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Welcome to edition #6 of the Carnival of Politics - a recap of the best from the past week. This edition is available at our website here

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Second Banana Among Second Bananas
5 Votes, submitted in National
Asks why there is a National Lieutenant Governors Association, and whether Virginia Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling deserves congratulations for being elected as the association's vice chairman.

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Election Battleground State -- New Mexico
5 Votes, submitted in Elections
This article is the latest in a series analyzing the so-called "Battleground States" in the upcoming Presidential election. As the election draws near and the true battlegrounds become evident, the analysis will get more in-depth.

Obama Shifts on Offshore Drilling, Now Says He Could Support
5 Votes, submitted in Elections
After weeks of attacking Senator John McCain and Republicans for their push to allow oil companies to explore offshore drilling, Senator Obama now says he is willing to support limited drilling for a compromise on energy policy.
“My interest is in making sure we’ve got the kind of comprehensive energy policy that can bring down gas [...]

Obama Slams McCain's Energy Plan
5 Votes, submitted in National
The Democratic candidate sets out stark opposition to offshore drilling, which his opponent favors.

Obama's Socialist Energy Rebate
5 Votes, submitted in Right
Once again, the Democrats' Socialist leanings come up with a $100 billion dollar wealth redistribution plan.

Battleground State -- Colorado
5 Votes, submitted in Elections
This article is the latest in a series analyzing the so-called "Battleground States" in the upcoming Presidential election. As the election draws near and the true battlegrounds become evident, the analysis will get more in-depth.

Friday, August 1, 2008

Battleground State -- Nevada
5 Votes, submitted in Elections
This article is the first in a series analyzing the so-called "Battleground States" in the upcoming Presidential election. As the election draws near and the true battlegrounds become evident, the analysis will get more in-depth.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Stimulus Plan
5 Votes, submitted in
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Media Sheep
5 Votes, submitted in Humor
Funny verse about how the press ignores facts to perpetuate the conventional wisdom.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Three Reasons Why Republicans Are Wrong
5 Votes, submitted in Left
An attack of Republican ideals and why they do not work in the real world.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Obama Outraising McCain . . . in Idaho?
5 Votes, submitted in Left
I've been arguing for months and months that something has been afoot in Idaho. Further evidence of that comes from FEC filings by the presidential campaigns.

Record Federal Debt is Crippling the Nation
6 Votes, submitted in National
The national deficit for 2009 is projected to break yet another record of being the largest in history. Our debt is now totalling 9.3 trilling and we're adding about 500 billion to it every year.

HIV Travel Ban Update
5 Votes, submitted in Other
By Patrick Appel From the Immigration Equality blog: When the President signs the Pepfar bill (which could be as early as this Wednesday) the statutory HIV ban will be removed. That is, the HIV ban will no longer be written...

A Surge Of Distortions
5 Votes, submitted in Other
By Daniel Larison Speaking of the "surge," I heartily recommend my TAC colleague Kelley Vlahos' post on the "surge"-as-Republican loyalty test, but I would just add that there is nothing terribly new about this test. From the moment that the...

Monday, July 28, 2008

McCain Lies Yet Again
6 Votes, submitted in Elections
McCains new campaign ad sinks to levels low even for him.