Category Archives: Politics

“Overutilized and misconfigured”

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Which is exactly what we were saying at the time. Now the FBI makes it official. FBI probe: Lieberman campaign to blame for crashing own Web site A federal investigation has concluded that U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman’s 2006 re-election campaign was to blame for the crash of its Web site the day before Connecticut’s heated Aug. 8 Democratic primary. The FBI office in New Haven found no evidence supporting the Lieberman campaign’s allegations that supporters of primary challenger Ned Lamont of Greenwich were to blame for the Web site crash. Lieberman, who was fighting for his political life against the … Continue reading →

He’s Delightful!

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John McCain, such a charmer. Three reporters from Arizona, on the condition of anonymity, also let me in on another incident involving McCain’s intemperateness. In his 1992 Senate bid, McCain was joined on the campaign trail by his wife, Cindy, as well as campaign aide Doug Cole and consultant Wes Gullett. At one point, Cindy playfully twirled McCain’s hair and said, “You’re getting a little thin up there.” McCain’s face reddened, and he responded, “At least I don’t plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you cunt.” McCain’s excuse was that it had been a long day. If elected president … Continue reading →

Beyond Oratory

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This was a great speech. And this helps explain, perhaps, my relationship with Reverend Wright. As imperfect as he may be, he has been like family to me. He strengthened my faith, officiated my wedding, and baptized my children. Not once in my conversations with him have I heard him talk about any ethnic group in derogatory terms, or treat whites with whom he interacted with anything but courtesy and respect. He contains within him the contradictions

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Already Behind

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No matter who our candidate is, McCain is losing. McCain Trails Clinton, Obama in New Poll GOP Candidate’s Age a Factor for More Than a Quarter Surveyed Arizona Sen. John McCain kicks off his general election campaign trailing both potential Democratic nominees in hypothetical matchups, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Illinois Sen. Barack Obama leads McCain, who captured the delegates needed to claim the Republican nomination Tuesday night, by 12 percentage points among all adults in the poll.; Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) enjoys a six-point lead over the presumptive GOP nominee. Both Democrats are buoyed by … Continue reading →

Numbers, One Last Time

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It won’t make sense to run this comparison beyond today, but one last time I note for the record that the Democrats pulled more than twice as many voters to the polls as the Republicans did. Take a look. Total Votes by Party Democrats 5,395,134 Republicans 2,497,854 Total Votes by Candidate Clinton 2,816,010 Obama 2,487,028 McCain 1,382,609 Huckabee 855,658 Numbers scrounged from the USA Today Vote Totals Page, and include all four states, but primaries only, not caucus numbers (Republicans didn’t caucus last night).

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Where’s My Tin Foil Hat?

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I hate it when events send me ’round the bend into crazy paranoia, but this feels so wrong to me. Police concerned about order to stop weapons screening at Obama rally DALLAS — Security details at Barack Obama’s rally Wednesday stopped screening people for weapons at the front gates more than an hour before the Democratic presidential candidate took the stage at Reunion Arena. The order to put down the metal detectors and stop checking purses and laptop bags came as a surprise to several Dallas police officers who said they believed it was a lapse in security…. They said … Continue reading →

More McCain

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Looks like McCain may not be able to opt out of public financing after all. And he’s already spent more than allowed under that system. Oopsie. Extra bonus McCain incompetence: Will McCain Be on the Indiana Ballot? Not that it’s the biggest thing he has to worry about right now, but McCain’s spot on the Indiana primary ballot faces a challenge after his campaign fell short in the number of signatures required…. UPDATE: On the other hand, here’s one thing McCain is doing right. Asked about that account as he drove to this small town to address a snowbound crowd … Continue reading →