To update a post from last week, it’s clear that John Kerry is still keeping his options open regarding post-convention campaign financing. As of the weekend, he hasn’t ruled out the option of skipping the public financing system. “There are some people who have argued to our campaign that this should be done. I have […]
I don’t mean to belabor this point, but I’m still mystified by the White House’s decision to blow off the NAACP convention for the fourth straight year. It’s generating awful press for Bush and the explanations for the move sound ridiculous. Bear in mind, the White House initially said Bush wasn’t available for the event. […]
Well, not that Ronald Reagan; this Ronald Reagan. About three weeks ago, after Ron Jr. was criticizing Cheney and insisting Bush lied his way into the war in Iraq, I suggested the Dems arrange to have him speak at the DNC. Fortunately, that’s exactly what they’ve done. In a move sure to embarrass Republicans, Ron […]
Speaking of interesting Senate campaigns, Illinois Republicans still haven’t chosen a candidate to lose to, I mean, challenge Barack Obama (D) this year. The St. Louis Post Dispatch joked today that a newspaper ad might help: Wanted: Candidate to lead a fractured, scandal-ridden party in a late-starting campaign against a strong, well-financed opponent. Prefer wealthy […]
The Bush-Cheney gang seems to believe that attacking John Edwards as a trial attorney will somehow hurt the Dem ticket’s chances this year. What BC04 probably didn’t consider is how the attacks might hurt their buddy in Florida. In the Senate race to replace Bob Graham, the GOP’s top contenders are former Rep. Bill McCollum […]
A rift is apparently developing within the Nader-Camejo camp over what do with GOP donations. It’s not a good sign for a team that doesn’t have a message anyway. At the outset, let’s acknowledge that the Nader campaign is clearly enjoying support from Bush loyalists. Newsweek reported that one in 10 of Nader’s biggest donors […]
I thought this did a nice job capturing the difference in tone between the campaigns this year. And speaking of good political cartoons, Doonesbury was perfect yesterday, responding the ridiculous right-wing notion that terrorists would prefer a Kerry victory this year. In fact, it turns the argument on its head. Be sure to check it […]
No wonder DeLay has been hiring so many lawyers — he has a very serious legal problem on his hands. In May 2001, Enron’s top lobbyists in Washington advised the company chairman that then-House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) was pressing for a $100,000 contribution to his political action committee, in addition to the $250,000 […]
The emphasis on the Senate Intelligence report over the weekend dealt with the “flawed” intelligence Bush relied on regarding Iraq and the CIA’s responsibility for the debacle. Yet we also are reminded — again — that everything the president said when outlining his casus belli turned out to be false. It creates an awkward conundrum […]