The price of a gallon of gas at the Wal*Mart on the Atlanta Highway in Montgomery as spotted at about 6:40pm.
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By Steven L. Taylor
The price of a gallon of gas at the Wal*Mart on the Atlanta Highway in Montgomery as spotted at about 6:40pm. Filed under: Uncategorized | Comments/Trackbacks (2)|
By Steven L. Taylor
Via the CSM: Firefights mark further splintering in Iraq
That isn’t a phrase one wants to here: that “central government control in many places [is] merely notional.” Filed under: Uncategorized | Comments Off|
By Steven L. Taylor
Via the AP: Poll: Harris leads Fla. GOP Senate race
If anyone wants a lesson in the anemic influence of party leadership and the general fact that the process of choosing primaries candidates is a self-selection process, this race is it. It has been clear for months that Harris has no chance of winning this Senate seat, and while there were attempts by GOP leadership to recruit another candidate, or to dissuade Harris from running, the bottom line is that they have no power to actually make such things happen. Party leadership sometimes can actively and successfully recruit candidates, but on balance it is a catch as catch can in terms of who is willing and able to run. There can be little doubt that she is not the best candidate for the GOP in Florida, but that lack of stronger competitor equals the likelihood that she will win the opportunity to lose miserablNovember. This case also provides further evidence of the fact that people who go into politics have huge egos that get in the way of rational decision-making. Filed under: Uncategorized | Comments/Trackbacks (3)|
By Steven L. Taylor
Via CNN: Price of gallon of gasoline seen dropping
May it be so. For the record: I paid $2.62 or 2.67 (I honestly can’t recall which) in Troy today–and it was in the 2.80s there just last week. Filed under: Uncategorized | Comments/Trackbacks (10)|
By Steven L. Taylor
Via Reuters: Sandinistas lead Nicaraguan election
Given the run-off provision, the six-point lead doesn’t mean all that much. I don’t know enough at this point about the other third-plus of the voters not captured in the above polling numbers to say whether Ortega would even have a shot at a run-off. His recent attempts at re-gaining office would suggest that he does not. This one is worth watching if anything for the nostalgia of it all (the FSLN and Ortega were of great significance during my undergraduate days studying Latin America). In terms of contemporary politics, there is a Chavez connection, as Hugo is helping Ortega in his bid to return to the presidency. Filed under: Uncategorized | Comments/Trackbacks (1)|
By Steven L. Taylor
If you are familiar with the “Real Men of Genius” Budweiser commercials, and have been reading blogs for more than a few days, and especially if you yourself blog, you will find this amusing: The Budweiser Commercial I Want to See. h/t: Chris Lawrence. Filed under: Uncategorized | Comments/Trackbacks (1)|
By Steven L. Taylor
Via Reuters: Chavez vows solidarity with Syria against U.S., Israel
Chavez’s desire to be some sort of international anti-US gadfly continues to astound. Being anti-yanqui imperialist makes plenty of sense for a Latin American leader seeking to carve out a space for himself–especially when he clearly wants to take on Fidel’s role as Anti-Yanqui Gadfly-in-Chief. However, one wonders if this strategy of cozying up to places like Iran and Syria will work for him in the long haul. Is that really the best way for him to become the leader of the leftist anti-US alliance that he seems to want to create in Latin America? He at least tries to have a patina of democracy covering his own regime, but being buddies with obvious dictators and regimes that repress their own populations has to conjure the Bad Old Days in the minds of some in his own region. Filed under: Uncategorized | Comments/Trackbacks (1)|
By Steven L. Taylor
It hasn’t exactly been a morning conducive to blogging, however, I did notice the story about the guy who ran over a number of people in San Francisco, which is quite a terrible thing. I have also noted some of the blogospheric reaction to the fact that 1) the man of Afghan origin, and 2) that part of the mad SUV event ended near a Jewish Community Center. As such, it seems that many have jumped to the conclusion that this was either terrorism of some type, or, at a minimum, that the individual was targeting Jews (for example: here and here). Let’s be clear, I really don’t know (and neither do those who are engaged in their speculation-fest). I must confess that it seems premature to assume much of anything at the moment, given the lack of any additional information that would suggest motive. It isn’t as if people never do nutty, homicidal things without having some sort of jihadist motivations.
I just felt a need to contribute that to the conversation. Filed under: Uncategorized | Comments/Trackbacks (1)|
By Steven L. Taylor
Via the NYT: First Source of C.I.A. Leak Admits Role, Lawyer Says
So much for the vast Rovian conspiracy. It seems pretty clear that this entire affair started, as has been speculated by many from the beginning, as the result of careless chit-chat between with a reporter. Filed under: Uncategorized | Comments/Trackbacks (2)|
By Steven L. Taylor
Via the Austin American-Statesman: Perry calls special election for DeLay’s unexpired term
While the people of the 22nd District deserve representation, one has to wonder if this is necessary given that we are talking about a period of time that traditionally is devoid of legislative business. They have been without representation for months as it is, raising the basic question of whether two more months will really make that much difference. More here from the Houston Chronicle, which discusses the seniority implications of the special v. the general election:
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