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By BardofWilmette - Saturday, August 9th, 2008 at 12:10 PM
I cannot remember who posted it, but a couple of weeks ago, somebody posted an item titled something like, “Yes, I am quoting the National Enquirer,” and then provided the link to the Enquirer story about the John Edwards affair. I responded with a message to the effect that I did not know whether the story about Mr. Edward more...
By BardofWilmette - Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 at 3:08 AM
I don't know how long
this can last, but John McCain is a conservative Republican who for
many years was respected by most Democrats and independents. His
Senate votes have usually been the so-called "conservative" position,
but there have been some interesting exceptions (campaign finance,
torture in the military, etc.). more...
By BardofWilmette - Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 at 3:01 AM
A
few times in the past on these pages, I have expressed my preference
for Senator Joe Biden to be Barack Obama's vice-presidential candidate
this year. Just in case Senator Obama reads my blog (and I am not
holding my breath for a confirmation that he does), I would like to
make a final pitch here for my candidate, Joe Biden. more...
By BardofWilmette - Sunday, July 27th, 2008 at 1:07 PM
There was a time, and
it was not long ago at all, when I had a lot of respect for Senator
John McCain. I was rooting for him to win the Republican nomination in
2000, and I remember thinking that (if he had won the nomination) we
would have had two classy choices for president that year. Even at the
beginning of this year, I th more...
By BardofWilmette - Friday, July 25th, 2008 at 4:20 AM
The
TV commentators are spending a lot of time these days discussing The
Surge â€" the significant increase in U.S. combat troops in Iraq, which
began in 2007 â€" and its apparent success in reducing the violence
levels in Iraq. The big question: should Barack Obama, who opposed
the surge, concede that it has worked? So f more...
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