Interesting article in the Chicago Sun-Times about how Barack Obama’s campaign staff is for the first time, claiming in a memo released to the press that Obama has a “hidden vote” not seen by polls:
“…polls consistently under-represent in Iowa, and elsewhere, the strength of Barack’s support among younger voters for at least three reasons. [...]

Can someone tell me why Terry Francona continues to pitch Curt Schilling like he’s 25 years old? I mean this guy is forty-fucking-two and Francona just lets him pitch into the 7th and 8th innings every time he has a lead. I mean, as much as I dislike Schilling as a human being, it’s obvious [...]

Two great pieces in the Washington Post and New York Times today about the troop surge in Iraq. The first about the level of disagreement among the top generals about the right course to take and the other about how the ’surge’ has ultimately failed.
Washington Post: Among Top Officials, “Surge Has Sparked Dissent, Infighting
New York [...]

A politician telling the truth. How rare. Reason #684 why Barack Obama is a better choice than Hillary Clinton.

Via Huffingtonpost.com & AP
WASHINGTON — Democrat Barack Obama has a habit of telling interest groups what they don’t want to hear, even at the risk of alienating audiences critical to the prospects of a presidential candidate.
Not to be [...]

I’ve had enough of the sexually-charged 1-10 ratings scale, as well as the phrase “Cloud 9″, and I’ll tell you why. Neither one is able to correctly convey accurate descriptions on the sexy vixen you’re staring at or the degree of happiness you’re feeling.
 If we’re going to continue to hand down scathing judgements of superficial [...]

Last Monday all eight Democratic candidates for President participated in the inaugural Youtube/CNN debate, where ordinary citizens were able to submit their questions to the potential nominees in the form of 30 second video clips. The Democrats fielded tough questions regarding health care, gay marriage, the War in Iraq, and the environment, which seemed, at [...]

NBA referee Tim Donaghy resigned Tuesday following allegations by the FBI that he was involved in a mafia-run gambling ring, bet on NBA games, and affected the point spreads in contests that he personally officiated.
Phoenix Suns fans, still smoldering over the Spurs Playoff Series because the fallacious and lopsided suspensions of Boris Diaw and Amare Stoudamire [...]

 
As controversial media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his company, News Corporation, made clear their intentions to buy the Dow Jones Company (in the area of $5.5 billion), and namely its chief asset The Wall Street Journal, the newspaper industry has been buzzing as to the implications of such a monumental sale.
Murdoch’s desire for the Wall Street [...]

“Progress” as defined by Dictionary.com:
1. a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage
2. advancement in general
3. continuous improvement
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George W. Bush on Iraq:
7/17/07: “We can report that satisfactory progress is being made…”
Mid 2006: “Progress will be steady…”
Nov. 2005: “Iraqis are making inspiring progress.”
Oct. 2005: “Iraq has made incredible political progress.”
April 2005: “We’re making good [...]

This is David Vitter with his lovely wife Wendy (you know, the one with the pained, tense, humiliated expression), as they appear at a recent press conference. David, the Republican Senator from Louisiana, is probably wishing that his telephone number wasn’t among those found in the rolodex of the now infamous DC Madam [...]

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