On Saturday night, at the forum at Saddleback Church, the Rev. Rick Warren asked John McCain to name “the three wisest people that you know that you would rely on heavily in an administration.” McCain listed three people: Gen. David Petraeus, Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), and eBay CEO Meg Whitman. It was nice, I suppose, […]
Newt Gingrich’s inanity knows no bounds
Believe it or not, Newt Gingrich and Sean Hannity are still, even now, laughing like school children over the notion of properly-inflated tires. After Hannity described this nonsense as one of his “favorite” stories “of all time,” Gingrich explained, “Well, I got a very funny e-mail from a retired military officer in Tampa who pointed […]
Obama set to make running-mate announcement … any day now
Is there any real news to report on Barack Obama’s choice for running mate? Well, no, not really. The Democratic convention begins in Denver in just six days, so we know the announcement has to come fairly soon, and if news reports are any indication, we may know by this time tomorrow. Senator Barack Obama […]
Monday’s Mini-Report
Today’s edition of quick hits. * Stay safe, Floridians: “The center of Tropical Storm Fay passed over Key West on Monday afternoon buykamagrausa.com , the National Hurricane Center said. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries or damage. Authorities said there was some localized flooding and power lines were down in some areas. Hurricane […]
Pakistan and presidential judgment
As you’ve probably heard by now, Pervez Musharraf, facing an impeachment crisis, is stepping down as president of Pakistan after nine years of generally-undemocratic rule. My friend Adam Serwer raises the compelling point that U.S. policy in recent years “made it seem like the United States was more committed to keeping Musharraf in power than […]
The revolving door between the White House and the mainstream media
I’m not surprised Dan Bartlett is going to one of the networks; I’m surprised Dan Bartlett didn’t go to one of the networks sooner. (via TP) Former Counselor to President Bush Buy Amoxil UK , Dan Bartlett, has joined CBS News as a political analyst. Bartlett will provide on-air analysis on a variety of political […]
McCain takes credit for a bill he fought against (again)
In late June, the Senate approved a war supplemental spending bill, which included the Webb/Hagel GI Bill, expanding educational benefits for veterans. It passed 92 to 6, with John McCain failing to show up to vote. (Barack Obama was there, and he voted with the majority.) The next day, McCain bragged to an audience in […]
Bill Donohue, blog critic
By some measures, Bill Donohue and the Catholic League have spent a fair amount of time during the presidential race complaining about one thing or another antibiotika-online.com , but they’ve actually had some success. Donohue and the Catholic League shamelessly went after John Edwards’ campaign for hiring Amanda Marcotte and Melissa McEwen, and both, regrettably, […]
Above Obama’s ‘pay grade’
When I watched the presidential candidate forum at Saddleback Church the other night, I took notes with a certain perspective in mind: which of Obama’s responses were going to be used against him by the right? Maybe I haven’t been reading enough conservative blogs lately, because I didn’t see the angry response to this remark […]
Monday’s campaign round-up
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: * Barack Obama struck a fairly aggressive tone towards John McCain at an event in Reno, Nevada, yesterday: “[A]fter praising the Arizona senator as a ‘genuine American patriot,’ the Democratic presidential hopeful […]