Rush Talks to “the Enemy”

I did a Q&A with the titan of talk radio this morning. We discussed his not-so-secret plan to assist John McCain, his complaint that the MSM don’t understand what motivates him and what his show might be like if a Republican he doesn’t support were to win the White House.

Tell Me This Is A Joke

Or if there’s medication to stop… the … cringing…

Ambivalence, Shaking, Pimps!

• “I’m ambivalent on torture.” [C&L] • “I’m shaking even talking about it again. I feel like I got his stink on me. To have someone bring you to a height of your anger and frustration, and to be shot down that way – it was a pivotal moment for me. It became the impetus [...]

SwampCast: McCain by the Numbers

With a special guest host.

Obama Claims the (Thorny) Crown

His blowout victories yesterday in the Potomac Primaries have prompted Barack Obama’s campaign to finally embrace his frontrunner status. After weeks of downplaying expectations, even before contests where he led in the polls by 20+ percentage points, Obama campaign manager David Plouffe today said: “We believe that it’s next to impossible for Senator Clinton to [...]

Underplayed Story of the Day

Nearly lost in all the presidential primary news is the fact that two longtime congressional incumbents in Maryland–one of each party–were defeated by primary challengers who had big assists from outside organizations and the netroots. It’s the first time this has happened in this election cycle, but perhaps not the last: Maryland Democratic Rep. Al [...]