Coyote Gulch

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Gay rights
Boston Globe: "After more than a decade of government inaction, gay-rights proponents in Congress have gotten several major bills moving through the Democratic-controlled chambers, a development that could result in the greatest expansion of federal protections for gays and lesbians in US history."

Thanks to Colorado Confidential for the link.
"2008 pres"
7:09:41 PM

Iraq
Blogs for Bush: "I read in the news that Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) has issued a subpoena for Secretary of State Rice to come testify about pre-liberation intelligence on Iraq. At issue, according to the linked news report, is the accusation that Saddam sought uranium in Africa - which claim al-Reuters (the linked news agency) falsely states has been debunked."
"2008 pres"
6:58:05 PM

? for President?
Political Wire: "Sen. Barack Obama "is closing the gap in the race for the 2008 Democratic nomination, trailing Sen. Hillary Clinton just 36% to 31%," according to a new Wall Srreet Journal/NBC poll. "Last month, Obama lagged 12 percentage points behind Clinton. Support for John Edwards rose to 20% from 15%.

"'The backdrop for those findings, fueling Democratic hopes for recapturing the White House next year, remains deep discontent with President Bush and the Iraq war. The poll results show Americans side with congressional Democrats on Iraq by a lopsided 56% to 37%.'

"In the Republican race, Rudy Giuliani leads Sen. John McCain 33% to 22%, with Fred Thompson at 17% and Mitt Romney at 12%."

Political Wire: "On the eve of first Democratic presidential debate, a new Garin-Hart-Yang (D) poll finds Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) leading among Democratic primary voters in South Carolina, with 31%, followed by Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) with 28% and former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) with 21%. Key finding: Clinton leads among black voters with 40%, followed by Obama with 35% and Edwards with 9%. Meanwhile, a Hamilton Beattie poll shows Clinton leading with 31%, followed by Obama at 27% and Edwards at 16%."

Tomorrow is the first Democratic debate of the presidential race.
"2008 pres"
6:52:51 PM

? for president?
Andrew Sullivan: "I think Giuliani will run as the Jack Bauer candidate. It's in his DNA. There isn't a civil liberty he wouldn't suspend if he felt it was necessary for 'security.' And there isn't a dissenter he wouldn't bully or silence in the interests of national security. There is a constituency for this - a big one. It has been primed by pop-culture to embrace torture and the suspension of habeas corpus. It is a constituency with scant respect for any civil liberties when a war on terror is being waged. If that's the path Giuliani wants us to take, we have to be very clear about what it means. We have to ask ourselves: after the next terror attack, what powers would a president Giuliani assume? And what would be left of the constitution after four years of the same? Give Rudy the office that Cheney has created - and America, already deeply altered, will become a new political entity altogether."
"2008 pres"
12:51:57 PM