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Month: February 2007
Vilsack Bites The Dust
The first dropout of the Presidential race has happened already. Tom Vilsack, the former Governor of Iowa, is dropping out of the race for the Democratic nomination for President. Official duration of candidacy: November 30, 2006 – February 23, 2007… Continue Reading
Internet Ads, Political Blogs, and the People Who Read Them
In an attempt to gather information about politics, I followed a link to an article on www.newsmax.com. I know that Newsmax is favored by some conservative readers for its red-meat-rich, right-wing slant on things. The article proved less informative than… Continue Reading
A Handsome Magnet
In a few months, a young man is going off to war. As a teenager, he got into the sorts of trouble that middle- and upper-class boys get in to, but he seems to have overcame his earlier troubles Pperhaps… Continue Reading
National Primary
Thanks to Ovaloffice2008.com, it’s very clear that by February 5, 2008, the Presidential primaries will be effectively over. On that day, it’s very likely that Alabama (23), Arkansas (32), Arizona (16), California (1), Florida (4), Illinois (5), Missouri (18), North… Continue Reading
Minority-Group Presidents
An interesting survey found via Instapundit: Given a choice between Presidential candidates from the following set of minority groups, which do you think fared best, and which fared worse: Catholics,* Mormons, atheists, people over the age of 72,† Latinos, Blacks,… Continue Reading
A Proposal For Victory: The Giuliani Doctrine
And it was promising to get so interesting. But when RedState starts turning on you, that’s a sign that maybe the steak has been cooked all the way through. Not keeping the crowds at home happy is a big problem… Continue Reading
Extremes
It was a day of extreme weather today in the desert. It’s rare that the weather is so interesting here. Eight months out of the year, it’s warm and dry in the morning, then hot and windy in the afternoon,… Continue Reading
Celebrating George
The Wife and I watched a series of programs over the weekend about the Presidents on the History Channel. It went from Washington to FDR. Then today, I see a poll on CNN asking for the best President in history.… Continue Reading
Asses in Classes
A Gray Lady article about UoP reveals this criticism: “According to federal statistics and government audits, the university relies more on part-time instructors than all but a few other postsecondary institutions, and its accelerated academic schedule races students through course… Continue Reading