Progress Pond

Month: May 2008

Open Thread

Posted by | May 3, 2008 |

From Mark Nickolas: Symbolically, the Kentucky Derby couldn’t have gone worse for Hillary Clinton (D). You might have heard Clinton touting the horse Eight Belles all week. It was the only filly in the Derby field of 20...

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McCain Called Out On His Health Care Lies

Posted by | May 3, 2008 |

John McCain has been trying to scare voters by telling lies about the health care plans being floated by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Today the NYT nails him for it, as well as for his hypocrisy in calling for accuracy on...

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Obama Wins Guam Caucus (Photos and Video)

Posted by | May 3, 2008 |

Yeah, for the curious – a mini diary. They are still counting the votes. In tiny Guam, even though they cannot vote in the General Election, (is that true?) Reuters is reporting record numbers participated. Results were...

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Today in the Campaign

Posted by | May 3, 2008 |

The Guam caucus took place today/yesterday and the results are almost complete. After 18 districts have been counted, Sen. Barack Obama maintains about 54 percent of the vote, leading Sen. Hillary Clinton in the Democratic...

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Thoughts on the Invasion of Iraq

Posted by | May 3, 2008 |

It’s an article of faith in many left-leaning circles that the purpose of invading Iraq was to establish permanent military bases there. Part of this theory is premised on what we did once we arrived. By abolishing the...

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