White House officials staying at L’Aquila for the G8 summit have access to a little piece of home in their backyard: A basketball court near their dormitories. (Yes, some officials who will remain unnamed must share bathrooms.)
Yesterday afternoon, Barack Obama invited out some aides out to shoot hoops. The competition, I am assured, …
Last I checked, our former colleague Jay Carney was still Joe Biden’s communications director, but I’m wondering if he might be on vacation this week. Even as Barack Obama travels abroad, it has twice fallen to the Top Guy to clean up after clarify his Vice President’s comments.
Thinking of redecorating the family room? Here’s a nice look, from our White House Photo Blog:
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Alas, my GOTV calling pals at the VA Blue Ridge Lock n’ Load gun club have not sent me any photos, but I did get this cool one from a hip Obama phoner working with the “30Barack” group. This is an Obama phone bank — mostly targeting Nevada I’d suspect– located inside a giant movie soundstage in Los Angeles. All volunteers. Gotta …
In the category of more unsolicited advice they didn’t ask for, are tired of getting, and will certainly ignore, I’ll holler one more pitch from my armchair to the McCain campaign (I’m a political consultant, I can’t help it).
There is no state by state way to break out of the campaign’s current spiral. Trips to Iowa will not do it. …
A Democratic source tells TIME that John McCain is stretching his media buys in New Hampshire and Wisconsin, spacing out ads they’ve already bought to last through the rest of the election. The move would mean they would not spend any more ad money in the states, effectively pulling out without taking the hit in the press the way they …
I am not normally of the view that endorsements mean much in Presidential politics. But Colin Powell’s endorsement of Obama today is a real sledgehammer blow to the already staggering McCain campaign. Not just because a Powell endorsement shores up Obama’s shaky foreign policy bona fides, but even more because of the content of …
Colin Powell today announced on NBC’s Meet the Press he’s crossing party lines and to become the highest-ranking Republican to endorse Barack Obama.
The former general and secretary of state under President Bush said that after following the race closely for the last two months, he was left troubled by the McCain’s handling of the …
Any one watching tonight’s debate is surely wondering: Who the heck is this Joe-the-Plumber that both candidates keep talking about?
Turns out, he’s a real guy. Obama met Joe Wurzelbacher in Ohio a couple of days ago. Here’s an interview with him by a conservative group.
Update:
Here’s a video link of the encounter.
Some arm-chair quarterbacking before the final debate.
Obama’s mission is simple. Kill the clock. Act Presidential. Hope nothing happens. He’s winning.
McCain’s job is harder. He’s up against the wall and time is quickly running out. My advice, as usual, is probably the opposite of what his people are advising him. I say ignore …
