Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

Double Standards

By Karoli April 3, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

McClatchy reports: A Texas oilman who’s accused of defrauding the Nigerian government by illegally pumping and exporting 10 million barrels of oil is a major fundraiser for Hillary Clinton’s presidential…

Delegate Voodoo: Credentials, Dates and Magic Math

By Karoli April 3, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

Recently Howard Dean expressed confidence that the Democratic nominee would be known by July 1st. There is a significance to that date that has gone unreported. July 1st matters because…

Things that scare the hell out of me

By Karoli April 3, 2008 Election 2008, Iraq No Comments

Being watched by the likes of the Bush Administration: Intelligence centers run by states across the country have access to personal information about millions of Americans, including unlisted cellphone numbers,…

Those 3AM Ads

By Karoli April 3, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

According to John McCain and Hillary Clinton, the newest 3AM alarm will sound over the economy. Note to John McCain: That alarm has sounded and it was actually at about…

The World is Watching

By Karoli April 2, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

I can’t explain exactly why, but this video gave me chills – in a good way. There’s always good stuff to be found on the Obama blog’s late night open…

The Clintons’ Two-State Strategy

By Karoli April 2, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

I won’t call it racism. Racism takes a lot of forms, but I’m going to give the Clintons the benefit of the doubt about their latest claim and soften the…