Schwarzenegger, Giuliani and McCain Republicans
RealClearPolitics' John McIntyre reminds us that the 2004 convention gave President Bush a large bounce in the polls, while the Democratic convention did next to nothing for John Kerry. He's got an interesting theory on why that was: Who did Karl Rove and the GOP strategists chose to put front and center on prime-time television for the American people? ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on January 31, 2008 11:11
Schwarzenegger to Endorse McCain
The Governator, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is joining the McCain bandwagon. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will endorse John McCain on Thursday, giving a boost to the Republican presidential front-runner six days before California's high-prize primary. The two will appear at a news conference after touring a Los Angeles-based solar energy company and the governor will make his endorsement official, his senior aides confirmed. Schwarzenegger's ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on January 31, 2008 08:29
Mike Huckabee’s Vertical Politics
Josh Marshall was perusing Mike Huckabee's campaign site to help understand his appeal and came upon something that stumped him: Can anyone explain what the hell that means? Vertical? I guess if you're main opponent was Fred Thompson you might push the fact that you spend most of your time standing up. But seriously, is there something I'm missing here? ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on January 5, 2008 09:31
Huckabee’s Sunday School Foreign Policy
Mike Huckabee and Bill Richardson get their turn at having essays, ostensibly written by them, outlining their foreign policy vision in the pages of Foreign Affairs. I've addressed Bill Richardson's vision, which he's already outlined in similar essays elsewhere, extensively here and here. Huckabee's piece, entitled "America's Priorities in the War on Terror -- Islamists, Iraq, Iran, and Pakistan," ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on December 15, 2007 12:00
OTB Caption JamTM
Weekend Caption Jam Linkfest. . . and now also Saturday Traffic Jam for those who wish to link. Rodney is getting a head start. Wizbang has the munchies Bullwinklette has the Carjack Rabbit. Wyatt Earp is attempting teh Triple Lindy. Right Pundits has a hash trash stash. Public Pondering blames the village. Electric Venom is ready to give ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on December 1, 2007 10:52
Our Biotech Future
Freeman Dyson is excited about the direction of biotechnology. While far from a Luddite, I find his vision rather chilling. Will the domestication of high technology, which we have seen marching from triumph to triumph with the advent of personal computers and GPS receivers and digital cameras, soon be extended from physical technology to biotechnology? I believe that the ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 1, 2007 09:14
Potentially Habitable, Earth-like Planet Found
A new world has been discovered by astronomers that has many similar characteristics to Earth. The Earth-like planet that could be covered in oceans and may support life is 20.5 light years away, and has the right temperature to allow liquid water on its surface. This remarkable discovery appears to confirm the suspicions of most astronomers that the universe is swarming ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 25, 2007 12:57
Do Carbon Offsets Work for Travel?
Can you reduce or even eliminate your "carbon footprint" when travelling by purchasing offsets? Online travel companies such as Expedia and Tavelocity have been offering this option where the customer can pay an additional fee to reduce their "carbon footprint". What happens is that the money is passed along to organizations who claim to invest the money in ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on March 5, 2007 12:41
California and Global Warming
In an a new attempt to show that he really isn't a Republican, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger endorses a bill that will "combat global warming", Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic leaders endorsed landmark legislation Wednesday that could serve as a national model for combating global warming and, according to Silicon Valley business leaders, spur a wave of cleaner-burning energy technologies. "This is ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on August 31, 2006 03:00
Pluto Downsized, Solar System Only has Eight Planets
After getting a reprieve that refined "planets" such that the Solar system went from nine to twelve planets, astronomers have had a change of heart and come up with a new definition that excludes Pluto. Leading astronomers declared Thursday that Pluto is no longer a planet under historic new guidelines that downsize the solar system from nine planets to eight. After ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on August 24, 2006 10:14
