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Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
Palin the early GOP leader for 2012
Palin 29%, Huckabee 26%, Romney 21%, Jindal 9%.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/02/27/cnn-poll-gop-2012-gender-gap-use-this-version/
It's obviously way too early for it to mean much - its as much a poll of name recognition as it is of strength at this point. But it has to be good news for Democrats that this is the best of what's out there so far for the GOP.
On a somewhat related note, I saw a news headline today that said "Worst GOP in 26 years". My first thought was "makes sense", followed by "wait - how are they measuring that?", followed by "they can't write that in a news article, can they?". Turns out it said "Worst GDP". But I think that's mostly a consequence from having just gone through the worst GOP for the last 8 years.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/02/27/cnn-poll-gop-2012-gender-gap-use-this-version/
It's obviously way too early for it to mean much - its as much a poll of name recognition as it is of strength at this point. But it has to be good news for Democrats that this is the best of what's out there so far for the GOP.
On a somewhat related note, I saw a news headline today that said "Worst GOP in 26 years". My first thought was "makes sense", followed by "wait - how are they measuring that?", followed by "they can't write that in a news article, can they?". Turns out it said "Worst GDP". But I think that's mostly a consequence from having just gone through the worst GOP for the last 8 years.
Wouldn't it be awesome to nuke Chicago?
Uhmmmm, no, John Bolton- it really wouldn't. But you are the latest in a great line of Republican comedic riots.
Think Progress has the details.
Think Progress has the details.
Who da man?
Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-Minn.) makes an idiot of herself yet again. At the CPAC dinner that she was emceeing, she told RNC Chairman Michael Steele " You da man. You da man."
No Michele, we already know who the man is:
No Michele, we already know who the man is:
No wonder newspapers are going out of business
The homepage for the LA Times shows:
The economy completely tanked in Q4.
Unemployment is shooting up.
California is in a drought (again).
The only good news is that the Octo Mom turned down a porn offer.
If she had accepted, that might just have caused the end of the world.
The economy completely tanked in Q4.
Unemployment is shooting up.
California is in a drought (again).
The only good news is that the Octo Mom turned down a porn offer.
If she had accepted, that might just have caused the end of the world.
Iraq combat mission to end by August, 2010
There's an end in sight for the war that has now lasted longer than WW II.
The NY Times reports on the President's speech.
“Let me say this as plainly as I can,” the president told thousands of Marines stationed here. “By August 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end.”
The NY Times reports on the President's speech.
“Let me say this as plainly as I can,” the president told thousands of Marines stationed here. “By August 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end.”
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Obama as economic leader
The NY Times profiles Obama as economic steward of the nation: Now Mr. Obama is building a case that an era of Republican dominance has bequeathed a set of problems that demand a more active government capable of restoring fairness to the American model of democratic capitalism.
One reason I have confidence in Obama is based on how his Presidential primary campaign was run. He appointed a strong group of people, assigned tasks and then held them accountable. Considering that his two major rivals for the Presidency, Hillary Clinton and John McCain, both had campaigns that went broke, I'm glad we have the person who actually managed to pay out bonuses post-election because he had a surplus (special note: don't expect to see that word very often) from his campaign funds.
One reason I have confidence in Obama is based on how his Presidential primary campaign was run. He appointed a strong group of people, assigned tasks and then held them accountable. Considering that his two major rivals for the Presidency, Hillary Clinton and John McCain, both had campaigns that went broke, I'm glad we have the person who actually managed to pay out bonuses post-election because he had a surplus (special note: don't expect to see that word very often) from his campaign funds.
Retail deaths
The SF Chronicle (which is circling the drain and could be shut down by the Hearst Corp.) reports that the Virgin Megastore in downtown San Francisco will be shut down. In the last few months, Stacey's Books and the Sony megastore have also announced plans to shut down. I'm not shocked that Virgin is shutting down- the last time I bought a CD in a store was probably 1998. But it is a daunting sign that well-known retailers are failing.
What are you seeing in your area?
What are you seeing in your area?
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