Archive for the '2008 Congressional Elections' Category
Why Courting Americans with the Court Won’t Work for Democrats
2 Comments Published by Kedar July 18th, 2007 in Blogosphere, Judicial Activism, 2008 Congressional Elections, Presidential Election 2008, Politics, Current Events, Supreme Court, Constitutional LawA lot of pundits have been calling for the democrats to make the Court a major campaign issue in light of the massive setback that is known as the 2006 Term. Some argue that democrats need to ‘control the issue’ and take judicial activism to the people. The problem with this notion is that these […]
20/20 Needs New Spectacles OR Why David Vitter (R-LA) Wants A New Cell Number
0 Comments Published by James July 11th, 2007 in Republicans, 2008 Congressional Elections, Celebrities, Madness (Sparta?), Congress, Current EventsEarlier this week, Deborah Jeane Palfrey – commonly referred to as the “DC Madam” – released (for public download) an unfathomably long list of phone numbers corresponding to former clients. Those of you unfamiliar with this case will be thrilled to learn that the USDOJ has alleged in the US District Court for the District […]
Sheehan v. Pelosi? Please….
2 Comments Published by Kedar July 10th, 2007 in 2008 Congressional Elections, Democrats, Madness (Sparta?), Politics, CongressFor the last few days (or maybe I just haven’t read the news in a few days) I’ve been hearing that Cindy Sheehan might be running for congress against Nancy Pelosi. Sheehan declared that if Pelosi doesn’t introduce articles of impeachment in the next two weeks she will be running for office as an independent […]
Polling’s Point?
0 Comments Published by Gary July 7th, 2007 in Blogosphere, Blogs, 2008 Congressional Elections, Presidential Election 2008, Democrats, Politics, Media, Republicans, CongressEvery election cycle, the media bemoans the fact that campaigns start earlier than ever. Even at the congressional level, members of the house of representatives who are in contested districts usually begin their reelection campaign right after the previous election ended. In an attempt […]
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, 2008 Congressional Elections, Democrats, Republicans, Congress, 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 […]
