Care2’s Friday Political Blog Round-Up — by Catherine Morgan (cross-posted at Care2 Election Blog)
One of the things we are going to start doing on the Care2 Election Blog, is have a Friday blog round-up. Each round-up will consist of ten blogs, with posts on various political issues from the week. At the moment, I have two ways to surf for political blogs; 1) Google Blog Search, and 2) List of Women Political Bloggers. If you have a blog that you would like me to consider for a future Friday round-up, feel free to leave your link in the comments of this post. I hope you enjoy the blogs we’ve picked for our first week.
Telecom Spying and FISA Bill…
BlogHer — Photo Protest to get Congress to stop spying.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Stop the Spying campaign asks for people all over the U.S. to send photos and videos of their opposition to the telecom immunity bill. Here’s mine:
FireDogLake — Three Days To Win On FISA
McConnell has called for a cloture vote on the SSCI Bill (the one that gives the telecoms–and therefore Dick Cheney–immunity). The vote is scheduled for 4:30 PM on Monday, just hours before the State of the Union. If the Republicans win the cloture vote, then the SSCI bill will almost certainly become law–and you will have fewer protections against improper government surveillance.
On the campaign trail in South Carolina…
PunditMom — Race, Gender and the South Carolina Primary
Maybe I’m naive, but I really hadn’t anticipated the whole ratcheting up of the gender vs. race issue with the Democrats in the way that it seems to be playing out.
Anderson@Large — South Carolina in Black and White
I’m in Columbia for the first-in-the-South Democratic presidential primary.
On the campaign trail in Florida…
Hot Air — Florida Debate Highlights Plus Final Score
To be honest, this debate has been a snore. But here are a couple of semi-interesting moments. In the first, Mike Huckabee makes some sense on the economic stimulus. He says, essentially, if we’re going to borrow $150 billion from China to finance the stimulus package, why not use it to do something useful instead of just handing it over to be spent on goods imported from China?
Pam’s Coffee Conversation — Recap of the Florida GOP Debate
If Monday’s Democratic Debate was a battle then tonight’s GOP Debate was a love fest.
At one point I thought that Mitt Romney and Rudy Guiliani were going to run across the stage and hug each other.
Faith and Politics…
Nailing Jello to the Wall — Why Faith and Politics Should Not Mix
This election year is historic in many ways. The most obvious, of course, are that the contenders Clinton and Obama, are the first woman and first person of color who are serious contenders for the White House.
Somewhat overshadowed, however, is the new emphasis on religion in this election.
Iraq and the Surge…
Think Progress — Sen. Reed: The Surge Has ‘Stopped The Bleeding’ In Iraq, But Has Not ‘Repaired The Deep Wounds’
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Armed Services Committee and former Army Ranger, just returned from his 11th trip to Iraq. Speaking to reporters today about his trip, Reed rebutted conservatives’ assertions of success in Iraq:
First, the surge has not achieved the president’s principal stated objectives, which are political in nature. […]
A charitable post…
The Political Voices of Women — Beth Kanter’s: $10 Will Help Cambodian Youngster Get An Eduction
This is a post from Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
The America’s Giving Challenge will be over in another ten days. Thanks to the generosity of everyone here, we are still in the running to win the $50,000K. If we win, we can help many children like Mon Channy have a better life. And all for a donation of $10 and asking your friends to do the same.
Mon Chany’s Story
On the EPA hearings…
EcoScraps — Boxer to EPA Admin: “I’ve never seen anything like it”
