What was Barack and Michelle Obama’s total student debt load when they graduated from Columbia/Princeton and Harvard Law School?  I haven’t been able to find anything credible on this via google search. I ask because Obama’s stump speech often plays on the “I had massive student loans, and the opportunity to work on Wall Street, but I went to the South Side of Chicago instead.”  I would like to know more specifics about his financial situation to be able to relate to just what kind of... Read Full Story

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I’m going to share something with you that I learned from former Secretary of State Warren Chrisopher: You see, Mr. Chrisopher taught a class I was in at UCLA called “International Hot Spots.”  It was a competitive 20 person seminar in which we debated US foreign policy in a number of important geopolitical situations around the world. One day in class, we were discussing the history of Iran and Iraq, and the US government’s subversive role in their border conflict.  The debate was intense... Read Full Story

A quick post: Yesterday I spent all day moving things into my new apartment in the Bronx.  My roommate and I made three drop-offs with the U-haul van, steadily lugging our crappy second-hand IKEA things up the four flights of stairs, while the entire neighborhood watched on with interest. After we had dropped off the van in Chelsea, we took the D express train back uptown, arriving home for good around 10:30 pm.  The same people who had been lounging around and listening to loud music at 2pm... Read Full Story

via Wikipedia… Palin was selected as the runner-up in the 1984 Miss Alaska contest.  Runner-up!  That’s classic. She has five kids, the youngest of which has downs.  She had  her youngest son at the age of 44 (which I consider irresponsible but hey, it’s not my body), and pre-natal tests indicated he had an additional chromosome.  This will energize the right to life discussion, undoubtedly.  What a dumb distraction. She won the 2006 Gubernatorial election with… get this… 114,697 votes... Read Full Story

My friends…choosing a woman makes sense, but methinks the vetting process of Kay Bailey Hutchinson must have gone terribly wrong.  It’s hard to attack Obama for being inexperienced when your own Veep has less than 2 years in a major political office. Alaskan politics is about oil, and an Alaskan VP means drilling in ANWAR.  All of the eggs are now in the “lower the price of gasoline” and “reduce dependency on foreign oil” baskets.  Let it be remembered that Hillary Clinton tried this approach... Read Full Story

That’s what I’ve begun calling my iPhone.  When a friend of mine found out that I had recently gotten one, she commented: “that’s just going to ruin his social life.” I’ve got to say though, the iPhone is incredible.  Aside from a very short battery life (barely gets you through the day), more frequently dropped calls, an incredibly slow 3G network (at least in DC), and a few frozen moments, I have been ecstatic.  No really.  My life is so much better. Best Parts Google Reader while going... Read Full Story

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Ok, so I’m moving into a new apartment on September 1st.  Both my roommate and I are moving from out of state, and neither of us has much in terms of worldly possessions. We’ve already each secured a bed, table/chairs, and a chair for the living room.  I’ve also secured a desk and bookshelf.  But we need a lot of other stuff.  Off the top of my head: Wireless router Couch End tables Coffee Table Iron/Ironing Board Swifter Cleaning supplies (including sponges, rags, hand/dish soap, plunger... Read Full Story

I know some friends who were disappointed with the choice of Biden, but I really like the pick.  I think (and I could be mistaken) that the disappointment was more strategic than ideological… it’s unclear how a Senator from Delaware helps in key swing states, with the possible exception of Pennsylvania. Still though, Obama’s perceived weakness is the 3am emergency, and there’s nobody in Congress with more knowledge and experience on foreign affairs than Biden.  Not that this helped John... Read Full Story