Cross-Posted on Stock Picks Bob’s Advice: A few days ago I discussed how I was looking into an iBond. So I visited my local Wells Fargo Bank and purchased a $5,000 bond for a long-term investment. And the more I thought about, the more I became perplexed about this new limit on individual savings bond purchases each year. As reported by Chris Farrell on American Public Media “Marketplace”: “I think it’s a terrible move. Here’s the breakdown: Savers can...
Earlier today on a Obama campaign conference call with reporters Senator John Kerry questioned ”Republican presumptive nominee John McCain’s judgment and grasp of the facts about what’s going on Iraq.” Yesterday, McCain said that U.S. forces in Iraq have “drawn down to pre-surge levels.” Kerry, citing figures that show the opposite, skewered his friend, fellow Vietnam War veteran and someone who had been talked about as a possible bi-partisan running mate of Kerry’s in 2004. The Massachusetts senator said he has “serious...
The Argus Leader endorsed Hillary Clinton today noting for “the first time in memory, every state will play a role in choosing a nominee for the nation’s highest office.” The endorsement speaks for itself: Sphere: Related Content
As we discussed earlier today, Obama is finally getting some detailed Traditional Media attention. The WSJ says today: As smart and credentialed as he is, Sen. Obama is often an indifferent speaker without a teleprompter. He has large gaps in his knowledge base, and is just as likely to dig in and embrace a policy misstatement as abandon it. ABC reporter Jake Tapper calls him “a one-man gaffe machine.” (emphasis mine) The author, John Fund, goes on to say:...
Sometimes there just isn’t enough coffee to get you through the news of the day. Today’s Ten Post Round-Up is no exception. 1: GWB stealing more ideas from George Orwell…. Bush says his wars are like WWII ’cause, um, just ’cause–236.com 2: Some tips for those in the job market… 25 Ways You Might Be Sabotaging Your Own Job Search–The Best Article Every Day 3: Economically speaking, we are all in for a very bumpy ride… Rough Road Ahead–Bring...
There’s really no “new style politics” in Barack Obama’s playbook. Some of us have been saying this for months now. CNN catches on, finally, on the eve the Democratic National Committee meeting Saturday, which is scheduled to attempt to settle “the thorny issue of seating the Florida and Michigan delegations at its August convention.” At the meeting on Saturday, “party officials will have to fashion a solution that satisfies supporters of Sen. Hillary Clinton and presidential nominee front-runner Sen....
On 6-17-2005, I was already dismayed enough by the increasingly angry disagreements within the Progressive Blogsphere that I wrote an article about effective persuasion, communication and it’s impact on campaigns at my old blog The Political Dogfight. I also recorded a more detailed view in a 10 minute audio that was published at my audio blog The Insurgent Political Campaign . (That blog was devoted to methods of creating campaigns in Red Districts.) The fierce, deeply divided reality of...
Yup, you read that right and it happened in France, via Le Monde . So here is the story: this Muslim guy marries a young woman who told her she was a virgin. On the wedding night, he discovers – shock and horror – that she is not. The guy brings the daughter back to her now dishonored family. Then, he hires a attorney to get the marriage annulled (no divorce because, as the attorney puts it, divorce implies...
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