Seems to me that absolutely no one is really sure what’s going on in Basra right now, although it does appear that the Mahdi Army is holding its own against the Maliki/Badr forces (or, if you prefer, the Dawa/ISCI alliance). At such times, it’s best to go with those who keep closest touch with the [...]
Obama adviser Daniel Tarullo, in response to a question from an AP reporter on today’s conference call, took an usual route to an answer: He agreed with the premise of the question. The reporter noted that Obama’s much-ballyhooed speech on the economy today didn’t contain any specific proposals. Hmmm, I thought to myself, that sounds [...]
Possibly the best news the Clinton camp has gotten this week. Also: I can’t wait to see Sinbad and Elton fight!
• “[T]here has been far more stability than change in the national Obama-Clinton vote preference since Super Tuesday, and that includes the period of last ten days. To the extent that we have seen real changes, they are barely bigger than what we might expect by chance alone…. the seemingly odd divergence between Gallup and [...]
A very busy day! • “11:00 CT: Obama Econ Adviser to hold Call on Obama Economic Speech” • “CONF. CALL: WOLFSON AND SINGER HOLD CONFERENCE CALL TODAY TO DISCUSS THE STATE OF THE RACE…1:00 p.m. EDT” And, clearly someone was feeling left out: • “TODAY 12:30pm: McCain campaign conf call on Obama remarks on housing [...]
1. McCain/ex-Bush advisor Mark McKinnon talks to ex-Bush advisor Matthew Dowd about the 2008 contest with fascinating results. For instance: McKinnon said McCain would be happy to have Bush campaign with him in the fall — that he had no intention of running from Bush, who, McKinnon pointed out, has a personal (as opposed to [...]
Here is my take on John McCain’s record with wealthy interests in the Senate, and the problem of “appearance” for a long-time campaign finance and ethics reformer. From the next issue of the magazine, the story includes this anecdote: In some cases, McCain’s intervention on causes that favored donors appeared to be exceptional. Consider the [...]
