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GQ Article about Lamont/Liebermann Race

Ted Lamont’s campaign just forwarded to its supporters a link to a GQ article on the leadup to the Lamont/Liebermann primary. It’s an illuminating read, and one passage in particular I have to totally agree with: After a month of…

It’s the GASOLINE PRICES stupid!

I can’t think of any other reason why the Republicans are feeling more confident about their chances in November other than the curiously-timed drop in fuel prices. It seems like the whole “throw the bums out” mentality is being tempered…

Diebold Hacking Example

The folks at Princeton University got hold of a Diebold electronic voting machine and have provided a stunning example (WMV video, approx 60MB — Right click on the link and select “Save As”) of how a voting machine can throw…

If All Else Fails, SMEAR!

OK people, get ready for it. According to the Washington Post, “The National Republican Congressional Committee, which this year dispatched a half-dozen operatives to comb through tax, court and other records looking for damaging information on Democratic candidates, plans to…

Semi-Illuminated Lies

We all know that this administration had no post-war plans for Iraq. What we didn’t know is that Donald Rumsfeld had threatened to fire anyone who wanted to propose post-war plans. In the linked article, Brigadier General Mark Schied, elected…

ABC’s 9/11 Farce

If you’re planning on watching ABC’s new $40 million miniseries on 9/11, be prepared to be stunned by the inaccuracies. According to Joe Conason’s analysis of the piece, it seems as if Bill Clinton is portrayed merely as a stereotypical…