6.03.2004

Hmmm. William Tenet is out. (BBC) No surprise really - so who's next?
On a marginally related note: Per this Wall Street Journal piece, more Americans are identifying themselves as "liberal" versus "conservative:"

On the defensive for more than a generation, the American left is seeing signs of political revival. Recent polls show more Americans are calling themselves "liberal" -- a term that had been considered something of an epithet -- and fewer are identifying themselves as "conservative." Liberal groups, from the National Organization for Women to Moveon.org, are enjoying a big fund-raising surge. The flagship publication of the left, the Nation, claims to have captured the highest circulation of any weekly political magazine.

"The plates have all moved," argues Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg. The combination of hostility toward President Bush, anxiety about the war in Iraq and concerns about tax cuts and other economic issues "make it possible for something fundamental to happen in this election," he says.

Republican strategists say liberals are delusional. Since Republicans seized Congress in 1994, Democratic predictions that they would recapture control have repeatedly proved false.

Still, the proportion of Americans calling themselves "liberal" edged up to 21% in Mr. Greenberg's May poll from 16% a month earlier. Self-identified "conservatives" dropped to 37% from 41%. Similarly, last month's Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll showed 42% of voters identifying themselves as Democrats, compared with 39% who say they are Republicans. Two years earlier, Republicans had a 37%-to-36% edge.

Some reasons attributed to the swing: growing opposition to the war in Iraq and concern for the environment and pro-choice rights.

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Things I need to do:

....Mmmmm....I'm wanting one of these:
(Via Wonkette)



Oh, and now Amazon's got plogs i.e. "personal blogs" - i.e.: another way to sell you stuff. (Via Metafilter).

That's it...I'm done being random for the day.

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