Nebraska voters in 2008 are going to have a chance to do something they haven’t done since 1968… matter in a Presidential Nomination.
Last Saturday, the Democratic Party of Nebraska (NDP) voted to move to a presidential caucus system. Nebraska’s caucus will be held on February 9th, the Saturday after “Super Tuesday. […]
Archive for February, 2007
How Nebraska Will Tip the ’08 Primary (Like A World Series Exhibition Match)
Published by February 13th, 2007 9 CommentsMore 2008 news for all of you. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the chairman of the DSCC, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) recently met with Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey in Washington, D.C., fueling speculation that Fahey may run for Senate in 2008.
It’s no secret in Democratic circles right now that Fahey’s the top choice […]
- Barack Obama is set to officially announce his candidacy for President tomorrow in Springfield, Illinois. I’ve heard a lot of people talk about his experience, but I don’t care about that. We’ve supported candidates for office at every level who were political outsiders. Those were the most appealing campaigns, because too often, the “experienced” […]
There Are Only So Many Ways I Can Say “Chuck Hagel Is A Hypocrite” Before You All Get Tired of It
Published by February 8th, 2007 1 CommentSeven Republican Senators, including Chuck Hagel, write a letter to the Senate leadership in mock outrage that the vote on the Iraq resolution was blocked. Of course, five of these Senators, including Chuck Hagel, voted to block debate on that resolution.
They now claim that it was because of partisan gamesmanship on the part of both […]
Kyle gives us the story:
Last week, Senator Chuck Hagel insisted that it was time all 100 U.S. Senators take a stand on President George W. Bush’s plans for a “troop surge”/escalation of our military operations in Iraq. Yesterday, he faced down Sen. John McCain on ABC’s “This Week,” repeating his insistence that the U.S. Senate […]
I am writing my first blog post today to inform readers on an issue that I feel very passionate about. That issue is stem cell research. It is a controversial subject of which both positions have reasonable arguments for its legality or morality. Any reader can probably assert that I am in […]
“And the question in my mind is how many additional American casualties is Saddam worth?” Cheney said then in response to a question.”And the answer is not very damned many. So I think we got it right, both when we decided to expel him from Kuwait, but also when the president made the decision that […]
