Yes We Can

February 5th, 2008

February 5 It's important to be open to possibility in life, and certainly in politics. Moreover, two parties a democracy does not make. So I'm a registered Independent. This choice means that today, in New York, I can't vote.

Which is kind of bogus, but it's the rule.

And so I will sit patiently in my office, vetting the efforts of MTV citizen journalists (Street Team '08), managing the production of our Super Duper Tuesday coverage, and waiting -- like the rest of the world -- to see what the day brings. Which isn't to say I'm divested from ...

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Bushwacking

January 15th, 2008

Bushwacked!All weekend long, my Blackberry was abuzz with Breaking News Alerts from President Bush's Middle East Trip.

Friday, January 11, 2008, 11:18 PM PST
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait -- (AP) President Bush says no decision yet on sending more troops home from Iraq, and reduced force levels will depend on conditions on the ground.

Saturday, January 12, 2008, 10:28 PM PST
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) -- A naval commander told President Bush on Sunday that he is taking the recent confrontation between Iranian and U.S. navy forces in the Persian Gulf "deadly ...

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