Author: btchakir

I guess it’s official…

This was in my morning e-mail…did you get it too? Dear Bill, I wanted you to be one of the first to know: on Saturday, I will hold an event in Washington D.C. to thank everyone who has supported my campaign. Over the...

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What Some Hillary Supporters Are Screaming

Was this organized or what? Hillary’s most extreme supporters are not taking the Rules Committee’s decision with any kind of good sportsmanship. For instance: This must bring joy to Harold Ickes’ heart as he...

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The Offensive Candidate

In a Salon article by Juan Cole about problems the McCain campaign is developing with Arab-American voters in swing states like Michigan and Ohio, I was struck by this paragraph as being indicative of the aging candidate’s...

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Are you one of the 18%?

As I contemplate the way Americans come to conclusions about candidates that effect their votes (our recent primary in West Virginia, for instance, with a predominance of non-college educated people many of whom believe Barack...

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