Josh Berthume's blog
Vacations Or Else
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 12:34pm
Chrysler is making everyone go on vacation for two weeks in July. I'm not sure what to make of this, other than it is some sort of a unique cost-cutting measure. I wonder what happens if you work for Chrysler and you've already burned your vacation time for the year?
Pelosi: Dream On
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 12:21pm
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi just isn't convinced that the Clinton/Obama (or Obama/Clinton) dream ticket will happen.
Hey, Look! It's Mike Gravel!
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 11:00am
Green Party presidential candidate Jesse Johnson announced today that he's received the endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate Mike Gravel. We're not sure Mike ever dropped out of the Democratic race. Can you endorse someone else if you're still technically a candidate?
Iran Into William Fallon, and Guess What He Said?
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 9:52am
It turns out that Iran wasn't the reason Admiral Fallon retired / resigned from CENTCOM, or at least not most of the reason. What it actually seems to be about is Iraq, and the speed with which troops are taken out of there. Slate's Fred Kaplan breaks it down.
The Fix, By Omission
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 9:44am
What do you do when you're the Bush administration, and you have a U.S. Joint Forces Command report that clarifies the fact that there was never any ties between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda before the Iraq War, even though that was used as a case for invasion? You hide it, of course.
Fugitive Limbaugh
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 9:23am
Wired Magazine ponders whether Rush Limbaugh's tactic of imploring his audience of Republicans to vote for Hillary Clinton — even if they have to sign affidavits pledging to support the Democratic Party — is a violation of election law.
Rick Perry's False Logic
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 9:00am
The EPA recently compromised on air quality standards and lowered the allowable ozone levels in the air. Rick Perry is complaining about it, but his blame is misplaced.
Clinton Picks Up Delegates in Final Tallies
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 8:42am
The Associated Press reports that final counts in New York and Colorado brought Senator Clinton five more delegates, and she grabbed three more superdelegates this week as well.
CNN Calls Texas for Obama
Wed, 03/12/2008 - 11:35pm
It only took a week and a half, but here you go: Obama's projected to win the Texas caucus, giving him the total (non-super-)delegate edge in the state, 99 to 94.
Clinton Leading in PA
Wed, 03/12/2008 - 10:37pm
Looking ahead to the next big contest, the polls show Clinton with a big lead in Pennsylvania. However, it is a long way to Tipperary, as they say, and the last few days have shown that anything can happen, and happen fast.
