Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: * Love him or hate him, I’ve never seen or heard of a Democrat who could rally this kind of financial support: “Sen. Barack Obama raised better than $40 million for his presidential […]
In 1999, during John McCain’s first presidential campaign, the senator, then 63, couldn’t have been any more forthcoming when it came to his medical history. Months before a single vote was cast, McCain instructed his campaign to release 1,500 pages of medical and psychiatric records. What’s more, journalists with additional questions were given direct access […]
We’ve seen more than a few instances of late in which John McCain has made comments about foreign policy that didn’t make any sense, only to have Joe Lieberman intervene, whisper in his ear, and walk the Republican presidential candidate back a bit. It’s easy to get the sense that while McCain is confused about […]
Karl Rove sat down with GQ for a surprisingly interesting interview, published online this week, in which the former White House aide makes it pretty clear that he has a grudging respect for Hillary Clinton, whom he holds in relatively high regard, and seems rather disgusted with Barack Obama. At one point during the lengthy […]
About a month ago, shortly before the Texas and Ohio primaries, Hillary Clinton’s campaign unveiled what quickly became the most talked-about campaign ad of the year — the 3 a.m. spot. The point of the ad, of course, was to argue that international crises can erupt at any moment, and Clinton believes she’s better prepared […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * Bernanke used the “r” word: “For the first time, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke acknowledged the U.S. could reel into recession from the powerful punches of housing, credit and financial crises. Yet, he was coy about the Fed’s next move. With home foreclosures swelling to record highs and job […]
Earlier this week, obsessing over Barack Obama’s bowling excursion, Chris Matthews told MSNBC political analyst Michelle Bernard, “You know, Michelle — and this gets very ethnic, but the fact that he’s good at basketball doesn’t surprise anybody, but the fact that he’s that terrible at bowling does make you wonder.” It was, of course, an […]
About a year ago, we learned in jaw-dropping detail about the questions asked of those seeking employment at Bush’s Justice Department. Thanks to Alberto Gonzales and Monica Goodling — remember them? — job applicants for civil service jobs were quizzed with all kind of personal questions that the DoJ couldn’t legally ask. This went well […]
Maybe John McCain found a 2-for-1 sale at the corporate-lobbyist outlet store. Doug Davenport, a founder of the DCI Group and the head of its lobbying practice, will be one of the McCain campaign’s ten regional campaign managers, Republicans close to the campaign said yesterday. Before helping to start DCI, Davenport was the chief lobbyist […]
I didn’t really expect this to stretch into another day of conservative complaining, and yet here we are. To briefly recap, Barack Obama hosted a town-hall meeting in Johnstown, Pa., over the weekend, and was asked how his administration would address HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases among young girls. Obama emphasized education and prevention, including […]