November 26, 2008
Iowahawk has the scoop on the Obama’s latest appointment. WARNING: not safe for work. “The long anticipated naming of Clinton to head Obama’s Oval Office team comes after a week that saw Obama appoint dozens of Clinton associates to his transition team including John Podesta, Ra...
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It’s gotta hurt, some. I mean, he promised Change! A new way! We are the change we’ve been waiting for! and then we get: Rahm Emmanuel John Podesta Ron Klain Bill Richardson Hillary Clinton Ah, but the progressives haven’t been shut out entirely! Rumor has it there’s on...
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There’s an arguement now that Senator Hillary Clinton is ineligible to be appointed the Secretary of State. There’s a clause in the constitution called the Emoluments Clause, which says that an elected representative or senator cannot be appointed to an office for which the compensatio...
go to article »November 16, 2008
Pollster Stan Greenberg suggests that it’s unmarried women pushed Obama over the top. Now to a guy who lives in a town lousy with galleries, theaters and earnest non-profit groups, this is no surprise. There seems to be about 100,000 of these women in Minneapolis, all of whom lament the fa...
go to article »October 27, 2008
It’s not hard to find expressions of love and respect on the left: Click here to view the embedded video. Charming that he has links on how to vote! Then there’s this: Such a fine example of reality-based political discourse, don’t you think? And this: Of course, this one may ha...
go to article »October 24, 2008
Two churches, one Presbyterian, one Catholic, in a southern US town. A theological debate conducted by marquee: addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fpoliticsacrossthepond.org%2F2008%2F10%2F24%2Ffree-dog-souls-with-conversion.html'; addthis_title = 'Free+dog+souls+with+conversion'; addthis_pub ...
go to article »October 7, 2008
It’s the shoes. Apparently the announcement shoes are Naughty Monkey Double Dares. Sorry, boys, but they’ve sold out in red since the announcement! There’s some controversy about the debate models, but they might be by Payless. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fpoliticsacr...
go to article »September 24, 2008
I saw a discussion on another blog about how Sarah Palin could transform the conservative movement. I wanted to bring it up here, and see what some of Crian’s regulars have to say about it. This is not a post Crian would have started; it’s from a conservative point of view. It̵...
go to article »September 10, 2008
Vodkapundit has the story: what could be 40 long, painful days between the general election and the electoral college vote. It’s not that farfetched; Real Clear Politics has the map (as of Sep. 8, 11 a.m.) nearly the same, with only Colorado and Nevada reversed. Both states’ pollin...
go to article »September 2, 2008
and a woman from the Georgia delegation asks about a place to eat that serves good, simple food. Naturally I recommend Keegan’s Irish Pub, and not just because Terry and Virginia are friends. It turns out the group is too large for the hotel courtesy van. So I tell them I can take four p...
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