The upcoming Obama administration was so eager to claim some form of government legitimacy, they decided to invent a previously unknown federal bureaucracy: The Office of the President-Elect. Now mind you, every President-Elect has a transition team that does a lot of work to make sure the day they get into office they can start […]
The UK Times has the above photo recently released to show that the “Dear Leader” (no, not Obama!) is recovering from his stroke and doing well. The photo shows Kim out paling around with his soldier buddies, having a good time. But the photo has more in common with the cover of “Abbey Road” than […]
Oh to be a fly on the wall! News reports say today is the day that President-elect Barry Obama gets his first real intelligence briefing as the Bush administration beings the transfer of national command authority. Up until now, our newly minted President-elect was a rookie Senator, and did not get the full details of […]
Sometimes, there’s a reason for going with your first impression/analysis. Back in early June, when John McCain clinched the Republican nomination, I wrote the following: I’m listening to John McCain’s speech (live) down in Louisiana as I type this. My prediction: the Republicans are going to get beat like a red-headed stepchild this fall. Sigh. […]
McCain ran the weakest, most disorganized and least aggressive campaign I have seen since George Bush 41 vs. Clinton. He lost with pride and dignity – which is what he seems to have wanted to do from the start. Obama is the president elect, congratulations to the first black president! As i said when I […]
No, seriously. Being a fan of democracy means living with what the people decide, especially when it’s not what you wanted (a lesson that the political Left in the US seems forget every time the vote goes against them). Above all, I’m glad that we have a clear, uncontested victory (though I’d be tickled if […]
This manages to be funny, clever, and entertaining all at the same time: For the best sound quality, go to YouTube and click on the “watch in high quality” link below and to the right of the video itself. Hat tip to Boing Boing, but mostly big props to the ‘net, without which we would […]
I have great faith in the robustness of our system of government and in the Constitution itself. While I would rather see McCain/Palin win, I’m not going to panic or otherwise go off the deep end if Obama/Biden wins. However, if there’s an Electoral College tie and Nancy Pelosi ends up in the White House, […]
Courtesy of contemplate.us: I think that Machiavelli may have said this. ..bruce w..
Iowahawk Nails It
Iowahawk shows that brevity is the soul of wit: So for now, let’s put politics aside and celebrate this historic milestone. In his famous speech at the Lincoln Memorial 45 years ago, Dr. King said “I have a dream that one day my children will live in a nation where they will not be judged […]
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