Archive for October, 2002
Posted in October 25th, 2002
Losing an entire family Paul Wellstone’s death is horrible, but the death of his wife and daughter is horrifying. I know several people who have worked with him in different ways and by all he was regarded as honest and humble-much in the same vein as Mel Carnahan.
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Posted in October 25th, 2002
Thanks for the links There has been an upturn in traffic in the last couple days largely due to MY DD, Daily Kos, Thinking it Through, and William Burton. I highly recommend all four as worthy of at least daily reading. Willam Burton posted to one of my favorite stories recently: Praying for a Judicial […]
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Posted in October 25th, 2002
Kass nails the Illinois Race Using dead kids to win the election when neither did a damn thing before. Oh where, oh where, is Paul Vallas. Worse, they are lying about education. My endorsements this weekend will cover this issue.
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Posted in October 25th, 2002
15 Ballots! All connected to one contractor! Perverse incentives are a problem, but the South Dakota case is not a cabal of conspirators. Update: Brendan Nyhan covers the story at Spinsanity.
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Posted in October 25th, 2002
Bill Kristol–confused While listening to Diane Rehm (something I try to avoid) Bill Kristol just indicated that Jim Leach was the chair of an important committee. Unfortunately, this is not true. Jim Leach was the head of what is now the Financial Services Committee. The United States is the better for that tenure since he […]
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Posted in October 25th, 2002
Why the calling the sniper an Islamist is semantic vandalism The Nation of Islam is considered a cult by most Muslims. The link points to significant doctrinal differences. Trying to tie them together to any of the more traditional (it is my view orthodox Islam is a poor choice of terms) is a mistake. It […]
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Posted in October 24th, 2002
They aren’t geniuses One of the more amusing (in a very non-amusing story) is they tried to have the $10 million sent to a credit card that was stolen. Perhaps this is a Richard Reid operation, but I doubt it. I think we have a couple kooks who apparently are pretty damn stupid to think […]
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Posted in October 24th, 2002
I could be wrong, but I kinda doubt it The Pantagraph is reporting only 6 points separting J-Ry and Blago. Perhaps, but I want to see some more numbers. J-Ry’s campaign has been flailing and while narrowing should occur, this seems like a bit much. It does make sense that downstate is breaking towards J-Ry. […]
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Posted in October 24th, 2002
Instapundit Self-Flagellation So we get a fruitcake who is Islamic and is anti-American, but no clear evidence this is tied to a larger group of Islamists. But Instapundit has this to say: is Jim Henley, who is calling former Gulf War soldier Muhammad the “black Tim McVeigh.” Though that would be the black, Islamic, Tim […]
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Posted in October 24th, 2002
The Future of the ICFST It is damn ugly. Suspect classification is not a special privilege. What happens when J-Ry is gone? Who is going to be the moderate? Or is gay bashing becoming the new dominant strategy?
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Posted in October 24th, 2002
Why Republicans won’t Make Inroads in the Black Community It is pretty simple actually, they refuse to try. Bullock just got the Chicago Tribune Endorsement over Stoger, but the ICFST hasn’t supported him. First step in wooing voters–ask for their support.
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Posted in October 24th, 2002
The ICFST’s Best Shot Keep Rauschenberger in the Senate. He is organizing (with Hastert) money to Tier II candidates and as a principled conservative has been a voice of fiscal responsibility. He is far too socially conservative for me, but he provides a responsible check on spending in a state addicted to it.
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Posted in October 24th, 2002
The Financial Collapse of the ICFST The Capitol Fax has a story (changes often-no archive and I reprint too much stuff from Rich Miller already–damn that Gary Trudeau) on the House Republican Campaign Committee being essentially broke. Much of the money has been diverted to Hastert’s state PAC to avoid the stench of Daniels’ coming […]
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Posted in October 24th, 2002
The Problem with the Illinois Governor’s Race As John Kass rightly asks, where is Paul Vallas? Unfortunately, here. Philly’s gain, Illinois’ loss.
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Posted in October 23rd, 2002
Missouri Races at: Blog Saint Louis. For those visiting after the mention by Hesiod, I update Blog Saint Louis more for local Missouri politics so check it out.
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