Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

Tech Policy in an Obama Administration

By Karoli April 10, 2008 Barack Obama, Domestic Policy, Election 2008 No Comments

They’re already talking about it. The roundtable will address important topics such as Network Neutrality, Broadband Policy, Media Ownership, Intellectual Property, and Privacy, with extensive audience Q&A. Excellent news, that,…

Soldiers Serving Define Support

By Karoli April 10, 2008 Election 2008, Foreign Policy, Iraq No Comments

And surprise! It’s got nothing to do with talking about supporting them, but for them, it’s about being done with this wretched war: Only moments before speaking with ABC News,…

How Does McCain Define Success in Iraq?

By Karoli April 8, 2008 Bush Administration, Election 2008, Foreign Policy, Iraq No Comments

Before his speech was interrupted by a special report about explosions in the Green Zone, John McCain stated with certainty that we were “closer to success in Iraq”. What does…

Strange Campaign Moment

By Karoli April 7, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

I would NOT want to be Mr. McAuliffe when Hillary Clinton sees this. h/t: The Swamp

DNCC Announces “Green Delegate Challenge”

By Karoli April 7, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

I just received a press release from the Democratic National Convention Committee about their initiative to encourage delegates to commit to offsetting their carbon footprint at the convention in August.…

Hillary Rove Clinton, WTF?

By Karoli April 6, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

I’m really trying to understand this, but I frankly don’t. Via Andrew Sullivan, a report from the 43rd District Democratic caucus in Washington state yesterday: When Clinton’s surrogate finally showed…