Jay Carney

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Bill Sells Hillary

So HillaryClinton.com has posted a new video, a nearly 5-minute testimonial from Bill Clinton about why his wife should be the next president. It’s mighty well done, as you would expect. He starts by addressing one of the Clinton campaign’s major worries — that voters have decided they already know everything there is to know about …

Elizabeth and I

I want to follow up on Ana’s post about my encounter with Ellizabeth Edwards last night. I’ve known John and Elizabeth Edwards since I wrote about his Senate race nine years ago. I’ve always liked and admired them both. And, as I think was clear from a piece I wrote about Elizabeth in 2004, I’m among those who consider Mrs. Edwards every …

The Gonzales-White House Connection

So why did Alberto Gonzales make so many statements about his dismissal of eight US Attorneys that he later had to retract or amend? What motivated him to be so opaque about the true reasons for the firings? Our colleague Massimo Calabresi breaks new ground on this story in a Time.com piece he just posted here.

GWOT R.I.P.

Mike Allen — Time contributor and ace reporter for Politico.com — has posted a great piece on Time.com about the death throes of the phrase “Global War on Terror”. John Edwards leads the way among the candidates. Even President Bush tells audiences now to “call it whatever you want”. Now if only someone would re-name the Department of …

Today on the Trail: McCain’s pricey party

TotT is a daily rundown of campaign events, compiled by Katie Rooney.

Sen. John McCain
(R-AZ) celebrates last week’s official entrance into the presidential race with a fundraising reception in Westminster, Calif. tonight at 6 p.m. hosted by a local assemblyman. But not just anyone can get into this party — it costs $1,000 per person …

Today on the Trail: Sending out the surrogates

TotT is a daily rundown of campaign events, compiled by Katie Rooney.

While we don’t know where most of the presidential candidates themselves will be today, we do know this much – several of them are leaving today’s campaigning to their surrogates. Former Sen. John Edwards‘ (D-NC) wife Elizabeth has a packed schedule in New …

Today on the Trail: Dems step up to the plate

TotT is a daily rundown of campaign events, compiled by Katie Rooney.

Pretty much all of the Democratic presidential candidates are attending tonight’s debate in South Carolina – the first major debate of the 2008 campaign season. The debate will be broadcast by MSNBC live from South Carolina State University in Orangeburg from 7 to …

Base Politics

I’m struck by the stark difference in the ways Democratic and Republican candidates have reacted to two events this week that at least potentially play to each party’s base voters. In the aftermath of the horrific killings at Virginia Tech, for which a mentally unstable 23-year-old was able to purchase two handguns, legally and easily, …

Timing Is Everything

I’d like to take a time out from the heated debate over the worst person in the world designation absurdly bestowed on Karen to come to the defense of another Swamplander. Apparently some readers believe Ana made her decision to stop appearing on the Imus show only after MSNBC had dropped him, thereby making it an easier call. Not so. …

Discomfited, Again

Yes, if Fred Thompson jumps into the race for president, the decision would discomfit* me. He has cancer; he has two small children. I would wonder about Thompson’s priorities. Every candidate makes sacrifices when he or she runs for president, and many would-be candidates decide against running because they feel the sacrifices, …

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