Senator Jim Webb discusses energy and voting patterns in Appalachia

Senator Jim Webb appears to be a thoughtful man with a plan. He's getting a lot of press these days as Barack Obama's possible choice for Vice-President. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WADpHbzRq88&eurl=http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/05/22/veepstakes-webb-for-ambassador-to-appalachia.aspx[/youtube]

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Assassination on Hillary’s mind . . .

David Rees has it about right regarding Hillary's dramatic public display of her overactive id. Hillary Clinton is remarkable for her willingness to make her argument to elect her because, if Barack Obama is elected, he won't be able to stay alive long enough to make it worth our while.…

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The fraud and waste in Iraq is worse than you ever thought

Here's the bottom line, as reported on Yahoo: The Pentagon cannot account for nearly 15 billion dollars in payments for goods and services in Iraq, according to an internal audit which members of Congress blasted Friday as a "shocking" accountability failure. Why didn't a government accountant catch the problem?  Good…

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Al Jazeera takes a look at Kentucky voter attitudes regarding race

This is a fascinating video, which I learned of at Daily Kos. Now that we've dragged some of those wacko preachers out into the limelight, maybe it's time to focus those cameras on the bigots.  Sunshine is great disinfectant. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8J9laUNgL4&eurl=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/5/22/142132/498/133/520573[/youtube]

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