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to kick off this new presidency…

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The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c

Barack Obama: Path to the Presidency

Barack Obama Interview
John McCain Interview

Sarah Palin Video
Funny Election Video

Bushisms: A Farewell Salute

The scramble to define the Bush Presidency is in full swing. Surely, it will continue for years to come, but being a grammar-nerd, I find this one particularly endearing.

Enjoy

Of Gold and Unease

Not sure, exactly how to jump back into the daily slough. Here’s a short regurgitation.

Israel positions then pounces against Palestine, killing more than 140, after Hamas launched missiles into Israel. Great. I’m sure that will put an end to the violence.

Pakistan diverts troops from its Afghan border to its Indian border, in a slower response to the accusations following the Mumbai attacks. I wonder about what the planners of the Mumbai attacks intended. Perhaps this is all part of the plan. The U.S. has continued to pressure Pakistan to pursue lawless militant groups in the Afghan-Pakistan border region, but the accusations about Pakistan’s involvement in the attacks in India have stirred hostilities between the nuclear-armed neighbors. So even though India’s prodding is about the pursuit of the attackers, who might also be in the region the U.S. wants raked, Pakistan is responding not by actually pursuing the attackers, but by further arming their border with India, presumably because of Pakistan’s umbrage with any sort of finger pointing from India. This is so asinine.

All this insecurity about the Middle East and India gave a kick (Bloomberg)to gold and crude oil prices in recent days, causing them to rise 4% and 7% respectively.

According to Ralph Preston, a commodity analyst at Heritage West Financial Inc., the doom and gloom news precipitates retreat into bullion, especially during the unprecedented low return on U.S. Treasury Notes.

What a mess.

Uh… I didn’t go anywhere.

So, due to the absurd hours I’ve put in at school, I have neglected to post here.

That’s a weak excuse, but I’ve recommitted to regularly posting here.

I was even given a bit of inspiration about my blogging from a few unlikely sources. Thanks for the encouragement.

Barack Obama: President Elect

My greatest sorrow is that dear, dear Tim Russert could not share his contagious enthusiasm and insight and excitement with us tonight. God Bless him.

McCain/Palin Election Night Twitterblog… Twogger?… Blitterog?

Live from The Biltmore of Phoenix where John McCain and Sarah Palin will
announce either their victory or defeat, unless
of course the election results become contested a la 2000. You can view the entire feed at http://twitter.com/cqreportcard/.

Slimy Redistributionist Propoganda Exposed!

Why won’t the media shed light on these disastrously important discoveries?

The Campaign Until Now

Scant time to blog these days, but Lord knows I love me some SlateV…

Once a given, Arizona now a tossup say some

According to the new data, Arizona Senator John McCain’s home state has slipped into a statistical dead heat. The latest numbers, which show Sen. McCain with a 46-44 lead, come from Arizona State University along with PBS affiliate, KAET.

(A video from the ASU/KAET poll )

These results, along with data from a number of other state polls, indicate a marked decrease in Sen. McCain’s lead, which was at one point estimated at as much as 21 points.

Poll director and long-time political consultant, Dr. Bruce Merrill said that in addition to the closing numbers, he sees a number of intriguing trends in the new data.

Merrill points the the narrow slice of the electorate that might still be swayed during the last days of the campaign as one of the most interesting trends from his poll.

“[Voters] are firmly committed and won’t change their mind before Election Day,” Merrill said.

94 percent of Obama’s supporters, and 93 percent of McCain’s supporters say they will not change their mind before the election.

According to Merrill, Obama’s broader strategy for winning the traditional swing voter has proven successful in Arizona, and that McCain’s nationally secured base is reflected in his home state.

“Obama has been closing the gap by attracting independents and women to his campaign,” Merrill said. “McCain does well among conservative Democrats and evangelicals.”