H. Ross Perot: Folksy billionaire or Ferengi in disguise? You decide.
H. Ross Perot: Folksy billionaire or Ferengi in disguise? You decide.
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MetablogThis is my metablog. It contains RSS feed items from all the sites I regularly add content to. In addition to the site’s RSS feed you can get a feed of these items as well. codepoet on "If anything, Mrs. Clinton’s hopes for overtaking Senator Barack Obama dwindled further on Tuesday night."This is a woman of "do anything to win". Here's the problem with that: she can't do everything she's promised when she's in office. Practically anything said after January must be dismissed outright as a result. codepoet on Since when was the Wall Street Journal a Clinton rag? Obama has a good night and all they can do is say how it shou"The irony is that he is doing this just when Hillary Clinton has finally exposed his potential weaknesses as a general election candidate." "Clearly Mr. Obama's early promise of a transracial, postpartisan coalition has dimmed as the campaign has progressed and voters have learned more about him." "One habit of modern Democrats is that they tend to fall in love with candidates who are both unknown and untested. The superdelegates will now have to decide if Mr. Obama is more like the Jimmy Carter of 1976 – or Michael Dukakis." Oh come on, Dukakis? Really? codepoet on Thank you, North Carolina.To their credit, they discuss exactly that: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/horseraceblog/2008/05/how_obama_beat_th... codepoet on Thank you, North Carolina.It's "might have still", and no, he's lost Indiana, but that's fine. He still gets a net gain tonight and that's all that matters. The more evenly he can put distance between their delegate counts, the better. codepoet on Thank you, North Carolina.<insert generic accepting, yet condescending Christian comment> codepoet on Thank you, North Carolina.He's a fat man. You gotta give him time to get up to speed. /another fat man codepoet on Man arrested and jailed for turning without signalingDriving While Black. codepoet on Only the Creepiest Photos Ever Taken [PICS]Don't be so negative. codepoet on When historians try to figure out how the most powerful nation on earth managed to end up under the control of someoYep. McCain was in third once, as was Obama. codepoet on Passenger jet makes terrifying 10,000ft climb to dodge another plane because pilot was 'showing off' to a childBecause he said so. RTFA. codepoet on A judge who lost a $54 million lawsuit against a dry cleaners for losing his pants, driving the cleaners out of busiIt's a pretty spotty case, though. I'm sure it'll be removed in no time. codepoet on A concrete reason MySQL is not well suited for my current project (and maybe yours)How gracious of him. codepoet on Democrats Prepare Sell-Out on Telecom Immunity: House Leaders to Give White House a Blank Check to Spy on AmericansNo, a president or governor can only pardon a sentence; they cannot remove the verdict or prevent the trial if someone other than the AG's office started it. codepoet on Democrats Prepare Sell-Out on Telecom Immunity: House Leaders to Give White House a Blank Check to Spy on AmericansLawsuits cost money. The telecoms don't want to pay for the suits themselves, which are quite expensive and give them a black eye in the PR department. And they'll expose just how little they cared for their customers in the process of discovery. It's not just the verdict, it's the long road to it that scares them. |