John Moe weighs in on the Rs here. Why wasn’t this posted earlier? BECAUSE OF TEH BIAS, of course!
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An instant guide to the contretemps: In the beginning, Obama opposed the war (and was correct). Hillary favored it (and wasn’t). In the Republican Senate, Hillary and Obama had the exact same positions–both favored funding the troops, both favored the Levin-Reed inexact withdrawal plan and opposed the Kerry firm withdrawal date. In the interregnum, Obama [...]
Today on the trail is a rundown of notable campaign events. It is pieced together by the Swampland Intern, who wishes everyone would be quiet. Bill Clinton headlines a South Carolina NAACP fundraiser, while Hillary visits New Orleans’ Ninth Ward. Barack Obama hosts a townhall in Rye, NH, then attends a meeting of the New [...]
Sam Brownback has now joined Hillary Clinton in calling upon Iran to release Dr. Haleh Esfandiari, director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Background on her case, the latest developments and links to several online petitions available here.
In President Bush’s news conference today, he cited security concerns in dodging a question on the former Deputy AG’s dramatic showdown-at-the-hospital account: PRESIDENT BUSH: Kelly, there’s a lot of speculation about what happened and what didn’t happen; I’m not going to talk about it. It’s a very sensitive program. I will tell you that, one, [...]
Eric Pooley’s exceedingly good profile of Al Gore, as well an excerpt from the not-a-candidate’s new book.
Both TNR’s The Plank and Wonkette have comment threads devoted to suggesting alternative — and more appropriate — choices for Clinton’s “Choose Our Campaign Theme Song” poll. The official choices include Dixie Chicks, Jesus Jones, and the Smash Mouth cover of “I’m a Believer.” (Between this and the text-messaging gimmick she announced earlier this week, [...]
