It’s interesting. He goes on the offensive and then he’s seen as more credible by 2 to 1. Huh…
He’s also pulling ahead of Hill in polls of likely voters, while technically still being tied for first with her and Edwards when you factor in the margin of error.
From Wash Post:
Iowa Democrats are tilting toward change, [...]

And Fred Thompson is basically done.
From CNN:
Thompson came into the GOP race late with the hope of winning over social conservatives unsatisfied with the rest of the party’s field, and racked up a key endorsement from the National Right to Life Committee last week. But the former star of the television drama “Law and Order” [...]

Apparently the violence is at its lowest since early 2006. That’s great news.
So why is the chance for success still at an all time low?
From the NY Times:
BAGHDAD, Nov. 18 — The American military said Sunday that the weekly number of attacks in Iraq had fallen to the lowest level since just before the February [...]

Currency fluctuates. That’s just what it does. But after Bush abandoned the strong dollar policy, our currency has done pretty much nothing but become less valuable.
And what once was the standard, is now being shunned nearly everywhere…
The decline of the dollar, symbol of US global hegemony for the best part of a century, may have [...]

Well, how about that? I missed this announcement, but it’s great news. Good to see more people talking about freedom.
In this episode, Carey shines the spotlight on eminent domain laws gone wild. As the site explains…
Officials in National City, a predominantly Hispanic community near San Diego, have pushed to bulldoze a popular athletic center for [...]

“Deanna. Evan. I’m so sorry. I can’t leave this fight. This is what I am. A warrior. It is my blood oath. If I turn my back on that again, I will be nothing and I can’t face that.”
These were the thoughts of Staff Sergeant David Bellavia during a firefight in Fallujah. He recounts them [...]

Question that Paul doesn’t need to be asked in a GOP debate: “Why did the Federal government raid a company selling currency with your face on it?”
What is his answer going to be? It’ll seem like he’s trying to undermine the monetary system, and even though he believes in the gold standard, you can’t [...]

Hey everybody.
First things first, there’s this site called ReviewMe, and if you sign up with them people can ask you to review their site for a fee. This is the first review I’ve done, so tell me if you like it.
Today I’ll be talking about PresidentElectionPolls.com. The site describes itself as “a website dedicated [...]

It’s funny because it’s true.
From The Onion:
The U.S. populace, which has participated in every national election since 1789, said that while the decision to abandon next year’s race was difficult, recent events, such as disappointing victories by both Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani in regional straw polls, left [...]

The war drums just started getting a little quieter.
From US News:
In a report sure to further complicate the U.S.-led drive for additional sanctions against Iran, the atomic watchdog agency of the United Nations has given Iran relatively good marks for its recent cooperation in clearing up suspicions over past nuclear work. [...]
The IAEA said it [...]

Oh man, this is soooooo funny/sad.
Allow me to explain.
A couple days ago, Kos of Daily Kos announced he was going to be a correspondent/editorialist on the campaign trail for Newsweek. You know, because of his ability to so accurately prognosticate the politics of now.
Ahem.
At the time he also announced that he’d be joined by some [...]

This is interesting. Wired runs a story about a pdf manual of procedures (link downloads PDF file) the folks at Guantanamo Bay used when processing and dealing with detainees.
From Wired:
The 238-page document, “Camp Delta Standard Operating Procedures,” is dated March 28, 2003. It is unclassified, but designated “For Official Use Only.” It hit the web [...]

This is just one poll, but it’s telling that this early on he’d pull so much national support.
From Rasmuseen:
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found Hillary Clinton leading Rudy Giuliani by three percentage points in a four-way race that includes Ron Paul running as a Libertarian candidate and Ralph Nader representing the Green [...]

This is after one day’s work in the mines. The guy is taking a bath to get all the soot off of his body. That’s just insane.
And as Speigel Online reports:
hina’s coal industry is the world’s most dangerous, as measured by the number of miners who are killed per year. In the first 10 months [...]

Well, looks like that strong showing in the straw poll helped quite a bit after all.
From CBS:
While the Democratic contest in Iowa has been a three-way battle for some time, most polls have shown Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, with a strong lead in the Hawkeye State, dominating the GOP field. Recent surveys, however, have [...]

The media blitz continues.

Video courtesy of Voxant’s TheNewsRoom
In other news, Paul seems to be polling higher in New Hampshire…
Romney led all Republicans with 33%, followed by former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani with 22% and Arizona Sen. John McCain with 13%. U.S. Rep. Ron Paul and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee each had 7%, with [...]

“The euro, worth 83 cents in the early George W. Bush years, is at $1.45. The British pound is back up over $2, the highest level since the Carter era. The Canadian dollar, which used to be worth 65 cents, is worth more than the U.S. dollar for the first time in half a century. [...]

Some videos to keep you up to date.

Courtesy of Voxant’s TheNewsRoom.

If the Republicans alienate the libertarian swing vote by continuing to make bonehead moves like banning Paul in Idaho – they lose the White House. If Republicans find a way to retain most of that vote regardless of whether Paul wins the nomination – the Republicans keep the White House. The way to retain that vote is for the Republicans to move in a libertarian direction and find their inner “Ron Paul”. This is the meaning of Ron Paul – Republican.

Yep, if he doesn’t win the highly skewed GOP nomination, he’s not going to keep going.
That’s a shame:
DURHAM, N.H. — Texas Congressman Ron Paul said he is “not interested” in a third party run for president if he is unable to win the Republican presidential nomination next year.
“I have no intention of doing that,” Paul [...]