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2006 Election

Not Enough To Say No

April 30, 2009Burt Likko 6 Comments

Jon Huntsman is a possible candidate for President in 2012? I’d not really thought about it, but I have to admit that he’s stepping up to say something in a real leadership capacity today. (People have to start getting his… Continue Reading →

2006 Election, 2008 Election, 2010 Election, 2012 Election, Barack Obama, Domestic Politics, Government, Lighting Our Money On Fire, Money, Republican Reboot

Good Job, Secretary Bowen

November 5, 2008Burt Likko

Apparently, the Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, forgot to get extra bandwidth for her website and election tracker tonight. So here it is, 8:30, and my website is getting pinged with about ten hits a minute in response to the… Continue Reading →

2006 Election, 2008 Election, California, Domestic Politics

Return to the Constitution

January 17, 2007Burt Likko 6 Comments

At long last, the Administration has agreed to relax its stance that it will unilaterally conduct warrantless electronic surveillance of communications, and submit its search requests to review by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. This is something I and a… Continue Reading →

2006 Election, Constitutional Law, Domestic Politics, Government, Terrorism

I Ought To Be A Pundit

November 9, 2006Burt Likko

Instapundit and Volokh have both offered the same opinion I did last night — had the Republicans made any meaningful kind of an effort to keep libertarian-inclined voters within the fold, they would not now be wailing and gnashing their… Continue Reading →

2006 Election, Blog, Link Love

Opposition Softening

November 9, 2006Burt Likko

If you take a look at the list of ballot propositions and initiatives that CNN thought were important, you’ll find eight attempts to ban same-sex marriage, either by law or by amendment to state constitutions. Seven of the eight passed.… Continue Reading →

2006 Election, Domestic Politics, Same-Sex Marriage

Rasputin Falls

November 9, 2006Burt Likko

In 2001, the explicit warnings of Colin Powell that we were being fed a line about invading Iraq were ignored, and the President put his faith in Donald Rumsfeld’s assurances that Iraq could be converted into a steadfast ally formed… Continue Reading →

2006 Election, Afghanistan, Domestic Politics, International Politics, Iraq, Israel

I, For One, Welcome Our New Democrat Overlords

November 8, 2006Burt Likko
2006 Election, Domestic Politics

I Think It’s My Fault

November 8, 2006Burt Likko

Karl Rove and his incredible Republican Turnout Machine have some big-time egg on their faces. And I’m to blame. Well, sort of. And only partially. I think that the better-than-I-expected Democratic results — they’ve taken the House and, as I… Continue Reading →

2006 Election, Domestic Politics

Election Liveblogging?

November 7, 2006Burt Likko

Not here. I’ll make one or two posts, maybe, but I’m going to save most of my thoughts on the election until after returns are in. If you want minute-by-minute returns, watch the networks, or any of a number of… Continue Reading →

2006 Election, Blog

Not A Good Sign For The GOP

November 6, 2006Burt Likko
2006 Election

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