Category Archives: Politics

A sweet Saturday mystery: Clinton, Obama and Mr. X

Posted on November 18, 2007 by Luke Ford

From the LA Times: …[Robert] Novak reported this morning in a notebook-style weekly online collection of items that "agents of Sen. Hillary Clinton are spreading the word in Democratic circles" that they have scandalous information on Sen. Barack Obama but … Continue reading →

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Camera Of Death Vs. Jesse Unruh

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Luke Ford

Here’s video of the Nov. 13 panel discussion between author Bill Boyarsky, historian Kevin Starr, former politician Robert Hertzberg and attorney Constance Rice. Part Two with Grover McKean, former assistant state treasurer Interview With Political Organizer David I. Shapiro Bill’s … Continue reading →

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Presidential Politics And Jewish Priorities

Posted on November 2, 2007 by Luke Ford

Jason Maoz writes: With the possible exceptions of 1948 (when Truman kept a wary eye on the polls as he navigated the minefields of Palestinian partition) and 1976 (when fresh memories of Ford and Kissinger’s “reassessment” of American-Israeli relations, short-lived … Continue reading →

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Hillary & Huma – A Dark Unseen Scandal Star?

Posted on October 30, 2007 by Luke Ford

Mickey Kaus writes: Do you sense there is some large mass of dark matter, an unseen Scandal Star, the gravitational pull of which is warping the coverage of what seems, on the surface, a pretty dull presidential race? I do. … Continue reading →

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The Three Surges

Posted on October 27, 2007 by Luke Ford

Mickey Kaus writes: Will three surges late in his term salavage Bush’s presidency? 1) Petraeus’ ‘surge’ in Iraq; 2) Bernanke’s rate-cutting liquidity surge to prevent the economy from sliding into recession; 3) The new border enforcement surge, which might tighten … Continue reading →

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