.” Professor Yoo cited my book, Andrew Jackson and the Constitution: The Rise and Fall of Generational Regimes (Univ. Press of Kansas 2007), several times in his piece, which led me […]
Post from Leadership Turn Image credit: svilen001 CC license By Wes Ball, author of The Alpha Factor – a revolutionary new look at what really creates market dominance and self-sustaining success. Read all of Wes’ posts here. A friend just sent me a copy of an article about the presidential campaign from […]
The power of Oprah Winfrey’s endorsement is clearly quantifiable when it comes to her “favorite things” (e.g. book sales), but how about her favorite people (e.g. Barack Obama)? Well, a scholarly duo from the University of Maryland came up with 1 million votes as the impressive, if somewhat strangely derived, number that represents […]