Archive for July 4th, 2007
MTV Releases Election 2008 Polling, Hilarity Ensues
1 Comment Published by James July 4th, 2007 in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, John McCain, Madness (Sparta?), Presidential ElectionA recent MTV poll found that 68% of young Americans would vote for a candidate who has used marijuana. Good news for Obama. 25% would vote for a gay candidate, but only 22% would vote for a candidate who has used cocaine (bad news for Tom Tancredo). 41% of youngsters have favorable opinions of Hillary [...]
Mikal Watts v. John Cornyn (R-TX): Is Markos Right about the 2008 Texas Senate Race?
0 Comments Published by James July 4th, 2007 in Blogs, Congress, Democrats, Republicans, TexasFacing South is my new favorite blog.
This post (by correctly explaining how Karl Rove’s recent GOP strategy PowerPoint (.pdf) violated the Hatch Act by being presented on federal property) intrigued me. Then I got sucked in by the observation that, in 2008, every southern state save Florida will hold a Senatorial election. Although Rove [...]
The Supreme Cost of Un-re-desegregation
1 Comment Published by Kedar July 4th, 2007 in Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Current Events, Justices and Judges, Politics, Republicans, Supreme CourtBy now, you should all know that I’m not a fan of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District. In my humble opinion, the majority made a policy decision by contending that desegregation is good, but the way this community chose to go about it wasn’t effective. The [...]
