6/21/07, 6:08 pm EST
Slide Show: Inside the Bush Administration’s Denial Campaign Against Climate Change
As a companion piece to Tim Dickinson’s piece in the current issue on the Bush administration’s policy of denial on global warming, RollingStone.com put together a multimedia slide show detailing the major points, narrated by Tim himself. Check it out!
6/20/07, 1:51 pm EST
Air Osama?!?!
Um, this could be huge.
Osama bin Laden may have personally chartered one of those mysterious flights for Saudi nationals that left America PDQ right after 9/11, according to a document obtained through the Freedom of Information Act by Judicial Watch:
“ON 9/19/01, A 727 PLANE LEFT LAX, RYAN FLT #441 TO ORLANDO, FL W/ETA (estimated time of arrival) OF 4-5PM. THE PLANE WAS CHARTERED EITHER BY THE SAUDI ARABIAN ROYAL FAMILY OR OSAMA BIN LADEN…THE LA FBI SEARCHED THE PLANE [REDACTED] LUGGAGE, OF WHICH NOTHING UNUSUAL WAS FOUND.”
Developing, obviously.
6/20/07, 1:36 pm EST
Edwards’ Electability Edge?
Others have highlighted this poll data to point out Romney’s weakness against the Democrats. I don’t put too much faith in that aspect — the Democrats are largely known quantities. Romney’s still introducing himself, and where he’s spent the most time — eg, Iowa and New Hampshire — he’s surging.
But for most of the nation I think Romney is about as close a stand-in for Generic Republican as you’re going to get. And look at John Edwards’ edge over Hillary in this scenario. Eight points.
A top handicapper told me recently that he expects Hillary to perform in a general election as ‘Generic Democrat Minus Five Points.’ Meaning that she can win — but only in another wave election like we saw in the 2006 election, where resentment against Bush and the GOP gives Dems a 6 to 8 point head start.
Barack Obama may have a similar structural disadvantage. (Though given his ability to mobilize untraditional voters — millennials and gen xers in particular — he might be able to make up for it. He remains as ever a wild card.)
If Democrats are looking for a safer bet to take back the Oval office, Edwards the silver tongued Southern senator looks like a winner from this poll data… especially if he’s fortunate to run against another flip flopper from Massachusetts.
6/19/07, 8:27 pm EST
Bloomberg Bags GOP
New York’s billionaire mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced he’s left the Republican party.
Presidential stock up in after-hours trading.
6/19/07, 11:55 am EST
Hillary and… Celine?
Oh for fuck’s sake.
Listening to Hillary’s voice is painful enough. Now we’ve gotta wash down every campaign performance with a dose of Dion?
Shoot. Me. Now.