Short takes 05/15/08

Republicans running scared after special election losses
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/us/politics/15repubs.html?em&ex=1210996800&en=5cb3725262e6dd07&ei=5087%0A

Childers thanks God, family
http://www.djournal.com/pages/story.asp?ID=273360&pub=1&div=News

AFL-CIO reveals McCain voting record on issues related to working families
http://www.aflcio.org/issues/politics/mccain.cfm

April sees sharp rise in food prices
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/05/food_prices.html

What are Democrats doing right ? Recent elections wins prove the viability of socially conservative Democrats
http://www.getreligion.org/?p=3504

Edwards supporters swinging to Obama
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/05/15/edwards_supporters_start_to_sw.html

America's fading military industrial base
http://www.americaneconomicalert.org/news_item.asp?nid=3205426

Progressive Prescriptions for a Healthier America
http://www.americanprogress.org/projects/healthprogress/pdf/prog_prescriptions.pdf

Winning the White Working Class
http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3682/winning_the_white_working_class/

Jim Webb's new book
A Time to Fight: Reclaiming a Fair and Just America "presents a clear-eyed, hard-hitting plan of attack for putting government to work for the people, rather than special interests, and for restoring the country's standing around the world."
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/05/14/a_time_to_fight.html

Bloggers view Webb as leading VP possibility
http://www.slate.com/id/2191477/

Baptist Press interview with Congressman Heath Shuler D-NC

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28033

California Supreme Court ruling likely to impact 2008 election
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2008/05/gay_marriage_ruling_is_electio.html
Good News for Gays, Bad News for Democrats
http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2008/05/good-news-for-g.html

Hat tip to Gruntled Center http://gruntledcenter.blogspot.com/ - The link below has nothing to do with politics but rather a study of generic names for soft drinks by county. A really useful collection of survey data !
http://bp0.blogger.com/_0jmD5DKgr64/RypcFEPkTpI/AAAAAAAAACk/TyW-JsXiJZ0/s1600-h/total-county.gif

Still timely America First video from last year by country great Merle Haggard. Let's fix America first ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jrHPjm4qKM