The video is lame, but I've always loved this song:
This is the column that made me think of that song:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/gerard_baker/article4677799.ece
Friday, September 5, 2008
Good News From Obama's Enemy
Some hopeful signs from Mr. Obama's enemy, Pakistan, as reported by the BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7599871.stm
It appears that Bhutto's husband, Asif Zardari is the clear favorite in their upcoming election, and he plans to enact his assassinated wife's "master plan" of maintaining strong ties with the United States, giving her army what it wants, and going all-out against the Jihadis in Waziristan.
Thankfully, more and more people are beginning to realize this is a world war we have on our hands, and the Jihad must be completely defeated if the free world is to survive. This is a war where allies may come from unexpected places (Pakistan and Libya come to mind as two interesting possibilities), and, like with the Soviet Union in WWII, we may have to have uneasy friendships with regimes we aren't too happy with in order to defeat a more dangerous enemy.
Such has always been the case for the pragmatic believers in liberty, and such will always be the case. God help us, we may even have to befriend the French ;)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7599871.stm
It appears that Bhutto's husband, Asif Zardari is the clear favorite in their upcoming election, and he plans to enact his assassinated wife's "master plan" of maintaining strong ties with the United States, giving her army what it wants, and going all-out against the Jihadis in Waziristan.
Thankfully, more and more people are beginning to realize this is a world war we have on our hands, and the Jihad must be completely defeated if the free world is to survive. This is a war where allies may come from unexpected places (Pakistan and Libya come to mind as two interesting possibilities), and, like with the Soviet Union in WWII, we may have to have uneasy friendships with regimes we aren't too happy with in order to defeat a more dangerous enemy.
Such has always been the case for the pragmatic believers in liberty, and such will always be the case. God help us, we may even have to befriend the French ;)
Tell Us How You Really Feel, Peg
This shows the elitist crap that infests the "old guard" of the Republican Party. Sad to see one of America's greatest wordsmiths sounding like this:
Palin More Popular than Obama or McCain
At least according to Rasmussen:
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/palin_power_fresh_face_now_more_popular_than_obama_mccain
Furthermore, they go on to say:
So the Obamas decide to get a poodle, and John McCain decides to get a "pit bull with lipstick." I'd say McCain the better choice.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/palin_power_fresh_face_now_more_popular_than_obama_mccain
A week ago, most Americans had never heard of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Now, following a Vice Presidential acceptance speech viewed live by more than 40 million people, Palin is viewed favorably by 58% of American voters. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 37% hold an unfavorable view of the self-described hockey mom.
Furthermore, they go on to say:
Perhaps most stunning is the fact that Palin’s favorable ratings are now a point higher than either man at the top of the Presidential tickets this year. As of Friday morning, Obama and McCain are each viewed favorably by 57% of voters. Biden is viewed favorably by 48%.
So the Obamas decide to get a poodle, and John McCain decides to get a "pit bull with lipstick." I'd say McCain the better choice.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
The Bump is Gone
Well, Palin has done it; she has managed to erase Obama's lead already.
Details in this article:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/04/opinion/polls/main4416798.shtml
This isn't the primary race, where he can count on early, ignorant successes to assure him a nicely padded victory, as with his squeaker with Senator Clinton -- this is a long race, with knowledge of the candidates building, until one day, where we all decide at once.
This SHOULD have been a Democratic year no sweat. the Democrats have picked a poorly vetted candidate, and that just may cost them the White House.
As someone who mostly enjoys politics as a spectator sport, this is gonna be fun.
Details in this article:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/04/opinion/polls/main4416798.shtml
(CBS) The presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain is now even at 42 percent, according to a new CBS News poll conducted Monday-Wednesday of this week. Twelve percent are undecided according to the poll, and one percent said they wouldn't vote.Impressive. Most impressive. Looks like McCain made the right choice. Now, of course, this is just the beginning; but we must remember that the longer Obama goes, the WORSE he usually does. The more people get to know him, the LESS they seem to like him.
This is in contrast to a poll conducted last weekend, where the Obama-Biden ticket led McCain-Palin by eight points, 48 percent to 40 percent.
This isn't the primary race, where he can count on early, ignorant successes to assure him a nicely padded victory, as with his squeaker with Senator Clinton -- this is a long race, with knowledge of the candidates building, until one day, where we all decide at once.
This SHOULD have been a Democratic year no sweat. the Democrats have picked a poorly vetted candidate, and that just may cost them the White House.
As someone who mostly enjoys politics as a spectator sport, this is gonna be fun.
McCain
Just listened to the speech; not terrible. What can I say? Can we flip the ticket, please? I think he'd make a great VP.
Another version
The MSNBC version was sharp, but short. I'm not sure what they cut out yet, since I haven't the time to listen, but here's the c-span one. Not as good a quality, but more trustworthy.
Palin's Speech
What the heck, it's history, and I did love the speech. Here it is, for those of you who missed it last night:
Republican Convention, Wednesday Night
Well, Mitt Romney, coming out in all his Happy Family Barbie style, showed once again that even if he believes what he is saying, he comes off as a phony. Never before have I witnessed a man who is so authentically inauthentic. Nice suit, though; said a few decent things about free markets.
Huckabee. Ahh, Huckabee. Still trying a bit too hard to be funny, but not the worst speech I've ever heard. Not much there there though. Nice little anecdote about the veterans and the desks.
Then came Rudy. Vintage Rudy. Good job from a man who is very good at making both a compelling argument and a fiery speech. The NY City background without the twin towers still chills me to the bone. It still doesn't look like my city.
/shudder
Then came the highlight of the night. Sarah Palin. She rocked and brought down the house. Simply a great speech. People are saying she is no Hillary Clinton, and they are right, she's no Hillary Clinton. She's a Ronald Reagan.
Huckabee. Ahh, Huckabee. Still trying a bit too hard to be funny, but not the worst speech I've ever heard. Not much there there though. Nice little anecdote about the veterans and the desks.
Then came Rudy. Vintage Rudy. Good job from a man who is very good at making both a compelling argument and a fiery speech. The NY City background without the twin towers still chills me to the bone. It still doesn't look like my city.
/shudder
Then came the highlight of the night. Sarah Palin. She rocked and brought down the house. Simply a great speech. People are saying she is no Hillary Clinton, and they are right, she's no Hillary Clinton. She's a Ronald Reagan.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Republican Convention, Night One
Well, really night two, but the former night one was preempted by Gustav.
Laura, as always, was the nice lady she is; Bush was boring.
Fred Thompson, who was my favorite of the Republican candidates during the primaries, gave a better speech than I heard all through the primary season. Pity he didn't have that gusto while he was running for the nomination.
Joe Lieberman, scourge of all gamers, most hated politician of nerds everywhere, gave a fairly compelling argument for Democrats and independents to cross over. He also reminded me of all the things I DON'T like about McCain, McCain-Feingold in particular, but still, I think it was a decent speech.
He did however show quite nicely how McCain actually has a record of crossing over and bringing both parties together vs Obama, who has zero record of that. He showed how much more of a record of reform McCain has, vs Obama, who has none.
That's not going to make me like him or McCain better; they are both still big government guys -- but the speech itself wasn't bad for what he wanted to do.
All in all, not a bad night for the Republicans.
Laura, as always, was the nice lady she is; Bush was boring.
Fred Thompson, who was my favorite of the Republican candidates during the primaries, gave a better speech than I heard all through the primary season. Pity he didn't have that gusto while he was running for the nomination.
Joe Lieberman, scourge of all gamers, most hated politician of nerds everywhere, gave a fairly compelling argument for Democrats and independents to cross over. He also reminded me of all the things I DON'T like about McCain, McCain-Feingold in particular, but still, I think it was a decent speech.
He did however show quite nicely how McCain actually has a record of crossing over and bringing both parties together vs Obama, who has zero record of that. He showed how much more of a record of reform McCain has, vs Obama, who has none.
That's not going to make me like him or McCain better; they are both still big government guys -- but the speech itself wasn't bad for what he wanted to do.
All in all, not a bad night for the Republicans.
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