Is Barack Obama panicking? Some progressive bloggers certainly think he is. The idea some have is that his campaign is preparing the troops for a disappointing DMR poll, which will be released later today. This poll (published so shortly before the caucuses) is relatively accurate (history has shown). If the new poll has Clinton in the lead by more than 3% followed by Edwards and Obama (or Edwards in the lead, followed by Clinton and then Obama) it’ll spell great trouble for the Senator from Illinois.| MORE ›

OK, this is extremely awkward: Governor Mike Huckabee held a press conference today in which he would, among other things, show a new ad that would air all throughout Iowa. In the ad, he attacks Romney: not a bit, but very aggressively.

Reporters ran to the conference, looking forward to seeing the ad. However, when they arrived Huckabee said that he had changed his mind and that he had decided not to air the ad in Iowa. He did, however, show the ad to reporters who then happily reported it, which means that it’ll be broadcasted, for free, nonetheless. (more…)

I use a couple of browsers, but my favorite is Netscape. I’m aware of the fact that most Internet users don’t use Netscape – someone even called Netscape simple – but that’s fine with me: in fact, I like simple. My browser doesn’t have to be too complicated. It has to be reasonably fast, it has to be easy in use, and it has to be stable. (more…)

Kenya is one of the most developed, prosperous, stable and democratic countries in Africa. It’s one of those countries that are a good example to other countries in the region. Well, until recently that is: after the recent elections, riots have broken out. The opposition leader (Raila Odinga) says that the current president (Mwai Kibaki), who won the elections, cheated.

The result? Massive riots. (more…)

At PoliGazette we’d like you to choose the person of the year. Instead of telling you who the person of the year is according to us, we’d like you to decide. Fill in our poll and determine who the person of the year of 2007 is.

UPDATE: We’ve changed the poll. The other poll screwed up the entire page, making it impossible for people to leave comments. This poll should function better (more…)

Here’s Hillary Clinton’s latest ad. It seems to me that it’s somewhat weaker than most ads of the Republican candidates. Having said that, it does deal with a very important subject, that touches many lives.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCRWiIp46Wc[/youtube]

Acting in the name of academic freedom, the Modern Language Association, a professional association of professors largely from English departments, has substituted moderate resolutions for at least some of its usual slate of radically leftist causes.| MORE ›

Although Huckabee is still the favorite candidates of Evangelicals (in Iowa), he has lost considerable support from them in the last couple of weeks. Rasmussen reports that where 62% of Iowa Evangelicals planned to vote for him once, that number has fallen to 49%.

That’s still significant, but from a man who needs Evangelicals to support his candidacy, it may not be enough. Evangelicals are his base. The more divided Evangelicals are, the less chance Huckabee has to win the nomination. (more…)

This is just silly: Dallas News has declared “the illegal immigrant” person (Texan) of the year.”

He breaks the law by his very presence. He hustles to do hard work many Americans won’t, at least not at the low wages he accepts. The American consumer economy depends on him. America as we have known it for generations may not survive him,” Dallas News reports. (more…)

Tariq Ali says that Pakistan deserves more from its opposition – and its ruling government – in the aftermath of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination. 

A triumvirate consisting of her husband, Asif Zardari (one of the most venal and discredited politicians in the country and still facing corruption charges in three European courts) and two ciphers will run the party till Benazir’s 19-year-old son, Bilawal, comes of age.| MORE ›