It’s really interesting not paying attention to the political news for several days, and then paying attention. When I last looked, sometime late last week, the Hillary juggernaut was in full steam. The uphill climb was Obama’s to make. But he killed in the primaries over the weekend, and killed in the Potomac primaries. Hillary sacked her campaign manager. A … Read More
Bush at CPAC
Love the writing in this column. ALSO: But for the swearing, this could very well be a phone coverversation between me and my Mom.
Two Days, Two Points Of View
President Bush, yesterday, to the Conservative Political Action Conference, criticizing Democrats: “They tend to think Washington has the answers to our problems…” President Bush, today, on tornado damage: "People have got to understand here in the region that a lot of folks around America care for them. And I’m here to listen, to determine — to make sure that the … Read More
The Primaries Don’t Matter Anymore
It’s true. On the GOP side, they already have their nominee. Huckabee is still in the race, but short of a miracle or the death of McCain, he simply cannot muster enough delegates to overtake McCain. On the Dem side, it’s over for a different reason: Here’s the math. There are 3,253 pledged delegates, those doled out based on actual … Read More
Duck And Cover
Vice President Cheney Returning To South Texas On Hunting Trip: Vice President Dick Cheney will be in South Texas this weekend for another hunting trip on the same ranch where he was involved in a hunting accident back in February of 2005. Cheney’s press office confirmed that he is heading to the Armstrong Ranch, six miles south of Sarita, in … Read More
He’s Stupid And Ugly And Nobody Likes Him
Believe it or not, while everyone’s attention is looking to the next President, there is — yes, it’s true — an actual sitting President. His name is George Bush and he’s got an approval rating of 30%. And he’s at an all-time low approval rating among Republicans.
Being Stalked By Ex-Candidates
Andy Brorowitz explains the problem: My biggest mistake was, in 2004, I supported John Kerry – which was not a mistake, I’m proud of supporting John Kerry, but the mistake I made was that I gave John Kerry my email address. As a result, like many John Kerry supporters, I still receive emails periodically from JohnKerry.com. And I sort of … Read More
Thinking About McCain
UPDATE: Romney’s out, which makes what I say below only more relevant. (P.S. The reason he’s dropping out of the race? Because if he stays in, the terrorists win. Video of his exit speech here) Man, it’s everywhere. Everyone on the political right is telling McCain what he HAS to do now to win over the conservative base. He needs … Read More
Barackula: The Musical
Now, I’ve seen it all (although I’ve yet to actually see it) — a "Web-only film that uses the real words of the Illinois senator and Democratic presidential hopeful to tell a fictional tale of Obama battling vampires at Harvard Law School." With a running time of ten minutes, it’s been described as a cross between Michael Jackson’s Thriller and … Read More
Our Favorite Sentence Of The Day
From an anti-Obama letter to the editor in a Kansas newspaper: But to even consider turning over the reins of government to a Muslim fundamentalist would be, as my grandmother used to say, throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Oh, Kansas. We’re so lucky fo have you in this country.
Signs Of Trouble In The Clinton Camp?
Hillary writes her campaign a check for $5 million dollars from her personal funds. Her senior campaign staffers have agreed to work without pay. That’s a bad sign. Especially since Obama raised over $7 million since Super Tuesday. By the way, they still don’t know the results in New Mexico. When they went to bed last night, Hillary was up … Read More
Feminism And The Presidential Election
Kimberle Crenshaw and Eve Ensler would like you to know that feminism doesn’t mean that women should have to vote for the woman candidate.
Apparently, You Can’t Cast Your Vote By Magic
Strangeness in Chicago: Chicago election officials Tuesday afternoon were trying to unravel the mystery of the incredible invisible ink. It’s no Agatha Christie novel but a real case for election investigators sent to the 49th Ward’s 42nd precinct Tuesday morning, after 20 ballots were cast with "magic" invisible ink pens. Election officials just smirked, shook their heads in disbelief and … Read More
Delegate Count
The actual numbers are to be determined (New Mexico is still a question mark), but it looks like — no matter how you slice it — Obama won more delegates than Clinton yesterday. MSNBC says he picked up 840 to 849 delegates versus 829-838 for Clinton. They add: Yet with Clinton’s overall superdelegate lead (259-170, based on the lists they’ve … Read More
Wednesday Political Fallout
A handy dandy chart from Open Left: Super Tuesday Results, Democrats State Reporting C % O % Delegates Clinton Obama Delegates — — — 1,681 579 501 Alabama 99% 42% 56% 52 17 18 Alaska 98% 25% 75% 13 4 9 Am. Samoa 100% 66% 33% 3 2 1 Arizona 93% 51% 42% 56 22 13 Arkansas 89% 69% 27% … Read More