What did we miss in the news yesterday?
Oil prices bounced past the emotional $100 a barrel level, and then dropped back to 99.18. Down 44 cents for the day. Intel dropped out of the the One Laptop Per Child program, quitting their seat on the board and scrapping plans to deliver an Intel product for the...The Caucus Notes
I took my laptop to the caucus, and kept some notes. I will try to keep it light, but it was a good evening. Republicans start their caucus at 7:00 PM. Democrats technically begin at 6:30, and start breaking up into groups at 7:00 PM. We took a chance and drove to the...It’s official for the Dems…
Obama, Edwards, Clinton, in that order, according to CNN.
The People Spoke
Quite an evening. THE BIG NEWS tonight was the turnout. WOW! Our precinct expected about 100 Republican voters… we ended up with 236! And that happened all over the state from what I understand. I can’t wait to see what the final participation numbers look...How Do The Pollsters And Campaigns Get All Those Phone Calls To You?
On Van and Bonnie on WHO this morning, there was an interview with a political telemarketing expert from George Washington University. The topic was the technologies, techniques, and purpose for all those phone calls we’ve been getting here in Iowa the past few...The Day The People Debate
Today (well, tonight) is the “big event” here in Iowa. Last week I went to CompUSA because they are closing the store shortly, and were having a big sale to close out their inventory. My wife and I went with anticipation of finding some great deals on...Pakistan Elections Delayed
From the WSJ: Pakistani authorities announced that elections will be delayed until Feb. 18 because of unrest following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. The vote had been scheduled for Jan. 8. Opposition parties alleged that authorities are postponing the polls to...The Conservative Reader is now running on WordPress!
We made the move to WordPress, and with a few minor glitches, got things working. The old address (blog.conservativereader.net) points here now, as well as www.conservativereader.net and just conservativereader.net. Thanks to BitHead at BitsBlog for recommending...Jerome Corsi on Jan Mickelson Today
I’m just picking up on Jerry Corsi’s interview on Mickelson’s show on WHO. I had not heard of him before, although apparently I should have by now. The show should be available as a podcast by sometime tomorrow. Jerry is the author of “The Late...Stay in Touch
