Those sports metaphors can be tricky.: LAKE GENEVA, Wis. – Note to Sen. Sam Brownback: In Packerland, it’s not cool to diss Brett Favre. The GOP presidential hopeful drew boos and groans Friday at the Wisconsin Republican Party convention when he used a football analogy to talk about the need to focus on families. “This [...]
I’ve always had this sneaking suspicion that John Kerry asked the wrong Republican to join his ticket in 2004, that Chuck Hagel would have said yes, that a Kerry-Hagel ticket would have won. Now we have Hagel hinting at a 3rd party run. So, with apologies to, uh, Hegel: Thesis–That Chuck Hagel is a terrific [...]
BREAKING: OPPOSITION RESEARCH STAFF OFTEN TIP REPORTERS TO STORIES DAMAGING TO THEIR RIVALS! Salon’s all over it. Sorry, I don’t mean to be overly cynical about this ultra-meta-super-process story; because reporters are often less than transparent about this process, I’m sure there are news consumers who don’t realize that a damaging story about candidate X [...]
Today on the Trail is a guide to notable campaign events. It is temporarily being compiled by a nameless clog* cog in the corporate machine. Judy and Lew Eisenberg host a fundraiser in Rumson, N.J. for John McCain. Guests must have bundled at least $9200 to attend. For those keeping track, that’s four times the [...]
I’m more concerned that Pakistan has a nuclear weapon and an unstable “moderate” government than I am that Iran has a stable extremist government and no nuclear weapon (yet). With Al Qaeda Central operating in the the hinterlands and, more important, with some of the generals who run the intelligence (ISI) radical Salafist sympathizers, it’s [...]
Greg Sargent reports that John McCain called the Iowa family snubbed by Rudy Giuliani’s campaign for not being rich enough to serve as suitable props for their “anti-death tax” stop in Iowa. Undoubtedly, the McCain campaign is attempting to turn Rudy’s mistake into a net gain for them — apologizing “on behalf of all politicians” [...]
Via the Ferrets for Freedom: The ad should probably be funnier than it actually is. I think just a tape of the call, minus the freedom-loving ferrets, might make the point. Though I confess I like ferret who wants to “ban people, not ferrets.”
He could’ve probably gotten away with tap-dancing his way through the abortion issue, but I somehow don’t think any campaign — R or D — could weather this: OLIN–Last weekend Deb and Jerry VonSprecken of Olin received a call from former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s campaign office asking them if they would be [...]
From Greg Sargent. It’s outrageous that CBS fired General Batiste for speaking out against the war. My reporting–flawed as it may be, since I’m a member of the mainstream media–indicates that the leaders of the uniformed military are closer to Batiste’s position than to O’Hanlon’s.
Two “compromises” from Bush today. On the benchmarks deal, here’s what to look for: how airtight is the final legislation? Does it give Bush the power to “waive” the benchmarks if he determines that a “crisis” exists? My guess is that it probably will. On trade, it’s pretty interesting that Bush has made this move. [...]
