http://www.ppols.com People and politics Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:09:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I read this on Bob Barr’s campaign site and I’d love to hear your thoughts: As it stands now, Bob Barr is the Lone Candidate in the Lone Star State. As the filing deadline passed this week, Bob Barr was the only presidential candidate legally certified on ... http://www.ppols.com/bob-barr-the-lone-star-canidate/ —Ace A "masterstroke," Teh Fred! enthuses. Sneak peeks of the speech at the link therein. Here's what I want Palin to talk about. First of all, I want a 40 minute speech. I realize that's a bit long, but she's introducing herself to America, and she needs ... http://www.ppols.com/fred-speech-to-defend-palin/ Biden tells Israel that it will need to learn to live with a nuclear Iran. Israel decides you should know what Biden is telling them when the media isn't watching. US Senator and vice presidential hopeful Joe Biden reportedly told Israeli officials three years ago that sooner or later ... http://www.ppols.com/bidens-iran-policy/ Valery Dzutsev notes on a rumor that “shortly before his killing Magomed Yevloev was about to start the campaign for collection of signatures among the Ingush for secession from Russian Federation. The latest Ingush opposition initiatives may have derived from unilateral recognition of South Ossetia by Russia.” More: continued ... http://www.ppols.com/russia-ingush-opposition/ Greetings from St. Paul! Happy Birthday to my dad Bill who is with me in the Twin Cities. Not telling his age but email him at bsaxman@shenspring.com and wish him many more. Good man and a great dad. He still is not proficient with chop sticks but ... http://www.ppols.com/rnc-blog/ President Bush will travel to Louisiana tomorrow to survey damage caused by Hurricane Gustav, the White House has announced. Bush will make several stops, but his schedule is not yet final. 46 Vote(s) More: continued here http://www.ppols.com/bush-to-tour-hurricane-damage-tomorrow/ I am very interested in this year’s elections and how they are going to turn out, and I am trying to do as much as possible to help see to it that we elect pro-life politicians, especially the President. So when I was at my local fair this ... http://www.ppols.com/a-great-story-on-pro-life-politics/ Grandpa is losing it…….. and hopefully pissing off CNN. This is just insane. This is the REAL McCain. How is he to deal with world leaders? It would not be pretty. He can’t even deal with CNN without throwing a hissy fit. And by the by……where IS Sarah Palin? ... http://www.ppols.com/waaaaaaahhhh-mccain-can%e2%80%99t-take-the-heat/ Be sure to read Sidney Blumenthal’s account of the cancellation of Bush’s speech last night. The McCain campaign used Gustave to shove Bush off the program, and Bush is pissed. In order that Bush and Cheney not seem to have been humiliated, McCain cancelled the entire proceedings ... http://www.ppols.com/potus-persona-non-grata/ This election is about realities. But the election campaign depends on the political mind—how people understand the candidates and the realities. Democrats have mostly criticized Sarah Palin as unqualified to deal with the r 32 Vote(s) More: continued here http://www.ppols.com/lakoff-reality-of-the-political-mind/