Welcome to the March 16, 2008 edition of carnival of political punditry.

Dana presents D.C. proposes greater restrictions on homeschools posted at Principled Discovery.

Archvillain presents Lost Cause posted at A Dark and Sinister Force for Good, saying, “Haven’t we outgrown this Puritan nonsense?”

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Ode To Eliot Spitzer posted at Mad Kane’s Political Madness.

Charles H. Green presents Trust Me, I am Elliot Spitzer posted at Trust Matters, saying, “Eliot Spitzer’s law training served him badly in his crisis, as he didn’t offer voters a way to reconcile his actions and his image.”

Economy

Phil B. presents Minimum Wage is a Joke << Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, “The minimum wage law is a joke that is often violated.”

Wenchypoo presents Update: The FairTax Crafter Finally Answers Me posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket, saying, “The author of the FairTax plan finally answers my questions, and this plan will DEFINITELY tax us into oblivion!”

Raymond presents Living In A Litigious American Society Obsessed With Filing Lawsuits posted at Money Blue Book.

Phil B. presents The Top 6 Reasons Why the Tax Rebate Won’t Stimulate the Economy << Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, “The reasons why the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 and tax rebates will not stimulate the American economy out of this recession.”

Phil B. presents A Few Humble Suggestions to Get Out of this Recession << Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, “Let’s face the harsh truth. The United States of America is probably in a recession… maybe even a depression.”

NotYourDaddy presents Call me Scrooge « Government is not your Daddy. posted at Government is not your Daddy., saying, “I’m appalled by the universal acceptance of a debt-based economy. It encourages a sense of entitlement on the part of the majority of the population (as well as the government itself) to reap more than they can sow. Our entire nation is caught in a self-perpetuating spiral of fiscal irresponsibility. When the entire culture accepts that debt is ok, and promotes it as a virtue, it’s not surprising that so many individuals don’t know where to draw the line.”

NotYourDaddy presents Back to Basics « Government is not your Daddy. posted at Government is not your Daddy., saying, “A lot of what government provides today could be provided more efficiently by the private sector. But everybody thinks, if they can get the government to pay for it, then it’s free. It isn’t. It’s paid for by taxpayers. That’s us. And because it’s paid through taxes rather than directly, there are a whole lot of extra layers of administrative costs and bureaucratic overhead that we also have to pay for.”

nunoftheabove presents $$$$$$Free Money - YOURS!!!!!! « Nunoftheabove posted at Nunoftheabove, saying, “Analysis of the true benefit and cost of the economic incentive package.”

aprocrastinator presents Voting Issues Guide posted at Will’s Perspective, saying, “This guide examines nine key categories of issues, ranging from health care to the environment, and how how candidates should approach these key issues.”

Presidential candidates and campaign

Tracee Sioux presents Stop Abortion Vote Healthcare! posted at Blog Fabulous, saying, “With healthcare on the table for disenfranchised women, pro-lifers should jump on the opportunity to drastically reduce the abortion rate by voting for a healthcare candidate.”

Josh Willis presents Annihilation Tuesday posted at The Wi11is, saying, “McCain needs an internet video girl!”

Fred Fry presents Michigan and Florida Never Wanted Their Votes ‘Counted’ posted at Fred Fry International, saying, “Florida and Michigan are looking to get their votes counted twice.”

Laslo Weger presents Obama’s “I didn’t do it”. posted at Outsider’s View, saying, “Voting record shows the two leading democratic contenders to be basically identical.”

Geoffrey presents Nomination Math posted at We Op-Ed, saying, “Instead of taking everyone’s word for it, I decided to do some simulations with the remaining delegates for the Democratic ticket. I found some interesting results.”

Laslo Weger presents On Lack of Candidates posted at Outsider’s View, saying, “The next president will need to fix the budget problems. How?”

CapeTownDissentator presents The Primaries Continue: Could Clinton 2008 Become Nader 2000? posted at We Op-Ed, saying, “Questioning how the 2008 Clinton campaign might possibly be viewed by history.”

John Phillips presents Ferraro, Race, Gender and No Change posted at The Word On Employment Law, saying, “Ferraro, Race, Gender and No Change”

Sammy Benoit presents A Question No One Asks Barak Obama about His Crazy Preacher posted at YID With LID.

Sammy Benoit presents YID With LID: Did Hillary Clinton Invent the Internet ALSO? Candidate Exaggerates Northern Ireland Role posted at YID With LID.

Sammy Benoit presents YID With LID: Barak Obama is the ANTI-REAGAN posted at YID With LID.

aprocrastinator presents Protect Our Integrity, Don’t Kill NAFTA (or lie about it) posted at Will’s Perspective, saying, “Both of the leading Democratic candidates want to shortcut free trade– kill NAFTA and forget about Columbia. Barack Obama will even mislead our allies about it. But how does this impact our relationships with allies?”

NotYourDaddy presents Barack Obama — Man of Mystery posted at Government is not your Daddy., saying, “Obama sometimes reinterprets real life to better to suit the myth. He seems to see his life as a sort of parable, in which the message is more important than the actual facts. Don’t all politicians do that, though? Perhaps so. But Obama is supposed to be different. The very thing that appeals to his loyal following is that he represents a whole new breed of politician. — In short, a politician you can trust….”

nunoftheabove presents Democratic Pyrrhic debacle posted at Nunoftheabove, saying, “Examines whether the all out assault between Clinton and Obama will leave the Democratic party in shambles before the national election even begins.”

Paul Davison presents Obama VP to Clinton’s Prez?: Brilliant, Beguiling, Buffoonish posted at monkeyinmymind.com, saying, “If they truly believed - as they’ve mentioned repeatedly - that Obama is unqualified to be the candidate because of his lack of experience, then why on earth would they want him to be “one bullet away” from leader of the free world? If they truly felt that he was unqualified and only full of rhetoric and empty calls for change, wouldn’t they want him as far away from the White House as possible?”

Doug Ragan presents Can Things Get Any Worse For Hillary? posted at I’m A Pundit Too, saying, “Could Hillary Clinton’s week get any worse? She started the week realizing that her perceived momentum swing of winning primaries had swung back in the direction of Barack Obama.”

Doug Ragan presents Barack Obama, Jeremiah Wright, and Racism in America posted at I’m A Pundit Too, saying, “On the question “Is America ready for a Black President?” I think we need to first ask if Black America is ready for a Black President.”

War on Terror

Sammy Benoit presents Hamas, Cease Fires and Bill Cosby posted at YID With LID.

Sammy Benoit presents “Ass-Kissing Little Chickenshit” Wins Internal Pentagon Battle posted at YID With LID.

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