On Chuck Hagel

Great article on Chuck Hagel in the New Yorker.

Can You Believe This?

Republican, Democrat or Independent, this sort of corruption and ineptitude CANNOT be tolerated:

http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/03/fbi-wanted-obama-plotters-charged-but-a-rove-appointee-said-no/

Clintons and the Convention

The decision has come down the pipe that President Bill Clinton will will be speaking at the Democratic National Convention. I was thinking, "What should he talk about?"

Should he discuss what life was like in the 90s with our booming economy and budget surplus ($230 billion)?

Should he talk about what life was like before the foreclosure crisis, an the gov't bailouts of Bear Stearns, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?

How about life before Enron?

I'm glad

The Polls

Ignore them. Here's why:

How many of your friends have a cell phone and no land line? I don't think pollsters call cell phones.

The media always under-reports the youth vote (18-25) which also means that they don't get polled accurately. Most pollsters believe they never show up for election day, because historically they don't show up.

Here's a few looks at current youth voting trends:

an article in the Washington Post

YDA (Young Democrats of America)

Civic Youth

Is Obama Right about our National Security

Make up your own mind.

Barack Obama: On Iraq and National Security

Does L. Boone Picken Have It Right?

See for yourself:

http://www.pickensplan.com/index.php

A former Texas oilman is pushing wind, solar, and just about any other source of alternative energy to break our dependence on foreign oil. His goal is to make energy indepenence the No. 1 issue in the presidential debates.

On Obama and FISA

This is the second day of coverage on Sen. Obama's vote in support of FISA.

CNN is rife with reports of liberals in uproar over his decision. Conservatives seem split.

I spent a lot of time thinking about why I feel Obama's vote on FISA is a big mistake on several levels, but I think I've summed it up with two words...

Due process.

We've faced terrorist attacks prior to the Towers getting hit by airplanes (the U.S.S. Cole and the WTC at least once before) and we'll continue to be threatened by terrorism. Does that mean we should abandon due process completely on the premise of preserving our remaining freedoms?