Thursday’s political round-up

June 14, 2007

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:

* CNN: “Arizona Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign issued a stinging attack on GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney’s stance on abortion Wednesday, claiming a new YouTube video indicates the former Massachusetts governor supported maintaining abortion rights in his state six months after he opposed such rights.” Romney’s campaign dismissed the attack as “sad” and “desperate.” It’s mid-June — these guys are going to be killing each other by the fall.

* Robert Bauer, the general counsel for the Obama campaign, drew the ire of much of the netroots yesterday, writing a Huffington Post item describing the political upsides of a possible presidential pardon for Scooter Libby. The campaign quickly distanced itself from Bauer’s comments, explaining that he was speaking only for himself, and emphasizing that the senator opposes a pardon for Libby. (Note to campaign aides everywhere: be careful what you blog…)

* Tommy Thompson held a conference call with reporters yesterday, which his campaign described would be part of a “major” announcement. No, he didn’t drop out — he announced he would compete in the Ames Straw Poll in August. Reporters seemed annoyed that this was billed as “major” news.

* Virginia State Sen. Benjamin Lambert (D), a year after drawing his party’s ire for endorsing George “Macaca” Allen, was defeated this week in a Democratic primary in the Richmond area. Lambert said his support of Allen probably cost him his job. “I thought the Allen folks would have helped me more, but it didn’t work out that way.” (Note to Lambert: you thought far-right Republican activists would help you in a Democratic primary?)

* John Orman, the chairman of the Connecticut for Lieberman Party, asked Joe Lieberman to resign this week, in part for his comments calling for a military confrontation with Iran. Orman, a longtime Lieberman foe, took control of the “party” earlier this year when he realized Connecticut for Lieberman had no formal, legal leadership.

* And Mike Huckabee criticized the media yesterday for paying more attention to Britney Spears than the presidential candidates. Huckabee added that he might be able to break through if he “accompanied Paris Hilton to jail.”

Huckabee might breakthrough if he called for Bush to accompany Paris to jail.

  • And another note to Lambert: you’ve never noticed that loyalty is a one-way concept for Rethugs? Geez, you aren’t bright enough to hold office.
    Sucker.

  • >Virginia State Sen. Benjamin Lambert (D), a year after drawing his party’s ire for endorsing George “Macaca” Allen, was defeated this week in a Democratic primary in the Richmond area. Lambert said his support of Allen probably cost him his job.

    Now that’s the way its supposed to work. Way to go Virginia Dem primary voters!

  • Huckabee added that he might be able to break through if he “accompanied Paris Hilton to jail.”

    And he just walked along, alone,
    With his lust so well concealed,
    (with apologies to Bob, Frankie and Mr. Priest)

  • Dang! This thing keeps cutting off the comment after the quote. What I had added — and what got cut off — is that I wish Huckbee would accompany Paris to jail. And stay there

  • Note to Lambert: you thought far-right Republican activists would help you in a Democratic primary? — CB

    Well… In VA, we don’t have to register our affiliation. So, although we can vote in only one party’s primary, we can vote in the enemy camp, if we so wish. As a matter of fact, I voted in the Repub primary on Tuesday, since Dems weren’t having one in my district (we had only one guy willing to take on all that red meat). I don’t know what the Repub situation was in Lambert’s district but if there had been only a single Repub candidate, Lambert might have hoped that Repubs would vote — and vote for him — in the Dem primaries. He’s sure been very obliging to them (beyond endorsing Macaca)…

  • If Huckabee thinks he might acquire enough of that frenzied delirium that rockets the Sprears and Hiltons into the headlines, and keeps them there, by accompanying Paris to jail, he should know that extreme Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and claustrophobia are not contagious diseases, unless he intends to stay in jail with her, in which case he probably would get a headline or coke-line or two.

  • What’s funny is that Huckabee is right. In the same Political Round Up as his complaining about the media is a bit about reporters being miffed at having to do their jobs. (See Tommy Thompson).

    I mean, sure, Thompson’s info may not have been major but when you cover a political beat and there’s a press conference, you have to go.

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