Amazing statistic regarding donations to the Obama vs. Clinton campaigns
Only 10 percent of Clinton contributors did not donate the legal maximum $2,300 for her primary campaign. In contrast, only three percent of Obama donors gave the maximum. The rest of the cash came...
View ArticleAnnouncing obamasresume.org
I’ve been putting together another Obama website the past couple of days: obamasresume.org. ObamasResume.org aims to put together a simple and complete description of Barack Obama’s career, which will...
View ArticleObama on Al Qaeda in Iraq
Good stuff. I myself am not aware of how cut and dry that is though (no Al Qaeda in Iraq until after the war began). Anyone know of a report/study/article that demonstrates this?
View ArticleWhat does it means for a campaign to accept money from lobbyists?
Obama’s campaign says they don’t accept money from lobbyists, and Clinton’s campaign does. Everyone seems to accept this assertion. Indeed, everyone seems to accept that it is significant and bold for...
View ArticleWhy I like Obama better than Clinton
I rarely feel strong support for one Democratic candidate over another in the primaries. Heck, I can usually barely get myself to vote for the Democrat in the general election. So what makes me feel so...
View ArticleReporting live from caucus in Houston, TX
My friend Josh and his wife went to caucus in Houston, TX. Here are his reports as they come in. He is using instant messenger from his phone. update: audio file from when the wrong numbers were...
View Articleyeswecanhas.com in the New York Post
yeswecanhas.com was in the New York Post a couple weeks ago. Unfortunately, it was in the first edition of that day’s paper, but not in subsequent editions, so it didn’t make it onto the website. But I...
View ArticleCommittee for a Unified Independent Party appreciates Barack Obama
Quick note: I was pleased to find that the Committee for a Unified Independent Party is endorsing (see update below) Barack Obama, and running advertisements for him in North Carolina. I got a call...
View Articleobamasresume.org — still relevant?
Back in March I announced a new project, obamasresume.org. The point of the project was to demonstrate that Obama’s experience was significant, relevant, and impressive. There were a lot of assertions...
View ArticleObama doing more great work for government transparency
This is fantastic. Senators Obama and Coburn have introduced the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S. 3077), which would modify their 2006 transparency act....
View ArticleMy new blog: Obama Letdown Watch
Obama is the presumptive nominee, hooray! BUT! Will he live up to the expectations he has set? Will he refuse to “play the same old washington games with the same old washington players.” ?? Will he...
View Article4 Reasons Why NOW is the Time to Donate (More!) to the Obama Campaign
In this article, I discuss 1) Why we should give money to the Obama campaign, and 2) How much to give. If you are already convinced that we need to give money to the campaign, and/or you have already...
View ArticleWhitehouse.gov Feed Header Tags are Well Done
Check out the feeds listed in the header of whitehouse.gov: The feeds presented are comprehensive and well-named. It’s strangely rare to see good use of these anywhere on the web. As an aside, I took a...
View ArticleRichard Rodriguez inauguration day essay on good-byes
On inauguration day, just a few short weeks ago, I was driving home alone in the evening, listening to News Hour on the radio (I guess it plays on the radio, who knew?), and closing up the hour was...
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