Username:
Password:
By BardofWilmette - Thursday, May 8th, 2008 at 3:45 AM
Following
Barack Obama's convincing win in North Carolina, many of our favorite
TV pundits were resigned to the reality that Obama is the almost
certain Democratic presidential nominee. They said that the question
now becomes how the two campaigns of Obama and Clinton might begin
negotiating an effective end to the contest for the nominatio more...
By BardofWilmette - Sunday, May 4th, 2008 at 4:57 PM
There is a saying
about how we are "known by the company we keep." A well-known life
insurance company uses that phrase as a slogan in its advertising. In
politics, that seems to apply unevenly. Senator Barack Obama has been
a target of many in the press for associating with some individuals
whose character has been publicly q more...
By BardofWilmette - Sunday, May 4th, 2008 at 4:56 PM
My good neighbors at
Northwestern University have gotten themselves in the news twice in
recent days, regarding the upcoming graduations at that excellent and
prestigious university. The news item
getting the most attention is the fact that they had invited Rev.
Jeremiah Wright to accept an honorary degree, and then rescinded the
offer, due t more...
By BardofWilmette - Monday, April 28th, 2008 at 9:07 PM
If Barack Obama's
presidential campaign is successful, and he is elected in November, he
will have many people to thank â€" even more than the average Academy
Award winner. One of the people to thank would be George W. Bush. I
am persuaded that President Bush has made it possible for us to have a
"President Obama." If Senato more...
By BardofWilmette - Monday, April 28th, 2008 at 6:25 AM
The Bush administration seems to
have had some success in diminishing the Iraq War in the minds of the
general public. It is another element of Mr. Bush's efforts to pretend
to have a war on the cheap. Cut taxes while dramatically increasing
spending, and we can pretend (for awhile) that the war does not cost
money. Don't resu more...
BACK << 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 >> NEXT