03 Jan, 2008
links for 2008-01-03
Posted by: Rob Bluey In: On My Radar
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It has long been understood that the largest liberal blogs have generally produced more web traffic than the largest conservative blogs.
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The president’s success in getting judicial nominees confirmed gives the federal bench a decided GOP tilt.
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President Bush is benefiting from a Karl Rove-free White House and the lower-profile approach of his successor, who high-ranking Republican Party activists and operatives say helped the administration to key victories at the end of last year.
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“Over time, however, the endless war in Iraq began to play a role in natural selection. Only idiots signed up; only idiots died. Back home, the average I.Q. soared.” — Ted Rall
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Nothing but old news will be made next week at the University of Oklahoma when remnants of the last century’s New Deal model politics gather to crown themselves with the mantle of an independent third force in the 2008 presidential campaign.
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There is no question that the Republican “establishment” is having serious trouble getting excited about Mike Huckabee’s run for President.
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With attention riveted in Arizona during 2007 on border security over illegal immigration, drug smuggling and potential terrorist infiltration, federal authorities responded with a spree of fence-building and high-tech surveillance.
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The long-term decline in newspaper circulation presents the conservative movement with an excellent opportunity to increase its influence with the media.
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It was the quintessential Iowa caucus scene: Supporters of Republican and Democratic candidates sat at Buzzard Billy’s bar, holding campaign signs and chatting amiably.
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