The Iowa caucuses are just around the corner now, and while the media circus is abuzz with what may be, our Iowa blogger Jonathan Backer has been on the ground talking to real voters about what they think.
Look for more of Jonathan's coverage here at Veracifier and stay tuned for updates as the situation unfolds. Only two days to go!
On Thursday, undecided voters, supporters, and press crowded into the family room of Des Moines contractor Fred Hubbell to watch Senator Dodd’s live interview on MSNBC’s Olbermann Report. Dodd provided an analysis of the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
Dodd’s long relationship with Bhutto positioned him as a candidate able to thoughtfully discuss the assassination’s implications on U.S. foreign policy. On the show, Dodd took a swipe at Governor...
Former Assistant A.G. Daniel Levin was last night's hot topic on Keith Olbermann, and the muse for one of the finer rants I have seen performed by Keith's curmudgeon T.V. personality. For those of you who aren't familiar, a quick recap. Levin, while acting as Assistant Attorney General(that's one below the top spot), was so convinced that the practice known as "waterboarding" was illegal that he ordered for himself to be "waterboarded" at a military base. Levin's conclusion: "waterboarding is torture."...
Oh, Blackwater. The FedEx of the National Security Apparatus. Immune from punishment. Immune from responsibility. And running with Mitt Romney. Just warms the cockles of your heart, doesn't it? The way this works: our government can take out their leaders as criminals (Saddam) but our criminals are protected by our government leaders when in Iraq. If Blackwater were engaging in this kind of behavior at home, we'd be brandishing balls and chains. There, we're passing Get Out of Jail Free cards....
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