Category Archives: National News

And after yesterdays post lets look at the Obama response. Effective? From Obama’s perspective I like the photo of Bush and McCain together, feeding into the “McSame” theme. Alternative energy proposals? Good visuals for Obama. Taking on big oil? A … Continue reading →

The McCain campaign continues to struggle with the Obama factor in this race. They have criticized the media for slanted coverage, and ridiculed his overseas trip, referred to him as “the chosen one”, and now they have taken the drastic … Continue reading →

More news from the land of fiscal responsibility. From the Washington Post: The federal budget deficit will surge to nearly $490 billion next fiscal year, a record dollar amount, driven by continuing war costs and an economic slowdown that is … Continue reading →

With the prices of food commodities soaring Texas governor Rick Perry has asked the EPA to waive the ethanol requirements for gasoline in his state. From the New York Times: Mr. Perry says the billions of bushels of corn being … Continue reading →

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The Bush Administration is seeking clarification from the Iraqi government after German magazine Der Spiegel printed remarks from Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki that appeared to support the position of Barack Obama on a sixteen month withdrawal timetable for American … Continue reading →

Al Gore gave a major speech last week on energy. I know that the Gore haters will flame this post, but Gore is breaking some important ground. And in anticipation of the criticism lets get right to it. It has … Continue reading →

Is there a bigger bloviater in the media than Bill O’Reilly? (Geez, I hadn’t thought of Limbaugh). Well O’Reilly had his producer out to do an “ambush” interview with Bill Moyers, but boy did the tables get turned on him. … Continue reading →

Senator Barack Obama, in an op-ed piece in the New York Times, called for agreement with Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki’s position that there ought to be a timetable for American troop withdrawal from Iraq. His plan, from the Times Op-Ed … Continue reading →

U.S. and Iraqi talks over the status of U.S. forces have broken down, leaving the long term determination over a U.S.-Iraqi status of forces agreement to the next President. The Bush administration, operating under a U.N. mandate that expires at … Continue reading →