tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58340622011-12-14T21:42:35.380-05:00Barack Obama for President in 2008X Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370997554169726522noreply@blogger.comBlogger341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834062.post-1169154222100781272007-01-18T15:56:00.000-05:002007-01-18T16:03:42.126-05:00

Jason's got a poll up. Who do you want to be president in 2008? Click here and vote for Obama in the first poll of the Delaware blogosphere! If you're not planning on voting for Obama, then you ought to read several of my posts below.

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It's official.More info to follow - I've been on vacation.

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(cross-posted as a guest post on delawareliberal)Today marks the official return of Democrats to the offices of Congressional leadership. It is a wonderful, glorious, jubilant day, on which my only regret is that we don't have a Delaware Democrat in the House of Representatives to share it. I am joyful none the less, and I have confidence the 110th Congress will be proceed far more ethically than

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My latest guest post for delawareliberal:If you haven't been following the latest discussion of Rep. John "Booze 'n Bruise" Atkins, here's the trail for you to follow:Mike Matthews brings new details to light:After having an enjoyable night out at at a Halloween party (word has it that Rep. Atkins’ wife showed up in a police-officer-porn-star costume!) at that ultimate Ocean City den of

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There's a new poll out from ARG, and it doesn't look so hot for Obama:Democrats IA NV SC NH ---------- --- --- --- ---Biden 2% 1% 2% 1% Clark 1% 4% 2% 2% Clinton 31% 37% 34% 27% Dodd 2% 2% - 1% Edwards 20% 8% 31% 18% Gravel 1% 1% - - Kerry 2% 9% 3% 6% Kucinich 5% 1% 2% 4% Obama 10% 12% 10% 21% Richardson 1% 1% 1% 2% Vilsack

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Another guest post for Jason, sorta:Happy New Year, Delaware! Tomorrow will be the first day of a new year I will spend in the First State advocating for the man I believe should be our first black president in 2008.Five things I love about 2006: We won congress! I've finally begun to find my niche on the blogosphere. Beau Biden passes his first test as Attorney General by hiring some amazingly

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Second guest post for delawareliberal:Why did the late President Gerald Ford pardon Dick Nixon? Was it for the good of the country?Despite Nixon's opinion, Ford told The Washington Post last year that his long personal friendship with Nixon played a role in his decision to issue the pardon for Watergate wrongdoing."I looked upon him as my personal friend. And I always treasured our relationship.

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Here's the post that I wrote for delawareliberal, but currently lack the ability to publish. Hopefully Jason can check his email while on vacation.Howdy folks, I'm X Stryker, and I'll be your host during Jason's vacation week. I'm an Obama fan, and a frequent commenter on Swing State Project. I'm not one to shy away from controversy, so I'll get straight to business:Dana's exposing more double

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Jason of delawareliberal is taking a week's vacation, and he's asked me to guest host for him. I'm very excited; delawareliberal is my favorite local blog, so I see this as a marvelous opportunity. This may be a very good week for an Obama blogger like myself to have a bigger audience, seeing as how he's likely to announce his candidacy very soon. My prediction: He'll announce on January 3rd, one

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Who's tied for first with John Edwards in Iowa?Barack Obama.Who's trailing Hillary for first by one point in New Hampshire?Barack Obama.What about head to head against the Republicans?IowaObama 42, McCain 39Obama 43, Giuliani 38Obama 43, Romney 28...Edwards 42, McCain 39Edwards 42, Giuliani 38Edwards 41, Romney 29...McCain 43, Clinton 37Giuliani 39, Clinton 35Clinton 40, Romney 30New

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Hey, I found Delaware for Obama Buttons on CafePress!Click on the pic to buy 'em. They cost $1.99 - cheap!They also have 10 packs, 100 packs, and mini-buttons.

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Who's talking about Obama today?Daschle: Obama has 'unlimited potential' (AP)Rare Daley move: Endorses Obama for primary (Chicago Sun-Times)Obama set to make '08 call in isles Honolulu Star-BulletinCartoons from Slate:If you haven't signed the petition at DraftObama.org yet, what are you waiting for?

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UPDATE: USA Today (hat tip Taegan Goddard says Obama will make a coy appearance on ESPN's Monday Night Football tonight in support of the Chicago Bears.UPDATE 2: Here's the video of Obama's MNF appearance:Obama's New Hampshire appearance made the front page of Yahoo News today, and it touched off articles all over the media.CNN Video: The Obama EffectAP Video: Obama Sparks Frenzy With Visit To

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From the New Hampshire Union Leader:Obama is a rising star in the party. He's scheduled two appearances in the state on Sunday -- a book reading in Portsmouth and a big state Democratic Party bash in Manchester.The party said today that all 1,500 tickets for the Manchester event have been sold.No candidate generates as much excitement as Barack Obama. That is exactly what we need in 2008 - a

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There is a new website out to draft Senator Obama to run for President in '08 - http://runobama.com. If you believe in him the way I do, please go to the site and sign the petition - and then tell your friends and family about it.

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Why I'm declaring my support for Barack Obama1. He has the charisma to lead the free world.2. He's a hard worker and a tireless campaigner - we need a president who will take the job seriously instead of goofing off at his ranch.3. He has demonstrated an uncanny ability to advance progressive causes using bipartisan appeal.4. He has yet to be corrupted by the sleazy nature of Washington politics

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A Sermon on Fascism Sermon: Living Under Fascism : Davidson Loehr: "It is both accurate and helpful for us to understand fundamentalism as religious fascism, and fascism as political fundamentalism. They both come from very primitive parts of us that have always been the default setting of our species: amity toward our in-group, enmity toward out-groups, hierarchical deference to alpha male

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So much for morality! Yahoo! News - House GOP to Discuss Ethics Rule Changes Can we please, please stop pretending the GOP has any claim whatsoever to any kind of moral high ground? They will gladly slaughter for oil and invent pretexts to do so, allow their corporate donors to bribe votes and steal from America, and fix the rules of congress to prevent any rebuke for their wrongdoing. It

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A Manufactured Crisis Yahoo! News - SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY WITH THE FLAT TAX I heard George Fuckya Bush's speech on Social Security. It was a good one. He said all the things I like to hear; he was thinking long term, looking out for younger voters. But it's time for a reality check; W's supporters mostly believe they'll have ascended in the Rapture within the next decade or so. Let's see, who

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Aiding the Enemy Yahoo! News - Terror Financing Fines Fall After 9/11 I can't believe anyone is stupid enough to believe the Bush Administration even cares about fighting terrorism. It wasn't a priority when he took office, and it isn't a priority now. All you morons who voted for Bush have essentially handed New York City and Washington DC another tragedy, while residents of those cities

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Caution: It Could Be a Hermaphrodesiac Yahoo! News - 'Data Quality' Law Is Nemesis Of Regulation: "'We sandwiched this in between Jerry Ford's library and something else,' Tozzi said. 'Was it something that did not have hearings? Yes. Is it something that keeps me awake at night? No. Is it something that I would do again, exactly? Yes, you bet your ass I would. I would not even think about it,

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Tilden's Rolling In His Grave Yahoo! News - U.S. to Get International Election Observers: "'For over 200 years, this nation has conducted elections fairly and impartially, ensuring that each person's vote will count,' said Rep. Stephen Buyer during debate on the floor of the House of Representatives. 'Imagine going to your polling place on the morning of November 2 and seeing blue-helmeted

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Don't Ask, Don't Tell vs. Don't Discriminate, Don't Weaken Defense Yahoo! News - Soldier Dismissed After Revealing He's Gay: "Since 'don't ask, don't tell' was adopted in 1994, nearly 10,000 military personnel have been discharged, including linguists, nuclear warfare experts and other key specialists. The statistics, obtained from the Defense Manpower Data Center and analyzed by the Center for

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One Nation (pause) Indivisible Yahoo! News - Supreme Court Preserves 'God' in Pledge: "Congress adopted the pledge as a secular, patriotic tribute in 1942, at the height of World War II. Congress added the phrase 'under God' more than a decade later, in 1954, when the world had moved from hot war to cold. " I pledge allegiance... to the flag... of the United States of America... and to the

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Arafat Stalling As Usual Yahoo! News - Arafat Faces Deadline on Security Reforms: "Control over security services is the pillar of Arafat's authority. He has successfully resisted reforms for years, ignoring international pressure and the pleas of two Palestinian prime ministers. " Arafat has always been an obstacle to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, which is why Israel stopped dealing

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A Letter From Baghdad Voices in the Wilderness - Voices from Iraq The link above is a great perspective on what's changed between pre-war and post-war Baghdad - both the good and the bad. A friend of mine, an intelligent fellow with whom I often disagree, once justified the Iraq War by stating that freedom was the ultimate human good, not security. I was flabbergasted by the idea that there was

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The Evaporation of American Influence Yahoo! News - Berger Writes Essay for Democrat President: "'The administration's high-handed style and its gratuitous unilateralism have embittered even those most likely to embrace American values and invited opposition even from those with most to gain from American successes,' Berger writes. 'Although the United States has never enjoyed greater power

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A Clear Example of Why I Detest Mel Gibson With a Passion Yahoo! News - Gibson Film Stirs Passions in Europe, Middle East: "But the anti-Semitism controversy has helped it break box office records in many Arab countries. Only a few states like Bahrain and Kuwait have opted not to show it. 'Anything Jews say is bad becomes interesting in this part of the world,' Dubai-based film director Alfred

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Gay Marriage - Inevitable At the present time, gay marriage is opposed by a majority of Americans. At one time, however, the majority opposed the abolition of slavery. Once people get a little more used to civil unions, they'll start to open up to gay marriage also. The government has no right or reason to forbid citizens to marry anyone, with the exception of incest. Incest threatens the public

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Trickling Our Money Away Yahoo! News - Cheney Presses Congress to Keep Tax Cuts: "'And now we have seen the results of the hard work of the American people and the sound policies of the administration - Americans took those (refunded tax) dollars and put them to work,' [Cheney] said, suggesting the money was put to far better use by the individuals than would have been done by the government. "

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Bush on Homeland Security - Cut Police Yahoo! News - Bush Budget Would Trim Community Policing Yeah, that's right. The next step in the War on Terror is to cut the local police who would be the first to respond to a domestic incident, just as they did on September 11. Bush's commitment to security is cutting police, he shows his patriotism by shortchanging veterans, he fights terror abroad by

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Save Money, Save the Air Yahoo! News - Study Finds Net Gain From Pollution Rules: "The value of reductions in hospitalization and emergency room visits, premature deaths and lost workdays resulting from improved air quality were estimated between $120 billion and $193 billion from October 1992 to September 2002. By comparison, industry, states and municipalities spent an estimated $23 billion to

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Economic Rebound? So Where Are the Jobs? "The only way to sustain consumer spending is to employ more people." [Financial Times, London, September 19] There was a larger-than-expected dip in first-time jobless claims this week, which boosted the stock market rather nicely. On the other hand, there were still about 399,000 first-time jobless claims; a dip in the number of people laid off this

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Welcome At last, the time of my dominion has arrived. This is a call to action - wake up and learn what's really going on. This isn't about being fair or mincing words; this is about the truth. My name is X, and I'm about to tell it like it is.

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