Huckabee won the Kansas caucus. Which isn't too surprising, considering it's like, the most conservative state in the entire country (except for Lawrence, ladyoneill!) but still. And he won big too - 62% to McCain's 22%.

Anyways, have a couple links.

++ Did Obama exaggerate his past drug use? Oh, whatever, NYT. More from DKos.

++ Media and candidate ( Read more... )

There's been a double homicide-suicide at a college in Louisiana. If this isn't the first school shooting perpetrated by a woman, it's one of very few.

Peak oil will lead to food shortages. Government (US and EU) subsidizing of biofuels will exacerbate the problem. (And what to say about gas rising to $10-15/gallon except Do Not Want ( Read more... )

I'm still freaking burned out from Super Tuesday. Anyways, have a couple links.

++ Clinton's California dream team.

++ Up next: the Potomac Primary, when DC, Maryland and Virginia vote Tuesday.

++ Virginia is next battleground in Democrats' long fight. I can't believe my vote is actually gonna count this primary season!

++ Obama and Clinton ( Read more... )

Today at the Metro I saw two Rudy Giuliani signs, which is just weird because Virginia doesn't have its primary until February 12, well after Super Tuesday, when the nominations will be pretty much settled. Also, on the train someone had left a flyer with "10 Reasons to Support Ron Paul for President!" Apparently the number one reason is that "He's ( Read more... )

I can't sleep, so you get headlines.

Hey, today is Martin Luther King Jr Day in America.

++ From Saturday's Nevada caucus win: Women, Latinos propel Clinton to first place.

++ Long-term joblessness spreads in middle class.

++ GOP field readies for true test in Florida.

++ On eve of King holiday, race dominates campaign.

++ After his ( Read more... )

Hey, I was at work all day so I just heard... Hillary won the Nevada caucuses! Romney won on the Republican side. Huh.

I'll have some more links/headlines later on.

This article in today's WaPo about how young feminists are split between Clinton & Obama was interesting, but it left me feeling kind of eyeroll-y. Like, who ever said all feminists needed to be one monolithic voting bloc? We're not like the evangelicals - we can make up our own minds, you know ( Read more... )

WHAT.THE.FUCK.
Matthews: I think the Hillary appeal has always been about the mix of toughness and sympathy. Let's not forget, and I'll be brutal, the reason she's a US Senator, the reason she's a candidate for President, the reason she may be a front runner, is that her husband messed around.Brzezinski: Yeah, but ( Read more... )

Just a quick admin note regarding this comment: Yes, I am a Hillary supporter. Yes, I think I deserved to have a moment where I could squee over her win in New Hampshire last night. BUT, more than I am a Hillary fan, I AM A DEMOCRAT, and I will support (and post about) whomever the nominee turns out to be ( Read more... )

++ WaPo has a feature on Al Franken's Senate campaign.

++ Bush is a fucking idiot if he thinks the U.S. health care system is anything to be proud of.

++ Ron Paul raised $5 million in one day. *boggles* Dude, from what I've read about this guy, he's totally batshit insane. Why are people going so crazy for him?!?

++ G.O.P. candidates scramble ( Read more... )