It’s election season here in the United States, and there are a number of big issues facing our country, especially as we look back on the last 4÷8÷12÷16 years and where they’ve brought us. So a few weeks ago I asked about keeping up with politics. I’m interested in balanced opinions that clearly address issues while […]
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Fundamentals ...
I’m gathering, from my reading here and there, that most people don’t know that Herbert Hoover famously declared that the “fundamental business of the country” was sound. (Can it be “famously” if most people don’t know it? Never mind.) That partly explains why Republicans seem eerily compelled to echo Hoover; they don’t know what it makes […]
These are great: (via Ken)
So I’m actually trying to keep up with politics; call it the spirit of the times. I’m having a hard time finding what to read without it completely consuming my time. Wondering what everyone else reads. Here, I’ll start: Ken shared Donklephant with me about a year ago, a (generally) balanced source of political news. Not […]
A few days late, but I spent the first days of this week reading about some discrepancies in Sarah Palin’s recent pregnancy. Summary: some people think the child is actually her daughter’s (and that her daughter’s current pregnancy is a cover-up). iReport had an article, but Karion’s article was more interesting (i.e. more sources), and […]
On the Web, Obama’s Twitter site now has more than 60,000 followers, who receive updates from Obama’s town hall meetings and links to his Web site. The article also mentions that “Republican John McCain’s campaign, meanwhile, has not highlighted text messages,” Instead McCain is going old-school with viral YouTube videos, [sic] “McCain’s recent ‘Celeb’ ad, which […]
