Category Archives: Politics

Politweets mixes Twitter and Election ’08

Twitter, the micro-blogging/status web app, has been the subject of a lot of chatter lately on the ol’ Internets (and, by no coincidence, a top time-suck for me). Equally loved and reviled, Twitter lets you post a short, 140-character-or-less message … Continue reading

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Bill Moyers interviews Jon Stewart

I found this over on Ryan Gantz’s site. Bill Moyers sat down for an interview with Daily Show host Jon Stewart, who is quickly becoming the news-bearer for my generation. Unfortunately, we live in an era where 24-hour news channels … Continue reading

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Thank you, Commander Obvious

Presidential adviser Karl Rove blamed the war in Iraq on Monday for dragging down President Bush’s job approval ratings in public opinion polls. “People like this president,” Rove said. “They’re just sour right now on the war.” … “I think … Continue reading

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Incomprehensible

In The Worst President In History?, Rolling Stone’s Sean Wilentz reports the following: According to the Treasury Department, the forty-two presidents who held office between 1789 and 2000 borrowed a combined total of $1.01 trillion from foreign governments and financial … Continue reading

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