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Mike Dunford was a graduate student in the Department of Zoology at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, where he studied evolution. Life as an army spouse has since moved him on to Pensacola, where he's currently trying to figure out what to do next. While he's doing that, he writes stuff here, although not usually in the third person. He's also a contributer to The Pandas Thumb. As is the case with everyone else here, his opinions are his own, and do not necessarily represent those of any organization he is affiliated with.
Category: Politics
I was just looking at some poll numbers. In particular, I was just looking at Soon-to-be-Former-President George W. Bush's final job approval numbers. According to CBS, the final breakdown is: Approve: 22% Disapprove: 73% Don't Know: 5% "Don't Know"????...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 10:52 PM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Presidential
I just watched the Obama "infomercial", and I was blown away. Never mind the production values that Chris Matthews is nattering on about. The real story is about the message: this campaign is about us. It's about what we...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 8:46 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Elections
In today's Atlanta Journal Constitution, Army spouse Elisabeth Kadlec writes: When we married our spouses, I am sure that none of us were signing up to be single parents. But in essence that is what we become. Many people...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 8:54 AM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Presidential
I've got to admit that when I heard that Colin Powell was planning on endorsing a candidate for president yesterday, I was unimpressed. I figured that whichever candidate he chose would be on the receiving end of a lukewarm...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 11:03 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Political
My Friends, I give you the Digital Millennium Copyright Act: a law that John McCain was for, before he learned that it applies to him.
Posted by Mike Dunford at 5:54 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Presidential
The Democratic nominee for President is giving one hell of a kick ass speech at the moment. I really hope this is the Obama we see for the rest of the campaign....
Posted by Mike Dunford at 10:28 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Presidential
Senator John McCain, it appears, is not a fan of William Jennings Bryan. In a recent interview with USA Today, the Republican Party's nominee for President compared the three-time Democratic nominee for president from the turn of the last...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 9:16 AM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Presidential
Senator Hillary Clinton has apparently decided to join John McCain in calling for a "gas tax" holiday for the summer. Their plan would suspend the 18.4 cent per gallon tax on gas (and the 24.4 cent tax on diesel...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 12:23 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Presidential
There were three more Presidential primaries yesterday - Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC. Turnout in all three of them was high yesterday, at least on the Democratic side. The numbers for all three areas are good, but I'm most...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:52 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Presidential
Is the party. Again. In every single state that had a primary on Super Tuesday, Democratic turnout was up from 2004. The details are below the fold, and they're pretty cool to look at. (Update 1: I've started to...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 3:18 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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