Propeller.com Stories submitted by catstevens

A Man of Seasonal Principles

catstevens — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:28:26 EDT

Two weeks ago, I predicted that by Election Day Obama will have erased all meaningful differences with McCain on withdrawal from Iraq. I underestimated Obama's cynicism. He will make the move much sooner. He will use his upcoming Iraq trip to finally acknowledge the remarkable improvements on the ground and to formally abandon his primary season co

Channel: Politics Tags: Obama Left Center 2008 Presidential race

Jesse Helms dead at 86

catstevens — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:11:48 EDT

Jesse Helms dead at 86

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Clinton and Obama rally in Unity

catstevens — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:16:02 EDT

Hillary Clinton is to join Barack Obama at a rally - their first public event since she pulled out of the race to be the Democratic presidential candidate.

Channel: News Tags: BBC Obama Clinton Democrats Unity rally

Obama, Clinton take first public step toward unity

catstevens — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:10:22 EDT

Obama is depending on former first lady to give her voters and donors a clear signal that she doesn't consider it a betrayal for them to shift their loyalty his way.

Channel: Politics Tags: Unity Day Democrats Obama Clinton

Chicago Gun Ban Infringes On Rights

catstevens — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:55:24 EDT

What Works In Chicago May Not Work In Cheyenne

Channel: News Tags: Obama Guns Chicago Supreme Court

The Ever-Malleable Mr. Obama

catstevens — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:41:18 EDT

"To be clear: Barack will support a filibuster of any bill that includes retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies." -- Obama spokesman Bill Burton, Oct. 24, 2007 That was then: Democratic primaries to be won, netroot lefties to be seduced. With all that (and Hillary Clinton) out of the way, Obama now says he'll vote in

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Terrified by President Obama

catstevens — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:52:17 EDT

Mike Huckabee warned that the Illinois senator's views on such issues as partial birth abortion takes away the equality of unborn children, and that Obama makes him uncomfortable.

Channel: Politics Tags: Dobson Abortion Illinois Huckabee Obama

Puppy Gets New Legs

catstevens — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:15:29 EDT

The puppy born without front legs who's now using model aeroplane wheels to get around

Channel: Pets Tags: New Legs Puppy Aeroplan wheels

The Imitators

catstevens — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:51:18 EDT

If anyone suggested that Tiger Woods should try to be more like other golfers, people would question the sanity of whoever made that suggestion.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Europe Suggesting Us be more like Europe Us

Iran's talk of destroying Israel must not get lost in translation

catstevens — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:52:12 EDT

Over the past several years, Iranian leaders - most prominently, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - have made numerous statements calling for the destruction of Israel and the Jewish people. Some of these statements have been interpreted by certain journalists and experts on Iran to be simple expressions of dissatisfaction with the Israeli pre

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Iran: Israeli drill jeopardizes global peace and security

catstevens — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:49:26 EDT

Iran criticized on Saturday a recent Israeli military exercise that US officials said was designed to show Jerusalem's ability to attack Teheran's nuclear sites.

Channel: News Tags: Iran Israels Global Peace Nuclear site in Tehran Israel will fight

Obama Uses Police Memorial for Porta Potties

catstevens — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:12:10 EDT

Police officers in Portland, Oregon, are still waiting for an apology from Barack Obama after campaign staffers of his recent rally in Portland, Oregon, setup porta potties directly on top of the Portland Police Memorial, which honors the agency's 25 fallen police officers.

Channel: Politics Tags: Porta Potties Memorial Obama

Jersey Boys-Frankie Valli Story

catstevens — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:23:00 EDT

Jersey Boys at Chicago Broadway

Channel: Music Tags: Jersey Boys Chicago Broadway Frankie Valli

Obama Is Right, Words Matter

catstevens — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:56:56 EDT

"Don't tell me words don't matter!" Sen. Barack Obama thundered at a Wisconsin Democratic Party dinner in February. He should have remembered that at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference last week.

Channel: Politics Tags: Words Matter Obama Israel Public Affairs Committee Carl Rove

Barack Obama in his own words

catstevens — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:10:37 EDT

Sen. Obama gave at Wesleyan University last weekend -- he filled in for the ailing Sen. Ted Kennedy --"You can take your diploma, walk off this stage, and chase only after the big house and the nice suits and the other things that our money culture says you should buy. ... But I hope you don't. Not because ... you have a debt to all those who

Channel: Politics Tags: Obama Wesleyan University

At $4, Everybody Gets Rational

catstevens — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:38:55 EDT

At $3 a gallon, Americans just grin and bear it, suck it up, and, while complaining profusely, keep driving like crazy. At $4, it is a world transformed. Americans become rational creatures. Mass transit ridership is at a 50-year high. Driving is down 4 percent. (Any U.S. decline is something close to a miracle.) Hybrids and compacts are flying off

Channel: News Tags: By Charles Krauthammer Gas