Posted by XT on March 24th, 2008 in Ridin' Herd
NM Gov. Bill Richardson is Judas? Spitzer-Swallows may have political taints. No jokes, please. Matt Yglesias is worried about incompetence. I say he has nothing to fear. But, of course, the incompetent nit-wits running the insane asylum. WTF is up with the Pope and George Bush on Easter? In his effort to be all-dumbasses to [...]
Posted by XT on March 18th, 2008 in Ridin' Herd
Take a look – it can’t hurt: Peter Laarman looks at the prophets of Neoliberalism. Salman Ahmad discusses the difficulties of being a Muslim rock-star. The Southern Baptist Climate Initiative was started by Jonathan Merritt – check out what he has to say. Jews on First looks at John Hagee‘s visit to the Holy Land. [...]
Posted by XT on March 13th, 2008 in Ridin' Herd
Hillary Clinton, as I’ve said many times, has support among Democrats, but not among liberals. She’d do well to keep her mouth shut about electability. How many times does “Just say no” have to be shown that it doesn’t work – on any issue. I’m not the only one that thinks Mamet is a tool. [...]
Posted by XT on March 11th, 2008 in Ridin' Herd
Eileen notes that the Catholic Church has a new list of sins – and hypocrisy didn’t make the list! What do moral wild cards and the hermeneutic of love have in common? Once you find out – take a poll. A slightly scary question: What do you do if you find yourself in an illiterate [...]
Posted by XT on February 26th, 2008 in Ridin' Herd
Is it smart strategy to not talk about abortion? Well, the Senate is cutting funding for the Indian Health Service to perform them. The amendment was offered by David Vitter. So he’s hoping it works for him, I guess. So far, Obama is withstanding attacks from both McCain and Clinton – so who says he [...]
Posted by XT on February 14th, 2008 in Ridin' Herd
Not only are House Republicans in a snit because someone wants to hold President Bush to the letter of the law, but they are callous cretins as well. The Texas sex toy ban has been overturned. “Praise the Lord and pass the AA batteries.” Can Hillary Clinton win in Wisconsin? And Texas is no longer [...]
Posted by XT on February 12th, 2008 in Ridin' Herd
DC, Md, and Va are holding their primaries today – so I’m not updating the counters until the voting is done. Still, other things are happening. Pa. Gov. Ed Rendell isn’t afraid to talk about bigotry, though he doesn’t seem bothered by it. . “I believe, looking at the returns in my election, that had [...]
Posted by XT on February 7th, 2008 in Ridin' Herd
First, thanks to everyone who stopped by yesterday. My busiest day ever. 248 visitors logged 388 page loads. Most of them looking for “delegate totals”. Now on to the herd. Hillary should be worried. Get out the cigars – democracy is dead in the Democratic Party. Joe Lieberman is one more step closer to being [...]
Posted by XT on February 6th, 2008 in Ridin' Herd
Let’s see what the blogosphere has to say today: The USA Today blew it by calling Missouri for Clinton. Here’s some evidence that parts of America might not be ready for a black President. Politico credits big state wins with making Hillary Clinton the front-runner. The truth is, it’s her super-delegates. It is her institutional [...]
Posted by XT on February 5th, 2008 in Ridin' Herd
Pay it forward, Mr. Bush. Iraq is still a failure and a tragedy. Bob Dole says Rush Limbaugh is an asshat. Bob Dole isn’t afraid to say what Bob Dole thinks. The government international online gambling pact isn’t for the likes of you to see. Technorati Tags: Iraq, Bob Dole, Rush Limbaugh Sphere: Related Content