In choosing to forgo public financing for the general election campaign, Barack Obama calculated that the upside of being able to vastly outspend John McCain would outweigh the downside of being hit with charges that he had broken his word and was behaving like a typical pol. He’s betting that most voters won’t pay attention [...]
It is a morbid sort of hypothetical brain teaser: If there is another terrorist attack before November, who benefits? Republicans or Democrats? McCain or Obama? Charlie Black, a senior adviser to McCain, actually answered the question, according to the latest issue of Fortune magazine. Here is the quote from the article, which is rather critical [...]
Karl Rove on Barack Obama…I mean, is this hilarious or what? Actually, what does it say about the Republican mindset that Rove sees Obama as the cool, caustic guy at the country club as opposed to a Wright-wing terrorist-loving secret Muslim? Does it mean that the Republicans see profit in another Clinton line of attack: [...]
I have no way of knowing if this is true, though the source is excellent…but the word in Republican circles is that John McCain is quite frustrated by the vice presidential selection process because he can’t go with any of his top three choices. They are: 1. Former Governor Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania–McCain loves the [...]
All of the fireworks over Scott McClellan’s turncoat book finally culminated in last Friday’s kabuki testimony before the House Oversight Committee where Dems indulged in the word “impeachment” and the GOP tried their best to eat one of their own. But for all of the outrage, Scott’s book shouldn’t be that surprising. He’s just one [...]
