http://www.mahablog.com Exposing the ugly truths about the Bush Administration. Tue, 13 May 2008 03:06:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, I’m back. And I see Senator Obama now has a small majority of superdelegates. Senator Clinton is persisting in trying to win battles even as she’s already lost the war. Word is she will win West Virginia handily. Michael Tomasky writes in a muted, roundabout way that his home ... http://www.mahablog.com/2008/05/12/why-she-wont-quit/ I ran into this pro-Burma rally in Manhattan yesterday. Photo taken on 77th Street between 5th and Madison: Funnily enough, I later ran into an anti-Scientology rally in front of the Scientology Center on 82nd Street. Yesterday was a good day for rallying, I suppose. (The weather was nice, anyway.) Both ... http://www.mahablog.com/2008/05/11/save-burma/ I’ll be away for the weekend, so behave yourselves. Note that there may be some delays in comment posting, since I won’t be available to rescue comments from the moderation filter. However, my editorial backup support team (my daughter) will log in and tidy up from time to time. I see ... http://www.mahablog.com/2008/05/09/behave/ [Update: Now I see that Armando is smearing me by misrepresenting my point in the post below. He’s done that before, and not just to me. It’s a long-standing pattern. The boy can’t stand being disagreed with. Anyway, for any TalkLeft fans who drop by here, my point was not ... http://www.mahablog.com/2008/05/08/obamas-fatal-flaws/ Matt Towery of Southern Political Report says that Senator Obama’s North Carolina win was bigger than expected because he picked up most of the last-minute deciders. This tells us something about momentum, maybe. Of Indiana, Michael Tomasky writes, The narrow Indiana margin was a stunner and is worth dwelling on. How did ... http://www.mahablog.com/2008/05/07/encouraged/ Polls just closed in North Carolina, and the state already has been called for Obama. I don’t see the margin yet, but it can’t be very close. Update: (Listening to Obama’s victory speech) That man sure can give a speech, huh? Update: Indiana is still too close to call, MSNBC ... http://www.mahablog.com/2008/05/06/obama-wins-north-carolina/ The death toll from this weekend’s cyclone and tidal wave in Burma has reached 22,500, with 41,000 still missing. The people of Burma already were desperately poor before the disaster, as a result of the mismanagement of the oppressive military regime running the country. Now millions of people are left ... http://www.mahablog.com/2008/05/06/his-imperial-stinginess/ We all know righties are against government regulation. Well, except when they aren’t. Background: Brody Mullins and Kris Maher of the Wall Street Journal today claim that Barack Obama won the support of the Teamster’s Union by privately pledging to end government oversight of the Union. Both the Teamsters and the ... http://www.mahablog.com/2008/05/05/regulation-and-the-right/ Joan Vennochi writes in today’s Boston Globe: THE REAL NEWS of April played second fiddle to the presidential campaign, the pope’s visit to America, and the Texas polygamy case. The death toll for the US military in Iraq hit 49 in April, making it the deadliest month since September, according to the ... http://www.mahablog.com/2008/05/04/distractions-2/ It’s cold, dark and gloomy here in the New York City metro area, which pretty much matches my mood. Since it’s Kentucky Derby Day I thought I might just post some old Derby videos, but at the moment YouTube is offline. Naturally. (Fortunately I’ll be spending most of the day rehearsing ... http://www.mahablog.com/2008/05/03/trials-and-tribulations/