Demographic Trends Favor Republicans
Despite the conventional wisdom that emerging demographic trends would lead to the emergence of a Democratic majority, it appears that there's some good trends for the Republicans. Reyling on Clark Bensen's PoliData apportionment estimates, Michael Barone finds, in a piece entitled "Demographic Trends Could Make It Harder for Obama and Democrats," that several states are likely to gain House seats (and ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 23, 2008 13:10
100 Most Influential Slogans
The 100 Most Influential Taglines Since 1948. There's always room to quibble with this selection or that, but on the whole it's a pretty solid list. I probably wouldn't put "Got milk?" Number 1, for instance, but it obviously belongs in the Top 10. Speaking of which, here they are: Slogans: 1. Got milk? (1993) California Milk Processor Board 2. Don’t leave home without ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 18, 2008 16:51
Conservatives for Obama II
When I saw the headline "Hunter: This conservative activist is backing Obama" on memeorandum yesterday, I was intrigued. Duncan Hunter, arguably the most conservative of the 2008 Republican presidential aspirants was endorsing a liberal Democrat?! When it turned out the "Hunter" in question was Larry Hunter, a fellow of whom I'd never previously heard, my interest waned. After all, ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 18, 2008 09:27
California to Ban Trans Fats, Needs Schwarzenegger Signature
California will become the first state in the Union to ban trans fats in restaurants and other public food facilities if Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signs into into law a bill passed by the state legislature Monday. Schwarzenegger has yet to announce his position publicly but he did sign a ban on trans fats in public school cafeterias last year. Michelle Malkin ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 17, 2008 12:53
Huzzah for Provincialism!
Today's Outrage of the Day on the right side of the blogosphere regards this latest bit from Barack Obama, regarding the need for our educational system to get better at teaching other languages. Now, I agree that immigrants should learn English. I agree with that. But understand this. Instead of worrying about whether immigrants can learn English -- they'll learn English ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 9, 2008 11:05
OTB Latenight - Merle Haggard
Lyrics: If we make it through December Everything's gonna be all right I know It's the coldest time of winter And I shivver when I see the fallin snow If we make it through December I got plans of bein in a warmer town come summer time Maybe even California If we make it through December we'll be fine I got laid off down at the factory And there timings ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 8, 2008 22:40
McCain Shakes Up Campaign Staff. Again.
John McCain has reshuffled his top campaign staff for the second time is a less than a year, elevating Karl Rove protégé Steve Schmidt to the top post. Responding to Republican concerns that his candidacy was faltering, Mr. McCain put a veteran of President Bush’s 2004 campaign in charge of day-to-day operations and stepped away from a plan to have the ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 3, 2008 08:08
BLM Freezes New Solar Development for Two Years
The Bureau of Land Management has placed a two year moratorium on new solar power projects proposed for building on public lands. Faced with a surge in the number of proposed solar power plants, the federal government has placed a moratorium on new solar projects on public land until it studies their environmental impact, which is expected to take about two ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on June 29, 2008 08:44
McCains Pay Back Taxes on Aunt’s Condo
The latest mini-scandal in Campaign 2008 is that the McCains have apparently not done a good job keeping track of their finances. HuffPo has gotten 1420 Diggs at this writing with a story headlined "McCains Defaulted On Home Taxes For Last Four Years, Newsweek Reports." It promises "a highly embarrassing report." Newsweek has delivered with "Mrs. McCain, San Diego County ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on June 29, 2008 06:54
SCOTUS Bans Death Penalty for Child Rape
The Supreme Court has ruled that raping a child is not sufficiently heinous a crime to warrant capital punishment. The Supreme Court on Wednesday outlawed executions of people convicted of raping a child. In a 5-4 vote, the court said the Louisiana law allowing the death penalty to be imposed in such cases violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. "The ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on June 25, 2008 12:19
