Thursday Links
Falling behind, as usual, and it’s only going to get worse - I have Red Sox tickets tonight, R.E.M. tickets tomorrow, and we go to a graduation party on Saturday, so I’m looking at being largely out of contact. Such is life when a car goes out of commission.
* Want a great example of how the media coverage is likely to be in the general election: Here’s Newsweek’s take on the official campaign blogs. Obama’s is boring, McCain’s is enjoyable - this is bad news for McCain. Uh, wha?
* Some great words about actual change from The Wall Street Journal.
* Windfall profit taxes = less revenue and higher prices.
* Jim Webb is often named as a possible/probable Obama VP candidate. Do his views on the Confederacy make him a poor choice for Democrats? I wonder how a number of readers feel, given past discussions on the topic. More detail at RedState.
* Why do I get the feeling that Thomas Sowell is absolutely at his wit’s end in regards to Obama. I found this piece very angry and devastating all at once.
* Obama brings on pro-Wal-Mart activist Jason Furman onto the campaign. My question is when he plans on listening to these people.
* A poll from CBS shows McCain doing quite well with independents against Obama. To head off the charge I often get, it also shows Obama by 6 amongst registered voters, which could mean something.
* The Weekly Standard (sigh, I know) notes details about Obama’s campaign spending. Yeah, he has more money, but also runs a much larger staff and has been shown to burn through money very quickly. Also, interestingly, it appears McCain and the RNC combined outraised Obama and the DNC combined in April. I still believe money doesn’t make a significant difference in elections once you get to a certain point, a point both Obama and McCain passed ages ago. If you do care about money, though, this is worth noting.
* Cato@Liberty notes a number of economic whoppers Obama put out there during a recent speech. Where are his advisers on this?
* Also from Cato, an essay on the future of copyright. A pretty interesting piece regardless of your opinion.
* For the record, I failed this test.
* More on Obama and taxes. I honestly don’t get the appeal of an economic platform that failed 70 years ago.
* I’ve always salivated over the thought of Alex Kozinski getting on the Supreme Court. Sadly, having a stash of porn on your personal website isn’t the best road to DC. Questionably not work safe if you follow links.
* Finally, the 50 worst cinematic sex scenes. Obviously not safe for work, folks - today must be R-rated Thursday at the IHOB. For more G-rated fare, try this great campaign memorabilia.