Tag Election 2008

Ron Paul to run as Libertarian?

He’s got $20 million in campaign contributions, hasn’t spent much of it, and the Libertarian Party has issued an offer for him to participate in their nominating convention in May. Ex-House member Cynthia McKinney will probably get the Green Party…

Clinton and McCain

Looks like that’s who the candidates will be. One good thing: Both genuinely get it about global warming. Here’s a thought. The US can works its way out of recession by investing hugely in renewable energy and clean transportation. This…

Bill Clinton as Trent Lott 2.0

Blogging and podcasting pioneer Dave Winer nails it in the Huffington Post. It was an interesting election until the Clintons started calling Obama the nice young African-American candidate. Yeah, I lived in the south long enough to understand what that…