August 16, 2007 – 11:15 am
From the Atlantic’s article, The Rove Presidency: “Rove has always cast himself not merely as a campaign manager but as someone with a mind for policy and for history’s deeper currents—as someone, in other words, with the wherewithal not just to exploit the political landscape but to reshape it. At the Christian Science Monitor lunch, [...]
While doing some Wikipedia research on Martin Luther, I came across this chestnut: “In the introduction to his New Testament — published in September 1522 and selling 5,000 copies in two months — he explained that good works spring from faith; they do not produce it” (emphasis added).
Now, maybe it’s because “I was…I was raised [...]
From Top McCain Aides Quit Struggling Campaign: “Aides had hoped the New Hampshire trip this weekend would mark the beginning of turnaround for McCain’s troubled candidacy. Instead, today’s shakeup signals more difficult days ahead for a candidate who was seen at the beginning of this year as a nominal frontrunner for the Republican nomination.” Not [...]
From The Presidential Candidates on Health Care: “The leading Democrats are competing among themselves over who has the better plan to control costs and approach universal coverage. The Republicans, for the most part, are promising to expand coverage without increasing the role of the federal government, and reduce cost through tax incentives. Most of the [...]
Sorry about not having links for most of this week. I’ve been pretty busy with my earn-a-paycheck work, and haven’t had the time to surf the web in my usual way. Anyway, on to the links:
Kiss Boring Interfaces Goodbye With Apple’s New Animated OS: “[Apple's new set of interface programming tools, called] Core Animation will [...]
We are 517 days away from Election 2008. Some might say that’s a little early to begin paying attention to all the politicians throwing their hats in the ring, but when you stop to consider the ridiculous amount of work laying in wait for the next president, a long and involved screening process may be [...]
Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul Gets It Right: During the most recent debate, Congressman Ron Paul said that September 11th was blowback for our actions in the Middle East, which is the first time that I can think of when a national politician (and a Republican no less!) has actually told the American public the [...]
Another person over on YouTube has uploaded the Republican Presidential Candidates’ Debate that aired last week. Like the Dems’ Debate, this one is broken up into ten ~10-minute clips, making it easy to watch over time. And like the Dems’ Debate, I recommend watching it. I know it’s ridiculously early in the election cycle, but [...]
March 21, 2007 – 02:32 pm
From Why I Was Fired: “With this week’s release of more than 3,000 Justice Department e-mail messages about the dismissal of eight federal prosecutors, it seems clear that politics played a role in the ousters. Of course, as one of the eight, I’ve felt this way for some time.”
From How Mitt Romney’s corporate success explains his campaign—and his flip-flops: “It’s not surprising that Romney has fled from his public record and is running to the right. What’s surprising is that the man who has usually been so competent is proving to be rather poor at execution, and timing. He’s moving hard right at [...]
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