Monthly Archives: April 2009

PPP Poll: Dems in Illinois Could Lose Burris Seat in ’10

GO TO PUBLIC POLICY POLLING FOR THEIR ANALYSIS OF ILLINOIS US SENATE 2010 I am pretty sure things can be righted in Illinois without ceding what should be a Democratic Senate seat to the Republicans. But then again, Democrats would … Continue reading

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Finally Obama on Pakistan (FULL TRANSCRIPT)

All of the President’s timely press conference makes good reading and I refer you to the NYT site for a thorough look. Particularly useful was his concentration on Pakistan which mirrors the concern ofthose who have trained a close eye … Continue reading

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Barack Obama’s 100 Days End Run

You would have thought he would have hung around the White House to soak up some of the incessant, unrelenting, ultimately BORING, concentration on 100 Days. But the whole world has things to be thinking about that do not relate … Continue reading

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Endless White House Photo Show

I stopped counting at 150. Pete Souza and the White House Photo Office have created an inside look at the Obama White House that is well worth a look. See it here.

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Osama Dead? Or Zardari’s Wishful Thinking?

Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari has raised the prospect that Osama bin Laden could be dead after he said that intelligence officials could find “no trace” of the al-Qaeda chief. [...] There have been regular reports of bin Laden’s ill … Continue reading

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