In the ArenaUncategorized
Here’s my gimmick: I listened to the debate on radio. Not that I wanted to…but I was on a forced march, driving north. I did this fully aware that Nixon “won” the famous debate with JFK among radio listeners as he was losing the presidency on TV. But I was curious, nonetheless, about how this would work out.
First impression: They …
TotT is a daily rundown of campaign events, compiled by Katie Rooney.
Even though Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday, the presidential candidates seem to be in the mood to celebrate this weekend too. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has been partying since the beginning of this week and continues his expensive fundraisers throughout the weekend. …
As expected and feared, Florida has indeed moved up its primary date. What’s next? I’m rooting for the political tourism schedule: Iowa caucuses in time for the State Fair; a New Hampshire primary that takes in the fall leaves; New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas.
Speaking of Florida, check out Tim Padgett’s profile of the Governor in the new …
7:59PM: LIEBERMAN is there. At the right debate at least.
8:04PM: “If I determine a rebuttal is necessary…” Best line of the night; Matthews only thinks HIS rebuttal is necessary.
8:04PM: Who thought Matthews would be the FIRST one to invoke Reagan? Drink drink drink!
8:05PM: Rudy somehow ties “Reagan’s optimism” with “the war on …
The military has “clarified” its new blogging and email regulations; they sound much less stringent than first announced:
In no way will every blog post/update a Soldier makes on his orher blog need to be monitored or first approved by an immediate supervisor and Operations Security (OPSEC) officer. After receiving guidance and
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How many direct or indirect mentions of Ronald Reagan?
I’ll take: 46.
UPDATE: We’ll take the New York Times tally here of 20. (I kept track the first half-hour, but then “The Office” came on, and I started switching back and forth.) That means most of us totally blew it, and CFaller96 walks away the winner. Zippy wins major style …
By way of The Hill and TPMmuckraker, former Deputy AG James Comey confirms that there were, indeed, some underperforming U.S. Attorneys. But they weren’t, with one exception, the ones who got fired.
In the ArenaUncategorized
With the NY Times reporting serious obstacles in the path of an Iraqi oil-revenue law–which should be the easiest “benchmark” for the Iraqi government to meet–and the Washington Post reporting that the Democrats have made the first move toward a compromise with the President on Iraq war funding, the question comes: Is the deal favored …
I will be live-blogging.
Yes, I watched the Moyers special and I’m not sure how much I have to add. It’s a depressing spectacle, but nothing about it was was especially surprising. The two darkest moments had to be Walter Isaacson telling Moyers that CNN’s coverage was monitored — and apparently influenced by — advertisers and the administration and poor …
TotT is a daily rundown of campaign events, compiled by Katie Rooney.
The Republican presidential candidates face off at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi, California tonight for the first Republican debate this campaign season. No one wants to turn down a personal invitation from Mrs. Reagan herself, so you’ll hear from …
Yesterday, many of our commenters here at Swampland seemed skeptical of the sources who told me that the Democratic leadership in Congress was ready to jettison the deadlines from the Iraq war funding bill:
From Lister:
Are these staffers sending out a trial balloon here? Are they trying to diminish expectations, so their bosses can do
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His question is actually a good one, but — as a Swampland operative pointed out — I wonder if we’re in for a trend of campaign releases touting achievements that are normal for any average 14-year-old girl:
From: Kate Bedingfield
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 5:06 PM
Subject: Edwards Submits Question for MSNBC/Politico
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