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I really don’t care about the sex aspect to the whole McCain story.  I don’t think it’s relevant.  But the whole influence-peddling thing is troublesome. And now, McCain’s got a problem with his story.  From Newsweek: On Wednesday night, the Times published a story suggesting that McCain might have done legislative favors for the clients of the lobbyist, Vicki Iseman, … Read More

This one would have been interesting. Here’s a roundup: * Marc Ambinder at The Atlantic: The Debate Belongs To Obama, But The Best (And) Last Moment Belongs To Hillary.  The "last moment" refers to Hillary’s last answer: Talk about a final answer. "She was blessed" to "give others the same opportunities that I take for granted. That’s why I get … Read More

Just sayin… Oh, and Dick, there are other parts to the Constitution. UPDATE:  Ah, he’s a Free State whacko. UPDATE:  Found a pic UPDATE:  Feeling ornery, I wrote a letter to the editor of the Concord Monitor: In his editorial dated February 20, 2008 entitled "Legally, A Woman Can’t be Elected President", former NH legislator Dick Marple makes a bold … Read More

NY Daily News: Get ready for a feeding frenzy, with the press as the sharks and John McCain as the bloody chum… All that said, the political damage to McCain will be considerable. His lawyer and staff issued fiery denunciations of The Times last night and swore McCain never violated the high principles for which he is known. The campaign … Read More

Think about this: The president who came to office with the most glittering array of experiences had served 10 years in the House of Representatives, then became minister to Russia, then served 10 years in the Senate, then four years as secretary of state (during a war that enlarged the nation by 33 percent), then was minister to Britain. Then, … Read More

I don’t agree with those who are saying that Hillary is done, she’s toast. I think the race is Obama’s to lose now, but he still can manage to do it.  He can still trip up; she can still cause him to trip up. I’ll say one thing: the Obama people better prep their supporters before they go on national … Read More

After another huge loss to Obama in Wisconsin last night (and Hawaii, although that was to be expected since Obama lived there), it looks like the Clinton campaign is going more negative against Obama: ABC News has learned that a group of Democratic politicos have set up a new independent 527 organization called the American Leadership Project (ALP) with the … Read More

New Gallup data. He’s not only surged ahead nationally this month (see graph below), but among all subgroups.  Including Hispanics — the conventional wisdom as recent as two weeks ago was that Hillary had locked up the hispanic vote.  Not so anymore.  They split right down the middle. He’s pulled ahead among middle-aged and women too, also a Clinton stronghold.  … Read More

absentee ballot A form of voting that does not involve the inconvenience of having to get up off the couch and walk to a high school gymnasium. ballot An object recording a voter’s decision that is frequently counted toward an election’s outcome. caucus The process by which Americans are quadrennially reminded of Iowa’s existence. change Can be found In the … Read More

One needs to consider the source (Roger Simon, not known for accuracy), but if this is true, this is a baaaad move: Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign intends to go after delegates whom Barack Obama has already won in the caucuses and primaries if she needs them to win the nomination. This strategy was confirmed to me by a high-ranking Clinton … Read More

She’s even said that Texas is her firewall.  She needs to win it. When she said that a couple of weeks ago, it meant nothing.  After all, she was ahead there by double digits. But then the nation caught Obama fever and now… (CNN) — It’s all tied up in Texas. A new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll suggests the battle … Read More

Obamamania has been sweeping the nation, and he has been compared to Kennedy (John), Kennedy (Bobby), and Jesus. Not surprising — because such is the way our culture works — a backlash was expected. Kevin Drum thinks it is just about here: Bubbles always burst, and Obama has been riding a major league bubble for months now. Before too much … Read More