CenterfieldA Weblog of Centrist Voices in American PoliticsIrish Blogger Charged For Blogging- June 30, 2008 "Belfast blogger Alan Murray is facing charges of harassment for writing about public figures on his blog"....http://www.centristcoalition.com/blog/archives/004286.html Friday open thread- June 27, 2008 I will start with this hilarious video. Via Andrew Sullivan....http://www.centristcoalition.com/blog/archives/004285.html Headline: Obama and Clinton Together in Unity- June 27, 2008 Whoever thought to put Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in Unity, NH is freaking brilliant. Speaking of freaking brilliant... Barack Obama would have to be crazier than a s%& house rat not to put HRC on the national ticket. We...http://www.centristcoalition.com/blog/archives/004284.html There Is No EPA Document, There Is No EPA Document- June 26, 2008 The White House refused to accept an EPA response to a SCOTUS decision it had lost. The slashdot first post, by Inglix the Mad, says it all: Frankly I'm pretty sure my boss would give me the sack for...http://www.centristcoalition.com/blog/archives/004283.html Only The Party In Power Need Apply- June 26, 2008 Yeah, it's always been easier for the party in power to get jobs, but this, I think, takes us back to 19C standards. Since around 1900, there's been a notion of the professional bureaucracy, to be filled by the...http://www.centristcoalition.com/blog/archives/004282.html Prosecutions- June 25, 2008 Now that subpoenas have dragged corroborating evidence that the high leadership did want torture, do you think there should be prosecutions of Rumsfeld, Sanchez, andpr other responsible officials How about against Bush after he leaves office on charges of...http://www.centristcoalition.com/blog/archives/004281.html Can McCain claim the Ron Paul votes- June 24, 2008 Politico's Ben Adler wrote an article on the subject. It has a good comment thread. The answer looks to me to be, no more than a handful. I'm mostly seeing an "anybody-but-McCain" coalition, including one Texan who says he's...http://www.centristcoalition.com/blog/archives/004280.html |