Archives: 2008 June

Watching the emergence of Barack Obama this year I have experienced at least a slight sense of déjà vu. With modifications and variations, the Obama phenomenon this year was anticipated by the rise of Minnesota Fifth District (Minneapolis) Rep. Keith Ellison in 2006.
I didn’t know anything about Ellison when he won the […]

Our friend Major Eric Egland has posted an eloquent 45-second YouTube video regarding Massachusetts Tenth District Rep. William Delahunt’s disgraceful remarks to Cheney chief of staff David Addington. We wrote about Delahunt’s remarks here, here, here, here, and here. Please check out the video and consider doing as requested.

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To secure its place as one of the best-ever nation’s tournaments, Euro 2008 needed only a pretty good final match. That’s about what it got. On the plus side, play was open from the early moments of the match, with Germany coming out on the attack and Spain fighting back after about 15 […]

North Korea has, perhaps, given up its nuclear weapons program. It has dramatically blown up the cooling tower at its Yongbyon reactor complex, following up on its promise last year to disable its nuclear facilities, and has agreed to inspection of its remaining nuclear facilities. In reaction to these actions, President Bush has […]

The motto at American Solutions’ web site is Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less. That’s both sound public policy and a winning platform for November. Go here to sign the petition, as over 1.2 million people already have. The organization’s goal is 3 million signatures:

The site has other resources too. […]

The Milwaukee Brewers snapped the Twins’ ten-game winning streak last night, so maybe I’ll find some time to catch the soccer final between Spain and Germany, which is televised around the same time as today’s Twins game. Paul has written extensively about this year’s Euro soccer tournament, but I’ve remained skeptical about the sport. […]