by David Safier Here's a short piece from Kevin Drum on his Mother Jones blog (He used to do the Political Animal blog for Washington Monthly) about the south's diminishing political clout. I hope he's got this right. For many years, the Democratic Party controlled the agenda of American politics and Southerners controlled much of … Read more
by David Safier A very interesting analysis of voter turnout nationally. Generally, the number of Democratic voters increased while Republicans decreased. But in states that went for McCain . . . Here are a few excerpts. The entire article is worth a read. Turnout in last week's election increased from four years ago but fell … Read more
by David Safier Tedski over at Rum, Romanism and Rebellion noted that Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, aka J the P, now has a website, secureourdream.com. Yes, that Samuel J. Wurzelbacher. I I had to follow up. It seems Samuel (Can I call you Sam? Thanks.) . . . Sam believes he has something to share with the world. … Read more
by David Safier Obama will deliver his weekly radio address this weekend. No one will listen, though a few news shows might pull out a sound bite or two. For the first time, the address will also be videotaped and put on YouTube. If anything's worth seeing, people can view it any time they want. … Read more
by David Safier This from Sean McCaffrey, executive director of the Arizona Republican Party. He says, while Tim Bee can claim a long list of accomplishments, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' accomplishments are so thin, "you'd have to include marrying a spaceman." Spaceman. I think that's the first time I've heard that term used to describe an … Read more