In an Effort to Avoid Me Ranting Endlessly
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Just go donate ot Obama and the DCCC–ads at the right. AustinMayor made the point and given Clarke analysis could take a whole blog to itself–you can visit such a blog at the right as well.
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Bush Ballot Access
I was going to comment on the bill to give Bush access to the Illinois ballot, but Jeff Trigg seems to be on top of it quite well.
You know, if you are going to exploit 9-11 and push your convention back–don’t come asking for favors about ballot access unless you are going to reform the whole deal. What will be interesting is if Madigan decides to not give Bush a break, who will be at fault in the spinning–the people sticking to the law or the people trying to skirt the law to exploit a tragedy?
Dembski/Lott Half Dozen the other
Via Tim Lambert
It appears that both pseudoscientific gun researchers and pseodoscientific intelligent design proponents tend to fake Amazon reviews.
Groan. Sigh. Why?
Open Thread With A Provocative Question
Let’s say that the administration would attempt a smear on a critics sexual orientation to defend itself against that critic’s charges. Would that strategy:
A) Be Preposterous
B) Be Beyond Ridiculous-no one would ever do it
C) Have the potential to boomerang
D) Cause everyone to drop their jaws and stare at their stupidity in wonder
E) Be A sign of the apocalypse as recounted in the most recent Left Behind Book
F) Be Business as usual for the current morons who keep lowering the level to which I think they’ll sink
G) All of the above
What Would Happen if Newsgroup Got A Blog?
We no longer have to ask as the best posters from talk.origins have joined the blogosphere in a fantastic undertaking: The Panda’s Thumb
Contributors to talk.origins who I recognize are:
Wesley R. Elsberry
PZ Myer (who owns his own blog)
Ian Musgrave
John Wilkins
Dave Thomas
I’m sure some of the others have spent some time in talk.origins, but I haven’t visited in a while. I hope Gans, Louann and Pat James play in comments.
Can Nyikos and the idiot Schlafly boys be far behind.
Has the Onion Switched Web Sites?
Via Josh Marshall
U.S. officials told NBC News that the full record of Clarke?s testimony two years ago would not be declassified. They said that at the request of the White House, however, the CIA was going through the transcript to see what could be declassified, with an eye toward pointing out contradictions.
Not to overstate this, but this is a gross and egregious misuse of the security apparatus. In other words, WRONG! I’m quickly becoming radicalized by the events of the last few days.
A Tale of Two Web Sites
On the one hand we have a web site done by 1871 Media, a quite good on-line company that does sites such as Georgia’s Political Vine, The Illinois House Republicans, Jack Ryan for Senate, Chris Lauzen’s site, and the Illinois Leader. They produce the Illinois GOP site.
On the other, we have the Illinois Democratic Party.
Trending Demcratic or not, Illinois Dems need better than this. Feel free to send this to Steve Brown in Madigan’s office and see if the problem registers with him.
Public Lactation
Via OneMan
Public lactation must be allowed and lactation consultants must be covered by insurance.
One no vote. Unlike OneMan, I really don’t respect Lauzen, but I’m not sure his opposition is that horrible. I’m guessing he doesn’t like adding requirements to insurance. In the sense that issue by issue addition creates problems I agree somewhat, though I do think lactation consultants should be included. I won’t make fun of him for this one because it is a serious objection even if I’d go the other way. Those who have gone through the troubling periods around lactation (well, okay, my wife did) understand why this is important. More so because it should lead to healthier kids later in life.
That public places object to breastfeeding is asinine though and this law is long overdue.
FOID Change to 21
Blagojevich will sign a bill allowing 18 year olds to get an Firearm Owner Identification Card. The change in the law makes sense. 18 year olds with an FOID can already by long guns. They will still be prohibited from buying handguns, but now they simply don’t have to have parental permission for getting the FOID. The change is consistent with making gun laws more consistent.
Blagojevich will veto concealed carry legislation for retired police officers and a rather strange piece of legislation to overrule local laws if a gun is used in self-defense. Concealed carry isn’t the scary thing most opponents paint it as, but it won’t come to be in Illinois. Illinois has long had relatively restrictive gun control laws that allow legitimate gun owners to have firearms. Those share broad support and until recently that was across party lines.
Shameless Commerce Division
And another advertiser comes on board with the Capitol Net hawking a bunch of practical books for political junkies.
On top of that though are those who have been with us for a while–to the right is a picture of Barack that goes to his donation page and web site take a look at that.
Second down is Storm Front, which I’ve come to like quite a bit from discovering them through the link. They have some up on Clarke’s appearance on Meet the Press which was apparently very good. I have it on videotape, but haven’t had a chance to watch–so check that out.
And most surprisingly is the third advertiser down has stalled on the number of hits–The DCCC–go to their ad, click on it, and fill out the form to join. You will receive the Stake in your e-mail box which tells you the important house races and they’ll have local Congressional races contact you. While I don’t promise good coverage for advertisers, this and Obama are especially important for readers to take a look at. The other two I think you might enjoy.
Remember, the DCCC needs cash (as does Obama). If you can spare some, give them some. In Illinois, Melissa Bean should receive help from them and in other states close races make this election more important than most of us first thought. We never know if a wave will hit until the last 10 days of an election. Having the money and being in position by then puts a political party into position to win big. Not being in position wastes a perfect opportunity.