Archive | October, 2007

What’s Happening in Iowa guest post by Chase Martyn Managing Editor of Iowa Independent Last week kicked off with a bang when Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama clashed in Iowans’ mailboxes.  Clinton, who has been criticized by all of her Democratic opponents for her vote in favor of a senate resolution classifying Iran’s Revolutionary [...]

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h/t reader & Edwards supporter HM Edwards was the first to pull back on his Iraq war vote, committing himself against the $87 billion way back during the ’04 race. More importantly, Edwards was the first to go after Clinton for her vote Kyl-Lieberman vote, which he continues to do now that Iran is coming [...]

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Iraq’s Refugees updated guest post by Cujo359 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) now estimates that 4.4 million Iraqis have fled their homes. Roughly half, 2.2 million, are displaced within Iraq: More than 2 million Iraqis are displaced inside Iraq, with over 1 million displaced since the February 2006 Samarra bombings. While most [...]

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“This is silly. We love all reporters. The problem is the feeling isn’t always mutual.” – Edwards campaign They’re right. This is a silly kerfuffle. The above quote is what I got on the record, which is the Edwards line in The New York Times and beyond. I’m with Larry Johnson (who will be on [...]

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I have no idea what this picture is all about, but that it accompanies a story about Bush using Condi to get help from Clinton and Carter on the Middle East, I can guess. Nah, enjoy the caption games at C&L instead. However, Republicans may finally understand that if you want diplomacy done and something [...]

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Can Clinton Get 24% of Republican Women to Vote for Her? Mark Penn with Tom Schaller are having a chat over at FDL. This was my question just a few minutes ago. … .. But I’m very interested in your prediction that IF Hillary Clinton is the nominee she could peal off as much as [...]

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Is it Really Over Already for Obama? Expert guest post by Michael Fauntroy The emerging consensus appears to be that Senator Hilary Clinton has all but locked up the Democratic presidential nomination. That appears premature when one examines the fundraising numbers where Senator Barack Obama has led for most of the year and now just [...]

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Fighting Wildfires Costs Money updated AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Tell that to Mr. Bush. … .. A review of Bush administration budget proposals by the Huffington Post showed that the flow of money from the US Forest Service to help state and local communities fight wildfires faced chronic cuts since President Bush was elected. During [...]

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Conspiracy theorists blathering that 9/11 was an inside job infuriate me. Evidently they do the same to former President Bill Clinton. Bill Clinton addressed a crowd in Minneapolis, Minnesota at a fundraiser for his wife’s campaign on Tuesday. Clinton’s 50-minute speech, which started about an hour behind schedule, was derailed briefly by several hecklers in [...]

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John Bolton Leading Black Helicopter Crowd Against the U.S. Navy updated Just when you think you’re rid of him the wingnuts pull him back in. The Law of the Sea convention is running into trouble. Evidently, stealth moves by the black helicopter crowd are having an effect, with John Bolton surfacing again to lead the [...]

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Democrats, Engage Your ‘Amygdalae’ Good grief. If this doesn’t say it all. Democrats are losing the battle for voters’ hearts because the party’s message lacks emotional appeal, according to a widely circulated critique of House Democratic communications strategy. … … .. Democratic leadership aides were not impressed, and indicated that the memo did not have [...]

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When I posted the first installment of Josh and Markos’s interview many didn’t like it. Above is part two and after the conversation above gets going they talk about something few know about or even care about, but to those of us who spend our lives working in the primary fight it was a big [...]

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