The punditocracy's Seven Biggest Blunders of the 2008 election Guess what? The Conventional Wisdom has blown it again in handicapping Obama vs. McCain in the homestretch. This has been a campaign...in states like Pennsylvania, virtually all the dyed-in-the-wool Democrats have (surprise!) returned to the fold. But that's Conventional Wisdom for you. Often wrong, but never in doubt. Source
October 5, 2008 RNC to seek audit of all contributions to Obama campaign Posted: 04:19 PM ET From From CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart Sen. Obama's July speech in Berlin...to his campaign by the federal government. Because Obama declined public funds for the general election, his spending is not limited by federal law. They really are desperate, aren't they?
I get campaign emails from the McPalin campaign. Why? I enjoy discomfort and cringing. Very life affirming. Anyhow - I enjoy the disclaimer at the bottom of each email the contains a fundraising plea...building activities. NOT the campaign. You, the taxpayer, are paying for McCain's trainwreck of a campaign. Not that publicly financed campaigns aren't a good idea - they are. That is all. Carry on
The Washington Post is depressing reading today. First, there's Richard Cohen's painful personal eulogy for the man he thinks McCain once was. Then there's a milder piece from David Ignatius which... "I will continue to do what is right. . . . If that means I can't get the Republican nomination, fine. I've had a happy life. The worst thing I can do is sell my soul to the devil." He said it
Last week Adam and I spent a week at a "cabin" up the Poudre creek, about an hour away from Ft. Collins. We were planning on doing lots of hiking and other fun outdoors stuff, but then I was sick the...last week while I was missing out on the Obama speech in the wilderness. It's pretty good, an interesting book. I recommend it to ya'll. Oooh, I should put it on my bookshelf in facebook now.
A month ago I raised the issue of Hillary Clinton's campaign debt as a complicating factor is ending her futile quest for the Democratic nomination. Time had published speculation from a Clinton aide...sponsor of the health care reform bill under a President Obama. I think we could all live with that, no? Let her give the keynote address if she likes, we can just wait for the acceptancespeech. :
...to figure out exactly which causes and charities are worth contributing to. One I've decided to get behind is the Public Campaign Action Fund , which works to promote the availability of public funding...the house to affect change at a federal level. If you're sick of seeing America hijacked by Big Money, and want to do something to ensure your voice is heard, this is one of the best causes to support
... again. BBC News Last Updated: Friday, 16 November 2007, 17:06 GMT £1,145 bill for dinner with stars Guess who is coming to dinner in Dublin? None other than former US president Bill Clinton...in
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Do you think Hillary or Bill will receive any punishment? They don't call him "slick" for nothing
Find Article: http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/15/ad.spending/index.html TNS Media Intelligence/Campaign Media Analysis Group says that television advertising for the upcoming 2008 campaign could...is an easy way to do it. Hopefully, the majority of the commercials refrain from negative speech about the other candidates and provide an informative look at the candidate making the commercial.
