A new survey by the Pew Research Center for The People & The Press finds this about the 2008 presidential campaign: The public’s overall impression of the presidential campaign is that it is too long and not very interesting. Overall, 66% say the campaign is too long, while 55% describe it as dull. Just 37% [...]

In its effort to convince Ted Stevens to reconsider running for re-election to the Senate next year, the Alaska Democratic Party has launched a website — RetireTed.com — devoted to the ethical cloud hovering over the six-term Republican. Despite being under investigation by the FBI and the IRS in a corruption probe that has also [...]

Republicans have long insisted that their party holds potential appeal for black voters. In 2005, then-GOP Chairman Ken Mehlman went before the NAACP to apologize for the party’s past exploitation of racial strife for political advantage, and asked African-Americans to “take another look at the party of Lincoln.” But that kind of outreach does not [...]

Why am I not surprised by this? Update: Commenter Sleestak notes: Maybe because Karen posted the same thing 45 minutes ago? Credit where credit is due. Kudos to Karen…

If it is true, as the New York Times strongly hints today, that the U.S. is supporting the Kurdish guerrillas who are making lethal cross-border against the Iranian army, how is that different from the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps al-Quds brigade providing lethal munitions for the Mahdi Army Special Groups in Iraq? Not saying that [...]

Received a correction to the ‘Cast from Hillaryland this ayem. My apologies for the inaccurate depiction of Mayberry’s relationship with Clinton.

This from Mark Naymik at the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s political blog: Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich has seen a UFO, writes Shirley MacLaine in her new book, “Sage-Ing While Age-Ing.” Kucinich, she writes on page143-144 of the book, “had a close sighting over my home in Graham, Washington, when I lived there. Dennis found his [...]

I will be the last person on the bandwagon to remind you the entire Daily Show archives is now online. I think “rival campaigns” might find some excellent YouTube fodder against Colbert. He once ran to the left of Steve Carell!

In this edition, I talk about how both Obama and Hillary face the problem of having welcomed aboard black leaders whose stands on gay issues are not as, well, enlightened as those of the candidate. (Obama’s problem talked about here. Hillary’s has been endorsed by* met with and received glowing reviews from Rev. Harold Mayberry, [...]