Juggernaut?
Exit polls in Wisconsin showed Obama leading among white voters and splitting women’s vote with Clinton, which is quite astounding when you think about it. And McCain, upon winning in Wisconsin, immediately attacked Obama…
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Day February 19, 2008
Cuba embargo does not give US leverage
Steve Clemons says the US thinks the embargo gives it leverage in Cuba, but in reality is does no such thing. Wen I was in Havana, I met some Israelis involved with managing Cuban citrus groves. I saw a Benetton…
The Castropedia: Fidel’s Cuba in facts and figures
From The Independent comes a fascinating assortment of information about Cuba. Quote attributed to Castro: “If surviving assassination attempts were an Olympic event, I would win the gold medal.” Size of the original rebel army led by Castro and including…
Heh
Bush and Cheney put most of their eggs in the basket of a military dictator, Pervez Musharraf, who has been on a self-destructive downward spiral during the past year that makes Amy Winehouse look level-headed. So, will he resign gracefully…
eBay needs a new interface and a clue
Hadn’t sold on eBay in a while and just listed a sale with has seven photos(shameless plug:Japanese porcelain lithopane Dragon tea set.) This took several tries because the archaic, kludgy eBay method for posting an ad kept mangling the content.…