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Rewarding Bad Behavior
Obama has decided to endorse Georgian membership in NATO:
Going forward, the United States and Europe must support the people of Georgia. Beyond immediate humanitarian assistance, we must provide economic assistance, and help rebuild what has been destroyed. I have consistently called for deepening relations between Georgia and transatlantic ( Read more... ) -
The Ticket
As announced on Sunday evening, Obama will text message his VP pick to supporters sometime between now and the convention. This indicates that Obama has either already made his decision or is very close to doing so. So who are the most likely choices and what would lead Obama to bring them onto the ticket?
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YouTube Fact Checks
The Obama campaign figures out another obvious countermaneuver:
Watch it and forward it to your greedy relatives.
Update
Here's a helpful chart based on numbers crunched by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center:
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The Olympic Spirit
Obama and McCain are both pursuing an unprecedented ad strategy by investing 5+ million dollars in advertising for the Olympics. Obama made the decision first, prompting McCain to react with a comparable (but more expensive) late ad buy ( Read more... ) -
Paris Hilton and the Fundamentals of Energy Policy
When Paris Hilton released a parody response to McCain's infamously silly 'Celebrity' ad, I was initially amused, but when the well-meaning socialite decided to prolong the joke by interjecting herself into the energy debate, I knew only bad things would result. While the punchline is that 'the ditzy blonde has a more sensible energy compromise ( Read more... )
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