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Political Odds

By The Beachwood Political Affairs Desk

For entertainment purposes only. And office pools. Updated as events warrant.

The chance that . . .

A President Obama will get us out of Iraq any quicker than a President McCain: 12.5 percent. He will change the mission, but facts on the ground are stubborn.

Obama will play the race card in the crunch: 100 percent. The memo is already written.

McCain is more eager to debate than Obama: 100 percent. The ironies never end, but Obama wants a closed, sealed-up tight environment the rest of the way. He's playing not to lose.

Obama wins the Dem nomination: 98 percent. You never know.

Obama wins the presidency: 40 percent. His cynical shift to the center sends mixed signals.

A President Obama gets re-elected after four years of doing next to nothing: 62.5 percent. Taking the permanent campaign to yet another level.

Continue reading "Political Odds" »
Posted on July 22, 2008
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Obamathon

Obama's Auchi Problem

By Steve Rhodes
A primer on Nadhmi Auchi and what he means to Barack Obama.
Continue reading "Obama's Auchi Problem" »
Posted on April 15, 2008
Citizen Kate TV

My NBC Audition

By Citizen Kate
Pick me, pick me, pick me!
Continue reading "My NBC Audition" »
Posted on July 18, 2008
Mystery Debate Theater

Mystery Debate Theater 2008

The Democrats: Episode 16
Mama schools Obama.
Continue reading "Mystery Debate Theater 2008" »
Posted on April 17, 2008
Political Odds

Political Odds

By The Beachwood Political Affairs Desk
For entertainment purposes only. Or not.
Continue reading "Political Odds" »
Posted on July 22, 2008

My NBC Audition

By Citizen Kate
Pick me, pick me, pick me!

Posted on July 18, 2008

Stop Credit Card Abuses Now!

By The Service Employees International Union
The abuse of American consumers and businesses by credit card companies has to end.

Posted on July 16, 2008

The Green Party's Ten Key Values

By The Beachwood Hope And Change Affairs Desk
They're hard to argue with.

Posted on July 09, 2008

Mike Gravel's Declaration of Independence

By Mike Gravel
In every electoral contest, Americans vote for change. Yet real change is never realized.

Posted on July 07, 2008

A Libertarian Party

By Citizen Kate
Mike Gravel eventually decided that the Greens had better answers than the Libertarians.

Posted on July 07, 2008

Gravel: I'm With Jesse

By Mike Gravel
We've seen the havoc the two major parties can wreak on a global scale by locking out other voices, third-party voices.

Posted on July 02, 2008

Obama & Me

By Citizen Kate
Citizen journalism comes to the Beachwood.

Posted on June 30, 2008

Another Detroit

By The Beachwood Coded Racism Affairs Desk
How Mayor Daley saved us.

Posted on June 25, 2008

She's Got Issues

By Citizen Kate
Coming soon.

Posted on June 23, 2008

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