Here at Swampland, we know that our commenters have lives as well as attitudes. Over at Trifecta’s blog Newpairodimes, we have been following the difficult pregnancy of Mrs. Trifecta. We are delighted to announce that everything is, finally, just fine. Virtual cigars all around. UPDATE: Added the bloglink. Thanks, Paul.
Greg Sargent rightly points out that Hillary is not the only front-runner whose negatives suggest otherwise: Hillary Clinton: Definitely would, 27%; Would consider, 26%; Definitely would not, 45% John McCain: Definitely would, 12%; Would consider, 39%; Definitely would not, 47% As you can see, McCain has edged higher than Hillary in the “definitely would not” [...]
Now that’s what I call resume-padding: When Morgan Freeman comes over to greet Obama, the senator begins bowing down both hands in worship. “This guy was president before I was,” says Obama, referring to Freeman’s turn in Deep Impact and, clearly, getting a little ahead of his own bio. Next, a nod to Bruce Almighty: [...]
Yglesias has been correctly obsessed with the Kirkuk situation. My sense is that the external–Turkish–threat may be greater than the internal (mostly Sunni) Arab situation. In recent weeks, the Maliki government has smiled upon “voluntary” relocation plans for the Kirkuk Arabs: there is synergy between the desire of Kurds and Shi’ites to have their own [...]
