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Posted at 31 January 08 at 23.01 in Miscellaneous

Today, Senator John Edwards announced that he was suspending his campaign for the Democratic nomination for the presidency. Though he was not expected to do particularly well, his exit from the race will nonetheless send shockwaves through the February 5 contests.

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Posted at 30 January 08 at 19.01 in Obama 08

At American University in Washington, DC, where John F. Kennedy gave a 1963 commencement speech announcing the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty only a few months before his death, Senator Ted Kennedy, Congressman Patrick Kennedy, and Caroline Kennedy joined together to endorse Senator Barack Obama for President of the United States of America.

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Posted at 29 January 08 at 21.01 in Obama 08

There are some — ie, President and Senator Clinton — that would like to cast Senator Barack Obama’s victory in South Carolina as racial. It isn’t.

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Posted at 27 January 08 at 12.01 in Obama 08

“As we leave this state with a new wind at our backs, and take this journey across the country we love with the message that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope; and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can’t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people in three simple words: Yes. We. Can.”

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Posted at 26 January 08 at 23.01 in Obama 08

The media has spent about a fraquillion man-hours in the past two days analyzing the close victory of Senator Hillary Clinton over Senator Barack Obama on Tuesday. But one of the most interesting analyses came from Obama himself.

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Posted at 10 January 08 at 21.01 in Obama 08

Needless to say, a three-point loss is not the ideal result for Senator Barack Obama in New Hampshire. But this race is not over. In fact, at this point, there is every reason to be excited about what the future holds.

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Posted at 09 January 08 at 16.01 in Obama 08

Barack Obama often speaks of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s references to the “fierce urgency of now.” Iowa rose to recognize that urgency and stand with the candidate that can meet it. Last night, Senator Barack Obama won Iowa by an eight-point margin.

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Posted at 04 January 08 at 11.01 in Obama 08