Map Quest: Online Only Video: The New Yorker

Colorful artistic video of the electoral college map

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Edmonton and Democrats Abroad

Isn't it great when local newspapers can write such a positive article about some enthusiast ex pat democrats up here in north? Cheers to the Edmonton Journal for writing and publishing this article (and click to read the whole thing)
Fourth of July party in the park helps Americans feel at home

Greenwald Rebuttal of Obama's New Statement on FISA

This statement has so many equivocations and vague claims as to be worthless. In a society that lives under the rule of law, government officials and corporations which break our laws are held accountable by courts of law, not by vague promises from politicians of some future "review" and "recommendation" process

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'Get FISA Right' group is largest on Obama's social network

Barack Obama supporters urging the Illinois senator to vote against a pending surveillance law have formed the largest group on the Democratic presidential candidate's social networking site, my.barackobama.com.The group, "Senator Obama - Please Vote NO on Telecom Immunity - Get FISA Right," had more than 14,500 members as of Thursday morning.

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George Bush Breaks a New Record

…previously held by himself. LaTimes: "The survey found public approval of the president’s job performance at a new low for a Times/Bloomberg poll: 23%, compared with 73% disapproval."Way to go bushie!

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Presidential Lefties

According to a number of articles yesterday there is an interesting propensity for left handers to sit in the white house. Now with 10 to 15% of the population left handed, it is quite a surprise that Gerald Ford, Ron Reagan, Senior Bush and Bill Clinton were all lefties. Plus James Garfield and Harry Truman. Now Reagan there is some dispute - was he a leftie then a rightie? Rightie then a leftie? It's a bit of a muddle. Still here's the kicker:
Obama and McCain are both lefties!
So ANOTHER leftie in the White House this fall.
Who'd of thunk it.