Welcome to the March 23, 2008 edition of Carnival of Political Punditry.

Current Events

NotYourDaddy presents The Supreme Court Takes On the Second Amendment posted at Government is not your Daddy., saying, “It’s always a crap shoot when the Supreme Court takes up interpretation of a Constitutional amendment. Once they rule, either all of us win or all of us lose. However, if they’re going to undertake it, better to have them do it now. The next administration may pack the court with liberals who would rule that the amendment doesn’t apply to individuals at all, and only those belonging to a state militia (e.g., National Guard) have the right to keep or bear arms.”

NotYourDaddy presents Guilt by Assimilation posted at Government is not your Daddy., saying, “The current generation of African Americans have much greater opportunities than their parents’ generation had. And their parents’ generation had vastly greater opportunities than their parents’ generation had. That’s the good news. …”

Archvillain presents Anticipation posted at A Dark and Sinister Force for Good, saying, “Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of arms.
- Aristotle”

War on Terror

NotYourDaddy presents Nuclear Terrorism — Coming Soon posted at Government is not your Daddy., saying, “Iran has a proven track record as a world leader in the funding and training of radical Islamic terrorists. Why would anybody be gullible enough to believe that this terrorist nation is amassing all the means to build nuclear weapons “for purely industrial purposes?””

Wenchypoo presents The Self-Help Guide to Living in a Free Society (Super L-O-N-G) posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket.

Current Events

Thursday Bram presents Can Open Source Save Electronic Voting? posted at One Vote Matters.

jeremy H presents Soapbox Land posted at Soapbox Land.

Michael Bass presents From the Headlines: Home Power and Reason magazines posted at Debt Prison, saying, “I would like to propose some legislation of my own. We’ll call it “The Greenest of Green Energy Bill to Reclaim America’s Hazeless Sunsets and Clean Mountain Water.””

TherapyDoc presents What Would Freud Say: Eliot Spitzer posted at Everyone Needs Therapy.

Sammy Benoit presents ENOUGH! I’m Switching From TV News to GILLIGANS ISLAND posted at YID With LID.

Jeffrey Stingerstein presents Why I Supported the War in Iraq, Part Two (the Surge) posted at Disillusioned Words.

Kevin E. Dayhoff presents 20080322 New York Governor Eliot “Mr Clean” Spitzer redux posted at Kevin Dayhoff - Soundtrack Division of Old Silent Movies, saying, “Governor Spitzer mercifully resigned on March 12 and ended a sensational 48 hours of salacious melodrama of position, power, greed, and human failings. It has probably ended the career that was considered so bright that his name was being bantered about as a 2012 or 2016 presidential candidate. There are many lessons to be learned by this sad, sordid saga.”

Economy

Jason presents Gas Prices are Still (Relatively) Cheap posted at The Frugal Dad.

Raymond presents Economic Stimulus Payment Schedule posted at Money Blue Book.

Presidential Candidates and Campaign

Jon Swift presents Hillary Clinton Supporters at Daily Kos Go On Strike! posted at Jon Swift, saying, “Many Republicans have despaired about whether there is any chance of electing a Republican as President in November (if you count John McCain as a Republican). But increasingly many Republicans are saying, “Yes we can!”"

Sagar presents 10 Surprising Economic Implications of a Barack Obama Presidency posted at Currency Trading.net.

Troy Stouffer presents Can The Rest Of The Country Learn From Maryland’s Pain? posted at I’m A Pundit Too, saying, “The country needs to take a look at Maryland politics before casting such important votes this November.”

Christine presents Why Obama’s War Plan is a Bust posted at Me, My Kid and Life: An American Single Mom Living in France.

The Prudent Babbler presents Obama’s Sigh of Relief posted at Prudent Babbling.com, saying, “Barack Obama’s campaign has just breathed a huge sigh of relief. It’s audible. It came when the State Department informed the Obama campaign of a breach of his passport records. Now Obama can have a break from playing defense of his pastor. This piece of information will enable the press to get back to its preferred focus… good-ol’ Republican bashing and Obama worshipping.”

CtTaxed presents Airbus, Alabama, Boeing, and McCain and Pratt posted at CtTaxed.com, saying, “Twists and Turns of the EADs/Boeing USAF Contract”

Redeyeblog presents The Red Eye posted at The Red Eye Blog, saying, “Clips of John McCain’s famous temper, poor judgment and bad attempts at humor”

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Ode To “Foreign Policy Maven” McCain posted at Mad Kane’s Political Madness.

nunoftheabove presents Marc Rich or Martin Luther ? The Price of Pardon posted at Nunoftheabove, saying, “The medieval practice of paying for indulgences to erase sins is alive and well in modern politics. Marc Rich paid a large price to be released from his legal purgatory as did others who were benefitted from Pardongate.”

Jeff Miller presents The Challenge for Obama posted at Election Stocks, saying, “Obama’s speech was big news. Pundits, focus groups, and polls may provide differing interpretations of events.”

Sammy Benoit presents Obama’s Desperation-HOW DO YOU THROW GRANDMA UNDER THE BUS? posted at YID With LID.

Sammy Benoit presents The Media Was the REAL Target of Obama’s Speech posted at YID With LID.

jkrane82 presents National Response to Obamas Speech and the New Paradigm of Contextualization posted at We Op-Ed, saying, “A hopeful look at the responses to Obama’s speech and their effect on our public dialogue.”

Eric Thompson presents Presidential Elections posted at Why I Loathe, saying, “An overall disdain for the entire election process.”

Taxes

Raymond presents Qualifying For An Economic Stimulus Tax Rebate Check posted at Money Blue Book.

War on Terror

ben presents The Suicide Bomber As Speedy Ejaculator posted at Head Wide Open.

Leon Gettler presents The true cost of the Iraq war: a business analysis posted at Sox First, saying, “What’s the true cost of the war in Iraq? Here is a business analysis and it looks a lot worse than people think.”

Sammy Benoit presents The Democrats Want Genocide in Iraq posted at YID With LID.

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