Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

Behold, “Elitist” Obama in Action

By Karoli April 11, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

Following on this afternoon’s idiocy with regard to the Clinton and McCain “elitist” train, Barack Obama responds. Forcefully. Marc Ambinder has the full transcription. John McCain then fires back a…

Smoke and Mirror Politics

By Karoli April 11, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

From the time they could talk my kids have heard the age-old axiom from me: “If you lie, it will grow and compound itself until you can’t keep track of…

Bush Pays Lip Service But Soldiers Still Broken

By Karoli April 10, 2008 Bush Administration, Domestic Policy No Comments

This made me so angry when I read it last night that I had to take a full day to calm down enough to write about it coherently. You be…

Good, Bad, Bizarre News

By Karoli April 10, 2008 Bush Administration, Election 2008 No Comments

Good News: Afghan wheat crops are more lucrative than heroin. Bad News: McCain tries to capitalize on Petraeus testimony. Really. Fearmongering donations and all that. Good News: Colin Powell puts…

Comic Relief

By Karoli April 8, 2008 Notes No Comments

What would an IM conversation between Hillary and Mark Penn look like? Unlike anything you could possibly imagine. Or not.

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…