Sen. Hillary Clinton’s camp may fear that Sen. Barack Obama will win the New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries, but I predict he will not win the Michigan primary.  Am I going out on a limb?  The Detroit News poll had Sen. Hillary Clinton ahead by 21 points, but that poll is from November.  Obamementum could have closed that gap by now, couldn’t it? Not so fast! I am boldly predicting

A Dark Obituary For A Common Man on Still a bit under the weather, but I’m feeling much better, thanks.

Obama’s early success causes the Moderate Voice to muse: Watching America was launched during Bush’s presidency, and most of the content it has had to work with from around the world has (therefore) been negative toward the U.S., but almost without exception, the superficially anti-American news and views from Chile to China, Argentina to Australia, hav always been at their core, decidedly pro-American: op-eds that complain about the U.S. very rarely

With apologies to Allahpundit: THIRD LOOK AT McCAIN!

Room includes a blender.  Nice. But can one get room service puppies? 

Reader “Pat Riotic” emails me to take notice of a story in which a judge injects a modicum of sanity into a paternity case: A woman who promised a sperm donor he would not have to pay child support cannot renege on the deal, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled. The 3-2 decision overturns lower court rulings under which Joel L. McKiernan had been paying up to $1,500 a month to support

Although Mitt Romney was the punching bag du jour at last night’s GOP debate, Mike Huckabee is — according to the latest (albeit kinda stale) polling — within striking distance in Michigan and leading in South Carolina.  Inasmuch as I have previously suggested Huckabee can get at least as far as Super-Duper Tuesday — and folks seem to enjoy discussing his campaign — it might be useful to examine Huckabee’s appeal

Taking nominations in all categories. Maybe we can find one for Helen Thomas.

Not everyone is thrilled about how new technology has changed the way news is reported. Long-time White House Press Corp member and columnist for Hearst newspapers Helen Thomas is one of those unhappy. She blames bloggers for contributing to the “deterioration” of journalism that led to the Iraq war.      [Click Here For Audio]       “What I really worry about is that I think the bloggers and everyone, everyone with a laptop thinks they’re