Posted on August 18, 2008 by Texas Hill Country
From the BBC
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, facing impeachment on charges drawn up by the governing coalition, has announced that he is resigning.
He went on national TV to say that while he was confident the charges would not stand, this was not the time for more confrontation.
Probably the smart thing to do, but I am sure [...]
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Posted on August 18, 2008 by Texas Hill Country
In the lastest PPP poll, it shows that Obama has rapidly dropped 8pts in Ohio and is now tied with McCain.
The reason? Clintonistas…
One factor causing Obama problems is that he’s not doing as good a job as McCain of getting folks in his party to vote for him. While McCain leads 89-7 among Republicans, Obama’s [...]
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Posted on August 18, 2008 by Texas Hill Country
Basically, this is what’s happening…
Last year, Musharraf’s made a commitment that if his party lost the Parlimentary elections that he would leave office and resign as well.
So, predictably, his party lost the elections, and instead of leaving office he declared a state of emergency. To be fair, there was a bit of turbulence and instability [...]
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Posted on August 18, 2008 by Texas Hill Country
McCain has been showing an unusually high level of snark in his campaign so far. It has been almost as if Saturday Night Live has been helping him write his advertizements. You can trace the history of his snark campaign ads HERE.
Well, apparently, this level of snark is nothing new, and it has been directed [...]
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