I’d pay to see this debate format in action! The Brokaw concept is priceless.
Tom Brokaw talked politics and “Boom” as a guest on Late Night with Conan O’Brien last night, but he seemed to always come back to one topic: alcohol. Brokaw had a an idea to spice up the multitude of presidential [...]
Tags: 2008 Elections, Debates, Brokaw, O’Brien
Categories: 2008 Election
I almost let the evening get by without a stellar move by the Huckabee campaign. Almost. Saved by the quote of the day:
New Huckabee Adviser Called For ‘A Cop In Front Of Every Mosque’ Just ‘For Safe Keeping’
Earlier this month, Newsday columnist and Fox News contributor James Pinkerton joined former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s presidential campaign as a “senior adviser” who “will work at the intersection of policy and strategic messaging.” Pinkerton, who worked in the White House under presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, says he “felt called” to to [...]
Then, there’s this segment from Wednesday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC. ‘Bout spit out my coffee:
Fried Squirrel: I’m Loving It!
Mike Huckabee explains how he’ll appeal to SC voters by explaining how he and his crew ate fried squirrel made in a popcorn popper in college [...]
And, finally: It’s Huckabee’s idea, but one analyst says it’s not a good one.
Matt Yglesias reprints a chart showing that Mike Huckabee’s 30% national sales tax would be good for the rich and bad for the middle class, and then adds this: “Of course, the elderly in particular get hammered here [...]
Tags: 2008 Elections, Mike Huckabee
Categories: 2008 Election · Huckabee
And the pollsters are busy. The numbers are changing.
ARG Poll: Democrats Close in Nevada, Romney Leads GOP
A new American Research Group poll in Nevada shows Sen. Hillary Clinton leading the Democratic presidential race with 35%, followed by Sen. Barack Obama at 32% and John Edwards at 25%. Key findings: [...]
Tags: 2008 Elections, Nevada Caucuses
Categories: 2008 Election
It’s on the way. So are the U.s. Marines. Afghanistan’s not looking good.
Tensions between U.S. and European forces in Afghanistan have been tense for a while (see the Washington Post story I flagged yesterday for a rundown). The nickel version is that things aren’t going well in the European-run south and American [...]
Tags: Bush Administration, Afghanistan
Categories: Afghanistan · Bush Administration
That’s all they’re doing. Nothing sinister this way comes. Nosiree, Bob!
Uncle Sam wants…to see your email
And you thought the Patriot Act and warrantless wiretapping was a big deal. Hah — look at what Uncle Peeping Sam wants from you now. “National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell is drawing up plans for cyberspace spying that would make the current debate on warrantless wiretaps look like a “walk in the park,” according to an [...]
Tags: Bush Administration, Wiretaps, E-mail
Categories: Bush Administration · FISA · Terrorism
Sheesh, this guy can put his foot in his mouth. He gets away with it because he never gives a guest a chance to catch up and challenge him.
Progressive radio talk show host Ed Schultz went on The O’Reilly Factor (Why, Ed? Why?) to give his views on the Democratic half of the presidential slate. Never one to pass up the chance to bring up past stupidity, when the talk went to John Edwards, Billo [...]
Tags: Veterans
Categories: Bush Administration · Military
Another amazing tale crafted by the White House. First, the Iran encounter, now this:
Rogue CIA Agent to Blame For Destroyed Tapes?
No one in the White House told anyone to destroy the torture tapes. It was all the doing of two rogue CIA officials. The Bush administration gets a pass. No one there advised the CIA to eliminate the most damning evidence that water boarding was used at secret CIA prisons. At least that’s the story the Washington Post is putting out this morning and you;re free to believe it if you wish: In late 2005, the retiring CIA station chief in Bangkok sent a classified cable to his superiors in [... ]
And, in case that’s not enough to make your eyes roll back in your head, here’s another bit of WH ugliness. I’m agast – aren’t businesses required to keep all e-mails for YEARS, if not forever? But the White House…nooooo.
White House reused e-mail tapes(backup computer tapes, including those in the CIA leak case)
The White House has acknowledged recycling its backup computer tapes of e-mail before October 2003, raising the possibility that many electronic messages – including those pertaining to the CIA leak case – have been taped over and are gone forever. The disclosure [...]
Tags: Bush Administration, CIA
Categories: Bush Administration · National Security
Working your tail off. It’s good for you and we’re so proud…
Bachmann: I’m ‘Proud’ That ‘We Have People Working Two Jobs’ And ‘Longer Hours’
Topping Congress’s agenda as it returns this week is a plan to “jump-start the economy and try to shorten the slowdown that many economists say has already begun to take hold.” Today, Rep. Eric Cantor (VA), the chief deputy Republican whip in the House, unveiled his proposal to stimulate the economy. His legislation — [...]
Tags: Economy
Categories: Economy
How ’bout it? Not one, but TWO brokered conventions! Good, old-time, politics!
You can keep track of the delegate counts here. Keep in mind that the superdelegates on the Democratic side are not pledged to any particular candidate and are, in effect, free agents that can change their mind at any time. One thing you’ll notice is that despite all the hoopla over Obama’s win in Iowa and Clinton’s win in New Hampshire, the contests didn’t mean anything in the delegate count. In Iowa the delegates were allocated: Obama (16), Clinton (15), and Edwards (14), even though Edwards technically came in second [... ]
Categories: 2008 Election
Sure puts a human face on Hillary!
Hillary Plays Flight Attendant to Traveling Press
If you thought Hillary Clinton doesn’t have a sense of humor or takes herself too seriously, think again. Taking the role of flight attendant on “Hil Force One” from Las Vegas to Reno, she told the press corps on board: “My name is Hillary and I am so pleased to have [...]
Tags: 2008 Elections, Hillary Clinton
Categories: Clinton
South Carolina.
Reuters/Zogby Poll: McCain Edges Huckabee in South Carolina
A new Reuters/C-Span/Zogby poll in South Carolina finds Sen. John McCain leading the Republican presidential race with 29% support, followed by Mike Huckabee at [...]
Tags: 2008 Election, South Carolina
Categories: 2008 Election
Tsk, tsk. You boys really should learn how to play together better.
Mitt steps on McCain’s speech–who stepped on Huckabee’s
The funny begins in MI. While McCain is delivering his concession speech, Romney starts in early and FOX cuts away from him abruptly. That was no accident apparently. “Hume: Well, Mitt Romney’s decided not to wait for John McCain to finish, he’s the winner so we feel obligated to go to him—Mitt Romney in [...]
Tags: 2008 Election, Michigan Primary
Crossposted at http://www.ivoter08.com and The Krile Files
Categories: 2008 Election · Huckabee · McCain · Republicans · Romney
Last night. Nevada debate and Michigan primary.
Election Roundup: Vegas and Michigan
Oh. I guess I am supposed to write something. Okay. The Democratic debate tonight didn’t change anything and probably didn’t move the race a single point in any particular direction. If you liked one of the candidates going in, you probably still like them. Same if you didn’t like them. If you’d never seen them debate before, you were probably most impressed with Clinton and Edwards, as Obama opted less for soaring rhetoric than sober analysis. But they were all impressive, all had their moments, and no one made any [... ]
Tags: 2008 Election
Categories: 2008 Election
Another GOP congressman in trouble. Big trouble.
Forget the sex crimes, we got ourselves a terrorist supporter…
Well kids, this looks rather interesting: “WASHINGTON (AP) — A former congressman and delegate to the United Nations was indicted Wednesday as part of a terrorist fundraising ring that allegedly sent more than $130,000 to an al-Qaida and Taliban supporter who has threatened U.S. and international troops in Afghanistan. The former Republican congressman from Michigan, [...]
Tags: Terrorists
Categories: Republicans · Terrorism
Didn’t you? Just in case, read on to learn…
How the Pentagon planted a false story
WASHINGTON – Senior Pentagon officials, evidently reflecting a broader administration policy decision, used an off-the-record Pentagon briefing to turn the January 6 US-Iranian incident in the Strait of Hormuz into a sensational story demonstrating Iran’s military aggressiveness, a reconstruction of the events following the incident shows. The initial press stories on the incident, all of which [...]
Tags: Bush Administration, Iran, Pentagon
Categories: Bush Administration · Iran
Already? Whew! And, sorry to say, the news tonight is not good. We’re looking at an economy in trouble. Deep trouble.
Rumblings on damaged state of US economy
When you hear this on CNBC, you know there’s a problem. Even Larry Kudlow can’t put a happy face on this news. “It now seems like we’re falling off a precipice,” says [Carl] Icahn. “It’s not [...]
Inflation Is At Highest Rate In 17 Years
Higher costs for energy and food last year pushed inflation up by the largest amount in 17 years, even though prices generally remained tame outside of those two areas. Meanwhile, industrial output was [...]
Tags: Economy
Categories: Economy
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