Category Archives: National News

Cape Wind Clip Three

In this clip Wendy moves to prepared remarks dealing with wind power throughout the United States.

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NBC News calls Mississippi for Obama

NBC News is projecting that Senator Barack Obama will win tonights Mississippi primary. While the Obama win was expected it appears that some real racial polarization is taking place, with Obama winning 90 percent of the African American vote but … Continue reading

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Cape Wind Clip Two

I have posted the second clip from Wendy Williams talk in Methuen. Wendy has some fun lightly mocking some of the “monied opposition” to the Cape Wind project.

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Cape Wind Author Visits Methuen

I have posted the first of several clips from Cape Wind author Wendy Williams vist to Methuen City Hall. I will post the entire talk in several different clips. Here is part one. </object

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Goodbye Eliot Spitzer

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, the scourge of Wall Street, has been found to be arranging visits from prostitutes via a federal wiretap that was investigating the prostitution ring. From the New York Times: ALBANY – Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who … Continue reading

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Lost in Space

As a French craft prepares to take off to reach the 100 billion dollar international space station (largely funded with American dollars) NASA now acknowleges that in three short years the United States will have no means of using its … Continue reading

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Revisiting NAFTA

With plenty of anti-NAFTA talk coming from both Democratic candidates in Ohio that staunch foe of free trade Pat Buchanan has written a column attacking the agreement. Buchanan indicts not only the NAFTA agreement but attacks the Bush economic record … Continue reading

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The Concord Coalition Budget Report (and the A.M.T.)

I read a very interesting post from the Eisenthal Report dealing with the recent Concord Coalition budget analysis of President Bush’s budget submission. The numbers cited are staggering. Read the Eisenthal posting here. David has done a superb job of … Continue reading

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The Empire Strikes Back

Senator Hillary Clinton, on the proverbial ropes, came back strongly last night, scoring impressive wins in Ohio, Rhode Island, and Texas. Senator Barack Obama won the Vermont primary, as expected. While her wins will not put her in a position … Continue reading

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A Florida Re-Do

Republican Florida Governor Charlie Crist is indicating support for a re-run of the Florida primary, essentially having the State accede to the national Democratic Party demands on time frame and hence allowing the delegates from Florida to be seated without … Continue reading

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