Archive for January, 2008

Iowa Wrap-up

Friday, January 4th, 2008

I called it pretty darned close when making my predictions about the Iowa caucuses. Dan’s got a good handle the stats and numbers after the fact.

Support the Troops, Vote Ron Paul

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Latest campaign ad — and one, as a veteran, that I proudly salute:

Paul Goes Negative on Huckabee…

Friday, January 4th, 2008

…and it’s about damned time.
Details here.  More on the positives of going negative here.

Independents sure love them some Ron Paul

Friday, January 4th, 2008

While I was e-mailing some Iowa data to my Ron Paul regional coordinator and the Libertarian Party executive director, Andrew Sullivan and Lew Rockwell were posting these same data to their sites: Independents love them some Ron Paul.
Once the primary season is over, there is going to be a general election. Perhaps voters might […]

Montgomery Independent Editor Endorses Ron Paul

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Bill Rice is the managing editor of the Montgomery Independent.  From al.com:
Well, I’ve finally decided it’s time to put my two cents where my convictions are. It’s time to practice what I’ve been preaching in all the political and government columns I’ve written through the years. It’s time to raise my hand and say, “Yes, […]

E-mail Spam Joke of the Day

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

A cowboy named Bud was overseeing his herd in a remote mountainous pasture in California when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced out of a dust cloud towards him.
The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes, RayBan sunglasses and YSL tie, leans out the window and asks the cowboy, ‘If I tell […]

The Joke of the Day…

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

…from my friend Michelle:
A Florida couple, both well into their 80’s, goes to a sex therapist’s office.
The doctor asks, “What can I do for you?”
The man says, “Will you watch us have sexual intercourse?”
The doctor raises both eyebrows, but he is so amazed that such an elderly couple is asking for sexual advice that he […]

Former Governor Siegelman wants out of the pokey…

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

 …according to the Press-Register:
Attorneys for former Gov. Don Siegelman asked a federal court Monday to release Siegelman from prison, citing a lower court’s delays in both preparing a trial transcript and providing reasons for the denial of an appeal bond.
Siegelman’s appeal of his 2006 conviction on bribery and obstruction of justice charges cannot move forward […]

Pragmatism or idealism: that is the question

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Julie@LIA raises a question of importance to people from all political parties and persuasions.  While her argument pertains to Kucinich supporters organizing to stop Hillary in Iowa, some of the questions raised are generally valid to people from across the political spectrum.
We also need to bear in mind that Ralph Nader has threatened to run […]

The New Ron Paul Immigration Ad

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

John Killian Invokes the William Wallace Challenge

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Since the movie was produced, it has persisted as one of my favorites.
As William Wallace said in the movie Braveheart, “and in that day, you will lie in your beds, would you trade every day from this day until then to tell our enemies, you may take our lives, but you can’t take our […]

Happy New Years Day…

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

…to each and every one of you!