McCain’s Pretzel Express

So McCain’s attack on Barack Obama is to falsely accuse Obama of not knowing that Al Qaeda is in Iraq. Of course, Obama never said such a thing. Logically, McCain is suggesting that it is inconsistent to talk about striking at Al Qaeda bases in Iraq after a withdrawal. Of course, this is only true...

The Inner-Circular Firing Squad

All or nothing.  That’s what awaits you as a political strategist in national politics.  If your carefully groomed horse wins, you are heralded as a genius, a political mastermind.  Just look at Karl Rove. But if you lose, scorn is heaped upon you with aplomb.  You’re a disaster and if you...

Obama Still Winning The Fundraising Race

The Clinton campaign would initially seem to have some real good news to announce today; the camp has is on track to raise $35 million dollars by the close of business tomorrow. That’s a considerable sum by any measure, and would equate to significantly more than a million dollars a day.  It’s...

Obama And The LGBT Community

LGBT rights create a pretty important and somewhat personal topic to me.  In general, I support the rights of the LGBT community for the simple fact that I oppose bigotry in all of its many guises. But there are also reasons that hit closer to home, like my brother whom I would like to see married some day,...

Julius Baer drops a Press Release

Checking my inbox I found a press release from the banking firm Julius Baer.  Now, if you’re having problems remembering, Julius Baer is the firm that successfully sued to have the whistleblower website; Wikileaks.com, shut down.  This raised something of a stir, particularly amongst those who are...