Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

Karl Rove is Full of Shit

By Karoli April 24, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

Sorry, but he is. This silliness about Sen. Clinton capturing 60% of Michigan’s pledged delegates last weekend just exposes her for the hypocrite that she’s chosen to be. It’s really…

Not this time

By Karoli April 23, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

On March 18, 2008, Barack Obama gave a speech. And in the speech, he said this: For we have a choice in this country. We can accept a politics that…

Debates, Democracy and Two-Way Conversations

By Karoli April 17, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

ABC News thought they controlled the information stream of last night’s so-called debate. Their imperious announcement that the debate would be televised on the West Coast with a 3-hour tape…

Clinton Pitches a Screwball

By Karoli April 16, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

Not that you would have (or should have) heard it in tonight’s disgraceful debate, but Hillary Clinton took a surprisingly elitist and cavalier attitude toward ‘Reagan Democrats’ back in 1992.…

Of COURSE It’s All About Oil

By Karoli April 13, 2008 Bush Administration, Foreign Policy, Iran, Iraq No Comments

Just in case you had doubts, please note the following, slipped into today’s news between bitter leaves: 35 Firms OK’d to Bid on Iraq Oil Deals The office listed 35…

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.…