Taking advantage of spurious correlations

An email reposted at Mark Rauterkus’ blog discusses a rally for our troops this coming weekend at Point State Park. While the email claims that the event is non-partisan, “THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL RALLY. BRING YOUR FLAG, BUT PLEASE LEAVE THE CAMPAIGN SIGNS AT HOME” it also suggests that the...

U.S. health care worse off

MLive.com: NewsFlash – Group: U.S. health care worse off Here is a snip of the article: But in 26 states, including closely contested Colorado, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico and Wisconsin, premiums paid by workers increased more than 40 percent since...

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Voter Supression in FL?

The following Independent article outlines a dirty campaign under foot in Florida. What makes the troubles facing the two men particularly sinister is that they are declared Kerry supporters, with the power to bring in hundreds if not thousands of votes for the Democratic Party. The investigations are being...

Why We Cannot Win

Al Lorentz, a reservist currently serving with the US Army in Iraq, wrote the following five-point letter about the Iraq war entitled, “Why We Cannot Win.” Thanks to Steve at Absit Invidia for the link.