TPM reports that the Romney campaign is cutting way back on advertising, buying only California TV ads so far in advance of the Feb. 5th “Super Tuesday” races.

The only possible way to read this dramatic ramp-down of effort is that the Romney campaign seems to be giving up.| MORE ›

Via Memeorandum. OK, this is truly despicable. ABC is acting as if Bill Clinton said that the US should just slow down it’s economy in the fight against global warming. This while the reality is that Clinton actually said something very different. Take a look at the quotes yourself, and how the media interpreted it, and then you can conclude whether they did this on purpose or… well, or on purpose. (more…)

This is Jimmie’s first post for PoliGazette. Welcome Jimmie!

Good God, how is this happening in our own back yard?

It was lunchtime in one of Haiti’s worst slums, and Charlene Dumas was eating mud. With food prices rising, Haiti’s poorest can’t afford even a daily plate of rice, and some take desperate measures to fill their bellies. Charlene, 16 with a 1-month-old son, has come to rely on a traditional Haitian remedy for hunger pangs: cookies made of dried yellow dirt from the country’s central plateau. (more…)

In 2007 the man who likes to present himself as a “moderate” was the most liberal Senator of all. He moved to the left in 2007 with 2006, as did Hillary Clinton (who moved to 16th place on the list of most liberal Senators). This reinforces my belief that Centrist and moderate bloggers are wise not to endorse Obama… as long as they care about actual policies and not just the tone of debate that is. (more…)

Army suicide rates have spiked since 2002, reaching a record level.  Equipment continues to degrade under the constant deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan.  And with over $500 billion per year being spent on the DoD, the military seems incapable of spending it on the right things. (more…)

Nicholas Kristof wrote quite a thought-provoking column for the Spiegel called “The Dynastic Question.” It all, as should be obvious, revolves around the question whether it is or isn’t a problem that if Hillary Clinton wins the presidency, four people out of two families will have held the highest office in 28 years. A problem… or not? Kristof doesn’t answer the question as such, but he believes that there should be an honest debate about this issue. (more…)

Perennial leftist gadfly Ralph Nader is preparing to tilt at yet another windmill with another presidential run. Added to the prospects of third-party challenges by well-funded pseudo-libertarian R0n Paul and/or self-funded moderate Michael Bloomberg, this presents the possibility of an outright circus in the 2008 general election that may eclipse even the carnival atmosphere of the primaries. (more…)

Dutch TV detective Peter R. De Vries has solved the Natalee Holloway case. Natalee’s family can finally have closure. (more…)

This is exactly the sort of thing I’ve been fearing – and expecting – from the Democratic party – the foolish idea that western nations should throttle back on economic and technological development to fight the will-o’-the-wisp of climate change:

Former President Bill Clinton was in Denver, Colorado, stumping for his wife yesterday. (more…)

I’m very happy to announce that yet another mighty fine blogger has agreed to co-blog at PoliGazette.

Jimmie is not a politician. He doesn’t even work in politics. Actually, he works in law enforcement and has returned to school for his degree in music so he can get his teaching certificate so he can teach choral music in one of America’s fine public schools. None of this makes him an astute observer of politics or current events. (more…)