Link: Text-message ban for drivers mulled in NY state. The death of five teenagers in a horrific auto accident that text messages sent just prior to the collision on the driver’s phone suggests could be due to a combonation of driver inexperience and inattention due to cell phone text messaging means that there will likely … Read more
I gotta say, I love it when a candidate realizes what needs to be done and gets down to brass tacks. All the money in world can’t dislodge an entrenched incumbent without clear contrast messaging. Yes, that’s a euphemism for going negative. The voters pretty much have to hate or mistrust the incumbent before they … Read more
In case you weren’t aware, Andrew Thomas is the Maricopa County Attorney. He also ran for Arizona Attorney General against Terry Goddard and backed every immigrant-bashing initiative that has come down the pipe. He’s tried to divert county resources, in conjunction with Sheriff Arpaio, to arresting illegal aliens for the civil violation of remaining illegally … Read more
Link: HR 2956 The Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act. What does the passage of this legislation mean? Not much. Some want to see the passage of this legislation as some sort of redemptive moment for those Democrats who split from the Party to fund the Iraq supplemental without any meaningful binding restrictions, like Gabbi and … Read more
I ran across these and thought they were pretty interesting and might escape notice. There is a stream of candidates heading to Google to kiss the ring of the internets’ 800 pound gorilla. Hillary Clinton: Bill Richardson: John Edwards: On the other side of the aisle John McCain and, recently Ron Paul have appeared at … Read more