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Time to Go Home Obama

Posted on February 19, 2008
This is what you're up against.Unstoppable.

The Washington Primary Tonight

Posted on February 19, 2008
You read that right. Not just Hawaii and Wisconsin.Under state law, Washington State has to have a primary. But the parties don't have to allocate any of their national convention delegates on the basis of the result.The GOP is allocating 19 of the 40 convention delegates to the primary...

Cindy McCain Sticks it to Michelle

Posted on February 19, 2008
Rar. Cat fight.During her introduction of Sen. John McCain at a rally Tuesday, his wife, Cindy, injected herself into the controversy surrounding comments another 2008 spouse made yesterday.?I am proud of my country. I don?t know about you ? if you heard those words earlier, I am very proud of my country,? Mrs...

U.S.--Swedish Relations

Posted on February 19, 2008
John Cougar Mellencamp (you'll always be a Cougar to me) won't let McCain use his songs for his campaign.And apparently, ABBA's royalties are too high to use Take a Chance on Me.?It gets expensive in a big hurry and if you?re not careful you can alienate some Swedes,? he joked...

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Clinton +6 in Wisconsin; Abandons State

Posted on February 18, 2008
There's an ARG poll here that has Hillary at +6 is Wisconsin. Pollster has an average of recent polls that only has her down by about 3.And yet she's cutting her visit short, leaving tomorrow morning.I don't understand.

BUSTED

Posted on February 18, 2008
Watch the video below from the 7:05 to the 7:15 mark."I'm in it for the long run. It's not a very long run. It'll be over by February 5th."Uh. Awk. Ward.Great quote from Politico:"The interview, from about seven weeks ago, feels like it's from another era...

Michelle Obama's Gaffe

Posted on February 18, 2008
I saw a rerun of Michelle Obama on Larry King last night. She was really good. Even a little too authentic when Larry asked her if she was "prepared to lose" and she said "Oh, yeah." It was an interesting contrast to Hillary's "I don't think about it" line with Katie Couric...

Janet Huckabee is Strong

Posted on February 18, 2008
This CNN article about Huckabee bowling in Wisconsin has a weird line about Janet Huckabee.Apparently Huckabee was bowling for 4 frames, then decided to challenge the press corps. When a CBS producer decided to bowl, it was Janet Huckabee who took the camera...

Howard Dean is Useless

Posted on February 18, 2008
I've never been a big Howard Dean fan, but I have to say I'm becoming less of one daily.I mentioned here how he's abdicating playing any role in the superdelegate tension that might not be hammered out until the convention.And in response to the NAACP's letter to him to seat the delegates from Michigan and Florida, he has decided to duck the issue entirely...

Wherein McCain's Reformist Credentials are Called Seriously Into Doubt

Posted on February 18, 2008
When McCain took out a loan to keep his campaign alive, he agreed, as collateral in the event of a loss, to stay in the race and accept public matching funds, which he'd use to pay the loan back. TAP has the full analysis, but here's the money quote:What does this mean? It means that rather than pledge his existing certification for matching funds as collateral for the loan, which would bind him to the system and thus the spending limits, McCain carefully pledged to seek to re-enter the system later, and to use a non-existent future certification as collateral...

The True Story of Our First President

Posted on February 18, 2008
I should have posted this earlier today. Happy Birthday, George Washington.

My Guess -- Edwards Won't Endorse

Posted on February 17, 2008
The big news of the day is that Obama and Edwards met in North Carolina this morning.Of all the reports I've seen of the story, though, only the NYT's Caucus article had these details:Associates of Mr. Edwards have said that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has paid more attention to the courtship of Mr...

I Try to Be Like Grace Kelly

Posted on February 17, 2008
Here's the original video of the Josh Leming song I linked to last week.Mika (pronounced Mee-kah) sounds a lot like Freddie Mercury, but reminds me of Carrot Top.

Rove on Fox

Posted on February 17, 2008
I've seen a few clips of him doing political commentary, and each time he's given salient and persuasive analysis on both races for the presidential nomination.Now Slate has noticed the same thing.Unlike most other campaign managers who've made their way to the analysis desk, Rove is not in possession of a shtick...

Revolutions Aren't Easy

Posted on February 17, 2008
I think Mother Jones, a usually far-left but very insightful magazine, is starting to pick up Obama-backlash fever. They seem to think Obama's messianic talk is not just a little arrogant, but also very troubling:This is our moment to do what? To march? To organize? No...

Clinton Attacks Me When She's On Her Period

Posted on February 17, 2008
Code words?

Enthusiasm Gap

Posted on February 16, 2008
One of the frequent points pundits are making this cycle is that there is an "enthusiasm gap" being demonstrated by the lower voter turnout in Republican primary contests, as compared to Democratic contests. Not everyone is convinced.But if you are inclined to believe that there is an enthusiasm gap (and I am), here's another measure --- online stores...

Six-Minute Abs

Posted on February 16, 2008
It kind of disturbs me that this will be a frequent saying from Hillary now: "Yes we Will."Upon hearing the phrase, the senator changed it up a little. "Yes we can. Yes we can. In fact, I'll tell you, it's 'Yes we will'!" she shouted and then went on to lead the crowd in chanting that phrase...

I Liked Obama Before He Was Cool

Posted on February 16, 2008
Now the complaint is that Obama is TOO cool.I don't know when we started to feel weird supporting you, but: My friend Hanna thinks it started with that "Yes We Can," video. I mean, last week I was totally crying watching it. Now just thinking about how choked up I got gives me the creeps...

Howard Dean Abdicates

Posted on February 16, 2008
Howard Dean, on the Super Delegates:Their role is to exercise their best judgment in the interests of the nation and of the Democratic Party. I am confident that they will carry out that duty responsibly and in accordance with the highest values of our democracy and our Party...

Voting With the People

Posted on February 16, 2008
Those who say the Super Delegates should vote with "the people" are doing a disservice to your intelligence.They're pretending to be focused on democracy when, in reality, there are any number of ways to "vote with the people."This article, which starts out well, ends up falling into the same trap (and ultimately exposing its bias toward Obama...

Hillary Needs Every Wisconsiner to See This

Posted on February 15, 2008
Damning.

Rich White Men in Control?

Posted on February 15, 2008
This article reminds me of Montgomery Burns's quote in the Simpsons Movie: "Well, for once, the rich white man is in control."According to a Politico analysis, close to half of the 700-plus Democratic superdelegates who could end up determining the party nominee are white men...

If You Are a Terrorist, Please Don't Attack Next Week

Posted on February 15, 2008
The Protect America Act is expiring tomorrow at midnight. And the House is in recess all of next week.It's hard to make objective statements about the expiration, because all of the claims being made are tinged with political rhetoric.Democrats are claiming current laws are good enough...

Wisonsin Poll: Obama +5

Posted on February 15, 2008
Good news and bad news for Hillary.The good news is that Obama's momentum from his 8 recent victories seems to have stopped in Wisconsin. The most recent poll reveals Hillary's down by 5.And with the undecideds at 11%, it means she has more than enough of the open voting pool to make up those 5 points...

Putin Endorses Obama

Posted on February 15, 2008
Well, not really. But he takes a jab at Hillary, who said that he "doesn't have a soul" way back in early January.But the former KGB lieutenant colonel appeared to lash out at U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, a leading Democratic candidate for president. W hen one reporter quoted her as saying that former KGB officers have no soul: "At a minimum, a head of state should have a head," Putin said...

Anti-Obama Talking Point Number 3

Posted on February 15, 2008
Number 1 is here. Number 2 is here.Number 3 is one that John McCain will surely use, and is probably already writing speeches about -- Obama's inability to adequately deal with interests hostile to the United States. The difference is that Hillary can also use this talking point against him, as she drapes herself in the mantle of experience...

Hillary and NAFTA

Posted on February 15, 2008
The North American Free Trade Agreement was famously passed during the Bill Clinton presidency.So is it possible that Hillary can say she opposed NAFTA? Because it looks like she did.The question becomes relevant because one of her must-win states, Ohio, is suffering from a weakened job market because of the agreement...

Indiana Jones Trailer

Posted on February 15, 2008
It doesn't look bad, but you can tell that they're playing up the age jokes with Harrison Ford from the trailer. See also, Danny Glover, In re Lethal Weapon 4 (1998).

Momentum??

Posted on February 14, 2008
Clinton wins New Mexico. FINALLY.Hey, take the good news where you can get it.

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