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Joe Klein: John McCain’s Comment On Obama Wanting To Lose War “Most Scurrilous” He’s Ever Heard

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

What do you think?

Anti-Obama doc to premiere on DNC eve

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Will this hurt Obama?
Politico-Right-wing provocateur and well-known Clinton antagonist David Bossie says he will premiere a documentary critical of presidential candidate Barack Obama in Denver on the Sunday before the Democratic National Convention.
Expected to recycle the “greatest hits” of cable TV clips that damaged Obama’s candidacy, from the wailing of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright […]

Candidates’ positions on Iraq differ less than you’d think

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

What do you think?
USATODAY-It would have been interesting to be a fly on the wall in Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s office a few days ago when the call came from the U.S. Embassy, demanding that he “clarify” his endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s plan to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq in […]

Ron Paul’s political event moves to larger venue

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Will This help Bob Barr?
NPR-Supporters of maverick Rep. Ron Paul who are organizing a rally as an alternative to the Republican National Convention are moving their crosstown event to a larger venue.
The Rally for the Republic featuring Paul — the Texas conservative failed in his bid to win the GOP nomination for president — is […]

McCain’s latest Iraq gaffe covered up by CBS

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

The gaffe is about McCain’s failure to understand crucial Iraq events.

This 10 min video is unrelated to the latest gaffe, but lays to rest the notion that McCain was critical of the execution of the war, as he has claimed. There are numerous other “McCain on Iraq” clips that I’m sure McCain’s campaign team would […]

Tax Payer Bailout Could Cost 25 Billion?

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

NYT-The proposed government rescue of the nation’s two mortgage finance giants will appear on the federal budget as a $25 billion cost to taxpayers, the independent Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday even though officials conceded that there was no way of really knowing what, if anything, a bailout would cost.
The budget office said there […]

Siegelman: McCain Should Compel Rove To Testify

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Why should Rove not testify?
HP-On Friday, former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman called on John McCain to compel his informal adviser Karl Rove to testify before Congress, and to remove Rove from any and all campaign capacities.
“Sen. McCain should distance himself from Karl Rove,” said Siegelman. “And I think it is important and a smart political […]

Insurance Company Rules: The Cure For Everything But Healthcare

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

This is a funny video that makes a good point!
HP-Health Care For America Now, which is a “national grassroots campaign organizing millions of Americans to win a guarantee of quality, affordable health care for all” has been joined in their fight by Public Service Administration - the satirists who last made news when they explored […]

McCain is winning — in Israel

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Does this help McCain?
Politico-While the European leg of Barack Obama’s much-touted overseas trip will take him to nations where he’s vastly more popular than John McCain, Obama is not nearly as well-liked in Israel. Polls there show Israelis prefer John McCain by as much as 20 percentage points.
Obama’s Middle Eastern swing will also take him […]

McCain ad attacking Obama on energy

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

And a youtube response:

Aded your own caption

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

(Take your pick.)

NYT rejects McCain op ed on Iraq

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Is it unfair to insist that McCain provide specifics about what “victory” means? McCain is crying foul because the Times recently published an op ed by Obama. The Times asked McCain to revise the essay so it mirrors Obama’s in terms of specifics.
Drudge: From the NYT editor, Shipley: ‘The Obama piece worked for me because […]

Iraqi PM backs Obama troop exit plan: report

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Who is in charge?
(Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told a German magazine he supported prospective U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s proposal that U.S. troops should leave Iraq within 16 months.
In an interview with Der Spiegel released on Saturday, Maliki said he wanted U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq as soon as possible.
“U.S. […]

22 WAYS TO BE A GOOD DEMOCRAT?

Monday, July 21st, 2008

This was sent to me by one of our readers, what do you think?
1. You have to be against capital punishment, but support abortion.
2. You have to believe that business creates oppression and
governments create prosperity.
3. You have to believe that guns in the hands of law-abiding
Americans are more of a threat than […]

Which of these was the best vice presidential choice?

Monday, July 21st, 2008

1984 — Mondale-Ferraro
1988 — Bush-Quayle
1988 — Dukakis-Bentsen
1992 — Clinton-Gore
1996 — Dole-Kemp
2000 — Gore-Lieberman
2000 — Bush-Cheney
2004 — Kerry-Edwards