Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

As Goes Clinton, So Goes the Party?

By Karoli March 5, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

Congratulations to Hillary Clinton on her wins yesterday. I wish she had won with politics that didn’t involve aligning with John McCain by holding herself out as some kind of…

Where the Presidential Race Begins

By Karoli March 3, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

This is what cannot be measured in the polls. Some things that amaze: The number of volunteers (yes, those folks are NOT paid) who have not only worked their own…

Canadian Embassy Corrects “NAFTA-gate”

By Karoli March 3, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

Please read this statement, with my emphasis added: Washington, D.C., March 3, 2008 — The Canadian Embassy and our Consulates General regularly contact those involved in all of the Presidential…

Canadian Embassy Corrects “NAFTA-gate”

By Karoli March 3, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

Please read this statement, with my emphasis added: Washington, D.C., March 3, 2008 — The Canadian Embassy and our Consulates General regularly contact those involved in all of the Presidential…

Hillary Hedges Muslim Question

By Karoli March 2, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

Really, this is outrageous. To sit there and look the interviewer in the face and say “As far as I know, he isn’t a Muslim.”. That answer only needed two…

Hope Doesn’t Pay?

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

This is, of course, the message of the Clinton campaign. Hope doesn’t pay for $3/gallon gas, hope doesn’t pay for medical bills, hope doesn’t pay overdue mortgages, hope doesn’t fill…