Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

Quote of the Day

By Karoli February 10, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

Barack Obama on 60 Minutes, addressing the question of being criticized for a lack of experience: “There’s a lot of companies that have been around longer than Google, but Google…

Obama – Inspiration, Hope and Substance

By Karoli February 10, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

If the voters in Washington, Nebraska, Louisiana and the US Virgin Islands are any indication, inspiration and hope are definitely factors when making a decision for a candidate. Still, I…

Through the eyes of unregistered voices

By Karoli February 9, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

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…

Problem Solved: Dobson to Endorse Huckabee

By Karoli February 7, 2008 Election 2008, Zealotry No Comments

It looks like Dr. Dobson has decided that Mike Huckabee is better than John McCain, even though Huckabee’s tax insanity will result in incredibly unfair taxation of the poor, should…

Dr. Dobson Has a Problem

By Karoli February 7, 2008 Election 2008, Zealotry No Comments

And I confess, it does my heart good to see him in such a dilemma, because it highlights the hypocrisy of his politics on the national stage and more importantly…

The Demographic Box

By Karoli February 6, 2008 Bush Administration, Election 2008 No Comments

Interesting how inclined the press are to place voters into neat little boxes, package them up, and present them to the candidates with a bow. From the LA Times, via…