Thursday, February 7, 2008

Thursday is Obama and NOT Clinton

Hello, clearly it is NOT Clinton. No one wants a continuation of the horrific pattern: Bush, Clinton, Bush . . . . . NOT Clinton!



Romney to "suspend" campaign (cnn.com)

Hillary Clinton has been part of the political machine for decades, with the connections that implies. And yet, she needs to open her and Bill's wallet to compete with a junior Senator from Illinois. (theseminal.com)

Obama has now raised $7 million just since Super Tuesday, to Hillary's $1 million (ap.google.com)

Clinton loans herself $5 million (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)

If this is the bizarro world version of 1968, with Obama the closest thing we've seen to RFK, then is Clinton like Nixon, a little-liked figure from a previous administration who slips into power? (theseminal.com)

Yesterday at 3:15 pm, Obama voted for an amendment that would expire FISA in four years instead of six, giving the next president a shot at amending the law. Clinton was nowhere to be found. (theseminal.com)

Well-placed spouse of Clinton campaign insider just told me that a rumor is spreading like wild fire in Hillaryland that Al Gore is going to endorse Barack Obama. (thewashingtonnote.com)

How Obama defied Reid and got real ethics reform passed (dailykos.com)

I’ve worked for three presidents and known two or three others,” said Michael Blumenthal, "And Obama is just about the only politician I’ve ever seen who compares to Jack Kennedy.” (nytimes.com)

Clinton Chronicle: The entire story of the Clintons. (video.google.com)

Why Obama? - An Answer (which doesn't just compare him to Hillary or the Republicans.) (onegoodmove.org)

You probably don't know yet how close the US came to war with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz speedboats... (rawstory.com)

Jan. 28, 2008, is a date that will live in congressional infamy. Congress surrendered the power of the purse over national security affairs to the White House. (afterdowningstreet.org)

Saudi Arabia: America's Tyrannical Friend (thelibertypapers.org)

Waterboarding used to be illegal. The law's never been repealed, no law allowing it has been passed, and it's never been struck down. It's still illegal (thisisby.us)

White House: "We Definitely Want To Consider Using Waterboarding Again" (thinkprogress.org)

Fiscal Idiocy - Why the State of the Union is worse than George W. Bush will admit. (opednews.com)

US Border Guards will copy your laptop/ipod/camera contents. [reddit.com] (washingtonpost.com)

NY Times: None Dare Call It Nixonian: The White House (Apparently) Lost a Bit of E-Mail (theboard.blogs.nytimes.com)

Britain Is Slithering Down The Road Towards A Police State: The machine is out of control. Personal surveillance in Britain is so extensive that no democratic oversight is remotely plausible. (guardian.co.uk)

Next step towards police state: heavily armed military in the subway (nytimes.com)

NY Lawmakers Shocked At Bush's 77% Cut In Health Funding for 9/11 Victims (qgazette.com)

U.S. is paying for Iran's nuclear program. Seriously. (iht.com)

Facebook: Data Collection System for Governments and Corporations (chycho.com)

Google will spend hundreds of millions to support alternative energy; out-spends government [science] (reuters.com)

DNA Found to Have "Impossible" Telepathic Properties [science] (dailygalaxy.com)

New car battery lasts 4x longer, produces 150% of the power, and is 70% cheaper [science] (azom.com)

Top 10 badass ancient weapons [reddit.com] (listverse.com)

The Evolution of Tech Companies Logos [reddit.com] (neatorama.com)

The 6 Cutest Animals That Can Still Destroy You [science] (cracked.com)

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