Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

Entries Tagged ‘Election 2008’

The Spinning’s Beginning

In an op-ed published in the Baltimore Sun yesterday and augmented on the Huffington Post today, Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson argues that Hillary Clinton is the only candidate who can come away from the national election still standing.
He centers his argument on a single exchange of letters between Senator Obama and Senator McCain concerning a [...]

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Through the eyes of unregistered voices

Note: this is guest-blogged by my 13-year old daughter, who came home today in a huff after tussling with friends and peers at school over such diverse subjects as the Iraq war, warrantless wiretapping, Election 2008, and illegal immigration all in the span of a 90-minute PE class. I asked her to blog it [...]

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Why Won’t Al Gore Run?

My theory runs directly contrary to what Steven Weber writes. In my opinion, Al Gore not only won’t run, he shouldn’t run. Why? Because he has much, much more influence outside the Beltway and can operate unfettered by the petty crap that’s tossed around in the hallowed halls of the White House. [...]

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Impeach Cheney

Back in January I said we needed to impeach Cheney first.
Now Glenn Greenwald and BraveNewFilms.org agree. It’s time to impeach Cheney, and then Bush.

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It is time to stand up and reclaim our democracy from the hands of despots and dictators. George Bush and Dick Cheney are doing what they are because [...]

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Sicko Discussion: Many Nays, Few Yeas

I’ve been following the discussion surrounding universal health care and Sicko closely over the past couple of weeks. It’s interesting to me to see the polarity of opinion around the question of how best to deliver health care in this country.
One thing is sure: Reasonable, open discussion of the issues with [...]

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James Dobson’s New Role: Candidate Screener

Again I say, This organization should lose its tax-exempt status or remove Dobson as its head. He is either in ministry or in politics, but he can’t do both and we shouldn’t be financing his campaign.
“Everyone knows he’s conservative and has come out strongly for the things that the pro-family movement stands for,” Dobson [...]

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