McCain Wins Florida; Giuliani & Edwards Drop Out

There’s been quite a shift in the presidential field. John McCain won the GOP primary in Florida by the following margin:

McCain 36%
Romney 31%
Giuliani 15%
Huckabee 13%
Paul 3%
Thompson [...]

Obama Takes South Carolina

This Saturday Barack Obama scored an overwhelming victory in the South Carolina Democratic primary.  The results:

Obama 55%
Clinton 27%
Edwards 18%

Obama received more than 291,000 votes, besting the combined totals of the top two vote-getters in the South Carolina Republican primary; McCain and Huckabee received 147,283 and 132,440 [...]

Romney, Clinton Win Nevada; McCain takes SC

Both parties held their Nevada caucus and the Republican party had its South Carolina primary. The results are listed below.

Nevada Democratic results:

Clinton 50.7%
Obama 45.2%
Edwards 3.8%

Nevada Republican results:

Romney 51.1%
Paul [...]

Primary Bits

The Nevada Caucus is set for tomorrow night, as well as the South Carolina Republican primary. Polls are showing Clinton and Romney with a slight edge in Nevada, while Obama and McCain are polling ahead in South Carolina. To keep you up to date, here are a few primary news and video clips from [...]

Death of a Dictator: Indonesia’s Suharto

Indonesia’s former president, General Suharto, has fallen ill and is not expected to survive. So I suppose now would be as good a time as any to reflect on the devastating effects of his more than 30 years of iron rule over the country of Indonesia.

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Indonesia is a country that should not be poor; it [...]

Amend the Constitution “In God’s Standards”

Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee has called for the US Constitution to be re-written “in God’s standards.”  Here is the video:

For those without audio, here is what Huckabee said: “I have opponents in this race who do not want to change the Constitution. But I believe it’s a lot easier to change [...]

Romney Wins Michigan; Uncommited Showing Strong

Mitt Romney has won the third Republican primary contest, winning the thirty delegates from the state of Michigan. Here are the results:

Romney 39%
McCain 30%
Huckabee 16%
Paul [...]

This Week in Primaries

Another week has passed in the race for president of the United States.

The New Hampshire Primary results have altered the landscape of the presidential field. Hillary Clinton upset the Democratic polls by edging out a 39-36.4% win over Barack Obama (victory speech here), though some are questioning the authenticity of Clinton’s victory. [...]

Taunting Iran: A Delicate Balance

Last week, the US government and the media warned of a dangerous incident in the Persian Gulf. The accounts dramatized a serious threat posed by Iranian speedboats to three U.S. warships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Pentagon released a video of the Hormuz confrontation, parroted here by CNN. Their version of the incident contained [...]

George McGovern’s Call For Impeachment

Former presidential candidate George McGovern (lost to Nixon in ‘72) has written an op-ed piece in the Washington Post calling for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney:
Why I Believe Bush Must Go
Nixon Was Bad. These Guys Are Worse.
By George McGovern
Sunday, January 6, 2008
As we enter the eighth year of the Bush-Cheney administration, I have [...]