hope

November 7th, 2008

man, I don’t know, but this photo brings tears to my eyes:
November 4th, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC
(borrowed / stolen from kotte.org… he is a great source of all things internetty)


Great article from the New Yorker archives

November 7th, 2008

i think this is a great article on Obama, before he was on the national scene.
Jan Schakowsky told me about a recent visit she had made to the White House with a congressional delegation. On her way out, she said, President Bush noticed her “obama” button. “He jumped back, almost literally,” she said. “And I [...]


Robert Reich on the Gas Tax

May 5th, 2008

Just one more link about the gas tax, and then I’ll stop. I promise. This comes from Robert Reich:
Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Listen to Economists
When asked this morning by ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos if she could name a single economist who backs her call for a gas tax holiday this summer, HRC said “I’m not going [...]


raise it

April 30th, 2008

you have to click through to this article, just for the picture if nothing else: Gas-Tax Holiday = Cheap Votes
a gas-tax holiday is the worst idea i have ever heard. it will save you $30. it will create more profits for oil companies (as they raise prices to fill the gap), it will set back [...]


Obama’s Poker Face

March 19th, 2008

If the Reverend Wright thing were a poker game, and Obama is playing Clinton… Obama just said “I see your ten and I raise you a thousand”.


Yes we can!

February 3rd, 2008

If you haven’t figured it out yet, I’m supporting Barack Obama for president, and I encourage you to caucus / vote for him during Tuesday’s primaries.
Seeing him speak this weekend was a great experience. I’m already convinced, of course, but 20,000 Minnesotans were there. Fired up, and ready to go!
Check out this video if you [...]


Obama and Clinton Close in California

February 2nd, 2008

Obama is closing the gap in California:
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in California shows Hillary Clinton with a very narrow three-percentage point lead over Barack Obama. The survey was conducted in the hours immediately following Florida’s Presidential Primary and before John Edwards dropped out of the race.