Tag Archives: primary

Wow. Glad I don’t live in West Virginia

The Daily Show looks at the West Virginia primary:

Krugman on the proposed gas tax holiday

Krugman and every other economist/analyst I’ve heard over the last few days come to the same conclusion when talking about McCain and Clinton’s proposed gas tax holiday.
Pointless and borderline pandering for votes.
Here’s Krugman’s take:
Why doesn’t cutting the gas tax this summer make sense? It’s Econ 101 tax incidence theory: if the supply of a [...]

Hilary’s Math: How is she still viable?

Using the Slate.com delegate calculator, along with the New York Times Democratic Delegate Count, I’ve come to the idea that Hilary needs, at the very least, 99% of the remaining, unpledged super delegates to win the Democratic nomination.
Here’s my logic and guesses for upcoming primaries:
Guam – Obama wins, 55-45, 2 delegates each
Indiana – HRC wins [...]

Obama reponds to Wright

Well, it seems as Rev Wright took any of the good will that came from the Moyers appearance and just threw it out the window to feed his ego. Obama responds today with a clear and forceful message. Very nice speech, Mr. Obama.

So let’s put these petty, distracting stories behind us and [...]

Must watch video: Moyers talk with Rev. Jeremiah Wright

Excellent segment and very helpful to understand the full context behind those short sound bites everyone has seen and what Wright is really about:
Part 1
Part 2
Update: See Dave Winer’s piece at Huff Post.

Daily Show on Clinton’s Hypotheticals