Edwards the dreamboat

Now that John Edwards has joined the "can't keep your dick in your pants" camp and ruined his political career, I guess his endorsement isn't such a hot commodity. As it happens, I was flipping through an April copy of the New York Magazine last night and found a story about Edwards backed Hillary Clinton (whose husband was the leader of the aforementioned camp) over Obama -- a suprise, according to the author, John Heilemann. But, Heilemann, wrote, Obama was too bitchy so Edwards cozied up to Hillary. Obama even got into it with Elizabeth Edwards over health care plans. Oh heavens! Since the coverage still is no more substantive now than it was then here are some links that provide Obama's voting record, as well as McCain's -- the Republican contender, who is ahead of Obama in some polls (can you believe it?!!!).
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/o000167/

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/m000303/

There are plenty others but the Washington Post has the easiest one to use, I think.

The Shadow Agenda

Joel Brinkley's column on Durban II -- "Racism Conference: The shadow agenda."
Agree or not, the UCB prof makes some good points such as:
"The United Nations' much-maligned Human Rights Council is organizing Durban II, so it's small wonder that the planning is proceeding as it has. In a recent council session, a speaker asked to bring up a particularly egregious human rights problem: genital mutilation of women. Egypt objected mightily, demanding: 'We will not discuss issues related to Shariah law; this will not happen.' Shariah, of course, is canonical law based on the teachings of the Quran and the traditions of Muhammad. I wasn't aware that it advocated genital mutilation."