August 31, 2008
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Tweet …with a “Two peoples separated by a common language” twist. Stephen Tall writes about the McCain choice of Palin in a LibDem Voice article entitled: “The importance of a good number 2” (My English teacher used to tell a … Continue reading
August 31, 2008
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TweetThe US national Hurricane Center have an excellent site. I use it frequently as I have a friend on Florida’s coast. By my reading of the maps, Hurricane Gustav is going to hit the coast of Louisiana about 30 miles … Continue reading
August 31, 2008
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TweetI’ve learnt something new today. I now know what a “Hail Mary Pass” is. I’d heard the phrase used twice to describe McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin: A Hail Mary pass or Hail Mary play in American football is a … Continue reading
August 31, 2008
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Tweet Catherine Bennett in the Observer singles out Eric Pickles as the Tory most needed to “set an example”, as Andrew Lansley and David Cameron have said, in the ground-breaking Tory war on fat. Tweet This Post Tweet
August 31, 2008
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TweetAs we approach the US Presidential Election day, I am starting again to trawl the polling sites of the likes of Ruy Teixeira (my favourite political scientist and a tough one to spell but I am helped by the fact … Continue reading
August 31, 2008
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TweetDavid Cameron’s travails with his bike could be turned into a soap opera or a comic strip: the trips to work trailed by the media, the shoe chauffeur in the supporting role, running red lights, going the wrong way up … Continue reading
August 31, 2008
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TweetDavid Cameron has sidelined Boris Johnson amid fears the maverick Tory could steal the limelight at the party’s annual conference next month.London mayor Mr Johnson has been relegated to a brief 15-minute slot during “snooze time” after Sunday lunch. The … Continue reading
August 31, 2008
by Paul
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Tweet Catherine Bennett in the Observer singles out Eric Pickles as the Tory most needed to “set an example”, as Andrew Lansley and David Cameron have said, in the ground-breaking Tory war on fat. Tweet This Post Tweet
August 31, 2008
by Paul
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TweetAs we approach the US Presidential Election day, I am starting again to trawl the polling sites of the likes of Ruy Teixeira (my favourite political scientist and a tough one to spell but I am helped by the fact … Continue reading
August 30, 2008
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TweetListen to this radio recording (below) from Anchorage radio KWHL’s “The Bob and Mark Show”. The hosts describe the Alaskan Senate President Lyda Green (who is a cancer survivor) variously as a “jealous woman”, “a cancer” and a “bitch” while … Continue reading
August 30, 2008
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TweetBen Goldacre continues to be one of my favourite journalists. Not having a science background, I reach to him for a bit of sanity on controversial science-based issues. It is worth reading his article in the Guardian today. It is … Continue reading
August 30, 2008
by Paul
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TweetBen Goldacre continues to be one of my favourite journalists. Not having a science background, I reach to him for a bit of sanity on controversial science-based issues. It is worth reading his article in the Guardian today. It is … Continue reading
August 30, 2008
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TweetPaul Begala on CNN writes an excoriating criticism of McCain’s choice of Sarah Plain as his running mate. He makes the key point that, for months, McCain’s supporters have said that he is running on judgment and experience as his … Continue reading
August 30, 2008
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TweetHere from Newser are the details of the ethics investigation into Sarah Palin, which is currently ongoing: John McCain’s running mate comes to the national campaign embroiled in a scandal back home, Talking Points Memo reports. Alaska’s legislative council has … Continue reading
August 30, 2008
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TweetVince Cable wittily sums up Alistair Darling’s dire predictions about the economy: I worry about the government lurching from one extreme to the other. Until very recently there was no problem, there was a state of denial, Britain was the … Continue reading
August 30, 2008
by Paul
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TweetPaul Begala on CNN writes an excoriating criticism of McCain’s choice of Sarah Plain as his running mate. He makes the key point that, for months, McCain’s supporters have said that he is running on judgment and experience as his … Continue reading
August 29, 2008
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TweetOh dear me. Sarah Palin speaking only last month: As for that VP talk all the time, I’ll tell you, I still can’t answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the VP does every … Continue reading