The Time Bomb in Hillary Clinton’s Bank Account

There are all kinds of arguments being made as to why Barack Obama might want to help Hillary Clinton pay off her campaign debt–party unity, goodwill, etc. But there’s no small amount of urgency on Clinton’s part, thanks to a little-noticed provision of the 2002 McCain-Feingold campaign finance law. As just about everyone now knows, [...]

McCain VP Wire, Smelly Fish Edition

From WCCO.com: [Minnesota] Gov. Tim Pawlenty landed a 17-inch walleye Saturday during the Governor’s 60th Annual Fishing Opener at Breezy Point on Pelican Lake, but Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau reeled in a 19-inch walleye about two-and-a-half hours earlier. . . . “I have a wife who genuinely loves to fish. I mean, she will take [...]

Obama: Moving On

The Clinton campaign continues to try to get Barack Obama to engage in West Virginia and Kentucky, states where Hillary Clinton is likely to win: “Why can’t Senator Obama beat Senator Clinton in West Virginia? Voters there have heard that he’s the presumptive nominee,” Wolfson said on “Fox News Sunday.” “They’ve seen the great press [...]

Three Reasons You Might Read This Story

1. It has a number in the title: McCain’s 7 Steps to Beating Obama. 2. I just posted it this morning on Time.com. 3. Number One: Paint Obama as a False Messiah.

We Knew Him When…

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